10:00 - Bay Area Metro Center

Meeting Agenda

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Meeting Notice 

John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, Chair     

Amber Manfree, Supervisor, County of Napa 

Brent Blackaby, Councilmember, City of Berkeley 

Lisa Gauthier, Supervisor, County of San Mateo 

Danielle Cwirko-Godycki, Councilmember, City of San Mateo 

Karen Holman, Director, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District   

Princess Washington, Councilmember, City of Suisun City 

 

Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer    

Amy Roach, General Counsel  

 

AGENDA 

DATE: June 12, 2026 

TIME: 10:00 A.M. 

LOCATION: Bay Area Metro Center – Yerba Buena 

375 Beale Street, San Francisco CA 94105 

 

The Authority meetings will be conducted in a hybrid format. Members of the public can choose to participate either virtually via Zoom or Webcast, by phone, or in person at the locations listed below. 

  • Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California 94105, 415-352-3600 
  • Buckeye Conference Room, 500 County Center, 5th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063, 650-363-4570 
  • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Office, 5050 El Camino, Los Altos, CA 94022, 650-691-1200 
  • Office of Supervisor Gioia, 11780 San Pablo Avenue, Suite D, El Cerrito, CA 94530, 510-942-2221 
  • Office of Supervisor Manfree,1195 Third St., Suite 310, Napa CA 94559 
  • 504 Kings Way Suisun City, CA 94585 

  • 1700 Shoreview Ave San Mateo CA 94401 

 

Note: Each location listed above is open to the public and is ADA accessible. 

 

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Webinar ID: 845 8519 0248 

International numbers available:  https://bayareametro.zoom.us/u/kbYgk2XVac 

 

 

(Note: The Webcast link will not be active until the meeting begins) 

Public attendees watching virtually should connect to Zoom if they intend on making comments. Comment functionality is not available for public attendees connecting through Webcast.  

Members of the public can make comments during the meeting by using the “Raise Hand” function in Zoom at the appropriate time(s) in the meeting. Public comments will be taken during each agenda item and at the beginning of the meeting on non-agenda items. Additional information on ways to provide public comments on agenda items is available on the Authority’s website on the Meetings tab. 

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call 

3. Public Comments (Information) 

4. Chair’s Report (Information)  

5. Board Member Announcements (Information) 

 

6. Executive Reports (Information) 

 

7. Approval of Summary Minutes of March 6, 2026 (Action) 

 

8. Advisory Committee Chair’s Report (Information) 

Casey Skinner, Chair of the Advisory Committee 

 

9. Budget and Staff Work Plan 

A. Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Operating and Project Budget (Action) 

Arleicka Conley, Section Director, Budgets & Financial Planning & Analysis 

B. Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Staff Work Plan (Information) 

Linda Tong, Deputy Program Manager 

10. Independent Citizens Oversight Committee’s Annual Review of Conformance with Measure AA (Information) 

Garth Hall, Vice Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee 

Presentation

Grant Items 

NORTH 

Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $600,000 to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to conduct outreach and prepare designs, environmental documentation, and permit applications for the Napa River Estuary Enhancement and Public Access Project, consisting of restoring 46 acres of tidal wetlands, converting an unused barn to an interpretative center, and redeveloping an existing levee to serve as a pedestrian trail located in the Napa River estuary south of the City of Napa’s urbanized limit in Napa County. 

Susan Glendening, Project Manager 

Presentation

WEST 

Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $962,500 to the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (OneShoreline) to undertake the Brisbane Living Shoreline Project, consisting of collecting baseline ecological and physical data, preparing 30% designs and environmental review documentation, conducting regulatory engagement and community engagement, and preparing draft permit applications for restoration of eelgrass and native oyster habitat along approximately 1.5 miles of the Brisbane shoreline in San Mateo County. 

Alexis Barrera, Project Manager 

Presentation

13. SAFER Bay (Action) 

Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,850,000 to the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority to obtain permits for the entire seven-mile Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystems, and Recreation along San Francisco Bay (SAFER Bay) project and to conduct technical studies and prepare final designs for the restoration of 568 acres of tidal marsh, enhancement of 436 acres of managed ponds, and construction of levees, for the four managed ponds that are part of the SAFER Bay project in San Mateo County.    

Alexis Barrera, Project Manager 

Presentation

Non-Grant Items 

 

14. Approval of Round 10 Grant Program Materials (Action) 

Linda Tong, Deputy Program Manager 

Presentation

15. Form Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Select OC Members (Action) 

Karen McDowell, Program Manager 

 

16. Newark Baylands and Golden Gate Fields Acquisitions (Information) 

Jessica Davenport, Program Manager 

Karen McDowell, Program Manager 

17. Adjournment 

Note: Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Restoration Authority. At any time during the meeting, but prior to the adjournment of the open session of the meeting, the Restoration Authority may recess or adjourn to closed session to consider personnel matters, prices and terms of real estate transactions, and possible and pending litigation. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to attorney-client privilege and statutory authorization under Government Code Sections 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).  

Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Paul Johnson no later than five days prior to meeting. Also, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting.  

For questions about the meeting or the agenda, please contact Paul Johnson at   
(510) 367-9481 or Paul.Johnson@scc.ca.gov 

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