Mayor's Weekly (Mar 24 - Mar 30)

With baseball on my mind, I am reminded of a quote from Franklin Roosevelt, "I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat. What I seek is the highest possible batting average, not only for myself, but for my team."  I think that quote is highly applicable in life and as a councilmember.  Every decision made is like an at bat and as a decision maker, there are times when I strike out, make a sac fly, hit a single, or maybe a rare homerun.  I am sure some of my decisions or positions are considered a ground out by some and a single by others.  That is the nature of the position.  Just as in baseball, no one ever gets to a place where they hit a homerun at every at bat.  However, what one should learn is to hit for average and not just swing for the fences.  Even when you strike out, remember, that is just one at bat.  Each game still has 9 innings and beyond that, there are 162 games a year.  My hope is to continually improve my swing over the years through practice and adaptation.  And let’s not forget, Go Giants!

Around Town
Marin County Council of Mayors & Councilmembers – Once a month the city councils throughout Marin connect with each other.  This past week, Belvedere hosted and our speaker was Kristina Hill, Ph.D., Berkeley Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning.  Her talk was titled “Adapting Urban Shoreline: Lessons Learned from Europe & Asia” and focused on how to handle coastal adaptation and sea level rise.

Eyes4Detail Ribbon Cutting – Attended the ribbon cutting this past Thursday (Mar 27) for Eyes4Detail (https://www.facebook.com/Eyes4Detail) located at the 51-50 Foundation in Bel Marin Keys.  Eyes4Detail’s EcoGreen Streamjet Service can wash a car with just 1.5 gallons of water!

The Week Ahead
Monday (Mar 30):
Closed Session – 6:30PM (City Offices) 

Tuesday (Apr 1):
NO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday (Apr 2):
Autism Awareness Day & Tree Lighting Ceremony - 5:00-7:30PM (Vintage Oaks)

Design Review Commission Meeting – 7:30PM (City Hall)