meeting Details

ABAG Executive Board

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 5:10 p.m.
Board Room - 1st Floor

Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Agenda Items

Roster
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Noelia Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee, Rafael Mandelman,
Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy,
Ray Mueller, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,Treva Reid,
Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams.
Donald Young (Advisory).

Agenda item1.

Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement

Agenda item2.

Public Comment

Agenda item3.

Executive Board Announcements

Agenda item4.

President’s Report

Agenda item4a.

ABAG President’s Report for September 19, 2024

Agenda item4b.

Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 8-2024 Recognition for Bradford Paul

Agenda item5.

Executive Director's Report

Agenda item5a.

Executive Director’s Report for September 19, 2024

Agenda item6.

Consent Calendar

Agenda item6a.

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of July 18, 2024

Agenda item6b.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with The Energy Coalition in an amount not to exceed $241,694 to support the development and implementation of BayREN’s Energy Roadmapping Service

Agenda item6c.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with the Law Offices of Elizabeth Kelly in the amount of $50,000, for a cumulative total amount not to exceed $700,000, to provide regulatory support services for the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) through December 31, 2025

Agenda item6d.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with The Energy Coalition in the amount of $100,000, for a cumulative total amount not to exceed $650,000, to provide shared technical and regulatory support services for the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) and Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) through December 31, 2025

Agenda item6e.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with CodeCycle.org in an amount not to exceed $490,000 for implementation of BayREN energy efficiency programs through December 31, 2026

Agenda item6f.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a subaward agreement with the San Francisco Estuary Institute to enhance the State of Our Estuary website in an amount up to $600,000

Agenda item6g.

Authorization to enter into a funding agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in an amount of $850,000 on behalf of the Association for Bay Area Governments and San Francisco Estuary Partnership implement the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint under the National Estuary Program between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025

Agenda item6h.

Approval of ABAG appointees to the Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) Board

Agenda item7.

ABAG Administrative Committee Report

Agenda item7a.

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of September 13, 2024

Agenda item8.

Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report

Agenda item8a.

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of September 13, 2024

Agenda item8b.

Proposition 5: Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure Vote Threshold

Allows local bonds for affordable housing for low- and middle-income Californians, or for public infrastructure including roads, water and fire protection to be approved by 55 percent of voters, rather than the current two-thirds approval requirement.

Agenda item8c.

Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks.

Authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for various projects to reduce climate risks and impacts.

Agenda item9.

ABAG Finance Committee Report

Agenda item9a.

Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of September 19, 2024, including Approval of the Report on ABAG Investments for period ended June 39, 2024 (Unaudited)

Agenda item10.

Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft Blueprint

Agenda item10a.

Plan Bay Area 2050+: Final Blueprint Progress Update

Verbal progress update on development of the Plan Bay Area 2050+ Final Blueprint, including ongoing public and stakeholder engagement, finalization of technical assumptions, and next steps leading up to anticipated action on the Final Blueprint at the end of 2024.

Agenda item11.

Adjournment / Next Meeting