Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Oversight Committee  
Chair, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Vice Chair, Libby Schaaf, US Housing and Urban Development  
Wednesday, May 13, 2026  
11:30 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Special Meeting  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
Oversight Committee  
Joint meeting with the ABAG Housing Committee  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location:  
County of Santa Clara, 70 West Hedding, 10th floor, San Jose, CA 95110 (Abe Koga)  
The BAHFA Oversight Committee is scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m.,  
or immediately following the preceding board or committee meeting, whichever is later.  
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  
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Secretary: Fred Castro  
Roster  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Victoria Fleming, Barbara Lee, Amber Manfree, Myrna Melgar, Nate Miley,  
Gina Papan, Belia Ramos, Libby Schaaf (non-voting)  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
A quorum of the BAHFA Oversight Committee shall be a majority of its voting members  
(5).  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Committee Member Announcements  
Information  
4. Chairs' Report  
4a.  
26-0568  
ABAG Housing Committee and BAFHA Oversight Committee Chairs’  
Report for May 13, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
Belia Ramos  
5. ABAG Housing Committee Consent Calendar  
5a.  
26-0569  
Approval of ABAG Housing Committee Minutes of April 8, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05a HC Minutes 20260408 Draft.pdf  
5b.  
26-0629  
Summary update on the status of Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s  
(BAHFA’s) pilot programs and impact to date as recently presented to  
the Bay Area Caucus  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Attachments:  
05b 1 Summary Sheet BAHFA Pilots Update.pdf  
05b 2 Attachment A BAHFA Fact Sheet and Pilot Updates.pdf  
05b 3 Attachment B BAHFA Funded Projects List By County.pdf  
05b 4 Attachment C BAHFA Pilots Update Bay Area Caucus Presentation.pdf  
6. BAHFA Oversight Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
26-0570  
Approval of BAHFA Oversight Committee Minutes of April 8, 2026  
Action:  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Secretary  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06a BAHFA OC minutes 20260408 Draft.pdf  
6b.  
26-0660  
Summary update on the status of Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s  
(BAHFA’s) pilot programs and impact to date as recently presented to  
the Bay Area Caucus  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Attachments:  
06b 1 Summary Sheet BAHFA Pilots Update.pdf  
06b 2 Attachment A BAHFA Fact Sheet and Pilot Updates.pdf  
06b 3 Attachment B BAHFA Funded Projects List By County.pdf  
06b 4 Attachment C BAHFA Pilots Update Bay Area Caucus Presentation.pdf  
7. Welfare Tax Exemption Program  
7a.  
26-0571  
Recommend adoption of Resolution No. 16, Revised to update the  
terms of the Welfare Tax Exemption Preservation Program (Program),  
expanding the program to include new construction projects and  
changing its name to the “Welfare Tax Exemption Program”  
Action:  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Approval  
Somaya Abdelgany  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
07a 1 Summary Sheet Welfare Tax Exemption Preservation Program Terms and  
07a 2 Attachment A BAHFA TEMP-RES-0016_Revised.pdf  
07a 3 Attachment B BAHFA TEMP-RES-0016_Revised_REDLINE.pdf  
07a 4 Attachment C Attachment A to BAHFA Reso 16, Revised WTEP Term Sh  
07a 5 Attachment D Presentation WTE Terms and Name Change.pdf  
7b.  
26-0572  
Recommend adoption of Resolution No. 39 - to adopt a fee schedule  
for the Welfare Tax Exemption Program and to delegate authority to  
staff to collect those fees from program applicants and to approve fee  
reduction requests if such a request meets the criteria specified in the  
adopted Fee Schedule  
Action:  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Approval  
Lydia Tan  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
07b 1 Summary Sheet Welfare Tax Exemption Program Fees.pdf  
07b 2 Attachment A BAHFA_TEMP_RES-0039.pdf  
07b 3 Attachment B WTEP Fee Schedule.pdf  
07b 4 Attachment C Presentation - BAHFA WTEP Fee Schedule.pdf  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next joint meeting of the BAHFA Oversight Committee and the ABAG Housing  
Committee and is on June 10, 2026.