Saturday, June 27, 2020
David P. Donery, Town Manager

Change to the "On the Avenue" Weekend Street Closure Project

Beginning today, Saturday, June 27th, the "On the Avenue" project which opens portions of San Anselmo Avenue for pedestrian use will operate on Friday evenings, Saturday evenings and Sunday during the day and in the evenings. This change is designed to allow for more convenient vehicular access to downtown stores during the daytime hours on Saturdays.

This change will only affect the closure on San Anselmo Avenue between Tamalpais and Tunstead Avenues. The closure between the Pine Street parking lot and Woodland Avenue will continue to close from Friday evenings through Sunday evenings.

We encourage the community to come downtown and eat, walk, shop and dine!

Marin Adjusts June 29 Business Reopening Line-Up

Increase of COVID-19 Activity Leads to Postponement for Some Industries - News Release from MarinRecovers.com

A spike in coronavirus cases has led Marin County to delay the reopening of certain businesses previously scheduled to reopen on June 29.

Marin County is witnessing an increase in COVID-19 case activity. On June 25, Marin recorded 54 new cases, the highest number in any one day thus far in Marin’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This corresponds to record-high numbers of people hospitalized, at 12, and in intensive care, at five. Recent spikes in cases have been observed across the State of California, and local counties -- such as San Francisco and Contra Costa – have also announced delays in business reopening plans due to regional surges in cases.

Compounding the spike within Marin residents is a large outbreak at San Quentin State prison with more than 500 infected inmates in the past two weeks. The transfer of critically ill inmates from that facility has created stress on local hospitals. Over 75 staff, some of whom live in Marin County, have also been infected.
“Since the beginning of our reopening process in early May, Marin Public Health has committed to moving at a sequential rate, guided by local COVID-19 data and our progress indicators,” said Dr. Matt Willis, Marin’s Public Health Officer. “We’re seeing patterns we need to pay attention to. We’re not closing anything down. We’re just slowing the pace in response to the data.”

The decision to delay some of the business industry reopenings comes after careful deliberation of our current COVID-19 situation and weighing which businesses could move forward with minimal risk.

“We’re all eager to move forward out of the shelter in place, but the pandemic is far from over,” said Max Korten, Director of Marin County Parks and Acting Coordinator for the Marin Recovers Industry Advisors. “We have a shared responsibility in this. Everyone in Marin County needs to wear a face covering, maintain social distance, and practice good hygiene. These are simple tools, and our ability to reopen further depends a lot on following these practices as a community.”

The businesses and activities allowed to move forward with reopening on June 29 includes indoor dining, and hair salons and barbershops. Also coming online are campgrounds and RV parks, picnic and barbecue areas, outdoor vehicle-based gatherings. Guidance for all industries allowed to proceed beginning June 29 is available on the “Guidelines for Reopening” page of MarinRecovers.com.

Reopenings that have been paused include Hotels, Motels and Short Term Rentals; Gyms and Fitness studios; and other personal services (body art professionals, tattoo parlors, piercing shops, electrology services, estheticians, skin care and cosmetology services, non-medical massage services, and nail salons). These industries will be considered for the next round of reopenings, but a tentative date has not been established.

An overview of business sector reopenings is available on MarinRecovers.com. Businesses and activities are allowed to proceed under the current shelter-in-place order through amendments to the allowable business and allowable activity appendices
More Information About Businesses Reopening:

Introduction of Social Bubble Concept

Marin has adopted the “Social Bubble” concept recognizing that -- after 100 days in the Shelter In Place environment -- individuals have a strong desire to socialize in-person with neighbors, extended family and friends. A social bubble is a stable group of 12 people or less who have collectively agreed to limit their in-person social activities to only each other for at least three weeks. Individuals belong to only one social bubble at a time, except for children who may belong to a second bubble related to a childcare or camp environment. The social bubble model provides guidelines to safely reconnect while COVID-19 continues to exist in our community. To learn more, view the flyer and the video “Why Social Bubbles?”

Californians are now required to wear face coverings in public spaces - particularly indoors or when physical distancing is not possible.

From the California Department of Public Health: Because of our collective actions, California has limited the spread of COVID-19 and associated hospitalizations and deaths in our state.

Still, the risk for COVID-19 remains and the increasing number of Californians who are leaving their homes for work and other needs, increases the risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection.

Over the last four months, we have learned a lot about COVID-19 transmission, most notably that people who are infected but are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic play an important part in community spread.

The use of face coverings by everyone can limit the release of infected droplets when talking, coughing, and/or sneezing, as well as reinforce physical distancing.

Read the full guidance here including groups exempt
Make sure you are wearing your face covering properly

Join Mayor Ford Greene along with Town Manager
David Donery on a biweekly community forum called
OPEN TIME

July 1 Featured Topic:

San Anselmo Avenue - Its Past, Present and Future

OPEN TIME provides the chance to hear local information about issues being discussed, projects that are happening and about how our small town is coping during the age of COVID-19. Participants will be able to ask questions and make comments during the 30 minute program. Each forum will include a featured discussion regarding a local subject.

OPEN TIME forums will be aired on the Zoom Webinar platform
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89535198320

Dial-In:
US: +1 (669) 900-6833
Webinar ID: 895 351 8320

Participation Information: The Zoom Webinar platform utilizes a "raise hand" feature which notifies the host that you would like to speak. When your virtual hand is raised, you will be given time to speak when the opportunity arrives.

If accessing the meeting with a computer or smart phone, you will find the raise hand button at the top or bottom of your screen, depending on your device.There is also a Q&A button, which allows for participants to type out their questions
If using a landline, you would push *9 to raise your hand.

Marin County Transit District Seeks Input from Riders

Marin Transit is seeking feedback from all riders in the form of a short on-line survey. The information gathered through the survey will assist the District in planning during the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to ensure that adjustments to our operations and services best address the needs and concerns of our riders. The survey will be open from Thursday, June 25 through Thursday July 2, 2020.

The survey is available in English and Spanish languages, can be accessed at COVID 19 Marin Transit Survey, and will also be posted on the Marin Transit website: www.marintransit.org

Town Hall Office Hours

Town Hall will be reopening for in-person services. Permits, Planning and Business Licenses will be available from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Monday through Thursdays.
Social distancing and masks will be required while in the building.

Approved Fee Schedule

The Town Council approved a new fee schedule to go into effect on July 1, 2020.

Changed fees from prior year:

In order to promote Climate Action Plan, fees have been waived for gray-water projects and cool roof initiatives.

In order to promote affordable housing, building permit fees were waived for ADUs recorded with affordable unit deed restriction of 55 years that reserves occupancy by a low income household at affordable rent.

Lot line adjustment fee ($935.83) and Administrative Design Review ($48.18), and a violation fee for parking in a restricted EV charging spaces ($40) are all new fees this year.

The remaining increases to fees are a 2.51% current price index increase where the CPI applies.

The new fee schedule can be found here: https://www.townofsananselmo.org/DocumentCenter/View/25944/Fee-Schedule---2020-PDF?bidId=

2020 Summer Reading at your San Anselmo Public Library

Our Summer Reading Programs will be completely virtual this year. Contact us with any questions:

Call 415-258-4656 and speak with Jennie or Serianna
Email jwaskey@townofsananselmo.org for Children's Summer Reading information
Email sleyland@townofsananselmo.org for Teen and Adult Summer Reading information

Special thank you to the Friends of the Library and Town Books for generously sponsoring all Summer Reading Programs.

Children's Summer Reading

July 1-July 31 Imagine Your Story at the San Anselmo Library and sign up for the 2020 Children's Summer Reading Program! Registration will be online this year starting
Wednesday, July 1. Complete your Summer Reading Passport by July 31 and email Jennie at jwaskey@townofsananselmo.org to receive an e-certificate for a free book at Town Books. For details, visit the Children's Summer Reading website.

Teen Summer Reading

July 1-July 31 Calling all Teens in 6th-12th grade! Sign up online starting Wednesday, July 1 for the 2020 Teen Summer Reading Program and earn raffle tickets for the chance to win a Kindle Fire. Visit the Teen Summer Reading website or email sleyland@townofsananselmo.org for details.

Adult Summer Reading

July 1-August 14 Play our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Game and earn raffle tickets for the chance to win fabulous prizes!
Email sleyland@townofsananselmo.org to register and you will be emailed your bingo card starting Wednesday, July 1.

Want a paper bingo card instead? Call 415-258-4656 or email sleyland@townofsananselmo.org and we will make arrangements for you to pick up a paper copy.
Read books, complete weekly puzzles, and do fun activities this summer with your San Anselmo Public Library. For more details, visit the Adult Summer Reading webpage.

TOWN BOOKS REOPENS
Tuesday, June 30!

HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10 – 4 (Closed July 4)
DONATIONS: Mondays, 1 - 4 and Fridays, 11 - 2

Our store has been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. You must wear a mask at all times. There will be hand-sanitizing facilities, a limited number of shoppers at any given time, and we have installed a plexiglass divider at our counter. We will still accept cash and checks, but no credit cards at this time.

DONATIONS will be accepted starting Monday, July 6. Please bring donations only on the days and hours listed above. Because health guidelines require donations be quarantined for 72 hours, we will limit individual donations up to 3 boxes/bags per household with a daily limit of 20 because of space restrictions. Volunteers will accept donations in the parking lot.

For more information, call 415-526-3791 or go to townbooks.org. Proceeds benefit the San Anselmo Public Library.
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Opportunities to Get Involved!

Getting involved in the Town is a great way to give back to our wonderful community and meet new friends. There are currently opportunities available on the Town’s Boards, Commission and Committees. Please visit https://www.townofsananselmo.org/175/Boards-Commissions for further information.

GET CONNECTED on ConnectSanAnselmo.org

One of the most difficult part of any local city or town's work is engaging their residents in a meaningful way. The Town of San Anselmo is lucky to have a high level of engagement through our many volunteers who serve on boards, commissions and committees, who coach on our many youth sports teams, and through other volunteer efforts.

If you are reading this, you've connected with us by signing up to receive this newsletter. If you haven't already, we encourage you to visit ConnectSanAnselmo.org. This site has a lot of information, including important links to register to receive important information, such as at ALERT MARIN.

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Saturday, June 27, 2020 David P. Donery, Town Manager