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Low Income Apartment Pilot Program

Marin Clean Energy's newest pilot, the Low-Income Families and Tenants(LIFT) program, offers income-qualified owners and tenants of multi-family properties, such as apartment buildings, an opportunity to save money and electricity while improving quality of life for residents. $1,200 per unit is available to fund energy efficiency improvements and appliances for items such as pipe insulation, more...

Engineering Design Services for the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Study Project Exhibit B

Engineering Design Services for the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Study Project Exhibit A

Roadway Clearance Projects

In order to improve evacuation routes, vegetation will be reduced along roads in priority neighborhoods throughout the City. The project has been funded by the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (Measure C).  Work will focus on roadside vegetation that is 14 feet above the road surface and up to 10 feet from road edges. Clearing vegetation and tree limbs...

General Plan 2040 Steering Committee Bylaws

Engineering Design Services for the City Hall Accessibility Assessment Study Project - Request for Proposal

The City of San Rafael (City) hereby requests proposals from qualified consultants for the City Hall Accessibility Assessment Study Project for the San Rafael Public Library located at 1400 Fifth Avenue. It is the intent of the City to hire a qualified consultant who can provide project management, preliminary assessments, proposed improvements, estimate of improvements...

Engineering Design Services for the City Hall Accessibility Assessment Study Project - Request for Proposal

Engineering Design Services for the Downtown Library Assessment Study Project - Addendum #2

City Council to Discuss Design Criteria for Downtown Development

What makes a great Downtown?  On Monday February 5, 2017, the San Rafael City Council will receive a presentation from Planning Commissioner Larry Paul and a working group of design professionals on Criteria for Good Design in Downtown San Rafael.  The working group has been meeting for several months to develop a cohesive design framework...

General Plan 2040 Steering Committee is Off and Running

On December 4, 2017, the City Council appointed a 23-member Steering Committee to guide the 2040 General Plan Update.   The Committee represents a diverse range of organizations and interests, including City Commissions, neighborhoods, advocacy groups, and members at-large.  Most of the members have a designated alternate, bringing the total number appointees to 45.  The Committee...

Transition from At-Large Elections to District-Based Elections - February 5, 2018

At the January 16, 2018 meeting, the City Council decided to switch to district-based elections, starting in 2020. This means that the four City Council seats will change from being elected at-large, or citywide, to by district. Each City Council member will represent a particular area of the City. Under this system, the Mayor will...

Update on Homelessness Initiatives

On Monday night, the City Council will receive an update from Andrew Hening, the City’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach. Andrew will share the progress made over the past year. The City of San Rafael and other partners took major, concrete steps towards ending homelessness and improving the quality of life in the community....

Design Criteria for New Development in Downtown

This upcoming Monday, February 5, 2018, the City Council will hear from Planning Commissioner Larry Paul and a working group composed of local design professionals and residents about “good design” criteria to guide new development in Downtown San Rafael. The suggested criteria consolidates current City policies, regulations, and guidelines that are contained in a number...

Taxis near the Transit Center

Due to construction and the upcoming SMART connection to Larkspur, the taxis that are ordinarily staged within the Bettini Transportation Center need to be relocated. On Monday evening, the City Council will consider establishing a new taxi stand at Tamalpais Avenue East, between Third and Fourth Streets. Tamalpais East is a one-way street that currently...

Expedited Permitting for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

On Monday evening, February 5, 2018, the City Council will consider establishing procedures for expedited and streamlined processes for permitting electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to comply with state law. The changes would remove barriers and help promote installation of new charging stations by homeowners and businesses throughout San Rafael. Read the staff report here.

SRFD Vegetation Management - Recent Projects

Follow our progress here, as the Vegetation Management Bureau works with the community to modify San Rafael's landscape to become more fire resilient.   In 2017, continuous efforts were underway to improve the fire safety of San Rafael's WUI and along the open-spaces of San Rafael. Along with our continued progress in 2018, we want...

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Protecting Your Home From Wildfire

Over the past few years we have all seen the devastating impact of wildfires. To help protect your family, friends, homes, businesses and community the San Rafael City Council adopted new vegetation standards as part of our Wildfire Protection Action Plan. Fire knows no boundaries and therefore vegetation standards now apply to all structures and...

District-Based City Elections

Every 10 years, local governments use new data from the Census to redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. State law requires cities and counties to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding public hearings and doing public outreach, including to underrepresented and non-English-speaking communities. We are asking for your...

999 3rd St Biomarin/Vivalon

BioMarin/Whistlestop/EDEN Housing 999 Third Street APN: 011-265-01 Address: 999 Third Street Project Numbers: ZC18-002, ZO18-003, S18-001, ED18-087, UP18-034, GPA18-001, DA18-001, SP18-006 CDR17-008-- completed 03/14/2018 Applicant: BioMarin, Shar Zamanpour Project Planner: Sean Kennings (415) 533-2111 sean@lakassociates.com Project Description BioMarin, in conjunction with Vivalon (formerly Whistlestop)/EDEN Housing, submitted a planning application for a proposed development on 999 3rd...

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