Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Members  
Eddie Ahn, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dave Hudson,  
Matt Mahan, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, James P. Spering, Vacant, Vacant,  
Vacant, and Vacant  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, April 14, 2023  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Napa County Administration Building, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310-Crystal Conference Room,  
Napa, CA 94559  
City of Novato Administrative Offices, 922 Machin Ave, Baget Conference Room, Novato, CA  
94945  
Pinole Public Library, 2935 Valley Road, Pinole, CA 94564  
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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 (7).  
2. Consent Calendar  
2a.  
2b.  
23-0419  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the March  
10, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_23-0419_2023-03-10_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_Meeting_M  
23-0420  
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_April_Legislative_History.pdf  
3. State Legislation  
3a.  
23-0509  
MTC/ABAG Sacramento Advocacy Visit - May 2023  
Update on preparations for MTC/ABAG’s May 2023 Sacramento  
advocacy trip.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3a_23-0509_Summary_Sheet_MTC_ABAG_Sacramento_Advocacy_Visit_May  
3b.  
23-0510  
Assembly Bill 645 (Friedman): Speed Safety Pilot Program  
Revised version of legislation MTC supported in 2021 and 2022  
(Assembly Bill (AB) 550 (Chiu, 2021) and AB 2336 (Friedman, 2022)) to  
authorize specified cities to implement five-year pilots to test speed safety  
cameras, under specific circumstances.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3b_23-0510_Summary_Sheet_AB 645_Friedman.pdf  
3c.  
23-0511  
Assembly Bill 413 (Lee): Vehicles: Stopping, Standing and Parking Near a  
Crosswalk  
Prohibits vehicles from stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a  
marked crosswalk or intersection to improve visibility of bicyclists and  
pedestrians.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3c_23-0511_Summary_Sheet_AB_413_Lee.pdf  
3d.  
23-0536  
Assembly Bill 463 (Hart): Priority Access to Electricity for Public  
Transportation  
Provides public transportation access to the electric grid during  
emergencies.  
Action:  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3d_23-0536_Summary_Sheet_AB_463_Hart.pdf  
3e.  
23-0513  
Senate Bill 532 (Wiener): Local Ballot Measure Labels  
Provides option for local bonds and other tax measures to provide details  
via the voter guide instead of on the ballot label, with transparency  
safeguards.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments:  
3e_23-0513_Summary_Sheet_SB_532_Wiener.pdf  
4. Federal Legislation  
4a.  
23-0514  
MTC/ABAG Washington, D.C. Advocacy Trip  
Summary of MTC and ABAG’s joint advocacy visit to Washington, D.C.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
4ai_23-0514_Summary_Sheet_MTC-ABAG_Washington_D.C._Advocacy_Trip.  
4aii_23-0514_Attachment_A_ABAG-MTC_Bay_Area_Housing-2023_Handout.p  
4aiii_23-0514_Attachment_B_MTC_ABAG_March_2023_DC_Advocacy_Sched  
4b.  
23-0421  
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:  
4b_23-0421_Handout_Summit_Strategies_MTC_Report_March_2023.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Committee Members and members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak  
should use the “raise hand” feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or dial  
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6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.  
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Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly  
flow of business.  
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are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order cannot be restored by  
such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting room be cleared (except for  
representatives of the press or other news media not participating in the disturbance), and the session  
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