Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Advisory Committee | Metropolitan Transportation Commission The current section is Meetings & Events meeting Details Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Advisory Committee Thursday, April 23, 2026 10 a.m. Attend live webcast Participate on Zoom Please click the link below to join the webinar: Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: Phone one-tap: +16699006833,,85954688122# US (San Jose) +14086380968,,85954688122# US (San Jose) Join via audio: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) 877 853 5247 US Toll Free 888 788 0099 US Toll Free Webinar ID: 859 5468 8122 Board Room - 1st Floor Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Meeting Agenda (PDF) Meeting Agenda (HTML) For assistance, please contact Fred Castro, fcastro@bayareametro.gov Agenda Items Roster Jamie Almanza, Aissia Ashoori, Efren Carrillo, Consuelo Hernandez, Nevada Merriman, Hugo Ramirez, Leelee Thomas, Michelle Whitman Agenda item 1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum Agenda item 2. Public Comment Agenda item 3. Committee Member Announcements Agenda item 4. Chair's Report Agenda item 4. Chair's Report Agenda item 4a. BAHFA Advisory Committee Chair’s Report of April 23, 2026 Agenda item 5. Consent Calendar Agenda item 5a. Approval of BAHFA Advisory Committee Minutes of March 26, 2026 Attachments 05a_BAHFA_AC_Minutes_20260326_Draft.pdf Agenda item 5b. Brief overview of key features of the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act (California Government Code § 64500, et seq.), which establishes and governs the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority (BAHFA) Attachments 05b_1_Summary_Sheet_Enabling_Legislation.pdf 05b_2_Attachment_A_Presentation_Enabling_Legislation_Summary.pdf 05b_3_Attachment_B_BAHFA_Explainer.pdf Agenda item 5b. Brief overview of key features of the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act (California Government Code § 64500, et seq.), which establishes and governs the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority (BAHFA) Attachments 05b_1_Summary_Sheet_Enabling_Legislation.pdf 05b_2_Attachment_A_Presentation_Enabling_Legislation_Summary.pdf 05b_3_Attachment_B_BAHFA_Explainer.pdf Agenda item 6. Welfare Tax Exemption Program Agenda item 6a. Recommend revisions to the terms of the Welfare Tax Exemption Preservation Program (Program) to include new construction projects and change the Program name to the “Welfare Tax Exemption Program” Attachments 06a_1_Summary_Sheet_Welfare_Tax_Exemption_Preservation_Program_Terms_and_Name.pdf 06a_2_Attachment_A_Revisions_to_WTEP_Term_Sheet_REDLINE.pdf 06a_3_Attachment_B_Presentation_WTE_Terms_and_Name_Change.pdf Agenda item 6b. Recommend adoption of a fee schedule for the Welfare Tax Exemption Program Attachments 06b_1_Summary_Sheet_Welfare_Tax_Exemption_Program_Fees.pdf 06b_2_Attachment_A_WTEP_Fee_Schedule_2026_03_28.pdf 06b_3_Attachment_B_Presentation_BAHFA_WTEP_Fee_Schedule.pdf Agenda item 7. BAHFA's Enabling Legislation Agenda item 7. BAHFA's Enabling Legislation Agenda item 7a. Update on the stakeholder engagement process to develop a policy framework for potential amendments to BAHFA’s enabling statute and introduction of draft principles to guide the process Attachments 07a_1_Summary_Sheet_Stakeholder_Engagement.pdf 07a_2_Attachment_A_Presentation_Stakeholder_Engagement.pdf Agenda item 8. Adjournment / Next Meeting