Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
9:35 AM  
Wednesday, May 24, 2023  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
14 -  
Present:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, Commissioner Spering, and  
Commissioner Thao  
4 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack, and  
Commissioner Rabbitt  
A quorum being present in the Board room, Commissioner Chavez and Commissioner Fleming were  
authorized by the Chair to participate remotely under AB 2449 (just cause) due to illness.  
Commissioner Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Ronen arrived during agenda item 2.  
Commissioner Thao arrived during agenda item 6.  
Commissioner Chavez arrived during agenda item 9.  
Non-Voting Commissioners Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Giacopini.  
2. Pledge of Allegiance/ Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)  
4. Chair's Report  
23-0539  
Update to Committee Assignments  
Commission Approval  
4a.  
Action:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission unanimously approved the updated committee  
assignments. The motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
6 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner  
Noack, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao  
5. Policy Advisory Council Report  
Randi Kinman gave her report.  
6. Executive Director's Report  
Commissioner Thao arrived during agenda item 6.  
Executive Director, Andrew Fremier, gave his report.  
23-0615  
Executive Director's Report  
Information  
6a.  
Action:  
7. Commissioner Comments  
8. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the  
following vote:  
12 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
6 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner  
Noack, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao  
23-0614  
Minutes of the April 26, 2023 Joint MTC with BAHFA meeting  
Commission / Authority Approval  
8a.  
Action:  
Administration Committee  
23-0646  
8b.  
MTC Resolution No. 1058, Revised. Commission Procedures Manual  
Updates  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman and Kathleen Kane  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
23-0549  
8c.  
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  
8d.  
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  
8e.  
8f.  
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  
8g.  
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  
8h.  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-10.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Adam Crenshaw  
Presenter:  
Planning Committee (directly to Commission)  
23-0545  
Federal Performance Target-Setting Update - May 2023  
8i.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Adam Noelting  
Legislation Committee (directly to Commission)  
23-0576  
8j.  
Assembly Bill 1053 (Gabriel): Multifamily Housing Program Construction  
Loans  
Action:  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
23-0570  
8k.  
Assembly Bill 1335 (Zbur): Population Forecasting for Long Range Plans  
Prescribes new population forecasting methodology for the regional  
transportation plan (RTP)/sustainable communities’ strategies (SCS).  
Action:  
Oppose / MTC Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Committee Reports  
9. Administration Committee (Papan)  
23-0544  
9a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4578. Transit Oriented  
Affordable Housing (TOAH) Fund Reprogramming  
Request to refer MTC Resolutions Nos. 3989, Revised and 4578 to the  
Commission for the authorization to reprogram the $10 million TOAH  
Funds as follows:  
i. $5 million to continue to fund the TOAH program with minor program  
revisions.  
ii. $5 million to be granted to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
(BAHFA) to establish a new senior-focused Rental Assistance Pilot  
program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Somaya Abdelgany and Irene Farnsworth  
Commissioner Chavez arrived during agenda item 9.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Ronen, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised  
and 4578. The motion carried by the following vote:  
14 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, Commissioner Spering and  
Commissioner Thao  
4 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack and  
Commissioner Rabbitt  
23-0602  
9b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and 4582. Memorandums of Understanding  
(MOU) between MTC and the Committee for Staff Representation (CSR),  
Confidential, and Specific Executive Employees; Adoption of Salary  
Schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.  
A request for approval of MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and 4582 in  
consideration of new a MOU between MTC and CSR, Confidential  
Employees, and Specific Executive Employees effective July 1, 2023  
through and including June 30, 2027; and adoption of salary schedule for  
FY 2023-24.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Brad Paul  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Ronen, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and  
4582. The motion carried by the following vote:  
14 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, Commissioner Spering and  
Commissioner Thao  
4 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack and  
Commissioner Rabbitt  
10. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)  
23-0552  
10a.  
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:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner  
Ronen, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4404,  
Revised, 4579, and 4580. The motion carried by the following vote:  
14 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, Commissioner Spering and  
Commissioner Thao  
4 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack and  
Commissioner Rabbitt  
11. Legislation Committee (Canepa)  
23-0573  
11a.  
Assembly Bill 817 (Pacheco): Brown Act Teleconferencing Reform  
Expands remote meeting options for non-decision-making local legislative  
bodies - including advisory boards - that do not take final action.  
Action:  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner  
Canepa, the Commission unanimously adopted a support position for Assembly  
Bill 817 (Pacheco). The motion carried by the following vote:  
14 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, Commissioner Spering and  
Commissioner Thao  
4 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack and  
Commissioner Rabbitt  
23-0571  
11b.  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 State Budget Update  
Update on FY 2023-24 State Budget Negotiations, including an overview  
of the May Revise and advocacy related to transit operating assistance.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Randi Kinman  
(Policy Advisory Councilmember), Adina Levin (Policy Advisory  
Councilmember), and Vinay Pimple (Policy Advisory Councilmember).  
12. Commission Approval and Information  
23-0680  
12a.  
Draft Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) FY 2023-24  
Operating and Capital Budget  
An informational presentation to the Commission of the Draft Metropolitan  
Transportation Commission (MTC) Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating and  
Capital Budget  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Vinay Pimple (Policy Advisory Councilmember) was called to speak.  
13. Public Comment / Other Business  
14. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is scheduled to be  
held at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.