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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee

Friday, January 9, 2026 - 9:45 a.m.
Attend live webcast
375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
Board 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
    David Canepa (Chair), Eddie Ahn, Candace Andersen, Pat Burt, Pamela Campos,
    Ken Carlson (Vice Chair), Noelia Corzo, Betty Duong, Pat Eklund, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,
    Dorene M. Giacopini*+, Alicia John-Baptiste, 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 December 12, 2025 Meeting

    Attachments
    2a_26_0007_2025_12_12_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf

  5. Agenda item 2b.

    Legislative History

    Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento, including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.

    Attachments
    2b_26_0064_Handout_January_Legislative_History.pdf

  6. Agenda item 2c.

    Washington, D.C. Legislative Update

    Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.

    Attachments
    2c_26_0008_Handout_MTC_December_2025_Report.pdf

  7. Agenda item 3.
    Action

  8. Agenda item 3a.
    ABAG Resolution No. 5-2025, Revised. and MTC Resolution No. 4686, Revised. Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Appointments

    Refer the nominees to the inaugural MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council (term running from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029) to the ABAG Executive Board and Metropolitan Transportation Commission for approval.

    Attachments
    3ai_25_1366_Summary_Sheet_Community_Advisory_Council.pdf
    3aii_25_1366_MTC_RES_4686_Community_Advisory_Council.pdf
    3aiii_25_1366_ABAG_Resolution_No_5_2025_Community_Advisory_Council.pdf

  9. Agenda item 3b.
    Final 2026 MTC and ABAG Joint Advocacy Program

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

    Attachments
    3bi_26_0080_Summary_Sheet_2026_Advocacy_Program.pdf
    3bii_26_0080_Attachmant_A_DRAFT_2026_MTC_ABAG_Advocacy_Program_Leg_Committee_Comments.pdf

  10. Agenda item 4.
    State Legislation

  11. Agenda item 4a.
    Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Budget

    Overview of the state’s fiscal condition and update on the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Budget (if released by meeting date).

    Attachments
    4a_26_0063_Summary_Sheet_Overview_Gov_Newsom_Fiscal_Year_2026_27_State_Budget_Proposal.pdf

  12. Agenda item 5.
    Information

  13. Agenda item 5a.
    Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Visits

    Update on preparations for MTC-ABAG's 2026 legislative advocacy trips.

    Attachments
    5a_25_1376_Summary_Sheet_Sacramento_and_Washington_D_C_Visits.pdf

  14. Agenda item 6.
    Public Comment / Other Business

  15. Agenda item 7.
    Adjournment / Next Meetings

    The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on Friday, February 13, 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.