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, February 16, 2023  
5:05 PM  
REMOTE  
Special Meeting  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 485  
In light of Governor Newsom’s State of Emergency declaration regarding COVID-19 and in  
accordance with Assembly Bill 361’s (Rivas) provisions allowing remote meetings, this meeting  
will be accessible via webcast, teleconference, and Zoom for all participants.  
A Zoom panelist link for meeting participants will be sent separately to committee, commission,  
or board members.  
The meeting webcast will be available at: https://abag.ca.gov/meetings-events/live-webcasts  
Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom at the following link or  
phone number:  
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Detailed instructions on participating via Zoom are available at:  
https://abag.ca.gov/zoom-information  
Committee members and members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak should  
use the “raise hand” feature or dial "*9" and dial “*6” to unmute and speak.  
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Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom or may submit comments by email at  
info@bayareametro.gov by 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled meeting date. Please  
include the committee or board meeting name in the subject line. Due to the current  
circumstances, there may be limited opportunity to address comments during the meeting. All  
comments received will be submitted into the record.  
The ABAG Executive Board may act on any item on the agenda.  
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:05 p.m.,  
or after the preceding ACFA Governing Board meeting.  
Agenda, roster and webcast available at https://abag.ca.gov  
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, 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.  
23-0312  
ABAG President’s Report for February 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5.a.  
23-0313  
Executive Director’s Report for February 16, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman  
6. Remote Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361  
6.a.  
23-0314  
Adoption of Resolution No. 9-2023 Regarding Remote Meetings Pursuant  
to Assembly Bill 361  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Kathleen Kane  
Attachments:  
06a 1 Summary Sheet Findings Pursuant to AB 361 v1.pdf  
06a 2 ABAG Resolution No 9 2023 Findings Pursuant to AB 361 to Continue Vir  
7. In-Person Meetings/Brown Act/AB 2449  
7.a.  
23-0315  
Report on Return to In-Person Meetings/Brown Act/AB 2449  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kathleen Kane  
Attachments:  
07a 1 Summary Sheet In Person Meetings Brown Act AB 2449 v4.pdf  
07a 2 Attachment ABAG EB Memo Post Covid Emergency Brown Act Meetings  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on March 16, 2023.  
Public Comment: The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items at Committee meetings  
by completing a request-to-speak card (available from staff) and passing it to the Committee secretary.  
Public comment may be limited by any of the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 of MTC's Procedures  
Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly  
flow of business.  
Meeting Conduct: If this meeting is willfully interrupted or disrupted by one or more persons  
rendering orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, the Chair may order the removal of individuals who  
are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order cannot be restored by  
such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting room be cleared (except for  
representatives of the press or other news media not participating in the disturbance), and the session  
may continue.  
Record of Meeting: Committee meetings are recorded. Copies of recordings are available at a  
nominal charge, or recordings may be listened to at MTC offices by appointment. Audiocasts are  
maintained on MTC's Web site (mtc.ca.gov) for public review for at least one year.  
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disabilities and individuals who are limited-English proficient who wish to address Commission matters.  
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TDD/TTY. We require three working days' notice to accommodate your request.  
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Attachments are sent to Committee members, key staff and others as appropriate. Copies will be  
available at the meeting.  
All items on the agenda are subject to action and/or change by the Committee. Actions recommended  
by staff are subject to change by the Committee.