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Executive Director's Report

Report to the Commission: March 27, 2024

Personnel

New Appointments

  • Shirley Haw, Financial Program Manager, Treasury and Revenue
  • Ericka Petterson, a FasTrak Customer Service Operations, Electronic Payments
  • Nadia Chan, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director, Executive Office
  • Vanessa Smith, Public Engagement Writer/Editor, Legislation and Public Affairs
  • Ivy Wu, Payroll Accounting Assistant, Financial Reporting and Operational Accounting
  • Rashik Aaqif, Billing and Accounts Receivable Accountant, Financial Reporting and Operational Accounting
  • Patrick Callan, Associate Budget and Grant Financial Analyst, Budgets and Financial Planning and Analysis

Updates

State Senators Weiner and Wahab Unveil Senate Bill 1031

Commissioner David Canepa joined me and transit partners from across the Bay Area on Monday, March 18, at a press conference announcing Senators Weiner and Wahab’s SB 1031, which would authorize a 2026 ballot measure to fund, modernize and integrate the Bay Area’s transit systems.

Sacramento Advocacy Visits, March 11-12

I joined MTC Chair Pedroza; Commissioners Canepa, Dutra-Vernaci, Fleming, Glover, MoultonPeters, Noack and Papan; several ABAG members; and staff in meetings with our Bay Area legislative delegation. The visits touched on three areas: 1) Protecting Regional Early Action Planning Program funds; 2) MTC’s enabling legislation for a transportation revenue measure, SB1031 (Wiener/Wahab); and 3) Update on the Bay Area Affordable Housing Bond.

MTC Officials Tour Port of Redwood City

Commissioners David Canepa and Gina Papan joined me and staff earlier this month to tour the Port of Redwood City as the Port seeks $186 million in additional funding for a $380 million project to upgrade the nearby U.S. 101 interchange with Seaport Blvd. and state Route 84/Woodside Road.

PCA Grants Will Provide Up to $8.5 Million for Bay Area Conservation Projects

MTC and ABAG, in partnership with the State Coastal Conservancy, are offering up to $8.5 million in grants ranging from $200,000 to $1 million in the latest cycle of Priority Conservation Area (PCA) grants. The PCA program aims to preserve and enhance the natural, economic and social value of rural lands as the region’s population continues to grow. Proposed projects must be within or connected to an existing PCA, and should protect or enhance resource areas or habitats, provide or enhance bicycle and pedestrian access to open space and parkland resources, support the Bay Area’s agricultural economy, or provide urban greening. Applications are due by Wed., May 8, 2024.

MTC Pathway to Government College Mentorship Program Seeks Applicants

Bay Area college and university students are encouraged to apply to the Pathway to Government College Mentorship Program. This paid opportunity offers students professional work experience in transportation planning, finance and operational projects. The application deadline is March 27.

Bay Area Summer Academy Now Accepting Applications

Applications for the Norman Mineta Bay Area Summer Academy now are being accepted through April 28. Please help the participating regional agencies—ABAG, MTC, BCDC and the Air District—spread the word by encouraging high schoolers in your communities to participate in this paid summer opportunity.

Now Open: Nominations for Bike Champions of the Year

Know an incredible cyclist, policymaker, educator or advocate in your community? The nomination form for the 2024 Bike Champions of the Year will be live through March 29. The winners will be announced at the end of April.

Looking Ahead

April Commission Workshop

At the request of Chair Pedroza, a Commission Workshop will follow the April Commission meeting. The workshop will begin in the afternoon of April 24 and conclude in the afternoon on April 25 and be held at Signia by Hilton Hotel, 170 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

Bike to Wherever Days

Thursday, May 16, is the 30th anniversary of Bay Area Bike to Work Day. Consider pledging to ride that day or for the entire month of May. And for the first time, we now have a Bay Areawide Bike to Wherever Days events calendar on the Bay Area Bike to Work Day website, where residents can find events across the nine counties.