CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
April 13, 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.
Present a Proclamation Recognizing April 2026 as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. b.
Present
Proclamations
Recognizing
Central
Middle
School
and
Tierra
Linda
Middle
School
for
Receiving
the
2026
California
Distinguished
School
Designation.
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 February 23, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the City Council March 6, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. d.
Approve the City Council March 7, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. e.
Accept the Quarterly Reports from City Commissions and Boards. f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Appropriating
an
Additional
$32,032
from
the
General
Capital
Fund
(Fund
25)
Unassigned
Fund
Balance
to
the
Corporation
Yard
Roof
Replacement and Solar Panel Upgrade Project C2410.
g.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Parcel
Map
for
the
549
Prospect
Street
Development, Assessor Parcel Number 050-034-150.
h.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Awarding
the
San
Carlos
Library
Makerspace
Project
and
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Public
Projects
Agreement
with
Foundry
Construction,
Inc.
of
Oakland,
California
in
the
Amount
of
$789,288
Plus
a
15% Contingency, for a T otal Not-to-Exceed Amount of $907,681.20. i.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Specifications
for
the
2026
Sewer
Lateral
Replacement Project (C1737) and Authorizing a Call for Bids. j.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Plans
and
Specifications
for
the
Library
Elevator
Upgrade Project (C2518) and Authorizing a Call for Bids. k.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Specifications
for
the
2026
Sewer
System
CCTV
Inspection Project (C1736) and Authorizing a Call for Bids. l.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Agreement
between
the
Metropolitan
Transportation
Commission
and
the
City
of
San
Carlos
for
T echnical
Assistance for the Pavement Management T echnical Assistance Program. m.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Amendment
to
the
Agreement
with
Azul
Works,
Inc.
to
Grant
T emporary
Use
of
the
City-Owned
Property
at
1800
El
Camino
Real
for
Construction
Staging
Associated
with
the
Harrington
Park
Refresh
Project
at
No
Charge
and
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
the
Amendment
and
Any
Related
Documents.
n.
Adopt
Ordinance
1634
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.
3 o.
Adopt
Ordinance
1635
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).
10. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
Reports
to
the
Council
are
updates
on
key
City
Projects
by
City
Staff
and
City
Council
Subcommittees.
They
are
informational
in
nature,
and
no
action
will
be
taken
on
these
items at this meeting.
a.
Receive
an
Update
Regarding
Pacific
Gas
&
Electric
Company’s
(PG&E)
Compliance with the City’s Utility Notification Policy.
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Adopting
the
City
of
San
Carlos
2026
Strategic Plan.
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
Informational
Item
to
Provide
a
Breakdown
on
the
Cost of Downtown Project Phase 1B.
b.
Consideration
of
Agendizing
an
Item
to
Discuss
the
Walnut
Street
Development
Proposed by MidPen Housing and San Mateo County.
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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