• FREE FIRE SAFETY DVD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU

    With this year threatening to be an even more severe fire season than usual, it is critical that residents be provided with essential information to help them protect their lives and property. FireSafe Marin has produced an excellent DVD, “Marin on Fire: Preparing for the Next Urban Wildfire,” narrated by Peter Coyote, that includes important fire protection and safety information that is critical to every Fairfax resident. After viewing the DVD earlier this summer, San Anselmo Vice-Mayor Peter Breen and Fairfax Vice-Mayor David Weinsoff, figured out how to get a copy of it into the hands of each resident in our Towns and Sleepy Hollow (the jurisdictional boundary of the Ross Valley Fire Department). Supervisor Hal Brown generously funded this project and the DVDs are already being hand delivered by volunteers, along with a letter from Ross Valley Fire, to each household. Greet the volunteers warmly and watch the DVD with your family.



  • CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE

    Pastori Storm Drain Replacement Project:

    Pastori Road between Center Blvd. and Sir Francis Drake will remain with the existing roadway until the storm drain in this section is removed and replaced. This will take longer than we had hoped because there are three different utilities in the way of the new storm drain pipe. The Town and contractor are working with PG&E, AT&T and Comcast to resolve all the conflicts. They have to create engineering plans to relocate their utilities and then schedule their maintenance crews to do the work. It will take at least three more months to complete the entire project.

    Please note that the section of Pastori Rd. between Belmont & the Marin Town and Country Club bridge will be re-paved soon. Ghilotti Brothers is starting the curb work today and will work their way from the Post Office towards Pastori. An overlay will be done to that portion of Pastori in early October.

    Center Blvd. Project - Curb and Driveway Work:

    Ghilotti Brothers started the driveway re-design construction on September 11, 2008. They will take approximately two weeks to remove the challenging curbs, place new forms and pour new concrete. The landscape contractor has also resumed work on finishing the plantings. The construction contract includes a one-year maintenance period on all the landscaping – including replacement of any plants that die. The Public Works Director and the contractor will complete a walk-through to determine any outstanding issues – dead landscaping included – before signing off on the project. The walk-through will be conducted in early October.

    Fairfax Creek Reconstruction Project (300 Olema):

    The contractor, Maggiora Ghilotti, began mobilizing on September 10, 2008 and will begin major construction on Monday, September 15, 2008. The first major piece will include the undergrounding of the existing MMWD pipe that currently goes across the creek. Access to 300 Olema will be created from the Robin Hood Manor Apartments. Tenants of 300 Olema will be provided with temporary parking spaces there for the duration of the construction. Demolition of the concrete channel – including removal of the vehicle and pedestrian bridges – is expected to begin on Thursday, September 18. Vehicle and pedestrian access from Olema will not be restored until October 15, 2008. By October 15, 2008 all work in the creek will be complete and construction will continue on the retaining wall, pedestrian hand rails and parking area through November 18, 2008. The site cleanup should be completed by November 20, 2008. To help keep costs down, Friends of Corte Madera Creek will be providing willow and dogwood stakes for placement in the rip rap along the bank.


    Overlay Projects:

    There will be many streets undergoing an overlay this fall. The contractor will start in early October. The list includes the following Town roads:

    Street Segment
    Measure K

    Inyo Avenue: ALL
    Mono Avenue: Inyo to Pacheco
    Main Court: ALL
    Spring Lane: ALL
    Hillside Drive: 200' north of Crest to Dead End
    Mono Parking Lot: All

    Proposition 1B

    Cypress Road: Cascade to 760' west of Hickory
    Tamalpais Road: Scenic to Dead End
    Sir Francis Drake Blvd: Oak Manor to June Ct.
    Ridge Road: Scenic Rd. to Cul-de-sac
    Upper Scenic: Unpaved portion (awaiting financial contribution from residents)

    Federal Aid STPL

    Sir Francis Drake: Patch and Slurry June Ct to Town Limits

  • MEMBERS WANTED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

    The Town Council has formed an Affordable Housing Committee to discuss affordable housing issues and to advise the Town Council, the Town Staff and the Planning Commission on related matters. Two members of the Town Council will serve on the Committee along with three citizens to be appointed by the Council. The Council has been working diligently to update the Housing Element of the General Plan and this Committee will assist with that task. This daunting task involves some complex issues and, since our community has a number of citizens who have extensive professional experience in the area of affordable housing, we are asking for your help. Are you one of those people, or do you know someone in Fairfax who would be interested in serving on such a Committee? The Committee will provide valuable input in shaping the Town's policies in this area. The term has been set at four years.

    If you are interested in serving on this important Committee, please contact the Town Clerk, Judy Anderson, at 458-2343, or download an application form from this Web site under "Boards and Commissions."

  • MINUTES CLERK WANTED

    The Town of Fairfax is seeking a Minutes Clerk to prepare minutes for the Town Council, Planning Commission and the Design Review Board. The minutes are kept as an important part of the Town’s records. The Town Council meets on the first Wednesday of the month, the Planning Commission meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month and the Design Review Board meets on the second Wednesday. All meetings are in the evening. The job requires attendance at the meetings and the preparation of the minutes for approval at the following meeting. On occasion, the Minutes Clerk might also be asked to attend and prepare minutes of special meetings. The Minutes Clerk is paid for attendance at the meetings as well as for the time spent preparing the minutes after the meeting. The standard for preparation is 1.5 times the length of the meeting. For a two hour meeting, the preparation of minutes would be anticipated to take three hours. For this example, the Minutes Clerk would be paid for a total of five hours for the two-hour meeting. The starting rate for this position is $30 - $35/hour. Minutes experience is highly desirable.

    If you are interested, please send a cover letter and sample minutes to Judy Anderson, Town Clerk, at janderson@townoffairfax.org, (415) 453-1584, or by Fax at (415) 453-1618. Finalist candidates will be asked to submit references and to complete a Town employment application.