11 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Marin County lacks sufficient affordable and workforce housing.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: F1-F7, and F9-F1 O • We disagree wholly or partially with the finding numbered: F8 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS • Recommendation numbered R1 will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable in the recommended timeframe.
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.
Response: Will Not Implement
Score: -1
Agree. F2. Increasingly, individuals who work in Marin County cannot afford to live in the county, many of whom must commute from outside the county. Response: Agree. F3. Recent California laws provide new incentives for local governments to collaborate in developing affordable housing. Response: Agree. F4. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments are widely viewed as unachievable for the county and many Marin municipalities. Response: Agree. The County supports using the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as a means of identifying sites for housing, but the current allocation of...
F2
Increasingly, individuals who work in Marin County cannot afford to live in the county, many of whom must commute from outside the county.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Agree. F3. Recent California laws provide new incentives for local governments to collaborate in developing affordable housing. Response: Agree. F4. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments are widely viewed as unachievable for the county and many Marin municipalities. Response: Agree. The County supports using the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as a means of identifying sites for housing, but the current allocation of 3,569 units for the 2023-2031 planning period represents an increase of almost 1,900% above the 185 units that were allocated for the most recent planning peri...
F3
Recent California laws provide new incentives for local governments to collaborate in developing affordable housing.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Agree. F4. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments are widely viewed as unachievable for the county and many Marin municipalities. Response: Agree. The County supports using the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as a means of identifying sites for housing, but the current allocation of 3,569 units for the 2023-2031 planning period represents an increase of almost 1,900% above the 185 units that were allocated for the most recent planning period (2015-2023). Whether this amount of housing can be built within the eight-year timeframe will depend on many factors that are outside t...
F4
The Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments are widely viewed as unachievable for the county and many Marin municipalities.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Agree. The County supports using the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as a means of identifying sites for housing, but the current allocation of 3,569 units for the 2023-2031 planning period represents an increase of almost 1,900% above the 185 units that were allocated for the most recent planning period (2015-2023). Whether this amount of housing can be built within the eight-year timeframe will depend on many factors that are outside the County's control, such as owner interest, availability of land, financing, and other market forces. F5. Failure to achieve Regional Housing Needs A...
F5
Failure to achieve Regional Housing Needs Allocation allotments will trigger loss of local control over housing development.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Agree. F6. There is new and increasing support and willingness to cooperate among elected officials for building affordable housing in Marin. Response: Agree. F7. A countywide approach to housing development would enhance Marin's ability to meet affordable and workforce housing needs. Response: Agree. Marin County collaborates and coordinates housing programs with the towns and cities in a number of areas, as discussed further in the response to Recommendation R1 below. County of Marin Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations Page 2 of 6
(June 24, 2022) F8. Large affordable housing...
F6
There is new and increasing support and willingness to cooperate among elected officials for building affordable housing in Marin.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Agree. F7. A countywide approach to housing development would enhance Marin's ability to meet affordable and workforce housing needs. Response: Agree. Marin County collaborates and coordinates housing programs with the towns and cities in a number of areas, as discussed further in the response to Recommendation R1 below. County of Marin Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations Page 2 of 6
(June 24, 2022) F8. Large affordable housing developments in Marin require subsidies to be financially feasible. Response: Partially disagree. Regardless of size, all affordable housing developmen...
F7
A countywide approach to housing development would enhance Marin’s ability to meet affordable and workforce housing needs.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: F1-F7, and F9-F1 O • We disagree wholly or partially with the finding numbered: F8 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS • Recommendation numbered R1 will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable in the recommended timeframe.
F8
Large affordable housing developments in Marin require subsidies to be financially feasible.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: F1-F7, and F9-F1 O • We disagree wholly or partially with the finding numbered: F8 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS • Recommendation numbered R1 will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable in the recommended timeframe.
F9
Organizations with expertise and access to subsidies and other funding sources are successfully building new affordable and workforce housing developments in Marin.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: F1-F7, and F9-F1 O • We disagree wholly or partially with the finding numbered: F8 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS • Recommendation numbered R1 will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable in the recommended timeframe.
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.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
Agree. Marin County collaborates and coordinates housing programs with the towns and cities in a number of areas, as discussed further in the response to Recommendation R1 below. County of Marin Response to Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations Page 3 of 6
(June 24, 2022) RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS The Marin County Civil Grand Jury recommends the following: 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 o...