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Bay Area Bee Audacious Conference

On May 1, 2019, Bee Audacious and the Marin Art & Garden Center are co-sponsoring Bay Area Bee Audacious, a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator habitat in the San Francisco Bay Area. Buy Tickets: www.eventbrite.com Bee Audacious Bay Area is a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator...

Weather Update - Monday, April 15, 2019

Synopsis: The NWS is predicting a fast-moving storm to hit the area today bringing about 1/3” of rain. Most of the precipitation is predicted to occur late this afternoon into the early evening. Dry, warming conditions are then expected to occur for the remainder of the week. It is entirely possible that spring has officially...

2018 Sidewalk Repair Program Reaches the Quarter Way Mark

Despite the second wettest winter on record, the 2018 Sidewalk Repair reached the quarter way mark this week. With 7 more locations completed in the last two weeks, the program has now replaced sidewalks at 37 properties. Work continued in Gerstle Park as four locations on E St were successfully completed. With the rains tapering...

400 Upper Toyon Drive - April 15, 2019 City Council Meeting

Also on Monday night, the City Council will be considering an agreement with the Town of Ross relating to the annexation of a property that lies at the border of San Rafael and Ross. The property owner of 400 Upper Toyon Drive, San Rafael, submitted an application to the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to detach...

Resilient Neighborhoods Sustainable Living Workshop Series

Are you ready to lower your carbon footprint and get prepared for emergencies? Join a free Resilient Neighborhoods workshop series to achieve measurable results in five meetings and meet great people who also care about a healthy planet. Have fun calculating your personal carbon footprint, and taking effective, measurable and money-saving actions to reduce it....

Flavored Tobacco Ban Informational Report

Over the last 12 months, several of our neighboring jurisdictions (including the County of Marin, Town of San Anselmo, and City of Larkspur, to name a few) have approved bans on flavored tobacco and the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. The purpose of a flavored tobacco ban is to combat the increase in youth tobacco...

City Receives Green Business of the Year Award

At last week’s annual State of the City Dinner, we were so excited and honored to receive the Joe Garbarino Large Green Business of the Year award. Designated by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, award recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated extraordinary efforts to imbed sustainable principles in their business operations and philosophy....

2019 Marin Municipal Water District New Rates and Fee Proposals

At Monday’s meeting, Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD)’s General Manager, Ben Horenstein, will present to the City Council regarding their rate increase proposal. Mr. Horenstein will explain the contents of the proposal and provide figures detailing the impact to the City of San Rafael and San Rafael residents. There are two main components of the...

PG&E Contractors to Inspect Gas Meters in Marin County

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — As part of PG&E’s ongoing efforts to provide safe and reliable gas service to customers, contractors will perform routine gas meter inspections in Novato, San Rafael, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon this week. Contract workers are inspecting approximately 18,000 residential and commercial gas meters. The contractors with Underground Construction are carrying a...

Text-to-911 Now Available

The San Rafael Police Department, in conjunction with the Fairfax Police Department and Novato Police Department’s dispatch centers, is excited to announce that we now have the ability to accept text-to-911 service throughout our jurisdictions. CHP - Marin also accepts text-to-911. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office should begin accepting text-to-911 calls in June 2019. Wireless...

2019-04-15 Agenda Packet

Canceled-Changed - April 10, 2019

2019 Project Schedule

Open House Experience

Public Works and the San Rafael Sanitation District work around the clock to make sure that our infrastructure is functioning properly: our roads, traffic signals, sewers, bridges, City buildings, and more. Last week we opened our doors to City staff, residents and the community members of San Rafael for a behind-the-scenes look in to what...

Public Works and Community Development Joint Stormwater Training

With the help of Rob Carson, Program Administrator of the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program, Public Works and Community Development met to learn about stormwater systems, and the rules and regulations that govern discharge to our creeks and bays. About 25 city employees attended the two-hour training at City Hall. The City, under a...

Basement Work in the Public Safety Center

The basement at the PSC is looking more gorgeous each day. The concrete block walls have been installed allowing for plumbing, fire sprinkler piping and ductwork to be placed in the basement. Large pieces of equipment are being delivered and stored in the basement so that they are available as needed to expidite construction. A...

Ready, Set, PLAY! Albert Park Grand Opening April 29th

The City’s contractor, M3 Integrated Services, has installed the resilient rubber surfacing at the Albert Park play area. The landscapers were out this week starting some beautification improvements to the park. Once the final touches have been completed the City will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony which is scheduled for April 29th at 3:30...

Saturated Soil: 70 Irwin Update

The City’s contractor Valentine Corp. resumed work last week. Due to the heavy rains the site was saturated with water and mud. Valentine Corp removed over 400 cubic yards of mud and installed spring drains that will divert several liters per minute out of the hill through a subterranean drainage system.

Almost Solar Ready: City Hal Switchgear

Cal Elite Builders poured the retaining wall for the new eletrical pad on Saturday. They have started compacting back-fill inside of the wall in preparation for pouring the new electrical pad. After this project is complete and new switch gear is installed the infrastructure at City Hall will be ready for solar panel installation on...

Bridge Over Calm Waters: Grand Avenue Bridge

On Friday, March 15th, the City’s contractor hit a major milestone by installing the new pedestrian bridge over San Rafael canal. At 1:20 AM, a very large crane, stationed inside of the Toyota Marin parking lot, hoisted the bridge into place capping many years of planning and design. The installation of the bridge took a...

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