375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Executive Board  
President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Vice President, Vacant  
Immediate Pst Prs, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma  
Thursday, January 16, 2025  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 499  
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.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
City of South San Francisco, City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, Top Floor,  
South San Francisco, CA 94080  
3089 Potrero Way, Fairfield, CA 94534  
City of Oakland, Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor,  
Oakland, CA 94612  
City of San Jose, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, City Manager’s Conference Room,  
17th Floor, Room #1734, San Jose, CA 95113  
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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Roster  
Susan Adams, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor,  
Rich Hillis, Otto Lee, Eric Lucan, Rafael Mandelman, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran,  
Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy, Mark Nagales, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Carlos Romero, Cindy Silva, Wanda Williams.  
Donald Young (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 (10).  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
4. President's Report  
4a.  
25-0002  
Action:  
ABAG President’s Report for January 16, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
4b.  
25-0003  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 1-2025 of Appreciation for Jesse  
Arreguin  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
04b 1 Summary Sheet Resoluton Jesse Arreguin v1.pdf  
04b 2 Attachment Resolution No. 1 2025 Jesse Arreguín resolution of appreciati  
4c.  
25-0025  
Action:  
Election of ABAG Vice President  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
04c 1 Summary Sheet Election of Vice President v1.pdf  
04c 2 Attachment ABAG Bylaws. FINAL. As approved by GA on June 11 2020.p  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
25-0005  
Action:  
Executive Director’s Report for January 16, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05a ABAG_01-16-25_FINAL ED Report v4.pdf  
6. Consent Calendar  
Item 6b and Item 6e are blank  
6a.  
25-0006  
Action:  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of November 14, 2024  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06a EB Minutes 20241114 498 Draft.pdf  
6c.  
25-0008  
Authorization to accept up to $8,346,022 and enter into a funding  
agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement  
the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06c 1 Summary Sheet SFEP WRMP v1.pdf  
06c 2 Attachment A Summary Approval WRMP v1.pdf  
6d.  
25-0009  
Ratification of Appointment to Committee(s)  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Belia Ramos  
Attachments:  
06d 1 Summary Sheet Appointment Committee v2.pdf  
6f.  
25-0144  
Approval of ABAG Meeting Calendar for 2025 Revised to add a Finance  
and Executive Board meeting on April 17, 2025 to consider the annual  
budget and work plan  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06f 1 Summary Sheet ABAG Meeting Calendar 2025 Revised v2.pdf  
06f 2 Attachment A Meeting Calendar 2025 ABAG 20250116.pdf  
7. San Francisco Bay Trail  
7a.  
25-0015  
Update to the Bay Trail Roadmap that was presented at the November  
2024 ABAG Executive Board meeting.  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 3-2025 authorizing ABAG/MTC to  
reclaim and carry out the statutory mandates of SB 100 from the Bay Trail  
Nonprofit and dissolve the agreement between ABAG and the SF Bay Trail  
Nonprofit  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Toshi Shepard-Ohta  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
07a 1 Summary Sheet MTC ABAG SB 100 Bay Trail Nonprofit v3.pdf  
07a 2 Attachment A Report on the Bay Trail Roadmap Presentation Shortened E  
07a 3 Attachment B Resolution No. 3 2025 SF Bay Trail Reclaim SB 100 v4.pdf  
07a 4 Attachment C ABAG-Bay Trail Agreement.pdf  
07a 5 Attachment D SF Bay Trail Board Resolution 1 2024.pdf  
07a 6 Attachment E Bay Trail Project Transition Plan121624.pdf  
07a 7 Attachment F Bay Trail Funder Interview Report v1.pdf  
Public Comment Item 7a Combined.pdf  
8. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
8a.  
25-0010  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of December 13,  
2024 and January 10, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
8b.  
25-0020  
Adoption of ABAG Resolution No. 4-2025: Plan Bay Area 2050+: Final  
Blueprint  
Presentation of the long-range plan’s Final Blueprint, including strategies,  
growth geographies, and projects recommended for analysis in winter and  
spring 2025, prior to action by Commission and ABAG Executive Board.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Chirag Rabari  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
08b 1 SummarySheet_PBA50+_Final Blueprint v2.pdf  
08b 2 Attachment A Joint MTC Planning and ABAG Administrative Summary Sh  
Public Comment Item 8b Combined.pdf  
9. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
9a.  
25-0011  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of  
December 13, 2024 and January 10, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
9b.  
25-0109  
Proposed Final 2025 MTC/ABAG Joint Advocacy Program  
Final 2025 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
09b 1 Joint Advoacy 3ai_Summary_Sheet_2025_Advocacy_Program_For Exec  
09b 2 Joint Advoacy 3aii_Attachment_A_FINAL_2025_Advocacy_Program_with  
10. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
10a. 25-0012  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of January 16, 2025 and  
Confirmation of Election of Chair and Vice Chair  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
David Rabbitt  
Presenter:  
11. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
11a. 25-0013  
Action:  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of December 11, 2024  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on March 20, 2025.