Town Council, Holiday Events, Thank You's and Small Businesses

Town Council Meeting Notes

At the meeting of Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Town Council took the following actions:

• Presented the for 35 years of volunteer firefighting with the and his participation on the town’s Flood Committee.
• Authorized filing the notice of completion for the Safe Routes to Schools sidewalk rehabilitation project in the neighborhood.
• Approved a non-exclusive easement agreement with Sunny Hills that allows for parking for the Red Hill Community Park on Sunny Hills property in the designated parking lot just prior to the property’s gates. Many thanks to Sunny Hills for their community-minded spirit in sharing this property.
• Appointed JoAnn Hartley and Katie Rice Jones to the Arts Commission.  Congratulations!
• Approved an additional contribution to the neighborhood paving project on non-town-maintained El Cerrito Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $1,735.
• Discussed items that have arisen during previous council meetings for council direction to staff. The council directed staff to bring back an item at the mid-year budget review in January regarding whether the town should participate in the Deep Green Marin Clean Energy Program, for an additional annual cost of $7,000. The council also directed staff to bring back more information on changes to the sign ordinance to allow murals and use of technology in meetings.
• Adjourned the meeting in memory of Stephanie Roth, a long-time volunteer for the town who was active in recycling and refuse programs for many years, as well as being a valiant graffiti fighter. She will be sorely missed.

Volunteer Thank You’s 

Many thanks to members of , who came out in force last Sunday afternoon to shovel bark in the Millennium Playground. The playground is now nicely covered with bark. 

Holiday Events 

Mark your calendars for the following holiday events: 

• Friday, December 2, Downtown San Anselmo Holiday Open House, 5 to 8 p.m. Come downtown for some shopping and tasty treats.
• Saturday, December 3, Holiday Lighting Ceremony, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Plaza. Music, crafts for kids, pictures with Santa and lighting of Town Hall by Lila and Gabe Wallis.
• Saturday, December 10, Breakfast with Santa, Downtown Fire Station, two seatings, 8 and 10 a.m.

For more information, contact the Recreation Department at 258-4640 or recreation@townofsananselmo.org.

Holiday Lights

The downtown holiday lights are up and shining brightly to welcome visitors, residents and shoppers alike to San Anselmo. This year we were able to redo the lights in the trees around the perimeter of , thanks in part to generous donations from the Ross Valley Firefighters Association and the San Anselmo Police Officers Association. The trees around Creek Park are truly beautiful with their trunks and branches wrapped in little white lights. Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us!

Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) News

The Central Marin Ferry Connection Multi-Use Pathway Project has scheduled a public open house for those who want to learn more about the project.

The project will create a new multi-use pathway following the Couonty’s North-South Greenway, which is generally located within the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) right-of-way. It is intended to further promote non-motorized commute alternatives and enhance recreational travel while providing safe, driect and convenient pedestrian/bicycle access between local transit facilities, schools, business centers, and residential communities. 

The Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 6 to 8:00 p.m. in the Redwood High School Cafeteria, 395 Doherty Dr., Larkspur. For more information, go to http://www.tam.ca.gov/index.aspx?page=165.

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