375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Bay Area Regional Collaborative  
Chair, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice Chair, Zack Wasserman, SF Bay Conservation and  
Development Commission  
Friday, January 19, 2024  
10:00 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Napa County Administration Building, CEO Office, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, CA 94599  
Scott Haggerty Heritage House, 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566  
Office of Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia, 11780 San Pablo Ave., Suite D, El  
Cerrito, CA. 94530  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor). In-person attendees must adhere to posted public  
health protocols while in the building.The meeting webcast will be available at:  
https://barc.ca.gov/whats-happening/meetings/live-webcast. Members of the public are  
encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number. Members  
of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak should use the “raise hand” feature or  
dial "*9". In order to get the full Zoom experience, please make sure your application is up to  
date.  
Attendee Link: https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/86183653905  
iPhone One-tap mobile: US: +13462487799,,82642783666# or +14086380968,,82642783666#  
Join by Telephone: (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: 888  
788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free)  
Webinar ID: 861 8365 3905  
International numbers available: https://bayareametro.zoom.us/u/keFRb49jJI  
SIP: 86183653905@zoomcrc.com  
Detailed instructions on participating via Zoom are available at:  
https://abag.ca.gov/zoom-information  
Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom or may submit comments by email at  
info@bayaremetro.gov by 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled meeting date. Please include  
the committee or board meeting name and agenda item in the subject line. Due to the current  
circumstances there may be limited opportunity to address comments during the meeting. All  
comments received will be submitted into the record.  
The BARC Governing Board may act on any item on the agenda. Agenda, roster, and webcast  
available at https://barc.ca.gov. For information, contact Clerk of the Board at (415) 778-5218.  
Roster  
ABAG—Jesse Arreguin, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Pat Eklund  
BAAQMD—David Haubert, Mark Ross, Margaret Abe-Koga  
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  
Quorum: A quorum of this body shall be a majority of its regular voting members (8).  
2. Governing Board Member Announcements  
3. Chair's Report  
3.a  
24-0108  
Action:  
BARC Governing Board Chair’s Report for January 19, 2023  
Information  
Presenter:  
Chair Arreguin  
4. Consent Calendar  
4.a  
24-0109  
Action:  
Approval of BARC Governing Board Minutes of December 8, 2023  
Action  
Presenter:  
Clerk of the Board  
BARC GB Minutes 20231208 Draft.pdf  
Attachments:  
5. BARC Member Agency Executive Director Updates  
5.a  
24-0110  
Action:  
Caltrans District 4 for January 19, 2023  
Information  
Presenter:  
Dina El-Tawansy  
5.b  
24-0111  
Action:  
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board  
Information  
Presenter:  
Eileen White  
5.c  
5.d  
24-0112  
Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
24-0113  
Action:  
California State Coastal Conservancy  
Information  
Amy Hutzel  
Presenter:  
5.e  
5.f  
24-0114  
Action:  
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission  
Information  
Presenter:  
Larry Goldzband  
24-0115  
Action:  
Bay Area Air Quality Management District  
Information  
Greg Nudd  
Presenter:  
6. BARC Executive Director's Update  
6.a  
24-0116  
Action:  
Report from the BARC Executive Director  
Information  
Presenter:  
Allison Brooks  
Attachments:  
Item 6.a BARC_2023_Annual_Report_At_A_Glance_v4.pdf  
7. Presentation from the San Francisco Estuary Partnership  
7.a  
24-0122  
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:  
Heidi Nutters, San Francisco Estuary Partnership  
Attachments:  
Item 7.a Advancing Nature Based Solutions SFEP Presentation.pdf  
8. Public Comment  
Commissioners and members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak  
should use the "raise hand" feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or  
dial *6.  
9. Adjournment/Next meeting  
The next meeting of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative will be on Friday March 15th at  
10 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, and other  
remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noted to the public.  
The Governing Board may take action on any item listed in the agenda.  
This meeting is scheduled to end promptly at 12:00 p.m. Agenda items not considered by that time  
may be deferred.  
The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items by completing a request-to-speak card and  
giving it to BARC staff or the chairperson.  
Although a quorum of the Governing Board may be in attendance at this meeting, the Governing Board  
may take action only on those matters delegated to it. The Governing Board may not take any action as  
the Bay Area Regional Collaborative Governing Board unless this meeting has been previously noticed  
as a Bay Area Regional Collaborative Governing Board meeting.