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94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
ABAG Executive Board  
Thursday, June 16, 2022  
5:10 PM  
HYBRID (In person option available)  
Special Meeting  
Association of Bay Area Governments  
Executive Board Meeting No. 473  
The ABAG Executive Board may act on any item on the agenda.  
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:10p.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,  
Tom Butt, David Canepa, Pat Eklund, Susan Ellenberg, Maya Esparza, Carroll Fife,  
Neysa Fligor, Leon Garcia, Liz Gibbons, Giselle Hale, Barbara Halliday, David Haubert,  
Rich Hillis, Dave Hudson, Otto Lee, Matthew Mahan, Rafael Mandelman, Gordon Mar,  
Nathan Miley, Karen Mitchoff, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Raul Peralez, David Rabbitt,  
Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, James Spering, Loren Taylor, Steve Young  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Vice President Ramos called the meeting to order at about 5:14 p.m.  
Quorum was present.  
20 -  
Present:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Awasthi, Bas, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Halliday,  
Hudson, Hollingsworth-Adams, Lee, Mahan, Mitchoff, Ramos, Rodgers, Romero,  
Spering, and Young  
13 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Butt, Canepa, Esparza, Gibbons, Haubert, Mandelman, Mar, Miley,  
Moulton-Peters, Peralez, Rabbitt, and Taylor  
2. Public Comment  
3. Executive Board Announcements  
4. President's Report  
22-0963  
ABAG President’s Report for June 16, 2022  
Vice President Ramos gave the report.  
4.a.  
5. Executive Director's Report  
22-0964  
Executive Director’s Report for June 16, 2022  
5.a.  
6. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Eklund and second by Romero, the ABAG Executive Board  
approved the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously by the  
following vote:  
17 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Awasthi, Eklund, Ellenberg, Garcia, Halliday, Hudson,  
Hollingsworth-Adams, Lee, Mahan, Mitchoff, Ramos, Rodgers, Romero, Spering,  
and Young  
16 -  
Absent:  
Bas, Breed, Butt, Canepa, Esparza, Fife, Fligor, Gibbons, Haubert, Mandelman,  
Mar, Miley, Moulton-Peters, Peralez, Rabbitt, and Taylor  
22-0965  
22-0966  
Approval of ABAG Executive Board Minutes of May 19, 2022  
6.a.  
6.b.  
Adoption of Resolution No. 11-2022 Regarding Remote Meetings  
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361  
22-1005  
22-1009  
6.c.  
6.d.  
Authorization to enter into contract amendment with Peak Digital, LLC to  
provide for Fiscal Year 2022-23 agency website support services in the  
amount of $180,000 through the term of June 30, 2024  
Ratification of Appointment to Regional Planning Committee and Housing  
Committee  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee  
22-0967  
Report on ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting of June 10, 2022  
Vice President Ramos gave the report.  
7.a.  
8. ABAG Finance Committee  
22-0968  
Report on ABAG Finance Committee Meeting of June 16, 2022  
Karen Mitchoff gave the report.  
8.a.  
9. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
22-0969  
9.a.  
Report on Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Meeting of June 10,  
2022  
Vice President Ramos gave the report.  
22-0843  
9.b.  
Assembly Bill 2011 (Wicks): Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act  
of 2022  
Streamlines certain affordable housing development on underutilized  
commercial sites; eligibility for streamlining subject to affordability, location  
and labor standards.  
Action on this item was deferred to the next meeting.  
The following submitted public comment: City of Pleasanton.  
Next Steps on Regional Affordable Housing Bond  
22-1008  
9.c.  
Overview of timeline and key next steps for placement of a regional  
affordable housing bond on the November 2024 ballot; Direction to staff to  
proceed and assign oversight of staff progress to ABAG Housing  
Committee.  
Kate Hartley gave the report.  
The following gave public comment: Justine Marcus; Ja'Nai Aubrey; Ken  
Chan; Zane Kwan; Jen Klose.  
Upon the motion by Romero and second by Fligor, the ABAG Executive Board  
approved assigning the ABAG Housing Committee to collaborate with the BAHFA  
Oversight Committee to undertake preparatory work necessary to enable  
consideration of a potential regional housing revenue measure in 2024. The  
motion passed unanimously by the following vote:  
20 -  
Aye:  
Andersen, Arreguin, Awasthi, Bas, Eklund, Ellenberg, Fife, Fligor, Garcia, Halliday,  
Hudson, Hollingsworth-Adams, Lee, Mahan, Mitchoff, Ramos, Rodgers, Romero,  
Spering, and Young  
13 -  
Absent:  
Breed, Butt, Canepa, Esparza, Gibbons, Haubert, Mandelman, Mar, Miley,  
Moulton-Peters, Peralez, Rabbitt, and Taylor  
10. ABAG Housing Committee  
22-0970  
Report on ABAG Housing Committee Meeting of June 9, 2022  
Carlos Romero gave the report.  
10.a.  
11. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
Vice President Ramos adjourned the meeting at about 6:06 p.m. The next  
special meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on July 8, 2022. The next  
regular meeting of the ABAG Executive Board is on July 21, 2022.