Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Housing Committee  
Chair, Carlos Romero, Councilmember, East Palo Alto  
Vice Chair, Neysa Fligor, Councilmember, City of Los Altos  
Wednesday, October 11, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Special Meeting  
Joint meeting with the BAHFA Oversight Committee.  
The ABAG Housing Committee is scheduled to meet at 12:00 p.m. or immediately following the  
9:45 a.m. MTC Programming and Allocations Committee meeting, whichever is later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Napa County Administration Building, CEO Office, 1195 Third St., Suite 310, Napa, CA 94559  
City of San Jose, City Hall Conference Room #1572, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, 15th Floor, San  
Jose, CA 95113  
Los Altos Community Center, Buckeye Room, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022  
Berkeley Mayor's Office, 2180 Milvia Street, 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704  
City of Oakland, Hearing Room 1, 1st floor, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA 94612  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor).  
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Roster  
Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Pat Eklund, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor, Peter Ortiz,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Housing Committee members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Committee Member Announcements  
Information  
4. Chairs' Report  
4a.  
ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight Committee Chairs’  
Report for October 11, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
Alfredo Pedroza  
5. ABAG Housing Committee Consent Calendar  
5a.  
Approval of ABAG Housing Committee Minutes of September 13, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. BAHFA Oversight Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Approval of BAHFA Oversight Committee Minutes of September 13, 2023  
Action:  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Secretary  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. Preparation for 2024 Affordable Housing Bond Measure  
7a.  
Program Design for BAHFA’s Regional Expenditure Plan  
Report on and request for Committee direction regarding BAHFA’s  
Regional Housing Revenue allocation options, including “Step 1” and “Step  
2” decision points discussed at prior meetings, to inform drafting of  
BAHFA’s Regional Expenditure Plan for potential bond funds, slated for  
adoption in 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
7b.  
BAHFA Business Plan Equity Framework and Funding Programs  
Presentation of the BAHFA Business Plan Equity Framework and Funding  
Programs and request for recommendation of approval by the BAHFA  
Board and the ABAG Executive Board acting as the Executive Board to  
BAHFA  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board acting as the Executive Board of BAHFA Approval  
BAHFA Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next joint meeting of the ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight  
Committee is on November 8, 2023.  
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.  
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maintained on MTC's Web site (mtc.ca.gov) for public review for at least one year.  
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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.