Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Advisory Committee  
Thursday, April 23, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Corrected  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
Advisory Committee  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
None  
The BAHFA Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m.  
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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Clerk: Fred Castro  
Roster  
Jamie Almanza, Aissia Ashoori, Efren Carrillo, Consuelo Hernandez,  
Nevada Merriman, Hugo Ramirez, Leelee Thomas, Michelle Whitman  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum of the BAHFA Advisory Committee shall be a majority of its voting members  
(5).  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Committee Member Announcements  
Information  
4. Chair's Report  
4a.  
Action:  
BAHFA Advisory Committee Chair’s Report of April 23, 2026  
BAHFA Advisory Committee Information  
Efren Carrillo  
Presenter:  
5. Consent Calendar  
5a.  
Action:  
Approval of BAHFA Advisory Committee Minutes of March 26, 2026  
BAHFA Advisory Committee Approval  
Secretary  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
5b.  
Brief overview of key features of the San Francisco Bay Area Regional  
Housing Finance Act (California Government Code § 64500, et seq.),  
which establishes and governs the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority  
(BAHFA)  
Action:  
BAHFA Advisory Committee Information  
Heather Peters  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Welfare Tax Exemption Program  
6a.  
Recommend revisions to the terms of the Welfare Tax Exemption  
Preservation Program (Program) to include new construction projects and  
change the Program name to the “Welfare Tax Exemption Program”  
Action:  
BAHFA Approval  
Presenter:  
Somaya Abdelgany  
Attachments:  
6b.  
Recommend adoption of a fee schedule for the Welfare Tax Exemption  
Program  
Action:  
BAHFA Approval  
Lydia Tan  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. BAHFA's Enabling Legislation  
7a.  
Update on the stakeholder engagement process to develop a policy  
framework for potential amendments to BAHFA’s enabling statute and  
introduction of draft principles to guide the process  
Action:  
BAHFA Advisory Committee Information  
Daniel Saver  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the BAHFA Advisory Committee is on May 28, 2026.