375 Beale Street

Suite 700

San Francisco, California

94105

Meeting Minutes - Final

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

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

23 -

Present:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Arenas, Campos, Carlson, Doan, Dorsey, Duong, Eklund,

Fife, Fortunato Bas, Hannon, Kamei, Lucan, Martinez-Beltran, Motoyama, Nagales,

Ramos, Ramos E, Romero, Scales Preston, Tanner, Washington, and Williams

8 - Corzo, Gauthier, Lurie, Mandelman, Miley, Moy, Rabbitt, and Silva

Absent:

2. Public Comment

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Public Comment

The following submitted public comment: ABAG Retirees

3. Executive Board Announcements

4. President's Report

25-0669

ABAG President’s Report for May 15, 2025

President Ramos gave the report.

4a.

5. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director’s Report for May 15, 2025

Andrew Fremier gave the report.

5a.

6. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Hollingsworth-Adams and second by Motoyama, the ABAG

Executive Board approved the Consent Calendar. The motion passed

unanimously by the following vote:

21 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Arenas, Carlson, Doan, Dorsey, Duong, Eklund, Fife,

Fortunato Bas, Hannon, Kamei, Lucan, Martinez-Beltran, Motoyama, Nagales,

Ramos, Romero, Scales Preston, Tanner, Washington, and Williams

10 -

Absent:

Campos, Corzo, Gauthier, Lurie, Mandelman, Miley, Moy, Rabbitt, Ramos E, and

Silva

25-0671

25-0766

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of April 17, 2025

6a.

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

7. ABAG Administrative Committee Report

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7a.

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of April 11, 2025

and May 9, 2025

Vice President Romero gave the report.

8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report

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8a.

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of April 11,

2025 and May 9, 2025

Chair Carlson gave the report.

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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.

Upon the motion by Carlson and second by Williams, the ABAG Executive Board

approved a support position on AB 804. The motion passed unanimously by the

following vote:

21 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Arenas, Carlson, Doan, Dorsey, Duong, Eklund, Fife,

Fortunato Bas, Hannon, Kamei, Lucan, Martinez-Beltran, Motoyama, Nagales,

Ramos, Romero, Scales Preston, Tanner, Washington, and Williams

10 -

Absent:

Campos, Corzo, Gauthier, Lurie, Mandelman, Miley, Moy, Rabbitt, Ramos E, and

Silva

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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.

Upon the motion by Williams and second by Lucan, the ABAG Executive Board

approved a support position on AB 750. The motion passed unanimously by the

following vote:

20 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Arenas, Carlson, Doan, Dorsey, Eklund, Fife, Fortunato Bas,

Hannon, Kamei, Lucan, Martinez-Beltran, Motoyama, Nagales, Ramos, Romero,

Scales Preston, Tanner, Washington, and Williams

11 -

Absent:

Campos, Corzo, Duong, Gauthier, Lurie, Mandelman, Miley, Moy, Rabbitt, Ramos

E, and Silva

9. ABAG Finance Committee Report

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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)

There was no report.

10. ABAG Housing Committee Report

25-0675

10a.

Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 9, 2025 and May

14, 2025

Vice President Romero gave the report.

11. ABAG Executive Board Approval

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Consideration of Proposed Amendments to ABAG Bylaws

Kathleen Kane gave the report.

11a.

Upon the motion by B. Ramos and second by Hollingsworth-Adams, the ABAG

Executive Board recommended ABAG General Assembly approval of

amendments to the ABAG Bylaws, as reported. The motion passed unanimously

by the following vote:

19 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Arenas, Carlson, Doan, Dorsey, Duong, Eklund, Fortunato

Bas, Hannon, Kamei, Martinez-Beltran, Motoyama, Nagales, Ramos, Ramos E,

Romero, Tanner, Washington, and Williams

12 -

Absent:

Campos, Corzo, Fife, Gauthier, Lucan, Lurie, Mandelman, Miley, Moy, Rabbitt,

Scales Preston, and Silva

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.