Association of Bay Area Governments
Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area
Agenda
ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 395—Revised
Thursday, September 19, 2013, 7:00 PM
Location:
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium
101 8th Street
Oakland, California
Agenda and attachments available at abag.ca.gov
For information, contact Fred Castro, Clerk of the Board, at (510) 464 7913.
1. CALL TO ORDER And Pledge of Allegiance
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Information.
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Information.
4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Information/ACTION.
A. Approval to Reschedule the Executive Board Meeting on November 21, 2013 to December 5, 2013
5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Information.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION. Unless there is a request by a Board member to take up an item on the consent calendar separately, the calendar will be acted upon in one motion.
A. Approval of Executive Board Summary Minutes of Special Meeting No. 393 held on June 20, 2013, and Meeting No. 394 held on July 18, 2013
Attachments: Summary Minutes, June 20, 2013; Summary Minutes, July 18, 2013; Summary Minutes July 18, 2013 Attachment
B. Approval of Transmission of Federal Grant Applications to State Clearinghouse
With Executive Board consent, ABAG will transmit the attached list of federal grant applications to the State Clearinghouse. These applications were circulated in ABAG’s Intergovernmental Review Newsletter since the last Executive Board meeting.
Attachment: Grant Applications
C. Committee Appointments
With Executive Board consent, the following committee appointments will be ratified.
ABAG
Regional Planning Committee
Linda Jackson, Transportation Authority of Marin (replaces Beth Walukas)
Vu-Ban Nguyen, Urban Habitat (replaces Allen Fernandez Smith)
Attachments: CMA Directors Association, Urban Habitat
D. Approval of Election Calendar—President and Vice President
The Executive Board is requested to adopt the election calendar for President and Vice President for the term of office beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on December 31, 2015, and to ratify the appointment of a three-member canvassing committee.
Attachments: Election Calendar, Election Procedures
E. Approval of Office Supplies Provider
The Executive Board is requested to direct the Executive Director, or his designee, to negotiate and enter into contract with an office supplies provider for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, beginning in September, with an option to renew for three additional consecutive one-year periods ending June 30, 2017, subject to approval of future agency budgets.
Attachment: Office Supplies Provider
F. Ratification of Agreement with Urban Resilience Policy
The Executive Board is requested to ratify the agreement with Urban Resilience Policy and authorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Urban Resilience Policy to provide programmatic and technical support to the ABAG Earthquake and Hazards Program.
Attachment: Urban Resilience Policy
G. Adoption of Resolution No. 10-13 Authorizing Entering into an Augmented Agreement with the California Coastal Conservancy for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail
The Executive Board is requested to adopt Resolution No. 10-13 authorizing the Executive Director, or his designee, to enter into an augmented agreement with the California Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $750,000 to develop and implement various projects for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail.
Attachments: San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail; Resolution No. 10-13
H. Ratification of Submittal of Grant Proposal to California State Coastal Conservancy Climate Ready Grant Program for Climate Ready-Green Infrastructure Project
The Executive Board is requested to ratify the submittal of a proposal by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) in response to the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Climate Ready Grant Announcement for which applications were due on August 28, 2013. The Climate Ready-Green Infrastructure Project (CR-GIP) proposal combines and builds upon two existing education and outreach efforts to promote the use of green infrastructure measures as a Bay Area climate change adaption strategy. The proposal is collaboration among SFEP, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The proposed project request is $165,190.
Attachment: Climate Ready-Green Infrastructure Project Proposal
I. Ratification of Submittal of Grant Application to California State Coastal Conservancy Climate Ready Program for Dredged Sediment Delivery System
The Executive Board is requested to ratify the submittal of a proposal by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership in response to the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Climate Ready Program to develop a conceptual design for a system to deliver dredged sediment to beneficial reuse/restoration sites in the San Francisco Bay/Delta. The estimated cost of the project is $149,418.
Attachment: Dredged Sediment Delivery System Proposal
J. Authorization to Enter into an Interagency Agreement with Alameda County to Provide Technical Resources to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
The Executive Board is requested to authorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to enter into an interagency agreement with Alameda County to provide staff to assist with permit review for projects and activities under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. The new contract is estimated to cost $791,328. The duration is from September 1, 2013 to September 20, 2018. No ABAG match is required.
Attachment: Alameda County Permit Review
K. Adoption of Resolution 11-13 in support of the City of Union City’s Request for an Expedited Approval by the California Department of Finance of the Sale of Former Redevelopment Land within its Intermodal Station District PDA
The Executive Board is requested to adopt Resolution 11-13 in support of the City of Union City's request for an expedited approval by the California Department of Finance of the sale of land owned by former redevelopment agencies within its Intermodal Station District Planned Development Area.
Attachments: Union City Intermodal Station District; Resolution No. 11-13; SF Chronicle Article
7. Briefing on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Information. Paul Helliker, Deputy Director, Delta and Statewide Water Management, California Natural Resources Agency, will provide a briefing and presentation on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Gary Bobker, The Bay Institute, will comment on the proposal from the perspective of a coalition of environmental organizations.
Attachments: Background on BDCP and Speakers; Resolution 08-12; BDCP Delta’s Importance to the Bay Area; California Begins Releasing BDCP Documents
8. Report on PLAN BAY AREA Implementation
Information. Brad Paul, ABAG Deputy Executive Director, will report on Plan Bay Area implementation.
Attachment: Plan Bay Area Implementation
9. UPDate on the San Francisco BAY AREA REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK (BayREN)
Information. Jerry Lahr, ABAG Energy Programs Manager, and Jennifer Berg, BayREN Program Manager, will present an update on the Bay Area Regional Energy Network programs.
Attachment: BayREN Update
10. LEGISLATION and GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Information/ACTION. Committee Chair David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma, will report on Committee activities and request Board approval of Committee recommendations.
Attachments: LGO Committee agenda; Legislative Summary
11. FINANCE and PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT
Information/ACTION. Committee Chair John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, will report on Committee activities and request Board approval of Committee recommendations.
A. Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Diversity and Business Opportunity Report
Attachments: FP Committee agenda; Diversity Report
12. Closed Session
A. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
One case
B. Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of cases:
Bay Area Citizens v. ABAG et al.
Building Industry Association Bay Area v. ABAG et al.
Communities for a Better Environment et al. v. MTC et al.
C. Labor Negotiations with SEIU Local 1021
13. Report Out of Closed Session
14. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Executive Board will be on November 21, 2013.
Submitted:
Ezra Rapport, Secretary-Treasurer
Date: September 16, 2013