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, April 20, 2023  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Special Meeting  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 487  
Teleconference Locations  
City of Oakland, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, Oakland CA 94612  
City Manager’s Conference Room, 17th Floor, Room #1734, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San  
Jose, CA 95113  
City of Novato, City Administrative Offices, 922 Machin Ave, Baget Conference Room, Novato,  
CA 94945  
County of Alameda, County Administration Building, 1221 Oak Street, Suite 536, Oakland CA  
94612  
City of Walnut Creek Senior Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596  
1516 Kamole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96821  
Hollywood Hotel, 1160 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029  
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The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m.,  
or after the preceding ABAG Finance Committee meeting.  
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Roster  
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,  
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor,  
Leon Garcia, David Haubert, Rich Hillis, Dave Hudson, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee,  
Rafael Mandelman, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Treva Reid, Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva,  
Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams, Steve Young. Donald Young (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Executive Board members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4.a.  
ABAG President’s Report for April 20, 2023-ABAG Services to Member  
Jurisdictions  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5.a.  
Executive Director’s Report for April 20, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
6. Executive Board Consent Calendar  
6.a.  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of March 16, 2023  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
6.b.  
Ratification of Committee Appointments  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
Attachments:  
7. Operating Budget and Work Program  
7.a.  
Approval of Resolution No. 11-2023 authorizing the Proposed Fiscal Year  
(FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Operating  
Budget and Work Program for referral to the ABAG General Assembly for  
final review and approval at its annual meeting  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on May 18, 2023.  
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