San Carlos City Council
November 10, 2025

CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
November 10, 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. PRESENTATIONS

a.

Present

a

Proclamation

Recognizing

Natalie

W.

Upon

Winning

Second

Place

in
the 2025 Rethink Waste Poster Contest.
b.

Receive a State Legislative Update from Assemblymember Diane Papan.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. CONSENT CALENDAR

a.

Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.

2 b.

Approve the September 22, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes. c.

Approve the October 9, 2025 City Council Special Meeting Minutes. d.

Adopt

a

Resolution

Approving

the

Plans

and

Specifications

for

the

Library
Makerspace

Project;

Authorizing

a

Call

for

Bids;

and

Authorizing

the

Execution

of
an Agreement with the San Mateo County Library Joint Powers Authority. e.

Adopt

a

Resolution

Approving

the

Downtown

Plan

Implementation

Phase

1A

–
Harrington

Park

Project

(C2215)

Plans

and

Specifications;

Authorizing

a

Contract
Amendment

in

the

Amount

of

$300,000

to

the

WRT ,

Inc.

Agreement

for

Design
Support During Construction; and Authorizing a Call for Bids. f.

Adopt

a

Resolution

Approving

the

Amended

Job

Classification

Specification

for

the
Position

of

City

Manager,

Effective

on

the

First

Date

of

Employment

of

the

New
City Manager.
g.

Deny Claim of Kelly Boyett.
h.

Adopt

Resolutions

Summarily

Vacating

a

5-Foot-Wide

Sewer

Easement

and
Accepting

a

10-Foot-Wide

Sewer

Easement

Over

the

Existing

Sewer

Main

at

315
Elm Street (APN 050-052-310).
i.

Adopt

a

Resolution

Accepting

the

Big

Canyon

Park

Landslide

Project

(Behind

995
Crestview

Drive)

(C2318)

and

Authorizing

the

Public

Works

Director

to

Issue

and
Record a Notice of Completion.
j.

Adopt

Ordinance

1629

Amending

San

Carlos

Municipal

Code

Chapter

15.04 –
T echnical

Building

Codes,

adopting

the

2025

Editions

of

the

California
Administrative

Code,

California

Building

Code

(Volumes

1 and

2),

California
Residential

Code,

California

Electrical

Code,

California

Mechanical

Code,
California

Plumbing

Code,

California

Energy

Code,

California

Historical

Code,
California

Existing

Building

Code,

California

Green

Building

Standards

Code,
California

Referenced

Standards

Code,

1997

Uniform

Security

Code,

the

2024
Edition

of

the

International

Property

Maintenance

Code

with

amendments

and
modifications,

and

Safety

Assessment

Program

(SAP)

Placards;

and

Adopt
Ordinance

1630

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 and the 2025 California Fire Code including all Adopted Standards. k.

Adopt

Ordinance

1631

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.

3 9.

STUDY SESSION

a.

Receive

a

Report

on

the

Results

of

the

September

2025

Community

Survey
Related to Funding for City Facilities and Services and Provide Feedback.

10. 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.

11. 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

email

at
[email protected].

Notification

in

advance

of

the

meeting

will

enable

the

City

to

make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

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