Engineering & Public Works

Engineering

The Engineering Divison provides professional engineering review and inspections for all new development projects; develop, manage and deliver the Capital Improvement Program for the City and the Redevelopment Agency; provide day-to-day division operations including responses to public inquiries, issuance of encroachment permits, grading permits, and wide-load permits. In addition, the Engineering Division manages the City’s Clean Water Program and the City-wide Lighting and Landscape Assessment Districts.

Public Works

The Public Works Division maintains all the City’s parks, landscape median, streets, sidewalks, infrastructure and public facilities. This division makes certain that the stormwater and wastewater discharged into San Pablo Bay is clean through the City’s Creek Maintence Program, Storm Drain Maintenance Program, Street Sweeping Program and Sanitary Sewer Program. In addition, the Public Works Division eliminates safety hazards with the City’s Fire Break Program in open spaces, Tree Triming Program in parks and streets, and maintains an ongoing hazard abatement program.