Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Carole Groom
Subject: Appointment to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of Supervisor Warren Slocum to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board as Representative for a partial term ending June 30, 2020.
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BACKGROUND:
ABAG was established in 1961 and is the oldest Council of Governments in California. It is the designated regional planning agency for the San Francisco Bay Area and its members include all nine counties and approximately 100 cities in the region. ABAG addresses land use, housing, environmental quality and economic development issues.
DISCUSSION:
The ABAG Board recommends the annual budget and summary work programs of the Association for adoption by the General Assembly; appoints, fixes the salary of, and removes the Executive Director; acts on recommendations from committees for policy decisions and carries out policy decisions made by the General Assembly. Representatives and alternates from member counties are appointed by that County’s Board of Supervisors.
On July 24, 2018, Supervisor Warren Slocum was appointed for the term of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020 by the Board of Supervisors as an Alternate to the ABAG Executive Board. He will replace Supervisor David Canepa in the Representative position on the Executive Board for the remainder of the two-year term.
These appointments contribute to the 2025 Shared Vision statement of a Collaborative Community. Our diverse population works well together to build strong communities, effective government and a prosperous economy, civic engagement - including voting, public service, charitable giving, volunteerism, and participation in public discussions of important issues - is uniformly high among the diverse population of San Mateo County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.