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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 12, 1990
SUBJECT: Written Communication - Association of Bay Area
Governments (ABAG) Proposed Dues Increase
Report Prepared by Kay Keck, Deputy City Clerk
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: o Letter and Report from Revan A. F. Tranter,
Executive Director, dated February 26, 1990
o Budget & Summary Work Program, FY 1990-91
RECOMMENDATION: qjj KConsider
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: ABAG is proposing an overall increase of
approximately 4% in its annual membership fee
and dues. This would increase the City's
present dues from $2 ,771 to $3, 046 per year.
DESCRIPTION: The City has received a written communication from
ABAG Executive Director Tranter, transmitting the Association of Bay
Area Governments Budget Summary for Fiscal Year 1990-91., This budget
includes an approximate 4% overall dues increase.
The proposed dues increase impact on the City of Dublin would be $275
per year, or approximately 9.9 This increase is mainly attributable
to Dublin's substantial population increase.
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COPIES TO:
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I 11 'os .eph P Bort MetroCenter Mailing Address:
Ei hth & Oak Streets P.O. Box 2050
Oakland Oakland, CA 94604-2050
OABAG III (415) 464-7900 Fax: (415) 464-7979
RECEIVED
LIAR 11990
DT: February 26, 1990 CITY OF DUBLIN FM: Revan Tranter
T0: County, City & Town Managers RE: 1990-91 Assessment
and Administrators
Every year ABAG's General Assembly approves the membership fee and dues for
the coming fiscal year (beginning July 1) . We usually mail the information
within the next two days.
This year, however, the General Assembly meets rather late, on March 30.
Since most jurisdictions are well into budget preparation by now, I thought
it might be helpful for you to have the figures that seem a fairly good bet
for adoption. They are recommended, after discussion and questions at both
levels, unanimously by our Finance Committee and Executive Board. The $300
membership fee would remain unchanged, and the per capita dues would
increase by 4%. Enclosed is the full list covering all our members.
Except one, that is--because since the Board met Belmont has rejoined after
an absence of a few years, advancing our previous record total (out of 106
jurisdictions) still further, to 103.
We'll confirm matters as usual , after the General Assembly. In the
meantime if I can answer any questions not covered in the budget message
that's also enclosed, please give me a call (415-464-7910) .
OABAG
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS
Mailing Address: ■ P.O. Box 2050■ Oakland. CA 94604-2050
February 5, 1990
President Hopkins and Members
of the Executive Board
Association of Bay Area Governments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
With the appointment last month of the blue-ribbon commission, Bay Vision
2020, by the policy leaders from the Bay Area's counties, mayors' conferences
and key regional agencies, there is a feeling that, by year's end, major recom-
mendations will be made for the region's governance. Committees of the Senate
and Assembly, too, are considering similar questions for all the state's major
metropolitan areas."
But within the existing system, much can still be done. No doubt you are famil-
iar in your own jurisdictions with projects you once labored to bring forth--now
with a life of their own--for which the only thanks is the knowledge of a job well
done. ABAG has two recent examples:
• The Bay Area Economic Forum, formed in partnership with the Bay
Area Council, has just hired its first Executive Director. The Forum
consists primarily of government, business and academic leaders. Its
challenge is to keep the Bay Area competitive amid the global com-
plexities of the 1990s. Under the Forum's auspices, ABAG houses and
staffs the Bay Area Economic Clearinghouse--the first one-stop
economic information service for use by prospective businesses. The
Clearinghouse has just produced and is marketing a comprehensive
profile of the region's economy and business climate in a single, regu-
larly-updated volume.
• The Bay Area Bioscience Center, conceived by ABAG's Bioscience
Task Force and nurtured initially by the Bay Area Economic Forum, is
about to hire its first Executive Director. Headed by a board of indus-
try leaders, it will be primarily an educational vehicle, designed to keep
the Bay Area the world's bioscience capital.
ABAG is proud of these ventures. Both of them promise to be valuable assets
in the Bay Area's future.
'See for example,Assembly Office of Research,"California 2000: Getting Ahead of the
Growth Curve--The Future of Local Government in California,"December 1989.
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Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter ■ Eighth &Oak Streets ■ Oakland ■ (415) 464-7900 ■ Fax: (415) 464-7979
Within ABAG, the money-saving es rvice orientation of the past several years has
continued.
• ABAG PLAN (Pooled Liability Assurance Network, a self-insured pool
of 26 cities) and the nine-member Bay Cities Joint Powers Insurance
Authority to which we provide similar risk management services) offer
coverage for general liability and property damage, and have together
built up $22 million in reserves.
• Workers' Compensation: in addition to providing administration
to 11 jurisdictions,we now administer a risk-sharing pool for
public agencies that are too small to go it alone (or who elect not to),
but wish to gain the benefits of self-insurance.
• Our fixed-rate Credit Pooling program and the PEARL (Pooled
Exempt Adjustable Rate Leasing) program have together provided
over $100 million in capital funds to counties, cities and special dis-
tricts.
• The ABAG Training Center for Excellence (a new name for the Train-
ing Institute)with a new Director at the helm, has expanded its courses
to include top-level customer service, time management and creativity,
EIR & EIS preparation and review, road liability and design, and
reducing and handling liability claims.
• HAZMACON (ABAG's annual Hazardous Materials Management
Conference and Exposition) continues to expand, and this year expects
over 7,000 participants and 300 exhibitors. HAZMACON is now the
largest exposition of its kind in the United States.
• One casualty occurred this past year, in a field that throughout the
country is fraught with financial difficulties,when the Health Benefits
Trust,with 29 member agencies,voted to terminate the program
rather than risk undue liabilities in the future.
In the environmental field:
o A memorandum of understanding is now before the nine counties
with the goal of achieving a fair share Hazardous Waste disposal
system within the Bay Area.
o Attaining Federal and California standards in Air Quality remains a
massive challenge, and ABAG continues to work hard with MTC and
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to devise acceptable ways to
meet them.
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o We are providing both support and office space to EPA's San Francis-
co Estuary Project, now entering the second half of a five-year effort to
develop a program for comprehensive conservation and management
of the Bay and the Delta.
In the social services area:
o The Hypertension project continues to fight one of the country's major
illnesses, targeting minority groups most at risk and providing the only
statewide clearinghouse for printed information in multiple languages.
o A staff member assists the Association of Bay Area Health Officials to
coordinate efforts to combat AIDS and other medical threats to public
health.
o Through Public Advocates, Inc., HomeBase, a regional support
center for homelessness policies and programs, is assisting local agen-
cies and service providers in getting maximum support to the homeless.
o In response to local government's need to provide affordable housing
in the face of a short supply and increasing prices, LHEAP (Local
Housing Element Assistance Project)was formed. A joint effort of
ABAG and the Bay Area Council, it is designed to assist those respon-
sible for revising or initiating local housing and land use programs.
o ABAG co-sponsors workshops on the 1990 Census to ensure a more
accurate count. The challenges are counting the homeless and getting
the word to immigrants who cannot read English or fear deportation.
In the area of planning and research, there is a sense of accomplishment, even in the face
of growing challenges. Successful examples include:
o The front-page articles you read, and the TV or radio announcements
you hear, about trends in Bay Area population growth, migration,
employment or income, are usually the result of our research staff s
efforts. Not only our members but many other organizations have
come to rely on ABAG as a demographic standard.
o In seismic safety, after the October 17 'quake the demand for our
earthquake publications rose to more than 600 a week. Working close-
ly with the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project,we
offer local governments maps showing groundshaking probabilities;
technical assistance with planning for the next time; and publications
on preparedness, reducing local government liability and how to deal
with hazardous materials after a 'quake.
o We completed the planning phase of the Bay Trail project, a bicycle
and hiking path around the Bay,working with many technical and civic
volunteers under legislation sponsored by Senator Lockyer and other
Bay Area delegation members. Now we are starting on implementa-
tion.
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Yet there is so much more to be done. In the last five years,ABAG's staff has
almost doubled, to about 60 people--but the increase has largely been in the
services area. In fact over the last 15 years our staff has been more than halved,
from the 1978 high of 128--and the loss has been almost entirely in planning.
We have 106 separate jurisdictions in the Bay Area--all understandably doing
their best to maximize their advantages and their potential. But it would be a
statistical miracle if the sum of 106 usually unrelated series of decisions always
added up to what's best for the people of the Bay Area as a whole. Some en-
lightened communities are working together on a sub-regional basis, and that's
helpful--but by itself can't be enough. With the addition of over 100,000 new
residents in the past year, and the traditional Bay Area spilling over into several
neighboring counties, there's a feeling that "no-one's in charge."
In about ten months' time, as I have mentioned, the blue-ribbon Bay Vision 2020
commission will make its recommendations on this and other matters. It may
well be that a new chapter will be opened, in which we take a look at the 21st
century and consider changes in regional governance we must start to make.
In the meantime,while I would prefer to ask for the funds that are truly neces-
sary for the level of regional planning that the Bay Area needs, I am recom-
mending merely that ABAG's per capita dues be increased by 4 percent,with
the $300 membership fee unchanged. Although our dues have been kept low
and some member governments could readily afford a much higher level,
there are others for whom every dollar expended is critical.
We ask our members to contribute in annual dues only about 15 percent of
ABAG's budget, and I hope you will agree from the above description that they
are getting their money's worth.
I appreciate your leadership and support in the past year, and am grateful for the
work of a very talented and dedicated staff.
espectfully s mitted�
Revan A. F.Tranter
Executive Director
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ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS
FISCAL YEAR 1990-91 BUDGET
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
FOR FISCAL YEARS 1988-89, 1989-90, AND 1990-91
1988-89 1989-90 1990-91
ACTUAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
FEDERAL.REVENUES
Env.Prot.Agency 2050) $ 0 $ 111,900 S 38,000
EPA-S.F.Estuary Proj. S 495,520 S 609,600 $ 653,000
MTC-Urban Mass Trans.Adm. $ 110,300 $ 110,300 S 110,300
MTC-Federal Highway Adm. S 143,700 S 143,700 $ 143,700
National Science Foundation $ 65,773 $ 98,900 S 30,000
Dept.of HHS S 156,817 $ 157,500 $ 157,500
Other $ 0 $ 0 S 95,000
SUBTOTAL $ 972,110 51,231,900 $1,227,500
STATE REVENUES
Energy Commission S 8,511 $ 0 $ 0
BAREPp 5 115,109 $ 81,200 $ 80,000
Dept.of Health Svcs.. S 55,891 $ 68,600 S 0
Other S 75,000 S 40,000 $ 25,000
SUBTOTAL S 254,511 S 189,800 $ 105,000
LOCAL REVENUES
ABAG Dues(Local&Cooperating) $ 796,566 S 843,800 $ 886,000
MTC-TDA S 555,000 S 600,000 S 624,000
MTC-Bay Trail/Air Quality S 137,376 $ 140,000 S 100,000
ABAG Associates S 15,310 $ 10,400 $ 11,000
BAAQMD S 44,334 $ 43,000 $ 35,000
Private Sector/Foundations $ 131,544 $ 137,500 $ 100,000
Data Center S 59,600 S 65,000 S 70,000
Training S 206,917 S 225,500 S 255,000
HAZMACON $ 684,638 S 737,100 S 780,000
Financial Services S 123,260 $ 109,000 S 115,000
Benefits Trust/Workers'Comp. $ 482,324 S 480,100 S 480,000
Liability Insurance Programs S 764,315 $ 925,000 51,000,000
Other S 369,131 S 332.700 S 350.000
SUBTOTAL $4,370,315 $4,649,100 $4,806,000
Less Pass-through $ 0 S 48,200 S 0
EPA 2050)
OPERATING REVENUES S5,596,936 56,0229600 $6,138,500
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Benefits. $2,718,481 $2,995,000 $3,200,000
Consultant Services $ 953,518 S 820,000 S 790,000
Equipment/Supplies. $ 217,185 S 300,000 $ 265,000
Outside Printing S 166,911 S 250,000 S 250,000
Conferences/Meetings S 171,338 S 250,000 S 250,000
Depreciation S 240,824 S 280,000 S 300,000
Interest S 228,758 S 250,000 S 275,000
Building Maintenance S 87,195 S 95,000 $ 100,000
Other S 636,058 S 760,000 S 708,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES 55,420,268 56,000,000 $6,138,000
Net Income S 176,668 $ 22,600 $ 500
January 31,19%
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PROPOSED 1990-91
SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS
Assessments
'Ile annual assessment for members of the Association shall be based upon population as determined by the State Controller in making
the most recent allocation to cities and counties pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11005,except that,beginning
in 1987-88,in the case of newly incorporated cities,until such time as an official census is conducted and population established therewith,
the population as estimated by the Executive Director shall be used for assessment purposes."[ABAG Bylaws,Article IX.D.]
Currently,$20.45 per capita is distributed annually to counties and$25.41 is distributed annually to cities by the Controller.
Annual Membership Fee
"The membership fee shall be uniform for all members of the Association and shall not be less than 510.00 per month or$120 per year."
[ABAG Bylaws,Article IX.F.]
PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING$300 MEMBERSHIP FEE)
1989-90 1990-91
POPULATION ADOPTED PROPOSED
12-8-89 DUES DUES
JURISDICTION
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 1,252,425 $69,680 $73,026
Alameda 77,194 $ 8,268 $ 8,705
Albany 16,509 $ 1,999 $ 2,132
Berkeley 106,803 $11,169 $11,590
Dublin 24,735 *$'-2,771:* w-$"3,046"'
Emeryville 5,034 $ 827 $ 859
Fremont 168,998 $15,200 $16,068
Hayward 104,549 $10,934 $11,428
Livermore 56,820 $ 6,301 $ 6,566
Newark 39,398 $ 4,516 $ 4,673
Oakland 357,788 $25,489 $26,505
Piedmont 10,529 $ 1,427 $ 1,469
Pleasanton 51,956 $ 5,488 $ 6,272
San Leandro 67,454 $ 7,372 $ 7,683
Union City 50,120 $ 5,662 $ 5,863
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 775,478 $45,273 $48,225
Antioch 57,637 $ 6,109 $ 6,652
Brentwood 6,820 $ 986 $ 1,057
Clayton 6,827 $ 1,021 $ 1,058
Concord 110,102 $11,317 $11,827
Danville 31,581 $ 3,462 $ 3,805
El Cerrito 23,460 $ 2,805 $ 2,904
Hercules 14,527 $ 1,647 $ 1,912
Lafayette 25,838 $ 3,065 $ 3,168
Martinez 30,695 $ 3,493 $ 3,707
Moraga 16,168 $ 1,996 $ 2,095
Orinda 16,900 $ 2,158 $ 2,176
Pleasant Hill 31,753 $ 3,582 $ 3,825
Richmond 82,004 $ 8,833 $ 9,210
San Pablo 21,687 $ 2,596 $ 2,707
San Ramon 33,779 $ 3,761 $ 4,049
Walnut Creek 62,958 $ 6,959 $ 7,211
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iROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING$300 MEMBERSHIP FEE)
1989-90 1990-91
POPULATION ADOPTED PROPOSED
12-8-89 DUES DUES
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 1,440,889 $ 79,182 $ 82,826
Campbell 34,515 $ 3,992 $ 4,131
Cupertino 39,674 $ 4,459 -$ 4,704
Gilroy 29,534 $ 3,387 $ 3,578
Los Altos 28,669 $ 3,368 $ 3,482
Los Altos Hills 8,019 $ 1,153 $ 1,190
Los Gatos 28,224 $ 3,320 $ 3,433
Milpitas 46,435 $ 5,138 $ 5,454
Monte Sereno 3,469 $ 671 $ 685
Morgan Hill 23,823 $ 2,713 $ 2,944
Mountain View 63,475 $ 6,962 $ 7,265
Palo Alto 56,989 $ 6,352 $ 6,584
San Jose 738,399 $ 44,240 $ 46,297
Santa Clara 90,908 $ 9,779 $ 10,145
Saratoga 30,256 $ 3,535 $ 3,658
Sunnyvale 116,968 $ 11,871 $ 12,322
COUNTY OF SOLANO 321,087 $ 22,777 $ 24,597
Benicia 24,345 $ 2,766 $ 3,002
Dixon 10,760 $ 1,433 $ 1,494
Fairfield 76,057 $ 7,968 $ 8,586
Suisun City 19,434 $ 2,182 $ 2,457
Vacaville 64,498 $ 6,821 $ 7,459
Vallejo 103,282 $ 10,363 $ 11,336
COUNTY OF SONOMA 371,569 $ 25,615 $ 27,222
Cloverdale 4,615 $ 783 $ 812
Cotati 5,184 $ 816 $ 875
Healdsburg 9,256 $ 1,242 $ 1,327
Petaluma 41,829 $ 4,610 $ 4,943
Rohnert Park 33,369 $ 3,723 $ 4,004
Santa Rosa 111,593 $ 11,581 $ 11,935
Sebastopol 6,511 $ 987 $ 1,023
Sonoma 7,945 $ 1,112 $ 1,182
TOTALS $833,332 $875,455
DUES RATES Adopted Proposed
First 50,000 0.107 0.111
Second 50,000 0.101 0.105
Next 100,000 0.069 0.072
Remaining Pop. 0.05 0.052
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ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS
Proposed
BUDGET & SUMMARY
WORK PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 1990-91
This-budget and summary work program was prepared under the direction of
ABAG Executive Director Revan Tranter, with primary assistance from
Douglas Detling, Joseph Chan, Cathryn Hilliard, Yim Lam, and Marcia Loss
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABAG Executive Board and Committees
Membersof the Executive Board ...........................................................................................................................i
Members of Finance&Personnel Committee.......................................................................................................u
ExecutiveDirector's Budget Message...................................................................................................................1
Summaryof ABAG Services and Accomplishments ............................................................................................5
Chart-Comparison of Locally Raised Funds of
Regional Agencies(per capita),Fiscal Years 1977-78
through1989-90.....................................................................................................................................................7
Financial Highlights
Revenues and Expenditures: Summary for Fiscal
Years1988-89,1989-90,1990-91 .......................................................................................................................11
Chart-Comparison of Revenues by Funding Source,
FiscalYears 1988-89,1989-90,1990-91.............................................................................................................12
ProposedSchedule of Assessments .....................................................................................................................13
Summary Work Program
WorkProgram Summary.....................................................................................................................................19
RegionalPlanning and Implementation...............................................................................................................20
Data and Analysis
Plan and Project Review
Subregional Studies
Bay Area Economic Forum
Housing
Airports
Earthquake Safety
Trails Planning
Air Quality
Water Quality
Hazardous Materials
Waste Management
San Francisco Estuary Project
Training................................................................................................................................................................23
Training Center for Excellence
LocalGovernment Services.................................................................................................................................24
Data Center
HAZMACON
Technical Assistance
Financial Services
Insurance Services
Workers Compensation Services
Hypertension
Regional AIDS Education
AgencyManagement ...........................................................................................................................................25
Public Information/Regional Liaison
Intergovernmental Coordination
Legislation
Agency Management
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
Councilmember Warren K.Hopkins,President(City of Rohnert Park)
Supervisor Mary Griffin,Vice President(County of San Mateo)
Councilmember Richard L.Specs,Immediate Past President(City of Oakland)
COUNTY OF: OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE
Alameda Supervisor Mary King Supervisor Edward R.Campbell
Supervisor Warren Widener Supervisor Don Perata
Contra Costa Supervisor Tom A.Torlakson Supervisor Nancy C.Fanden
Supervisor Tom Powers Supervisor Robert Schroder
Marin Supervisor Al Aramburu Supervisor Harold C.Brown,Jr.
Napa Supervisor Paul Battisti Supervisor Mel Varrelman
San Francisco Supervisor Doris Ward To Be Appointed
Supervisor Willie B.Kennedy Supervisor Bill Maher
Supervisor Nancy G.Walker To Be Appointed
San Mateo Supervisor Tom Nolan Supervisor Tom liuening
Supervisor Mary Griffin Supervisor William J.Schumacher
Santa Clara Supervisor Dianne McKenna Supervisor Rod Diridon
Supervisor Susanne Wilson Supervisor Ron Gomale
Solano Supervisor Lee Simmons Supervisor Sam Caddle
Sonoma Supervisor Tim Smith Supervisor James Harberson
CITIES IN THE.COUNTY OF:
Alameda Councilmember Peter W.Snyder(Dublin) Councilmember Ken Bukowski(Emeryville)
Vice Mayor Shirley D.Sisk(Newark) Mayor Cathie Brown(Livermore)
Contra Costa Mayor Joel Keller(Antioch) Mayor Pro Tern Gwen Regalia(Walnut Creek)
Councilmember Graig W.Crossley(Moraga) To Be Appointed
Marin Councilmember Vaso Medigovich(Corte Madera) Councilmember Francis X.'Frank'Shaw(Tiburon)
Napa Mayor Ed Solomon(Napa) Councilmember Bob Maxfield (Calistoga)
San Francisco Mayor Art Agnes Executive Deputy Mayor Claude Everhart
Deputy Mayor James Ho Special Assistant to the Mayor Peter Lydon
San Mateo Councilmember Jan LaFetra(Menlo Park) Mayor Joan Stiff(Woodside)
Councilmember Robert H.Bury(Redwood City) Councilmember Paul J.Gumbinger(San Mateo)
Santa Clara Mayor Barbara A.Rogers(Cupertino) Councilmember Barbara Waldman(Sunnyvale)
Mayor Pro Tern Paul V.Kloccker(Gilroy) Councilmember Curtis Wright(Morgan Hill
Solano Mayor Gary Falati(Fairfield) Mayor Joe F.Anderson(Dixon)
Sonoma Mayor M.Patricia Hilligoss(Petaluma) Councilmember Schuyler Jeffries(Santa Rosa)
City of Oakland Vice Mayor Aleta Cannon Councilmember Marge Gibson IIaskell
Councilmember Carter Gilmore Councilmember Marge Gibson IIaskell
Councilmember Dick Spces Councilmember Marge Gibson Haskell
City of San Jose Councilmember Nancy Ianni To Be Appointed
To Be Appointed To Be Appointed
To Be Appointed To Be Appointed
Advisory Members: Mayor Ken Mercer(RWCB) Peter W.Snyder/Don Anderson
Captain Thomas C.Crane,U.S.N. Robert Talley,U.S.N.
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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Mayor Gary Falati, Chairperson (Fairfield)
Vacant, Vice Chairperson
Supervisor Rod Diridon (Santa Clara County)
Councilmember Carter Gilmore (Oakland)
Supervisor Mary King (Alameda County)
Councilmember Paul Kloecker (Gilroy)
Ex-Officio Members:
Councilmember Warren Hopkins, President
Supervisor Mary Griffin, Vice President
Councilmember Richard L. Spees, Immediate Past President
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OABAG
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS
Mailing Address: ■ P.O. Box 2050■ Oakland, CA 94604-2050
February 5, 1990
President Hopkins and Members
of the Executive Board
Association of Bay Area Governments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
With the appointment last month of the blue-ribbon commission, Bay Vision
2020, by the policy leaders from the Bay Area's counties, mayors' conferences
and key regional agencies, there is a feeling that, by year's end, major recom-
mendations will be made for the region's governance. Committees of the Senate
and Assembly, too, are considering similar questions for all the state's major
metropolitan areas.*
But within the existing system, much can still be done. No doubt you are famil-
iar in your own jurisdictions with projects you once labored to bring forth--now
with a life of their own--for which the only thanks is the knowledge of a job well
done. ABAG has two recent examples:
• The Bay Area Economic Forum, formed in partnership with the Bay
Area Council, has just hired its first Executive Director. The Forum
consists primarily of government, business and academic leaders. Its
challenge is to keep the Bay Area competitive amid the global com-
plexities of the 1990s. Under the Forum's auspices, ABAG houses and
staffs the Bay Area Economic Clearinghouse--the first one-stop
economic information service for use by prospective businesses. The
Clearinghouse has just produced and is marketing a comprehensive
profile of the region's economy and business climate in a single, regu-
larly-updated volume.
• The Bay Area Bioscience Center, conceived by ABAG's Bioscience
Task Force and nurtured initially by the Bay Area Economic Forum, is
about to hire its first Executive Director. Headed by a board of indus-
try leaders, it will be primarily an educational vehicle, designed to keep
the Bay Area the world's bioscience capital.
ABAG is proud of these ventures. Both of them promise to be valuable assets
in the Bay Area's future.
*See for example,Assembly Office of Research,"California 2000: Getting Ahead of the
Growth Curve--The Future of Local Government in California,"December 1989.
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Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter ■ Eighth &Oak Streets ■ Oakland ■ (415) 464-7900 ■ 'Fax: (415) 464-7979
Within ABAG, the money-saving service orientation of the past several years has
continued.
• ABAG PLAN (Pooled Liability Assurance Network, a self-insured pool
of 26 cities) and the nine-member Bay Cities Joint Powers Insurance
Authority (to which we provide similar risk management services) offer
coverage for general liability and property damage, and have together
built up $22 million in reserves.
• Workers' Compensation: in addition to providing administration
to 11 jurisdictions,we now administer a risk-sharing pool for
public agencies that are too small to go it alone (or who elect not to),
but wish to gain the benefits of self-insurance.
• Our fixed-rate Credit Pooling program and the PEARL(Pooled
Exempt Adjustable Rate Leasing) program have together provided
over $100 million in capital funds to counties, cities and special dis-
tricts.
• The ABAG Training Center for Excellence (a new name for the Train-
ing Institute)with a new Director at the helm, has expanded its courses
to include top-level customer service, time management and creativity,
EIR & EIS preparation and review, road liability and design, and
reducing and handling liability claims.
• HAZMACON (ABAG's annual Hazardous Materials Management
Conference and Exposition) continues to expand, and this year expects
over 7,000 participants and 300 exhibitors. HAZMACON is now the
largest exposition of its kind in the United States.
• One casualty occurred this past year, in a field that throughout the
country is fraught with financial difficulties,when the Health Benefits
Trust,with 29 member agencies,voted to terminate the program
rather than risk undue liabilities in the future.
In the environmental field:
o A memorandum of understanding is now before the nine counties
with the goal of achieving a fair share Hazardous Waste disposal
system within the Bay Area.
o Attaining Federal and California standards in Air Quality remains a
massive challenge, and ABAG continues to work hard with MTC and
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to devise acceptable ways to
meet them.
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o We are providing both support and office space to EPA's San Francis-
co Estuary Project, now entering the second half of a five-year effort to
develop a program for comprehensive conservation and management
of the Bay and the Delta.
In the social services area:
o The Hypertension project continues to fight one of the country's major
illnesses, targeting minority groups most at risk and providing the only
statewide clearinghouse for printed information in multiple languages.
o A staff member assists the Association of Bay Area Health Officials to
coordinate efforts to combat AIDS and other medical threats to public
health.
o Through Public Advocates, Inc., HomeBase, a regional support
center for homelessness policies and programs, is assisting local agen-
cies and service providers in getting maximum support to the homeless.
o In response to local government's need to provide affordable housing
in the face of a short supply and increasing prices, LHEAP (Local
Housing Element Assistance Project)was formed. A joint effort of
ABAG and the Bay Area Council, it is designed to assist those respon-
sible for revising or initiating local housing and land use programs.
o ABAG co-sponsors workshops on the 1990 Census to ensure a more
accurate count. The challenges are counting the homeless and getting
the word to immigrants who cannot read English or fear deportation.
In the area of planning and research, there is a sense of accomplishment, even in the face
of growing challenges. Successful examples include:
• The front-page articles you read, and the TV or radio announcements
you hear, about trends in Bay Area population growth, migration,
employment or income, are usually the result of our research staff s
efforts. Not only our members but many other organizations have
come to rely on ABAG as a demographic standard.
• In seismic safety, after the October 17 'quake the demand for our
earthquake publications rose to more than 600 a week. Working close-
ly with the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project,we
offer local governments maps showing groundshaking probabilities;
technical assistance with planning for the next time; and publications
on preparedness, reducing local government liability and how to deal
with hazardous materials after a 'quake.
o We completed the planning phase of the Bay Trail project, a bicycle
and hiking path around the Bay,working with man y technical and civic
volunteers under legislation sponsored by Senator Lockyer and other
Bay Area delegation members. Now we are starting on implementa-
tion.
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Yet there is so much more to be done. In the last five years,ABAG's staff has
almost doubled, to about 60 people--but the increase has largely been in the
services area. In fact over the last 15 years our staff has been more than halved,
from the 1978 high of 128--and the loss has been almost entirely in planning.
We have 106 separate jurisdictions in the Bay Area--all understandably doing
their best to maximize their advantages and their potential. But it would be a
statistical miracle if the sum of 106 usually unrelated series of decisions always
added up to what's best for the people of the Bay Area as a whole. Some en-
lightened communities are working together on a sub-regional basis, and that's
helpful--but by itself can't be enough. With the addition of over 100,000 new
residents in the past year, and the traditional Bay Area spilling over into several
neighboring counties, there's a feeling that "no-one's in charge."
In about ten months' time, as I have mentioned, the blue-ribbon Bay Vision 2020
commission will make its recommendations on this and other matters. It may
well be that a new chapter will be opened, in which we take a look at the 21st
century and consider changes in regional governance we must start to make.
In the meantime,while I would prefer to ask for the funds that are truly neces-
sary for the level of regional planning that the Bay Area needs, I am recom-
mending merely that ABAG's per capita dues be increased by 4 percent,with
the $300 membership fee unchanged. Although our dues have been kept low
and some member governments could readily afford a much higher level,
there are others for whom every dollar expended is critical.
We ask our members to contribute in annual dues only about 15 percent of
ABAG's budget, and I hope you will agree from the above description that they
are getting their money's worth.
I appreciate your leadership and support in the past year, and am grateful for the
work of a very talented and dedicated staff,
espectfully submitted,
Revan A. F.Tranter
Executive Director
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Summary of ABAG Services and Accomplishments
OUR MEMBERS GET HIGH-CALIBER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
In 1989:
• ABAG membership remains at an all-time high of 102.,
• Credit Pooling Program assistance and Pooled Exempt Adjustable Rate Leasing(PEARL)
reaches$105 million in certificates of participation for 62 cities,counties, and special districts.
• ABAG's Data Center produces Projections 1990,the latest demographic information for the Bay
Area.
• ABAG continues to provide broad-based Hypertension education,monitoring and follow-up
services throughout the region and is a statewide clearinghouse for multi-language brochures.
• ABAG administers a Workers' Compensation program to assist 11 public agencies with medical
cost management and self-administration; Berkeley, Newark, Albany, Central Contra Costa.
Transit,Dougherty Regional Fire Authority,Emeryville,Piedmont, Saratoga,Union City and .
ABAG are now in the program. The program now also administers a risk-sharing program for
smaller jurisdictions.
• The Training Center for Excellence provides instructional classes (including computer training,
z technical workshops and management training)to more than 1,200 students from throughout the
region. Courses are taught at the MetroCenter in Oakland,-and in the cities of Menlo Park and
Rohnert Park. Customized courses are taught on-site at various local jurisdictions. .
• The'ABAG PLAN Corporation insures 26 member jurisdictions. ABAG administers the Bay
Cities'JPIA which includes coverage for nine local agencies,providing risk management,loss
control, and claims administration services for well over a third of the Bay Area's cities.
Together these plans have$22 million in reserves.
• A record 6,000 participate in HAZMACON 89, ABAG's hazardous materials management
conference and exposition, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Attendance is expected to
reach 7,000 in 1990 at the Disneyland Convention Center.
• ABAG prepares to implement a regional hazardous waste management plan. Counties are in the
process of adopting a memorandum of understanding to form a committee to make hazardous
waste management facility siting recommendations.
• A major public-private partnership, set up by ABAG and BAC,for regional economic
development, assists Mayor Agnos and McEnery with business development trip to the orient;
sets up a one-stop economic information clearinghouse;publishes the Economic Information
Directory, The Region at Risk, The Bay Area First, The Strength of Nine and a variety of
brochures and summary reports; and creates the ABAG task force recommended regional
Bioscience center.
• ABAG completes planning for a regional bicycle and hiking path around San Francisco and San
Pablo Bays as required by State legislation authored by Senator Bill Lockyer. The plan is
adopted and goes into the implementation and funding stage.
• "Around the Bay," ABAG's quarterly newsletter,is redesigned and circulation increases to
nearly 3,500 readers, up from 2,000.
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• ABAG builds its Corporate Associates membership to 26.
• At the request of local governments,the Data Center publishes the first annual income forecast
and the first analysis of retail sales.
• ABAG continues to provide office space and support for the special five-year San Francisco
Estuary Project with administrative, technical and management assistance for this joint EPA,
State and regional venture.
• ABAG holds a series of subregional workshops to define major planning issues.
• Bay Vision 2020, a one-year blue ribbon commission to study the future of the region, was
formed with the help and participation of ABAG. The commission will present a legislative
package to the new governor in 1991.
• ABAG continues its partnership with Public Advocates for a project called HomeBase: a
support center for Homeless policy and programs.
• After the October 17 earthquake, ABAG offers its members: maps showing ground shaking
probabilities,publications on preparedness,ways to reduce local government's liability for
earthquake losses and how to handle hazardous materials after earthquakes. Technical assistance
with planning and training to reduce job-site hazards is also made available.
WE ARE YOUR REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY
• ABAG,owned and operated by the Bay Area's local governments,has been designated by the
State as the regional planning agency for the Bay Area.
• The State uses ABAG's projections of population, housing,and employment in determining
certain project grants and allocations. We work carefully with our members to prepare these
figures.
• The Housing Needs Determination is produced as required by State law to provide local
jurisdictions with important information on future local housing goals.
• By Federal law and State designation,ABAG is the regional water quality planning agency and
co-lead agency for air quality planning in the Bay Area.
WE PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL
There is renewed public support for regional planning and problem solving. By banding together
at the regional level, we have more,clout in promoting support for local,needs with the State and
Federal governments, and in protecting ourselves against State and Federal intervention in strictly
local issues.
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COMPARISON OF
LOCALLY RAISED FUNDS
OF REGIONAL AGENCIES
(per capita)
Fiscal Years 1977-78 through 1989-90
2.4
2.24
2.1 2.03
1.8- 1.69
ea
1.51 1.68
1.5 1.40
U - BAAQMD
-M
1.24 --¢- ABAG
2 1.16
a' 1.05
93
0.9 85 .87 .89 .84
.75
° .65 .64
A
0.6 .53
.44
38 .49
.47
0.3- .34
12 04 .05 .06 .06 .07 .07 11 12 .13 .13 .14 .14
f.).0
00 M v) 00 CN O
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 O�
00 N M � kn \0 t- 00 O�
(� [� 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CN O\ C\ C\ C\ 0\ 0� O\ C� C',
* ABAG receives a small percentage of Transportation Development Act funds from MTC
for comprehensive planning supports.
Source:
ABAG 1989-90 Budget and Work Program Summary; BAAQMD Budget 1989-90; MTC
Operating Budget 1989-90.
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ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS
FISCAL YEAR 1990-91 BUDGET
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
FOR FISCAL YEARS 1988-89, 1989-90, AND 1990-91
1988-89 1989-90 1990-91
ACTUAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
FEDERAL.REVENUES.
Env.Prot.Agency 2050)) $ 0 $ 111,900 $ 38,000
EPA-S.F.Estuary Proj.. $ 495,520 $ 609,600 $ 653,000
MTC-Urban Mass Trans.Adm. S 110,300 $ 110,300 $ 110,300
MTC-Federal Highway Adm. $ 143,700 $ 143,700 $ 143,700
National Science Foundation S 65,773 $ 98,900 $ 30,000
Dept.of HHS $ 156,817 S 157,500 S 157,500
Other $ 0 $ 0 $ 95,000
SUBTOTAL $ 972,110 $1,231,900 $1,227,500
STATE REVENUES.
Energy Commission. $ 8,511 $ 0 $ 0
BAREPP $ 115,109 $ 81,200 $ 80,000
Dept.of Health Svcs: S 55,891 $ 68,600 S 0
Other $ 75,000 $ 40,000 $ 25,000
SUBTOTAL S 254,511 $ 189,800 S 105,000
LOCAL REVENUES"
ABAG Dues(Local Br Cooperating) $ 796,566 S 843,800 $ 886,000
MTC-TDA $ 555,000 $ 600,000 S 624,000
MTC-Bay Trail/Air Quality $ 137,376 $ 140,000 $ 100,000
A 3AG Associates S 15,310 $ 10,400 $ 11,000
BAAQMD $ 44,334 $ 43,000 S 35,000
Private Sector/Foundations $ 131,544 S 137,500 $ 100,000
Data Center S 59,600 $ 65,000 $ 70,000
Training S 206,917 S 225,500 $ 255,000
HAZ.MACON $ 684,638 S 737,100 $ 780,000
Financial Services S 123,260 $ 109,000 $ 115,000
Benefits Trust/Workers!Comp. $ 482,324 $ 480,100 $ 480,000
Liability Insurance Programs $ 764,315 $ 925,000 $1,000,000
Other S 369,131 $ 332,700 $ 350.000
SUBTOTAL S4,370,315 54,649,100 54,806,000
Less Pass-through $ 0 $ 48,200 $ 0
EPA 2050)
OPERATING REVENUES $5,596,936 56,022,600 56,138,500
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Benefits $2,718,481 $2,995,000 $3,200,000
Consultant Services S 953,518 $ 820,000 $ 790,000
Equipment/Supplies S 217,185 $ 300,000 $ 265,000
Outside Printing S 166,911 $ 250,000 $ 250,000
Conferences/Meetings $ 171,338 S 250,000 $ 250,000
Depreciation $ 240,824 S 280,000 $ 300,000
Interest S 228,758 S 250,000 $ 275,000
Building Maintenance: $ 87,195 $ 95,000 $ 100,000
Other S 636,058 S 760,000 S 708,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES $5,420,268 56,000,000 $6,138,000
Net Income S 176,668 S 22,600 $ 500
January 31,1990
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COMPARISON OF REVENUES BY FUNDING SOURCE
FY 1988-89, FY 1989-90, FY 1990-91
Fiscal Years
796,566 3,573,749 1,226,621
1988-89 Actual '"::.:_;` 5,596,936
E3 ABAG dues(including
Cooperating Memberships)
```"`< <V""` >: ❑ Other local
® Federal and State
N 843,800 3,805,200 1,373,600
1989-90 Estimated
'•i}'�-�- 6,022,600
886,000 3,920,000 1,332,500
.w .
Y
1990-91 Estimated ��ry���r���-f���--n.�} 6,138,500
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PROPOSED 1990-91
SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS
Assessments
"The annual assessment for members of the Association shall be based upon population as determined by the State Controller in making
the most recent allocation to cities and counties pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11005,except that,beginning
in 1987-88,in the case of newly incorporated cities,until such time as an official census is conducted and population established therewith,
the population as estimated by the Executive Director shall be used for assessment purposes."[ABAG Bylaws,Article IX.D.)
Currently,$20.45 per capita is distributed annually to counties and$25.41 is distributed annually to cities by the Controller.
Annual Membership Fee
"The membership fee shall be uniform for all members of the Association and shall not be less than$10.00 per month or$120 per year."
[ABAG Bylaws,Article IX.F.]
PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING$300 MEMBERSHIP FEE)
1989-90 1990-91
POPULATION ADOPTED PROPOSED
12-8-89 DUES DUES
JURISDICTION
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 1,252,425 $69,680 $73,026
Alameda 77,194 $ 8,268 $ 8,705
Albany 16,509 $ 1,999 $ 2,132
Berkeley 106,803 $11,169 $11,590
Dublin 24,735 $ 2,771 $ 3,046
Emeryville 5,034 $ 827 $ 859
Fremont 168,998 $15,200 $16,068
Hayward 104,549 $10,934 $11,428
Livermore 56,820 $ 6,301 $ 6,566
Newark 39,398 $ 4,516 $ 4,673
Oakland 357,788 $25,489 $26,505
Piedmont 10,529 $ 1,427 $ 1,469
Pleasanton 51,956 $ 5,488 $ 6,272
San Leandro 67,454 $ 7,372 $ 7,683
Union City 50,120 $ 5,662 $ 5,863
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 775,478 $45,273 $48,225
Antioch 57,637 $ 6,109 $ 6,652
Brentwood 6,820 $ 986 $ 1,057
Clayton 6,827 $ 1,021 $ 1,058
Concord 110,102 $11,317 $11,827
Danville 31,581 $ 3,462 $ 3,805
El Cerrito 23,460 $ 2,805 $ 2,904
Hercules 14,527 $ 1,647 $ 1,912
Lafayette 25,838 $ 3,065 $ 3,168
Martinez 30,695 $ 3,493 $ 3,707
Moraga 16,168 $ 1,996 $ 2,095
Orinda 16,900 $ 2,158 $ 2,176
Pleasant Hill 31,753 $ 3,582 $ 3,825
Richmond 82,004 $ 8,833 $ 9,210
San Pablo 21,687 $ 2,596 $ 2,707
San Ramon 33,779 $ 3,761 $ 4,049
Walnut Creek 62,958 $ 6,959 $ 7,211
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PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING$300 MEMBERSHIP FEE)
1989-90 1990-91
POPULATION ADOPTED PROPOSED
12-8-89 DUES DUES
COUNTY OF MARIN 231,853 $19,021 $19,956
Belvedere 2,401 $ 557 $ 567
Corte Madera 8,633 $ 1,215 $ 1,258
Fairfax 7,500 $ 1,103 $ 1,133
Larkspur 11,538 $ 1,535 $ 1,581
Mill Valley 13,389 $ 1,733 $ 1,786
Novato 47,521 $ 5,255 $ 5,575
Ross 2,801 $ 600 $ 611
San Anselmo 12,067 $ 1,591 $ 1,639
San Rafael 46,427 $ 5,210 $ 5,453
Sausalito 7,585 $ 1,112 $ 1,142
Tiburon 8,844 $ 1,246 $ 1,282
COUNTY OF NAPA 107,577 $11,101 $11,646
Calistoga 4,386 $ 768 $ 787
Napa 57,863 $ 6,356 $ 6,676
St.Helena 5,163 $ 852 $ 873
Yountville 3,179 $ 640 $ 653
CITY&COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
count, 742,681 $44,734 $46,519
city $44,734 $46,519
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 632,782 $38,977 $40,805
Atherton 8,028 $ 1,159 $ 1,191
Brisbane 3,071 $ 629 $ 641
Burlingame 27,242 $ 3,215 $ 3,324
Colma 731 $ 378 $ 381
Daly City 85,399 $ 9,174 $ 9,567
East Palo Alto 19,500 $ 2,429 $ 2,465
Foster City 29,750 $ 3,424 $ 3,602
Half Moon Bay 8,835 $ 1,193 $ 1,281
Hillsborough 11,141 $ 1,492 $ 1,544
Menlo Park 28,468 $ 3,346 $ 3,460
Millbrae 20,885 $ 2,535 $ 2,618
Pacifica 37,858 $ 4,312 $ 4,502
Portola Valley 4,526 $ 777 $ 802
Redwood City 61,598 $ 6,713 $ 7,068
San Bruno 35,643 $ 4,114 $ 4,256
San Carlos 26,968 $ 3,163 $ 3,293
San Mateo 85,082 $ 9,101 $ 9,534
S.San Francisco 52,446 $ 5,871 $ 6,107
Woodside 5,691 $ 905 $ 932
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jROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING$300 MEMBERSHIP FEE)
1989-90 1990-91
-- POPULATION ADOPTED PROPOSED
12-8-89 DUES DUES
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 1,440,889 $ 79,182 $ 82,826
_._ Campbell 34,515 $ 3,992 $ 4,131
Cupertino 39,674 $ 4,459 $ 4,704
Gilroy 29,534 $ 3,387 $ 3,578
Los Altos 28,669 $ 3,368 $ 3,482
Los Altos Hills 8,019 $ 1,153 $ 1,190
Los Gatos 28,224 $ 3,320 $ 3,433
Milpitas 46,435 $ 5,138 $ 5,454
Monte Sereno 3,469 $ 671 $ 685
Morgan Hill 23,823 $ 2,713 $ 2,944
Mountain View 63,475 $ 6,962 $ 7,265
Palo Alto 56,989 $ 6,352 $ 6,584
San Jose 738,399 $ 44,240 $ 46,297
Santa Clara 90,908 $ 9,779 $ 10,145
Saratoga 30,256 $ 3,535 $ 3,658
Sunnyvale 116,968 $ 11,871 $ 12,322
COUNTY OF SOLANO 321,087 $ 22,777 $ 24,597
Benicia 24,345 $ 2,766 $ 3,002
Dixon 10,760 $ 1,433 $ 1,494
Fairfield 76,057 $ 7,968 $ 8,586
Suisun City 19,434 $ 2,182 $ 2,457
Vacaville 64,498 $ 6,821 $ 7,459
Vallejo 103,282 $ 10,363 $ 11,336
COUNTY OF SONOMA 371,569 $ 25,615 $ 27,222
Cloverdale 4,615 $ 783 $ 812
Cotati 5,184 $ 816 $ 875
Healdsburg 9,256 $ 1,242 $ 1,327
Petaluma 41,829 $ 4,610 $ 4,943
Rohnert Park 33,369 $ 3,723 $ 4,004
Santa Rosa 111,593 $ 11,581 $ 11,935
Sebastopol 6,511 $ 987 $ 1,023
Sonoma 7,945 $ 1,112 $ 1,182
TOTALS $833,332 $875,455
DUES RATES Adopted Proposed
First 50,000 0.107 0.111
Second 50,000 0.101 0.105
Next 100,000 0.069 0.072
Remaining Pop. 0.05 0.052
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WORK PROGRAM SUMMARY
Fiscal Year 1990-91
Regional Planning and Iml2lementation
Growth and Development
Data and Analysis(1)
Plan and Project Review(1)
Subregional Studies(1)
Bay Area Economic Forum(2)
Housing 2)
Airports 1
Earthqua a Safety(3)
Trails Planning(2)
Environmental Management
Air Quality(3)
Water Quality(3)*
Hazardous Materials(3)
Waste Management(3)*
San Francisco Estuary Project(3)
Training
Training Center for Excellence(2)
Local Government Services
Data Center(2)
HAZMACON(2)
Technical Assistance(2)
Financial Services(2)
Insurance Services(2)
Workers Compensation Services(2)
Hypertension Control(3)
Regional AIDS Education(2)
eg..nQ� Management
Public Information/Regional Liaison(1)
Intergovernmental Coordination(1)
Legislation(1)
Agency Management(1)
1 Priority programs for ABAG dues and MTC comprehensive planning funds
2 Programs expected to be primarily self-supporting
3 Federal,State or Foundation funded programs
* ABAG dues provide local match
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REGIONAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Over the years ABAG has established a broad base of staff expertise in policy development
and implementation assistance in many program areas.These capabilities are now primarily
being focused on assisting local governments in coping with complex regional issues, as well
as on providing MTC with in-depth analysis of relationships between transportation plans
and projects and comprehensive planning issues at local, subregional and regional levels.
Growth and Development
Data and Analysis(') - Maintaining the economic, demographic and land use data base for
the region is a critical ABAG responsibility.The data base is the foundation for the devel-
opment of models that assist MTC, local governments and the private sector in analyzing
and determining the impacts of growth or change on the local economy; the fiscal viability
of the governments affected by change; and the corresponding impacts on the physical infra-
structure (e.g., transportation and wastewater treatment facilities) that supports economic
development in the region.
In Fiscal Year 1989-90, the Data and Analysis Group completed its update of the ABAG
projections of population, housing and employment.Projections 90 was based on updated
assessments of local development policy and ABAG's studies of the implications of Projec-
tions 87. Next year,ABAG will examine the implications of the most recent projections se-
ries on the region's land use and transportation system. It will also continue to examine the
structure of the region's economy with a focus on changing economic conditions that could
threaten the region's health.
In addition, staff will continue making available to local governments a sales tax forecasting
model to assist in projecting revenues.
Plan and Proiect Review(') - Review of Federal grant applications continues under proce-
dures for State and Areawide Clearinghouse Review established by the State to replace the
A-95 system rescinded by Executive Order in 1981.The review staff also send staff-to-staff
letters on draft environmental documents.These letters comment on the adequacy of infor-
mation provided to local decision makers regarding concerns embodied in Regional Plan
policies adopted by the General Assembly.The Clearinghouse staff heads an interagency re-
view team(representatives from MTC, Caltrans, BAAQMD, BART, and BCDC), which
meets twice a month to exchange information on proposed major developments and coordi-
nate comments. In addition, specific assistance is provided to MTC in reviewing the Annual
Element of the Regional Transportation Improvement Program for consistency with
adopted regional policies for growth and development.
S ubr gional Studies(') - Since 1983-84, ABAG has participated in several studies examining
interrelationships among jobs, housing and transportation issues: MTC's SCR 74 Transit
Study in the 101 Peninsula Corridor, 1680/1580 Corridor Study in Contra Costa and Ala-
meda Counties east of the hills and the I-80 Corridor Study in Alameda, Contra Costa and
Solano Counties; Marin County's 101 Corridor Study (San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma
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Counties); Santa Clara County's "Transportation 2000" Study;AC Transit's 2000 Transit
Plan; Contra Costa County's San Ramon Branchline Study; and the Hayward Traffic Study.
ABAG's participation involves provision of information from the projections data base and
the Local Policy Survey for use in transportation modeling and testing, and using projec-
tions and Census data to develop quantified information and reports about the impacts of
proposed job growth on local housing and labor markets.
Participation will continue in FY 1989-90 in continuing and new studies. ABAG will facili-
tate the establishment and effective use of greater interjurisdictional planning among local
agencies on land use and growth management matters.This effort may include supporting
changes in State law that would encourage such planning.
Bay Area Economic Forum 2) -An economic development program, cosponsored by
ABAG and the Bay Area Council, got off to a successful beginning in 1988-89. Last year,
major tasks included an assessment of the implication of current trends on the future of the
Bay Area's economy, an evaluation of strategy options, and a program of action for local
governments. During the coming year, ABAG will continue its implementation of the Bay
Area Economic Clearinghouse, as well as providing technical information to the Forum.
Housing(2) -Primary emphasis of ABAG's housing program is on providing input to joint
ABAG/MTC corridor studies to develop integrated jobs and transportation/housing strate-
gies for traffic mitigation. In 1988-89 ABAG made determinations of the regional need for
housing, and each locality's share of that need for households at all income levels.
During the coming year, ABAG will continue to assist member agencies by providing infor-
mation and tools to help implement the housing needs determinations as part of the pro-
cess each community will undertake to revise the housing element of its general plan.This
will include continued sponsorship of HOMEBASE, a foundation-supported partnership
with Public Advocates to improve homelessness programs in the Bay Area.
AiMorts(l) - Staff support is provided to the ABAG/MTC Regional Airport Planning Com-
mittee. Continuing activities include preparation of annual noise evaluations of commercial
airports, review of proposed planning grants to Airport Land Use Commissions, and con-
duct of project reviews as required.
Earthquake Safety(3) - Since 1976,ABAG has provided technical assistance to local govern-
ments in the use of earth sciences information and in developing seismic safety elements, as
well as successfully advocating important legislation at federal and state levels. Earthquake
hazard mapping capability and detailed information about earthquake hazards and cumula-
tive damage potential has been developed in five projects funded by the U. S. Geological
Survey. Products have been designed, not only for local governments but also for agencies
that plan for and operate lifeline and infrastructure systems.The liability of local govern-
ments for earthquake losses has been examined and a related project for the private sector
was completed in 1983-84. A National Science Foundation-funded program to develop a
building occupancy inventory began in FY 1984-85 and was completed in FY 1985-86.Two
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workshops on earthquake preparedness, one in relation to hazardous materials and the
other to structural characteristics of buildings,were funded by the State's Bay Area Re-
gional Earthquake Preparedness Program. In 1988-89,ABAG completed an update of the
local government liability issues related to seismic safety. Next year, ABAG will complete a
program,which began in 1988-89, to guide local programs dealing with hazardous materials
in earthquakes.This effort is funded by the National Science Foundation. Depending on
funding, the staff will update existing hazard maps to reflect information from the October
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and will undertake an assessment of the earthquake on the
region's economy.
Trails Planning(3) -Work began in 1987-88 on a regional plan for a continuous trail accessi-
ble to bicyclists and hikers around San Francisco and San Pablo Bays.This effort, funded by
a special allocation by MTC of TDA revenues (and matched by ABAG dues),was com-
pleted in 1988-89 with the submittal of a trail plan to the California Legislature.The plan-
ning effort is the result of SB 100 (co-authored by Senator Bill Lockyer and all other
members of the Bay Area legislative delegation. ABAG is also cooperating with the People
for Open Space, the National Park Service and other agencies for the development of a
ridge trail plan.
Next year ABAG's efforts will continue on implementation of the Bay Trail Plan, depend-
ing on availability of funds.
Environmental Management
Air Oualily(3) - Following adoption of the 1982 Bay Area Air Quality Management Plan, ac-
tivities have focused on plan implementation and monitoring the region's progress toward
attainment of federal air quality standards. All plan implementation activities, including
those of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, MTC and other agencies are docu-
mented in air quality report updates.
Coordination with MTC and BAAQMD in the advisory review and conformity assessment
program continues through the joint Plan and Project Review team.
Next year, the three regional agencies will be jointly working to complete a plan to meet re-
quirements of the California Clean Air Act, passed by the Legislature in 1988. State law re-
quires greater efforts in air quality management than the Federal Clean Air Act, currently
being reviewed by Congress.
Water Oualitv(3) -Activities since 1978 have focused on amending and implementing the
Regional Water Quality Management Plan adopted in that year as part of the Environmen-
tal Management Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area. Current programs, funded under Sec.
2056) of the Clean Water Act, via the State Water Resource Control Board, include a proj-
ect with the City of San Jose to develop a regulatory program to manage grease-trap wastes,
including development of a model ordinance for local government implementation.
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Hazardous Materials(3) - Implementation of the Regional Hazardous Spills Response Plan,
adopted in FY 1982-83, continues.This program includes assistance to local governments:
with training of response personnel; prevention programs for transport accidents; preven-
tion programs for stationary source releases;preparing local plans for dealing with transpor-
tation-related and stationary source incidents; preparing risk assessments for transport of
hazardous materials in and through a community; and public education. ABAG completed
a regional hazardous waste management plan, under provisions of State law, in 1988-89. Ef-
forts next year will be made to implement this plan, as well as assisting counties in imple-
menting their countywide hazardous materials programs. ABAG is assisting the counties in
formation of a committee to adopt "fair share" allocations of wastes to implement the re-
gional and county hazardous waste management plans.
Waste Management(3) - Since the adoption of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan
in 1978, ABAG has conducted a number of studies and prepared reports on both hazardous
and municipal solid waste management issues of concern to cities and counties. A grant in
1986, from the San Francisco Foundation, funded preparation of an audio visual presenta-
tion focusing on the need for subregional coordination to provide comprehensive waste
management systems. Regionwide public and local government presentations will continue.
ABAG staff will continue to assist the Solid Waste Coordinating Committee (solid waste
program managers for the nine Bay Area Counties). Comments on revisions and amend-
ments to county solid waste management plans, as required by State law,will continue.
San Francisco Estuary Project(3) - Under Federal legislation, the Environmental Protection
Agency is sponsoring a major cooperative study of the current and future conditions of the
San Francisco Bay Estuary.The goal of this five-year project is to develop a plan for the
comprehensive management of the estuary, including the control of on-land pollutants that
degrade it. Other sponsoring agencies include the State Water Resources Control Board
(which itself is conducting hearings on Bay-Delta water quality standards) and ABAG.
ABAG provides a wide variety of administrative, managerial, technical and office support
for the project, which is managed by EPA staff. Next year, the project will complete the
technical studies that characterize the estuary, including an assessment of regulatory pro-
grams. In effect, this effort will summarize what is known and unknown about pollution in
the estuary so a management plan can be completed as required under Federal law.
TRAINING
Training Center for Excellence(2) - Now in its seventh year, the ABAG Training Center has
developed and presented seminars, training courses and workshops on a broad range of top-
ics of interest to ABAG members and Corporate Associates. Courses on such timely topics
as ABAG's housing,water quality, hazardous materials, energy, population projections and
infrastructure programs have been presented, as have a series of workshops on microcom-
puter applications.The Training Center has expanded its curriculum to four major catego-
ries: 1) On-site management training designed mostly for mid-level public managers; 2)
microcomputer hands-on training courses; 3) ABAG planning and technical workshops;
and 4) special courses for members of ABAG's insurance liability programs.
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Courses will also continue to be offered for upgrading secretarial, clerical and administra-
tive support skills. Registration fees and a portion of ABAG's insurance liability program
revenues jointly cover the costs of the Training Center.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Data Center(2) -In this continuing program, Data Center staff undertake small area studies
under contract and provide Census and other data and analytic services on a cost reimburse-
ment basis. With the upcoming 1990 Census, ABAG staff will examine ways to make this in-
formation widely available to its member agencies in a timely fashion.
HAZMACON(2) - ABAG's annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference and
Exposition, held at Santa Clara's Convention Center in 1989,will return to Disneyland in
April of 1990; then back to the Bay Area in 1991.This three-day, four-tiered_event includes
simultaneous technical workshops, exhibits, demonstrations and training sessions.
HAZMACON brings together the most knowledgeable professionals in the Western
United States and decision makers with authority and responsibility to specify and buy
equipment and services. Benefiting from the program are 1) industry leaders from many dis-
ciplines who come to exchange information on all aspects of hazardous materials manage-
ment in order to solve the industry's problems; and 2) government representatives as users
of hazardous materials, generators of hazardous wastes, and providers of emergency ser-
vices.
Technical Assistance(2) - Drawing on capabilities developed in ABAG's planning programs,
technical assistance is made available to local and state governments and the private sector
in accord with ABAG's policies on cost reimbursement. Services have included: data devel-
opment and analysis; assistance in developing plans and plan elements; conducting special
studies and demonstrations; and preparing reports.
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Financial Services(2) -In FY 1983-84, through its Joint Exercise of Powers authority,
ABAG initiated a cooperative credit pooling program for member governments.The pro-
gram enables a group of cities to finance new equipment and real estate purchases through
tax-exempt Certificates of Participation.Through this program public agencies are able to
avoid high interest rates of individually borrowed funds or paying large cash sums for
needed new equipment.They also save by sharing, on a pro rata basis, costs associated with
issuing the certificates, such as bond counseling and financial advice. A master leasing pro-
gram was initiated in FY 1985-86. In 1987-88, these programs were expanded to include a
medium term capital financing program called PEARL(Pooled Exempt Adjustable Rate
Leases) and longer term program called PRIME (Pooled Rated Investments in Municipal
Exempts). Other financing options will continue to be added to serve the financing needs of
local governments.
In addition to publicizing and expanding these services, ABAG is looking into other ways in
which joint action will mean cost savings in meeting local needs.
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Insurance Services(2) -In 1986 the ABAG Pooled Liability Assurance Network(ABAG
PLAN Corp.) program was established.This program has saved participants millions of dol-
lars, and actively promotes municipal risk management among participating jurisdictions.
The ABAG PLAN and similar services to the Bay Cities Joint Powers Insurance Authority
now cover more than a third of the Bay Area's cities.
Workers Compensation Services(2) -ABAG in 1987-88 began a program to provide admin-
istration of agencies'workers compensation programs.Berkeley and Newark were the first
cities to engage in such services through ABAG, and the program expanded to include sev-
eral other agencies. Growth in the program is expected to continue next year.
Hypertension Control(3) -At the request of the State Department of Health Services,
ABAG has set up a regional hypertension control program for six Bay Area counties:
Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa. Beginning in
January 1985, the program has involved developing the policy committee structure for pro-
gram guidance; the staffing structure for administrative, fiscal and personnel functions; an
evaluation process that includes a data management system; and administering the pro-
gram:Funds are being sought to continue this project in the coming year.
Regional AIDS F.d ucation(2) -FY 1985-86 saw the initiation of the Regional AIDS Educa-
tion program,with funding from counties and foundation grants. ABAG serves as a vehicle
for the exchange of information and expertise among the nine Bay Area counties. ABAG is
working with the Bay Area Health Directors Association in this program.This activity is
proposed for continuation next year.
AGENCY MANAGEMENT
Public Information/_R_egional_ Liaison(l) -ABAG recognizes the need to involve elected offi-
cials, citizens, technicians, the private sector and special interest groups in the planning pro-
cess and to inform these same groups of the services ABAG can provide.The Public Affairs
staff conducts a coordinated communications program which includes: the production and
distribution of a government directory,bibliographies, newsletters, rosters, informational
brochures, fact sheets, and slide-tape presentations; liaison with the news and electronic
media; keeping regional issues information files and mailing lists; organization of General
Assemblies, public hearings,workshops, conferences, and meetings of the Executive Board
and standing committees; member government liaison; educational programs in coopera-
tion with community organizations and other public agencies; and responses to requests for
information from the general public, educational institutions, and other organizations and
agencies.The staff is also responsible for the ABAG Associates program, advertising and
recruiting new private sector members and giving staff support to the Corporate Advisory
Committee.
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Interg_overn_mental Coordination(') -Improved coordination with MTC, throughout the
year as well as in preparation of the Overall Work Program (OWP) continues as a major
focus.This close working relationship is essential to avoid duplication of effort in the use of
transportation funds. It also helps ensure that ABAG's comprehensive planning program
contributes substantially to making regional transportation planning more cost-effective, ef-
ficient and responsive to the needs of the region's commuters, industries and the transit de-
pendent. Coordination with and among local governments and regional agencies, the
private sector and special interest groups will continue, both directly and through support of
ABAG's standing committees,joint policy committees, task forces and advisory committees.
Ugislatim(l) -ABAG's legislative program will continue emphasis on strengthening local
government service delivery and financing capability; improving ABAG's financial status;
and fostering more effective regional planning. ABAG will continue to work on legislation
to fund local programs (e.g., regulation of abandoned vehicles and airport land use plan-
ning) and planning activities by the State's councils of governments. ABAG will also review
and comment on other legislation affecting the Bay Area.
Agency Management(') -To make most efficient use of reduced resources in meeting re-
quirements of funding sources and augmenting ABAG's helpfulness to member govern-
ments, the monitoring and coordination of local services, special projects, interagency
relations, regional planning, training, legislation and public affairs are centralized in the of-
fice of the Executive Director. In addition to basic functions of annual budget preparation
and General Assembly, Executive Board, Finance & Personnel and Administrative Com-
mittee support, activities include management of the regional planning program.
(1) Priority programs for ABAG dues and MTC comprehensive planning funds
(2) Programs expected to be primarily self-supporting
(3) Federally or State funded programs
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