Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
Jesse Arreguin, Chair  
Sam Liccardo, Vice Chair  
Members  
Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Pat Eklund, Victoria Fleming, Barbara Halliday,  
Dave Hudson, Gordon Mar, Karen Mitchoff,  
Alfredo Pedroza, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Libby Schaaf, Jim Spering, and Vacant  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, December 9, 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.  
22-1603  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
November 4, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_22-1603_2022-11-04_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_Meeting_M  
3. Election Update  
3a.  
22-1611  
November 2022 Election Update  
Readout of November 2022 local, state, and national election results,  
including an analysis of housing and transportation ballot measures.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
3ai_22-1611_Summary_Sheet_November_2022_Election_Update.pdf  
3aii_22-1611_Attachment_A_November_2022_Election_Update.pdf  
4. State and Federal Legislation  
4a.  
22-1610  
Proposed Final 2023 Joint Advocacy Program  
Final 2023 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG outlining the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
4ai_22-1610_Summary_Sheet_Final_2023_MTC_and_ABAG_Joint_Advocacy_  
4aii_22-1610_Attachment_A_Final_2023_MTC_and_ABAG_Joint_Advocacy_Pr  
4b.  
22-1694  
State Budget Strategy to Address Transit Agency Fiscal Cliff  
Overview of the strategy to secure multi-year funding to stave off the  
transit operating fiscal cliff and rebuild ridership.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
4bi_22-1694_Summary_Sheet_State_Budget_Strategy_to_Address_Transit_Ag  
4bii_22-1694_Attachment_A_Transit_Ridership_Recovery_Program_Summary.  
4biii_22-1694_Attachment_B_Doomsday_scenarios_for_BART_SFMuni_Caltrai  
4c.  
22-1695  
Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Visits  
Update on preparations for MTC/ABAG’s 2023 Sacramento and  
Washington D.C. legislative advocacy trips.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
4c_22-1695_Summary_Sheet_Sacramento_and_Washington_D.C._Visits.pdf  
4d.  
22-1612  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
November 2022 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:  
4d_22-1612_Summit_Strategies_Report.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
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6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be Friday,  
January 13, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to  
the public.  
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