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, September 21, 2023  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 490  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:10 p.m.,  
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Roster  
Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,  
Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Noella Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,  
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee, Rafael Mandelman,  
Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Myrna Melgar, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama,  
Catherine Moy, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,Treva Reid,  
Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams.  
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  
4a.  
23-1110  
ABAG President’s Report for September 21, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
23-1111  
Executive Director’s Report for September 21, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
Attachments:  
05a ED Report_ABAG_Sept-2023.pdf  
6. Executive Board Consent Calendar  
6a.  
23-1112  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of July 20, 2023  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
06a EB Minutes 20230720 489 Draft.pdf  
6b.  
23-1113  
Adoption of Election Calendar for the Election of President and Vice  
President and Ratification of Appointments to the Canvassing Committee  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
Attachments:  
06b 1 Summary Sheet Election Calendar v2.pdf  
06b 2 Attachment Procedures Election.pdf  
6c.  
23-1114  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contracts for a cumulative total amount not to exceed  
$91,591,970 to provide services for BayREN including administration,  
marketing, implementation, and incentives with the following nine (9)  
member agencies in the amount following each agency Energy Council, on  
behalf of Alameda County jurisdictions, $38,410,603; County of Contra  
Costa, $1,235,996; County of Marin, $1,121,441; County of Napa,  
$1,056,770; City and County of San Francisco, $35,859,790; County of  
San Mateo, $1,527,754; County of Santa Clara, $1,727,358; County of  
Solano, $1,978,618; and, Regional Climate Protection Authority, on behalf  
of Sonoma County jurisdictions, $8,673,640  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
06c 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Member Agency Contracts v3.pdf  
06c 2 A Summary Approval BayREN Energy Council v2.pdf  
06c 3 B Summary Approval BayREN Contra Costa v2.pdf  
06c 4 C Summary Approval BayREN Marin.pdf  
06c 5 D Summary Approval BayREN Napa.pdf  
06c 6 E Summary Approval BayREN San Francisco.pdf  
06c 7 F Summary Approval BayREN San Mateo.pdf  
06c 8 G Summary Approval BayREN Santa Clara.pdf  
06c 9 H Summary Approval BayREN Solano.pdf  
06c 10 I Summary Approval BayREN Sonoma.pdf  
6d.  
23-1115  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contract amendments for a cumulative total amount not  
to exceed $12,335,000 to provide services for BayREN including  
administration, marketing, implementation, incentives, and regulatory  
support with the following eight (8) third-party consultants in the amount  
following each consultant: CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., $3,250,000;  
Collective Strategies Consulting LLC, $150,000; Frontier Energy, Inc.,  
$25,000; Law Offices of Elizabeth Kelly, $200,000; M.Cubed, $100,000;  
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, $8,040,000; The Energy Coalition,  
$250,000; The Regents of the University of California, $120,000  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
06d 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Third Party Consultant Contracts v3.pdf  
06d 2 A Summary Approval BayREN CLEAResult Consulting v2.pdf  
06d 3 B Summary Approval BayREN Collective Strategies v2.pdf  
06d 4 C Summary Approval BayREN Frontier Energy v2.pdf  
06d 5 D Summary Approval BayREN Elizabeth Kelly v2.pdf  
06d 6 E Summary Approval BayREN M.Cubed v2.pdf  
06d 7 F Summary Approval BayREN Rising Sun v2.pdf  
06d 8 G Summary Approval BayREN The Energy Coalition v2.pdf  
06d 9 H Summary Approval BayREN UCLA v2.pdf  
6e.  
23-1116  
Adoption of Resolution No. 14-2023, which authorizes the submittal of a  
financial assistance application to the State Water Resources Control  
Board for State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding for Clean Water on behalf of  
the San Francisco Estuary Partnership for up to $1 million for continued  
development of the State of the Estuary Platform and, if awarded,  
authorization to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the State  
Water Resources Control Board and any amendments thereto necessary  
to receive the financial assistance from the State Water Resources Control  
Board  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
06e 1 Summary Sheet SFEP EstuaryPlatform v2.pdf  
06e 2 Attachment A ABAG Resolution No 14-2023 SFEP Estuary Platform v1.pd  
06e 3 Attachment B Summary Approval SFEP EstuaryPlatform v2.pdf  
6f.  
23-1117  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Individual Funding Agreements as  
part of the Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)  
Grant Program funded by the State of California Department of Water  
Resources (DWR), with the following Local Project Sponsors (LPSs) in the  
following amounts: City of San Jose - ($4,980,000); Contra Costa County  
Flood Control and Water Conservation District ($1,500,000); Contra Costa  
Resource Conservation District ($1,595,650); Daily Acts Organization  
($1,500,000); Marin Municipal Water District ($6,408,000); San  
Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority ($3,799,087); San Mateo  
Resource Conservation District ($5,429,803); Valley Water ($3,845,229);  
Zone 7 Water Agency ($827,478); Zone 7 Water Agency ($130,000);  
Roseview Heights Mutual Water Company ($300,000), and City of  
Burlingame ($1,009,232)  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
06f 1 Summary Sheet SFEP IRWM_P1R2 v2.pdf  
06f 2 Summary Approval SFEP IRWM_P1R2 v2.pdf  
6g.  
23-1118  
Authorization to negotiate and execute an amendment in an amount not to  
exceed $200,0000 with Solano Transportation Authority for construction of  
a portion of the Bay Trail for a total contract amount not to exceed  
$600,000  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Lee Huo  
Attachments:  
06g 1 Summary Sheet Bay Trail-Vine Trail Gap Closure Construction Grant Con  
06g 2 Summary Approval Bay Trail-Vine Trail Gap Closure Construction Grant C  
06g 3 ABAG Resolution 2019 15 Authorization to Receive Funds Bay Trail Signe  
6h.  
23-1078  
Overview of Local Expenditure Planning process required for the 80% of  
funding administered by Bay Area counties and direct-allocation cities  
from the anticipated 2024 Regional Housing Bond, and how the Bay Area  
Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) is supporting jurisdictions throughout  
this process  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
07a 1 Summary Sheet - Local Expenditure Planning for 2024 Regional Bond v2.  
07a 2 Attachment A Presentation Local Expenditure Planning for 2024 Regional  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
7a.  
23-1119  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of September 8,  
2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
8a.  
23-1120  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of September  
8, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jesse Arreguin  
9. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
9a.  
23-1121  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of September 21, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
David Rabbitt  
10. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
10a. 23-1122  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of September 13, 2023  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
11. Local Government Services Report  
11a. 23-1123  
Advancing Nature-Based Shoreline Strategies-Briefing on the San  
Francisco Estuary Partnership’s work to advance nature-based shoreline  
infrastructure for multiple benefits  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
11a 1 Summary Sheet SFEP Nature Based Shoreline v1.pdf  
11a 2 Presentation Report on Advancing Nature-Based Shoreline Solutions v2.p  
11b. 23-1124  
Authorization to negotiate and execute a Cooperative Agreement between  
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/San Francisco Estuary  
Partnership (SFEP) and the City of Palo Alto for the construction and  
delivery of the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Project  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Heidi Nutters  
Attachments:  
11b 1 Summary Sheet SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto v2.pdf  
11b 2 Presentation SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto v2.pdf  
11b 3 Summary Approval SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto v2.pdf  
12. Plan Bay Area 2050+: Scope and Schedule  
12a  
23-1125  
Update on scope and schedule for Plan Bay Area 2050+, a minor update  
to the long-range regional plan which kicked off this summer  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Chirag Rabari  
Attachments:  
12a 1 Plan Bay Area 2050+_SummarySheet v2.pdf  
12a 2 Plan Bay Area 2050+_Scope and Schedule_Att A Presentation v2.pdf  
12a 3 Plan Bay Area 2050+_Key Milestones_Att B.pdf  
13. Preparation for 2024 Regional Housing Bond  
13a. 23-1079  
Continued discussion regarding BAHFA’s Regional Housing Revenue  
Allocation Options - “Step 2” Decision Points  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Daniel Saver  
Attachments:  
07b 1 Summary Sheet 2024 Ballot Decision Points and Recommendations - Par  
07b 2 Attachment A - 2024 Ballot Step Two Decision Points Geographic distribu  
07b 3 Attachment B - Presentation 2024 Ballot Measure Decision Points - Step T  
14. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on November 16, 2023.  
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