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MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council

Friday, August 7, 2026 - 10 a.m.
Attend live webcast
375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
Yerba Buena Conference Room – 1st Floor

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

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Agenda Items

  1. Roster
    Victorina Arvelo, Padma Balaji, Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Chuck Cantrell, Amanda Chang,
    Warren Cushman, Ashton Desmangles, Bryant Duong, Julia Gerasimenko, Dwayne Hankerson,
    Wendi Kallins, Charles Lavery, Alexander Madrid, R. Shay Miles, Louis Mirante, Karen
    Nemsick, Peter Saathoff-Harshfield, Marlene Salazar, Joshua Saunders, Tim Sbranti, Sonja
    Shephard, Gaetano Trachtenberg, Carina Vinh Lieu, Janelle Wong, Gabriela Yamilet Orantes

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

  3. Agenda item 2.
    Council Member Announcements

  4. Agenda item 3.
    Chair's Report

  5. Agenda item 4.
    Consent Calendar

  6. Agenda item 4a.

    Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council minutes of June 5,
    2026

    Attachments
    4a_26_0838_06_05_2026_Draft_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

  7. Agenda item 5.
    Information

  8. Agenda item 5a.
    Community-Based Transportation Planning Program Overview, Evaluation and Draft Guidelines

    Overview of MTC’s Community-Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) program - an initiative that funds community-led transportation planning in Equity Priority Communities (EPCs) - including recent evaluation findings and draft guidelines for the upcoming CBTP program cycle.

    Attachments
    5a_26_0837_1_SummarySheet_CBTP.pdf
    5a_26_0837_2_Attachment_A_CBTP_Deck.pdf
    5a_26_0837_3_Attachment_B_CBTP_Guidelines_Change_Summary.pdf
    5a_26_0837_4_Attachment_C_CBTP_2026_Guidelines.pdf
    5a_26_0837_5_Attachment_D_CBTP_Map_Letter.pdf

  9. Agenda item 5b.
    Equity Priority Communities (EPC) Refresh Phase One Evaluation: Internal Listening Session Findings

    Preliminary update summarizing key themes of internal listening sessions with MTC-ABAG staff in spring 2026.

    Attachments
    5b_26_0875_1_Summary_Sheet_EPC_Refresh_POE_Internal_Engagement_Findings.pdf
    5b_26_0875_2_Attachment_A_Presentation_EPC_Refresh_POE_Interal_Findings.pdf

  10. Agenda item 5c.
    Updated Council Work Plan

    In response to feedback from the Council at the June 2026 meeting, staff revised the Council Work Plan to elevate equity as a foundational principle throughout the document, centering MTC and ABAG's commitment to equity, and strengthening the Council’s role in advancing inclusive and equitable regional outcomes.

    Attachments
    5c_26_0845_2026_1_Work_Plan_Summary_Sheet_August_2026_Updated.pdf
    5c_26_0845_2026_2_Updated_Council_Work_Plan_August_2026.pdf

  11. Agenda item 6.
    Staff Liaison Report

  12. Agenda item 6a.
    Staff Liaison Report

    Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.

    Attachments
    6a_26_0897_1_Staff_Liaison_Report_Summarysheet_August_2026.pdf
    6a_26_0897_2_Attachment_A_Staff_Liaison_Report_August_2026.pdf

  13. Agenda item 7.
    New Business

  14. Agenda item 8.
    Public Comment

  15. Agenda item 8a.
    Public comment

    Attachments
    8a_Public_Comment_Jayden_Zimmerman_Transit_Equity_Analysis_Redacted.pdf

  16. Agenda item 9.
    Adjournment / Next Meeting