The Board of Supervisors tabled its selection of a nonprofit to rehabilitate the former Coast Guard property, citing efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19. Supervisors were set to vote on Tuesday, but with a shelter-at-home order in place, the decision was delayed indefinitely. EAH Housing and the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin submitted proposals in January for the Point Reyes Station project, which would convert 36 existing townhomes and a former dormitory into affordable housing. EAH has a larger portfolio, while CLAM, which partnered with Eden Housing on its bid, has greater community support. Their proposals, published last week, outline different visions. The CLAM proposal would request a $3 million subsidy from the Marin Community Foundation and reserve more units for agricultural housing: 20 percent, in contrast to EAH’s 10 percent. Financing sources for CLAM’s project would also allow for undocumented workers. EAH’s proposal highlights the link between the Coast Guard property and the adjacent 13 duplexes it manages, the Point Reyes Family Homes. Architects argued in the proposal that connecting the sites would create a sense of inclusion and enhanced open space; both sites would be managed by the same team, and visual clutter and fences between the two would be removed. The properties would also share wastewater treatment, with a new system making use of the duplexes’ existing leach field and giving EAH the quickest path to completing redevelopment, according to a selection committee tasked with evaluating and scoring the proposals. Besides connecting the two properties, EAH also focuses on sustainability, with net-zero energy use and graywater reuse. For both developers, the second phase of the project would breathe new life into the site’s unused spaces, based on community input. The selection committee gave CLAM a score of 607 and EAH a score of 605. Since county staff did not consider this a clear consensus, supervisors will decide. Of the selection committee’s seven members, two have roots in West Marin: Socorro Romo, the executive director of West Marin Community Services, and Maria Niggle, a director for the Marin Promise Partnership. The committee also included a county realtor, a county planner, a representative for the Marin Housing Authority and representatives from community development agencies in San Rafael and San Francisco. (Some West Marin residents have hoped the housing would be reserved for locals, but county staffers have explained that fair housing laws prohibit that, given Marin’s imbalanced racial demographics. The county will conduct affirmative marketing plans, which involves finding the people who are least likely to apply for the housing and marketing it to them.) Four members of the selection committee recommended that the project go to CLAM, which has a local board, the support of hundreds of people in West Marin, and a partner brought on to boost their development profile. “CLAM and Eden bring a wealth of local knowledge and experience, including CLAM’s strong West Marin backing and local resources, and Eden’s financial capacity and technical expertise of more than 51 years in operation, 9,000 apartments under management, and strong balance sheet,” wrote Andre Madeira, senior vice president for Eden Housing, and Kim Thompson, the executive director of CLAM. The proposal from EAH acknowledges CLAM’s organizing to get to this point; Representative Jared Huffman has credited the group for helping pass legislation that reserves the property for public benefit. “In this regard, should EAH be selected as the county’s lead development partner, our intent would be to invite CLAM to explore with us whether a joint development of the property would be of mutual interest and community benefit,” the EAH proposal states. Whichever entity supervisors ultimately choose will partner with the county, which can shape the project to its goals. Supervisor Dennis Rodoni told the Light last week that he is undecided.