375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda  
ABAG Executive Board  
Thursday, May 21, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 508  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
San José City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St., 17th floor, San José, CA 95113 (Campos)  
Newark City Hall, 37101 Newark Blvd, Newark, CA 94560 (Hannon)  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor,  
Oakland, CA 94612 (Fife)  
Santa Clara County, 70 W. Hedding St., East Wing, 10th Floor, SCR,  
San Jose, CA 95110 (Duong)  
Fairfield City Hall, 1000 Webster St., 4th Floor Conference Room, Fairfield,  
CA 94533 (Moy, Washington)  
County of Contra Costa, 2300 Clayton Rd, Suite 1500, Concord, CA 94520 (Scales Preston)  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:00 p.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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ABAG Clerk of the Board: Fred Castro  
Roster  
Susan Adams, Sylvia Arenas, Pamela Campos, David Canepa, Ken Carlson,  
Sarah Dennis Phillips, Bien Doan, Matt Dorsey, Betty Duong, Pat Eklund,  
Carroll Fife, Nikki Fortunato-Bas, Lisa Gauthier, Juan Gonzalez, Michael Hannon,  
Rosemary Kamei, Eric Lucan, Daniel Lurie, Rafael Mandelman,  
Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Rob Moore, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy,  
Mark Nagales, David Rabbitt, Janani Ramachandran, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero,  
Shanelle Scales-Preston, Cindy Silva, Zac Unger, Pierre Washington,  
Wanda Williams.  
Mark Ransom (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation  
Announcement  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Election of President and Vice President  
3a.  
26-0526  
Election of the President and Vice President of the Association of Bay  
Area Governments  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Kathleen Kane  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3a 1 ABAG Summary Sheet - Election.pdf  
3a 2 Attachment A ABAG Bylaws (June 2025).pdf  
3a 3 Handout Memo Re-ABAG Leadership Nominations 2026.pdf  
4. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
5. President's Report  
5a.  
26-0525  
ABAG President’s Report for May 21, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
5b.  
26-0670  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 4-2026 Recognizing the many  
contributions of Caitlin Sweeney on her Retirement  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Belia Ramos  
Attachments:  
5b 1 Summary Sheet Appreciation Caitlin Sweeney.pdf  
5b 2 Attachment ABAG Resolution 4 2026 Caitlin Sweeney.pdf  
5b 3 Handout Revised ABAG Resolution 4 2026 Caitlin Sweeney v4.pdf  
6. Executive Director's Report  
6a.  
26-0527  
Executive Director’s Report for May 21, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6a ABAG_5-21-26-DRAFT ED Report.pdf  
7. MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Chair's Report  
7a.  
26-0536  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Chair’s Report to the ABAG  
Executive Board for May 21, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Presenter:  
Carina Vinh Lieu  
Attachments:  
7a 1 Summary Sheet MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Chair Report.pd  
7a 2 Attachment A 26-0536_MTC-ABAG_Community_Advisory_Council_Report  
8. Consent Calendar  
8a.  
26-0528  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of March 19, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8a EB Minutes 20260319 507 Draft v2.pdf  
8b.  
26-0573  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No, 4-2023, Revised, authorizing the  
Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, or his  
designee, to enter into agreements with the California Department of  
Water Resources and Local Project Sponsors for the Proposition 1 Round  
2 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grant and amending the  
end date of the authorization to be concurrent with the grant agreement and  
any extended term reflected in amendments approved by the State.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
8b 1 SFEP_Summary Sheet_IRWMP1R2Extension.pdf  
8b 2 SFEP_SummaryApproval_IRWMP1R2Extension.pdf  
8b 3 Resolution 4 2023 Amendment_IRWM_P1R2_Extension v2 REDLINE.pdf  
8c.  
26-0713  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 5-2025, Revised, approving the  
appointment of Kathleen Cha, League of Women Voters, as an “at large”  
representative for civic organizations on the MTC ABAG Community  
Advisory Council  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Ky-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
8c 1 Summary_Sheet_Community_Advisory_Council_Amendment_ABAG_Exec  
8c 2 Attachment Resolution No. 5 2025 Establishment of the MTC ABAG Comm  
9. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
9a.  
26-0529  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of April 10, 2026  
and May 8, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
10. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
10a. 26-0530  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of April 10,  
2026 and May 8, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Ken Carlson  
Presenter:  
10b. 26-0574  
Senate Bill 979 (Strickland): Regional Housing Needs Allocation  
Provides that a final regional housing needs allocation determination by a  
council of governments or a delegate subregion is subject to judicial  
review.  
Action:  
Oppose / ABAG Executive Board  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
10b 1 Summary Sheet AB 979 Strickland RHNA.pdf  
10b 2 Attachment Summary Sheet Joint Legislation 20260410 AB 979 Strickland  
10c. 26-0671  
Assembly Bill 2508 (Hoover): Public Utilities Public Purpose Programs  
Fund  
Eliminates the ratepayer-based funding stream for energy efficiency  
programs, such as BayREN, and replaces it with funding from the  
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, subject to annual appropriation.  
Action:  
Oppose / ABAG Executive Board  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
10c 1 Summary Sheet AB 2508 Hoover Public Utilities Purpose Program.pdf  
10c 2 Attachment Summary Sheet Joint Legislation 20260508 AB 2508 Hoover  
11. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
11a. 26-0531  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of May 21, 2026, including  
Acceptance of Report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Association of Bay  
Area Governments (ABAG) Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the  
period ended March 31, 2026 Unaudited), Acceptance of Report on ABAG  
Investments for period ended December 31, 2025 (Unaudited), and  
Acceptance of Report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Association of Bay  
Area Governments (ABAG) Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the  
period ended March 31, 2026 Unaudited)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Pat Eklund  
Attachments:  
11a 1 Finance Committee Summary ABAG Investment Report March 2026.pdf  
11a 2 Finance Committee Summary ABAG Investment Report December 2025.p  
11a 3 Finance Committee Summary ABAG Statement Revenues Expenses Mar  
11b. 26-0532  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 5-2026 authorizing the Association of  
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27  
Operating Budget and Work Program  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
6a 1 Summary Sheet ABAG FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget.pdf  
6a 2 Attachment A - ABAG FY 2026-27 Operating Budget.pdf  
6a 3 Attachment B - ABAG Resolution No. 5-2026, FY 2026-27 Proposed Opera  
6a 4 Attachment C - Work Program.pdf  
6a 5 Attachment D - ABAG FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget Presentatio  
11b Handout Work Program Corrected Roster.pdf  
12. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
12a. 26-0533  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 8, 2026 and May  
13, 2026  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
13. Regional Housing Needs Allocation  
13a. 26-0535  
An early preview of the 7th cycle RHNA process including phases, timeline,  
and notable statutory changes, prior to kickoff in early 2027.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Darin Ranelletti  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
13a 1 26-0535_Summary_Sheet_RHNA.pdf  
13a 2 26-0535_Attachment_A_Overview_of_RHNA_Subregions.pdf  
13a 3 26-0535_Attachment_B_RHNA_Presentation.pdf  
14. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on August 20, 2026.