Imagination Park, Art and Wine Festival, Creekside Q, Town Council Meeting Notes, and Meet Your City Manager

Imagination Park

Please join the San Anselmo community on Thursday, June 20, at 5 p.m. to officially unveil the bronze Yoda and Indiana Jones statues in San Anselmo’s new downtown Imagination Park.  If you haven’t been downtown lately, you’ll be amazed at the gorgeous new park that has sprung up on the corner of San Anselmo and Magnolia Avenues. 

Art & Wine Festival

The annual Art & Wine Festival, sponsored by the San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce, will be held on  Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The Art & Wine Festival features artists, outstanding food and drinks, great music and kids entertainment – fun for all ages.  The Chamber of Commerce is proud to showcase San Anselmo’s retail businesses, shops and restaurants.  Visit www.sananselmochamber.org for additional information.

Creekside Q

Come join your friends, family and neighbors at the Creekside Q, on Thursday, June 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Creek Park.  Dinner will be provided by Insalata’s Restaurant and dessert provided by Sweet Cheeses.  The fun includes pie eating, as well as biscuit whistle and apple bobbing contests. 

The barbecue is a benefit for the San Anselmo Community Event Fund, which helps cover costs associated with producing the annual egg hunt, Country Fair Day, Picnics on the Plaza and Goblins’ Parade.  Tickets purchased in advance are $15/Adults and $5/kids (5 to 10 years).  Kids 4 and under are free.  Contact the Recreation Department at 258-4640 for additional information or to purchase tickets.

Town Council Meeting Notes

At the meeting of Tuesday, June 11, the Town Council took the following actions:

·         Appointed Carol Acquaviva to the Historical Commission and Sharyne Blixt to the Library Tax Oversight Committee.  Congratulations Carol and Sharyne!

·         Reviewed the request of Marin Sanitary Service to change the way green waste is set out at the curb. Currently customers can utilize up to five 32-gallon personal cans for yard waste in addition to the one company-provided 64-gallon green cart.   The request is that customers utilize only company-provided 64-gallon green carts for green waste.  For customers that need more than one green cart, extra carts could be rented for a monthly fee of $1.78.  The extra carts could be rented on an annual or a monthly basis.  The personal cans filled with green waste have become an issue because of worker injuries due to extremely heavy cans that must be lifted manually. This item will be discussed again at the Town Council meeting of Tuesday, June 25, 2013, beginning at 7 p.m.  Marin Sanitary’s presentation on the request can be found on the Town’s website at http://www.townofsananselmo.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3519.  

·         Received a report from the Marin Municipal Water District on their Water Storage Improvement Project.  The presentation can be found on the Town’s website at http://www.townofsananselmo.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3520.  Additional information is available at http://marinwater.org/controller?action=menuclick&id=669.

·         Introduced an ordinance providing for the appointment of an independent hearing officer to conduct and decide the appeal concerning 711 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

·         Received a status report on the new downtown park, Imagination Park, regarding associated paving and drainage work; approved the request for a donation of $10,000 from the Town to the San Anselmo Community Foundation fundraising effort for the park; and agreed to park recognition signage on the wall of Town Hall facing the park.

·         Reviewed the proposal to hire a Senior Engineer in the Public Works Department and provided direction to staff to proceed with the position.

The staff reports and associated materials for the meeting can be found at:

http://www.townofsananselmo.org/index.aspx?NID=449.

Meet Your City Manager

The latest edition of the “Meet Your City Manager” video series, produced by the California City Management Foundation (CCMF), features San Anselmo and its Town Manager.  The interview is available online at http://www.cacitymanagers.org/category/news. In the interview, I discuss the council-manager relationship, accomplishments as Town Manager and love of the profession and the community. 

This is the eighth interview in this video series, designed to engage the public and foster discussion between local government and residents.  The California City Management Foundation is the premier advocacy and support organization for City Managers.  Its mission is to promote and encourage excellence in city management through the council-manager local governments of California.

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.