AGENDA ITEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE – JANUARY 17, 2017 BUSINESS ITEMS DATE
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January 5, 2017
TO
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Vice Mayor Young Council Member Hughes
FROM
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City Attorney
SUBJECT
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ABAG COMMITTEE REPORT
The following information is provided for your committee report at the January 17, 2017 Council meeting.
The date for a Special General Assembly and Business Meeting has been announced for January 30, 2017. The location will be Bay Area Metro Center, Yerba Buena Conference Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, Ca 94105, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Please respond to the City Attorney’s Office if you plan to attend.
This conference will provide a dialogue on: The Future Role of the Council of Governments Defining the Needs of the Bay Area’s Towns, Cities and Counties Local Coordination to Address Regional Challenges
The Agenda for this meeting is not yet available, but will be posted shortly here: ABAG: Special General Assembly.
Update on the MTC/ABAG Staff Consolidation Effort Option 7 Action Implementation Plans- MTC Due Diligence Report-NEW 12/14/16 is attached.
Attached is a letter received from the MTC Planning Director regarding Benicia’s comments on the draft Plan Bay Area 2040 Preferred Scenario. The preferred scenario was approved by ABAG and MTC on November 17, 2016. Staff also notes that ABAG/MTC are developing an Action Plan to be adopted concurrently with Plan Bay Area 2040 sometime in late summer of 2017. This Action Plan is to be developed in conjunction with local jurisdictions and will include performance targets. Benicia staff have reached out to ABAG/MTC and will be actively involved in this process.
ABAG Committee Report January 5, 2017 Page 2
The draft minutes are not yet available for the Spring General Assembly meeting held May 19, 2016.
Attachments:
MTC/ABAG Option 7 Action Implementation Plan Letter regarding Plan Bay Area 2040 Preferred Scenario