Saturday January 29, 2022

David P. Donery, Town Manager

SAVE THE DATE!
February 3, 6:30-8:30PM
Hub Transportation Study - Multimodal Concept Workshop

The Town of San Anselmo is holding its second virtual community workshop for the Hub Transportation Study. The purpose of this workshop is to review conceptual design options to improve travel to and through the Hub for people driving, walking, cycling, and using transit.

Please join us to learn more about design improvements for the Hub and to share your ideas.

ACCESS THE ZOOM MEETING: https://tinyurl.com/hubworkshop2
Webinar ID: 883 4577 9330 • Or by Phone: +1 669 900 6833

PROJECT PAGE:
https://www.townofsananselmo.org/1219/Hub-Transportation-Study

CONTACT:
Scott Schneider, Assistant Public Works Director • sschneider@townofsananselmo.org

County Cybersecurity Newsletter Goes Public

Cyberattacks such as ransomware against government agencies, businesses, and individuals have become as common as spam messages. Cybercriminals launch attacks to disrupt operations, obtain unauthorized access to information, and extort money for their own financial gain. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional challenges, with an unprecedented number of people working or attending school online from home.

At the County of Marin, its Information Services and Technology (IST) Department are sharing their notes with everyone via a monthly e-newsletter called Marin CyberSafe News. Registration is now open on the Information Security and Compliance page of the County website. Subscribe to the newsletter and stay one step ahead.

“Knowing what’s safe to click and what will cause trouble is an acquired skill,”
IST Chief Information Security Officer Jason Balderama said. “As cybersecurity issues impact everyone, the County is taking the next step to increase awareness across Marin by sharing knowledge that can help prevent malicious attacks and protect personal information. Distributing the e-newsletter is a natural progression of public service for us. We hope our residents find it helpful.”

February 2022 Fire-smart Tips from UC Marin Master Gardeners

February : Trees and Shrubs - Consider spacing

Remove dead trees
Consider creating separation by increasing spacing between tree canopies while considering flat vs sloped terrain.
Maintain vertical clearance of at least 3X the shrub’s height between the tops of shrubs and the bottom of the tree canopy. This can be done by pruning the shrub down, or by pruning smaller, easily ignitable tree branches up, or by using both methods.
Plant spacing, size control and maintenance are more important than type of plant.

Additional Information can always be found on the Marin Master Gardeners website. https://marinmg.ucanr.edu/BASICS/FIRESMARTLANDSCAPING/

Teen Library Council Bake Sale

Saturday, January 29th - 10:30am - 2:00pm at Imagination Park

The Teen Library Council will be selling homemade baked goods to fundraise for remodeling the Teen area in the library. Please support them by saying “hi” and purchasing a delicious baked good!

BECOME A TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO YOUTH COMMISSIONER

Serve as a full voting member on a wide variety of Town committees. Youth Commissioner terms last one full year (July through June).

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO:

Serve your community
Represent your school and the youth of San Anselmo
Learn about and participate in the municipal process
Boost your college application

THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

- ARTS COMMISSION
- BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- HISTORICAL COMMISSION
- LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
- OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
- PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
- CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION

HOW TO APPLY:

To be eligible, you must be a student and San Anselmo resident, who will have completed their Freshman year of high school by June 2022. To apply, submit an application online.
The deadline for applications is February 28th

Detect & Connect ²

Age Friendly San Anselmo is inviting you to a FREE workshop about mental health and dementia issues in older adults.
DATE: Wednesday, February 2nd
TIME: 10:00am-12:30pm
WHERE: Zoom – Link provided through registration
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/detectconnect-workshop-for-san-anselmo-parks-and-recreation-tickets-214259585187
What the workshop will teach you:
How to Detect: The differences between normal aging and ab-normal aging behaviors. Symptoms and behaviors.
How to Connect: Appropriate responses with compassion to client behavior. Good ways to communicate with older adults. Connect older adults to support services.

Arts Commission Call for Submissions!

The San Anselmo Arts Commission is launching a competition for Archie Williams High School students to paint the two utility boxes across from the high school. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2022. For more info and to apply go to
https://sananselmoarts.org/paintbox-application

Butterfield Corridor Community Survey

The Butterfield Safety Committee need your input! The committee is working to improve the safety of the corridor for everyone, in particular vulnerable users (young people and older adults) and those traveling by active modes (walking, scooting, biking, etc.). To assist in this effort, please take a few moments to complete the survey, which will ask how you and your family use Butterfield Road and about your experience with the corridor. The committee hopes to hear from everyone that uses the corridor, whether you live in the area, work in the area, bike in the area, hike in the area, etc... Please complete only one survey per household.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ButterfieldRoad

Complete the survey by Monday, February 7th for a chance to win an Ortlieb Bike Bag!

The survey was developed by the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association, in partnership with the office of Supervisor Katie Rice, the Marin County Department of Public Works, and Marin County Bicycle Coalition.

Town Seeks Applications for Climate Action Commission

The San Anselmo Climate Action Commission’s primary goal is to work with the Town Council and residents to achieve the goals and implement the actions in the adopted Climate Action Plan - to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide, and support adaptation planning and promote strategies to cope with the impacts of climate change.

The Town is seeking an applicant for the Climate Action Commission. To learn more about the commission please join them on the fourth Monday of the month from 7-9 PM. Meeting links and agendas can be found here.

To apply online, please visit here

COVID CLINICS Testing Site at Town Hall

In the interest of providing convenient, local COVID-19 testing, the has Town provided space on the Town Hall plaza to Covid Clinic, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Southern California. Free COVID-19 tests are available at the Covid Clinic testing "wellness cottage".

Town Hall is located at 525 San Anselmo Avenue. Tests are offered from the wellness cottage on the plaza's lawn area and are available everyday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Appointments may be made by visiting the Covid Clinic website - LINK.

Covid Clinic provides a no-cost-to-patient diagnostic COVID-19 PCR test for eligible insured, uninsured, and undocumented patients. A variety of expedited tests are also available, with prices ranging from $129 for a rapid antigen test to $319 for a respiratory pathogen panel.

With the onset of the Omicron variant, test results have been significantly delayed at most testing sites. Covid Clinics recommends that clients use results@covidclinic.org for all inquiries regarding the status of their test results.

HERE is a link to CovidClinic.org's San Anselmo Appointment website.
HERE is a link to the Covid Clinic's Refund Policies.

Help Keep the Flower Baskets in
Downtown San Anselmo

Donations are being accepted to help
fund this annual community effort

The San Anselmo Beautification Committee has launched
its 2022 fundraising campaign to raise funds for the annual
hanging flower basket program in the downtown.

There are two ways you can contribute:

Donate by visiting the program’s GO FUND ME PAGE or
Mail a check to:

San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 2844, San Anselmo, CA 94979
(please mark check for “baskets”)

For more information about this project contact:
Nancy Altman at nnaltman@me.com