CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
600 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
www.cityofsancarlos.org
AGENDA
This
meeting
will
be
conducted
both
in-person
at
City
Hall
and
virtually
via
Zoom.
Members
of
the
public
will have the option to observe the meeting and address the City Council as outlined below.
In-Person Participation:
•
Location.
City Hall – 600 Elm Street, Council Chambers.
Masks
are
no
longer
required,
but
are
still
recommended
by
the
California
Department
of
Health.
T o
maintain
public
health
and
safety,
please
do
not
attend
in
person
if
you
are
experiencing
respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, runny nose, and/or sore throat).
•
Provide
Public
Comment.
T o
address
the
City
Council
on
any
item
on
the
posted
agenda,
fill
out
a
Request
to
Speak
Form
located
in
the
back
of
the
Council
Chambers
and
submit
it
to
the
City
Clerk; or, you may raise your hand when the Mayor calls for public comments.
Remote Participation
:
•
Observe via:
-
Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88256140939; or call 1-669-900-9128 and enter the Meeting ID #: 882 5614 0939
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Meeting Webportal
. www.cityofsancarlos.org/agenda
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Local TV.
Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99
•
Provide
Public
Comment.
If
you
plan
to
make
a
public
comment
on
any
item
on
the
posted
agenda,
please
observe
the
meeting
via
Zoom
(see
above
access
information),
and
during
the
public
comment
period
for
the
agenda
item
you
wish
to
address,
use
the
“raise
hand”
feature.
If
joining Zoom by phone, press *9 to “raise hand”.
Councilmembers may participate in this meeting remotely pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449.
1 MAYOR:
Sara McDowell
COUNCIL:
John Dugan, Neil Layton, Adam Rak, Pranita Venkatesh
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 TELECONFERENCE REQUESTS
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
5. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
6. PRESENTATIONS
a.
Present
a
Proclamation
Recognizing
the
San
Carlos
Youth
Softball
Summer
Force
Program.
b.
Present
a
Proclamation
Recognizing
October
5 –
11,
2025
as
Fire
Prevention
Week.
7. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council
Communications
and
Announcements
are
brief
items
from
members
of
the
City
Council
regarding
upcoming
events
in
the
community
and
correspondence
that
they
have
received.
They
are
informational
in
nature
and
no
action
will
be
taken
on
these
items
at
this
meeting.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons
wishing
to
address
the
City
Council
on
matters
NOT
on
the
posted
agenda
may
do so. Each speaker is limited to two minutes.
If
the
item
you
are
speaking
on
is
not
listed
on
the
agenda,
please
be
advised
that
the
City
Council
may
briefly
respond
to
statements
made
or
questions
posed
as
allowed
under
the
Brown
Act
(Government
Code
Section
54954.2).
The
City
Council's
general
policy
is
to
refer
items
to
staff
for
attention,
or
have
a
matter
placed
on
a
future
City
Council
agenda
for
a
more
comprehensive
action
or
report
and
formal
public
discussion
and
input
at
that
time.
2 9.
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
b.
Approve the September 8, 2025 City Council Special Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the September 8, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes. d.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Adopting
the
Sewer
Collection
System
Master
Plan
2025
Update.
e.
Deny Claim of Parvin Falahpour.
f.
Accept the Quarterly Reports from City Commissions and Boards. g.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
T eri
Black
and
Company,
LLC
For
Professional
Recruiting
Services
for
the
Position
of
City
Manager
in
a
Not-to-Exceed
Contract
Amount
of
$40,000.
h.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
Additional
Cash
Payments
to
Silicon
Valley
Clean
Water
(SVCW),
Over
Three
Years
Starting
in
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2025-26,
to
Meet
the
City’s
Funding
Contribution
Requirement
for
SVCW
Infrastructure,
and
Appropriating
$755,000
in
FY
2025-26,
$2,275,000
in
FY
2026-27,
and
Approving
Future
Payment
in
the
Amount
of
$780,000
in
FY
2027-28
from
the
Wastewater
(Sewer) Fund Balance, for Cash Payments to SVCW.
i.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Collections
Bureau
of
America
(CBA)
to
Provide
Collections
Agency Services to the City.
j.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
2024
Sewer
Lateral
Replacement
Project
(C1737)
and
Authorizing
the
Public
Works
Director
to
Issue
and
Record
a
Notice
of
Completion.
k.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
Arroyo
Avenue
and
Chestnut
Street
Safe
Routes
to
School
Improvements
(C2201)
and
Authorizing
the
Public
Works
Director
to
Issue and Record a Notice of Completion.
l.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
2023
On-Call
Traffic
Striping
and
Marking
Project
(C9417)
and
Authorizing
the
Public
Works
Director
to
Issue
and
Record
a
Notice
of
Completion.
m.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Awarding
the
2025
On-Call
Sewer
Replacement
Project
(C1702);
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Agreement
with
C2R
Engineering
Inc.
in
the
Amount
of
$758,290.00;
and
Authorizing
the
Expenditure
of
a
Contingency
of
3 $141,616.77,
or
Approximately
18.7%
of
the
Budget,
for
a
T otal
Not-to-Exceed
Contract Amount of $899,906.77.
n.
Adopt
Ordinance
1626
Amending
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Title
18 –
Zoning,
to
Create
Objective
Design
Standards
(ODS)
for
Development
within
the
Multi-family
(RM)
Housing
and
Mixed-use
(MU)
Zoning
Districts:
Chapter
18.03 (Rules
of
Measurement),
18.04 (Residential
Districts),
18.05 (Mixed-Use
Districts),
18.06 (Commercial
Districts),
18.15 (General
Site
Regulations),
18.18 (Landscaping),
18.26 (Planning
Authorities),
18.27 (Common
Procedures),
18.29 (Design
Review
and
Objective
Design
Standards
Compliance
Review),
18.30 (Use
Permits),
and
18.41 (T erms and Definitions) of the San Carlos Municipal Code.
10. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Final
Design
for
the
700
Block
of
Laurel
Street
(Phase
1B
Downtown
Streetscape
Master
Plan
Implementation).
11. PUBLIC HEARING
a.
Consideration
of
Actions
for
the
Minkoff
Project
Located
at
789
Old
County
Road
(APNs 046-131-610 and 046-131-630):
i.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Adopting
the
Mitigated
Negative
Declaration
and
the
Associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; ii.
Introduce
an
Ordinance
Approving
the
789
Old
County
Road
Project
Planned
Development
Plan,
Sign
Program
and
Related
Zoning
Map
Amendment
to
Rezone
the
Project
Site
from
Heavy
Industrial
(IH)
to
Planned Development (PD); and
iii.
Introduce
an
Ordinance
Approving
a
Development
Agreement
with
Bransten Road Associate LLC.
12. AGENDA SETTING
Items
discussed
in
this
Agenda
Setting
Section
will
be
considered
by
the
Council
for
placing on a future agenda. No action will be taken on these items at this meeting.
a.
Consideration
of
Agendizing
an
Item
to
Reconsider
Construction
Time
Limits
(Municipal
Code
Chapter
15.60)
to
Limit
the
Number
of
Requested
Time
Extensions and Limit the Conditions for Exception.
4 13.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn the Meeting in Memory of Jean Dehner.
Any
writings
or
documents
provided
to
a
majority
of
the
City
Council
regarding
any
item
on
this
agenda
will be made available for public inspection upon request.
In
compliance
with
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
and
Title
VI,
and
as
outlined
in
the
City’s
Reasonable
Accommodations
Policy,
if
you
need
special
assistance
or
translation
services
to
participate
in
this
meeting,
please
contact
the
City
Clerk’s
Office
at
(650)
802-4222
or
via
Notification
in
advance
of
the
meeting
will
enable
the
City
to
make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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