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Board approves updated Community Development Agency work program and near‑term staffing additions
Summary
The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved an updated Community Development Agency work program May 19, prioritizing mandated reviews, septic‑system planning, short‑term rental implementation and Golden Gate Village permitting, and authorized near‑term, fixed‑term planner and environmental‑health staff additions to speed delivery.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors on May 19 approved an updated Community Development Agency (CDA) work program that prioritizes legally required tasks, critical housing‑and‑environment projects and a set of community support initiatives. The board also acknowledged CDA’s request for near‑term staffing additions to help deliver the workload.
CDA Director Sarah Jones told the board the agency catalogued more than 60 policy initiatives and evaluated them against mandates, likely outcomes, resource needs and tradeoffs. The agency recommended focusing first on legally required activities and projects with imminent deadlines (including planning-law updates, permit processing and compliance with AB 2234 timelines for building permits), plus targeted actions the county identified as priorities: septic‑management planning for unincorporated West Marin, Golden Gate Village revitalization permitting, short‑term rental licensing implementation and upgrades to permit communications and project web pages.
To deliver the prioritized program CDA proposed adding three fixed‑term planners to accelerate land‑use and entitlement reviews, additional environmental health staff to speed plan review for food and small‑business facilities, and a communications staffer to improve project web pages, public notices and stakeholder outreach. The county executive’s recommended budget included those fixed‑term positions; supervisors approved the work program and the accompanying staffing plan.
Board members emphasized the need for transitions on items CDA proposes to shift to other departments or partner organizations (staff said they will not abandon programs during transitions). Supervisors also asked for clearer timelines for the off‑site improvements policy and for continued collaboration with Public Works and municipal partners. The board adopted the work program as part of the budget package.
CDA will bring periodic updates to the board and work with the county’s planned KPMG organizational assessments to refine longer‑term staffing and structure.
