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
In a project managed by Junior Engineer Shawn Graf, the City’s contractor Ghilotti Bros., Inc. and their electric subcontractor, Columbia Electric, are replacing the traffic signal poles in the intersection for the new configuration of the crosswalks.
Starting this month, Pubic Works Admin employees Erika Spencer (Administrative Assistant II) and Iman Kayani (Administrative Analyst) will be taking on new duties with other departments. Anne Derrick of Community Development will be retiring at the end of the month, and with the hiring freeze, a replacement won’t be made for some time. To assist … Continued
Huge Thank you to Matt Von Bima and Trevor Thomas! These two have a combined work experience of over 20+ years working for the City of San Rafael. Recently, these two took on the task of painting seven (7) crosswalk intersections, stop legends, many directional arrows, and 22 bike lane symbols on Las Gallinas Ave – … Continued
With Shelter in Place, there has been a surge in illegal dumping around the City. Maintenance crews have been busy responding and notify adjacent property owners accordingly. The issue has been particularly worrisome as there are more people out than ever using sidewalks for their Shelter-in-Place walks – and they do not want to have … Continued
The Shelter-in-Place order has been in effect for two months now. The State has issued a four-phase plan for counties and cities for businesses to reopen especially the ones that can operate outdoors like car washes, golf courses, constructions, etc. In San Rafael, the impact of the modified restrictions showed a slight increase in traffic. … Continued
The Paint & Sign crews have turned what previously was a 2-way stop at First & E street into a 4-way stop.
Graffiti has been more active since the shelter-in-place, so the Paint & Sign crews have been very busy with removing graffiti all over town.
The Parks Department completed vegetation management projects around the City this week. The areas included the sides of Oakwood and Maywood Drive in the Sun Valley neighborhood well as a stretch of medians out on Point San Pedro Road.
With the nicer weather and shelter in place, Paint & Sign crews have been able to catch up on some much-needed work on faded stops/crosswalks. With less traffic, it’s easier to set up traffic control in various areas. Crews have also been able to stripe the roadways that have been faded including Biscayne, 3rd Street … Continued
