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ABAG Programs and Services

Building a Stronger Region

Mark Green, ABAG President and Union City Mayor

Presented to the Santa Clara County Cities Association

Mission Statement

ABAG is committed to enhancing the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area by leading the region in

advocacy, collaboration, and excellence in planning, research,

and member services.

ABAG Officers

ABAG Immediate Past President and San

Mateo County Supervisor

Rose Jacobs Gibson

ABAG Vice President Marin

County Supervisor Susan

Adams

ABAG President Union City

Mayor Mark Green

ABAG History

In 1961, Bay Area leaders recognized the need to address common issues from a regional perspective

Elected officials from the region’s Cities and Counties formed the Association of Bay Area Governments --California’s first Council of Governments

Making Connections and Bridging Gaps

All nine counties and 101 cities and towns in the Bay Area are voluntary members of ABAG

A strong region requires the support and active participation of all cities, towns, and counties

Bay Area

Access to legislative advocacy

Benefits of Membership

Vote on key issues that impact the region

Committee Participation

Voice in Regional Decision-Making

Decide how resources will be allocated

Special Conferences and Workshops

ABAG Governance General Assembly

Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese

Campbell Councilmember Daniel Furtado

Cupertino Vice Mayor Gilbert Wong Gilroy Councilmember Peter Arellano Los Altos Mayor Pro Tem David Casas Los Altos Hills Mayor Pro Tem Dean

Warshawsky Los Gatos Vice Mayor Joe Pirzynski Milpitas Vice Mayor Peter Mc Hugh Monte Sereno Councilmember Susan

Garner Morgan Hill Mayor Steve Tate Mountain View Mayor Ronit Bryant Palo Alto Councilmember Greg Sharff San Jose Councilmember Nora Campos Santa Clara Mayor Patricia Mahan Saratoga Mayor Kathleen M. King Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri

Executive Board Santa Clara County

Supervisors Ken Yeager and Dave Cortese

Campbell Councilmember Daniel Furtado

Los Gatos Councilmember Joe Pirzynski

San Jose Councilmembers Sam Liccardo, Kansen Chu, and Ash Kalra

Committee MembershipAdministrative Committee

Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese

Joint Policy Committee Representation Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese

representing ABAG San Jose Councilmember Ash Kalra representing

BAAQMD Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager representing

the MTC

Regional Planning Committee Representation Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese, Chair

Meeting Challenges

Comprehensive Regional Planning Agency

HousingWater

Hazard MitigationEnvironmental

Protection

Land Use

ProgramsBay Trail

Hazard Mitigation (Earthquake)

FOCUS

Green Business

Annual Projections

Regional Clearing House

San Francisco Estuary Partnership

ServicesABAG POWER

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations

Insurance and Risk Management

Website Hosting and abagOnline

Training Center and Hazmatschool.com

Geographic Information Systems

Legislative Advocacy

Conferences and Workshops

Benefits of Membership

Meeting Challenges

Housing and TransportationABAG is working to coordinate land use, housing, transportation, and planning decisions

FOCUS is a partnership between local governments and regional agencies to protect and improve the quality of life in the Bay Area

City of Campbell: Central Redevelopment Area

City of Gilroy: Downtown

City of Milpitas: Transit Area

City of Morgan Hill: Downtown

City of Mountain view: Whisman Station

City of Palo Alto: California Avenue

City of San Jose: Consolidated Area

City of Sunnyvale: Downtown Caltrain Station

City of Sunnyvale: El Camino Real Corridor

City of Sunnyvale: Lawrence Station Transit Village

Valley Transportation Authority: City Cores, Corridors & Station Areas

City of Campbell: Central Redevelopment Area

City of Gilroy: Downtown

City of Milpitas: Transit Area

City of Morgan Hill: Downtown

City of Mountain view: Whisman Station

City of Palo Alto: California Avenue

City of San Jose: Consolidated Area

City of Sunnyvale: Downtown Caltrain Station

City of Sunnyvale: El Camino Real Corridor

City of Sunnyvale: Lawrence Station Transit Village

Valley Transportation Authority: City Cores, Corridors & Station Areas

Priority Development Areas

PDA Funding

PDAs are eligible for the Station Area Planning Grant Funding Program for local planning efforts around future transit stations

San Jose has been approved for a Station Area Planning Grant totaling $750,000

Priority Conservation Areas

Upper Los Gatos Creek Watershed

Upper Stevens Creek Watershed Area

Rancho Canada

South County Agriculture

Alum Rock Foothills

Anderson/Coyote Connection

Baylands

East Berryessa Foothills

East Coyote Foothills to Almaden Quicksilver

Upper Los Gatos Creek Watershed

Upper Stevens Creek Watershed Area

Rancho Canada

South County Agriculture

Alum Rock Foothills

Anderson/Coyote Connection

Baylands

East Berryessa Foothills

East Coyote Foothills to Almaden Quicksilver

East Gilroy Foothills

Joseph D. Grant to Coyote Ridge

Lexington Hills

Paradise Valley to Calero

Pescadero/Tar Creek

Sanborn Skyline

South County Regional Trail Connection

Soap Lake

East Gilroy Foothills

Joseph D. Grant to Coyote Ridge

Lexington Hills

Paradise Valley to Calero

Pescadero/Tar Creek

Sanborn Skyline

South County Regional Trail Connection

Soap Lake

Regional Housing Needs Regional Housing Need Allocation

(RHNA) is an unfunded state mandated planning process for housing in California. ABAG is responsible for allocating this state-determined regional housing need among all of the Bay Area’s nine counties and 101 cities

Factors include projected household growth, existing employment and projected employment growth, and projected household and employment growth near transit

Future RHNAs must be consistent with the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) mandated by SB 375

RHNA will synchronize with the preparation of the Regional Transportation Plan eight year cycle

Meeting Challenges

Environment ABAG is working to help

reduce the Bay Area’s greenhouse gas emissions

Protect, conserve, and restore critical habitats, working landscapes, and recreational areas

OneBayArea

ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in partnership with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) launched “OneBayArea” in April 2010.

“OneBayArea” represents the overarching theme for the Bay Area’s sustainable community and climate action initiatives, like the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) mandated by SB 375.

Green Business Program

ABAG is the regional coordinator for the Bay Area Green Business Program

Certified over 2000 private businesses and public agencies in all nine Bay Area counties

More than 400 businesses within Santa Clara County are certified Green Businesses ABAG maintains the regional

website that markets Green Businesses located in Santa Clara County.

Estuary Partnership The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is working to

protect, restore, and enhance water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in and around the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary

Priorities: Promote watershed stewardship Support climate change resiliency Be a resource for elected officials, decision makers,

and the public in making decisions that benefit the Estuary

Develop green infrastructure leadership

Bay Trail Continuous network of bicycling and hiking

trails linking all nine counties and 47 of the 101 cities

300 of the 500 miles completed

In 2009, the Bay Trail Project celebrated 20 years since the adoption of the Bay Trail Plan

Bay Trail has worked with stakeholders as a strong voice for shoreline public access and to support completion of Bay Trail gaps

Bay Trail has worked with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to ensure that the remaining Bay Trail gaps in Santa Clara County are part of the countywide funding plan

Bay Trail

Meeting Challenges

Emergency PreparednessABAG offers hazard mitigation, research, and planning to foster a more disaster-resistant region

Hazard Mitigation (Earthquakes)

ABAG created a Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Bay Area region to be used as a model and guide for cities and counties

Encourages local governments to incorporate FEMA guidelines

Works with cities and counties to identify and develop plan for essential services during and immediately following disasters

Offers an interactive website, maps, and hazard mitigation studies

Research & Forecasting ABAG Projections

forecasts population, jobs, housing, and income for the Bay Area over a 20 year period

Economic Forecast provides annual forecast of population, jobs, income, and local sales

Census 2000 provides census data for the Bay Area and census training for local governments and staff

Regional Clearinghouse

ABAG is the regional coordinator of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process in the Bay Area

ABAG Service Programs

Liability and property insurance

Capital financing

Specialized training programs

Energy efficiency

Pooled purchasing of natural gas

ABAG POWER

Natural Gas Program -- POWER Purchasing Pool Offers natural gas

aggregation to 38 local governments and special districts

Conducts pooled

purchasing of natural gas on behalf of local governments and special districts

ABAG POWER

ABAG Energy Watch Helped identify and

implement energy-efficiency projects for 70 local government agencies and special districts throughout the Bay Area

ABAG is committed to help local governments conserve energy, prevent pollution and save money in public facilities and in local communities 

Retrofit Bay Area Program

Retrofit Bay Area is a new program led by ABAG

Under this program, Santa Clara County and the City of Milpitas and other participating Bay Area cities will receive California Energy Commission funds

for residential building energy retrofit

ABAG is developing the centralized website and regional call-center for residents to access

Financial Services ABAG and its affiliated entities have issued more than $7

billion in tax-exempt financing on behalf of more than 200 local jurisdictions in California

Projects financed by ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations have involved facility acquisition and rehabilitation, equipment acquisition, and new construction

Special focus on assisting in the construction and preservation of affordable multifamily housing

Stanford Children’s Hospital

Insurance and Risk Management

Insurance and Risk Management --ABAG Pooled Liability Assurance Network (PLAN) Corporation A stable, cost-effective self-

insurance, risk sharing and risk management program for each member

• Offers Affordable General Liability

• Property Insurance• Claims Management• Risk Management• Bond Coverage

General Assemblies ABAG holds General Assemblies twice

yearly – April and October

General Assemblies feature timely topics and expert speakers

Your participation is needed

All members are encouraged to attend – not just official delegates

April 22nd at Oakland Marriott City CenterApril 22nd at Oakland Marriott City Center

Visit ABAG’s Website (www.abag.ca.gov) for a review of ABAG’s programs, government services, and the latest regional research

ABAG’s Website was named “Best of the Web” by the San Francisco Chronicle for city and government sites, citing its role as a gateway to information on planning, economy, hazard mitigation (earthquakes), environment, and more