Corte Madera: Project Homekey – Updates And Creation Of Working Group

Press release from the Town of Corte Madera:

November 5, 2020

At its Monday, November 2nd Town Council meeting, Town Councilmembers and staff, with input from many Corte Madera community members, outlined a framework of necessary conditions and actions that would be prerequisites to the County of Marin’s proposal to successfully develop an interim and permanent supportive housing project for homeless individuals at 1591 Casa Buena Drive (formerly the America’s Best Value Inn). Following that meeting, the draft framework was presented to County representatives to evaluate community input and address our collective concerns. The Town is in active communications with the County regarding this project and is advocating what success looks like for our residents. The Town will be providing more information regarding the progress of such discussions and more detailed information regarding the project on Friday, November 6, 2020.

Additionally, you can visit the Town’s Project Homekey webpage to stay up-to-date on the implementation of this project. The webpage can be found using the following link: https://www.townofcortemadera.org/975/Homekey. We have also created a signup form where you can subscribe to receive updates related to this project. Details are available on the Town's Project Homekey webpage.

The Town believes there’s an immediate need to create a working group to engage in future discussions and carefully monitor the progress of this project. The Town would like to invite members of our community to apply to be part of this working group which will be made up of County representatives, Catholic Charities (the prospective supportive service provider and operator of the interim housing program), and Town officials and staff charged with:

• Providing ongoing, direct information and communication to Town residents as additional project details become available;
• Provide a forum for our community to raise issues directly to appropriate government officials;
• Collectively work toward actionable solutions to issues and concerns raised, and
• Ensure transparency and accountability throughout project inception and transitional periods
• Set and monitor measurable goals and objectives for individuals, the Town, and the County to assess whether the project is successfully achieving policy objectives over time and whether program changes are necessary;
• Evaluate all options and work towards an acceptable agreement with all parties in the weeks to come

If you would like to submit an application for consideration to join the working group, please click here to access the application. To stay up-to-date on this project proposal, please continue to visit the Project Homekey webpage, sign up to receive updates, subscribe to receive our newsletter in your inbox, subscribe to view our Nextdoor posts and like us on Facebook.

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This press release was produced by the Town of Corte Madera. The views expressed are the author's own.