Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Approval of Commission Minutes of the September 27, 2023 Meeting

MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions to the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 3) and MTC exchange program, including programming $1.5 million to MTC for Engagement and Capacity Building for Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTPs) and the Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Program; $600,000 to MTC for Bay Wheels Bikeshare E-Bike Expansion; and $2.3 million to MTC for various Priority Production Areas (PPA) Pilot Program grants.

Proposed revisions to the Major Project Advancement Policy (MAP) and the MTC Framework for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) state funding program. Proposed revisions include:
1. Commit $770 million in FY2023-24 and FY2024-25 TIRCP funding to the BART Core Capacity Program ($350M), the VTA BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2 project ($375M) and a Transit Operations Reserve ($45M).
2. Adoption of the Stage Gate process for MAP projects to move between levels based on an evaluation of cost and funding, policy reinforcements and readiness.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4606, 4607 and 4608. Allocation of $43.8 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA), Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Recommended allocation of a total $43.8 million in RM3 capital funds to Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (SR 37 Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project), Transportation Authority of Marin (Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvements: U.S. 101/ I-580 Multi-modal and Local Access Improvement Project), Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (San Jose Diridon Station Project).

Amendment to MTC Resolution No. 4530 to clarify the application of the TOC Policy to allocations of capital funding to transit extension projects and continued discussion about defining expectations for "compliance."

Regional short-term transit financial plan that adheres to the SB125 guidelines and includes a draft distribution of emergency operating funding for Bay Area transit operators facing near term operating shortfalls.