The Town of*

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No later than December 31, 2022, the Marin County Board of Supervisors and Marin's city and town councils should jointly create a regional authority, or empower an existing authority such as the Transportation Authority of Marin, to coordinate affordable and workforce housing policy on a countywide basis. This recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted at this time, or realistic. The Town agrees that more collaboration on housing policy and funding would be beneficial and will likely result in more affordable housing in our communities. In fact, much work has been done to date, as described below, and additional opportunities are being developed. The Town remains open to additional collaboration and/or more formal arrangements in the future as appropriate. However, forming a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with 12 jurisdictions would take a significant investment of time, funding and energy that would likely impair current housing efforts, and of course requires willing partners. Doing so by December 31, 2022 is not a realistic timeline, particularly given that each Marin jurisdiction is currently striving to meet statutory deadlines to submit their housing element by January 31, 2023. Below is a brief summary of existing and recommended new pursuits for strengthening interjurisdictional coordination and planning around affordable and workforce housing. Town of Corte Madera Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations Town of Corte Madera Response to Grand Jury Report Findings and Recommendations "Affordable Housing: Time for Collaboration in Marin" Existing collaboration Cities and towns have long collaborated with each other and the County on housing matters, beginning in 2008 with the development of the countywide Housing Element Workbook, which provided a shared template, background information and model programs and policies for development of the 2009 Housing Element. This effort resulted in all Marin municipalities receiving certified housing elements, which in turn made more housing funds available. In 2019, County staff reconvened a countywide working group of Planning Directors and planning staff to encourage interjurisdictional collaboration on housing issues and solutions, with a specific focus on responding to new state legislation to streamline housing developments. The working group established common goals and coordinated on housing legislation, planning, production, and preservation of existing affordability. The working group meets once monthly and has evolved from briefings and discussions regarding state housing legislation into collaboration on projects to facilitate the development of more housing in Marin County. The working group applied jointly for SB2 planning grants in the summer and fall of 2019 and has started to collaborate on these grant projects, including Objective Design and Development Standards, an ADU Workbook and Website, and inclusionary housing program updates. The group received funds from ABAG to work collaboratively on shared Housing Element deliverables including translation dollars, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing products, visualizations, and a countywide website. Future collaboration The Town intends to expand collaboration with other Marin County jurisdictions in the following ways: 1. Commit to collaboration: In the Town's draft 2023-2031 Housing Element, a proposed program "Inter-Jurisdictional Planning for Housing" commits the Town to coordinating its housing strategies with other jurisdictions in the county as appropriate to meet the Town's housing needs and address regional planning and housing issues. 2. Implementation of Housing Element programs: During implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element, the County, cities and towns will collaborate on program implementation, especially those related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and tenant protections. This will include: Model ordinances: developing model ordinances to be considered by the Board of Supervisors and City and Town Councils. Outreach and community engagement: Conducting shared outreach and community engagement. 3. Housing Element Collaboration: Develop a deeper and more formalized collaboration on the Housing Element in the future. This could include: One Housing Element: Develop one document with shared background, outreach, programs and policies. This would provide consistency, save funds and improve accessibility for stakeholders and housing developers. Town of Corte Madera Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations Town of Corte Madera Response to Grand Jury Report Findings and Recommendations "Affordable Housing: Time for Collaboration in Marin" Consider a Subregional approach: The County and cities and towns will consider developing a subregional approach to meeting the Regional Housing Need Allocation in the next housing element cycle.

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Implementation of Housing Element programs: During implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element, the County, cities and towns will collaborate on program implementation, especially those related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and tenant protections. This will include: Model ordinances: developing model ordinances to be considered by the Board of Supervisors and City and Town Councils. Outreach and community engagement: Conducting shared outreach and community engagement.

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Housing Element Collaboration: Develop a deeper and more formalized collaboration on the Housing Element in the future. This could include: One Housing Element: Develop one document with shared background, outreach,

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Funding collaboration: explore ways to more effectively collaborate on shared funding for affordable housing. This could include: Inclusionary policies: Developing more consistent policies and fees to encourage and facilitate more affordable housing as part of new market rate developments and increase funding for affordable housing.

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Shared staffing: With the exceptions noted above, the County, and cities and towns address most housing issues individually, and often with limited staff and financial resources. Programs and policies in the Housing Element require concrete goals and deliverables that will be difficult for smaller jurisdictions to achieve. Shared staffing initiatives would encourage coordination and working together to tackle the housing crisis on a larger scale through shared housing staff to provide expertise and local knowledge to support affordable housing developers. This would also result in consistency throughout the county and adoption of best practices. • Town of Corte Madera Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations