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 … Continued
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, … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Downtown Streets Team has helped 100 people experiencing homelessness in Marin County regain employment. Since 2013, Downtown Streets Team has been a critical resource for helping the City accomplish its goals relating to homelessness, including ending chronic and veteran homelessness, decreasing the overall number of people experiencing homelessness, improving the quality of life for all … Continued
On Monday evening, the City Council will consider adopting an update to the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. This plan helps guide improvements and set priorities to make it safer and more comfortable to bike and walk throughout San Rafael. Since the last update in 2011, over 7 miles of bike routes, bike lanes … Continued
Also on Monday, the City Council will consider approving 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 … Continued
On Monday evening, the City Council will consider a response to the recently released Grand Jury report, Body-worn Cameras and Marin Law Enforcement: Follow Up Report. Body-worn cameras became standard equipment at the San Rafael Police Department in October of 2014 and our officers have embraced the technology. We recently upgraded to a new generation … Continued
Also on Monday night, the City Council will hold public hearings for the Baypoint Lagoons Landscaping and Lighting and the Point San Pedro Road Median Landscaping Assessment Districts. The proposed assessment for the Baypoint Lagoons Assessment District is $759.61 per parcel and supports the maintenance of various infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, storm drains, landscaping, lighting, … Continued
At their last meeting, the City Council discussed and approved several employee labor agreements with various bargaining groups. At their meeting on Monday, the City Council will consider approving the employee labor agreement with the Public Employee Union Local 1 bargaining group. For more information, read the staff report.
