9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco

Meeting Agenda

AGENDA 

 

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San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority 
Independent Citizens Oversight Committee 

February 20, 2026, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street, 1st Floor, Claremont Room (112)
San Francisco, CA 94105

For additional information, please contact:
Sarina Seaton, Clerk of the Oversight Committee: (415) 778-5218

Agenda and attachments available at:
www.sfbayrestore.org

  1. Call to Order 
    Jim Fiedler, Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (Oversight Committee)
     
  2. Determination of Quorum 
    Sarina Seaton, Clerk of the Oversight Committee
     
  3. Public Comment 
    Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
     
  4. Introductions and Announcements 
     
  5. Approval of Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes of May 8, 2025 
    Item 5: Draft Meeting Minutes for May 8, 2025
     
  6. Oversight Committee Operations 
    Karen McDowell, Program Manager
    A. General Information
    B. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair
    C. Formation of Ad Hoc Subcommittee
     
  7. Review Staff’s Response to Oversight Committee 
    Jim Fiedler, Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee
    Item 7: Staff Response to Oversight Committee Letter covering Fiscal Year 2023/2024
     
  8. Construction Projects Status Update 
    Sara Haugen, Project Manager
    Item 8: Memo on Status of Restoration Authority Construction Projects Portfolio
     
  9. Review Annual Report, Financial Report & Audit, Staff Work Plan, and Program Budget
    Karen McDowell, Program Manager
    Erica Johnson, Project Manager
    Item 9, Attachment 1: Annual Report of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, FY 24/25
    Item 9, Attachment 2: FY 24/25 Work Plan and Budget Approved at the June 14, 2024, Governing Board Meeting
    Item 9, Attachment 3: San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ended June 30, 2025
     
  10. Communications Update 
    Taylor Samuelson, Public Information Officer
     

  11. Discussion of Report and Potential Recommendations 
    Jim Fiedler, Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee
    Item 11: Independent Citizens Oversight Committee Annual Review Letter FY 23-24
    A. Areas of Focus from FY 23/24 Report

    Financial Management
    Project Portfolio Management
    Project Tracking
    Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team
    Communications
    Applying Lessons Learned
    Looking to the Future

    B. Areas of Focus for FY 24/25 Report
     

  12. Oversight Committee Meeting Schedule and Next Steps 

Jim Fiedler, Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee

A. Future Meeting Schedule

  • Friday, May 1st, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Monday, June 1st, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

B. Next Steps

13. Adjourn 

Note: Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Oversight Committee.

Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Taylor Samuelson no later than three days prior to meeting. Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Taylor Samuelson at Taylor.Samuelson@scc.ca.gov.

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