375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda  
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, May 15, 2025  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 502  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Office of Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston,  
2300 Clayton Road, 11th Floor, Suite 1150, Concord, California 94520  
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  
County of Alameda, 1221 Oak Street, Ste 536,  
Oakland, CA 94612  
City of Fairfield, City Hall, 1000 Webster Street, Mayor's Office, 4th Floor,  
Fairfield, CA 94533  
2355 SW Cedar Street #10, Portland, Oregon 97205  
Southern California Association of Governments Office,  
600 S. Main Street, Room 102, Orange, CA 92868  
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  
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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, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Eric Lucan, Daniel Lurie, Rafael Mandelman,  
Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy, Mark Nagales,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Shanelle Scales-Preston, Cindy Silva,  
Pierre Washington, 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 (16).  
2. Public Comment  
Board Members 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.  
Public Comment  
Attachments:  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
4. President's Report  
4a.  
Action:  
ABAG President’s Report for May 15, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
5. Executive Director's Report  
5a.  
Action:  
Executive Director’s Report for May 15, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Action:  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of April 17, 2025  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6b.  
Bid Protest of Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Project (PHALP) - Delegation of  
Appointment of Hearing Panel on Appeal of Protest Determination and  
Delegation of Authority to Decide Appeal  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Noah Cohen  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
7a.  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of April 11, 2025  
and May 9, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
8a.  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of April 11,  
2025 and May 9, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Ken Carlson  
Presenter:  
8b.  
Assembly Bill 804 (Wicks): Medi-Cal Housing Support Services  
Adds housing support services as a new Medi-Cal benefit for enrollees  
experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless to stabilize  
their housing situation.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8c.  
Senate Bill 750 (Cortese): California Residential Mortgage Insurance  
Program  
Creates a multifamily housing loan insurance and credit enhancement  
program backed by the state’s AA-credit rating.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
9. ABAG Finance Committee Report  
9a.  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of May 15, 2025 and  
Approval of Report on ABAG Investments for period ended March 31,  
2025 (Unaudited) and Approval of Report on Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25  
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Statement of Revenues  
and Expenses for the Period Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
David Rabbitt  
Presenter:  
10. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 9, 2025 and May  
14, 2025  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
11. ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Consideration of Proposed Amendments to ABAG Bylaws  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Kathleen Kane  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to be held on  
July 17, 2025 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA  
94105. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.