TO: Napa County City Selection Committee
FROM: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board/Secretary of the City Selection Committee
REPORT BY: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board/Secretary of the City Selection Committee
SUBJECT: Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board Appointments
RECOMMENDATION
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Appoint City of American Canyon Mayor Pierre Washington as the Representative, and discuss the appointment of one Alternate, to the Executive Board of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) with terms commencing immediately and expiring on June 30, 2026.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was established in 1961 and is the oldest Council of Governments in California. ABAG is the designated regional planning agency for the San Francisco Bay Area and its members include all nine counties and 101 cities in the region. Representatives and Alternates from member cities within each county are appointed by that county's conference of mayors.
City of American Mayor Leon Garcia was appointed as the Representative, and City of St. Helena Council Member Anna Chouteau was appointed as the Alternate, with terms commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026. However, Mayor Garcia did not seek re-election to his mayoral term, which ended on December 3, 2024, and Council Member Chouteau resigned from her City Council seat effective December 15, 2024, leaving the Executive Board Representative and Alternate positions vacant.
The Executive Board terms are contingent upon continuous service of the appointed Representative and Alternate in their respective local elected offices. Newly elected Mayor Pierre Washington was appointed as the ABAG Representative by the City of American Canyon City Council at their meeting of December 3, 2024. The appointment of the Alternate position will be further discussed at today’s meeting.
The ABAG Executive Board regularly meets six times a year, bi-monthly, on the third Thursday of the month at 5:10 p.m. Meetings are held in person at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, Suite 700, San Francisco. (A teleconference option is also available.) Representatives and Alternates substituting for Representatives receive a per diem of $150 for each meeting attended.
The ABAG Bylaws and history of ABAG appointments are attached for reference.
Procedural Requirements:
1. Staff report.
2. Public comment.
3. Motion, second, discussion and vote on the item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.