Garage staff continue to keep busy with regular maintenance and unscheduled repairs of City vehicles. The Garage staff has also been working on putting this Black and White PD unit back into service. We salvaged parts from two other vehicles that will be sent to auction to make one functioning vehicle and will replace a...
Facilities crew members Michael Rieser and Anthony Heaven made necessary repairs to the Albert J Boro community Deck. The deck was missing boards and the existing gate and railing needed updating. The staff made repairs and inspected other areas of the deck to ensure that it was safe for use
Along with 10 other Marin Agencies, San Rafael was awarded funding to support local businesses and redesign public streets through the TAM Quick Build Program. San Rafael’s application proposed to convert 7-9 parking areas along Fourth Street into outdoor dining areas. The City would procure and install the barricades and planter boxes, so that restaurants...
It took a village, but with the help of City Maintenance Crews, Parking Services, Emergency Services, DC Electric, and the Striping Contractor, C and D Streets were opened to two-way traffic on Wednesday August 5. The main purpose was to better facilitate Emergency Access to and from the new Public Safety Center, but all visitors...
Matt Gaehwiler and the Forester & Kroeger crew worked in unison to prepare for the upcoming rains. Matt and the contractor worked on not only clearing the ditch near Smart & Final, but also did some vegetation management in the area. This work is important in helping prevent flooding and ensures proper water flow.
After two years of coordination between the City, Caltrans, County of Marin, and Kaiser, the City is moving forward with construction of the Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing project. This project stretches from just east of Smith Ranch Road and Los Gamos Drive under Highway 101 to Smith Ranch Road and Redwood Highway. As part of...
Construction has started on Francisco Blvd East from Vivian to Grand Avenue. The City has coordinated with the San Rafael Sanitation District to complete both a much anticipated sidewalk widening project with a sewer replacement project. Due to the decrease in volume of traffic during the COVID pandemic, construction has moved to day work during...
San Rafael’s brand-new Public Safety Center is nearing the finish line. Earlier this week, the project team gave the Department Directors and City Manager a tour of the new building. Mayor Gary Phillips was also able to join in. The building has begun occupancy. San Rafael Police started to move in this week and Fire...
The Southern Heights Bridge replacement project, a fully state-funded project, is moving closer to construction. The City recently selected a firm to lead construction management for the complicated project and will be seeking Council approval on August 3rd for the $425,000 professional services contract. AT&T also recently moved their lines away from the bridge, readying...
In order to assure safe passage for our sidewalks and streets, Paving Crew employees Arturo Tinoco, Jeremy Quintal and Matt Gaehwiler are hard at work in the Peacock Gap area paving back the asphalt after the sidewalk, curb and gutter had been replaced as part of the sidewalk repair program.
Last week, Public Works Streets Division crew members Tyler Nord and Brendan Smith assisted Johnny Doughnuts to install their temporary outdoor dining space in two parking spaces adjacent to their business. Johnny Doughnuts applied to use the parking spaces through the City’s new Outdoor Dining & Retail Application, but shortly after they applied they reached...
During the first week of July we received information from a disabled resident that he was not able to access the Harry Barbier Memorial Park near the Nike missile site due to the lack of clearance at the entrance. Unfortunately, his mobility device could not fit in between the metal posts. Bill Guerin, Director of...
Parks Department employee Rene Ramos completed some much-needed weed removal around the Corporation Yard. The Parks Crews also started doing their annual pruning of bottlebrush in the median along Las Colindas. The crews are expected to finish this work next week.
Vehicle Mechanic Angel Lopez has been working on the upfit of a newly acquired car for PD. This includes installing and wiring all the emergency lighting/siren and Police radio. DPW purchased this vehicle Certified Used from a Ford Dealer which saved the City half the cost of purchasing new. One of the many ways the...
In with the new out with the old. Many of the police facilities and equipment have been moving to the Public Safety Center. This means that as they are moving, repairs and cleaning are needed in the previously occupied spaces. For the last few weeks the Facilities Division have been making numerous repairs to the...
The Facilities team has been sprinting to get various jobs done around the City. The team of three had to jump back into the fray by completing several electrical modifications for the new Public Safety Center in nine office spaces. The existing double gang receptacles were removed, and new junction boxes were installed allowing wiring...
It has been a hectic few months for the Facility Division. They have been assisting in the move for the Public Safety Center, however, current existing buildings still need attention. For the last few weeks, Omar Garcia, Michael Rieser, and Anthoney Heaven have been taking care of much needed work throughout the City. They are...
The Sidewalk Repair Program resumed work in East San Rafael in early June. Since then, the City's contractor, Van Midde and Son Concrete have completed sidewalks at another 30 locations on San Marino and Riviera Dr with an additional 70 properties scheduled in the neighborhood. Work will continue on Riviera Dr and start heading back...
The Department of Public Works and ERA Construction are planning to resurface the pavement on D Street and Via Sessi as part of the Public Safety Center Resurfacing project and in preparation for the opening on the City’s new Public Safety Center in August. WHAT: D Street will be closed to ALL vehicle travel, while...
The Sidewalk Repair Program resumed work in East San Rafael in early June. Since then, the City's contractor, Van Midde and Son Concrete have completed sidewalks at another 20 locations on San Marino and Riviera Dr with an additional 50 properties scheduled in the neighborhood. Work on Riviera Dr. will continue and will start heading...
Many positive changes are taking place in downtown San Rafael. The City is taking on street rehabilitation work around the Public Safety Building, converting B and C Streets to two-way operations and we are installing conduit and fiber underground to strengthen the communication infrastructure in order to improve the operation of traffic signals. Work is...
The Parks Dept did quite the clean up along the pedestrian walkway next to Spinnaker II. Shrubs and groundcover were pruned, and garbage and weeds were removed from the area as well. Several of the neighbors called or sent messages thanking the staff for their hard work, willingness to address requests, and their general great...
For the last few months acts of graffiti have slowed down. However, tagging is still an ongoing issue that our Streets Division must tackle. Our “eye on the path” City Manager Jim Schutz, reported some very offensive graffiti and Tyler Nord and Gabe Dias immediately addressed it with a fresh coat of paint. Though we...
Homeless camps are never fun to cleanup for anyone, but our DPW Streets crews assisted the San Rafael PD with this task. Sometimes the location of these sites is not the easiest to get to, but Tyler Nord, Brendan Smith, and Gabe Dias made the challenging trek and cleaned out 2 campsites. One campsite was...
The Streets Division’s paint crew has been trying to catch up with maintenance upkeep in the Terra Linda neighborhoods. Trevor Thomas and Matt Von Bima were hard at work repainting all the crosswalks, stops, limit lines, turn arrows and many more. The duo painted for three (3) days to help make the traffic markings for...
DPW garage staff and PD just put the last of three recently purchased Hybrid Patrol vehicles into service. These new hybrid models are expected to save up to 30% on fuel costs per vehicle and are better for the environment.
The Vehicle Maintenance Division has stayed busy keeping up with routine maintenance and unscheduled repairs on city vehicles. Staff has been wearing masks and are able to maintain social distance as they work on vehicles and equipment. They also sanitize high touch areas as necessary.
The east side office library wall and wall-mounted bookshelves were removed to create more space for library staff. This created a more open floor plan to help staff navigate the area more freely. In addition to the wall removal, old carpeting was removed and replaced with already existing carpet squares.
Repairs to the Falkirk rear gates were made due to damage caused by Homeless people attempting to gain access to under deck area. The lattice was torn off and broken in several places. To help reinforce the gate we added 2’x4’s and plywood to strengthen the lower section. We removed the old material and garbage from below the...
Terra Linda Pool and Community Center was having some issues with the pressure regulator for the water main. The unit developed a crack in the brass body and needed to be replaced. Out Facilities Team found an exact replacement locally and were able to make the repair same day
