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Excerpt from Metropolitan Transportation Commission Minutes of 12/19/18
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and the second by Commissioner Pierce, the Commission
authorized Chair Mackenzie to sign the CASA Compact, subject to the following understandings:
1. This authorization does not constitute an approval of the Compact itself;
2. This authorization will enable the Commission to be proactively engaged as the process
to implement the Compact goes through the State Legislature;
3. This authorization should be accompanied by a comprehensive program of outreach to
local government. With adequate representation from local elected officials, the
MTC/ABAG legislative committees should include local jurisdictions in the development
of Compact advocacy; and
4. This authorization does not constitute an endorsement of any potential revenue source for
housing.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 14- Commission Chair Mackenzie, Commission Vice Chair Haggerty, Commissioner Aguirre,
Commissioner Cortese, Commissioner Halsted, Commissioner Josefowitz, Commissioner Kim,
Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Pedroza, Commissioner Pierce, Commissioner Schaaf,
Commissioner Slocum, Commissioner Spering and Commissioner Worth
Nay: 3 - Commissioner Bruins, Commissioner Connolly and Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Glover
Excerpt from ABAG Executive Committee Draft Minutes of January 17, 2019
Upon the motion by Chavez and second by Arreguin: [To] authorize the ABAG President to sign the
CASA Compact, subject to the following understandings:
(1) This authorization does not constitute an approval of the Compact itself;
(2) This authorization will enable ABAG to be proactively engaged as the process to implement the
Compact goes through the State Legislature;
(3) This authorization should be accompanied by a comprehensive program of outreach to local
governments. With adequate representation from local government representatives, the ABAG
Legislation Committee to include local jurisdictions in legislative advocacy;
(4) This authorization does not constitute an endorsement of any particular funding strategy and will
include engagement and education on impact of funding strategies.
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(5) Given the lack of clear emphasis on tenant protections in the legislative agenda currently being
discussed statewide and the danger that new tenants with less than 12 months completed in their
lease(s) will be evicted, ABAG should move to support a just cause ordinance that takes place
immediately rather than begin after 12 months of a tenancy.
(6) Direct MTC/ABAG staff to return with analysis of impact of current AMI levels in Compact
Item #7 on low income housing production and recommendations on how to lower them to better
address the housing needs articulated in the CASA Compact which is designated as 80% to
120% versus 80% to 150%. Additionally, the CASA Compact recommends the average
affordability not exceed 110% AMI and it should similarly receive consideration to determine if
it should be lowered to an average of 100% AMI.
(7) The processes and timeline of determining the governance of the Regional Housing Enterprise
and the final determination of the governance of MTC and ABAG should be aligned in order to
ensure appropriate accountability and outcomes without degradation to public sector
representation.
(8) Establish a task force of elected officials throughout the Bay Area cities and counties to follow
the legislative process and to give concurrent and robust feedback to each individual piece of
legislation and to the value and fairness of the legislative package.
(9) Ongoing report out to ABAG about the progress on the strategies that lay out the timing of
implementation, specifically on proposed land use changes and funding opportunities and
strategies.
(10) MTC/ABAG staff will do an analysis of the financial and economic impact of the CASA
Compact to small and medium cities and counties and will present documents, findings, and
recommendations to the Legislation Committee and the Executive Board.
(11) Direct MTC/ABAG staff to clarify language relative to the use of public lands to encourage
housing development without encouraging the inappropriate disposition of public property. This
is to be included in the legislative advocacy process.
(12) Direct MTC/ABAG staff to compile comments on CASA Compact from Executive Board
members to be included in the legislative advocacy process.
The motion was approved. The motion passed by the following vote:
Aye: 21 - Arreguin, Arenas, Chavez, Cheng, Clark, Cortese, Diep, Garcia, Gibbons, Gibson
McElhaney, Haggerty, Halliday, Kalb, Mackenzie, Mitchoff, Peralez, Pierce, Rabbitt, Rahaim, Ramos,
and Romero
Nay: 9 - Andersen, Bogue, Brown, Eklund, Lee, Mandelman, Miley, Pine, and Rodoni
Absent: 3 - Canepa, Hudson, and Yee