Marin County

1. Santa Clara County San Francisco City and County Marin County Napa County Sonoma County Contra Costa County San Mateo County Solano County Alameda County

2. ABAG Programs and Services Building a Stronger Region Mark Green, ABAG President Union City Mayor Presented to the League of Napa County Governments

3. 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.

4. ABAG Officers ABAG President Union City Mayor Mark Green ABAG Vice President Marin County Supervisor Susan Adams ABAG Immediate Past President and San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson

5. 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

6. 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

7. Making Connections and Bridging Gaps • ABAG facilitates connection to other regional agencies including • Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) • Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) • Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) • Connection to State Agencies including the State Water Boards

8. Programs Bay Trail Hazard Mitigation (Earthquake) FOCUS Green Business Annual Projections Regional Clearing House San Francisco Estuary Partnership Benefits of Membership Services ABAG 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

9. Benefits of Membership Vote on key issues that impact the region Access to legislative advocacy Decide how resources will be allocated Voice in Regional Decision-Making Committee Participation Special Conferences and Workshops

10. ABAG Revenues by Funding Source

11. ABAG Governance

12. Organizational Structure • General Assembly • Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce • American Canyon Vice Mayor Don Callison • Calistoga Mayor Jack Gingles • Napa Mayor Jill Techel • St. Helena (TBA) • Yountville Mayor Cynthia Saucerman • Executive Board • Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce is a member of ABAG’s Executive Board and • Administrative Committee

13. Committee Membership • Napa County Supervisor Mark Luce • Legislative and Governmental Organization Committee • Chair, Bay Area Hazardous Waste Management Facility Allocation Committee

14. Committee Membership • Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon serves on the Regional Planning Committee • Napa County is represented on the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) by Supervisor Bill Dodd

15. Growing Smarter Together Awards • County of Napa received one of the first ABAG Growing Smarter Together Awards: Preserving the Environment, Napa County Baseline Data Report, 2007

16. Meeting Challenges Comprehensive Regional Planning Agency Land Use Hazard Mitigation Housing Environmental Protection Water

17. Meeting Challenges • Housing and Transportation ABAG 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

18. Priority Development Areas • Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are locally-identified, infill development opportunity areas within existing communities served by fixed transit, major bus corridors, or planned transit under MTC’s Resolution 3434

19. Priority Conservation Areas Napa County Agricultural Lands and Watersheds The Palisades – Mount Saint Helena to Angwin Redwood and Dry Creek Watersheds Southern Mountains – Skyline Park to Newell Preserve Napa River Corridor The Blue Oak Woodlands of the Lake District Bothe-Napa Valley State Park to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Interior Mountains – Moore Creek to Miliken Creek Lake Curry – Suisun Creek Watershed Napa County Agricultural Lands and Watersheds

20. 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

21. Meeting Challenges • Equity Housing and transportation challenges disproportionately impact low-income Bay Area residents

22. 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

23. Green Business Program • Certified over 2000 private businesses and public agencies in all nine Bay Area counties • In 2006, Napa County re-established its Green Business Program with assistance from ABAG staff • ABAG maintains the regional website that markets Napa County wineries and other businesses that have become certified Green Businesses

24. Estuary Partnership • Funds fish-friendly farming in Napa County for frost protection to vineyards, reduced stream diversion, and protection of young fish • In addition, $1.5 million in grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will support work on Richardson Bay, Napa River and Sonoma Creek

25. 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

26. Bay Trail • City of American Canyon recently completed nearly 2.5 miles of Bay Trail • City of Napa completed construction of bicycle lanes, sidewalks, bridge approaches, signs and traffic striping on Maxwell Bridge over the Napa River • County of Napa completed 2 miles of bike lanes along Cuttings Wharf Road • These projects represent Napa’s steady march toward completion of important Bay Trail gaps

27. Meeting Challenges • Emergency Preparedness ABAG offers hazard mitigation, research, and planning to foster a more disaster-resistant region

28. 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

29. Research & Forecasting • ABAG Projections forecasts population, jobs, housing, and income for the Bay Area over a 20 year period • Economic Forecast provides annual forecastof population, jobs, income, and local sales • Census 2000 provides census data for the Bay Area and census training for local governments and staff

30. Regional Clearinghouse • ABAG is the regional coordinator of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process in the Bay Area

31. ABAG Service Programs • Liability and property insurance • Capital financing • Specialized training programs • Energy efficiency • Pooled purchasing of natural gas

32. 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 • Napa County is a member of ABAG POWER and participant in the Natural Gas Program

33. 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 

34. 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 (FAN) have involved facility acquisition and rehabilitation, equipment acquisition, and new construction • Special focus on assisting in the construction and preservation of affordable multifamily housing

35. 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

36. 2010 Legislative Advocacy • Pursue legislation addressing focused integrated planning and environmentally healthy communities • Pursue Extended Producer Responsibility and waste disposal, and hazardous waste issues • Pursue legislation addressing water planning and supply, and the Peripheral Canal and Delta Solution

37. Legislative Advocacy • Support long term Financial Disaster Recovery Planning Initiative • Support finance legislation that includes balanced revenue streams and fiscal reform • Continue work with the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties on structural budget reform • Track Constitutional Convention proposals • Seek a constitutional amendment to lower the vote requirements for local sales taxes and local infrastructure bonds

38. Legislative Advocacy • Seek state and federal legislation establishing innovative financing and project delivery mechanisms • Work to ensure consistency with regional blueprints in allocation of bond funds from State agencies and in the development of legislation and agency State policies on climate change, while upholding local flexibility and authority • Seek permanent funding for COGs, MPO, and local governments for SB 375 obligations • Includes funding to reimburse COGs for Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) compliance cost

39. Communications • ABAG Publications include: • Service Matters -- Bi-monthly Newsletter • Risk Matters -- Quarterly Newsletter on Insurance Services • POWER Matters -- Quarterly Newsletter on Energy and Gas related issues • Estuary – Bi-monthly Newsletter • Annual Projections (population, households, income, jobs, etc.) • Annual Housing Report

40. 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

41. 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, transit, earthquakes, environment, and more