CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
October 27, 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:
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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).
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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
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Observe via:
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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
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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
October
2025
as
Domestic
Violence
Awareness Month.
b.
Receive
a
Presentation
from
SamTrans
on
the
Grand
Boulevard
Initiative
Action
Plan/Central El Camino Real Multimodal Plan.
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 22, 2025 City Council Special Meeting Minutes. c.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
all
Documents
in
the
Participation
of
the
Pooled
Liability
Assurance
Network
Joint
Powers
Insurance
Authority
(PLAN
JPA) Workers Compensation Program.
d.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Third
Addendum
to
the
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
True
North
Research,
Inc.
for
Survey
Services for an Additional Three Years.
e.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Consenting
to
the
Dissolution
of
San
Mateo
County
Cities
Insurance
Group
Joint
Powers
Authority
Pursuant
to
Section
5 of
the
San
Mateo
County
Cities
Insurance
Group
Joint
Powers
Agreement
and
Approving
a
Dissolution Agreement to Govern the Dissolution Process. f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Addendum
to
the
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Fehr
and
Peers
in
the
Amount
of
$6,500
for
Additional
Professional
Engineering
Services
for
Staff
Training
and
Implementation
of
the
Transportation Study Guidelines.
g.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Amendment
to
the
Agreement
for
Public
Projects
with
SC
Works
for
the
Citywide
Wayfinding
Program
(Project
#C1719)
from
$454,250.00
to
$464,830.43
and
Authorizing
a
Contingency
in
the
Amount of $14,829.71 for a T otal Not-to-Exceed Amount of $479,660.16. h.
Adopt
Ordinance
1627
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)
at 789 Old County Road (APNs 046-131-610 & 046-131-630). i.
Adopt
Ordinance
1628
Approving
a
Development
Agreement
with
Bransten
Road
Associates LLC, for the 789 Old County Road Project.
10. STUDY SESSION
a.
Receive a Presentation on the Draft Parks Master Plan Recommendations, and:
i.
Provide
Direction
on
a
Preferred
Site
for
a
Community
and
Aquatic
Center; and
3 ii.
Provide Input on Park Site and Facility Recommendations.
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Introducing
Ordinances
Amending
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Chapter
15.04 -
T echnical
Building
Codes,
Adopting
the
2025
California
Building
Code
Series;
and
Amending
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Section
15.04.110
–
Title
24,
Part
9,
California
Fire
Code,
Adopting
the
2024
Edition
of
the
International
Fire
Code with the 2025 California Fire Code Amendments.
b.
Consideration
of
Introducing
an
Ordinance
Adding
Chapter
8.11 to
the
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Banning
the
Sale
and
Distribution
of
Nitrous
Oxide,
Also
Known
as
“Whippets”, with Limited Exceptions.
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.
13. ADJOURNMENT
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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