Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee  
Committee Members:  
Federal Glover, Chair  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Chair  
Cindy Chavez, Victoria Fleming, Nate Miley, Gina Papan,  
Hillary Ronen, and Sheng Thao  
Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy  
Wednesday, May 10, 2023  
9:35 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Oversight Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday,  
May 10, 2023 at 9:35 a.m. or immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Budget Study Session, in the  
Bay Area Metro Center at 375 Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor).  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Santa Clara County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding Street, 1st Floor (Room 157), San  
Jose, CA 95110 and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 1160 W Devon Avenue (Business  
Center), Elk Grove, IL 60007  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation. In-person  
attendees must adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting  
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comments received will be submitted into the record.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this committee shall be a majority of its regular non-ex-officio  
voting members (5).  
2. Consent Calendar  
23-0517  
2a.  
Approval of Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee Minutes of the  
April 12, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_23-0517_04-12-2023_BATA_O_Draft_Meeting_Minutes.pdf  
23-0546  
2b.  
Contract - Consultant Design Services for West Oakland Link Project:  
T.Y. Lin International ($6,000,000)  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Gavin Lohry  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
2b_23-0546_Consultant_Design_Services_Contract_TYLin.pdf  
3. Authority Approval  
23-0606  
3a.  
BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised. Update on Low-Income Payment  
Plan and FasTrak® Policy Changes: Referral to Authority  
An update on the Low-Income Payment Plan and a request that BATA  
Resolution No. 52, Revised be referred to the full Authority for approval  
of policies related to the Payment Plan and violations for state-owned  
bridges.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Lysa Hale  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3a_23-0606_BATA_Resolution_52_Low_Income_Payment_Plan_FasTrak_Polic  
3a_23-0606_Presentation_Update_Low_Income_Payment_Plan_and_FasTrak_  
4. Information  
23-0472  
4a.  
Update on the Open Road Tolling Program and Potential Future  
Change to the High-Occupancy Vehicle Policy at BATA Bridges  
Update on the Open Road Tolling (ORT) Program and a potential future  
change to the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) policy to allow vehicles  
with two or more occupants to use the HOV lanes at Antioch,  
Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Richmond-San Rafael, Dumbarton, and  
San Mateo-Hayward Bridges while providing the HOV discount to  
vehicles with three or more occupants using FasTrak Flex®.  
Action:  
Information  
Peter Lee  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
4a_23-0472_Update_Open_Road_Tolling_Program_and_HOV_Policy.pdf  
4a_23-0472_Attachment_A_Open_Road_Tolling_Program_Update.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Committee Members and members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak  
should use the “raise hand” feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or  
dial *6.  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee will be  
held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 9:35 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.  
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Committee secretary.  
Public comment may be limited by any of the procedures set forth in  
Section 3.09 of MTC's Procedures Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's  
judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly flow of business.  
Meeting Conduct: If this meeting is willfully interrupted or disrupted by one or more persons  
rendering orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, the Chair may order the removal of  
individuals who are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order  
cannot be restored by such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting  
room be cleared (except for representatives of the press or other news media not participating in  
the disturbance), and the session may continue.  
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