Friday, March 20, 2020
David P. Donery, Town Manager

Support Your Local Businesses by visiting www.SanAnselmoEats.com

The San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce and the Town of San Anselmo have collaborated to bring this new resource to our community

Did you know that most restaurants in San Anselmo are open for business! Due to the Shelter in Place Order, they have had to pivot from in-house dining to curbside take-out and home delivery. SanAnselmoEats.com is a community website with listings from restaurants and other food/community-serving businesses who are open and ready to serve. The Town has provided dedicated curbside loading zones to businesses.

Local support and participation by customers helps to feed our community while supporting our local businesses and their employees. This is a perfect example of a win-win scenario!

Stay Informed
The community is encouraged to sign-up for regular updates from SanAnselmoEats.com.
Just click THIS LINK and provide your contact information.

You can also text to join by texting CURBSIDE to 42882.

Invitation to Participate
Food service or other community-serving businesses are encouraged to send listing information to the SanAnselmoEats.com team.

Please send relevant information (business name, logo, website address, phone number and email) to sananselmoeats@gmail.com, or fill out the form at the bottom of the SanAnselmoEats.com website.

Daily Specials/Updates
Participating restaurants are encouraged to send in information about daily specials by 11:00pm on the previous day. The website will be updated twice daily.

A special thanks goes out to San Anselmo resident Pat Townsley for his tireless efforts in making this program happens.

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF MARIN DIRECTING ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE COUNTY TO SHELTER AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The intent of this Order is to ensure that the maximum number of people self-isolate in their places of residence to the maximum extent feasible, while enabling essential services to continue, to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT OPERATION DURING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER

Permits

Building, Planning and Public Works Counter Closed Until April 7, 2020
To limit potential exposure and spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Town Hall public counters will be closed until April 7, 2020.

The Town is accepting permit application submittals or revisions via eTrakit.

During normal counter hours (M-Th, 8:30 am - 3 pm), we will be accessible by email and checking voicemail every hour.

Building & Public Works Permits Line 1 415-258-4646
Building & Public Works Permits Line 2 415-258-4616
For all questions, please email: permits@townofsananselmo.org

Inspections
The Public Works and Building Department will only perform essential construction inspections (as required for health and safety: e.g. landslides, heating, electricity, fire damage, etc.).

Construction

What is the impact on construction projects in San Anselmo?

So long as social distancing practices are used during construction, a variety of projects are allowed. The Town recommends only one contractor onsite at a time to minimize potential exposure to the virus. All residential construction projects that are partly completed can continue to completion in order to ensure health and safety. The Order prohibits new construction projects unless they are adding to the supply of our county’s housing stock (i.e. building a second unit, building a new home, etc.) or maintaining the habitability of homes in order to avoid displacement of residents. Business construction projects related to maintaining or upgrading essential business, government or health care infrastructure are also allowed to go forward.

The County advises that residents must defer their remodel or renovation projects unless they are necessary to restore your home to a safe, sanitary, and habitable space.

FOR MORE MARIN COUNTY CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION CLICK HERE

IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT TOWN OPERATIONS

NOTIFICATION OF CLOSURES OF TOWN
PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
March 16 through April 7, 2020

In an effort to limit potential exposure and community spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the Town of San Anselmo has made the difficult decision to close all indoor public facilities and provide as many services as possible online, by email and by phone.

The Town continues to work closely with our partners at the County of Marin's Health & Human Services Department and the California Department of Public Health and will provide ongoing information via the Town's website and by email communications.

Departmental Operations (March 16-April 7, 2020):

Recreation Department: All events, activities, programs, and meetings have been cancelled or postponed and all indoor recreation facilities will be closed during this time. The Recreation Offices will be closed to walk-in service but will be available for online, email and phone service.
Phone: 415.258.4640
Email: recreation@townofsananselmo.org

Library: All events, activities, programs, meetings and daily operations have been cancelled or postponed. All online services remain available.
Phone: 415.258.4656
Email: library@townofsananselmo.org

Town Hall Offices: Closed to walk-in services.

The following services will be available by phone and email between
8:30 am and 3:00 pm, Monday through Thursday:

Business License and Administration Services
Building, Planning and Public Works Services
Town Clerk

Contact Information:

Admin and Finance - 415.258.4691 - rclifford@townofsananselmo.org
Town Clerk - 415.258.4660 - ckacmar@townofsananselmo.org
Building & Public Works Permits 1 - 415.258.4646 - permits@townofsananselmo.org
Building & Public Works Permits 2 - 415.258.4616 - permits@townofsananselmo.org
Planning - 415.258.4617 - sprice@townofsananselmo.org

Public Works, Police and Fire operations will keep to their regular schedules while taking precautions to protect themselves using personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and/or gloves and practicing social distancing.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Town of San Anselmo has postponed all public meetings during the closure period. This includes all board, commission and committee meetings and Town Council meetings. The Town Council may need to conduct a meeting(s) should an essential need arise.

TOWN SERVICES AVAILABLE ONLINE

ADMINISTRATION:

All Business Licenses and related information can be found online:

townofsananselmo.org/121/ Administration-Finance, and directed to rclifford@townofsananselmo.org

LIBRARY:

Visit sananselmolibrary.org and login to access ebooks, e-audio and downloadable movies, available 24/7.

PLANNING:

Forms and applications can be found online:
townofsananselmo.org/1180/Application-Forms

RECREATION:

Online registration for all Recreation Department programs is available 24/7:
sananselmorecreation.org. All Recreation Department programs are cancelled through March 31st.

The Town of San Anselmo appreciates your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time. Town Leadership is in constant contact and coordination with the County of Marin's Health & Human Services and Office of Emergency Services Departments, along with our colleagues at Marin's other municipalities.

Marin Sanitary Service

MSS is considered an essential service, and will continue to operate. Please read through these guidelines that will help protect the drivers. If you have questions, please help keep our phone lines open by utilizing our website and online form, which is linked here: https://marinsanitaryservice.com/support/contact-us/ .

Firewise Committee News

A big congratulations goes out to the San Francisco Blvd (Sorich Park) neighborhood Firewise Committee for their fire safety efforts.

Committee co-leads are Kathleen Cutter and Jessica Rising. Other team members include Pris Ridgway, Mark Christian and David Rising. Their committee is supported by Firesafe Marin staff/firefighters Todd Lando and John Hansen.

Purpose of the Firewise Committee
Implementing neighborhood committees is a successful strategy for the National Firewise USA Program. Program goals are about implementation of evidence based best practices known to reduce risk from wildfires in our neighborhoods and homes, and how to safely evacuate in case of a fire in our area.

To learn more about the Firewise USA Program and neighborhood committees, check out the Firesafe Marin website at www.firesafemarin.org/firewise

For more information email FirewiseSFBlvd@gmail.com.

Opportunities to Get Involved!

Getting involved in the Town is a great way to give back to our wonderful community and meet new friends. There are opportunities available on the Town’s Boards, Commission and Committees. Please visit https://www.townofsananselmo.org/175/Boards-Commissions for further information.

Friday, March 20, 2020 David P. Donery, Town Manager