SAN ANSELMO BUSINESS UPDATE
June 7, 2021

Economic Development Committee Meeting Tuesday June 8 at 8:45 am on Zoom

Please join the EDC for their monthly meeting Tuesday June 8, 2021, at 8:45 a.m. by Zoom. 
Zoom meeting link or call in: (669) 900-6833 Webinar ID: 849 1827 2568
Agenda and prior meeting recordings may be viewed here.

Dads and Grads Posters Available at Town Hall

Pick up your GRAD or DAD sign to post in your storefront window. These signs are complimentary for our Town businesses and can be picked up at Town Hall at the entrance to the Town Council Chambers, 525 San Anselmo Ave. 

Marin County Graduates to Tier 4 Yellow "Minimal Risk"  . 

Marin has reached the Minimal Risk Yellow Tier 4 due to the high rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among local residents. Marin’s vaccination rates are the highest in the state, and the county has seen a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as vaccination rates have increased. The primary changes allowed under the state order for Tier 4:

• Gyms and fitness studios can open indoors at 50% capacity or 75% if all patrons show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Fitness facilities may reopen saunas, spas, and steam rooms.
• Yoga and dance studios can open indoors up to 50% capacity
• Restaurants are allowed to open indoors at 50% capacity (no longer capped at 200 people for large venues) or 75% if patrons show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
• Bars that do not serve food may open indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer, or 37.5% capacity if patrons show proof of vaccination or a negative test.
• Museums must retain some modifications indoors but may operate at full capacity.
• Places of worship may open at 50% capacity.
• Outdoor seated events (e.g., concerts) may operate at 67% of venue capacity. Indoor capacity varies by size of venue and a maximum of 50% capacity if all guests show proof of negative test or full vaccination.
• Outdoor informal social gatherings are allowed up to 100 people.
• Indoor informal social gatherings continue to be strongly discouraged but are allowed at up to 50% of a venue’s capacity or up to 50 people, whichever is fewer.
• Conferences, receptions, and in-person meetings may take place outdoors up to 200 people or up to 400 people if all patrons show proof of full vaccination or a negative test. Indoors, those events can take place up to 200 people if all patrons show proof of full vaccination or negative tests. Such events must have assigned seating and no mingling.

A full list of changes to business sector guidelines are available at Marin Recovers website and the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy website.

County to Plan for Post-COVID-19 Economy

Federal grant helps to fund countywide economic plan
The County of Marin is developing a new plan to strengthen the local economy and attract a diverse workforce. The County’s Economic Vitality Strategic Plan will be developed with a wide range of stakeholders and aims to help businesses adapt to a Post-COVID-19 economy. In partnership with the Marin Economic Forum, the  County is receiving $130,820 in federal grant money to assist funding a strategic planning process. The plan is envisioned to be completed this year following robust input from community stakeholders.

The Marin Economic Forum applied for financial support through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and plans to work with the County on the Economic Vitality Strategic Plan. Once implemented, the plan will:

• support job retention through retraining and reskilling residents to perform new tasks demanded in the post-coronavirus workplace;
• retain businesses by helping employers retain revenues and employees (especially in the middle- and high-skill occupations), and;
• create new jobs and investments by diversifying the economy to encourage more business attraction and start-ups in Marin.