CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
February 23, 2026 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.
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Provide Public Comment.
T o address the City Council, 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, 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 Government Code 54953.8.
1 MAYOR:
Pranita Venkatesh
COUNCIL:
John Dugan, Neil Layton, Sara McDowell, Adam Rak
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. TELECONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
5. PRESENTATIONS
a.
Receive an Introduction to the New Deputy Fire Chief – Shon Buford.
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.
b.
Approve the City Council January 14, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the City Council January 26, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
2 d.
Accept
the
Fiscal
Year
2025-26
Second
Quarter
Financial
Report
for
the
Period
Ending December 31, 2025.
e.
Accept
the
Fiscal
Year
2025-26
Second
Quarter
Investment
Report
for
the
Period
Ending December 31, 2025.
f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
for
On-Call
Planning
Staffing
Consulting
Services
for
the
Community
Development
Department
and
Other
Departments
as
Requested,
for
a
Period
of
Three
Years,
with
the
Option
of
Two,
One-Year
Extensions,
with
Individual
Contract
Amounts
Not
to
Exceed
$300,000
per
Contract
per
Fiscal
Year
with
EMC
Planning
Group, MNS Engineers, and PlaceWorks.
g.
Reappoint
Andy
Klein
to
the
Museum
of
San
Carlos
History
Board
for
the
T erm
Ending June 30, 2029.
h.
Reappoint
Robert
Bollier
to
the
Parks,
Recreation
and
Culture
Commission
for
the
T erm Ending June 30, 2029.
i.
Reappoint
Anthony
Kamm
to
the
Economic
Development
Advisory
Commission
for
the T erm Ending June 30, 2029.
j.
Reappoint
Rajesh
Krishnan
to
the
Economic
Development
Advisory
Commission
for the T erm Ending June 30, 2029.
k.
Reappoint
Karen
Molinari
to
the
Economic
Development
Advisory
Commission
for
the T erm Ending June 30, 2029.
l.
Appoint
Vince
Gritsch
to
the
Economic
Development
Advisory
Commission
as
an
Alternate Member for a Full T erm from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029.
9. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Creation
of
the
City
of
San
Carlos
Electric
Leaf
Blower Pilot Rebate Program for Residents and Commercial Landscapers.
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.
a.
Consideration
of
Agendizing
an
Item
Sponsoring
the
Community
Foundation
of
San
Carlos’
2026
Annual
Community
Awards
and
Fundraiser
on
April
16,
2026
in
the Amount of $5,000.
3 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
Notification
in
advance
of
the
meeting
will
enable
the
City
to
make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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