Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Oversight Committee  
Chair, Alfredo Pedroza, Supervisor, Napa County  
Vice Chair, Nick Josefowitz, Commissioner, MTC  
Wednesday, November 8, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Joint meeting with the BAHFA Oversight Committee.  
The ABAG Housing Committee is scheduled to meet at 12:00 p.m. or immediately following the  
9:45 a.m. MTC Programming and Allocations Committee meeting, whichever is later.  
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Roster  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Cindy Chavez, Victoria Fleming, Federal Glover,  
Nick Josefowitz, Nate Miley, Gina Papan, Alfredo Pedroza, Hilary Ronen,  
Libby Schaaf (nonvoting), Sheng Thao  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
Quorum is a majority of BAHFA Oversight Committee members present.  
2. Public Comment  
Information  
3. Committee Member Announcements  
Information  
4. Chairs' Report  
4a.  
23-1362  
ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight Committee Chairs’  
Report for November 8, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Carlos Romero  
Alfredo Pedroza  
5. ABAG Housing Committee Consent Calendar  
5a.  
23-1363  
Approval of ABAG Housing Committee Minutes of October 11, 2023  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Approval  
Clerk of the Board  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
05a HC Minutes 20231011 Draft.pdf  
6. BAHFA Oversight Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
23-1364  
Approval of BAHFA Oversight Committee Minutes of October 11, 2023  
Action:  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Secretary  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06a BAHFA OC Minutes 20231011 Draft.pdf  
6b.  
23-1394  
BAHFA Legal Services Bench - Pre-Qualification of the following Law  
Firms to Provide Legal Services to BAHFA: Aleshire & Wynder, LLP;  
Best, Best and Krieger LLP; Goldfarb Lipman, LLP; Jarvis Fay, LLP;  
Kutak Rock, LLP; and Shute, Mihaly, Weinberger, LLP  
Action:  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Andrea Visveswhara  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
06b 1 Summary Sheet for Legal Bench v1.pdf  
06b 2 Summary Approval for Legal Bench v1.pdf  
7. BAHFA Rental Assistance Pilot Program  
7a.  
23-1365  
Authorization for the Executive Director to negotiate and enter into a  
contract with the Napa County Department of Housing and Homeless  
Services for an amount not to exceed $5 million to launch and administer  
the BAHFA Rental Assistance Pilot Program  
Action:  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Irene Farnsworth  
Attachments:  
07a 1 Summary Sheet_BAHFA Rental Assistance Pilot Award_v3.pdf  
07a 2 Attachment A Presentation Rental Assistance Award v2.pdf  
8. Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program  
8a.  
23-1367  
Recommendation to Executive Board regarding adoption of a resolution to  
suballocate Regional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 (REAP 2.0)  
funding to the Planning Collaboratives of Alameda County ($493,000),  
Contra Costa County ($657,000), Marin County ($490,000), Napa/Sonoma  
Counties ($526,000), San Francisco ($128,000), San Mateo County  
Department of Housing ($690,000), Cities Association of Santa Clara  
County ($526,000), and Solano Transportation Authority ($490,000) and  
authorization to negotiate and execute contracts with Urban Planning  
Partners in an amount not to exceed $493,000, 4Leaf Inc. in an amount not  
to exceed $526,000 and Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. in an amount not  
to exceed $657,000 subject to the terms and conditions of MTC’s funding  
agreement with the State  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Presenter:  
Heather Peters  
Attachments:  
08a 1 Summary Sheet Design and Framework for REAP 2.0 v5.pdf  
08a 2 Attachment A ABAG Resolution No 16 2023 Allocation of REAP 2 Funds V  
08a 3 Attachment B Summary Approval UPP v1.pdf  
08a 4 Attachment C Summary Approval MIG v1.pdf  
08a 5 Attachment D Summary Approval 4LEAF v1.pdf  
08a 6 Attachment E Presentation Program Design for REAP 2 v2.pdf  
9. BAHFA Business Plan  
10a. 23-1366  
Report on Part III of BAHFA’s Business Plan: Operations and Sustainability  
Action:  
ABAG Housing Committee Information  
BAHFA Oversight Committee Information  
Presenter:  
Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
09a 1 Summary Sheet BAHFA's Business Plan Operations and Sustainability Se  
09a 2 Attachment A Presentation BAHFA's Business Plan Operations Sustainab  
11. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next joint meeting of the ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight  
Committee is on December 13, 2023.  
Public Comment: The public is encouraged to comment on agenda items at Committee meetings  
by completing a request-to-speak card (available from staff) and passing it to the Committee secretary.  
Public comment may be limited by any of the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 of MTC's Procedures  
Manual (Resolution No. 1058, Revised) if, in the chair's judgment, it is necessary to maintain the orderly  
flow of business.  
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rendering orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible, the Chair may order the removal of individuals who  
are willfully disrupting the meeting. Such individuals may be arrested. If order cannot be restored by  
such removal, the members of the Committee may direct that the meeting room be cleared (except for  
representatives of the press or other news media not participating in the disturbance), and the session  
may continue.  
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All items on the agenda are subject to action and/or change by the Committee. Actions recommended  
by staff are subject to change by the Committee.