375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Bay Area Regional Collaborative  
Chair,Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley  
Vice Chair, Vacant  
Friday, January 20, 2023  
10:00 AM  
REMOTE  
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Governing Board Members  
ABAG—Jesse Arreguin, David Hudson, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos  
BAAQMD—David Haubert, John J. Bauters, Mark Ross  
BCDC—John Gioia, Dave Pine, Zack Wasserman, Rebecca Eisen  
MTC—Alfredo Pedroza, Jim Spering  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Vice Chair Arreguin called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Quorum was  
achieved at 10:04 a.m  
9 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering, and Wasserman  
Present:  
Absent:  
4 - Bauters, Hudson, Ross, and Eisen  
2. Governing Board Member Announcements  
There were no Governing Board Member Announcements.  
3. Chair's Report  
Vice Chair Arreguin Gave the report.  
23-0057  
23-0113  
23-0237  
Chair’s Report for January 20, 2023  
Recognition of Service by BARC Board Members  
3.a  
3.b  
3.c  
BARC Resolution No. 15. Resolution for Appreciation for Boardmember  
Teresa Barrett.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Haubert, the BARC Resolution No. 15  
of Appreciation for BARC Governing Board Member Teresa Barrett was  
approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
8 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
5 - Bauters, Hudson, Pine, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
23-0238  
3.d  
BARC Resolution No. 16. Resolution of Appreciation for Boardmember  
Brad Wagenknecht  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Ramos, the BARC Resolution No. 16  
of Appreciation for BARC Governing Board Member Brad Wagenknecht was  
approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
7 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
6 - Bauters, Hudson, Pedroza, Pine, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
23-0239  
3.e  
BARC Resolution No. 17. Resolution of Appreciation for Boardmember  
Amy Worth  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Gioia, the BARC Resolution No. 17 of  
Appreciation for BARC Governing Board Member Amy Worth was approved. The  
motion passed by the following vote:  
9 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
4 - Bauters, Hudson, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
23-0240  
3.f  
BARC Resolution No. 18. Resolution of Appreciation for Executive  
Director, Therese McMillan on the occasion of her retirement from MTC.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Ramos, the BARC Resolution No. 18 .  
in Appreciation for Executive Director, Therese McMillan on the occasion of her  
retirement from MTC was approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
9 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
4 - Bauters, Hudson, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
4. Consent Calendar  
23-0058  
Approval of the Minutes of the December 16 BARC GB Meeting  
4.a  
Upon the motion by Wasserman and the second by Arreguin the Consent  
Calendar was approved. The motion passed by the following vote:  
8 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
5 - Bauters, Hudson, Pine, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
5. Appointing the BARC Governing Board Chair for 2023-25  
23-0059  
The BARC Governing Board Chair Appointment for the 2023-25 term  
5.a  
Upon the motion by Ramos and the second by Spering the appointment of  
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin to Chair of the BARC Governing Board was  
approved.. The motion passed by the following vote:  
9 - Arreguin, Gioia, Haubert, Pedroza, Pine, Rabbitt, Ramos, Spering and Wasserman  
4 - Bauters, Hudson, Ross and Eisen  
Aye:  
Absent:  
6. BARC Member Agency Executive Director Updates  
23-0060  
6.a  
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board report for  
January 20, 2023.  
Eileen White gave the report.  
23-0061  
6.b  
Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Therese W. McMillan gave the report.  
23-0062  
23-0063  
23-0064  
California State Coastal Conservancy  
6.c  
6.d  
6.e  
Amy Hutzel gave the report.  
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission  
Steve Goldbeck gave the report.  
Bay Area Air Quality Management District  
Sharon Landers gave the report.  
7. BARC Executive Director's Update  
23-0065  
Report from BARC Executive Director  
7.a  
Allison Brooks gave the report.  
23-0066  
Overview of BARC Systems Thinking Analysis  
7.b  
Alison Nemirow and Matt Chadsey gave the presentation.  
9. Public Comment  
There was no public comment.  
10. Adjournment/Next Meeting  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.