Biennial Council 2024

June 14, 2024

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

LWVBA Mission-Vision (ILO)

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• Monitors, educates, and advocates League positions in regional context:
• observing regional planning and governance and reviewing how decision-making impacts communities, addresses systemic inequities, and promotes transparency, financial accountability and inclusive participation.

Bay Area Biennial Council 2024–��AGENDA

• 11:30 – Call to Order

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• Introductions of Convention Committee, Board, and Speaker

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• 11:35 – Special Guest Welcome: Abigail Adams by Sarah Walsh
• 11:55 – Board Report

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• Credentials Report

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• Review 2022 Convention Minutes

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• ZOOM information:  How to Vote

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• Adoption of Convention Rules (VOTE)
• Adoption of Order of Business (VOTE)

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• 12:10 – Treasurer’s Report

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• Presentation of Proposed Budget
• Budget Debate and Adoption POLL #1

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• 12:25 – LWVBA Biennial Report 2022-2024
• 12:30 – Guest Speaker Welcome: Daniel Saver, MTC

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• Regional Perspective on Housing- Transportation-Environment Strategies

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Agenda Continues

• 12:45 – Program-Issues of Emphasis Proposed for 2024-26Review Issues of Emphasis
• Program Debate and Adoption (POLL #2)
• I. Concurrence with LWV San Diego Region Housing Action Policy Goals:
• Adopt an expansion of LWVBA regional social policy-housing.
• a. Discussion and adoption (POLL #3)
• II. Update on Regional Study - Extension of one year to engage Leagues in reviewing regional positions.

1:30 – Nominating Committee Report

• Call for Nominations from the floor
• Election of Officers, Directors, and Nominating Committee (POLL #4)

1:40 – Advice to the Board

1:55 – Incoming Presidents’ Remarks and Adjournment

Introductions by �President Kathleen Cha

Introduction of LWVBA Board Members

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Housekeeping:

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Zoom protocols:

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• You will be muted
• Use chat to share your comments/questions
• Our chat is being recorded
• Recording will be posted to our FaceBook and YouTube pages

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Biennial Council Committee

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• Kathleen Cha
• Sheri Thomas
• Marieann Shovlin
• Roma Dawson
• Louise Rothman-Riemer
• Madeline Kronenberg

Sarah Walsh

• Hear first-person historical interpreter Sarah Walsh describe Abigail Adams’ ordinary childhood, and extraordinary lifelong partnership with John Adams; learn about growing up in Weymouth, managing the farm in Braintree that was within earshot of British cannons, traveling in Europe as a Diplomat’s wife, leading society from the newly built President’s House, and retiring to beloved Peacefield. 

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Credentials Report

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• Report on number of participants present, which meets the qualifications under Section 9 of the Bylaws for a quorum.
• Report on number of local Leagues represented and if more than one-third of the relevant delegates are present.
• If the required numbers are met, the Convention is fully credentialed.
• Report to be accepted by Chair

2022 Convention Minutes

• Minutes approved by 2022 Review Committee (Kathleen Cha & Alex Starr)

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• 2024 Review Convention Minutes Committee :
• Linda Craig
• Louise Rothman-Riemer

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PROPOSED RULES�LWVBA CONVENTION 2024

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• 1. Delegates shall be voting members chosen by their local Leagues. Each delegate shall be
• entitled to one vote.
• 2. Substantive amendments to proposed items shall be put in writing and emailed to
• lwvbayarea@gmail.com at least 24 hours before the start of the Convention by Thursday,
• June 13, 2024, and shall contain name and League of mover. One copy shall be sent to the
• chair.
• 3. Debate and Discussion. Speakers shall first state clearly their name and League. Debate shall
• be limited to two minutes for each speaker unless time is extended by a 2/3 (two-thirds)
• vote of the convention. No person may speak more than once until all who wish to speak
• have done so.

Proposed Order of Business

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• 11:30 – Call to Order
• Introductions of Convention Committee, Board, and Speaker
• 11:35 – Special Guest Welcome: Abigail Adams by Sarah Walsh
• 11:55 – Board Report
• Credentials Report (Accept)
• Review 2022 Convention Minutes (Accept)
• ZOOM information: How to Vote
• Adoption of Convention Rules (VOTE)
• Adoption of Order of Business (VOTE)

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Proposed Order of Business�(Continued)

12:10 – Treasurer's Report

• Presentation of Proposed Budget
• Budget Debate and Adoption (POLL #1)

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12:25 – LWVBA Biennial Report 2022-2024

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12:30 – Guest Speaker Welcome: Daniel Saver, MTC

• Regional Perspective on Housing- Transportation-Environment Strategies

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12:45 – Program-Issues of Emphasis Proposed for 2024-26

• Review Issues of Emphasis
• Program Debate and Adoption (POLL #2)
• I. Concurrence with LWV San Diego Region Housing Action Policy Goals:
• Adopt an expansion of LWVBA regional social policy-housing. (POLL #3)
• a. Discussion and adoption
• II. Update on Regional Study - Extension one year to engage Leagues in reviewing regional positions.

1:30 – Nominating Committee Report

• Call for Nominations from the floor
• Election of Officers, Directors and Nominating Committee (POLL #4)

1:40 – Advice to the Board

1:55 – Incoming Presidents’ Remarks, and Adjournment

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Adoptions

• Rules & Order of Business
• Vote (by acclamation)

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• Motion: Adoption of Convention Rules (VOTE) 
• Motion by Madeline Kronenberg
• Motion: Adoption of Order of Business-Agenda (VOTE) 
• Motion by Raeena Lari

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Zoom – How to Vote

• For Polling on Meeting motions, we will send out the poll with the questions when the time comes.
• ► It will appear in the middle of your screen.
• You can vote Yes, No or Abstain
• ► Your results can not be seen by others.
• ► You can only vote once per questions.
• ► Multiple polls will be provided throughout the meeting.
• Put any questions in Chat (to be monitored by Marieann Shovlin & Alex Starr)

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Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s Report��Proposed Budget�2024-2026

PMP Discussion

• Concern about defunding the ILOs
• At National Convention 2022, delegates voted to eliminate the per-member-payment (PMP) system in the future. Please note that the current PMP system is still in effect for 2023, and League Rosters will freeze on January 31, 2023.
• With the provisos in the LWVUS bylaws, the changes adopted at Convention do not go into effect until the national board votes to put them into effect. Per the provisos, the LWVUS board will set a date once the new membership system is in place and no sooner than 2024. Until then, the current LWVUS bylaws remain in force. Once the national board has voted on a date, it will notify state and local Leagues of the effective date of the bylaws amendments that were passed with provisos. At that time, LWVUS will also provide state and local Leagues with guidance on how to transition from the PMP system to the new membership system and on how to conform their bylaws to LWVUS’ bylaws.

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Biennial Report

LWVBA Biennial Report 2022-2024

Under the leadership of Director Roma Dawson, we launched a Housing and Regional Financing Series introducing the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority and detailed sessions on proposed groundbreaking and largest Regional Housing Bond Measure.

Public Health Issue Forums: Under the leadership of LWVBA Directors Raeena Lari and Marieann Shovlin, LWVBA launched a new 6-part series on Public Health Awareness.

We instituted a Zoom Brown bag lunch “community conversation.” The first focused environmental justice featuring Executive Director Vivian Huang, APEN-Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and Executive Director Melissa Jones, BARHII-Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative.

We formally established a regional Observer Corps to help monitor regional policy making entities and impact accordingly.

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2023 & 2024 League Days

• League Day 2023, “Welcome to Equity in The Bay 2023,” focused on implementation of equity in the Bay Area. Keynote speaker, State Senator Scott Wiener discussed his efforts to improve housing abundance and affordability, to invest in transportation systems, increase access to healthcare, and to address climate change and the impacts of wildfires. 
• League Day 2024, “Finding Solutions Connecting the Dots: Regional Health Equity and Inequities,” focused on creating healthy communities, the interconnections of health and policy--facing challenges and finding solutions.

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Daniel Saver

• Daniel Saver is the Assistant Director for Housing and Local Planning at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), where he has overseen the expansion of the agencies’ housing-related efforts.  This has included planning, technical assistance, and policy development activities across the “3 Ps” of housing (Protection, Preservation, and Production). In this role, Daniel has helped to launch the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) as well as the award-winning Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program – which has supported all 109 Bay Area jurisdictions to develop and implement their Housing Elements.
• Prior to joining MTC, Daniel was a housing attorney at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, and before that he served as a judicial clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Daniel holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from UC Berkeley.

Meeting our Regional Housing Needs:�Plan Bay Area 2050+�2024 Regional Housing Bond

League of Women Voters Bay Area

June 14, 2024

Credit: Karl Nielsen

What is Plan Bay Area 2050?

• The regional plan for transportation, housing, economic development, and environmental resilience for the nine- county Bay Area.
• Includes a suite of 35 strategies and associated near-term implementation actions to advance a more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy, and vibrant Bay Area for all.
• The first regional plan to identify strategies necessary to both meet climate emissions reduction targets and bring housing costs to an affordable level* for households of all income levels.
• A blueprint for addressing shared housing challenges by combining Protection, Preservation, and Production measures (the “3 P’s”)—an approach mirrored in the proposed 2024 regional housing bond—with strategies to create Inclusive Communities

*Defined as less than one-third of monthly household income

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Plan Bay Area 2050: Focus on Housing Strategies

Protect and Preserve Affordable Housing

• Further Strengthen Renter Protections Beyond State Law
• Preserve Existing Affordable Housing

Spur Housing Production at All Income Levels

• Allow a Greater Mix of Housing Densities and Types in Growth Geographies
• Build Adequate Affordable Housing to Ensure Homes for All
• Integrate Affordable Housing into All Major Housing Projects
• Transform Aging Malls and Office Parks into Neighborhoods

Create Inclusive Communities

• Provide Targeted Mortgage, Rental, and Small Business Assistance to Equity Priority Communities
• Accelerate Reuse of Public and Community-Owned Land for Mixed-Income Housing and Essential Services

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What is Plan Bay Area 2050+?

• A limited and focused update to Plan Bay Area 2050 that will:
• Leverage the vision and guiding principles established in Plan Bay Area 2050
• Maintain the Plan’s existing strategic framework and organization
• Include a focus on improving transit through the development of a Transit50+ network
• In contrast to Plan Bay Area 2050, not accompanied by a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
• An opportunity to refine the Plan’s Housing Strategies to position the Bay Area to make the most of current and future funding, such as a potential 2024 regional housing bond.

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Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) was created in 2019 to help solve housing affordability �challenges

BAHFA’s Core Power

To raise revenue regionally to address systemic challenges in housing affordability and housing stability across the 3Ps: 

1. Production of new affordable housing
2. Preservation of existing affordable housing
3. Protections for low-income residents and people at risk of homelessness

BAHFA’s Mission

1. Collaborate with cities and counties
2. Add Value
3. Improve our housing delivery system

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�Proposed 2024 Regional Housing Bond

• Up to $20 billion
• Build and preserve ~72,000 affordable homes across the nine counties
• Requires voter approval
• Eligible uses set forth in statute and state constitution 
• Most ambitious housing program in region’s history

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Substantial Benefits to Every County

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Substantial Benefits to Every County

• Annual reporting on regional expenditures and progress towards goals
• Posting on BAHFA’s website
• Annual financial reporting to state by BAHFA
• Regular, independent audits of BAHFA
• Citizen oversight committee will annually review expenditures and issue reports 

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Accountability

Thank you.

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Daniel Saver

Assistant Director, Housing & Local Planning

dsaver@bayareametro.gov

Issues of Emphasis for 2024-2026

1. Support the implementation of sustainable, integrated regional governing policies and practices that recognize the interdependence of environmental, social. health, and economic impacts, and provide for long term protection of natural and social resources.

2. Advocate how agencies address the interrelated regional issues of housing, transportation, conservation of natural and agricultural landscapes, climate change/sea level rise, social and healthy community equity, in a truly integrated and holistic fashion.

3. Extend Regional Government and Planning Study one year to engage and build position consensus with Leagues.

Poll #2 (Program Issues Debate & Adoption)

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Concurrence: with League of Women Voters San Diego Region Housing Action

• Policy Goals—Expansion of LWVBA Social Policy-Housing
• CONCURRENCE: Agreement by League members with a position/policy/study on an issue reached by a small group of members or by another League. Concurrence is the act of agreeing with—or concurring with—a statement of position. A decision- making technique used by the League, concurrence can work several ways. Groups of League members or League boards can concur with 1) recommendations of a resource committee or a unit group; 2) decision statements formulated by League boards; or, 3) positions reached by another League or Leagues.
• The following Housing Action Policy Goals is being proposed from LWV San Diego Region study with an in depth review and discussion by Leagues (Santa Clara County Council Housing Committee) for addition to LWVBA Positions on Social Policy-Housing.
• Review the LWV San Diego Regional study on Housing Action Policy

League of Women Voters, San Diego Region �HOUSING ACTION POLICY �Adopted May 2021 ��Study in Brief:

• The League of Women Voters of San Diego and North County San Diego recognized
• that the price and availability of housing can profoundly affect the public’s well-being,
• and the region’s quality of life and vitality. The League supports housing as a basic
• human need and fundamental component of the region’s infrastructure. To implement
• the League’s housing position this action policy study outlined goals, strategies and
• steps to create and preserve housing for all income levels as a foundation for all other
• economic and social activities. Justifying these actions are national, state, regional, and
• city League positions as described in the full comprehensive study.

The Housing Action Policy supports these overall goals: 

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• 1. Create a sufficient affordable housing supply and livable communities for people of all income levels, distributed throughout the region. 
• 2. Preserve existing affordable housing by advocating for preservation incentives, fair tenant and landlord protections, and strategies to address displacement and gentrification. 
• 3. Safeguard equal, equitable, and fair opportunity of access to housing and remedy discriminatory housing practices by advocating for government action at all levels. 
• 4. Promote the use of available and underutilized land resources in compact development patterns that discourage urban sprawl, match jobs and housing, and reduce vehicle miles traveled. 

Goals continued

• 5. Advocate for climate action plans and goals by locating housing near transit and major employment centers, and by the use of sustainable materials and energy sources. 
• 6. Influence community actions that strengthen the link between housing and health, safety, and well-being, especially when housing costs are 30% or more of a household’s income. 
• 7. Promote, maintain, and improve existing infrastructure to fairly distribute costs and amenities to safeguard and benefit the quality of life of all communities. 
• 8. Educate the public about the link between affordable housing and the economic vitality of the region, and how affordable housing developments are designed, maintained, and managed according to accepted standards.
• (emphasis added)

SOCIAL POLICY - HOUSING (Updated 5/2000)

Support a regional housing plan that provides for balanced and equitable housing throughout the region

Support federal and state legislation that facilitates the implementation of regional housing goals

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Support a regional fair share housing plan as part of the broader comprehensive regional plan

• 1. Place special emphasis, consistent with compact growth principles, on local efforts to meet needs for very-low-to-moderate-income housing 
• 2. State and regional guidelines for local policies that promote:
• 1. higher density housing
• 2. inclusionary zoning
• 3. mixed-use housing
• 4. housing near transit 

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• 5. incentives for development of affordable housing
• 6. incentives for rehabilitation of existing housing stock
• 7. clarity and consistency in the development process
• 8. emphasis on good design, maintenance and management of subsidized housing
• 9. retention of subsidized housing as affordable housing 

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• 3. Requirement that major new commercial and industrial developments assist in providing housing for the jobs created by such developments
• 4.Establishment of a regional trust fund for the funding of needed housing development throughout the region

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• Proposal: Add the LWV San Diego Region Housing Action policy goals to LWVBA current Social Policy-Housing Position

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DISCUSSION and ADOPTION – Poll #3 (Roma/Madeline)

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Update on Regional Study��Committee:��Kathleen Cha�Roma Dawson�Marieann Shovlin�Madeline Kronenberg�Raeena Lari�Kevin Ma�Julie Politt�Phyllis White-Ayanruoh�Yolanda Schonbrun�Linda Craig�Sheri Thomas��

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UPDATE:

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Extend One Year

To Leslie Stewart

• Thank you, Leslie, for your many years of extraordinary service to our board and the League. We deeply appreciate all your endless contributions both as incomparable Treasurer, editor and policy expert.
• In gratitude, for always being there for the League and going far above and beyond in every possible way.
• You will not be forgotten –

To Eric Arens

• Thank you, Eric for your years of service to our board. We have enjoyed working with you and appreciate all your contributions to our policy discussions.
• We are grateful you chose to share your time and expertise with us.

Nominating Committee Report��POLL #4

��Advice to the Board�

Incoming �Co-Presidents’ Remarks, and Adjournment

ROMA DAWSON

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MARIEANN SHOVLIN

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• Thank you!