Recap & Recording: Monterey Attainable Housing Sprint Update Webinar
Last week, Regenerative California hosted a public webinar to hear from the three Monterey County Attainable Housing cross-sector sprint teams. Each team is working on an area of focus identified at last year's forum. The teams shared an update on where they are concentrating their efforts and the specific types of expertise or connections that would meaningfully strengthen the regional work to increase attainable housing.
Special thanks to our speakers:
Robin Baral, The Monterey County Land Collective Team
Goal: design strategies to identify feasible land options for attainable (missing middle) housing in Monterey County
Jake Ifshin, The Capital Strategy Team
Goal: analyze the financial barriers that exist to build missing middle homes for Monterey County's workforce
Brendan Connolly, The Streamlined Approval Team
Goal: investigate how the time and cost of obtaining entitlements for attainable housing could be substantially reduced through three targeted areas: 1) fast-tracking planning approvals, 2) formalizing a self-certification process, and 3) investigating opportunities to reduce fees
As we continue to explore these pathways, we are beginning to see actionable next steps that will help us reach our shared goal of 3,000 attainable homes built in the next five years. Regenerative California invites you to join us for an update webinar, after the end of the 90-day sprint, on Thursday, April 30 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm.
For specific questions about the Attainable Housing Initiative or how to get involved, please email housing@regenerativecalifornia.org.