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Meeting Minutes - Final

ABAG Executive Board

President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa

Vice President, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley

Immediate Pst Prs, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of

Sonoma

Thursday, April 18, 2024

5:00 PM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Association of Bay Area Governments

Executive Board Meeting No. 494

Roster

Susan Adams, Candace Andersen, Jesse Arreguin, Nikki Fortunato Bas, London Breed,

Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Noelia Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,

Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee, Rafael Mandelman,

Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Lisa Motoyama, Catherine Moy,

Ray Mueller, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,Treva Reid,

Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams.

Donald Young (Advisory).

1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

President Ramos called the meeting to order at about 5:05 p.m. Quorum

was present. Following the Executive Director's Report, the Executive

Board next considered Items 9a, 10c, 10a and 10b.

32 -

Present:

Absent:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Mandelman,

Marquez, Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Mueller, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt,

Ramos, Reid, Romero, Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

1 - Moy

2. Executive Board Announcements

3. President's Report

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ABAG President’s Report for April 18, 2024

President Ramos gave the report.

3a.

4. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director’s Report for April 18, 2024

4a.

5. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Rabbitt and second by Fligor, the ABAG Executive Board

approved the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously by the

following vote:

29 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Eklund,

Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Marquez,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos, Reid, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

4 - Corzo, Mandelman, Moy, and Mueller

Absent:

24-0413

24-0478

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of March 21, 2024

5a.

5b.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with

CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $530,000 to

provide implementation services for the Bay Area Regional Energy

Network (BayREN) Single Family Home+ program through October 31,

2024

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24-0480

5c.

5d.

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with

DiLytics Inc. in an amount not to exceed $435,000 to provide database

development and operations and maintenance services for the Bay Area

Regional Energy Network (BayREN) through December 31, 2025

Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with Frontier Energy,

Inc. in an amount not to exceed $540,000 for Training and Event Support

for Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) local government

programs from on or about April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025

24-0481

24-0482

5e.

5f.

Approval of Pre-Qualified Panel of Consultants to Provide Services for the

BayREN Codes & Standards and Public Programs

Authorization to accept $498,762 and enter into a funding agreement with

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to advance development of the

Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program

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24-0485

5g.

5h.

Authorization to accept $909,800 and enter into a funding agreement with

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the San Francisco

Estuary Blueprint under the National Estuary Program

Assembly Bill 2353 (Ward): Property Tax Welfare Exemption

Provides upfront savings on affordable housing developments by allowing

nonprofit developers to withhold property tax payments while their

application for a tax exemption is under review.

24-0474

5i.

Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2023, Revised, authorizing the Association

of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24

Operating Budget Amendment 2

6. ABAG Administrative Committee Report

24-0414

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of April 12, 2024

President Ramos gave the report.

6a.

7. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report

24-0415

7a.

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of April 12,

2024

Vice President Arreguin gave the report.

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7b.

Assembly Bill 2485 (Juan Carrillo): Regional Housing Needs

Determination

Increase transparency and use of outside experts in the state Department

of Housing and Community Development’s process for determining

regions’ housing needs.

Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Tiedemann, the ABAG Executive

Board approved a support position on Assembly Bill 2485 (Juan Carrillo). The

motion passed unanimously by the following vote:

29 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Marquez,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos, Reid, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

4 - Ellenberg, Mandelman, Moy, and Mueller

Absent:

8. ABAG Housing Committee Report

24-0417

Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 10, 2024

Chair Romero gave the report.

8a.

9. Budget and Work Program

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9a.

Adoption of Resolution No. 5-2024 authorizing the Proposed Fiscal Year

(FY) 2024-25 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Operating

Budget and Work Program for referral to the ABAG General Assembly for

final review and approval at its annual meeting

Derek Hansel gave the report.

Upon the motion by Romero and second by Adams, the ABAG Executive Board

recommended ABAG General Assembly adoption of ABAG Resolution No,. 5-2024-

-Approval of the Association of Bay Area Governments Fiscal Year 2024-25

Operating Budget and Work Program. The motion passed unanimously by the

following vote:

31 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Mandelman,

Marquez, Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos,

Reid, Romero, Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

2 - Moy, and Mueller

Absent:

10. Regional Housing Ballot Measure

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10a.

Adoption of a Resolution on the Approval of the Bay Area Housing Finance

Authority’s Business Plan by the ABAG Executive Board as the Executive

Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (Executive Board);

CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to Public Resources Code §

21065; Government Code § 64523.

Kate Hartley gave the report.

The following gave public comment:

Allison Cingolani

Courtney Pall

Upon the motion by Eklund and second by Tiedemann, the ABAG Executive

Board adopted ABAG Resolution No. 2-2024 on the Approval of the Bay Area

Housing Finance Authority’s Business Plan by the ABAG Executive Board, as the

Executive Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority. The motion passed

unanimously by the following vote:

29 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Mandelman,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos, Reid, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

4 - Ellenberg, Marquez, Moy, and Mueller

Absent:

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10b.

Adoption of a resolution by the ABAG Executive Board as the Executive

Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority approving the Regional

Expenditure Plan; direct the Executive Director or designee to bring

forward a guideline to implement labor standards; CEQA Determination;

Exempt Pursuant to Public Resources Code § 21065; Government Code §

64523

Kate Hartley gave the report.

The following submitted public comment: Jay Bradshaw, Nor Cal

Carpenters Union.

The following gave public comment:

Onassis McFarlane

Lindsay Sakasitz

Dan McCullochEdward Evans

Tim Ryff

Scott Littlehale

Irving Torres

Lindsay Haddix

Justine Marcus

Monica Strauch

Caroline McComack

Rich Hedges

Joe Summers

Antonio Munoz

Upon the motion by Eklund and second by Ortiz, the ABAG Executive Board

adopted ABAG Resolution No. 3024; CEQA Determination; Exempt Pursuant to

Public Resources Code § 21065; Government Code § 64523:

1) Approving the BAHFA Regional Expenditure Plan

2) Directing the Executive Director or designee to return to the Executive Board

with an agenda item to adopt a guideline to implement the labor standards as

articulated in the Regional Expenditure Plan for Regional Housing Revenue, and

if state law is amended to allow BAFHA to impose labor standards for counties

and cities receiving a direct allocation of bond proceeds and the Ballot Measure

passes, then the guideline brought forward also should extend the labor

standards to projects funded with the County Housing Revenue portion of the

bond proceeds. Such agenda item should be brought forward in a timely

manner to allow for adoption of the guideline prior to the actual expenditure of

the bond proceeds from the first issuance.

3) Directing the Executive Director or designee to work with the California State

Legislature to amend the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act

to enable BAHFA to have the authority to impose strong labor standards for

counties and cities receiving a direct allocation of bond proceeds and to keep

the BAHFA Advisory Committee, the ABAG Housing Committee, and the BAHFA

Oversight Committee informed of such progress.

4) Further, staff should keep the BAHFA Advisory Committee, the joint ABAG

Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight Committee, and the ABAG Executive

Board and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Board informed on progress.

The motion passed unanimously by the following vote:

30 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Mandelman, Marquez,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos, Reid, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

3 - Ellenberg, Moy, and Mueller

Absent:

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10c.

Adoption of a resolution by the ABAG Executive Board as the Executive

Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (“Executive Board”) to

make certain findings in support of, to approve the Bay Area Housing

Finance Authority Board submitting a ballot measure for a general

obligation bond for affordable housing in an amount not to exceed $20

billion to the voters of the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa,

San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma and the city and county of

San Francisco (the “Nine Bay Area Counties”) at the November 2024

general election consistent with the requirements of the final version of

Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (2023), and to take actions

related, necessary, or incidental to carrying out the intent of this resolution

Kate Hartley gave the report.

The following submitted public comment: Kathleen Cha, League of Women

Voters of the Bay Area.

The following gave public comment:

Scott Littlehale

Ken Chan

John Avalos

Mitch Mankin

Sharon Cornu

Zekun Li

Emily Wheeler

Karla Guerra

Colum Weaks

Rebecca Jackson

Mark Plubell

Rich Hedges

Jenny Silva

Upon the motion by Adams and second by Romero, the ABAG Executive Board as

the Executive Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (“Executive

Board”) adopted ABAG Resolution No. 3-2024 making certain findings in support

of, to approve the BAHFA Board submitting a ballot measure for a general

obligation bond for affordable housing in an amount not to exceed $20 billion to

the voters of the Nine Bay Area Counties at the November 2024 general election

and that said ballot measure satisfies the requirements of the final version of

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (2023) or successor act and to take actions

related, necessary, or incidental to carrying out the intent of this resolution. The

motion passed unanimously by the following vote:

30 -

Aye:

Hollingsworth-Adams, Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Brown, Carlson, Cohen, Corzo,

Eklund, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Gluckstein, Hillis, Kamei, Lee, Mandelman, Marquez,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Motoyama, Nagales, Ortiz, Rabbitt, Ramos, Reid, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Tiedemann

3 - Ellenberg, Moy, and Mueller

Absent: