On Feb. 18, 2025, the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency Committee unanimously approved authorizing the agency’s executive director to execute subaward agreements funded by a $20,000,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Community Change Grant for transit projects on Treasure Island.

The motion authorizes subawards not to exceed $2,382,935 to 1 Treasure Island; $4,788,248 to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; and $3,200,000 to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA). Chair Matt Dorsey and Vice Chair Rafael Mandelmann voted yes; the motion passed 2-0.

The grant, awarded in December and described by agency staff as obligated, funds a package of projects called Treasure Island Connects (TI Connects). Swanee Cho, assistant deputy director for planning, told the committee the program includes an on-demand microtransit pilot to San Francisco destinations (modeled on SFMTA’s Bayview Shuttle), a free on-island shuttle serving Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, enhancements to Muni’s 25 line including procurement of a battery-electric bus, electric charging infrastructure at the Treasure Island ferry terminal, expansion of the Bay Wheels bike-share system to Treasure Island (including memberships for residents and workers), and a transportation resource center to be operated by 1 Treasure Island that combines community ambassadors, travel training and marketing of affordable transit options.

Cho said the EPA grant is administered through the agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice program and that the period of performance is three years starting in January 2025. She said no local match is required. She also noted that, although the grant has an award agreement and is considered obligated, the award has been placed on an administrative pause by EPA staff pending review of federal actions; as a result, subaward execution is contingent on the availability of EPA funds.

Committee members did not pose substantive questions and there were no public comments on the item. Staff said next steps, assuming federal clarity, include signing subaward agreements with the three partners, community engagement to refine project details, and procurement for operators of the microtransit and on-island shuttle services. The committee record reflects that the committee approved the authorization to execute subawards but that execution remains conditional on federal funding availability.

Votes at a glance: Motion to authorize subaward agreements for EPA Community Change Grant funds — moved by Vice Chair Rafael Mandelmann; no second announced in the transcript. Vote: Matt Dorsey, yes; Rafael Mandelmann, yes. Outcome: approved.

Implementation notes: the committee and staff repeatedly stated the subawards and subsequent project mobilization are contingent on the EPA funds being released following the administrative pause; the motion did not commit local funds and staff emphasized they would begin community engagement and procurement only after clarity on federal funding.