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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...

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

Coleman Childcare Center had issues with a sinking subfloor at the entrance. Due to deferred costs for larger projects, the flooring became costlier. As our team was removing the flooring, they found pests under the modular and pest control services were needed to remedy the issues. All damaged subfloor area was removed, and additional framing support added for new subfloor going in, linoleum was patched in. Pest control work...

Parkside Preschool had plumbing issues with their sink. The damaged sink plumbing was leaking from multiple connections, the faucet was worn and damaged beyond repair. The water damage to the surrounding area was significant. Our facilities team had to replace the sink basin, faucet, water shutoff valve, and removed and cleaned up the damaged area....

Albert J. Boro Community Center received a wiring upgrade for future computer stations. Our team added several new 120v electrical receptacles on walls as needed. While doing this upgrade, they also ran new wiring for the computers to have online capabilities. The team installed cat6 cable throughout the lab which will be concealed in walls to create a clean look...

The Pickleweed Childcare ADA ramp was in need of an upgrade. The ramp was slick and was creating a dangerous situation for the staff and children that use the facility. The team repainted the ramp with a non-slip paint and touched up the railings for a simple yet elegant solution to the problem!

Our facilities division provided the retaining wall behind City Hall with a much-needed paint job to keep our City Hall clean and well-maintained. It’s amazing what a pressure washer and a new coat of paint can do to brighten the area and enhance the public’s perception of the City