Newsletter Holiday Schedule

Please note: Next week's Town Manager's Newsletter will arrive in your inbox early on Wednesday, November 23.

Town Books and Friends of the San Anselmo Library are honored to host An Exhibition by Cedars Artists

During November and December, mixed media artwork by these talented artists will be on display and offered for sale. Come celebrate the Cedars and shop for the holidays with a visit to the book store!

The Cedars has been inspiring creative, productive, joyous, and healthy lives for individuals with developmental disabilities for over 100 years. Cedars participants are artists, weavers, Co-op owners, chefs, volunteers, and community members.

TOWN BOOKS

411 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo
HOURS: Wednesday–Saturday, 10:00am–4:00pm   
Closed November 23 & 24, 2022
INFO: 415.526.3791  townbooks.org

Town Books is run by the Friends of the San Anselmo Library - all profits are donated to the San Anselmo Library.

Housing Element Update

On December 12, 2022, the Housing Element Advisory Committee (HEAC) will be conducting a public meeting to review the Draft Housing Element. As you have read over the past few months, the Housing Element is a state-mandated policy document that identifies housing policies and programs aimed to meet the identified housing needs of the Town’s current and anticipated future population, with an emphasis on affordable and special needs housing, removal of governmental constraints to housing development, and equal access to housing. The Housing Element provides goals, policies, and programs that address:

• Conserving and improving existing housing and neighborhoods
• Assisting in development and provision of affordable housing
• Providing adequate residential sites to address fair share housing needs
• Removing governmental constraints to housing development
• Promoting equal housing opportunities, including San Anselmo’s special needs populations

The Housing Element is required by state law to be updated every eight years. 

Housing Element to Include Recent State Housing Legislation

Since the adoption of the last Housing Element in 2015, new Housing Legislation has been passed to remove barriers and streamline housing. In response to the housing legislation, the Town is tasked with developing a policy document that addresses the state’s legislative requirement and the Draft Housing Element will be include policies, programs, and actions in response to the legislation. In advance of the release of the Draft Housing Element. To view a table that summarizes recent legislation that will be addressed in the Town’s Housing Element, please Click: HERE

Creek Park Plaza Update

Please click HERE for more information, including Updates and Frequently Asked Questions.

Please note that Creek Park is still open: This includes the Redwood grove picnic tables, and the Amphitheater grass and stage area. The Town has moved some plaza picnic tables back to that area to provide more seating. You can access Creek Park via the pedestrian bridge from San Anselmo Avenue or from Center Avenue and Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Free - Hot Water Heater Assessment  & Heat Pump Water Heater Info

If you are considering replacing your gas water heater, you can sign up now to get a free assessment of your hot water heater. All part of a new San Anselmo and Fairfax pilot program with Ready-Set-Replace (RSR) to launch a water heater electrification pilot program sometime in January.

For more information, please:  CLICK HERE.

Ross Valley School District Facilities Advisory 7-11 Committee

Application deadline extended

 
The Ross Valley School District’s Board of Trustees is seeking members of the community who are interested in serving on the District’s facilities advisory 7-11 Committee.  The purpose of the 7-11 Committee is to advise the Board, based on community input, regarding the use or disposition of school buildings, space, or property that is not needed for school purposes (Education Code Section 17388).  At this time, Deer Park (located at 199 Porteous Avenue, Fairfax, CA 94930) is the only property that has been identified as not being needed for school purposes.

The District is looking for applicants that meet the following criteria defined in Education Code Section 17387-17389 that states “shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 11 members, and shall be representative of each of the following:

1. The ethnic, age group, and socioeconomic composition of the district.
2. The business community, such as store owners, managers, or supervisors.
3. Landowners or renters, with preference to be given to representatives of neighborhood associations.
4. Teachers.
5. Administrators.
6. Parents of students.
7. Persons with expertise in environmental impact, legal contracts, building codes, and land use planning, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the zoning and other land use restrictions of the cities or cities and counties in which surplus space and real property is located.”

In accordance with statute, all categories listed above must be represented on the committee.  Due to the applications submitted by the initial application deadline of 11/7/22 not being representative of all categories, the application process will remain open until all statutorily required categories are represented in the applications submitted. 

For more information and to access the application, please click here.  If you have any questions about the District’s 7-11 process or committee, please email info@rossvalleyschools.org