Preview of 5/17 ABAG Meetings

Four ABAG meetings are scheduled to meet this Thursday, May 17, at the Bay Area Metro Center, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

The ABAG Legislation Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. They will seek Executive Board approval to take positions on the following bills:

• SB 828 (Wiener): Regional Housing Needs Assessment and Allocation
  • Proposed Position: Support and Seek Amendments
• AB 1771 (Bloom): Regional Housing Needs Allocation
  • Proposed Position: Oppose Unless Amended
• SB 831 (Wieckowski) and SB 1469 (Skinner): Housing and Land Use
  • Proposed Position: Support and Seek Amendments
• AB 2372 (Gloria): Floor Area Ratio Bonus
  • Proposed Position: Support

Read the full Legislation Committee agenda packet.

The brief ABAG Finance Committee meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will cover financial statements, contracts and investments. Read the full Finance Committee agenda packet.

The Advancing California Finance Authority (ACFA) Governing Board will meet at 5:05 p.m., or immediately following the Finance Committee meeting. They will receive a report on the ACFA Marketing Plan. Read the full AFCA Governing Board meeting packet.

Finally, the ABAG Executive Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. They will hear reports from four ABAG committees on their activities: Administrative, Legislation, Finance, and Regional Planning. The Regional Planning Committee will report on the efforts to establish the Bay Area as a regional U.S. Economic Development District (read the memo and review the presentation) and the North Bay fire recovery efforts (read the memo). Review the full Executive Board agenda packet for more information.

Keep up with all ABAG meetings on the ABAG Meetings and Agendas page.