Over the past several meetings, the City Council has discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. On Monday evening, the City Council will discuss a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the San Rafael Police Association. At the City Council’s direction, this MOU would be brought back for final consideration in September....
Please be advised that San Rafael Mayor Gary Phillips and Governor Brown have authorized that the flag of the United States be lowered and flown at half-staff at San Rafael facilities in honor and remembrance of Fire Battalion Chief Matthew Burchett, of Draper, Utah, who passed away on August 13, 2018, while working on the Mendocino Complex Wildfires. We extend our heartfelt...
The flag of the United States will be lowered and flown at half-staff at all City facilities in honor and remembrance of Cal Fire Heavy Equipment Mechanic Andrew Blake until further notice. Andrew was tragically killed while assisting with the Carr Fire on August 9, 2018. We extend our heartfelt and sincere condolences to the Brake Family and Cal Fire. Please...
DPW’s four man Sign and Paint Crew gave Second and Third Street intersections, from the Miracle Mile to Lincoln Ave., some fresh paint to brighten up the directional arrows and lane lines. Two streets down, 1067 to go!
On Friday night, August 9, 2018, SMART’s contractor will be grinding the asphalt at the intersection of Andersen Drive and Francisco Blvd. West. Traffic control measures will be installed at 7:00 pm and the intersection will be closed at 9:00 pm to get started. Traffic controls will be in place to direct the public around...
The SMART Larkspur extension is at full speed ahead with the Francisco Blvd. West realignment and Phase-1 of the Multi-Use Path (from Rice Street to Andersen Drive). SMART’s contractor, Stacy Witbeck/Herzog has completed installation of the underground drainage and is now grading for the realignment of Francisco Blvd West and the SMART tracks between 2nd...
Public Works crews from the Street Division have begun removing accumulated sediment and cattails from the City of San Rafael drainage channels. Our crews clearing about 4 miles and 900 tons of material from City of San Rafael drainage channels. We will be clearing the channels along the 580 Highway and Manuel T. Freitas Parkway. ...
We are thrilled to see the construction teams make huge progress at all three Essential Facilities projects. At Fire Station #52, the Training Tower erection has been completed. Minor electrical and mechanical work is to follow and is scheduled to be completed by the end of August. The Training Classroom is now completely watertight and...
Following concerns brought up by City staff during the monthly Health and Safety Committee meeting, the Department of Public Works was asked to have the seat wall behind Safeway on A street removed due to the threat to public health and safety. This week the Ghilotti Bros. removed the wall and restored the area. The...
On Monday August 6, the San Rafael City Council will consider a number of changes to the membership roster of the General Plan 2040 Steering Committee. Minor revisions to the bylaws also will be considered. The new appointments respond to turnover in membership due to relocation, expiring Commission terms, and other factors. The proposed changes...
On Monday night, the City Council will consider three agreements relating to the Grand Avenue Pathway Connector Project: a construction contract for a 12-foot-wide bicycle/pedestrian bridge east of the existing vehicular bridge along Grand Avenue over the San Rafael Canal waterway; an agreement for inspection services to review contractor work and manage coordination between utility...
Over the past several meetings, the City Council has discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. At Monday night’s meeting, the City Council will consider approving additional revisions for the following three unrepresented groups: Unrepresented Mid-Management, Executive Management, and Elected City Clerk and Elected City Attorney. More information can be found...
The intersection at Andersen Drive and Francisco Boulevard West will be closed each night from 7:30 pm to 6:00 am starting August 10, 2018 through August 13, 2018. The span of the closure will be from Francisco West (O’Reilly auto parts driveway) to Andersen Drive. The work being done to the intersection will consist of...
San Rafael Mayor Gary Phillips has authorized that the flag of the United States be lowered and flown at half-staff at all City facilities until sunset on Saturday, August 4th in honor and remembrance of fallen firefighters, City of Redding Fire Inspector Jeremy Stoke and Captain Brian Hughes of the Arrowhead Hotshots.
The Marin Housing Authority is conducting a below-market-rate (BMR) lottery drawing for a 2-bedroom /1-bath condominium in the Meadowcreek development of Corte Madera. The application deadline is 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 9th. Marin Housing’s Below Market Rate Homeownership Program offers low to moderate income, first-time home buyers the opportunity to purchase one of the 350 BMR...
Our community is making significant progress towards ending chronic homelessness. In the last four months alone, we have housed 24 more people, bringing our total to 71. Beyond our work with the HOT Team and Coordinated Entry, the City recently renewed its contract with Downtown Streets Team, which has now helped 100+ people experiencing homelessness...
Proposal Post Date: July 26, 2018 Proposal Due Due: August 21, 2018, 10:00 am (see Addendum #1) Link to full FY 2018-19 Routine Tree Services Request for Proposals Document Addendum #1 The City of San Rafael (City) hereby requests proposals for on-call tree services from a qualified tree maintenance business that is duly registered and...
Proposal Post Date: July 26, 2018 Proposal Due Due: August 21, 2018, 10:00 am (see Addendum #1) Link to full FY 2018-19 Emergency On-Call Tree Services Request for Proposals Document Addendum #1 The City of San Rafael (City) hereby requests proposals for on-call tree services from a qualified tree maintenance business that is duly registered...
Terra Linda Community Center and Pool is temporary closed to the public due to police activity in the area. Please avoid the Terra Linda Park neighborhood. Officers are investigating an incident on Penny Royal Lane and are requesting a shelter in place in the area bordered by Del Ganado, Pine Lane, Las Raposas. Updates on...
The County of Marin invites community residents to apply to be members of the countywide Priority Setting Committee. This Committee oversees the distribution of federal funds through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) in Marin County. There are three (3) openings on the Priority Setting Committee for community members...
On Monday, July 16th City Council approved a $4.50 annual increase for the Pt. San Pedro Median Assessment District – the first increase since the inception of the Assessment District in 2013. For the last few years, the revenue generated for the Operations and Maintenance of the district has not covered the actual operations and...
Freitas Parkway The Parks Department finished their annual pruning of the medians on Freitas Parkway last Saturday. This is the largest pruning project the department undertakes each year and took a total of 10 full work days to complete. Twenty-five truckloads of material were cut and cleared from the medians. There will be a channel...
SMART’s contractors have hit the ground running on the Francisco West roadway improvements between Rice Dr and Second St. The old roadway has been completely removed, and the contractor is diligently working on the underground work. To date, lengthy sections of new storm drain pipe have been installed. Rice Dr remains open as a detour...
In anticipation of the new time-limited parking changes coming to East San Rafael, the City recently sent over 4,000 letters to residents, businesses, and property owners in the area. Public Works spent the past few weeks marking locations of poles that will be installed to hang the new signs associated with the parking changes. These...
On Monday evening, Lauren Davini, Traffic Engineer, brought the San Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 2018 Update to City Council, where they approved the Plan and the Negative Declaration unanimously. Updating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is no easy task; it was a year and a half of gathering and mapping existing conditions,...
Two years ago the City of San Rafael - in partnership with St. Vincent de Paul, Homeward Bound, the County of Marin, Buckelew, the Marin Housing Authority, and the Ritter Center - launched the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT Team) to house long-term, chronically homeless individuals in our community. Fast forward to earlier this year, and the...
Pre-construction inspections were completed on June 18th. Staff is now working on finalizing the data for inspections of the 366 private properties that applied for the Sidewalk Repair Program. Depending on the work required, some homeowners may see white spray paint on their sidewalks. Due to the Fourth of July holiday week, and double the...
The San Rafael Age-Friendly Task Force is happy and grateful to announce that we have received a matching grant from the Marin Community Foundation (MCC) and the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The City of San Rafael made the grant possible by matching the funds that were available through MCF/HHS. The grant funds will be...
During the month of June, Alten Construction completed the excavation of all footings and spread footings. Rebar installation for strip and spread footings were completed, inspected, and poured in place. Contractor also erected, formed and poured all basement columns. The installation of the shotcrete forms began by erecting all the forms along C-Street and 5th...
Project Progress During the month of June, Alten Construction completed MEP and fire protection rough- in at the Fire Station building. Framing activity continued on the 1st and 2nd floors as well. At the Classroom building, insulation, drywall and exterior plater were completed. TPO roofing and flashing were substantially completed as well. Site CMU was completed...
