375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG Administrative Committee  
Chair, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice Chair, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa  
Friday, October 13, 2023  
9:40 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Joint meeting with the MTC Planning Committee  
The ABAG Administrative Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:40 a.m. or immediately following  
the 9:35 a.m. Bay Area Infrastructure Finance Authority Network and Operations Committee  
meeting, whichever is later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Berkeley Mayor’s Office, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94709  
County of Santa Clara, 70 W Hedding St, East Wing, 10th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110  
Napa County Administration Building, CEO Office, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, CA 94559  
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  
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Roster  
Jesse Arreguin, Pat Eklund, Otto Lee, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Carlos Romero, Cindy Silva  
1. Call to Order  
2. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of the MTC Planning Committee shall be a majority of its regular  
voting members (5).  
3. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
3a.  
23-1160  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the September 8, 2023  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
3a_23-1160_2023-09-08_Joint_MTC_Planning_Committee_with_the_ABAG_Ad  
3b.  
23-1180  
Plan Bay Area 2050: 2023 Annual Progress Update  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Chirag Rabari  
Attachments:  
3bi_23-1180_Summary_Sheet_Plan_Bay_Area_2050_Implementation_Plan_An  
3bii_23-1180_Attachment A_Plan_Bay_Area_2050_Implementation_Plan_Annu  
4. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum is a majority of ABAG Administrative Committee members present.  
5. ABAG Compensation Announcement – Clerk of the Board  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
23-1250  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
September 8, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
ABAG Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06a AC Minutes 20230908 Jt MTC PC Draft.pdf  
6b.  
23-1181  
Plan Bay Area 2050: 2023 Annual Progress Update  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Chirag Rabari  
Attachments:  
6bi_23-1181_Summary_Sheet_Plan_Bay_Area_2050_Implementation_Plan_An  
6bii_23-1181_Attachment A_Plan_Bay_Area_2050_Implementation_Plan_Annu  
6c.  
23-1243  
Adoption of Election Calendar for the Election of President and Vice  
President and Ratification of Appointments to the Canvassing Committee  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
ABAG Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06c 1 Summary Sheet Election Calendar v3.pdf  
06c 2 Attachment Procedures Election.pdf  
6d.  
23-1244  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contracts for a cumulative total amount not to exceed  
$91,591,970 to provide services for BayREN including administration,  
marketing, implementation, and incentives with the following nine (9)  
member agencies in the amount following each agency Energy Council, on  
behalf of Alameda County jurisdictions, $38,410,603; County of Contra  
Costa, $1,235,996; County of Marin, $1,121,441; County of Napa,  
$1,056,770; City and County of San Francisco, $35,859,790; County of  
San Mateo, $1,527,754; County of Santa Clara, $1,727,358; County of  
Solano, $1,978,618; and, Regional Climate Protection Authority, on behalf  
of Sonoma County jurisdictions, $8,673,640  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
06d 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Member Agency Contracts v4.pdf  
06d 2 Attachments BayREN Summary Approvals Member Agency Contracts Co  
6e.  
23-1245  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN) contract amendments for a cumulative total amount not  
to exceed $12,335,000 to provide services for BayREN including  
administration, marketing, implementation, incentives, and regulatory  
support with the following eight (8) third-party consultants in the amount  
following each consultant: CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., $3,250,000;  
Collective Strategies Consulting LLC, $150,000; Frontier Energy, Inc.,  
$25,000; Law Offices of Elizabeth Kelly, $200,000; M.Cubed, $100,000;  
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, $8,040,000; The Energy Coalition,  
$250,000; The Regents of the University of California, $120,000  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
06e 1 Summary Sheet BayREN Third Party Consultant Contracts v4.pdf  
06e 2 Attachments BayREN Summary Approvals Third Part Consultant Contrac  
6f.  
23-1246  
Adoption of Resolution No. 14-2023, which authorizes the submittal of a  
financial assistance application to the State Water Resources Control  
Board for State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding for Clean Water on behalf of  
the San Francisco Estuary Partnership for up to $1 million for continued  
development of the State of the Estuary Platform and, if awarded,  
authorization to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the State  
Water Resources Control Board and any amendments thereto necessary  
to receive the financial assistance from the State Water Resources Control  
Board  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Attachments:  
06f 1 Summary Sheet SFEP EstuaryPlatform v3.pdf  
06f 2 Attachment ABAG Resolution No 14-2023 SFEP Estuary Platform v2.pdf  
06f 3 Attachment B Summary Approval SFEP EstuaryPlatform v3.pdf  
6g.  
23-1247  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into Individual Funding Agreements as  
part of the Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)  
Grant Program funded by the State of California Department of Water  
Resources (DWR), with the following Local Project Sponsors (LPSs) in the  
following amounts: City of San Jose - ($4,980,000); Contra Costa County  
Flood Control and Water Conservation District ($1,500,000); Contra Costa  
Resource Conservation District ($1,595,650); Daily Acts Organization  
($1,500,000); Marin Municipal Water District ($6,408,000); San  
Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority ($3,799,087); San Mateo  
Resource Conservation District ($5,429,803); Valley Water ($3,845,229);  
Zone 7 Water Agency ($827,478); Zone 7 Water Agency ($130,000);  
Roseview Heights Mutual Water Company ($300,000), and City of  
Burlingame ($1,009,232)  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06g 1 Summary Sheet SFEP IRWM_P1R2 v3.pdf  
06g 2 Summary Approval SFEP IRWM_P1R2 v3.pdf  
6h.  
23-1248  
Authorization to negotiate and execute an amendment in an amount not to  
exceed $200,000 with Solano Transportation Authority for construction of a  
portion of the Bay Trail for a total contract amount not to exceed $600,000  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Lee Huo  
Attachments:  
06h 1 Summary Sheet Bay Trail-Vine Trail Gap Closure Construction Grant Con  
06h 2 Summary Approval Bay Trail-Vine Trail Gap Closure Construction Grant C  
06h 3 ABAG Resolution 2019 15 Authorization to Receive Funds Bay Trail Signe  
6i.  
23-1307  
Overview of Local Expenditure Planning process required for the 80% of  
funding administered by Bay Area counties and direct-allocation cities  
from the anticipated 2024 Regional Housing Bond, and how the Bay Area  
Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) is supporting jurisdictions throughout  
this process  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
06i 1 Summary Sheet - Local Expenditure Planning for 2024 Regional Bond v2.p  
06i 2 Attachment A Presentation Local Expenditure Planning for 2024 Regional  
06i 3 Public Comment Urban Habitat Combined.pdf  
6j.  
23-1249  
Authorization to negotiate and execute a Cooperative Agreement between  
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/San Francisco Estuary  
Partnership (SFEP) and the City of Palo Alto for the construction and  
delivery of the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Project  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Heidi Nutters  
Attachments:  
06j 1 Summary Sheet SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto v3.pdf  
06j 2 Attachment A Presentation SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto v2.pdf  
06j 3 Attachment B Summary Approval SFEP Cooperative Agreement Palo Alto  
6k.  
23-1300  
Ratification of Appointment to Committee(s)  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06k 1 Summary Sheet Committee Appointment v3.pdf  
7. MTC Approval  
7a.  
23-1188  
MTC Resolution No. 4530, Revised - Transit Oriented Communities (TOC)  
Policy Revision and Discussion on Compliance  
Amendment to MTC Resolution No. 4530 to clarify the application of the  
TOC Policy to allocations of capital funding to transit extension projects  
and continued discussion about defining expectations for "compliance."  
Action:  
MTC Commission Approval  
Gillian Adams  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7ai_23-1188_Summary_Sheet_MTC_Res_4530_Rev_TOC_Policy.pdf  
7aii_23-1188_Attachment A_TEMP-RES-4530 Revised.pdf  
7aiii_23-1188_Attachment_B_Summary_TOC_Policy_Requirements.pdf  
7aiv_23-1188_Attachment_C_PowerPoint_TOC.pdf  
8. Public Comment / Other Business  
Information  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Administrative Committee is on November 3,  
2023.  
Public Comment: The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items at Committee meetings  
by completing a request-to-speak card (available from staff) and passing it to the Committee secretary.  
Public comment may be limited by any of the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 of MTC's Procedures  
Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly  
flow of business.  
Meeting Conduct: If this meeting is willfully interrupted or disrupted by one or more persons  
rendering orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, the Chair may order the removal of individuals who  
are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order cannot be restored by  
such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting room be cleared (except for  
representatives of the press or other news media not participating in the disturbance), and the session  
may continue.  
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