Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Housing Committee  
Chair, Carlos Romero, Councilmember, East Palo Alto  
Vice Chair, Vacant  
Wednesday, November 13, 2024  
12:00 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Housing Committee  
This is a joint meeting with the BAHFA Oversight Committee.  
The ABAG Housing Committee is scheduled to meet at 12:00 p.m., or immediately following the  
9:45 a.m. MTC Programming and Allocation Committee meeting, whichever is later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 1, 1st Floor,  
Oakland, CA 94612  
County of Sonoma, Board of Supervisors, 575 Administration Dr, Room 100A,  
Santa Rosa, CA 95403  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at  
375 Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor), San Francisco, California. In-person attendees  
must adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast  
are encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number.  
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Roster  
Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife  
Lisa Motoyama, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero,  
Aaron Tiedemann  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
Quorum is a majority of ABAG Housing Committee members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Committee Member Announcements  
Information  
4. Chairs' Report  
4a.  
ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight Committee Chairs’  
Report for November 13, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
Alfredo Pedroza  
5. ABAG Housing Committee Consent Calendar  
5a.  
Action:  
Approval of ABAG Housing Committee Minutes of October 9, 2024  
ABAG Housing Committee Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. BAHFA Oversight Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Action:  
Approval of BAHFA Oversight Committee Minutes of October 9, 2024  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Secretary  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. BAHFA Rental Assistance Pilot Program  
7a.  
Progress update on BAHFA’s Rental Assistance Pilot Program to prevent  
homelessness in Napa County  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Irene Farnsworth  
Attachments:  
8. BAHFA Pilot Program Updates and Next Steps  
8a.  
Update about BAHFA and the broader regional housing portfolio following  
removal of Regional Measure 4 (RM4) from the November 2024 ballot and  
discussion of next steps  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next joint meeting of the ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight  
Committee will be announced.