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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
Jesse Arreguin, Chair  
Sam Liccardo, Vice Chair  
Members  
Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Damon Connolly,  
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Victoria Fleming,  
Barbara Halliday, Dave Hudson, Gordon Mar,  
Karen Mitchoff, Alfredo Pedroza, David Rabbitt,  
Belia Ramos, Libby Schaaf, and Jim Spering  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, June 10, 2022  
9:45 AM  
REMOTE  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
14 -  
Present:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee  
Member Halliday, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Connolly,  
Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member  
Mitchoff, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member Canepa, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Schaaf and Committee Member Rabbitt  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Spering, Committee Member Mar and Committee Member  
Fleming  
Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Giacopini  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, and  
Commissioner Worth.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Liccardo and second by Committee Member  
Hudson, the Consent Calendar was approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
13 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee  
Member Halliday, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Connolly,  
Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member  
Mitchoff, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member Canepa, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Rabbitt  
4 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Spering, Committee Member Mar, Committee Member Schaaf  
and Committee Member Fleming  
22-0906  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the May  
13, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_2022-05-13_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_Meeting_  
Minutes_Draft.pdf  
22-0907  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 2b_Handout-June Legislative History.pdf  
3. Local / Regional / State Legislation  
22-0827  
3a.  
Assembly Bill 2594 (Ting): Toll Penalties and Payment Options  
Lowers maximum toll penalties, requires payment plans for toll penalties,  
cash payment options, and sets forth minimum customer service hours of  
operation.  
Action:  
Support If Amended / MTC Commission Approval  
Rebecca Long  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
11a - 22-0827 -  
AB2594_Ting_Toll_Penalties_and_Payment_Options.pdf  
11a - HANDOUT_AB_2594_Ting.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco);  
Mark Chekal, Office of Assemblymember Phil Ting;  
Sara Greenwald, 360 Bay Area; and  
Eugene Bradley, Silicon Valley Transit Users.  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Hudson and second by Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, a support if amended position on Assembly Bill 2594  
(Ting) was adopted to be forwarded to the Commission for approval. Staff  
requested Chair Arreguin to concur with the emergency procedure to  
communicate a position on Assembly Bill 2594 (Ting) prior to the Commission  
meeting date. Chair Arreguin indicated concurrence. This is in conformance with  
MTC Resolution No. 1058, Revised, MTC Commission Procedures Manual. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee  
Member Halliday, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Connolly,  
Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member  
Mitchoff, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member Canepa and Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci  
5 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Spering, Committee Member Mar, Committee Member Schaaf,  
Committee Member Rabbitt and Committee Member Fleming  
22-1007  
3b.  
Potential Regional Revenue Options for Housing and Transportation  
Next steps in pursuit of a regional housing bond, authorization for a future  
regional transportation measure and identification of other transportation  
funding opportunities.  
Action:  
Approval / ABAG Executive Board  
Approval / MTC Commission  
Approval / Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
11b - 22-1007 -  
Potential_Regional_Revenue_Options_for_Housing_and_Transportatio  
n.pdf  
11b - 22-1007 -  
Attachment_D_Presentation_Revenue_Measure_Considerations.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Mary Lim-Lampe, Genesis; Tina Martin, Mothers Out Front; Peter Straus;  
Eugene Bradley, Silicon Valley Transit Users; Emily, Public Advocates;  
Sara Greenwald, 360 Bay Area; Terence Candell, San Francisco Bay  
Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority; Vinay Pimple; Randi  
Kinman, Policy Advisory Council; Amy Thomson, TransForm; Ja'Nai Aubry,  
NPH; Ken Chan, Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County; John  
Arantes, SEIU Bart Chapter President; Geeta Rao, Enterprise Community  
Partners; Jen Klose, Generation Housing; Vinita Goyal, San Francisco  
Transit Riders; Robert (Bob) Powers, BART; Adina Levin; Sangeeta, Save  
the Bay; Ian Griffiths, Seamless Bay Area and Richard Marcantonio, Public  
Advocates.  
Written public comments were received from:  
SPUR; Silicon Valley Leadership Group; and Vinay Pimple  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Liccardo and second by Committee Member Ahn,  
the Potential Regional Revenue Options for Housing and Transportation was  
approved to be forwarded to the ABAG Executive Board, Commission, and Bay  
Area Housing Finance Authority. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee  
Member Eklund, Committee Member Connolly, Committee Member Ahn,  
Committee Member Mitchoff, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Rabbitt  
7 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Halliday, Committee Member Spering, Committee Member  
Pedroza, Committee Member Mar, Committee Member Canepa, Committee  
Member Schaaf and Committee Member Fleming  
Commissioner Schaaf arrived after the approval of the Potential Regional Revenue Options for Housing  
and Transportation.  
22-0832  
3c.  
Assembly Bill 2011 (Wicks): Affordable Housing and High Road Act of  
2022  
Streamlines certain affordable housing development on underutilized  
commercial sites; Eligibility for streamlining subject to affordability,  
location, objective design and labor standards.  
Action:  
Support If Amended / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support If Amended / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
11c - 22-0832 -  
AB2011_Wicks_Affordable_Housing_and_High_Road_Act_of_2022.pd  
f
11c - 22-0832 - Presentation.pdf  
Committee Chair Arreguin suggested forwarding Assembly Bill 2011  
(Wicks): Affordable Housing and High Road Act of 2022 to the ABAG  
Executive Board and Commission without a recommendation.  
Commission Chair Pedroza indicated concurrence.  
Vinay Pimple was called to speak.  
22-1011  
3d.  
Fiscal Year 2022-23 State Budget Update  
Update on negotiations for the budget with a focus on transportation,  
housing, and climate adaptation provisions.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
3d_Fiscal_Year_2022-23_State_Budget_Update_Summary_Sheet_an  
d_Attachments_A-D.pdf  
4. Federal Legislation  
22-0908  
4a.  
Washington D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 4a_MTC_June_2022_Report.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be Friday, July  
8, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.