11:00 - Teleconference
Governing Board
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
Sally Lieber, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
Amy Hutzel, Interim Executive Officer
Amy Roach, General Counsel
Meeting Agenda
DATE: October 15, 2021
TIME: 11:00AM – 2:00PM
LOCATION: Teleconference
TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953(e), due to the declared State of Emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations to promote social distancing, this Authority meeting will be conducted by teleconference and internet, with no physical public locations. Members of the public may dial into the teleconference and view the presentation on the internet via Zoom with the following steps:
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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. Board Meeting Schedule (Action)
Item 6A: Memo on 2022 San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Government Board Meetings
Attachment 1: Resolution 80 Adopting the 2022 San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board Meeting Schedule
B. Expenditures under Executive Officer’s Delegated Authority (Information)
Item 6B: Quarterly Report on Expenditures under Delegated Authority
C. Communications Update (Information)
Item 6C: One-Page Summary of Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
7. Approval of Summary Minutes of June 18, 2021 (Action)
Item 7: Summary Minutes for June 18, 2021
8. Presentation on Sonoma Creek Baylands Strategy (Information)
Kendall Webster, Sonoma Land Trust
Jeremy Lowe, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Item 8: Presentation on Sonoma Creek Baylands Strategy *Note: On October 12, 2021, this item No.8 was reposted with minor modifications.*
Attachment 1: Sonoma Creek Baylands Strategy, Executive Summary
Grant Items (Action)
NORTH
9. Evolving Shorelines Project at Bothin Marsh
Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $255,000 to Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to develop schematic designs for enhancing Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve and realigning a segment of the Bay Trail in Marin County. [Linda Tong]
WEST
10. Candlestick Point Stewardship Project (Community Grant)
Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $100,000 through the Restoration Authority Community Grants Program to Literacy for Environmental Justice for restoration activities through the Candlestick Point Stewardship Project in the City and County of San Francisco. [Erica Johnson]
11. Oversight Committee Procedural Document Update (Action)
Karen McDowell, Deputy Program Manager
Item 11: Memo on Oversight Committee Procedural Document Update
Attachment 1: Resolution 81 Amending the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee Procedural Document
Exhibit A: Redline Version of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee Procedural Document
12. Appointment of New Advisory Committee Member (Action)
Jessica Davenport, Deputy Program Manager
Item 12: Resolution 82 Appointing a New Member to Represent the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Advisory Committee
13. Project Management Challenges and Solutions (Information)
Amy Hutzel, Interim Executive Officer
Jessica Davenport, Deputy Program Manager
Item 13: Memo on Project Management Challenges and Solutions
14. Yearly Update on Implementation of Equity Recommendations (Information)
Linda Tong, Grant Program Coordinator
Item 14: Memo on Implementation of Equity Recommendations
Exhibit A: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee to the Governing Board on Implementing Measure AA in a Manner that Benefits Economically Disadvantaged Communities, as Amended by the Governing Board
15. Advisory Committee Chair’s Report (Information)
Jessica Martini-Lamb, Chair of the Advisory Committee
16. Guidance for Grantees on Accepting Mitigation Funds (Information)
Jessica Davenport, Deputy Program Manager
Item 16: Memo on Use of Mitigation Funds on Property Used for Authority Projects
Attachment 1: San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Grantee Guidance: Restoration and Acquisition Grants - Grantee’s Subsequent Use of Property as Mitigation
17. Adjournment
Note: Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Restoration Authority.
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Taylor Samuelson no later than five days prior to meeting.
Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Taylor Samuelson at Taylor.Samuelson@scc.ca.gov
