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, November 14, 2024  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 498  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:10 p.m., or immediately following the  
preceding ACFA Governing Board meeting, whichever is later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue, Sycamore Room,  
Los Altos, CA 94022  
3089 Potrero Way, Fairfield, CA 94534  
City of San Jose, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, City Manager’s Conference Room,  
17th Floor, Room #1734, San Jose, CA 95113  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor,  
Oakland, CA 94612  
City of South San Francisco, 400 Grand Avenue,  
South San Francisco, CA 94080  
County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 324A,  
San Rafael, CA 94903  
County of Alameda, 24301 Southland Drive, Suite 101,  
Hayward, CA 94545  
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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).  
1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum /  
Compensation Announcement  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Executive Board members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4a.  
ABAG President’s Report for November 14, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
Executive Director’s Report for November 14, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of September 19, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6b.  
Approval of ABAG Meeting Calendar for 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6c.  
Plan Bay Area 2050 Amendment: Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit to  
Healdsburg  
Approval of a proposed amendment to Plan Bay Area 2050 (“Plan”) to  
include the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District’s (SMART)  
passenger rail service extension to Healdsburg, and the approval of the  
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Adam Noelting  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
7a.  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of October 11,  
2024 and November 8, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
8a.  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of October  
11, 2024 and November 8, 2024  
Action:  
ABGA Executive Board Information  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
9. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
9a.  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of November 14, 2024,  
including Approval of the Report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25  
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Statement of Revenues  
and Expenses for the Period Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited),  
Report on ABAG Investments for period ended September 30, 2024  
(Unaudited); and Adoption of Resolution No. 5-2024, Revised,  
authorizing the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Proposed  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Operating Budget Amendment  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
David Rabbitt  
Attachments:  
9b.  
Report on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Audited  
Financial Statements and Accompanying Reports for Fiscal Year  
2023-2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Grace Martinez, MTC  
Kathy Lai, Lead Engagement Partner with Crowe LLP  
Attachments:  
9c.  
Report on the San Francisco Bay Trail Financial Statements for the year  
ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Grace Martinez, MTC  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meetings of October 9, 2024, and  
November 13, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
Update about BAHFA and the broader regional housing portfolio  
following removal of Regional Measure 4 (RM 4) from the November  
2024 ballot and discussion of next steps  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
11. Plan Bay Area 2050+/Transit 2050+  
What We Heard: Findings from Plan Bay Area 2050+/Transit 2050+  
Public Engagement Round 2 (Summer 2024)  
Findings and insights from Bay Area residents and partners during the  
second round of community engagement for Plan Bay Area 2050+ and  
Transit 2050+. This summary of feedback from Summer 2024  
engagement activities will help inform revisions to the Final Blueprint  
and Final Network.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Veronica Cummings  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Plan Bay Area 2050+: Final Blueprint Initial Recommendations  
Progress update on the Plan Bay Area 2050+ Final Blueprint, including  
final needs & revenue forecasts and potential strategy revisions, prior to  
envisioned action at the beginning of 2025.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Chirag Rabari  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
12. San Francisco Bay Trail Roadmap  
Report on the Bay Trail Roadmap and Presentation of a functional  
‘Roadmap’ for the Bay Trail program moving forward  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Presenter:  
Toshi Shepard-Ohta  
Cleveland Justis, Stephanie Karp, and Ella Mirhej-Potrero Group  
Attachments:  
13. San Francisco Bay Trail Nonprofit  
Adoption of Resolution 11-2024 authorizing MTC/ABAG to reclaim and  
carry out the statutory mandates of SB 100 from the Bay Trail Nonprofit  
and dissolve the agreement between ABAG and the SF Bay Trail  
Nonprofit  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Toshi Shepard-Ohta  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
14. Closed Session – PUBLIC EMLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION  
Title: Executive Director  
Closed Session Public Comment  
The Executive Board will meet in Closed Session, pursuant to California  
Government Code §54957, with respect to the Executive Director’s  
performance.  
15. Open Session  
16. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board will be announced.