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Meeting Minutes - Final

ABAG Executive Board

President, Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley

Vice President, Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa

Immediate Past Pres, David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of

Sonoma

Thursday, January 19, 2023

5:10 PM

HYBRID (In-Person Option Available)

Association of Bay Area Governments

Executive Board Meeting No. 484

The ABAG Executive Board may act on any item on the agenda.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m., or after the preceding ACFA meeting.

Agenda, roster and webcast available at https://abag.ca.gov

For information, contact Clerk of the Board at (415) 820-7913.

Roster

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

Ken Carlson, David Cohen, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife, Neysa Fligor,

Leon Garcia, David Haubert, Rich Hillis, Dave Hudson, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee,

Rafael Mandelman, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Nathan Miley, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz,

David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann,

Steve Young. Donald Young (Advisory).

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

President Arreguin called the meeting to order at about 5:20 p.m. Quorum

was present.

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Present:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Cohen, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fligor, Garcia,

Haubert, Kamei, Lee, Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt,

Ramos, Romero, Sackett, Silva, and Young

6 - Breed, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

2. Public Comment

3. Executive Board Announcements

4. President's Report

23-0201

ABAG President’s Report for January 19, 2023

President Arreguin gave the report.

4.a.

23-0214

Adoption of Resolution No. 5-2023, Approval of the Equity Platform

4.b.

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

adopted Resolution No. 5-2023. The motion passed unanimously by the following

vote:

22 -

Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Cohen, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fligor, Garcia, Kamei,

Lee, Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

7 - Breed, Fife, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

5. Executive Director's Report

23-0202

Executive Director’s Report for January 19, 2023

Therese McMillan gave the report.

5.a.

Nalungo Conley gave the presentation on the Equity Assessment +

Roadmap.

6. Consent Calendar

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

approved the Consent Calendar except Item 6.e., Request from Santa Clara to

transfer a portion of its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) to the City of

San Jose. The motion passed unanimously by the following vote and with the

following abstentions on Item 6.a.: Carlson, Cohen, Kamei, Ortiz, Sackett,

Pocekay:

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Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Carlson, Cohen, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fligor, Garcia, Kamei, Lee,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

8 - Bas, Breed, Fife, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

6.a.

6.b.

6.c.

6.d.

Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of November 17, 2022,

December 15, 2022, and January 12, 2023

Adoption of Resolution No. 2-2023 Regarding Remote Meetings Pursuant

to Assembly Bill 361

Adoption of Resolution No. 3-2023, Commemorating the 10 Year

Anniversary of ABAG's Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)

Adoption of Resolution No, 4-2023, Authorization to submit a proposal to

the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to obtain a

Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)

implementation grant for integrated regional water management projects

and, if awarded, to enter into an agreement with DWR from the notice of

award date to December 31, 2027 in the amount of $32,214,479

23-0224

6.e.

Request from Santa Clara County to transfer a portion of its Regional

Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) to the City of San Jose

Upon the motion by Young and second by Arreguin, the ABAG Executive Board

approved the request from Santa Clara County for the transfer of Regional

Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) units to the City of San Jose and to authorize

the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, as

reported. The motion passed unanimously by the following motion:

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Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fligor, Garcia, Kamei, Lee,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

8 - Breed, Cohen, Fife, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

23-0243

6.f.

Adoption of Resolution 8-2023, Delegation of Authority for Purchasing,

Contracting and Settlement of Claims

7. ABAG Administrative Committee

23-0207

7.a.

Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of December 9,

2022 and January 13, 2023

President Arreguin gave the report.

8. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee

23-0208

8.a.

Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of December

9, 2022 and January 13, 2023

President Arreguin gave the report.

9. ABAG Finance Committee

23-0210

9.a.

Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of January 19, 2023 and

Confirmation of Election of Chair and Vice Chair

President Arreguin gave the report.

Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Ramos, the ABAG Executive Board

confirmed the election of David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma, as

Finance Committee Chair, and Pat Eklund, Councilmember, City of Novato, as

Vice Chair. The motion passed unanimously by the following vote:

20 -

Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Eklund, Ellenberg, Garcia, Kamei, Lee,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

9 - Breed, Cohen, Fife, Fligor, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

23-0212

9.b.

Adoption of Resolution No. 7-2023, Authorization of the Metropolitan

Transportation Commission (MTC) Investment Policy

President Arreguin gave the report.

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

adopted Resolution No. 7-2023. The motion passed unanimously by the following

vote:

20 -

Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Eklund, Ellenberg, Garcia, Kamei, Lee,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

9 - Breed, Cohen, Fife, Fligor, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

10. ABAG Housing Committee

23-0213

10.a.

Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of January 12, 2023 and

Confirmation of Election of Chair and Vice Chair

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

confirmed the election of Carlos Romero, Councilmember, City of East Palo Alto,

as Housing Committee Chair, and Neysa Fligor, Councilmember, City of Los

Altos, as Vice Chair. The motion passed unanimously by the following vote:

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Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Eklund, Ellenberg, Garcia, Kamei, Lee,

Martinez-Beltran, Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,

Sackett, Silva, and Young

9 - Breed, Cohen, Fife, Fligor, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and Tiedemann

Absent:

11. MTC Executive Director

23-0215

11.a.

Adoption of Resolution No. 6-2023, Appreciation for Executive Director

Therese W. McMillan on the occasion of her retirement from the

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Ramos, the ABAG Executive Board

adopted Resolution No. 6-2023. The motion passed unanimously by the following

vote:

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Aye:

Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Eklund, Garcia, Kamei, Lee, Martinez-Beltran,

Miley, Nagales, Ortiz, Pocekay, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero, Sackett, Silva, and

Young

10 -

Absent:

Breed, Cohen, Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Haubert, Hillis, Hudson, Mandelman, and

Tiedemann

12. Adjournment / Next Meeting

President Arreguin adjourned the meeting at about 6:49 p.m. The next

regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on March 16, 2023.