375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
ABAG Executive Board  
President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Vice Prs, Carlos Romero, Councilmember, City of East Palo Alto  
Past Prs, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma  
Thursday, September 18, 2025  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 504  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
County of Alameda, 1221 Oak Street, Suite 536, Oakland, CA 94612  
City of San Jose, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, 17th floor, #1734, San José, CA 95113  
112 Trellis Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903  
Fairfield City Hall, 1000 Webster Street, 4th Floor, Fairfield, California 94534  
Newark City Hall, 37101 Newark Boulevard, Conference Room 1, First Floor,  
Newark, CA 94560  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor, Oakland, CA 94612  
The Village at Palisades Tahoe, 1960 Olympic Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA 96146  
County of San Mateo, 500 County Center, 5th Floor, Buckeye Room, Redwood City, CA, 94063  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:10 p.m.,  
or immediately following the preceding ABAG Finance 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  
will be available at https://abag.ca.gov/meetings-events/live-webcasts Members of the public  
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Clerk: Fred Castro  
Roster  
Susan Adams, Sylvia Arenas, Pamela Campos, Ken Carlson, Noelia Corzo, Bien Doan,  
Matt Dorsey, Betty Duong, Pat Eklund, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor, Nikki Fortunato-Bas,  
Lisa Gauthier, Rosemary Kamei, Eric Lucan, Daniel Lurie, Rafael Mandelman,  
Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy, Mark Nagales,  
Sarah Dennis Phillips, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Shanelle Scales-Preston,  
Cindy Silva, Pierre Washington, Wanda Williams.  
Michael Ransom (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation  
Announcement  
A quorum of the ABAG Executive Board shall be a majority of its voting members (15).  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4a.  
25-1079  
Action:  
ABAG President’s Report for September 18, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
25-1080  
Action:  
Executive Director’s Report for September 18, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
6. Consent Calendar  
6a.  
6b.  
25-1081  
Action:  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of July 17, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06a EB Minutes 20250717 503 Draft.pdf  
25-1086  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 11-2025 - Adoption of Revised and  
New Priority Conservation Areas: Geography Designation - Approval of  
proposed amendments to 173 existing Priority Conservation Area (PCAs)  
and approval of 69 proposed PCA nominations.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Kate Lyons  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06b 1 Summary Sheet Priority Conservation Areas v1.pdf  
06b 2 Attachment Administrative Committee 20250912 Summary Sheet Priority  
6c.  
6d.  
6e.  
25-1165  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with The  
Energy Coalition to extend their existing contract for BayREN Energy  
Concierge through December 31, 2027 and add up to $339,479, for a total  
contract amount not to exceed $607,209, on behalf of the Bay Area  
Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06c 1 Summary Sheet BayREN TEC Concierge Amendment v2.pdf  
06c 2 Summary Approval BayREN TEC Concierge Amendment v1.pdf  
25-1166  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with The  
Energy Coalition to extend their existing contract for BayREN Energy  
Roadmapping through December 31, 2027 and add up to $299,004, for a  
total contract amount not to exceed $540,698, on behalf of the Bay Area  
Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06d 1 Summary Sheet BayREN TEC Roadmapping Amendment v1.pdf  
06d 2 Summary Approval BayREN TEC Roadmapping Amendment v1.pdf  
25-1167  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with kW  
Engineering, Inc. to extend their existing contract for BayREN Energy  
Roadmapping through December 31, 2027 and add up to $416,499, for a  
total contract amount not to exceed $604,652, on behalf of the Bay Area  
Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06e 1 Summary Sheet BayREN kW Roadmapping Amendment v1.pdf  
06e 2 Summary Approval BayREN kW Roadmappping Amendment v1.pdf  
6f.  
25-1168  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with kW  
Engineering, Inc. to extend their existing contract for Decarbonization  
Showcase Service through December 31, 2027 and add up to $249,185,  
for a total contract amount not to exceed $490,007, on behalf of the Bay  
Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06f 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Decarbonization Showcase kW Amendment v1.p  
06f 2 Summary Approval BayREN Decarbonization Showcase kW Amendment v  
6g.  
25-1169  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with The  
Energy Coalition to extend their existing contract for Decarbonization  
Showcase Service through December 31, 2027 and add up to $245,977,  
for a total contract amount not to exceed $585,783, on behalf of the Bay  
Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06g 1 Summary Sheet BayREN TEC Decarbonization Showcase Amendment v1  
06g 2 Summary Approval BayREN TEC Decarbonization Showcase Amendmen  
6h.  
25-1183  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with Sherwood Design  
Engineers for the Emeryville Crescent Horizontal Levee Feasibility Study  
through December 31, 2026 and up to $250,000 on behalf of the San  
Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Heidi Nutters  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06h 1 SummarySheet_SFEP_SherwoodDesignEngineers v2.pdf  
06h 2 AttA Summary Approval_SFEP_Sherwood Design Engineers v2.pdf  
06h 3 AttB_DBE SBE SFEP v1.pdf  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
7a.  
25-1083  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of September 12,  
2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
8a.  
25-1084  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of September  
12, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Ken Carlson  
Presenter:  
9. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
9a.  
25-1085  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of September 18, 2025 and  
Acceptance of Report on ABAG Investments for the period ended June 30,  
2025 (Unaudited)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
David Rabbitt  
Attachments:  
09a Attachment Finance Committee 20250918 Summary Sheet ABAG Investme  
9b.  
25-1260  
ABAG Condominium Interest in the Bay Area Metro Center  
Update on discussions related to ABAG condominium interest in 375  
Beale Street and potential direction to staff for additional steps.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
09b Summary Sheet Condo Retention of Independent Advisors v2 jm edits.pdf  
10. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
10a. 25-1087  
Action:  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of September 10, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
11. Energy Section Climate and Energy Regional Programs  
11a. 25-1082  
Advancing Climate and Energy Initiatives in the Bay Area through the  
Energy Section’s Regional programs, ABAG POWER and BayREN.  
Briefing on how this work is advancing climate, energy efficiency and  
energy management benefits to local governments and residents.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
11a 1 Summary Sheet_Energy Section.pdf  
11a 2 AttA Energy Section Presentation.pdf  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on November 20, 2025.