CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 26, 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
Proclamations
Recognizing
2026
Hometown
Days
Ryan
Greco
Memorial
Art Contest Winners Hailey Lau and A.L. “Cairo” Parra-Rasine. b.
Receive
a
Presentation
from
MidPen
Housing
on
their
Proposed
Development
at 626 Walnut Street.
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 April 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes. c.
Approve the City Council April 27, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes. d.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
Amendment
1 to
the
Law
Enforcement
Services
Agreement
with
the
San
Mateo
County
Sheriff's
Office,
Including
the
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
Payment
of
$14,455,499;
Offset
by
the
CalPERS
Unfunded
Actuarial
Accrued
Liability
Credit
in
the
Amount
of
$2,059,325,
and
Offset
by
the
Approval
of
the Use of Prior Year Savings in the Amount of $700,000 for Police Services. e.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Amendment
to
the
Animal
Control
Services
Agreement
between
the
County
of
San
Mateo
and
the
City
of
San Carlos for a Three-Year T erm Beginning July 1, 2026. f.
Accept
the
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2025-26
Third
Quarter
Financial
Report
for
the
Period
Ending March 31, 2026.
g.
Accept
the
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2025-26
Third
Quarter
Investment
Report
for
the
Period Ending March 31, 2026.
h.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Integrated
Communication
Systems
(ICS)
in
the
Amount
of
$370,703,
with
a
10%
Contingency
in
the
Amount
of
$37,072,
for
a
Not-to-Exceed
T otal
Contract
Amount
of
$407,775
to
Upgrade
the
Existing
Council
Chambers’
Audio
Visual
(“A/V”)
Systems
to
Support
Modern,
Reliable
Operations
and
Request
the
Appropriation
of
Restricted
Public,
Educational,
and
Government
(PEG)
Funds
from
the
General
Capital
Fund
(Fund
25)
for
this
New
Capital
Project.
i.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Amendment
to
the
Existing
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Wallace
Roberts
&
T odd,
LLC
(WRT)
for
Additional
Services
Associated
with
the
Preparation
of
Graphics
and
Upgraded
Renderings
for
the
Downtown
Groundbreaking
Celebration
in
an
Amount
Not
to
Exceed $19,715.
j.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
and
Approving
the
Annual
Investment
Policy
for
Fiscal Year 2026-27.
k.
Deny Claim of Licia Colaizzi.
l.
Deny Claim of Paulette Dolin.
10. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Appointing
Four
Youth
Advisory
Council
(YAC)
Voting
Members
for
the
2026
-
2028
T erm,
Two
YAC
Voting
Members
for
the
2026
-
2027
T erm,
3 Two
Alternate
YAC
Members
for
the
2026
-
2027
T erm,
and
Recognizing
Four
Retiring YAC Voting Members.
b.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Adopting
a
T echnology
Disruption
Policy,
Pursuant to Senate Bill 707.
11. 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
on
the
Implementation
of
the
2021
San
Carlos
Climate
Mitigation and Adaptation Plan.
12. PUBLIC HEARING
a.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Accepting
a
Report
on
the
City
of
San
Carlos’
Workforce
Vacancies,
Recruitment,
and
Retention
Trends
as
Required
Under Assembly Bill (AB) 2561.
13. 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 Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers.
14. 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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