Association of Bay Area Governments General Assembly and Conference

Please note that the business meeting, scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m., requires a quorum of General Assembly voting Delegates to review and approve the ABAG Budget and Work Program for the coming year. We greatly encourage General Assembly Delegates to join us for that portion of the program.

Delegates, please note that this event will be held in person with no option for remote attendance. Please register by Monday, June 17, to ensure we have quorum.

ABAG Programs Poster Session - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

9 to 10 a.m. Registration and Light Refreshments

Check in and enjoy light refreshments with your colleagues.

10 to 11:30 a.m. General Assembly Business Meeting

General Assembly Delegates will review and approve the Budget and Work Program, present ABAG’s major accomplishments and describe the planned work of the next fiscal year. The Business Meeting agenda will be available at https://abag.ca.gov/meetings and https://mtc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Lunch Provided

12 to 2 p.m. Keynote, SB 272 Presentation & Panel Discussion
Resilience: Innovative Governance for Regional Challenges

Learn about regional issues that cannot be tackled solely by individual jurisdictions and the innovative ways local governments are collaborating on solutions to address environmental challenges. Panelists will discuss their respective projects and ongoing collaborations, followed by audience Q&A.

Keynote Speaker: Shalini Vajjhala

Shalini is the Executive Director of PRE Collective and a nationally recognized infrastructure and climate resilience expert with more than 15 years of experience designing, funding, and financing community-centered resilient infrastructure solutions. Over the last decade, she founded and led the design firm re:focus partners and co-founded The Atlas, an online platform for local government collaboration and innovation. Previously, Shalini held multiple positions at the US EPA and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She is currently a Board Member of Smart Growth America and a nonresident senior fellow with the Brookings Institution Metro Program. Shalini holds a B.Arch in Architecture and Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

SB 272 Presentation

Larry Goldzband, Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Panelists

Allison Brooks (Moderator), Executive Director, Bay Area Regional Collaborative

Anne Crealock, Planning and Program Manager, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority

Lisa Gauthier, Councilmember, City of East Palo Alto

Caitlin Sweeney, Director, San Francisco Estuary Partnership

More information about the General Assembly Business Meeting and Conference will be available on the meetings page here and on the General Assembly page here.

The business meeting will be webcast on the ABAG website. Members of the public may submit comments by email at info@bayareametro.gov by 5 p.m. the day before the scheduled meeting date.