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Policy Advisory Council

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 10 a.m.
375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
Board Room - 1st Floor

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

Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Minutes
Video Recording

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

Agenda Items

  1. 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

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

  3. Agenda item 2.
    Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

  4. Agenda item 3.
    Welcome and Chair's Report

  5. Agenda item 3a.
    Chair’s Report
    (5 minutes)

  6. Agenda item 4.
    Approval

  7. Agenda item 4a.
    Approval of the October 28, 2025 Meeting Minutes
    (5 minutes)

    Attachments
    4a_25_1310_2025_10_28_Policy_Advisory_Council_Draft_Minutes.pdf

  8. Agenda item 5.
    Public Comments / Other Business

  9. Agenda item 6.
    Legislative Update

  10. Agenda item 6a.
    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.

    Attachments
    6ai_25_1311_Cover_Summary_Sheet_Draft_2026_MTC_and_ABAG_Joint_Advocacy_Program.pdf
    6aii_25_1311_LEGIS_Summary_Sheet_2026_Draft_Advocacy_Program.pdf
    6aiii_25_1311_DRAFT_2026_Legislative_Advocacy_Program.pdf

  11. Agenda item 7.
    Information

  12. Agenda item 7a.
    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).

    Attachments
    7ai_25_1316_Summary_Sheet_CARE_Update.pdf
    7aii_25_1316_Attachment_A_CARE_Presentation.pdf
    7aiii_25_1316_Attachment_B_Pb_and_E_Program_Update_and_Project_Selection.pdf
    7aiv_25_1316_Attachment_C_Pb_and_E_Proposed_Program_of_Projects.pdf
    7av_25_1316_Attachment_D_Pb_and_E_List_of_Applicants.pdf

  13. Agenda item 7b.
    Staff Liaison Report
    (3 minutes)

    Overview of recent MTC policy decisions and other activities.

    Attachments
    7bi_25_1312_Summary_Sheet_November_2025_Staff_Liaison_Report.pdf
    7bii_25_1312_Attachment_B_Chirag_Rabari_Email_June_2025.pdf

  14. Agenda item 7c.
    Council Member Reports
    (5 minutes)

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

  15. Agenda item 7d.
    New Business
    (5 minutes)

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

  16. Agenda item 8.
    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.