Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee

Approval of BATA Oversight Committee Minutes of June 12, 2024 Meeting

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Statement of
Revenues and Expenses for the Period Ended May 31, 2024 (Unaudited).

Yerba Buena Island Southgate Road Realignment and Bimla Rhinehart Vista Point Projects
i. Funding Amendment - San Francisco County Transportation Authority ($1,000,000).
ii. Contract Amendment - AECOM Technical Services ($200,000).
iii. BATA Resolution No. 178 Design Immunity for Bimla Rhinehart Vista Point Parking Lot Project.

A request that BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised be referred to the full Authority for approval of policy updates related to: (1) inclusion of all Express Lanes (Bay Area Infrastructure and Financing Authority (BAIFA), Alameda County Transportation Commission, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority) in the payment plan for low-income customers; (2) the replenishment amount and threshold amount for cash paying customers; (3) reduction in violation penalty amounts for Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; (4) updates to one-time waiver of toll evasion penalties for all toll operators; and (5) reduction in the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) fee for placing unpaid violations on registration hold.

Update on toll bridge allision prevention and mitigation measures and fender systems.

Overview of the BATA toll bridge program, including traffic and revenue trends, tolls, expenditures and toll bridge capital program funding needs as discussed at the April 25, 2024, Commission Workshop. Staff seeks direction in light of pressures on the program and importance of the revenue stream in order to fund the maintenance of the bridges in a state of good repair.