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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
Jesse Arreguin, Chair  
Members  
Vacant, Vice Chair  
Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Pat Eklund, Victoria Fleming, Dave Hudson,  
Alfredo Pedroza, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Jim Spering, Vacant, Vacant, Vacant, Vacant, and Vacant  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, November 4, 2022  
9:45 AM  
REMOTE  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
12 -  
Present:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Halliday, Committee Member  
Eklund, Committee Member Spering, 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  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Connolly, 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 Rabbitt and Commissioner Worth  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Spering and second by Committee  
Member Rabbitt, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Halliday, Committee Member  
Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Pedroza, Committee Member Mitchoff, Committee Member Ramos, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Schaaf and Committee Member Rabbitt  
6 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Liccardo, Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Connolly, Committee  
Member Mar, Committee Member Canepa and Committee Member Fleming  
22-1510  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
October 14, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_22-1510_2022-10-14_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
Commissioner Canepa arrived after the approval of the Consent Calendar.  
3. State and Federal Legislation  
22-1511  
3a.  
Draft 2023 MTC and ABAG Joint Advocacy Program  
Draft 2023 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3ai_22-1511_Draft Advocacy_Program_Summary_Sheet.pdf  
3aii_22-1511_Attachment_A_2023_DRAFT_MTC_ABAG_Advocacy_P  
rogram.pdf  
Vinay Pimple spoke on this item.  
Rich Hedges spoke on this item.  
22-1512  
3b.  
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: 3b_22-1512_MTC_Report_October_2022.pdf  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
5. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be Friday,  
December 9, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to  
the public.