MMWD will need to temporary close Meyer Rd to address an emergency water leak. They have applied for an encroachment permit EP2210-076. Crews are responding now and are notifying residents in person of the situation.
Construction is now complete the City’s 20 Meyer Rd. project. The project has now installed a new retaining wall and guardrail. The adjacent hillside has also been stabilized using erosion control mats and hydroseed. The Department of Public Works thanks the community and neighbors for their patience during these road closures.
Recently, the council chambers have been updated by mounting a tv for ADA purposes in a continuous effort to provide reasonable accommodation(s) for City residents and its visitors. This modification is in addition to other ADA chamber modification work that was completed several months ago.
In the photo, Garage technician Angel Lopez is shown preparing to replace a faulty automatic transmission from one of our Parks utility trucks using our newly purchased mobile column lifts. Each column lift has a rated lifting capacity of 18,500lbs, and when using four of them simultaneously, they will lift all our heavy-duty trucks that are in … Continued
Every couple of years for the parks that need it, a fresh layer of playground bark is added. The bark is ASTM Certified Engineered Wood Fiber and is engineered for fall protection. It is safer than sand to use underneath the playground structures. The bark contains no metal or toxic residues and meets ADA, ASTM, … Continued
A tractor trailer inadvertently clipped some tree limbs along Old Redwood Highway causing one of the limbs to fall and get wedged between the cab and the trailer and causing both lanes of traffic to be blocked. Parks Maintenance crew members Matt Scales, Nathan Momsen, and Tyler Nord from the Streets Division assisted with cutting … Continued
Remodeling your office can lead to a better use of space. Recently, the police department requested that the Police Substation located at the Albert Boro Community center be renovated. The walls were repaired, and repainted and new carpet was installed. In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, the HVAC system was improved to give increased airflow … Continued
The Parks Department has been busy acquiring new electric leaf blowers to comply with the new City ordinance that bans the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The ban took effect on October 1st. https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/leafblowers/ On July 18, 2022, the City Council passed an ordinance to regulate the operation of gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits. … Continued
As we enter the winter season one of the projects that the streets department takes on is cleaning ditches. Some of the reasons we clean them are to make sure there are no obstructions and to create room for new sediment to gather. As you can see in the attached photo, we used a skid … Continued
The Facilities team took advantage of the summer break and completed some needed repairs on the Pickleweed childcare sandbox while the children were away. The old sandbox provided many years of fun play for the children who attended the center. While many of the existing posts were able to be reused the top and side … Continued
