375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Executive Board  
President, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Immediate Past Pres, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of  
Sonoma  
Thursday, November 16, 2023  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 491  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:10 p.m.,  
or immediately following the 5:00 p.m. ABAG Finance Committee or  
5:05 p.m. ACFA Governing Board meetings, whichever is later.  
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American Canyon, CA 94503  
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Roster  
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,  
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Noella Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,  
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee, Rafael Mandelman,  
Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Myrna Melgar, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama,  
Catherine Moy, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,Treva Reid,  
Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams.  
Donald Young (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Executive Board Representatives present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4a.  
ABAG President’s Report for November 16, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
Executive Director’s Report for November 16, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Executive Board Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of July 20, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6b.  
6c.  
Ratification of Certification of Election of the President and Vice President  
of the Association of Bay Area Governments  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Approval of ABAG Meeting Calendar for 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
6d.  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contract with Arup US, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$594,499 for the Bay Area Existing Building Study for the period from  
December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
6e.  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contract amendment with Grounded Research and  
Consulting, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $228,513 for services for  
BayREN evaluation, measurement, and verification through December 31,  
2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
6f.  
Authorization to enter into an agreement with the San Mateo Resource  
Conservation District to accept $440,000 to support San Francisco  
Estuary Partnership staff time on the Department of Water Resources'  
Proposition 1 Implementation Round 2 Grant.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
6g.  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a Funding Agreement with the  
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to implement the San  
Francisco Zoo Recycled Water Pipeline Project in the amount of  
$538,051.00  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
7a.  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of September 8,  
2023 and October 13, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
7b.  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 15-2023: Priority Sites Approval  
Background information on the Priority Sites program. Following approval,  
projects on adopted Priority Sites will be eligible for current and potential  
future funding and technical assistance and will be integrated into relevant  
Plan Bay Area 2050+ strategies.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Attachments:  
8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
8a.  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of  
September 8, 2023 and October 13, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
9. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
9a.  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meetings on September 21, 2023  
and November 16, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
David Rabbitt  
Attachments:  
9b.  
9c.  
9d.  
Approval of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Financial  
Statements and Accompanying Reports for Fiscal Year 2022-2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Grace Martinez, MTC, and Kathy Lai, Lead Engagement Partner with Crowe LLP  
Attachments:  
Approval of the San Francisco Bay Trail Financial Statements for the year  
ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023, Revised, authorizing the Association  
of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24  
Operating Budget Amendment  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
10. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meetings of September 13, 2023  
and October 11, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 16-2023 on suballocation of Regional  
Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 (REAP 2.0) funding to the Planning  
Collaboratives of Alameda County ($493,000), Contra Costa County  
($657,000), Marin County ($490,000), Napa/Sonoma Counties  
($526,000), San Francisco ($128,000), San Mateo County Department of  
Housing ($690,000), Cities Association of Santa Clara County ($526,000),  
and Solano Transportation Authority ($490,000) and authorization to  
negotiate and execute contracts with Urban Planning Partners in an  
amount not to exceed $493,000, 4Leaf Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$526,000 and Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$657,000 subject to the terms and conditions of MTC’s funding agreement  
with the State  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
Approval of the BAHFA Business Plan Equity Framework and Funding  
Programs by the ABAG Executive Board acting as the Executive Board to  
BAHFA  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board acting as the Executive Board to BAHFA Approval  
Kate Hartley  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
11. Plan Bay Area 2050+  
Report on Plan Bay Area 2050+: Scope, Schedule, and Progress To-Date,  
including Update on scope and schedule for Plan Bay Area 2050+, a minor  
update to the long-range regional plan which kicked off this summer with  
public and stakeholder engagement.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Presenter:  
Chirag Rabari  
Attachments:  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board will be announced.  
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