375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Administrative Committee  
Chair, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice Chair, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Friday, December 8, 2023  
9:40 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Joint meeting with the MTC Planning Committee  
The ABAG Administrative Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:40 a.m. or immediately  
following the 9:35 a.m. Bay Area Infrastructure Finance Authority Network and Operations  
Committee meeting, whichever is later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
County of Contra Costa, 2255 Contra Costa Blvd., Suite 202, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523  
Napa County Administration Building, CEO Office, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, CA 94559  
City of Berkeley, 2180 Milvia Street, 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704  
City of Novato, Hamilton Community Center, 503 B South Palm Dr, Conference Center Room,  
Novato, CA 94949  
County of Santa Clara, 70 W Hedding St, East Wing, 10th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor), San Francisco, California. In-person attendees must  
adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be  
available at https://abag.ca.gov/meetings-events/live-webcasts Members of the public are  
encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number.  
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Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom or may submit comments by email at  
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to the current circumstances, there may be limited opportunity to address comments during  
the meeting. All comments received will be submitted into the record.  
Roster  
Jesse Arreguin, Pat Eklund, Otto Lee, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Carlos Romero, Cindy Silva  
1. Call to Order  
2. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum of the MTC Planning Committee shall be a majority of its regular voting  
members (5).  
3. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
3a.  
23-1338  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the November 3, 2023  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
3a_23-1338_2023-11-03_Joint_MTC_Planning_Committee_with_the_ABAG_Ad  
3b.  
23-1400  
Active Transportation Plan Implementation: Active Transportation  
Technical Assistance Award Recommendations  
Approval of $960,000 of Active Transportation Technical Assistance  
grants to support local implementation of Complete Streets Policy and  
the Active Transportation Network.  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Therese Trivedi  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3b_23-1400_Summary_Sheet_Active-Transportation-Technical-Assistance-Awa  
4. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum is a majority of ABAG Administrative Committee members present.  
5. ABAG Compensation Announcement - ABAG Clerk of the Board  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
24-0011  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
November 3, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
ABAG Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
6a_23-1339_2023-11-03_ABAG_Administrative_Committee_Meeting_Minutes_  
7. Approval  
7a.  
23-1396  
Priority Conservation Area Grant Program  
Approval to release a Call for Projects for the Priority Conservation Area  
(PCA) Grant Program. The item also summarizes the program's history  
and outlines proposed priorities for this Call for Projects.  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Ben Botkin  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7ai_23-1396_Summary_Sheet_Grants_Priority_Conservation_Areas.pdf  
7aii_23-1396_PowerPoint_Attachment-A_Priority_Conservation_Area_Grants.p  
7aiii_23-1396_Attachment-B_Priority_Conservation_Area_Approved_Grant_Sum  
8. Public Comment / Other Business  
Information  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Administrative Committee is on January 12,  
2024  
Public Comment: The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items at Committee  
meetings by completing a request-to-speak card (available from staff) and passing it to the  
Committee secretary.  
Public comment may be limited by any of the procedures set forth in  
Section 3.09 of MTC's Procedures Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's  
judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly flow of business.  
Meeting Conduct: If this meeting is willfully interrupted or disrupted by one or more persons  
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.  
Record of Meeting: Committee meetings are recorded. Copies of recordings are available at a  
nominal charge, or recordings may be listened to at MTC offices by appointment. Audiocasts are  
maintained on MTC's Web site (mtc.ca.gov) for public review for at least one year.  
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with disabilities and individuals who are limited-English proficient who wish to address  
Commission matters. For accommodations or translations assistance, please call 415.778.6757 or  
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Attachments are sent to Committee members, key staff and others as appropriate. Copies will be  
available at the meeting.  
All items on the agenda are subject to action and/or change by the Committee. Actions  
recommended by staff are subject to change by the Committee.