On Friday, May 28, City Hall and most non-essential City facilities, including Public Works, will be closed in accordance with the non-public safety Furlough Schedule, which is a cost-saving measure in response to significant COVID-19 related revenue losses the City continues to experience. The 13-day closure schedule, as approved by our City Council, is effective...
On Tuesday, May 18th at 2:00 PM, the City of San Rafael read aloud bids for the Fire Stations 54 and 55 Replacement project. A total of two bids were received from firms that pre-qualified for this project. Please see document below for the bids received: Fire Stations 54 & 55 Replacement Project Bid Results
Starting May 24 through May 28, 2021 San Rafael Fire Department, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, have contracted a team to schedule roadside tree pruning and vegetation clearing in the Lincoln/San Rafael Hill neighborhood.
At the May 17th City Council meeting, Mayor Kate proclaimed the week of May 16 – May 22, 2021 as National Public Works week, in honor of the contribution public works personnel make to their communities: in the maintenance, planning, design, and construction of streets, transportation facilities, parks, storm drains, public buildings and operations, right-of-way...
There has been a request for an All-Way Stop at the intersection of Professional Center Parkway and Channing Way (south) intersection to facilitate improved pedestrian crossings across Professional Center Parkway. The purpose of this letter is to ask the users of this intersection if they: Support an All-Way Stop at Professional Center/Channing (south) Do not...
DPW maintenance staff and its contractors have been making a concerted effort in creating defensible space on properties adjacent to city Open Space as well as reducing roadside ignition sources. A contracted labor crew has been working around the Boyd Park and Robert Dollar Dr. open space areas weed eating tall grass, hand pulling broom...
One of the finishing touches completed by the Facilities Department was the addition of full wall white board paint to the East wall in the DSOG director’s new office. This project was completed by Facilities team staff member Anthoney Heaven.
Several of the planks of the benches located at the San Rafael Community Center were repeatedly broken and had been damaged in the past and as a result, the decision was made to have the benches removed.
DPW recently picked up its new (slightly used) water truck this past week. With the water restrictions in place, DPW had to increase its capabilities of using recycled water for irrigations purposes. The truck is in great condition and only needs a few additions like warning lights and decals from the Vehicle Maintenance Division to...
The City of San Rafael will be hosting the first pilot Public Art Advisory Group meeting next Tuesday, May 25 at 3:00 p.m. The pilot Public Art Group is made up of community members and local artists who will be providing feedback to groups proposing public art projects in San Rafael. Two projects will be...
From Monday, May 17th at 10 PM to Tuesday, May 18th at 7 AM, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform work on the 101 NB Central San Rafael Off-Ramp Bridge Replacement project in the City of San Rafael. The full off-ramp will be closed for the placement of a temporary bridge. Motorists are...
There has been a request for an All-Way Stop at the intersection of Professional Center Parkway and Channing Way (south) intersection to facilitate improved pedestrian crossings across Professional Center Parkway. We are interested in understanding how the local community feels about an All-Way Stop at this location. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to...
Snapshot -- de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo Mayor Kate cuts the ribbon on this year’s San Rafael Summer Farmers’ Market which continues on Thursday evenings on Fourth Street through the summer. Mayor Kate is joined by Councilmember Kertz, and representatives of the Agricultural Institute of Marin, Chamber of Commerce, Business Improvement District, and...
MARIN COUNTY – Caltrans District 4 (Bay Area), will perform overnight lane and ramp closures of northbound US-101 off-ramp to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, in Larkspur on Thursday, May 13 and Monday, May 17. These lane and off-ramp closures are needed for Caltrans crews to safely continue project work on the bicycle/pedestrian bridge at this...
Starting Sunday, May 9 at 8 pm to Monday, May 10 at 6 am, Second St between C St and B St will be closed for repaving. This is for the new residential project at 815 B . The preferred detour is up to Fourth Street and down B Street. One lane of B Street...
Critical wildfire conditions expected Friday evening and through the weekend Marin County, CA -- The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay mountains above 2,000 feet from 11 p.m. Friday, May 7th, to 6 a.m. Monday, May 10th. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are...
With the recent water use restrictions put in place by the Marin Municipal Water District, DPW will be altering operations for the use of recycled water for irrigation and street cleaning purposes. The switch to recycled water presents logistical challenges as there are only a few recycled water hydrant locations in the city that can...
As Spring arrives, the Parks staff has been busy pruning medians and roadside vegetation. A crew of 4-6 maintenance workers is responsible for pruning and clean up for most of the medians and roadsides in the city. It is a tall task, but staff work their way down the list throughout the spring and summer....
DPW recently received its order of 5 new hybrid patrol cars to replace 5 older model non-hybrid patrol cars. DPW staff will coordinate with the Police Department and vendors to get these cars outfitted to be placed into service. Since a hybrid battery powers the vehicle electronics instead of the gasoline engine while idling, we...
On or about April 10th - 11th there was an attempted break in of the Boyd Gate House. Fortunately, the individual was unsuccessful in gaining access inside but did a considerable amount of damage to the lower portion of the door. Facilities team members Omar Garcia and Anthoney Heaven assessed the damage and made the necessary repairs to the door and door jamb.
Another perfect example of teamwork! This week, the modular building located on the upper City Hall parking lot, has been relocated. This structure used to serve as the temporary living quarters for Fire Station 51 staff. After the relocation, the building will be used as temporary Fire Station 55 located on the grassy area on...
After completing the two concrete bridge columns, the contractor has been working on setting up the supports (also known as falsework) needed to construct the bridge deck. Additionally, the outer walls of the two abutments at both ends of the bridge have been completed. In the coming weeks, the contractor will be focusing on finishing...
On Thursday, May 6, the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) will be doing some paving work at the Mission Ave and Grand Ave intersection from 8 am to 3:30 pm. Flaggers will be directing cars through the area. Please obey temporary traffic control and expect delays. For questions and inquiries, please contact project manager, Gino...
Whether it is meeting with a small group of friends or holding a virtual get together, the San Rafael Police Department encourages the public to celebrate the holiday responsibly by designating a sober driver. On Cinco de Mayo, SRPD will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of...
As part of the Fire Station 54 & 55 Request for Proposals (RFP), pre-qualified contractors were required to participate in a site visit to the project location in order to be eligible to bid. The following contractors are attended the site visit: Contractor Name Contact National Garage Door Kevin Lenis GCCI, Inc. Chris Brown Wright...
Snapshot -- de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo An early morning shot from the San Rafael Bay Shoreline Path Photo Credit: Lisa Fader Last Quiz Question Shout out to Rob Fassberg for being the first to correctly answer the last Snapshot Quiz! The photo featured was of the Dan Abraham trail behind Sun Valley Elementary. Congratulations Rob and...
The City continues to study design alternatives for installing a full trash capture device in the Canal neighborhood. The project will place a trash capture device near the outflow where pump stations discharge water into the bay so that the City can comply with new law that requires us to reduce trash reaching the bay....
Beginning around mid-March, the Facilities team was asked by the Police Department to reconfigure their existing evidence cage to a new location as well as increase its size. Facilities team members Omar Garcia, Anthoney Heaven (pictured) and Michael Rieser all worked together on this project and completed the reconfiguration by the end of March. And to assist in keeping costs down, all existing materials were reused.
Vehicle Maintenance staff have been keeping busy with routine preventive maintenance and tackling unexpected repairs. In the photo you will see Garage tech Angel Lopez performing a wheel bearing service and checking the brakes on the Police Departments SWAT Trailer. Jobs like this often get overlooked as they are out of sight/out of mind, but...
Streets Division staff made some modifications to the upper parking area on Robert Dollar Dr. The paving crew, which includes Lead worker Kenny Gatlin and Maintenance workers Mike Castaneda Jeremy Quintal, Matt Gaehwiler extended the paved area to accommodate new parallel parking spaces. The paint and signs crew, which includes Lead worker Tyler Nord and...
