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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
November 25, 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: Sajuti Haque, Senior Management Analyst
Jeff Maltbie, City Manager
Andrea Mardesich, Assistant Community Development Director Rebecca Mendenhall, Administrative Services Director
Crystal Mui, City Clerk
Gregory Rubens, City Attorney
Al Savay, Community Development Director
Chrysa Perakis, Management Analyst
Nicole Rios, Administrative Assistant
Mark Myers, Police Chief
Paul Harris, Attendee
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dugan called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.
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
None.
5. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Collins reported on attending his final San Mateo County Housing and Community Development Committee meeting and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to participate on that committee for the past 12 years.
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6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Tim Ryan, resident, commented on the recent tragic accident on Holly Street on the Highway 101 overpass. He spoke on the need for a bike bridge over Highway 101 and for the City to call attention to Assembly Bill 413’s Daylighting Law.
Mayor Dugan spoke on the delay of the US 101/Holly Street Bike and P edestrian Bridge Project.
Katie Causey, with Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council implement an immediate temporary solution.
Arley Lewis, resident, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council implement an immediate temporary solution.
Mike Swire spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project . He also requested that Councilmember Rak communicate with C/CAG about the impact that highway expansions have on public health and quality of life.
Guiliano Carlini spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council implement an immediate temporary solution.
Andrew Hsu, resident, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council implement an immediate temporary solution.
Alistair Adams, resident, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project.
Loannis Saras, resident, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project.
David Hunt spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council implement an immediate temporary solution.
Joe Fimiani, resident, remarked on Councilmember Collins’ comments from a previous meeting regarding his partner.
Max Mautner spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and requested Council to reprioritize the project.
Sonia Elkes, resident, spoke on the need for the US 101/Holly Street Bike Pedestrian Project and urged the community to participate in the M id County Multimodal Strategy survey to advocate for improved access over Highway 101.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Adopt City Council Consent Calendar items ‘a’ through ‘k’.
MOVER: Sara McDowell
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Collins, Venkatesh, Rak, McDowell, Dugan
NAYS: None
RESULT: Motion Passed 5 – 0
a. Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
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b. Approve the October 28, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
c. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Annual Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2024 on Development Impact Fees, Reaffirming Necessity for Development Impact Fees, and Making Findings Related to Impact Fee Balances and In-Lieu Fees. Resolution 2024-122
d. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the City of San Carlos's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024. Resolution 2024-123
e. Accept the Fiscal Year 2024 -25 First Quarter Investment Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2024.
f. Accept the Fiscal Year 2024 -25 First Quarter Financial Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2024.
g. Deny Claim of Thomas Feledy.
h. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Engineering Design Services with Schaaf & Wheeler for the Annual Storm Drain Improvement Project in the Amount of $128,850 and Authorizing a 20% Contingency Budget in the Amount of $25,770 for a Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount of $154,620. Resolution 2024-124
i. Adopt Resolutions Appropriating $20,000 from the General Capital Fund (Fund 0025) Unassigned Fund Balance and Amending the Public Projects Agreement with Beals Martin and Associates, Inc. for the Landslide Repair at 995 Crestview Drive – Project #C2318; and Appropriating $50,000 from the General Capital Fund (Fund 0025) Unassigned Fund Balance and Amending the Public Projects Agreement with Central Pacific Engine ering, Inc. for the Landslide Repair at 3144 Brittan Avenue – Project #C2319. Resolution 2024- 125 - 995 Crestview Dr; Resolution 2024-126 - 3144 Brittan Ave
j. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment 1 to the Agreement with Chrisp Company to Increase the Contract by $25,000 to a Not -to-Exceed Amount of $325,000 for the 2023 On-Call Traffic Striping and Marking Project C9417. Resolution 2024- 127
k. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Updated Elected Officials Salary and Benefit Resolution to Reflect Ordinance 1610 Changes to the San Carlos Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and Adopting the Updated Comprehensive Master Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 -25 in Accordance with Title 2 of the Califor nia Code of Regulations Section 570.5 and the California Employees Retirement System (CALPERS). Resolution 2024-128
8. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
a. Receive a Presentation on the Community Benefits Map.
Assistant Community Development Director Andrea Mardesich commenced the item and turned the presentation over to Management Analyst Chrysa Perakis to navigate through the community benefits interactive map. Ms. Mardesich responded to Council questions.
Council provided staff the following feedback:
- make the map as comprehensive as possible; include community amenities and other items that the public would like to know about
- integrate this map with the cataloged development list and the parks and recreation’s amenities; include a feature to identify which ones are public benefits from projects
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9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Approving Childcare Grant Requests and Appropriating an Additional Budget Amount from the Child Care Grant Fund (Fund 26) Unassigned Fund Balance as Needed to the Newly Established Childcare Grant Program to Utilize Funds Collected through the Childcare Development Impact Fees to Increase Childcare Spaces Within the City of San Carlos.
Councilmember Venkatesh recused herself from this item due to her childcare business.
Assistant Community Development Director Andrea Mardesich commenced the item with an overview of the Childcare Grant Program and turned the presentation over to Senior Management Analyst Sajuti Haque to provide a summary of the applications received. Ms.
Mardesich responded to Council questions.
Public Comment
- Kelcey Thomas, with The Children’s Place, spoke on the need for additional grant funds.
- Michelle Myhre Murphy, Chair of the Board of The Children’s Place, with additional time yielded from Heather Baumgartner, spoke in support of the proposed Resolution and the need for additional fund to expand their childcare.
- Benjamin B ates, resident, spoke in support of the proposed Resolution and additional funding for the expansion of The Children’s Place.
Ms. Mardesich responded to additional Council questions.
MOTION: Adopt Resolution 2024 -129 Approving Childcare Grant Requests and Appropriating an Additional $250,000 to the Newly Established Childcare Grant Program to Utilize Funds Collected through the Childcare Development Impact Fees to Increase Childcare Spaces Within the City of San Carlos.
MOVER: Ronald Collins
SECONDER: Sara McDowell
AYES: McDowell, Collins, Rak, Dugan
NAYS: None
RECUSE: Venkatesh
RESULT: Motion Passed 4 – 0 – 1
b. Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Stating the City Council's Position of No Confidence in Sheriff Christina Corpus and Calling on Sheriff Corpus to Resign.
City Manager Jeff Maltbie commenced the item with background on the City’s partnership with the Sheriff’s Office and the recent events that led to this item being on the agenda.
Administrative Services Director Rebecca Mendenhall presented on the proposed Resolution.
Public Comment
- Bruce Cumming, resident, spoke in support of the proposed Resolution.
- Liz Lange, resident, spoke in opposition to the proposed Resolution.
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MOTION: Adopt Resolution 2024 -130 Stating the City Council's Position of No Confidence in Sheriff Christina Corpus and Calling on Sheriff Corpus to Resign.
MOVER: Pranita Venkatesh
SECONDER: Ronald Collins
AYES: Rak, McDowell, Collins, Venkatesh, Dugan
NAYS: None
RESULT: Motion Passed 5 – 0
10. AGENDA SETTING
Councilmember Rak suggested Council re -review the US 101/Holly Street Bicycle/ Pedestrian Safety Project and consider directing staff to research implementing short-term options in the interim. Council supported discussing a plan of action for this at their next Council strategic retreat in January.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:33 PM.
Crystal Mui,
City Clerk