Townof Council Member Anselmo SAN Est. 1907 September 20, 2022 Pat Shepherd, Foreperson Marin County Civil Grand Jury*

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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. Response: This recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable. The Town of San Anselmo 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 of San Anselmo remains open to additional collaboration and/or more formal arrangements in the future. However, forming a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with 12 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1CD8E086-4ABD-42AE-921C-D4467524B2CC jurisdictions would take a significant investment of time, funding and energy that would likely impair current housing efforts, and 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 updated Housing Elements 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: Existing collaboration The Town of San Anselmo participated in the Countywide housing collaboration, beginning in 2008 with the County's 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, the Town of San Anselmo began participation in 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 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 1. Commit to collaboration: The County of Marin has taken on a leadership role, as evidenced in the County's draft 2023-2031 Housing Element which includes a proposed new program that would "Collaborate with Marin County, cities and towns to address regional planning and housing issues". The Town of San Anselmo is looking forward to continuing to participate in this regional collaboration led by the County of Marin. 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 collaboration has already begun and will include: Model ordinances: developing model ordinances to be considered by the Board of Supervisors and City/Town Councils. Outreach and community engagement: Conducting shared outreach and community engagement. DocuSign Envelope ID: 1CD8E086-4ABD-42AE-921C-D4467524B2CC 3. Housing Element Collaboration: The County is planning to develop a deeper and more formalized collaboration with cities and towns on the Housing Element in the future. The Town of San Anselmo is looking forward to the County's leadership on this valuable endeavor. 4. Funding collaboration: explore ways to more effectively collaborate on shared funding for affordable housing. This could include: Inclusionary policies: Developing more consistent policies to encourage and facilitate • more affordable housing as part of new market rate developments and increase funding for affordable housing. Regional housing trust fund: Consider the establishment of a regional housing trust fund which would make state applications more competitive and lower the administrative burden for cities and towns. The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA): Actively participate and support the efforts of BAHFA to raise funds to help address affordable housing and housing stability. Shared Staffing: With the exceptions noted above, the County and Marin municipalities 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 which will be difficult for smaller jurisdictions to achieve with all of the other obligations associated with the daily services provided and the enforcement of the respective land use regulations. 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.

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Housing Element Collaboration: The County is planning to develop a deeper and more formalized collaboration with cities and towns on the Housing Element in the future. The Town of San Anselmo is looking forward to the County's leadership on this valuable endeavor.

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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 to encourage and facilitate • more affordable housing as part of new market rate developments and increase funding for affordable housing. Regional housing trust fund: Consider the establishment of a regional housing trust fund which would make state applications more competitive and lower the administrative burden for cities and towns. The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA): Actively participate and support the