Town Council Notes, Red Hill Shopping Center Work

Town Council Meeting Notes

At the meeting of Tuesday, Jan. 10, the San Anselmo Town Council took the following actions:

• Interviewed Leonard Charles, Linda Hoch and Barbara Dwyer for seats on the Open Space Committee. All three are current members of the committee and have applied for re-appointment.
• Accepted the Measure A compliance report for the town’s 2009-10 Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) funding for the Saunders Avenue rehabilitation project.
• Appointed Natalia Mazina and re-appointed Elizabeth Romanoff and Linda Lujan to the Arts Commission.
• Authorized the Mayor to co-sign a letter from the towns of San Anselmo and Ross to the owners of Bald Hill, requesting to begin a conversation regarding a possible future purchase of the property for open space.
• Received a presentation from
• Appointed members as town representatives to the various committees on which Councilmembers serve. The final list is as follows: 
  • Capital Program Monitoring Committee: Jeff Kroot, Tom McInerney
  • CDBG Upper Ross Valley – Kay Coleman
  • San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce liaison – Lori Lopin
  • Downtown Merchants liaison – Kay Coleman, Jeff Kroot
  • Economic Development Subcommittee – Kay Coleman, Jeff Kroot
  • Flood Committee – Ford Greene, Tom McInerney
  • Flood Control District Zone 9 Advisory Committee – Tom McInerney
  • League of California Cities, North Bay – Kay Coleman
  • Lombard Property – Ford Greene, Jeff Kroot
  • Marin Energy Authority – Member, Ford Greene, Alternate, Lori Lopin
  • Marin Telecommunications JPA – Member, Tom McInerney, Alternate: Ford Greene
  • MCCMC JPA Oversight Committee – Member Jeff Kroot, Alternate: Kay Coleman
  • MCCMC Legislative Committee – Member, Ford Greene; Alternate: Lori Lopin
  • Marin Emergency Radio Authority – Member Chief Maynard, First Alternate, Lori Lopin;  Second Alternate, Ford Greene
  • Ross Valley Fire Board – Members, Jeff Kroot, Tom McInerney, Alternate: Lori Lopin
  • Ross Valley School District liaison – Lori Lopin; Alternate Kay Coleman
  • Safe Routes to Schools – Member, Lori Lopin; Alternate, Jeff Kroot
  • Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) – Member, Ford Greene; Alternate:  Lori Lopin 

Red Hill Shopping Center Roadway Work

Work has begun on pedestrian upgrades for the traffic signal at the main entrance to the Red Hill Shopping Center at Bella Vista Avenue. The work will include accessibility improvements, such as audible crosswalks for the visually impaired, countdown pedestrian signal heads, and sidewalk ramps.  

Phase 1 will be at the northwest corner of the intersection, which is on the left-hand side as you are entering the center. Phase 2 involves the northeast corner, which is on the right-hand side as you are entering. Both Phase 1 and 2 will require that pedestrian traffic along that side of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard be rerouted through the center. 

Phase 3 of the project will involve improvements at the Bella Vista/Sir Francis Drake Boulevard intersection. During this phase of the work, there will be no left turn into the center from the eastbound direction.

The project is expected to last approximately two months. If you have questions, please contact Keith Angerman at 258-4604 or kangerman@townofsananselmo.org

Log Cabin Open House  

The , located at , is having an open house on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. The entire community is invited to visit the Log Cabin to: 

• Tour the Log Cabin and learn about its history
• Watch the DVD – “The Building of the Log Cabin”
• View a display of historic American Legion artifacts
• Meet the men and women in the Post and the Auxiliary and find out about their activities in support of veterans and those on active duty.
• Find out how you can join or support these activities.

Refreshments will be served, including coffee, hot cider, soft drinks and baked goods. For more information contact Ellen at 453-1434 or info@ALAUnit179.org.