The Marin County Board of Supervisors on April 15 approved consent calendars A and B after pulling one consent item for additional direction, adopted a hazard mitigation plan amendment, approved a Habitat for Humanity housing trust loan, signaled conceptual support for the Oak Hill guarantor financing program (see separate story), and completed several appointments to county boards and commissions.

Key votes and procedural actions

- Consent calendars A and B: The board approved both consent calendars. Supervisor Lukin moved approval of Consent Calendar A with item 4C (Marin Convention and Visitors Bureau annual report for 2024 and contract for the 2025 work plan) pulled; the board later voted to give further direction to the county executive to ensure robust engagement with cities and towns on the Visitors Bureau work plan. The board then approved Consent Calendar B. (Motions recorded on the transcript.)

- Oak Hill workforce housing guarantor program: The board approved a motion to proceed with a conceptual approval of participation in a guarantor financing pool and directed staff to obtain an independent peer review, negotiate a term sheet and return with a final pro forma and legal documents before any binding county commitment. (See full article.)

- Hazard mitigation plan (agenda item 7): The board amended the Countywide Plan safety element to incorporate the Marin County Operational Area Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan of 2023 by reference to comply with Assembly Bill 2140 and maintain FEMA/state grant eligibility.

- Habitat for Humanity, Redwood Boulevard (agenda item 8): The board approved a housing trust loan at the county policy threshold of $100,000 per unit to support an 80‑unit Habitat homeownership development in Novato; staff will finalize loan documents and record long‑term deed restrictions for the affordable units.

- Boards and commissions appointments (agenda item 9): The board appointed members to multiple advisory bodies, including Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board (Jonathan Parkhurst), Community Service Area 29 (Eric Lyons and Jean Royal), First 5 Marin (reappointment of Angela Evans), Integrated Pest Management Commission (Allison Hermans, Kevin Sadler, Scott Sherman) and the TAM Design Review Board (Faye Friedman, Amy Kalish, Michael Worra). The board scheduled interviews for seven applicants to fill two vacancies on the Planning Commission.

What the board did not do

- No final county guarantee or bond issuance was authorized for Oak Hill at the April 15 meeting; supervisors limited action to advancing negotiation and review.

Motions and next steps

The board’s procedural approvals generate several follow‑up tasks for county staff including conducting the independent pro forma review for Oak Hill, posting term sheets and financial models publicly for school districts, finalizing Habitat loan documents and covenants, and publishing the hazard mitigation plan link in the Countywide Plan safety element. The board set no immediate disbursements of county funds pending those follow‑ups.