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Policy Advisory Council

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 10 a.m.
Board Room - 1st Floor

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

Agenda Items

Roster
Carline Au, Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Huascar Castro,
Zack Deutsch-Gross, Anne Olivia Eldred, Christine (Chris) Fitzgerald,
Gerry Glaser, William Goodwin, Pradeep Gupta, Dwayne Hankerson,
Wendi Kallins, Randi Kinman, Charley Lavery, Adina Levin, Carina Lieu (Chair),
Gabriela Orantes (Vice Chair), Johnny Parker, Phillip Pierce, Vinay Pimple,
Jeffrey Rhoads (Jeff), Terry Scott, Jaime Viloria, Howard Wong, and Roland Wong

Agenda item1.

Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

Agenda item2.

Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

Agenda item3.

Welcome and Chair's Report

Agenda item3a.

Chair’s Report
(5 minutes)

Agenda item4.

Approval

Agenda item4a.

Approval of the October 28, 2025 Meeting Minutes
(5 minutes)

Agenda item5.

Public Comments / Other Business

Agenda item6.

Legislative Update

Agenda item6a.

Draft 2026 MTC and ABAG Joint Advocacy Program
(30 minutes)

Draft 2026 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.

Agenda item7.

Information

Agenda item7a.

Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Program Update
(45 minutes)

Update on the implementation of MTC’s CARE Program, comprised of three components in varying stages: 1. Power-building and Engagement (launched), 2. Community-Based Transportation Plan Project Development Technical Assistance (CBTP TA) (in development), and 3. Participatory Budgeting (in development).

Agenda item7b.

Staff Liaison Report
(3 minutes)

Overview of recent MTC policy decisions and other activities.

Agenda item7c.

Council Member Reports
(5 minutes)

Members of the Council may report on locally relevant issues or events.

Agenda item7d.

New Business
(5 minutes)

Members of the Council may bring up new business for discussion or addition to a future agenda.

Agenda item8.

Adjournment / Next Meeting

The next meeting of the MTC Policy Advisory Council will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.