CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
March 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. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
6. PRESENTATIONS
a.
Receive
a
Presentation
from
San
Mateo
County
on
its
Vehicle
License
Fee
Initiative.
b.
Present
a
Proclamation
Recognizing
March
23–27,
2026
as
Government
Finance
Professionals 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.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
2 b.
Approve the City Council January 26, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the City Council February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes. d.
Approve the City Council February 21, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. e.
Adopt a Resolution Updating the City's Records Retention Schedule. f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
2023-25
2nd
Floor
Library
Remodel
(Suite
202)
Phase
II
Project
C2316
and
Authorizing
the
Building
Official
to
Issue
and
Record
a
Notice of Completion.
g.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Two-Year
Extension
to
the
Current
Agreement
for
Products
and/or
Services
with
Avalon
Transportation
for
Bus
Transportation
Services
for
Youth
Center
and
Adult
Community
Center
Programs
in
the
Amount
of
$112,456,
and
Authorizing
the
Expenditure
of
a
10%
Contingency of $11,246, for a T otal Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount of $123,702. h.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Five-Year
Agreement
for
Products
and/or
Services
with
Armed
Force
Security,
Inc.
for
Special
Event
Security
Services
in
the
Amount
of
$147,221,
and
Authorizing
a
Contingency
of
$14,722, for a T otal Not
‑
to
‑
Exceed Contract Amount of $161,943.
i.
Receive
the
State
Mandated
2025
Housing
Element
Annual
Progress
Report
and
Direct
Staff
to
Submit
Report
to
the
State
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development (HCD) by April 1, 2026.
j.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Plans
and
Specifications
for
the
Library
Kitchen
and Bathroom Upgrades Project (C2418) and Authorizing a Call for Bids. k.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Amended
Classification
Specification
for
the
Position of Accounting T echnician I/II.
l.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
Highlands
Park
Path
Project
(C1811)
and
Authorizing the Public Works Director to Issue and Record a Notice of Completion. m.
Deny Claim of Brian Benjamin Witlin.
n.
Deny Claim of Joanie Marie Kay.
o.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
Sanitary
Sewer
Easement
Over
a
Portion
of
the
Property at 620 T errace Road, San Carlos, County of San Mateo, California. p.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Awarding
the
2025
Storm
Drain
Improvements
Project
(C9531);
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Agreement
with
Devaney
Engineering,
Inc.
in
the
Amount
of
$475,500;
and
Authorizing
a
20%
Contingency
in
the
Amount
3 of $95,100 for a T otal Not-to-Exceed Project Cost of $570,600. q.
Deny Claim of Kruti Pandya.
r.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Appropriating
and
Amending
the
Public
Project
Agreement
with
Kerex
Engineering,
Inc.
in
the
Amount
of
$200,000
from
the
General
Capital
Fund
(“Fund
25”)
Unassigned
Fund
Balance
to
the
San
Carlos
Avenue
Pedestrian
Safety
Improvements Project – Phase III (C1806).
s.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Awarding
the
Upgrade
of
Existing
T ennis
and
Basketball
Court
Lighting
at
Burton
and
Highlands
Parks
(C2102);
Appropriating
$5,000
from
the
General
Capital
Fund
(“Fund
25”)
Unassigned
Fund
Balance
to
Project
C2102;
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Agreement
with
Nema
Construction
in
the
Amount
of
$271,100;
and
Authorizing
the
Expenditure
of
an
Approximate
10%
Contingency
in the Amount of $27,521 for a T otal Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount of $298,621. t.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Awarding
the
Library
Building
Painting
Project
(C2519);
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Public
Projects
Agreement
with
Aiden's
Quality
Painting
Inc.
in
the
Amount
of
$77,975;
and
Authorizing
the
Expenditure
of
a
15%
Contingency
in
the
Amount
of
$12,000
for
a
T otal
Not-to-Exceed
Contract
Amount
of $89,975.
10. PUBLIC HEARING
a.
Consideration
of
Introducing
an
Ordinance
Amending
the
San
Carlos
Zoning
Map
and
Title
18 -
Zoning
Ordinance,
of
the
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
T emporarily
Excluding
Sites
Within
the
MU-DC-100
Mixed-Use
Downtown
Core,
MU-D-120
Mixed-Use
Downtown,
MU-SC-120
Mixed-Use
San
Carlos
Avenue,
and
RM-100
Multiple
Family
Zoning
Districts
that
are
Within
0.25 Miles
of
the
San
Carlos
Caltrain
Station,
Pursuant
to
Senate
Bill
(SB)
79,
the
Abundant
and
Affordable
Homes Near Transit Act.
b.
Consideration
of
Introducing
an
Ordinance
Amending
Planned
Development
Ordinance
1265
and
Adopting
a
Planned
Development
(PD)
Plan
for
the
Property
Known
as
the
San
Carlos
Elms
Senior
Assisted
Care
Facility
(APN
050-152-320)
707 Elm Street (PD-14).
11. STUDY SESSION
a.
Receive
a
Presentation
on
the
Downtown
Prosperity
T eam’s
(DPT)
Mission,
Communications Matrix, and Potential Projects List and Provide Feedback.
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.
4 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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