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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
February 12, 2024 7:00 PM
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
City Council Present: John Dugan, Mayor
Sara McDowell, Vice Mayor
Ronald Collins, Councilmember
Adam Rak, Councilmember
Pranita Venkatesh, Councilmember
Staff Present: Adam Aronson, Housing and Economic Development Manager Nil Blackburn, Assistant City Manager
Lisa Costa Sanders, Principal Planner Consultant
Sajuti Haque, Senior Management Analyst
Steven Machida, Public Works Director
Jeff Maltbie, City Manager
Crystal Mui, City Clerk
Lisa Porras, Planning Manager
Gregory Rubens, City Attorney
Al Savay, Community Development Director
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dugan called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
2. ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 TELECONFERENCE REQUESTS
None.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Dugan led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Dugan moved Section 10-Public Comment up on the agenda after Section 6-Presentations.
5. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Greg Rubens stated that there are no reports from the Closed Session items held earlier this evening.
6. PRESENTATIONS
a. Present a Proclamation to Kabeer Mehta for Receiving the Synopsys Science Award.
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Mayor Dugan presented a proclamation to Kabeer Mehta for receiving the A1 Foster Award in the 2023 Synopsys Science and Technology Championship.
b. Present a Proclamation Recognizing February 2024 as Black History Month.
Mayor Dugan presented a proclamation to resident John Jenkins recognizing February as Black History Month. Mr. Jenkins thanked the Council for the recognition and spoke on what Black History Month means to him.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT
This item was moved up on agenda to be held after Section 6 - Presentations.
Susan Rose, resident and Chair of Week of the Family, shared about their events and activities and thanked the Parks and Recreation staff, her committee, community groups, volunteers and sponsors for their support.
Sonia Elkes, resident, also thanked the Parks and Recreation staff for support ing Week of the Family and provided additional details on the event’s bike activities.
7. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vice Mayor McDowell thanked San Carlos Community Foundation and the San Carlos Library for their Lunar New Year celebrations.
Councilmember Rak reported that he was selected as the incoming Chair for South Bayside Waster Management Authority and shared that he’s pleased to learn that Lou’s Sandwiches is a participation of CORA’s Speak Up Program.
Mayor Dugan highlighted the Community Foundation of San Carlos’s upcoming events celebrating Black History Month.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Rak removed item ‘d’ from the Consent Calendar for a separate discussion.
MOTION: Approve City Council Consent Calendar Items ‘a’ through ‘c’ and ‘e’ through ‘h’.
MOVER: Sara McDowell
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: McDowell, Collins, Venkatesh, Rak, Dugan
NAYS: None.
RESULT: Motion Passed 5 – 0
a. Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
b. Approve the December 11, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
c. Approve the January 8, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
d. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Project C9416 and Authorizing a Call for Bids.
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This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar for a separate discussion.
e. Adopt Resolutions Approving the Plans and Specifications for the Landslide Repairs at 995 Crestview Drive, 3144 Brittan Avenue, 3141 -61 Melendy Drive and 270 Dartmouth Avenue; and Authorizing a Call for Bids. Resolution 2023-009 - 995 Crestview Drive; R esolution 2023- 010 - 3144 Brittan Avenue ; R esolution 2023-011 - 3141-61 Melendy Drive ; R esolution 2023- 012 - 270 Dartmouth Avenue
f. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute Agency-State Master Agreements for State and Federal-Aid Funded Projects. Resolution 2023-013
g. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Power Purchase Agreement with Peninsula Clean Energy Authority to Deploy Solar Photovoltaic Systems at Designated City Facilities. Resolution 2023-014
h. Appoint Rosie Jimenez and Kim Norgaard as Alternate Members on the City Centennial Advisory Committee.
8d Adopt a Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Project C9416 and Authorizing a Call for Bids.
Councilmember Rak pulled t his item from the C onsent Calendar to inquire on the process for prioritizing streets to be paved.
Public Works Director Steven Machida presented on the City’s Pavement Rehabilitation Project and, along with City Attorney Greg Rubens, responded to Council questions.
Council requested staff to provide them with a full list of streets and their ratings and to also provide additional advanced pavement notices to business owners on Washington Street in the Industrial Arts area, as paving their street will directly impact their business if they have a parklet.
Councilmember Rak expressed concern with the Project’s prioritization process.
MOTION: Adopt Resolution 2023-015 Approving the Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Project C9416 and Authorizing a Call for Bids.
MOVER: Sara McDowell
SECONDER: Ronald Collins
AYES: Rak, McDowell, Collins, Venkatesh, Dugan
NAYS: None.
RESULT: Motion Passed 5 – 0
Council recessed at 7:40 PM and reconvened the meeting at 7:45 PM.
9. STUDY SESSION
a. Discuss the Northeast Area Specific Plan and Consider Endorsing the Revised Draft Land Use Option and Urban Design Framework.
Senior Management Analyst Sajuti Haque introduced the project and turned the presentation over to Consultant Marc Asnis to present on the community outreach and feedback received and the revised Draft Land Use Option and Urban Design Framework. Housing and Economic Development Manager Adam Aronson spoke on the State versus City Density Bonus.
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Mr. Asnis, Legal Consultant Barbar a Kautz, Ms. Haque, Mr. Aronson, Planning Manager Lisa Poras, Community Development Director Al Savay , Principal Planner Consultant Lisa Costa Sanders responded to Council questions.
Vice Mayor McDowell and Councilmembers Venkatesh and Collins disclosed that they met with various businesses in the northeast area in preparation for tonight’s discussion.
Public Comments
- Todd Trekell, with Hunter Properties, requested Council to consider additional protection for current businesses in the Northeast area. He also expressed his concerns with the plan’s setbacks from Belmont Creek.
- Carlos Hernandez, resident and on behalf of Delta Star, expressed concerns around the mixed- use plans on Industrial Road and recommended changes to consider.
- Tim Hillborn, resident, posed questions regarding the Regional Housing Needs Allocations (RHNA) cycle and suggested changes to the location of the high density residentials and amenities.
At the Mayor’s request, Ms. Porras responded to the public commenter’s questions on the RHNA cycle.
Council provided the following feedback to staff:
- B e cognizant of what’s allowed in the surrounding areas of the homes and community amenities.
- Consider extending the six-month timeframe for properties to remain vacant before being subject to new development standards if non-conforming. - Create a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 leadership and keep them abreast of this project’s introduction of housing in the area that will require rigorous clean-up.
- Study setbacks and density further to ensure it makes sense for the developers from an economic standpoint.
- After the Parks Master Plan is complete, the Community Benefits Subcommittee should begin discussing community benefits for existing land.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT
This section was moved up on the agenda after Section 6.
11. AGENDA SETTING
a. Consideration of Agendizing an Item to Review the Current Rules and Process for Construction Time Limit and Associated Fines and Penalties and Discuss Potential Options.
Councilmember Rak spoke on the need to review construction time limits to consider its efficacy.
This suggestion received Council support to agendize for a future meeting.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:49 PM.
Crystal Mui, City Clerk