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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Alten Construction is currently installing the final touches to complete Fire Station 52. During the last few weeks Alten Construction has replaced the sidewalks, and curb and gutter. The landscaping, irrigation and planting to help enhance the project is already complete. The fire crews will be pleased to know that the bedroom furniture has been...
The Civic Center Dr. fire station is nearing completion too. The contractor has nearly finished taping and finishing the interior walls and painting has begun. Although, the site work has been impacted by the rain, the team projects to complete the concrete transformer pad to receive PG&E inspection in early April in time for PG&E...
This past Wednesday, our staff at the Department of Public Works and San Rafael Sanitation District hosted their first open house, where we opened our doors for a behind-the-scenes look at the inner-workings of one of our biggest City departments. Collectively, Public Works and the Sanitation District work around the clock to make sure that...
Earlier this month, we transitioned to Daylight Savings Time. In addition to adjusting our clocks to “spring forward”, now is a good time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Even detectors that are hardwired to the electrical service have batteries that power the units during electrical outages....
In response to the closure of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on February 7, caused by an upper deck joint failure, Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) announced that they will replace 31 more joints on the upper deck of the 63-year-old span. Work to replace the upper deck bridge joints started on March...
At their March 22 meeting, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors approved toll increases at the Golden Gate Bridge. The new tolls will go into effect beginning July 1, 2019, at the following rates: The toll rate will remain the lowest for FasTrak customers, who comprise 85 percent of Golden...
Over the past several weeks, City crews have been hard at work to prepare for the installation of the pedestrian bridge along Grand Avenue. The new pedestrian bridge arrived on Friday, March 8 and was partially installed on Friday, March 15. Now that the bridge is in its proper place, light poles, sidewalk ramps leading...
It’s almost time! We’ll soon be accepting applications for the 2019 Sidewalk Repair Program beginning Tuesday April 2 through Friday, May 17. This will mark the second year of our program aimed at assisting property owners with sidewalk, curb, and gutter repair. Residential property owners accepted into the program split the cost of sidewalk replacement...
In March 2018, the City entered into an agreement with SolEd, a solar financier, to assist with the City’s efforts to install solar at a few of our facilities: City Hall, downtown parking garages, the Albert J. Boro Center, and others. A solar financier, in this case, allows the City to receive solar-generated power without...
Despite the continued on and off wet weather, Van Midde and Son Concrete and the City have been hard at work completing new sidewalk, curb and gutter. On Second Street alone, 2,000 sqft of sidewalk, 200 feet of curb and gutter, and a new storm drain were recently completed. With all the rain, the benefits...
The City of San Rafael is excited to welcome an AmeriCorps team to San Rafael this Spring to support wildfire mitigation projects for private homeowners as well as in the public open space. After a competitive process, the City of San Rafael was approved to host a team for 10 weeks, from April through July...
A Process for Income Qualified Seniors to Claim an Exemption from MERA’s Parcel Tax Qualified low-income seniors in Marin County are eligible to file for a tax exemption from a parcel tax that supports the County’s next-generation emergency radio system. This exemption must be applied for annually, so anyone who qualified for this exemption this...
The City of San Rafael will be accepting applications for the 2019 Sidewalk Repair Program beginning Tuesday April 2nd through Friday, May 17th. This will mark the second year of the City’s program aimed at assisting property owners with sidewalk, curb, and gutter repair. Residential property owners accepted into the program split the cost of sidewalk replacement (50-50)...
The San Rafael Police Department’s Professional Standards Unit and the City Attorney’s Office would like to nominate the Human Resources Team (Rhonda Castellucci, Sylvia Gonzalez, Jennifer Alcantara) for Team of the Quarter for demonstrating all the attributes listed above. The HR staff have a high level of teamwork and great work ethic has allowed the...
Andy's Local Market cuts landfill waste by 33%. Your business could, too! Read the full story in the April edition of our Waste Wise Business Spotlight, along with tips for recycling and updates to California state law.
