Bay Area Metro Center

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San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

9:35 AM

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Board Room - 1st Floor

Roster

Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,

Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,

Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan,

David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Sheng Thao

*Non-Voting Members

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

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Present:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen, and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, and

Commissioner Thao

Commissioner Ronen invoked AB 2449 (just cause) due to physical disability and was counted as

present for the meeting.

Vice Chair Josefowitz arrived during agenda item 4.

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Closed Session

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Closed Session Public Comment

Aleta Dupree was called to speak.

4a.

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4b.

The Commission will meet in Closed Session, pursuant to Public

Employee Performance Evaluation Government Code §54957, with

respect to the Executive Director’s performance and compensation range

of non-represented employees. The Executive Director shall not be present

for discussions on compensation.

5. Open Session

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5a.

MTC Resolution No. 4369, Revised. Approval of Executive Director’s PE

and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

Action:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4369, Revised.

The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

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5b.

MTC Resolution No. 4369, Revised. Approval of General Counsel’s PE

and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

Action:

Aye:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner

Rabbitt, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4369,

Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

6. Chair's Report

7. Policy Advisory Council Report

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Policy Advisory Council Report

Information

7a.

Action:

8. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director's Report

Information

8a.

Action:

9. Commissioner Comments

10. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Noack, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

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Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

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Approval of Commission Minutes of the February 28, 2024 Meeting

Commission Approval

10a.

Action:

Regional Network Management Committee

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10b.i.

MTC Resolution No. 4634 - Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration for

the Napa Valley Forward: State Route 29 (SR-29) Intersection

Improvement at Rutherford Road and Oakville Cross Road

Action:

Commission Approval

Pamela Kwan

Presenter:

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10b.ii.

Cooperative Agreement for the Napa Valley Forward: State Route 29

(SR-29) Intersection Improvement at Rutherford Road and Oakville Cross

Road - Caltrans and Napa Valley Transportation Authority ($1,150,000)

Action:

Commission Approval

Pamela Kwan

Presenter:

Programming and Allocations Committee

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10c.

MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised. Revisions to the Transportation

Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Policies and Procedures to add eligible

project types and make other minor clarifications.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

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10d.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4570, Revised and 4571, Revised. Allocation of $7.8

million in FY2023-24 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State

Transit Assistance (STA) funds to Union City and Eastern Contra Costa

Transit Authority/Tri Delta Transit (ECCTA) to support transit operations

and capital projects in the region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

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10e.

10f.

MTC Resolution No. 4202, Revised. Revisions to the One Bay Area Grant

(OBAG 2) Program to finalize Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) award

amounts.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

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MTC Resolutions No. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions

to the One Bay Area Grant Program (OBAG 3) and MTC exchange

program, including reprogramming $2 million to provide matching funds for

MTC’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant, reprogramming $2

million to update pavement data collection software, changing the fund

source for both projects from STP/CMAQ to non-federal exchange funds,

and the addition of the City of Albany as co-sponsor for a portion of the San

Pablo Avenue Parallel Bike Network project.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

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10g.

10h.

MTC Resolution No. 4273, Revised. FY 2023-24 Cap and Trade Low

Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

Action:

Commission Approval

Anne Spevack

Presenter:

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MTC Resolution No. 4633. Adoption of the 2025 Regional Active

Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Guidelines.

Action:

Commission Approval

Karl Anderson

Presenter:

Committee Report

11. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee (Canepa)

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11a.

Senate Bill 960 (Wiener): Transit Priority and Complete Streets

Requires Caltrans incorporate infrastructure needs for all road users -

including bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders - into the state asset

management plan, adopt a transit priority policy and make other changes

to streamline transit priority project implementation.

Action:

Support in Concept / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Chair Pedroza and seconded by Commissioner

Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission unanimously adopted a support in concept

position on Senate Bill 960 (Wiener). The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

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11b.

Senate Bill 1031 (Wiener): Regional Transportation Revenue Measure

Update on recent amendments to SB 1031 (Wiener), the new legislative

vehicle for Connect Bay Area, the regional transportation revenue measure

enabling legislation.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Rebecca Long

The Commission received the update and provided comments.

One joint letter of correspondence was received from various

organizations.

Vinay Pimple (MTC Policy Advisory Council) and Sam Sargent (Caltrain)

were called to speak.

12. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)

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12a.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4586, Revised; 4592, Revised; 4614, Revised;

4615, Revised; and 4635. Allocation of $49.9 million in Regional Measure

3 (RM3) capital funds to Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA),

Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA), Water Emergency

Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco Municipal Transportation

Agency (SFMTA), and San Mateo County Transportation Authority

(SMCTA).

Allocation of a total $49.9 million in RM3 capital funds: $0.5 million to

CCTA for the I-680/SR-4 Interchange Improvements - Trail Connection

Feasibility Study (RM3 Project #19.2), $16.7 million to BAIFA under the

Bay Area Corridor Express Lanes program for the I-80 Express Lanes Toll

System (RM3 Project #2.2), $0.84 million to WETA under the Ferry

Enhancement Program for the Shoreline Electrical Program (RM3 Project

#5.2), $12.6 million to SFMTA under MUNI Fleet Expansion and Facilities

Projects for the Presidio Yard Modernization Project (RM3 Project #10.6),

and $19.3 million to SMCTA for Highway 101/State Route 92 Interchange

Area Improvements (RM3 Project #18.1).

Action:

Commission Approval

Craig Bosman

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4586,

Revised; 4592, Revised; 4614, Revised; 4615, Revised; and 4635. The motion

carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

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12b.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4625, Revised and 4626, Revised. Approval of

revisions to the FY2023-24 Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Operating Program

and allocation of FY2023-24 RM3 Operating Program funds to support

express bus operations.

Action:

Commission Approval

Raleigh McCoy

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Spering, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4625,

Revised and 4626, Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

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12c.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4444, Revised and 4510, Revised. Transit Capital

Priorities Policy and Program Revisions FYs 2021-22 - 2023-24.

Update of Transit Capital Priorities (TCP) Process and Criteria and

programming of $77.6 million in FTA Formula Revenue funding for FYs

2021-22 through 2023-24, for transit operator state-of-good-repair

consistent with the TCP Process and Criteria.

Action:

Commission Approval

Margaret Doyle

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Noack, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4444, Revised

and 4510, Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan and

Commissioner Thao

13. Public Comment / Other Business

Todd Nelson and Adrian Covert were called to speak.

14. Adjournment / Next Meetings:

The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will be held on

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San

Francisco, CA.