On Tuesday evening, the City Council will hear a summary of recommendations related to parking and wayfinding (signage) in Downtown. The objectives of this study were to analyze the City’s current public parking; explore anticipated future parking needs including transit ridership; examine and upgrade the current wayfinding program for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians; and to propose … Continued
After 18 years of service, San Rafael’s City Clerk, Esther Beirne is retiring. At their Tuesday meeting, the City Council will consider appointing an Interim City Clerk to serve on a temporary basis, as well as releasing a call for applications to appoint a permanent City Clerk to serve until the next election in 2020. … Continued
The City’s financing team is preparing to move forward with the marketing and sale of the bonds for the new Public Safety Center, Fire Station 52, and Fire Station 57 and on Tuesday, the City Council will consider an ordinance to pave the way. The approval of the proposed ordinance does not authorize the issuance … Continued
There are upcoming vacancies on the following boards and commissions: Library Board of Trustees; the Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority (Zero Waste Marin) Local Task Force; and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Economic Development and Affordable Housing. Starting Wednesday, the City Council will be accepting applications. MORE INFO ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS STAFF REPORT — LIBRARY BOARD … Continued
Business license renewal notices have been distributed to all businesses with active licenses in San Rafael. Each license renewal is due by February 15 and the City accepts cash, checks, money orders, and most major credit cards. Licenses may be renewed online via credit card or eCheck at www.cityofsanrafael.org/businesslicenses. For questions about business licenses, please call … Continued
The City of San Rafael (City) hereby requests proposals from qualified consultants for the Downtown Library Assessment Study Project for the San Rafael Public Library located at 1100 E St. It is the intent of the City to hire a qualified consultant who can provide project management, preliminary assessments, proposed improvements, estimate of improvements costs … Continued
The City of San Rafael observes eleven public holidays each year during which non-essential City offices are closed. The listing below provides details of these closures for the current calendar year. 2018 CITY HOLIDAYS Monday, January 1, 2018 New Year’s Day Monday, January 15, 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Monday, February 19, 2018 President’s … Continued
In 2017 the City of San Rafael and our partners took major, concrete steps towards ending homelessness and improving the quality of life in our community. To start off the year, on January 27th almost 100 community volunteers were deployed across the entire county for the bi-annual Homeless Point-in-Time Count. The results were mixed – … Continued
This morning, December 28, 2017, the City received notice from Caltrans bridge inspection staff that the existing Southern Heights Bridge should be closed effective immediately due to structural safety concerns. As a result, we’ve closed the bridge and installed detour signage. The City is currently working with a bridge consultant to design a new concrete … Continued
City administrative offices and facilities will be closed from Monday, December 25, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Services Available Police, fire and paramedic services will be fully staffed with 9-1-1 emergency service continuing to dispatch calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some facilities will … Continued
