375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda - 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  
The ABAG Executive Board is scheduled to meet at 5:00 p.m.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
City of Oakland, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room 2, 1st Floor,  
Oakland, California 94612  
County of Solano, 675 Texas Street, Ste 6500, Fairfield, CA 94585  
County of Contra Costa, 309 Diablo Road, Danville, CA 94526  
Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Room 2B, Hayward, CA  
112 Trellis Drive, Front Porch, San Rafael, CA 94903  
Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), 1415 L Street, Suite 30,  
Sacramento, CA 95814  
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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  
2. Executive Board Announcements  
Information  
3. President's Report  
3a.  
24-0411  
ABAG President’s Report for April 18, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
4. Executive Director's Report  
4a.  
24-0412  
Executive Director’s Report for April 18, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Andrew Fremier  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Handout Item 4a ED Report.pdf  
5. Consent Calendar  
5a.  
24-0413  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of March 21, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05a EB Minutes 20240321 493 Draft.pdf  
5b.  
24-0478  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
05b 1 Summary Sheet BayREN CLEAResult Consulting Inc v1.pdf  
05b 2 Summary Approval BayREN CLEAResult v1.pdf  
5c.  
24-0479  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
05c 1 Summary Sheet BayREN DiLytics Inc v1.pdf  
05c 2 Summary Approval BayREN DiLytics Inc v1.pdf  
5d.  
24-0480  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Jane Elias  
Attachments:  
05d 1 Summary Sheet_BayREN Training+Events v1.pdf  
05d 2 Summary Approval_BayREN Training+Events v1.pdf  
5e.  
5f.  
24-0481  
Approval of Pre-Qualified Panel of Consultants to Provide Services for the  
BayREN Codes & Standards and Public Programs  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Jane Elias  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05e Summary Sheet_BayREN Bench v1.pdf  
24-0482  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05f 1_EB_SumSheet_WRMP v1.pdf  
05f 2_SumApproval_WRMP v1.pdf  
5g.  
24-0483  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Caitlin Sweeney  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05g 1_EB_SumSheet_BIL_YR3 v1.pdf  
05g 2_SumApproval_BIL_YR3 v1.pdf  
5h.  
24-0485  
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.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval / Support  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05h 1 Summary Sheet AB 2353 v1.pdf  
05h 2 Attachment Summary_Sheet_AB_2353_Ward-Property_Tax_Welfare_Ex  
5i.  
24-0474  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Oscar Quintanilla Lopez  
Attachments:  
05i 1 Summary Sheet FY 2023-24 ABAG Operating Budget Amendment 2 v1.pd  
05i 2 Attachment A - FY 2023-24 ABAG Operating Budget Amendment 2 v1.pdf  
05i 3 Attachment B - ABAG Resolution No. 11-2023 Revised FY 2023-24 ABAG  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Report  
6a.  
24-0414  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of April 12, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
7. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report  
7a.  
24-0415  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of April 12,  
2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Jesse Arreguin  
Presenter:  
7b.  
24-0486  
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.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval / Support  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
07b 1 Summary Sheet AB 2485 v1.pdf  
07b 2 Attachment Summary_Sheet_AB_2485_Carrillo_RHND.pdf  
8. ABAG Housing Committee Report  
8a.  
24-0417  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 10, 2024  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Information  
Carlos Romero  
Presenter:  
9. Budget and Work Program  
9a.  
24-0477  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
Attachments:  
09a 1 Summary Sheet FY 2024-25 ABAG Operating Budget v3.pdf  
09a Attachment A - Proposed FY 2024-25 Operating Budget.pdf  
09a Attachment B - Proposed FY 2024-25 Membership Dues.pdf  
09a Attachment C - ABAG Resolution No. 5-2024, FY 2024-25 ABAG Operating  
09a Attachment D - Proposed Budget and Work Program.pdf  
09a Attachment E - Presentation Proposed FY 2024-25 ABAG Operating Budge  
09a Handout Attachment E - Presentation Proposed FY 2024-25 ABAG Operatin  
10. Regional Housing Ballot Measure  
10a. 24-0475  
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.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board as the Executive Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
10a 1 Summary Sheet BAHFA Business Plan v1.pdf  
10a 2 Attachment A Presentation BAHFA Business Plan v2.pdf  
10a 3 Attachment B BAHFA Business Plan v2.pdf  
10a 4 Attachment C ABAG Resolution 2 2024 Approval BAHFA Business Plan v  
10b. 24-0476  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board as the Executive Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
10b 1 Summary Sheet BAHFA Expenditure Plan v3.pdf  
10b 2 Attachment A Presentation BAHFA's Regional Expenditure Plan v2.pdf  
10b 3 Attachment B BAHFA's Regional Expenditure Plan v1.pdf  
10b 4 Attachment C ABAG Resolution 3 2024 Approval BAHFA Regional Expen  
Handout Item 10b Combined Public Comment.pdf  
10c. 24-0418  
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  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board as the Executive Board to the Bay Area Housing Finance  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
10c 1 Summary Sheet Ballot Measure Recommendation v1.pdf  
10c 2 Attachment A Recommendation for Ballot Measure v1.pdf  
10c 3 Attachment B BAHFA AC TEMP-RES-0001 Recommendation Housing Bo  
10c 4 Attachment C BAHFA_Bond_Report DRAFT v1.pdf  
10c 5 Attachment D Initiating Resolution for Ballot Measure v2.pdf  
Handout Item 10c Combined Public Comment.pdf  
11. Public Comment  
Information  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on May 16, 2024.