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Development Impact Fees Information

Introduction This handout is intended to inform individuals of the variety of fees that may be collected by the City for new development projects. This summary also describes fees collected by other agencies with jurisdiction within the City. In these instances, the fee is not noted, but a contact at the agency is identified for...

San Rafael Street Light Upgrades Begin this Week

The City takes a big step this week in its commitment to increase energy efficiency and reduce San Rafael’s overall carbon footprint with the replacement of more than 2,700 street light bulbs with LED lights. The LED (light-emitting diode) lights, use dramatically less energy than standard older, high pressure sodium lights, and are estimated to...

Freitas Parkway Undergrounding District

In the 1960s the California Public Utilities Commission established a statewide utility undergrounding program to eliminate the concentration of overhead electric and telecommunication lines and wooden utility poles along major arterial streets, public areas of scenic value, and the downtown or civic center core. Funds to support this program are collected by utility companies,...

What You Need to Know: Potential PG&E Power Shutoff

Prepare Now Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has notified the County of Marin that it may activate its Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) protocols in response to a high wind event and Red Flag Warning. At 7:30am this morning, PG&E said it could potentially initiate a planned power shutoff in parts of Marin County...

How to get tested

How do I get tested and what do I do if I test positive? There are several ways to get tested for COVID-19 in Marin. Anyone experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should immediately call their medical provider and seek testing. Marin Community Clinics offer phone and in-person appointments. You can call them at (415) 448-1500. Even if you aren’t experiencing...

City Council Goals & Strategies - 2018

At their 7 p.m. meeting on Monday evening, the City Council will hear an informational report about the draft City Council Goals & Strategies for Fiscal Year 2018-19. This guiding document consists of a set of goals, strategies, and key implementation tasks for the upcoming fiscal year, and parallels the City budget. The goals are...

8/24/18 - Uncontrolled Crosswalks Evaluation and Prioritization

Last year as part of a larger effort to improve pedestrian safety, the City developed an evaluation and prioritization process to score and rank uncontrolled pedestrian crossings. An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing is where the sidewalks or designated walkways intersect a roadway at a location where there is no traffic control (i.e. traffic signal, STOP sign). ...

Source of Income Discrimination

What is "Source of Income Discrimination"? State law prohibits housing discrimination based on a person’s source of income (California Government Code Section 12921), but case law has established that California’s source of income discrimination law does not protect individuals or families with third party rental subsidies because rental payments do not qualify as a source...

Community Health and Safety Notice: Landfill Gas Monitoring Bellam Blvd. Landfill

Landfill Gas Monitoring Bellam Blvd. Landfill aka San Rafael Landfill 31 Windward Way, San Rafael Drilling and Well Installation: March 2024 Monitoring and Sampling: March 2024 through March 2025 On behalf of the City of San Rafael, Haley & Aldrich, Inc. is performing landfill site assessment and perimeter landfill gas monitoring and sampling at the...

BioMarin/Whistlestop Project in Downtown

At Monday night’s City Council meeting, which starts at 7 p.m., the City Council will consider approving a redevelopment project in Downtown at 999 Third Street. BioMarin is proposing to redevelop a former PG&E site by building two new 70 ft tall office buildings totaling 207,000 square feet, which will be incorporated into their existing...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Informational Report

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...

Employment & Homelessness - Pt 2

Read Part 1 Here Housing "affordability" is often discussed in the context of housing prices, but it is equally dependent on how much we have to spend. For most of us, how much we have to spend is dependent on the wages we earn at our jobs. The Department of Housing & Urban...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: In-Classroom Learning Delayed

Marin County Public Health and Marin County Office of Education presented a recommendation to implement a phased-in, hybrid approach to learning for the fall K-12 semester. The gradual approach will include distance learning along with small in-person groups. Following the guidance of Marin Public Health, individual districts will determine when it is appropriate to bring small groups of children into the classroom....

City Council - April 15, 2024 (Revised)

Date and time: 2024-04-11 06:00 pmLocation: City Council - April 15, 2024Department: Public MeetingsDate and time: 2024-04-11 06:00 pmLocation: City Council - April 15, 2024Department: Public MeetingsAgendaAGENDA SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING AT 4:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. This meeting will be held in-person. This meeting is...

City Council - May 20, 2024 (Revised)

Date and time: 2024-05-20 06:00 pmLocation: City Council - May 20, 2024Department: City CouncilAgendaSAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024 REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. San Rafael City Council Chambers 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Watch Online: Watch on Zoom Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/sr-city-council Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 444-9171...

Freitas/Las Gallinas Construction Update 06/29/17

Work Completed To Date The City's Contractor, Ghilotti Bros, has widened Freitas Parkway heading eastbound as drivers approach the intersection. This roadway widening will allow for the extension of the existing bike lane up to the traffic signal. Recently the traffic signal operations were modified such that the existing left turn lanes on Freitas could...

City Hall Switchgear Replacement Project

The switchgear at City Hall (1400 Fifth Avenue) is over 50 years old and is past its usable life. In addition, the existing transformer and service to City Hall are not complaint with current PG&E standards and will need to be upgraded as part of this project. The City plans to install solar panels at...

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