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San Carlos City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority Regular Meeting
Council Chambers, City Hall
600 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
September 26, 2022 7:00 PM
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
City Council Present: Sara McDowell, Mayor
Ronald Collins, Councilmember
John Dugan, Councilmember
Laura Parmer-Lohan, Councilmember
Adam Rak, Vice Mayor
Staff Present: Adam Aronson, Economic Development and Housing Manager Nil Blackburn, Assistant City Manager
Sajuti Haque, Senior Management Analyst
Steven Machida, Public Works Director
Jeff Maltbie, City Manager
Crystal Mui, City Clerk
Cristian Padilla, Economic Development Coordinator
Lisa Porras, Planning Manager
Dave Pucci, Deputy Fire Chief
Gregory Rubens, City Attorney
Al Savay, Community Development Director
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Sara McDowell.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor McDowell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
City Mana ger Jeff Maltbie removed item f – on-call legal services agreements, from the Consent Calendar for additional staff review.
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Receive an Annual Update from the Community Foundation of San Carlos.
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Jessica Yang, Vice President of the Community Foundation of San Carlos, provided a report on the Foundation’s work in the previous year, and Michael Campbell, President of the Foundation, spoke on their strategic planning process.
5. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor McDowell thanked community members who volunteere d at yesterday’s Day of Service and commended staff for their work on the event.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Miles Hampton, resident, spoke on the need to pave the streets on Montgomery Street.
Mayor McDowell directed staff to follow-up with Mr. Hampton on his comment.
Ellyn Dooley, resident, spoke on the need for updates to the City’s Reach Code.
Mary Beth Byko wsky,
Outreach Analyst with the California Department of Insurance, provided an update from their agency and noted an emergency preparedness and wildfire virtual town hall they’re hosting tomorrow.
Anna Axiaq, resident, requested Council repaint the crosswalk at Industrial across from Melodic Remedy and consider adding a crosswalk light. She also inquired about the plans involving a local automotive transmission business going out of business.
Mayor McDowell requested staff follow-up with Ms. Axiaq on her comments. 7 7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor McDowell reminded Council that item f - on-call legal services agreements, was pulled from the Consent Calendar. She recused herself from item e - Fire Station 16 Replacement Project, as she lives within close proximity.
RESULT: Adopted [Unanimously] City Council Consent Calendar items ‘a’ - ‘d’ and ‘g’.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Dugan, Collins, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
a. Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
b. Approve Minutes of August 22, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting.
c. Adopt a Resolution Amending the City of San Carlos' Conflict of Interest Code.
Resolution 2022-100
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d. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the 2022 Sewer System CCTV Inspection Project C1736; and Authorizing the Public Works Director to Issue and Record a Notice of Completion. Resolution 2022-101
e. Adopt a Resolution Awarding the Fire Station No. 16 Replacement Project C9823; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Public Projects Agreement with Beals Martin & Associates, Inc. of Redwood City, CA in the Amount of $9,269,311; and Authorizing an Expenditure of Contingency up to the Project Budget.
RESULT: Adopted [4 – 0 – 1] Resolution 2022-102 Awarding the Fire Station No. 16 Replacement Project C9823; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Public Projects Agreement with Beals Martin & Associates, Inc. of Redwood City, CA in the Amount of $9,269,311; and Authorizing an Expenditure of Contingency up to the Project Budget.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
Dugan, Collins, Parmer-Lohan, Rak
None
McDowell
f.
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements for Professional Services for On-Call Legal Services with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP and Goldfarb & Lipman LLP, Each for an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 and a Term of Two Years with the Option to Extend the Term by One Year.
g. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the San Carlos Avenue Eucalyptus Tree Removal Project C1722; and Authorizing the Public Works Director to Issue and Record a Notice of Completion. Resolution 2022-103
8. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Establishing the Child Care Development Impact Fee Levels for New Nonresidential Developments in San Carlos and Adopting the Updated Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study Prepared by Economic & Planning Systems Inc. for the City of San Carlos dated September 9, 2022.
Senior Management Analyst Sajuti Haque provided background on the Child Care Development Impact Fee. Consultant Ashleigh Kanat presented on the Development Impact Fee levels and the updated Nexus Study and responded to Council questions.
Public Comment
None.
RESULT: Approved [Unanimously] to Close the Public Hearing.
MOVER: Ronald Collins
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Parmer-Lohan, Rak, Dugan, Collins, McDowell
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RESULT: Adopted [Unanimously] Resolution 2022-104 Establishing the Child Care Development Impact Fee Levels for New Nonresidential Developments in San Carlos and Adopting the Updated Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study Prepared by Economic & Planning Systems Inc. for the City of San Carlos dated September 9, 2022.
MOVER: Ronald Collins
SECONDER: John Dugan
AYES: Collins, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, Dugan, McDowell
9. STUDY SESSION
a. Review Draft 2023- 2031 Housing Element Prior to Submittal to State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Planning Manager Lisa Porras provided background on the Housing Element, shared staff’s outreach efforts, presented the draft housing element , spoke on the proposed development at 1785 San Carlos Avenue, and reviewed next steps.
Council recessed at 8:53 PM and reconvened at 9:02 PM.
Ms. Porras, Community Development Director Al Savay, City Attorney Greg Rubens, and MIG Consultants Lisa Brownfield and Genevieve Sharrow responded to Council questions.
Public Comments
Gary Baldocchi, resident, expressed concerns regarding zoning and flooding.
Mark Olbert, resident and former San Carlos Mayor and Councilmember, posed various housing questions.
Louis Boris, resident, posed questions and expressed concerns for the proposed 1785 San Carlos Ave. development.
Sean Peters, resident, expressed concerns with the development at 1785 San Carlos Ave. and provided suggestions to reduce its impact to Carmelita Drive and wildlife.
Paul Magginetti, resident, expressed concern s with the proposed changes ’ impact on density bonus.
Debbie Baldocchi, resident, expressed concerns with the proposed H ousing Element’s impact on density bonus and the proposed development at 1785 San Carlos Ave.
Greg Walker, resident, expressed concerns with the 1785 San Carlos Ave. development.
Ben Fuller, resident, expressed frustration with proposed changes to the Housing Element.
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Gina Vandellos, resident on behalf of her neighbor - Cathy, spoke on her concerns with the development and its impacts.
Carolyn Savage, resident, expressed concerns with the proposed requirements for parking, setback and window placements.
Jennifer Rosse, resident, expressed concerns with the proposed changes and requested Council to follow the East Side Vision.
Jeff, resident, expressed concern with the changes proposed.
Tim Hilborn, resident, commented that the housing assessments are inaccurate and requested Council to suspend sending the draft Housing Element to the state until the housing predictions are addressed. He provided suggestions for Council to consider.
Dimitri Vandellos, resident and President of the Greater East San Carlos Neighborhood Association, provided (with the use of visual aid) a comparison between the current Housing Element and the proposed changes, and expressed his concerns.
RESULT: At 10:22 PM, Approved [Unanimously] to Extend the Meeting to 11:15 PM.
MOVER: Adam Rak
SECONDER: Ronald Collins
AYES: Dugan, Collins, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
Raquel Rendon-Walker, resident, expressed concerns with the potential impacts of the proposed changes.
Damon Belanger, resident, expressed concerns for zoning changes in east San Carlos.
Council provided the following feedback to staff:
- clarify that Action #6 under HOU-4.2 pertains to the building wall stepbacks of a project, not the lot line setbacks
- be mindful of flooding concerns
- incorporate Climate Mitigation Adaptation and Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans in this process
- clarify the current creek setback of 25 ft. from top of creek bank remains in place
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provide additional clarification and information to the community on single family transitional standards, including specific setbacks
- in support of staff’s recommendation to remove 1785 San Carlos Ave property from the proposed housing opportunity sites list
- do not eliminate retail on the ground floor; allow the completed Downtown Plan Specific Plan project to unfold and address any potential changes - Provide Council with an update on changes to the August 30th Draft Housing Element that will be sent to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for review
- Preserve the existing height limits for MU-N-40, except along E. San Carlos Avenue where it can be 35 ft. and still accommodate the density adjustment September 26, 2022 6
- Add 880-888 El Camino Real sites into the proposed housing opportunity sites list
10. AGENDA SETTING
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:11 PM.
Crystal Mui,
City Clerk