375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG General Assembly  
Friday, June 16, 2023  
10:00 AM  
Yerba Buena - 1st Floor  
Business Meeting  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
General Assembly  
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The Business Meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.  
For information, contact Clerk of the Board at (415) 820-7913.  
The Business Meeting is part of the ABAG General Assembly meeting.  
The complete agenda for the ABAG General Assembly meeting is available at:  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
2. General Public Comment and Public Comment on Item 8, Keynote Presentation,  
Item 9, Panel Presentation, and Item 10, Celebration of ABAG’s 60th Anniversary  
Information  
3. General Assembly Member Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4.a.  
ABAG President’s Report of June 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5.a.  
Executive Director’s Report of June 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
6. Business Meeting Minutes  
6.a.  
County Approval of ABAG General Assembly Conference and Business  
Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2022  
Action:  
County Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
6.b.  
City and Town Approval of ABAG General Assembly Conference and  
Business Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2022  
Action:  
City and Town Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
See attachments under Item 6.a.  
7. Proposed FY 2023-24 Operating Budget and Work Program  
7.a.  
County Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023 authorizing the Proposed  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)  
Operating Budget and Work Program  
Action:  
County Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
7.b.  
City and Town Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023 authorizing the  
Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments  
(ABAG) Operating Budget and Work Program  
Action:  
City and Town Approval  
Derek Hansel  
Presenter:  
See attachments under Item 7.a.  
8. Keynote Presentation  
8.a.  
Keynote Speaker: Prosperity and the Power of Place in the Bay Area  
Tracy Hadden Loh, a Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for  
Transformative Placemaking, will set the stage for the conference by  
highlighting the power of place and the importance of regional alignment in  
an uncertain world still recovering from the COVID pandemic. Dr. Loh’s  
work focuses on the intersection of commercial real estate, infrastructure,  
racial equity and governance. Her presentation will link her experience as a  
former elected official and her national research with the realities of the  
Bay Area and help frame the conversation around recovery and growth.  
She recently co-authored the Brookings Institution’s report entitled  
“Breaking the ‘urban doom loop’: The future of downtowns is shared  
prosperity.”  
After the presentation, President Arreguín and Bay Area Council President  
and CEO Jim Wunderman will join Dr. Loh in a discussion of the state of  
the regional economy and lessons from other parts of the country, followed  
by an audience Q&A session.  
Action:  
Information  
9. Panel Presentation  
9.a.  
Panel Presentation on Bay Area Case Studies: Local Efforts that Drive  
Regional Prosperity  
This panel will highlight how communities around the region are working to  
bring about inclusive economic prosperity. Panel members will share  
community visions and challenges for the future, as well as plans to  
implement strategies tailored to local conditions. Following brief  
presentations, the panel will discuss how the region can grow middle-wage  
jobs and drive the next cycle of economic growth. There will be an  
opportunity for audience Q&A.  
Panel members will include:  
Chris Rico, President and CEO, Solano County Economic Development  
Council  
Diane Burgis, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa  
Lily Mei, Mayor, City of Fremont  
Todd Pray, Ph.D., Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer at Lawrence  
Berkeley National Laboratory  
Action:  
Information  
10. Celebration of ABAG's 60th Anniversary  
11. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next Business Meeting of the ABAG General Assembly will be announced.  
Public Comment: The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items at Committee meetings  
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Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly  
flow of business.  
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rendering orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, the Chair may order the removal of individuals who  
are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order cannot be restored by  
such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting room be cleared (except for  
representatives of the press or other news media not participating in the disturbance), and the session  
may continue.  
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available at the meeting.  
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by staff are subject to change by the Committee.