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Community Development Agency proposes focused work program; staff warn capacity and fee limits constrain new initiatives

2391295 · February 26, 2025
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The Community Development Agency told Marin supervisors Monday that staffing levels, fee structures and a growing development pipeline limit CDA's capacity to carry out the full set of policy and placemaking requests and asked the board to form a subcommittee to finalize a focused, costed work program.

The Marin County Community Development Agency (CDA) asked the Board of Supervisors on Monday to help narrow and prioritize a long list of discretionary initiatives so the agency can focus limited staff and consultant resources on the board's highest priorities.

CDA Director Sarah Jones told supervisors that the agency faces an extensive and rapidly growing pipeline of development applications, alongside state housing mandates, new climate and sea‑level risks and expanding public expectations for economic and community vitality. Jones said existing staffing, a historical pattern of low fee…

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