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Meeting Agenda  
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, November 4, 2022  
9:45 AM  
REMOTE  
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1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this body shall be a majority of its regular voting members (9).  
2. Consent Calendar  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
October 14, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
3. State and Federal Legislation  
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:  
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:  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
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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.  
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