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Welcome to the City of Novato's monthly newsletter! This issue features new leaf blower rules, Nostalgia Days Cruise & Car Show, a more inclusive playground coming to Pioneer Park, Novato Fun Fall activities including a movie in the park, and more!

You can stay up-to-date on City news and events throughout the month by visiting novato.org/connectwithus and signing up for specific topics that are most important to you.

Join us in the heart of Downtown Novato with your family and friends to enjoy the Downtown Novato Business Association's 26th Annual Nostalgia Days Cruise and Car Show on Saturday, October 8 at 10am on Grant Avenue.

Enjoy live music while you admire classic cars, hot rods and customs followed by an award ceremony to end the day. Admission is FREE.

This event includes a Friday Night Hot Rod Cruise on Friday, October 7 at 6pm through Downtown Novato.

Visit nostalgiadaysnovato.com to register your car for the competition or sign-up to be a vendor or volunteer.

Saturday, October 22nd at 6:00pm. Doors open at 5:30pm and the show will begin at 6:00pm.

Margaret Todd Senior Center, 1560 Hill Rd

Margaret Todd Senior Center, 1560 Hill Rd

This year, we would like to invite the children in our community to be a part of the process in creating the cover for our 2022 Holiday Card that we will be sending out to our community partners as well as other police agencies.

The contest is open to children in 6th grade and younger, who live or attend school in Novato. One winner's artwork will be selected by Chief Johnson as the design for the Novato Police Department’s 2022 holiday card. The winner will also get a few cards to send to friends and family, as well as a tour of the department. The winning design will also be on display in our lobby!

This Year’s Theme is Community. Artwork can be submitted via email: socialmedia@novato.org. Submission Deadline: Monday, October 31st, 2022 at 5:00pm.

Let’s Make our Streets Safer for Everyone! From mid-October through the end of November, you’ll see bright and colorful banners and lawn signs popping up all over Marin asking people to keep their “Eyes Up” and be alert. These signs will be asking drivers to slow down, watch when turning and look for pedestrians in the crosswalk; bicyclists to yield to pedestrians and to follow the rules of the road; And those walking to pay attention when crossing the street.

The Eyes Up, Marin Campaign is part of the Street Smarts Program and Safe Routes to Schools, locally funded programs of the Transportation Authority of Marin.

For more information, visit streetsmartsmarin.org.

¡Hagamos Nuestras Calles Más Seguras para Todos! Desde mediados de octubre hasta finales de noviembre, verá pancartas brillantes y coloridas, así como letreros en los antejardines por todo Marín pidiéndole a la gente que mantenga sus “Ojos Arriba” y esté alerta. Dichos letreros le pedirán a los conductores reducir la velocidad, observar al hacer un giro y buscar gente a pie en el cruce de peatones. Se pide a los ciclistas ceder el paso a los peatones y seguir las reglas de tránsito. A quienes caminan, se les solicita prestar atención al cruzar la calle.

La campaña de Ojos Arriba, Marín es parte del programa “Street Smarts” y Rutas Seguras a las Escuelas, ambos patrocinados por la Autoridad de Transporte de Marín.

Para más información, visite streetsmartsmarin.org.

The Downtown Novato Community Farmers Market is being held every Tuesday from 4PM - 7PM in October. The market is located at the Downtown Novato Center at 7th Street behind CVS, again this year.

Enjoy fresh, nutritious produce from local farms, packaged and prepared foods, local artisans, community groups, and live music. We hope you enjoy everything the Downtown Novato Farmers Market has to offer this year!

More information is available at ilovefarmersmarkets.org.

La feria comunitaria de agricultores del centro de Novato toma lugar cada martes de octubre de 4-7 PM. La feria tomará lugar en el Centro del centro de Novato en la Calle Séptima (7th Street) detrás de CVS, nuevamente.

Disfrute de productos agrícolas frescos y nutritivos de granjas locales, además de comida preparada y empaquetada, artesanos locales, grupos comunitarios y música en vivo. ¡Esperamos que disfrute de todo lo que ofrece la feria comunitaria de agricultores en el centro de Novato este año!

Más información en ilovefarmersmarkets.org.

Looking for inspiration and information on how to adapt your home to maximize your use of energy and water, generate and store clean power from the sun, and improve indoor air quality? Are you thinking about renovating and curious about low-impact, sustainable technologies and building materials? Have you heard about rebates and incentives to make your home more efficient, healthier, and resilient to climate change but don’t know where to start?

If so, be sure to register for the inaugural Marin Green Home Tour to be held October 19 and 20 from 6 – 8pm. This virtual event will feature short video tours of ten Marin homes, highlighting a wide range of sustainable solutions to fit a variety of budgets. A live Q&A session with the homeowner will follow each video.

The Marin Green Home Tour is being coordinated by a collaborative of Marin public agency staff, community organizations, and individuals, and is a fiscally-sponsored project of Sustainable Marin.

To register visit: maringreenhometour.org.

The Novato community rose to the occasion for Coastal Cleanup Day on September 17, 2022, with three separate litter clean-up events happening across the City!

~ 40+ student athletes from the Novato High School’s Jr. Varsity and Varsity teams and 10 coaches/parents picked up litter along Alameda del Prado, collecting 10 bags of trash and one tire.

~ 8 volunteers from the Novato Streetscape Committee partnered with Marin County Parks volunteers and staff from Caltrans to clean up litter in the Binford Road area, near Deer Park Reserve. 400 lbs. of trash and 40 lbs. of recyclables were collected as part of this clean-up.

~ Volunteers also picked up litter in the Scottsdale Pond and Marsh area, three segments of Novato Creek (downstream from Grant Avenue), and the creek area in Pioneer Park. A big shout-out to Recology for providing a large debris box for the trash collected by volunteers.

Litter in the environment can end up in our storm drains, our creeks, the SF Bay, and eventually the ocean. The timing of the clean-ups could not have been more perfect, with the first major downpour of the season occurring on the following day.

We are #NovatoProud of all volunteers that took part. Thank you!

Do you live in Novato and need help paying your rent? Whether your name is on the lease or you are renting a room, you may qualify for assistance if your household income qualifies according to HUD guidelines.

To find out how you may be eligible for Rental Assistance, contact Ceci Olmedo at 415-897-4147 ext 0 or info@northmarincs.org.

Para saber cómo puede ser eligible para asistencia de alquiler, comuníquese con Ceci Olmedo al numero 415-897-4147 ext 0 o info@northmarincs.org.

The City of Novato encourages community participation at our upcoming public meetings. Meeting details, including information on how to participate, is included in each meeting agenda packet. Agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to each scheduled meeting. To receive meeting agendas via email and/or text, sign-up at novato.org/connectwithus.

October 10 at 7pm | Novato Streetscape Committee

October 10 at 7pm | Planning Commission

October 11 at 6pm | City Council

October 13 at 2pm | Zoning Administrator

October 19 at 7pm | Design Review Commission

October 20 at 7:30am | Novato Citizens Finance Advisory/Oversight Committee

October 20 at 6pm | Sustainability Commission - Cancelled

October 24 at 7pm | Planning Commission

October 25 at 6pm | City Council

October 26 at 6pm | Multicultural Advisory Commission

October 27 at 2pm | Zoning Administrator

Visit novatojobs.org for more information and to apply.

Check out daily updates from Marin County Public Health about confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide, vaccination efforts, & more at coronavirus.marinhhs.org. 

Marin HHS Dashboards | Frequently Asked Questions

Omicron Boosters Now Available / Refuerzos de Omicron Ya Disponsible

To make an appointment, visit coronavirus.marinhhs.org/vaccinefinder. / Para hacer una cita, visite coronavirus.marinhhs.org/vaccinefinder.

Novato Gymnastics Center (Testing offered by Curative)

Visit cur.tv/novato or call 1.888.702.9042 to make an appointment. Slots for appointments appear online at 5:00pm the night before the scheduled testing date.

City of Novato Administrative Offices Parking Lot

Appointment required. Visit covidclinic.org/novato to make an appointment.

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