CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
September 14, 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.
Present
Proclamations
Recognizing
RethinkWaste’s
2026
Trash
to
Art
Contest
Winners.
b.
Present
a
Proclamation
Recognizing
September
2026
as
Suicide
Prevention
Month.
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;
however,
speaking
time
may
be
reduced
at
the
Mayor’s
discretion
based
on
the
number
of
speakers.
General
Public
Comment
may
also
be
limited
to
a
total
of
30 minutes,
with
any
remaining
public
comment
heard
at
the
end of the agenda, if time permits.
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.
2 8.
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
b.
Approve the August 10, 2026 City Council Special and Regular Meetings Minutes. c.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Adopting
an
Updated
Salary
and
Benefit
Resolution
for
the
Part-Time Employee Group Effective January 1, 2027.
d.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Approving
and
Adopting
an
Updated
Comprehensive
Master
Salary
Schedule
for
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
in
Accordance
with
Title
2 of
the
California
Code
of
Regulations
Section
570.5
and
the
California
Public
Employees’
Retirement System (CalPERS).
e.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
License
Agreement
Between
the
City
and
Bianchini's
Supermarket,
Inc.
for
Continued
Use
of
a
Portion
of
the
South Plaza Parking Lot for Trash Collection and Storage Purposes. f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
a
Professional
Services
Agreement
with
Shawn
Spano
for
Meeting
Facilitation
Services
for
a
Five-Year
T erm in an Amount Not to Exceed $75,000.
g.
Deny Claim of Allison Kim.
h.
Approve Updates to the City's 2026 Strategic Work Plan Items. i.
Deny Claim of Leslie DeCristoferi.
j.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Authorizing
the
Execution
of
an
Amendment
to
the
Joint
Use
Agreement
Between
the
City
of
San
Carlos
and
San
Carlos
School
District
for
Adjustments to the District’s Field Maintenance Scope of Services.
9. STUDY SESSION
a.
Receive
a
Presentation
and
Provide
Direction
on
Updates
to
the
Formula
Business Ordinance.
10. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consideration
of
Adopting
a
Resolution
Supporting
SamTrans’
Coordination
with
Caltrans
and
the
City
of
San
Carlos
to
Plan,
Design,
and
Implement
Complete
Street
Improvements
on
El
Camino
Real
in
San
Carlos
as
Part
of
the
El
Camino
Real Multimodal Plan.
3 b.
Consideration
of
Introducing
an
Ordinance
Amending
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Chapter
5.43 -
Sidewalk
Vending,
to
Conform
with
SB
635
and
Making
Findings
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
11. 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
to
Receive
an
Update
on
the
Implementation
of the Protected Tree Ordinance.
12. 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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