San Anselmo Quality of Life Commission  Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 -7 p.m. Town Hall conference room 525 San Anselmo Ave. San Anselmo, CA 94960 Meeting Minutes  1. Call to Order [1 minute] 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll call [1 minute] Sita Khufu Lea Dutton Barbara Thornton Woody Weingarten Chantal Maher Quinne Fokkes  3. Approval of Agenda [1 minute] 4. Approval of Minutes [1. minute] points (1,26a and 8).  Woody moves, Lea seconds. Agenda is approved.  Woody moves, Lea seconds. Approved with revision to include Deep Green action  5. Open Time for Public Expression [3 minutes]  None  6. What's been done so far to drive QOL's main goal for 2012, supporting Deep Green, and what's in store? (Lea, Quinne, Kevin) [20 minutes] Annual goal of sign ups - Lea to discuss with Rafael to determine how many people Learn how other towns are signing people up - Lea trying to determine how San Invite volunteers toj join effort still working on it. There is a website that interested DG stickers and flyers - possibly. Can get information, drop off to businesses. Woody needs quotes from QoL commissioners for press release. Lea will draft a flyer, send to Quinne and Kevin for review. Consider other ideas for promoting Deep Green.  have signed up to date. Rafael is doing it.  people can go to for information. Flyers and posters, too.  Banners on San. Anselmo Avenue = not possible.  7. Follow-up on how can we best disseminate information (including possibility of public forums in council chambers) (Quinne, Barbara) [7 minutes]  Move to next month's agenda.    8. Update on Resilient Neighbornoods: Should QOL participate in program? Tamra Peters - leading effort to grow this in our area. Should be speaker at our Has commitments from 3 people for attending the first 5 meetings, to take place Give each other tips on sustainable practices, where to find certain things locally. For example: how to seal a window, building a emergency supply, kit, where toi find Low carbon diet - can determine carbon footprint. Great tips to follow. Those interested in launching this effort in their neighborhood can go to Resilient Sita moves to have QOL endorse Resilient Neighborhoods and récommends that 9.: County's plastic bag ban: Should San Anselmo create ban? (Sita, Woody) [4.  Endorse concept? (Sita) (7 minutes) next meeting? Yes, will invite her to speak at next meeting. Sita is taking this one in her neighborhood.  over a 3 month period. LEDI lights,  Will show videos -1 for example, The Story of Stuff."  Neighborhoods website.  Town of SA support this. Motion is approved.  minutes]  Sita provided update on what towns are doing.  Green Sangha is looking to promote BYOB event around Earth Day. Should QoL Commission endorse countywide ban? And recommend SA council revisit this? Woody proposes to endorse county ban and request that SA council revisit this issue. Lea moves, Quinne seconds, motion is approved. 10. Award nominees: Jo Julin, nominated by Joan Vermond, and Kathy Thornton, nominated by Tom Mcinerney, (Woody) [4 minutes] Jo has done study of owls at Town Hall. Kathy is on SA Baseball Association board. Runs snack shack there. Has devoted extensive volunteer time at local school. Jake Luria of San Anselmo - 8th grader at St. Mark's. Donated $4,000 from bar mitvah to town and county Open Space committees. Woody moves to nominate, Quinne seconds. Nominations are approved. 11.Should we make our February speaker one of "sustainables"? (Quinne) [2  minutes] Will be Tamra.  12. Can QOL or Town of San Anselmo do anything about Drake Blvd.  construction project? (Barbara) 2 minutes] Town cannot do anything since it is private property.  13. Update on possible disclaimer for photos on Cycle Chic blog. (Barbara) [2  minutes]  Move to next meeting's agenda.  14. Town's strategic planning sessions. (Woody) [3 minutes] Woody was asked to comment on Deep Green and other items by Tom McInerney. Others included plastic bag ban, town road repair, citizen's budget committee.. Good way to participate in local government, become involved.    15. Commission comments & questions, requests for future agenda items: Listing of new ideas (brainstorming session), maximum of two minutes per Asana.com - Website that allows the public to view our commission's task list, project list. Lea to check with Debbie on Brown Act considerations.  commissioner (all) [12 minutes]  Lucas article in IJ - possibility of building a theater.  16. Next meeting: Monday, Feb. 27 Moved due to scheduling conflicts. 17. Adjournment [ minute]  Quinne moves, Sita seconds. Meeting is adjourned.