Score: +14 (15/5/1)
Marin County Grand Jury • 2021-2022

Affordable Housing: Time for Collaboration in Marin

Published: June 24, 2022 16 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 10 findings

F1
Marin County lacks sufficient affordable and workforce housing.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Increasingly, individuals who work in Marin County cannot afford to live in the county, many of whom must commute from outside the county.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Recent California laws provide new incentives for local governments to collaborate in developing affordable housing.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments are widely viewed as unachievable for the county and many Marin municipalities.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Failure to achieve Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments will trigger loss of local control over housing development.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
There is new and increasing support and willingness to cooperate among elected officials for building affordable housing in Marin.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
A countywide approach to housing development would enhance Marin’s ability to meet affordable and workforce housing needs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
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.
F8
Large affordable housing developments in Marin require subsidies to be financially feasible.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Organizations with expertise and access to subsidies and other funding sources are successfully building new affordable and workforce housing developments in Marin.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
A countywide approach to housing development would enhance Marin’s ability to secure funding for affordable and workforce housing. See Appendix A, p.4.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
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.

Additional Recommendations 3

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

Agency Responses 2

Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.

No Responses Found 10

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Belvedere City
Corte Madera Town
Fairfax Town
Larkspur City
Mill Valley City
Novato City
Ross Town
San Anselmo Town
Sausalito City
Tiburon Town