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County work plan pairs race‑equity goals with climate resilience and emergency preparedness initiatives
Summary
Staff presented cross‑department work plans on race equity, climate resilience and emergency preparedness that include a countywide language access plan, a new climate adaptation team and an Emergency Operations Plan expansion with multilingual AlertMarin outreach goals.
County staff used the workshop to present draft cross‑departmental work plans for race equity, climate resilience and emergency preparedness, each intended to be operationalized over the coming 24 months and refined based on board feedback.
Jimmy Lejourdan, director of the Office of Equity, described a race equity work plan built around three goals: expand equitable access to county services (including a countywide language access plan), strengthen community participation and representation (including improving advisory commission diversity and participatory budgeting — $2.5 million in cycle 2), and advance systems change through tools such as equity‑based procurement standards and a proposed Civilian Oversight Commission for sheriff’s office accountability.
On climate work, Dana Armenino (sustainability planning manager) said the county will stand up a climate and adaptation team in the County Executive’s Office and recruit a climate director, advance sea‑level‑rise projects (Botheen Marsh and McGinnis Marsh), and pursue fleet electrification with a countywide plan and charging infrastructure at county facilities.
Emergency management director Steven Torrance outlined a preparedness work plan emphasizing community resilience teams, continuity of operations, support for local businesses after disasters, and improved multi‑language outreach through AlertMarin — including a new performance target of aiming for one opt‑in contact per parcel so each household can receive at least one emergency notification. Torrance also described a planned adoption of an Emergency Operations Plan with annexes and said adoption would be followed by training and exercises across jurisdictions.
Supervisors generally supported the direction and asked staff to accelerate public‑engagement efforts (noting accessibility of presentations), to integrate public health and equity more tightly into climate work, and to coordinate with regional partners (Transportation Authority of Marin, Caltrans) on shoreline and transportation adaptations. Staff agreed to return with additional detail and to strengthen public‑facing communication and metrics for measuring effectiveness.
No formal board action was taken; staff emphasized these are version‑one drafts and asked for feedback to guide implementation.
