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Town Manager's Newsletter
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Saturday, December 10, 2022David P. Donery, Town Manager
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Town Council Meeting AgendaThe Town Council will be discussing the following items at their next Council meeting on December 13, 2022:
Open space Bald Hill acquisition - special presentationCouncil Items:
- Recognize Wayne Cooper for many years of volunteer service to Central Marin Police Department
- Recognize the service of outgoing Mayor, Alexis Fineman
- Recognize the service of outgoing Council member, Ford Greene
- Oath of Office for newly elected:
Town Clerk, Cecily T. Wilson
Town Treasurer, John Mahl - Reorganization of Town Council: Elect Mayor & Vice Mayor to one-year terms
- Select alternate Council members to the Fire Board and MCE
The full agenda and further information can be found on the Town website or HERE
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FREE HOLIDAY PARKING
IN TOWN LOTS
Each year, the Town of San Anselmo offers free holiday parking beginning Thanksgiving and running through New Year's Day. This year you can enjoy free parking, as you shop and dine locally, from November 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023!
Please note: Time limits for all metered and non-metered parking spots will continue to be enforced. |
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Christmas Tree Recycling
If you have a live tree and are looking to have it composted after the holidays:Click here for a list of 2022-23 curbside collection and drop-off options in Marin.
To prepare your tree for both curbside collection and drop-off:• Remove all tree stands (metal, plastic, wood), ornaments, lights, tinsel, etc.
• Flocked trees will not be accepted, and must go to landfill. Fees may apply.
• Apartment building tenants should contact their manager and request that they set up one day for holiday tree collection at the property.
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Holiday Schedule Information:
Permits Counter, Building Inspections & Work in the Public Right-of-Way
Permits Counter Holiday Hours & Information:The San Anselmo public counter will be closed from December 16, 2022 through January 3, 2023. Until then, the public counter will be open Mondays - Thursdays, 8:30am - 12:00 noon.
Please visit the Permit Center webpage for updated information.
Building Inspections Holiday Schedule:No inspections will be scheduled between December 23 - 26, 2022 and between December 30 - January 2, 2023.
Work in the Public Right-of-Way:No work in the Public Right of Way is allowed from December 23, 2022 through January 2, 2023. No work within the ROW of the business districts (Downtown San Anselmo, Greenfield Ave, and Downtown Sir Francis Drake Blvd) is allowed from November 28, 2022 through January 2, 2023. If there is an emergency, please call 911.
Have a happy and safe holiday season!
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Building Standards Codes are changing on January 1, 2023
The 2022 California Building Standards Code will be adopted on January 1, 2023. Any permits submitted on or after this date shall comply with the new code cycle.
All new permit applications must be submitted through eTrakit, and plan check fees paid (if applicable) by 12/16/2022 in order to be added to the plan check queue before 1/03/2023.
No permit reviews will be completed from 12/16/2022 through 1/03/2023
Please visit the Permit Center webpage for updated information..
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Housing Element Update
On December 12, 2022, the Public Review Draft of the Housing Element will be made available on the Housing Element Update webpage. Hard copies of the document will also be available at the San Anselmo Library.
For 30 days, beginning December 12, 2022 through January 10, 2023, the Town will be accepting public comment on the Public Review Draft.
Public comment will be accepted as follows: Submit written comments to the: Housing Element Public Comment Portal. Attend a Public Meeting and provide verbal comments:- December 15, 2022 Housing Element Advisory Committee (HEAC) meeting at 4:00 PM. The HEAC will be conducting meeting No. 6 to review the Draft Housing Element and provide comments and recommendations to the Planning Commission and Town Council.
- December 19, 2022 Planning Commission meeting at 7:00 PM. The Planning Commission will be conducting a public meeting to review the Draft Housing Element and provide comments and recommendations to the Town Council.
- January 10, 2023 Town Council meeting at 7:00 PM. The Town Council will conduct a public meeting to review the Draft Housing Element, consider the HEAC, Planning Commission, and public comments to date, and direct the Town staff to finalize the Draft Housing Element for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a 90-day review.
Email comments to: hscoble@townofsananselmo.orgThis is an opportunity to review and provide feedback on how San Anselmo is planning for housing consistent with HCD’s requirements. Information on the Housing Element Update can be found at the Town’s Housing Element Update webpage, including a list of Frequently Asked Questions that has been developed to address questions and provide information about the Town’s 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. The Housing Element is required by state law to be updated every eight years.
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Town Seeking Community Applicants for
Mosquito Abatement District Board of Trustees Seat
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The Board seat representing San Anselmo on the Mosquito Abatement District Board of Trustees is vacantThe Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District is governed by a Board of Trustees. Each member represents his or her city of residence or a county at large - there is one representing each of the 20 cities located within the district's service area, and four (two for each county) selected by the county Board of Supervisors to represent the unincorporated and newly annexed portions of the district.
Trustees are appointed by their town/city council or county board of supervisors and serve a two or four year term.
Members of the Board of Trustees serve without compensation, but are provided with an allowance to defray expenses while on official business (not to exceed $100 per month) in accordance with the California Health and Safety Code Section 2030(b).
Regular Board meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at District Headquarters, 595 Helman Lane, Cotati. From time to time the regular monthly meeting may be canceled. Special Meetings are held occasionally and noticed in accordance with the Brown Act.
If you are interested, we encourage you to submit a completed application and you will be scheduled for an interview with Town Council.
Positions will remain open until filled by Town Council.
To submit an application: Apply Here
You can find more details HERE
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The Winter/Spring Recreation Activity Guide is Live!
Big news coming from San Anselmo Recreation: On November 16, 2022 we officially launched our Winter/Spring Guide on our brand new platform, CivicRec.
The Catalog is full of many new activities you’ve never seen before! We have new toddler classes, special clay + play holiday themed classes, baking classes, and a holiday gift making craft extravaganza.
Classes start soon so create your new CivicRec account and register now! What do we need from you? - Log on to CivicRec and create a brand new account.
- Manage your whole family with just one account; no need for separate family member accounts.
San Anselmo Recreation staff is here to help you through the transition and answer any questions:
Email: recreation@townofsananselmo.org or
Call 415-258-4640
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Art Talk Tuesday
Glorious Civilizations of Southeast Asia
Tuesday, December 13 at 12:00 noon on Zoom Eleven countries, numerous cultures, thousands of years. Explore the varied and intriguing art of Southeast Asia as reflected in secular and religious objects from this fascinating region. Ginny Meyer, a guest speaker from the Asian Art Museum, will share sculptures from Angkor Wat, Buddhas from Burma and Thailand, ceramics from Vietnam, and textiles from the Philippines.
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Take and Make Kits - Survey
Your San Anselmo Public Library curates a collection of Take and Make Kits which highlight maker activities and DIY-type projects. Each kit has everything you need to try a new activity or craft.
We would like to expand our popular Take and Make collection and we’d like to hear from YOU!
What should we add to our Take and Make kits? Please fill out this short survey to tell us what you think: https://forms.gle/uBze6ztdyrc3Mma29.
Our current kits include: - Frame Drums
- Embroidery Kit
- GoPro Camera
- Knitting Kit
- Rock Tumbler
- Ukulele
For more information about the current Take and Make Kit program: Click Here
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SHARE a Book - Read to a DogWednesday, December 14, 20222:00 - 3:00 pm Library Children's Room
Every second Wednesday of the month, a wonderful canine friend comes with their owner to the library to be read to. In partnership with Marin Humane Society Share a Book Program, animal-ambassador teams bring smiles and confidence to the children they meet. Sign up for a 15-minute slot to read to a dog today! Designed for children in kindergarten and older.
For more information: Click Here
To Register - please email library@townofsananselmo.org or call 415-258-4656.
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Writers in Conversation: Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove and the Beartown SeriesSaturday, December 10 at 11:00 am
Register for this virtual author talk here: https://libraryc.org/sananselmolibrary/22318
Bestselling author Fredrik Backman will discuss his outstanding body of work, including his breathtaking novel and conclusion to his Beartown series, The Winners.
In Beartown, a small town obsessed with the local junior hockey team is rocked by a shocking act of violence. The series continues with Us Against You, as tensions rise when it’s rumored that the Beartown hockey team will be disbanded. Finally, The Winners returns readers to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown for a story about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes. The residents of Beartown must face difficult questions and determine just what they are willing to sacrifice for their home.
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Writers in Conversation: Dr. Nicole Eustace, author of Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early AmericaWednesday, December 14 at 9:00 am
Register for this virtual author talk here: https://libraryc.org/sananselmolibrary/20898
You’re invited to explore early-American history during an online afternoon conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning historian Nicole Eustace as she discusses her 2022 award winning book Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America.
On the eve of a major treaty conference between Iroquois leaders and European colonists in the distant summer of 1722, two white fur traders attacked an Indigenous hunter and left him for dead near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Though virtually forgotten today, this act of brutality set into motion a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations that challenged the definition of justice in early America. In Covered with Night, Dr. Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, bringing us into the overlapping worlds of white colonists and Indigenous peoples in this formative period.
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Library Advisory Board Vacancies
The Town of San Anselmo’s Library Advisory Board currently has two vacant positions. Members of the Board advise the Town Librarian on matters pertaining to the San Anselmo Public Library. Meetings are held on the second Thursday at 4:30pm every other month. Consider joining this lively group of book lovers if you live in San Anselmo and want to serve the community. Our great little library is made better by the work of these volunteers. Candidates are interviewed and appointed by the Town Council.
For more information about the Library Advisory Board, visit the Board web page on the Town website: HERE
For an application, click HERE
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Free - Hot Water Heater Assessment & Heat Pump Water Heater Info
Heat pump water heaters are a climate-friendly alternative to gas water heaters. But most gas water heaters are replaced when they fail, with another gas one, locking in years of greenhouse gas emissions. Getting a free assessment is a great first step to be ready to replace your gas water heater. Sign up to get a free assessment of your hot water heater as part of a new San Anselmo and Fairfax pilot program with Ready-Set-Replace.
For more information, please: CLICK HERE.
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Free Climate Action Workshops
Learn to Live Lightly on the Earth
In the online Climate Action Workshop offered by Resilient Neighborhoods, you will adopt an earth-sustaining lifestyle, create a low-impact home, and learn how to be resilient in our new ‘normal.’ Taking simple actions like trimming energy and waste, utilizing clean energy, conserving water, and making smarter transportation choices can save you money too. Help build a stronger and safer community. Free for Marin residents!
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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.
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Marin Master Gardener TipsPlan Your Fire-smart Landscape
December 2022
Make a fire-smart plan. Consider existing plants, budget, and how much maintenance you are willing to do. Start by understanding the three defensible space zones. The idea is to decrease the energy and speed of a fire by eliminating continuous, dense vegetation vertically and horizontally. Defensible space allows a safer space to defend property. Plant spacing and maintenance is key. - Zone 0: 0 to 5 feet from the house. This is the most critical area. Minimize combustible materials and separate plants with non-combustible materials (concrete, brick, rocks, decomposed granite, gravel). Eliminate combustible plants and mulch within 5’ of structures, especially under windows.
- Zone 1: 5 to 30 feet from the house. Separate plantings and garden beds with hardscape and provide ample plant spacing to slow the spread of flames. Select plants that are easy to maintain that do not produce excessive debris or contain volatile oils.
- Zone 2: 30 to 100 feet from the house. Here, you can use larger shrubs and trees planted in widely spaced groups or “islands.” Consider the mature size of plants and shrubs to maintain spaces.
For More Fire-Smart Landscaping Information visit the
U.C. MARIN MASTER GARDENER website: HERE
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Fire Safe Marin - December Message
Thank you for being part of the incredible community in Marin that is adapting to wildfire! Your work is making a difference- this year residents removed over 8,350 yards of fire fuels from their yards, defensible space inspectors visited 33,000 houses, and more than $500,000 dollars were awarded from the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority to homeowners for home hardening and defensible space work.
Have you seen our wildfire prevention ads? Help us out by completing this SHORT SURVEY and let us know where you get your news!
EN ESPANOL
Gracias por formar parte de la increíble comunidad en Marin que se está adaptando a los incendios forestales! Tu trabajo está marcando una diferencia- este año residentes removieron más de 8,350 yardas cantidades de desechos orgánicos de sus jardines, los inspectores de espacios de defensa contra incendios visitaron 33,829 hogares, y Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority otorgó $500,000 dolares a los propietarios de viviendas para fortalecer el hogar y crear un espacio defendible contra incendios forestales.
Has visto nuestros anuncios de prevención a los incendios forestales? Ayúdanos a completar una BREVE ENCUESTA y dinos de dónde obtienes tus noticias.
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Town Seeking Community Applicants for
Boards, Committees and Commissions
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There are open seats on the Town's community volunteer Boards, Committees and Commissions.
San Anselmo's Boards,Committees and Commissions provide a vital link between Town government and the community for gathering public input, reviewing projects and making recommendations on key issues.
If you are interested, we encourage you to submit a completed application and you will be scheduled for an interview with Town Council. Positions will remain open until filled by Town Council.
To submit an application: Apply Here
For Youth Information & Application: Apply Here
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