CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
May 11, 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.
Administer Oath of Office to New City Manager – Kathy Kleinbaum. b.
Present
Proclamations
Recognizing
May
2026
as
Mental
Health
Awareness
Month.
c.
Present a Proclamation Recognizing May 17 – 23, 2026 as Public Works Week. d.
Receive
a
Presentation
from
Peninsula
Clean
Energy
on
the
Service
they
Provide
to the Community.
e.
Receive
a
Presentation
from
the
San
Mateo
County
Transportation
Authority
(SMCTA)
on
the
101
Corridor
Connect
Program
and
Upcoming
Mini-Grant
Program.
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
2 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.
b.
Approve the City Council March 23, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the City Council April 13, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. d.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
an
Amendment
to
Paragraph
2.2 of
the
Peninsula
Clean
Energy
Joint
Powers
Agreement
to
Reflect
the
Name
Change
of
Peninsula
Clean Energy to WestLight Energy.
e.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Blue
Strike
Environmental
to
Prepare
an
Update
to
the
City’s
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $249,445. f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Adding
an
SMCTA
Grant-Supported
Project
to
Develop
Criteria
for
a
Transportation
Management
Association
(TMA)
to
the
Capital
Improvement
Program;
Appropriating
$240,674.50
from
the
General
Capital
Fund
Unassigned
Fund
Balance
(Fund
25)
to
the
Project;
and
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Contract
with
Steer
Davies
&
Gleave
Inc.
in
an
Amount
Not
to
Exceed
$240,674.50
to
Develop TMA Criteria.
g.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
2025
Sewer
System
Root
Foaming
Project
(C1752)
and
Authorizing
the
Public
Works
Director
to
Issue
and
Record
a
Notice
of Completion.
h.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
an
Amendment
to
the
Agreement
with
Walschon
Fire
Protection
Inc.
for
Fire
Sprinkler
Systems
Inspection
and
Certification
Services
Beginning
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
and
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
the
Amendment
to
the
Products
and/or
Services
Agreement
in
the
Amount
of
$70,000
Over the Next Five Years.
i.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Amendment
to
the
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Absolute
Electrical
for
On-Call
Electrical
Services
for
a
Three-Year
T erm
and
up
to
Three
One-Year
Extensions
in
the
Amount
of
$100,000,
with
No
More
Than
5%
Annual
Rate
Increases;
and
Authorizing
the
Expenditure
of
a
Contingency
in
the
Amount
of
$20,000
with
No
More
Than
5%
Annual
Rate
Increases.
3 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 the Annual Update on Police Services.
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Selecting
a
Preferred
Site
for
a
Community
and/or Aquatic Center.
b.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Approving
the
Crestview
Drive
Pilot
Improvements Project.
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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