meeting Details

ABAG Executive Board

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 5:10 p.m.
Board Room - 1st Floor

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

Agenda Items

Roster
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Noelia Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee, Rafael Mandelman,
Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy,
Ray Mueller, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,Treva Reid,
Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams.
Donald Young (Advisory).

Agenda item1.

Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

Agenda item2.

Executive Board Announcements

Agenda item3.

President's Report

Agenda item3a.

ABAG President’s Report for March 21, 2024

Agenda item4.

Executive Director's Report

Agenda item4a.

Executive Director’s Report for March 21, 2024

Agenda item5.

Consent Calendar

Agenda item5a.

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of January 18, 2024

Agenda item5b.

Authorization to accept an award of $4,524,870 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to advance nature-based shoreline adaptation implementation, permitting and governance, and to negotiate and enter into subaward agreements with: East Bay Regional Parks District in an amount not to exceed $550,000; Save The Bay in amount not to exceed $780,000; and the East Bay Dischargers Authority in an amount not to exceed $1,375,000

Agenda item5c.

Authorization to accept an award of $6,102,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to undertake watershed-scale planning and implementation in the North Richmond/Wildcat Creek Watershed and to negotiate and to enter into subawards with: Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000; The Watershed Project in amount not to exceed $450,000; and Urban Tilth in an amount not to exceed $150,000

Agenda item5d.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with Frontier Energy, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $240,000 for Administrative, Data and Outreach Services for BayREN Local Government Programs

Agenda item5e.

Ratification of Election of ABAG Finance Committee Chair and Vice Chair

Agenda item5f.

Ratification of Election of ABAG Housing Committee Chair and Vice Chair

Agenda item5g.

Approval of Report on ABAG Investments for period ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and Report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the period ended December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Agenda item5h.

Adoption of Resolution 4-2024 Reinstating the Town of Corte Madera as a Member of the Association of Bay Area Governments

Agenda item6.

ABAG Administrative Committee Report

Agenda item6a.

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of February 9, 2024 and March 8, 2024

Agenda item7.

Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report

Agenda item7a.

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of February 9, 2024 and March 8, 2024

Agenda item8.

ABAG Finance Committee Report

Agenda item8a.

Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meetings of March 21, 2024

Agenda item9.

ABAG Housing Committee Report

Agenda item9a.

Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meetings of February 14, 2024 and March 13, 2024

Agenda item10.

Regional General Obligation Bond for Affordable Housing

Agenda item10a.

Workshop on Regional Housing Bond

1. Remarks by Special Guests Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu

2. Presentation on Potential Bay Area Affordable Housing Bond-Overview, Key Considerations and Timeline

3. Questions/Discussion

Agenda item11.

Public Comment

Agenda item12.

Adjournment / Next Meeting