San Anselmo: Creekside Q, Flood Committee, Safe Routes to School, Volunteers Needed

Creekside Q – Town Barbecue

Mark your calendars for the Creekside Q, a fun family-oriented benefit for the San Anselmo Community Event Fund.  The Q will be held on Wednesday, June 25th, in Creek Park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Dinner will be provided by Insalata’s Restaurant. Dessert will be provided as well.

Come down and join your friends, family and neighbors at the Creekside Q for an evening of fun, food and music in downtown San Anselmo.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Only limited meals will be available for those without tickets, so advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

Music is again provided by the Receders and there will be contests and art projects for the kids.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Community Event Fund, used to support the spring egg hunts, Country Fair Day, Picnics on the Plaza, Goblins’ Parade, and Breakfast with Santa. 

Contact the Recreation Department at 258-4640 or recreation@townofsananselmo.org for additional information or to purchase tickets.

Flood Committee

The next meeting of the Flood Committee is scheduled for Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers.  Included on the agenda will be an update from the Public Works Director on current flood-related projects, the FEMA Community Rating System and FEMA floodways.  The agenda will be posted on the Town’s website at http://www.townofsananselmo.org/index.aspx?nid=181 on Friday, June 6.

Safe Routes to Schools Community Meeting

The Town was awarded a grant by the California Department of Transportation to improve student walking and bicycling conditions at five locations throughout the Town. The improvements include filling in gaps in sidewalks, constructing ADA-compliant curb ramps, adding and re-marking high-visibility crosswalks, installing a pedestrian barrier, and reconfiguring a traffic signal to improve motorist, pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

There will be a public meeting to hear about the grant, the planned projects, and to receive your input.  The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, located at 525 San Anselmo Avenue.

Residents, merchants, pedestrians and bicyclists are invited to attend.

Additional project information and exhibits showing the proposed improvements are available on the Town website at http://www.townofsananselmo.org/index.aspx?NID=289.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Dan Blomquist, by email at dblomquist@townofsananselmo.org or by phone at (415) 258-4654. 

Volunteers Needed

The Town Council is looking for volunteers to serve on the following committees:

Quality of Life – The Quality of Life Commission was established to promote sustainability by enhancing opportunities for sustainable practices in San Anselmo, to secure a high quality of life for San Anselmo residents and simultaneously meeting environmental, economic and community needs.  The Commission consists of nine members and meets regularly on the third Monday in Historical Museum, located on the first floor of the Library.  There are three seats available.

Capital Program Monitoring Committee - The purpose of the committee is to monitor the implementation of the Town’s capital improvement program, funded by the voter-approved Measure D one-half cent sales tax funds, as well as grant funding, Road Maintenance Fund monies, and General Fund monies.

The committee’s charge is to issue an annual public report summarizing the progress of capital improvement projects funded by Measure D, as well as capital improvement projects funded by other sources of Town funding.

The committee will consist of (7) members, representing a wide variety of the community, with a range of skills, knowledge and experience in the following areas:

•          Finance (preferably public finance)

•          Engineering and/or construction

•          Public relations and communication

•          Familiarity with various aspects of the San Anselmo Community

Two Councilmembers and two designated Town staff liaisons will serve in an advisory capacity only.  The Councilmembers on the committee are John Wright and Tom McInerney, and the designated staff members are the Town Manager and the Public Works Director.  The Committee will meet once in the early spring to review planned capital improvement projects and once in late fall to review completed projects.

There are currently four vacant seats on the committee for terms of four years.  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, June 20, 2014.

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