375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Executive Board  
President, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Immediate Past Pres, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of  
Sonoma  
Thursday, March 16, 2023  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 486  
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For information, contact Clerk of the Board at (415) 820-7913.  
Roster  
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,  
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor,  
Leon Garcia, David Haubert, Rich Hillis, Dave Hudson, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee,  
Rafael Mandelman, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Treva Reid, Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva,  
Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams, Steve Young. Donald Young (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Executive Board members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4.a.  
23-0365  
ABAG President’s Report for March 16, 2023  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5.a.  
23-0366  
Executive Director’s Report for March 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
6. Executive Board Consent Calendar  
6.a.  
23-0367  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of November 10, 2022,  
November 10, 2022 (Special), January 19, 2023 and February 16, 2023  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
06a EB Minutes 20221110 480 Draft.pdf  
06a EB Minutes 20221110 Special Draft.pdf  
06a EB Minutes 20230119 484 Draft.pdf  
06a EB Minutes 20230216 485 Draft.pdf  
6.b.  
6.c.  
6.d.  
23-0375  
Authorization to amend a Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
contract with Energy Council in an amount not to exceed $383,000 to  
provide Home Energy Score rebates for BayREN’s Green Labeling  
program through December 31, 2023  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jenny Berg  
Attachments:  
06b 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Energy Council v1.pdf  
06b 2 Summary Approval BayREN Energy Council v1.pdf  
23-0377  
Authorization to amend a Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
contract with Solano County in an amount not to exceed $83,000 for  
marketing and implementation services for various BayREN programs  
through December 31, 2023  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jenny Berg  
Attachments:  
06c 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Solano County v1.pdf  
06c 2 Summary Approval BayREN Solano County v1.pdf  
23-0378  
Authorization to amend a contract with Baird + Driskell Community  
Planning (DBA Community Planning Collaborative) to assist ABAG in  
implementing the Regional Early Action Planning Grant Program (REAP)  
in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for a total contract amount of  
$1,400,000 for the time period as allowed in REAP Grant No.  
19-REAP-13915  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
06d 1 Summary Sheet REAP Baird and Driskell v2.pdf  
06d 2 Attachment A Index of available technical assistance.pdf  
06d 3 Attachment B Summary Approval REAP Baird and Driskell v2.pdf  
6.e.  
23-0379  
Authorization to amend a contract with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP to assist  
ABAG in interpreting housing laws and providing technical assistance in  
implementing the Regional Early Action Planning Grant Program (REAP)  
in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for a total contract amount of  
$274,000 for the time period as allowed in REAP Grant No.  
19-REAP-13915  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
06e 1 Summary Sheet REAP Goldfarb and Lipman v2.pdf  
06e 2 Attachment A Summary Approval REAP Goldfarb and Lipman.pdf  
6.f.  
23-0413  
Ratification of Committee Appointments  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
Attachments:  
06f 1 Summary Sheet Committee Appointment SFBRA v1.pdf  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee  
7.a.  
23-0368  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of February 10,  
2023 and March 10, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
7.b.  
23-0403  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 10-2023, Priority Sites Nomination  
Criteria  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Mark Shorett  
Attachments:  
07b 1 Summary Sheet Priority Sites Nomination Criteria v1.pdf  
07b 2 ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Sheet 20230310 v2.pdf  
8. ABAG Legislation Committee  
8.a.  
23-0369  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of February  
10, 2023 and March 10, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
8.b.  
23-0317  
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (Aguiar-Curry): Voter Threshold for  
Local Infrastructure Bonds and Taxes  
Action:  
Support and Seek Amendment / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
08b 1 Summary Sheet ACA 1 Aguiar Curry v1.pdf  
08b 2 Attachment A 3b_23-0119_Summary_Sheet_ACA_1_Aguiar-Curry_Voter  
8.c.  
8.d.  
23-0318  
Assembly Bill 84 (Ward): Property Tax Welfare Exemption  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
08c 1 Summary Sheet AB 84 Property Tax Welfare v1.pdf  
08c 2 Attachment A 3c_23-0081_Summary_Sheet_AB_84_Ward-Property_Tax_  
23-0468  
Senate Bill 225 (Caballero): Community Anti-Displacement and  
Preservation Program  
New state program to invest in affordable housing preservation and  
anti-displacement strategies.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
08d 1 Summary Sheet SB 225 Community Anti Displacement v1.pdf  
08d 2 Attachment A 3c_23-0298_Summary_Sheet_Senate_Bill_225-Caballero_  
9. ABAG Finance Committee  
9.a.  
23-0370  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of March 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
David Rabbitt  
9.b.  
23-0490  
Consideration of ABAG Structural Deficit and Direction to Staff  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
09b 1 Summary Sheet ABAG Structural Deficit v1.pdf  
09b 2 Attachment ABAG Finance Committee Summary Sheet 20230316 v2.pdf  
10. ABAG Housing Committee  
10.a. 23-0371  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of February 9, 2023 and  
March 9, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
10.b. 23-0380  
Report update on 6th Cycle Housing Element drafts submitted to the  
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by  
Bay Area jurisdictions, HCD’s comments on those drafts, and available  
technical assistance provided by the Association of Bay Area  
Governments (ABAG)  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Attachments:  
10b 1 Summary Sheet 6th Cycle Housing Element v2.pdf  
10b 2 ABAG Housing Committee Summary Sheet 20230309 v3.pdf  
11. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on May 18, 2023.  
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