11:00 - Teleconference/Bay Area Metro Center

Friday, October 20, 2023

Meeting Agenda

The agenda Was updated October 16, 2023, to add an additional location that is open to the public and ADA accessible. The agenda was updated on October 17, 2023, to include an additional presenter for Item 12, and attach the WRMP Program updates and SFBRA Performance Metrics presentation to item 12. The agenda was updated October 19, 2023 to include a revised item 9D.

Agenda item 14, Memo: Yearly Update on Implementation of Equity Recommendations, has been updated at 3/28/2024 at 3:05 PM to remove 'DRAFT MEMORANDUM'.

Meeting Notice

Dave Pine, Supervisor, County of San Mateo, Chair

John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, Vice Chair    

Aaron Peskin, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco  

Susan Gorin, Supervisor, County of Sonoma    

Karen Holman, Director, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District  

Sophie Hahn, Councilmember, City of Berkeley  

Lisa Gauthier, Mayor, East Palo Alto

Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer   

Amy Roach, General Counsel

Meeting Agenda

DATE: October 20, 2023

TIME: 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

LOCATION: Bay Area Metro Center - Board Room

375 Beale Street, San Francisco CA 94105

The Authority meetings will be conducted in a hybrid format. To maximize public safety while maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate either virtually via Zoom or Webcast, by phone, or in person at the locations listed below. Physical attendance at any site listed below requires that all individuals adhere to the site’s health guidelines including, if required, wearing masks, health screening, and social distancing.

Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California 94105, 415-352-3600
Office Of Supervisor John Gioia, 11780 San Pablo Avenue, Suite D, El Cerrito, California 94530, 510-942-2220
East Palo Alto City Hall, 2nd Floor Executive Conference Room, 2415 University Ave, East Palo Alto , CA 94303, 650-853-3100

Note: Each location listed above is open to the public and is ADA accessible.

Zoom Meeting Link: https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/81636005748

Or One tap mobile: US: +13462487799,89826264224# US (Houston) or  +16699006833,,89826264224# US (San Jose)

Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

 US: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose), +1 719 359 4580 US, +1 253 205 0468 US, +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma), +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose),+1 669 444 9171 US, +1 564 217 2000 US, +1 646 876 9923 US (New York), +1 646 931 3860 US, +1 689 278 1000 US, +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC), +1 305 224 1968 US, +1 309 205 3325 US, +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago), +1 360 209 5623 US, +1 386 347 5053 US, +1 507 473 4847 US, 833 548 0276 US (Toll Free), 833 548 0282 US (Toll Free), 877 853 5247 US (Toll Free), 888 788 0099 US (Toll Free)

Webinar ID: 816 3600 5748

International numbers available: https://bayareametro.zoom.us/u/keEnCe1IXu

Webcast Link: https://baha.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=c781ff8b-9782-48a0-a8f1-27ab61251fb1

(Note: The Webcast link will not be active until the meeting begins)

Public attendees watching virtually should connect to Zoom if they intend on making comments. Comment functionality is not available for public attendees connecting through Webcast.

Members of the public can make comments during the meeting by using the “Raise Hand” function in Zoom at the appropriate time(s) in the meeting. Public comments will be taken during each agenda item and at the beginning of the meeting on non-agenda items. Additional information on ways to provide public comments on agenda items is available on the Authority’s website on the Meetings tab.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comments (Information)

4. Board Member Announcements (Information)

5. Chair’s Report (Information)

6. Executive Reports

A. 2024 Board Meeting Schedule (Action)

Item 6A: Memo on 2024 San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Government Board

Attachment 1: Resolution 114 Adopting the 2024 San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board Meeting Schedule

B. Communications Update (Information)

Item 6B: Draft One-Page Summary of Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Authority Projects Map

C. Expenditures and Letters under Executive Officer’s Delegated Authority (Information)

Item 6C: Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Letters under Delegated Authority

7. Approval of Summary Minutes of June 30, 2023 (Action)

Item 7: Summary Minutes for June 30, 2023

8. Advisory Committee Chair’s Report (Information)

Jessica Martini-Lamb, Chair of the Advisory Committee

9. Appointment of New Advisory Committee Members and Vice Chair (Action)

Jessica Davenport, Deputy Program Manager

Item 9A: Resolution 115 Appointing a New Member to Represent Communities for a Better Environment on the Restoration Authority Advisory Committee

Item 9B: Resolution 116 Appointing a New Member to Represent the San Francisco Estuary Institute on the Restoration Authority Advisory Committee

Item 9C: Resolution 117 Appointing the Vice Chair of the Restoration Authority Advisory Committee

Item 9D: Biographies of Recommended Advisory Committee Members (Revised 10/19/2023)

10. Amendment of Oversight Committee Procedural Document (Action)

Karen McDowell, Deputy Program Manager

Item 10: Memo on Amendment of the Oversight Committee Procedural Document

Attachment 1: Resolution 118 Amending the Oversight Committee Procedural Document

Exhibit A: Redline Version of the Oversight Committee Procedural Document

11. Annual Performance Assessment of Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) (Information)

Evyan Borgnis Sloane, Deputy Program Manager

Craig Weightman, Current Chair of the BRRIT Policy and Management Committee

Agnes Farres, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, BRRIT staff

Item 11: Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT 2023) Annual Report

12. Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: Improving Alignment with Authority Performance Measures (Information)

April Robinson, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Alex Thompson, San Francisco Estuary Partnership

Caitlin Crain, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Item 12: Presentation on Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program and Authority Performance Measures

13. Update on Development of Tribal Engagement Recommendations (Information)

Emely Lopez, Tribal Liaison

14. Yearly Update on Implementation of Equity Recommendations (Information)

Sara Haugen, Project Manager

Item 14: Memo: Yearly Update on Implementation of Equity Recommendations

Exhibit A: Implementing Measure AA in a Manner that Benefits Economically Disadvantaged Communities, as Amended by the Governing Board

Exhibit B: Community Grants Program Applications, FY20-21 through FY22-23

 15. 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 Paul Johnson no later than five days prior to meeting. Also, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. 

For questions about the meeting or the agenda, please contact Paul Johnson at  
(341) 699 -7425 or Paul.Johnson@scc.ca.gov

Minutes

07_Summary_of_Minutes_102202023.pdf

Video Recording