11:00 A.M – 2:00 P.M., San Francisco — Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, CR110 Board Room, San Francisco CA 94105
Governing Board
Dave Pine, Supervisor, County of San Mateo, Chair
John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, Vice Chair
Kathrin “Kate” Sears, Supervisor, County of Marin
Aaron Peskin, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
Susan Gorin, Supervisor, County of Sonoma
Vinnie Bacon, Council Member, City of Fremont
Karen Holman, Director, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer
Amy Roach, Chief Counsel
MEETING AGENDA
Date: December 06, 2019
TIME: 11:00AM – 2:00PM
LOCATION: Bay Area Metro Center - Board Room
375 Beale Street, San Francisco CA 94105
Webcast Link: http://baha.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=e59aa113-1aad-11ea-a240-0050569183fa
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comments (Information)
4. Board Member Announcements (Information)
5. Chair’s Report (Information)
6. Approval of Summary Minutes of September 06, 2019 (Action)
Item 6: Summary Minutes for September 06, 2019
Grant Items (Action)
EAST
7. Consideration and possible Restoration Authority authorization to disburse up to $7,929,855 to the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) to implement the North and South reaches of the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project, consisting of restoration and enhancement of brackish tidal wetlands and adjacent uplands along the southern shore of Suisun Bay, Walnut Creek and Pacheco Creek in Contra Costa County; and adoption of findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. [Adrien Baudrimont]
8. Consideration and possible Restoration Authority authorization to disburse up to $450,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to prepare final designs and permit applications and conduct pre-construction land management activities and ecology studies for the expansion of Coyote Hills Regional Park on 306 acres east of the existing park in the City of Fremont, Alameda County; and adoption of findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. [Shalini Kannan]
9. Oversight Committee Member Terms and Reappointment of Oversight Committee Members (Action)
Karen McDowell, Project Manager
Item 9: Memo on Oversight Committee Member Terms and Reappointment of Oversight Committee Members
Attachment 1: Resolution 63 to Adjust Oversight Committee Member Terms
Attachment 2: Resolution 64 to Reappoint Two Members to the Restoration Authority Independent Citizens Oversight Committee
10. Equity and Community Engagement Program Development (Information)
Dr. Ana Alvarez, Vice Chair, Advisory Committee
Nahal Ghoghaie Ipakchi, Principal Consultant, EcoEquity Consulting
Jessica Davenport, Deputy Program Manager
Item 10A: Consultant's Report: Establishing an Equity and Community Engagement Program that Benefits Economically Disadvantaged Communities
Item 10B: Report of the Advisory Committee: Recommendations to Benefit Economically Disadvantaged Communities
Item 10C: Staff Memo on Implementing Recommendations on Equity and Community Engagement
11. Review of Draft Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report (Information)
Arleicka Conley, Section Director, Finance and Accounting, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Scott Diem and David Bullock, Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP
Item 11: Draft Report to Governing Board: Year Ended June 30, 2019
Attachment 1: Draft San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report
12. Executive Reports
A. Communications Plan (Information)
Taylor Samuelson, Public Information Officer
Item 12A: Communications Plan
B. Expenditures under Executive Officer’s Delegated Authority (Information)
Item 12B: Quarterly Report on Expenditures under Delegated Authority
13. Adjournment
Note: Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Restoration Authority. At any time during the meeting, but prior to the adjournment of the open session of the meeting, the Restoration Authority may recess or adjourn to closed session to consider personnel matters, prices and terms of real estate transactions, and possible and pending litigation. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to attorney-client privilege and statutory authorization under Government Code Sections 11126(a), (c) (7), and (e).
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Anulika White no later than five days prior to meeting. Also, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting.
Questions about the meeting, agenda or tour can be directed to Ann White at
(510) 286-0343 or Anulika.White@scc.ca.gov or at the Conservancy:
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612