COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DATE:

June 21, 2006

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 27, 2006

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

N/A

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Supervisor Jerry Hill

SUBJECT:

Appointments to the Association of Bay Area Governments

RECOMMENDATION:

Appoint Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson and Supervisor Adrienne Tissier as Representatives, and Supervisor Mark Church and Supervisor Jerry Hill as Alternates to the Association of Bay Area Governments for a term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2006.

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitments: Leaders work across boundaries to preserve and enhance our quality of life.

Goal(s): #23 Leaders throughout the County provide the impetus for broader regional solutions in land use, housing, childcare, education, health and transportation.

BACKGROUND:

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was established in 1961 and is the oldest Council of Governments in California. ABAG is the designated regional planning agency for the San Francisco Bay Area and its members include all nine counties and 100 cities in the region. Representatives and alternates from member counties are appointed by that County’s Board of Supervisors.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Fiscal Impact