TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison - Interim County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board
SUBJECT: Reappointments/Appointment to the Association of Bay Area Governments Boards
RECOMMENDATION
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Interim County Executive Officer and Clerk of the Board request appointment/reappointment to the following boards of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG):
1. General Assembly - Delegate and Alternate, with no term end date; and
2. Executive Board - Representative and Alternate, with terms effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Terms on the General Assembly do not have an end date while terms on the Executive Board are for two years with the current terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff reports.
2. Public comments.
3. Motion, second, discussion and vote on the item.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
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.
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 and council of governments for the nine counties and 101 cities and towns of the San Francisco Bay region. ABAG works in regional land use, environmental stewardship, energy efficiency and water resource protection, and it partners directly with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as well as the Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Bay Area Council Economic Institute, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and Bay Area Planning Directors Association (BAPDA).
Delegates/Representatives and Alternates appointed to the General Assembly and Executive Board are Supervisors from member counties who are appointed by their respective Boards. Napa County has one Delegate and one Alternate, and one Representative and one Alternate, who serve on the ABAG General Assembly and Executive Board, respectively.
Terms on the General Assembly are ongoing and are routinely affirmed at the Board’s first meeting of the year. The General Assembly regularly meets annually in April or more often as needed. Supervisor Ryan Gregory has served as Delegate since 2017, and Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza has served as Alternate since 2015 and is currently the President of MTC.
Terms on the Executive Board are effective for two years from July 1 to June 30 with current terms set to expire June 30, 2023. The Executive Board meets monthly. Chair Belia Ramos has served as Representative since 2017 and is currently the Vice President and is also a Member of BCDC, and Supervisor Ryan Gregory has served as Alternate since 2017.
ABAG also has a Regional Planning Committee that meets as needed. Supervisor Joelle Gallagher was appointed by the Board as the Representative at the meeting of January 3, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by retiring Supervisor Diane Dillon and is also a Member of BAAQMD and Alternate of BCDC.