375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
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, May 18, 2023  
5:10 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 488  
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 Governing Board 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, Noella Corzo, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Carroll Fife,  
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Rich Hillis, Dave Hudson, Rosemary Kamei, Otto Lee,  
Rafael Mandelman, Elisa Marquez, Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Myrna Melgar, Nathan Miley,  
Ray Muellar, Mark Nagales, Peter Ortiz, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Treva Reid,  
Carlos Romero, Mary Sackett, Cindy Silva, Aaron Tiedemann, Wanda Williams, Steve Young.  
Donald Young (Advisory).  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
President Arreguin called the meeting to order at about 5:18 p.m. Quorum  
was present. Donald Young (Advisory) was present.  
22 -  
Present:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Mandelman, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Reid, Rodgers, Silva,  
Tiedemann, Williams, and Zollman  
12 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Miley, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,  
Sackett, and Young  
2. Public Comment  
The following gave public comment: Paul Soto.  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
4. President's Report  
23-0624  
ABAG President’s Report for May 18, 2023  
President Arreguin gave the report.  
4.a.  
The following gave public comment: Paul Soto.  
5. Executive Director's Report  
23-0625  
Executive Director’s Report for May 18, 2023  
Andrew Fremier gave the report.  
5.a.  
6. Executive Board Consent Calendar  
The following gave public comment: Paul Soto.  
Upon the motion by Eklund and second by Nagales, the ABAG Executive Board  
approved the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously by the  
following vote:  
21 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Reid, Rodgers, Silva, Tiedemann,  
Williams, and Zollman  
14 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Mandelman, Miley, Mueller, Rabbitt,  
Ramos, Romero, Sackett, and Young  
23-0616  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of April 20, 2023  
6.a.  
6.b.  
23-0617  
Authorization to enter into a contract with DiLytics Inc. in an amount not to  
exceed $900,000 to provide database development services for Bay Area  
Regional Energy Network (BayREN) through June 30, 2024  
23-0725  
6.c.  
6.d.  
Authorization to amend a Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
funding agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in an  
amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide services for BayREN  
Business implementation and incentives through December 31, 2023  
23-0566  
23-0565  
Assembly Bill 413 (Lee): Vehicles: Stopping, Standing and Parking Near a  
Crosswalk  
Prohibits vehicles from stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a  
marked crosswalk or intersection to improve visibility of bicyclists and  
pedestrians.  
6.e.  
Assembly Bill 645 (Friedman): Speed Safety Pilot Program  
Revised version of legislation MTC supported in 2021 and 2022  
(Assembly Bill (AB) 550 (Chiu, 2021) and AB 2336 (Friedman, 2022)) to  
authorize specified cities to implement five-year pilots to test speed safety  
cameras, under specific circumstances.  
23-0621  
6.f.  
Assembly Bill 1053 (Gabriel): Multifamily Housing Program (MHP)  
Construction Loans  
Allows developers who receive a state MHP award to access the financing  
before a development's construction phase instead of taking out a more  
expensive private loan for construction.  
23-0726  
23-0772  
6.g.  
6.h.  
Authorization to accept $909,800 from the U.S. Environmental Protection  
Agency to implement the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint under the  
National Estuary Program  
Assembly Bill 1335 (Zbur): Population Forecasting for Long Range Plans  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee  
23-0626  
7.a.  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meetings of April 14, 2023  
and May 12, 2023  
President Arreguin gave the report.  
8. ABAG Legislation Committee  
23-0627  
8.a.  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meetings of April 14,  
2023 and May 12, 2023  
President Arreguin gave the report.  
The following gave public comment: Paul Soto.  
23-0567  
8.b.  
Senate Bill 532 (Wiener): Local Ballot Measure Labels  
Provides option for local bonds and other tax measures to provide details  
via the voter guide instead of on the ballot label, with transparency  
safeguards.  
Rafael Mandelman joined the meeting.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Melgar, the ABAG Executive Board  
approved a support position on Senate Bill 532 (Weiner). The motion passed  
unanimously by the following vote:  
22 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Mandelman, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Reid, Rodgers, Silva,  
Tiedemann, Williams, and Zollman  
13 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Miley, Mueller, Rabbitt, Ramos,  
Romero, Sackett, and Young  
23-0618  
8.c.  
Assembly Bill (AB) 817 (Pacheco): Brown Act Teleconferencing Reform  
AB 817 would expand remote-meeting options for non-decision-making  
local legislative bodies, including advisory boards, that do not take final  
action on legislation, regulations, contracts, licenses, permits, or other  
entitlements.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Carlson, the ABAG Executive Board  
approved a support position on Assembly Bill 817 (Pacheco). The motion passed  
unanimously by the following vote:  
22 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Mandelman, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Reid, Rodgers, Silva,  
Tiedemann, Williams, and Zollman  
13 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Miley, Mueller, Rabbitt, Ramos,  
Romero, Sackett, and Young  
23-0773  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 State Budget Update  
The following gave public comment: Carlos Romero, Paul Soto.  
8.d.  
9. ABAG Finance Committee  
23-0628  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of May 18, 2023  
President Arreguin gave the report.  
9.a.  
10. ABAG Housing Committee  
23-0629  
23-0569  
10.a.  
10.b.  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of April 13, 2023 and May  
11, 2023  
Vice Chair Fligor gave the report.  
The following gave public comment: Carlos Romero.  
Approval of the BAHFA Business Plan Equity Framework and Funding  
Programs by the ABAG Executive Board acting as the Executive Board to  
the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
Donald Young joined the meeting.  
Kate Hartley gave the report.  
The following gave public comment: Carlos Romero, Paul Soto.  
23-0771  
10.c.  
Approval of the Updated Program Budget for the Regional Early Action  
Planning Grant of 2019 (REAP 1.0) and Proposed Re-programming and  
Authorization for the Executive Director (or his designee) to reallocate and  
expend any unspent REAP 1.0 funds, at his discretion, for eligible staff  
costs in an amount not to exceed a cumulative amount of up to $500,000 if  
there are REAP 1.0 funds remaining after December 31, 2023, or within 3  
months of the REAP 1.0 expenditure deadline, whichever is sooner  
Daniel Saver gave the report.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Tiedemann, the ABAG Executive  
Board approved the Updated Program Budget for the Regional Early Action  
Planning Grant of 2019 (REAP 1.0) and the Proposed Re-programming and  
Authorization for the Executive Director, or his designee, to reallocate and  
expend any unspent REAP 1.0 funds, as reported. The motion passed  
unanimously by the following vote:  
22 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Mandelman, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Reid, Rodgers, Silva,  
Tiedemann, Williams, and Zollman  
13 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Miley, Mueller, Rabbitt, Ramos,  
Romero, Sackett, and Young  
11. Local Government Services  
23-0622  
11.a.  
Authorization to amend a Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)  
funding agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in an  
amount not to exceed $157,085,114 for services for BayREN  
implementation through December 31, 2027, and Update on BayREN  
Current and Future Programs  
Jenny Berg gave the report.  
Upon the motion by Arreguin and second by Zollman, the ABAG Executive Board  
authorized the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission, or his designee, on behalf of the Association of Bay Area  
Governments and the Bay Area Regional Energy Network, to amend a funding  
agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company in an amount not to exceed  
$157,085,114, for a total contracted amount of $257,297,636, to provide services for  
BayREN implementation through December 31, 2027. The motion passed  
unanimously by the following vote:  
20 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Bas, Carlson, Corzo, Eklund, Fligor, Garcia, Jimenez, Kamei,  
Lopez, Marquez, Melgar, Nagales, Ortiz, Rodgers, Silva, Tiedemann, Williams, and  
Zollman  
15 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Ellenberg, Fife, Hillis, Hudson, Lee, Mandelman, Miley, Mueller, Rabbitt,  
Ramos, Reid, Romero, Sackett, and Young  
12. Regional Housing Needs Allocation  
23-0623  
12.a.  
California’s Housing Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs  
Allocation  
Discussion of issues related to the Regional Housing Needs Determination  
(RHND) and Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) processes to  
inform the analysis being conducted by HCD for California’s Housing  
Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs Allocation.  
Gillian Adams gave the report.  
13. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
President Arregun adjourned the meeting at about 7:46 p.m. The next  
regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on July 20, 2023.