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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee

Friday, August 14, 2026 - 9:45 a.m.
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375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
Yerba Buena Conference Room - 1st Floor

Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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For assistance, please contact Martha Silver, msilver@bayareametro.gov.

Agenda Items

  1. Roster
    Ken Carlson (Chair), Alicia John-Baptiste (Vice Chair),
    Eddie Ahn, Candace Andersen, Pat Burt, Pamela Campos,
    Noelia Corzo, Betty Duong, Pat Eklund, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,
    Dorene M. Giacopini*+, Matt Mahan, Mitch Mashburn,
    David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Wanda Williams, and Vacant (MTC-1)
    *Non-Voting Member
    +Remote per Government Code s. 54953(c).

  2. Agenda item 1.
    Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

  3. Agenda item 2.
    Consent Calendar

  4. Agenda item 2a.

    Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the
    June 12, 2026 Meeting

    Attachments
    2a_26_0815_2026_06_12_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf

  5. Agenda item 2b.

    Legislative History

    List of the bills MTC-ABAG are tracking in Sacramento, including those bill on which MTC and/or ABAG has a position.

    Attachments
    2b_26_0816_Handout_Legislative_History.pdf

  6. Agenda item 3.
    State Legislation

  7. Agenda item 3a.
    Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Budget Update

    Update on negotiations related to Cap-and-Invest expenditures and other outstanding budget items, including an overview of the status of MTC-ABAG budget priorities.

    Attachments
    3ai_Summary_Sheet_Budget.pdf
    3aii_Attachment_A_June_Budget_Summary.pdf
    3aiii_Attachment_B_MTC_ABAG_FY26_27_Updated_State_Budget_Priorities_Letter_July_2026.pdf
    3aiiii_Handout_Senator_Cortese_Cap_and_Invest_Budget_Proposal.pdf

  8. Agenda item 3b.
    Senate Bill 1087 (Cabaldon): Transportation Planning: Sustainable Communities Strategies

    Update on MTC-ABAG’s co-sponsored bill to modernize Senate bill 375, the 2008 law that added sustainable communities strategies to regional transportation plans.

    Attachments
    3bi_Summary_Sheet_SB_1087_Cabaldon.pdf
    3bii_Attachment_A_SB_1087_Known_Positions.pdf
    3biii_Attachment_B_SB_1087_Advancing_MTC_ABAG_Objectives.pdf

  9. Agenda item 3c.
    Proposition 1: Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026

    $11.25 billion statewide housing bond to fund affordable housing and homeownership across California.

    Attachments
    3ci_Summary_Sheet_Proposition_1.pdf
    3cii_Attachment_A_Proposition_1_Comparison_of_original_and_final_allocations.pdf
    3ciii_Attachment_B_SB_417_Known_Positions.pdf

  10. Agenda item 4.
    Federal Legislation

  11. Agenda item 4a.
    Washington, D.C. Report

    Report on key federal legislative, funding and political developments over the past month prepared by MTC’s federal advocacy team, Summit Strategies.

    Attachments
    4a_MTC_July_2026_Report_Summit_Strategies.pdf

  12. Agenda item 5.
    Public Comment / Other Business

  13. Agenda item 6.
    Adjournment / Next Meetings:

    The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on
    Friday, September 11, 2026 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.