Public Works is making the necessary repairs to modular during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of our city staff. Water damage in subfloor was detected under this window. All of the compromised areas were removed, replaced and made safe and solid. Exterior siding was removed and an area where water had penetrated was … Continued
Our maintenance division staff have been rotating to deliver lunches to St. Vincent’s on behalf of the EOC. There are a lot of hungry mouths to feed!
The Parks Department completed some much-needed work along the pathway behind Spinnaker IV. The crew focused on removing weeds and trash as well as pruning shrubs and reducing encampment sites.
Paint crews installed new stop signs at Martens Boulevard at Octavia Street. The streets division also changed the intersection at C Street and Taylor Street from a two-way stop to a four-way stop.
This week, the Streets paving crew took advantage of the Shelter-In-Place order to pave 3rd Street, that normally would have been congested with traffic. The Parks Division also got some much-needed vegetation maintenance done on Pt. San Pedro Road and Andersen Drive.
Over the last few weeks, we have been experiencing a massive influx of gang graffiti in San Rafael. The Public Works sign crew has been painting over the tags, but the walls get tagged again. These tags in the image below are located on Caltrans property under the freeway at Mission.
The COVID-19 Stay-in-Place order statewide has impacted many aspects of the way we conduct our daily activities especially outside of our homes. Limiting it made a significant influence in the way we conduct business whether it’s personal or business. Traffic was impacted as many cannot travel or have no place to go except to procure … Continued
This week, the Parks Crew removed an old water tank from near the playground at Bret Harte Park. Also, the pump and paving crew pulled and repaired a clogged pump at the N. Francisco pump station. They also buttoned up a couple of sidewalk repair pave backs in the Peacock Gap area so that there … Continued
The Engineering group is continuing to work hard (while sheltering in place at their homes) on multiple essential public works design and construction projects. We have implemented several ways to stay on track and check in with each other. The team has followed management’s recommendation to track time through a Telework tracking spreadsheet. In addition, … Continued
Public Works Staff is working with the Public Information Office to help with translating the outreach messages that the City has posted at our parks as well as the city website and social media. Here is an example of a translated message: APARCAMIENTO SOLO PARA RESIDENTES LOCALES Para proteger la salud y seguridad pública mientras … Continued
