375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Bay Area Regional Collaborative  
Chair, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice Chair, Zack Wasserman, SF Bay Conservation and  
Development Commission  
Friday, July 19, 2024  
10:00 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
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Roster  
ABAG—Jesse Arreguin, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Pat Eklund  
BAAQMD—David Haubert, Mark Ross, Davina Hurt, Sergio Lopez  
BCDC—John Gioia, Dave Pine, Zack Wasserman, Rebecca Eisen  
MTC—Alfredo Pedroza, Jim Spering, Eddie Ahn, Sue Noack  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Chair Arreguin called the meeting to order at 10:16 a.m. Quorum was  
achieved at 10:46 a.m.  
9 - Arreguin, Ahn, Eisen, Eklund, Haubert, Hurt , Lopez, Ross, and Spering  
Present:  
Absent:  
7 - Wasserman, Gioia, Noack, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt, and Ramos  
2. Governing Board Member Announcements  
There were no Governing Board Member Announcements.  
3. Chair's Report  
Chair Arreguin gave the report.  
4. Consent Calendar  
BARC Governing Board Chair’s Report for July 19, 2024  
3a.  
Approval of the BARC Governing Board Minutes of May 17, 2024  
4a.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and the second by Eklund, the Consent Calendar  
was approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
9 - Arreguin, Ahn, Eisen, Eklund, Haubert, Hurt , Lopez, Ross and Spering  
7 - Wasserman, Gioia, Noack, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt and Ramos  
Aye:  
Absent:  
5. Approval of the Interagency Flooding and Sea Level Rise Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU)  
5a.  
Interagency Flooding and Sea Level Rise Memorandum of Understanding  
(MOU)  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and the second by Eklund, the BARC Sea Level  
Rise MOU was approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
9 - Arreguin, Ahn, Eisen, Eklund, Haubert, Hurt , Lopez, Ross and Spering  
7 - Wasserman, Gioia, Noack, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt and Ramos  
Aye:  
Absent:  
6. Overview of State Climate Bond  
Presentation on State Climate Bond  
6a.  
Josh Quigley gave the report.  
Charlie Lavery & Warner Chabot gave public comment  
7. BARC Organization Plan Update  
Update on BARC Organizational Plan  
7a.  
Mark Northcross and Mindy Craig gave the report.  
8. Public Comment  
There was no general public comment.  
9. Meeting Adjournment/Next Meeting  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:18 p.m.