375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
ABAG General Assembly  
Friday, June 16, 2023  
10:00 AM  
Yerba Buena - 1st Floor  
Business Meeting  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
General Assembly  
The Business Meeting is part of the ABAG General Assembly meeting.  
The complete agenda for the ABAG General Assembly meeting is available at:  
https://abag.ca.gov/meetings  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
President Arreguin called the meeting to order at about 10:08 a.m.  
Quorum of County Delegates was present.  
County Delegates Present: Marquez, Carlson, Sackett, Melgar, Canepa,  
Ellenberg.  
County Delegates Absent: Gregory, Williams, Rabbitt.  
Quorum of City/Town Delegates was present.  
City/Town Delegates Present: Aftab, Alessio, Andersen, Armstrong,  
Arreguin, Azevedo, Bana, Bigstyck, Blash, Blaustein, Branning, Cole,  
Cunningham, Darling, del Rosario, Doan, Dugan, Eakin, Eklund, Ezzy  
Ashcraft, Fife, Fligor, Fluet, Fong, Fruen, Fuller, Furtado, Gerringer,  
Hannon, Harvey, Hedges, Hendershot, Herrod, Hill, Hollingsworth-Adams,  
Hudes, Kamei, Kemnitzer, Lewis E, Manalo, McConnell, McCorriston,  
Medina, Mei, Mekechuk, Motoyama, Nagales, Nakamura, Noack, Oro,  
Pierson, Roach, Romero, Scales-Preston, Singh, Stevenson, Testa,  
Tiedemann, Toms, Trippe, Walker-Griffin, Washington, Woehleke,  
Wolosin, Wylie, Xavier, Young.  
City/Town Delegates Absent: Aalfs, Bauters, Breed, Burdo, Cisneros,  
Dohring, Goodman, Hindi, Kircher Jr., Kott, Kou, Lands, Lowe S, Marques,  
Martinez Beltran, Mates, Miller, Moy, Park, Paulson, Penrose, Perry, Phan,  
Pocekay, Reynoza, Rogers, Ross, Swan, Thier, Thorpe, Wan, Williams,  
Zollman.  
2. General Public Comment and Public Comment on Item 8, Keynote Presentation, Item  
9, Panel Presentation, and Item 10, Celebration of ABAG’s 60th Anniversary  
3. General Assembly Member Announcements  
4. President's Report  
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ABAG President’s Report of June 16, 2023  
President Arreguin gave the report.  
4.a.  
5. Executive Director's Report  
23-0855  
Executive Director’s Report of June 16, 2023  
Andrew Fremier gave the report.  
5.a.  
6. Business Meeting Minutes  
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6.a.  
County Approval of ABAG General Assembly Conference and Business  
Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2022  
Upon the County motion by Ellenberg and second by Canepa, the ABAG General  
Assembly County Delegates approved the Conference and Business Meeting  
minutes of June 17, 2022. The motion passed unanimously by the following vote:  
Ayes: Marquez, Carlson, Sackett, Melgar, Canepa, Ellenberg.  
Nays: None  
Abstain: None  
Absent: Gregory, Williams, Rabbitt.  
23-0857  
6.b.  
City and Town Approval of ABAG General Assembly Conference and  
Business Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2022  
Upon the City/Town motion by Eklund and second by Young, the ABAG General  
Assembly City/Town Delegates approved the Conference and Business Meeting  
minutes of June 17, 2022. The motion passed by the following vote:  
Ayes: Aftab, Alessio, Andersen, Armstrong, Arreguin, Azevedo, Bana, Bigstyck,  
Blash, Blaustein, Branning, Cole, Cunningham, Darling, del Rosario, Doan,  
Dugan, Eakin, Eklund, Ezzy Ashcraft, Fife, Fligor, Fluet, Fong, Fruen, Fuller,  
Furtado, Gerringer, Hannon, Harvey, Hedges, Hendershot, Herrod,  
Hollingsworth-Adams, Hudes, Kamei, Kemnitzer, Lewis E, Manalo, McCorriston,  
Medina, Mei, Mekechuk, Motoyama, Nagales, Nakamura, Noack, Oro, Pierson,  
Roach, Romero, Singh, Stevenson, Testa, Tiedemann, Toms, Trippe,  
Walker-Griffin, Washington, Woehleke, Wolosin, Wylie, Xavier, Young.  
Nays: McConnell.  
Abstain: Hill.  
Absent: Aalfs, Bauters, Breed, Burdo, Cisneros, Dohring, Goodman, Hindi, Kircher  
Jr., Kott, Kou, Lands, Lowe S, Marques, Martinez Beltran, Mates, Miller, Moy,  
Park, Paulson, Penrose, Perry, Phan, Pocekay, Reynoza, Rogers, Ross,  
Scales-Preston, Swan, Thier, Thorpe, Wan, Williams, Zollman.  
7. Proposed FY 2023-24 Operating Budget and Work Program  
23-0858  
7.a.  
County Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023 authorizing the Proposed  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)  
Operating Budget and Work Program  
Upon the County motion by Melgar and second by Canepa, the ABAG General  
Assembly County Delegates adopted Resolution No. 11-2023. The motion passed  
unanimously by the following vote:  
Ayes: Marquez, Carlson, Sackett, Melgar, Canepa, Ellenberg.  
Nays: None  
Abstain: None  
Absent: Gregory, Williams, Rabbitt.  
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7.b.  
City and Town Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023 authorizing the  
Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Association of Bay Area Governments  
(ABAG) Operating Budget and Work Program  
Upon the City/Town motion by Hollingsworth-Adams and second by Romero, the  
ABAG General Assembly City/Town Delegates adopted Resolution No. 11-2023.  
The motion passed unanimously by the following vote:  
Ayes: Aftab, Alessio, Andersen, Armstrong, Arreguin, Azevedo, Bana, Bigstyck,  
Blash, Blaustein, Branning, Cole, Cunningham, Darling, del Rosario, Doan,  
Dugan, Eakin, Eklund, Ezzy Ashcraft, Fife, Fligor, Fluet, Fong, Fruen, Fuller,  
Furtado, Gerringer, Hannon, Harvey, Hedges, Hendershot, Herrod,  
Hollingsworth-Adams, Hudes, Kamei, Kemnitzer, Lewis E, Manalo, McCorriston,  
Medina, Mei, Mekechuk, Motoyama, Nagales, Nakamura, Noack, Oro, Pierson,  
Roach, Romero, Singh, Stevenson, Testa, Tiedemann, Toms, Trippe,  
Walker-Griffin, Washington, Woehleke, Wolosin, Wylie, Xavier, Young.  
Nays: McConnell.  
Abstain: Hill.  
Absent: Aalfs, Bauters, Breed, Burdo, Cisneros, Dohring, Goodman, Hindi, Kircher  
Jr., Kott, Kou, Lands, Lowe S, Marques, Martinez Beltran, Mates, Miller, Moy,  
Park, Paulson, Penrose, Perry, Phan, Pocekay, Reynoza, Rogers, Ross,  
Scales-Preston, Swan, Thier, Thorpe, Wan, Williams, Zollman.  
8. Keynote Presentation  
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8.a.  
Keynote Speaker: Prosperity and the Power of Place in the Bay Area  
Tracy Hadden Loh, a Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for  
Transformative Placemaking, will set the stage for the conference by  
highlighting the power of place and the importance of regional alignment in  
an uncertain world still recovering from the COVID pandemic. Dr. Loh’s  
work focuses on the intersection of commercial real estate, infrastructure,  
racial equity and governance. Her presentation will link her experience as a  
former elected official and her national research with the realities of the Bay  
Area and help frame the conversation around recovery and growth. She  
recently co-authored the Brookings Institution’s report entitled “Breaking the  
‘urban doom loop’: The future of downtowns is shared prosperity.”  
After the presentation, President Arreguín and Bay Area Council President  
and CEO Jim Wunderman will join Dr. Loh in a discussion of the state of  
the regional economy and lessons from other parts of the country, followed  
by an audience Q&A session.  
Tracy Hadden Loh gave the report.  
9. Panel Presentation  
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9.a.  
Panel Presentation on Bay Area Case Studies: Local Efforts that Drive  
Regional Prosperity  
This panel will highlight how communities around the region are working to  
bring about inclusive economic prosperity. Panel members will share  
community visions and challenges for the future, as well as plans to  
implement strategies tailored to local conditions. Following brief  
presentations, the panel will discuss how the region can grow middle-wage  
jobs and drive the next cycle of economic growth. There will be an  
opportunity for audience Q&A.  
Panel members will include:  
Chris Rico, President and CEO, Solano County Economic Development  
Council  
Diane Burgis, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa  
Lily Mei, Mayor, City of Fremont  
Todd Pray, Ph.D., Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer at Lawrence  
Berkeley National Laboratory  
10. Celebration of ABAG's 60th Anniversary  
11. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
President Arreguin adjourned the meeting at about 2:42 p.m. The next  
regular meeting of the ABAG General Assembly will be announced.