Town Council, Recreation and Library News and Art Commission volunteers needed

Town Council Meeting Notes

At the meeting of Tuesday, August 7, the Town Council took the following actions:

• Approved the contract with the County of Marin for funding for maintenance of various creek areas and drainage channels around San Anselmo.
• Approved the downtown event application for the Opera in the Park event on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, October 7, 2012, in Creek Park from 3 to 5 p.m., free to the public.
• Approved the downtown event application for Country Fair Day scheduled for Sunday, September 30, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing San Anselmo Avenue for event staging.  Events include the firehouse pancake breakfast, arts and crafts booths, fun and games for kids, a hometown parade down San Anselmo Avenue, and food in Creek Park until 4 p.m.
• Approved the Town’s response to Grand Jury report entitled “Pre-Schoolers Learn to Share – Can Local Government?” dated June 1, 2012. 
• Authorized the attendance of Vice-Mayor Kay Coleman at the League of California Cities Annual Conference, September 5-7, 2012 in San Diego.
• Conducted a Public Hearing on proposed 2012-13 Budget and Work Plan and directed staff to return at the September 11, 2012 meeting for budget approval.

Town Council Meeting Dates              

The next regular meeting of the Town Council is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11. The regular meetings of August 14 and 28 have been cancelled due to vacation scheduling.

Hooked on Marin Speaker Series

What’s Hooked on Marin?  It is a community-based partnership comprised of Marin County public service agencies and educational districts collaborating to foster social, educational, and cultural enrichment opportunities in Marin.

The San Anselmo Recreation Department, along with the Larkspur and Corte Madera Recreation Departments, the Tamalpais Union High School District, College of Marin and Emeritus Students College of Marin have combined forces to provide a series of three moderator-led events featuring a panel of people who have been or are involved in local, Marin-based topics.  The discussions for 2012 are based on the Organic Movement, the Mountain Bike Revolution and Marin County Rock and Roll.

These events will take place in September, October, and November of this year.  A limited number of seats will be available for each event and registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please sign up early. 

More information is available at www.HookedonMarin.com

Museum Passes

A Museum Pass is a membership card for a local museum that patrons can check out and use to visit that museum for free.  The San Anselmo Library has memberships with the following museums:

• Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
• Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF
• Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF

And more are being added so call or visit the Library to find out what is currently available.

Tutor.com 

Now that school is about to go back in session, we’d like to tell you about Tutor.com

The Library subscribes to Live Homework Help, an online tutoring service that connects students in kindergarten through 12th grade, college, and adult learners with expert tutors.  Live Homework Help tutors are certified teachers, university professors, graduate school students, college students, and professionals who are experts in their fields.

Live Homework Help is open from 12:00 noon to 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time, seven days a week.  All tutoring sessions are guided by the tutor and last approximately 20 minutes.  The Skills Center Resources Library is available 24/7.  Visit our website for the link to this free service:  http://www.townofsananselmo.org/index.aspx?nid=637.

Art Commission Volunteers Needed!

The Arts Commission provides a structure to facilitate the creation of art in all disciplines in the community, promoting and exhibiting art and cultural works produced by Ross Valley artists, and promoting art education in the community and schools.  The Commission consists of nine members and one youth member and meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. There are two seats available.  Persons from the Ross Valley are encouraged to apply. 

For more information or an application, go to: http://www.townofsananselmo.org/index.aspx?nid=175 or contact Carla Kacmar at ckacmar@townofsananselmo.org or 258‐4691. Applications for these openings should be submitted by Friday, August 31, 2012.

San Anselmo News, published weekly on Fridays, is available at the San Anselmo Town Hall, Library, on the Public Notice Bulletin Board. It is also available on the Town’s website, www.townofsananselmo.org, and by email subscription.