375 Beale Street

Suite 700

San Francisco, California

94105

Meeting Agenda - Final

ABAG Executive Board

President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa

Vice President, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley

Immediate Pst Prs, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma

Thursday, January 18, 2024

5:10 PM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Association of Bay Area Governments

Executive Board Meeting No. 492

The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:10 p.m.

This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):

City of Oakland, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor,

Oakland, California 94612

City of Fairfield, 3089 Potrero Way, Fairfield, California, 94534

County of Contra Costa, 309 Diablo Road, Danville, CA. 94526

Supervisor Marquez Disrtict Office, 24301 Southland Drive, Suite 101,

Hayward, CA 94545

City of Novato, City Administrative Offices, Baget Conference Room, 922 Machin Ave,

Novato, CA 94945

City of San Jose, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, City Manager’s Conference Room, 17th Floor,

Room #1734, San Jose, CA 95113

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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.

4b.

24-0031

ABAG President’s Report for January 18, 2024 and Appreciation for

Jesse Arreguin

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Information

Belia Ramos

Presenter:

24-0161

Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 1-2024 Appreciation for Leah Zippert

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Approval

Presenter:

Belia Ramos

Attachments:

04b 1 Summary Sheet Appreciation Leah Zippert v1.pdf

04b 2 Attachment ABAG Resolution 1 2024 Appreciation Leah Zippert Retireme

5. Executive Director's Report

5a.

24-0032

Executive Director’s Report for January 18, 2024

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Information

Andrew Fremier

Presenter:

Attachments:

Handout Executive Director's Report 20240118.pdf

6. Executive Board Consent Calendar

6a.

24-0033

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of November 16, 2023

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Approval

Clerk of the Board

Presenter:

Attachments:

06a EB Minutes 20231116 491 Draft.pdf

7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report

24-0034

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of December 8,

2023, and January 12, 2024

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Information

Belia Ramos

Presenter:

8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report

8a.

24-0035

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of

December 8, 2023, and January 12, 2024

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Information

Jesse Arreguin

Presenter:

8b.

24-0086

Proposed Final 2024 MTC/ABAG Joint Advocacy Program

Final 2024 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, outlining the

agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Approval

MTC Commission Approval

Presenter:

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Attachments:

08b 1 Summary Sheet Joint Advocacy v1.pdf

08b 2 Attachment Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Summary Sheet 202

9. ABAG Housing Committee Report

9a.

24-0037

Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of November 8, 2023

Action:

ABAG Executive Board Information

Presenter:

Carlos Romero

Attachments:

09a Attachment BAHFA Bond Approval Timeline 2024 v1.pdf

10. San Francisco Estuary Partnership

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