Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Committee Members:  
Cindy Chavez, Chair Nate Miley, Vice Chair  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Victoria Fleming, Federal D. Glover, Gina  
Papan, Hillary Ronen, Sheng Thao  
Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy  
Wednesday, May 10, 2023  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
In the absence of the Programming and Allocations Committee Chair and Vice Chair,  
Commission Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Commission Chair Pedroza, Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz, and  
Commissioner Spering were deputized to make quorum.  
4 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Glover, Vice Chair Papan, and  
Commissioner Ronen  
4 -  
Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, and  
Commissioner Thao  
Chair Pedroza deputized Vice Chair Josefowitz to make quorum and as Commissioner Glover was  
expected to leave during the course of the meeting, deputized Commissioner Spering to make quorum.  
Commissioner Ronen arrived during agenda item 3a.  
Non-Voting Member Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
Ad-Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Giacopini  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Josefowitz and seconded by Commissioner Glover, this was  
approved the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Glover, Vice Chair Papan, Pedroza and  
Josefowitz  
5 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Thao  
23-0548  
2a.  
Approval of Programming and Allocations Committee Minutes of the April  
12, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
23-0553  
2b.  
2c.  
Concurrence Request for State Transportation Improvement Program  
(STIP) Amendment for Santa Clara County.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Karl Anderson  
Presenter:  
23-0549  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4202, Revised; 4505, Revised; and 4540, Revised.  
Various revisions to the One Bay Area Grant programs (OBAG 2 and 3)  
and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), including deprogramming $4.7  
million from two projects in the OBAG 2 County Program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
23-0581  
2d.  
MTC Resolution No. 4347, Revised. Lifeline Transportation Program Cycle  
5 Program of Projects  
Revision to the Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP) Cycle 5 Program of  
Projects to redirect $120,000 from the Porter Street Crossing  
Improvements to the Broadway Street Improvements project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Melanie Choy  
Presenter:  
23-0564  
2e.  
2f.  
Regional Measure 2 (RM2) and Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Capital  
Programs: Semi-Annual Update.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Anne Spevack  
23-0551  
MTC Resolution No. 4412, Revised. Regional Measure 3 Letter of No  
Prejudice (LONP) of $2 million to the Contra Costa Transportation  
Authority (CCTA) for construction of the Mokelumne Trail  
Bicycle/Pedestrian Overcrossing at SR-4.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
23-0550  
2g.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4523, Revised, and 4524, Revised. Allocation of  
$8.1 million in FY 2022-23 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and  
State Transit Assistance (STA) funds to three operators to support transit  
operations and capital projects in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
22-1768  
2h.  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-10.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Adam Crenshaw  
Presenter:  
3. Regional  
23-0552  
3a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4404, Revised, 4579, and 4580. Regional Measure  
3 (RM3) Policies and Procedures Revisions  
Revision to RM3 Policies and Procedures (P&Ps) to introduce guidance  
for the RM3 Operating Program and revise guidance for the capital  
program and allocation of FY2022-23 RM3 Operating Program funds.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Raleigh McCoy  
Presenter:  
Commissioner Ronen arrived during agenda item 3a.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Ronen, the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution Nos.  
4404, Revised, 4579, and 4580 to the Commission for approval. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
23-0594  
3b.  
Draft 2023 California State Rail Plan - MTC Comments  
Subject: Discussion on comments submitted on Caltrans’ draft 2023  
California State Rail Plan.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Alix Bockelman  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman, Deputy Executive Director, noted that this item is for  
information only and no action is required of the Committee.  
4. Information  
23-0605  
4a.  
Major Projects Advancement Policy (MAP) Update  
Informational update on the continued development of the Major Project  
Advancement Policy (MAP). This update will include presentations from  
sponsors of named megaprojects seeking advancement in the federal  
Capital Investment Grants process including updates to cost and funding  
plans to be incorporated into the MAP.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kenneth Folan  
Michael Baldini (MTC Policy Advisory Councilmember) was called to  
speak.  
22-1759  
4b.  
California Transportation Commission (CTC) and State Funding Programs  
Update  
Staff will provide an update on the CTC’s meeting of May 17-18, 2023 and  
state funding programs under the CTC’s purview.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kenneth Kao  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee is scheduled to be  
held at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco at 9:45 a.m. on  
Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the  
public.