CITY OF SAN CARLOS
City Council/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting
September 28, 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
•
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.
MAYOR:
Pranita Venkatesh
COUNCIL:
John Dugan, Neil Layton, Sara McDowell, Adam Rak
1 1.
CALL TO ORDER
2. TELECONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Eagle Scout Kai Mowen of Troop 321.
4. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
5. PRESENTATIONS
a.
Present
a
Proclamation
to
Kai
Mowen
with
Scouts
BSA
Troop
321
Upon
Receiving
His Eagle Scout Award.
b.
Present a Proclamation Recognizing the 25
Anniversary of AgeUp.
c.
Present
a
Proclamation
Recognizing
October
4 –
10,
2026
as
Fire
Prevention
Week.
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.
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2 8.
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
b.
Approve the City Council August 24, 2026 Special and Regular Meetings Minutes. c.
Deny Claim of Iliana Close.
d.
Deny Robert Hopkins' Application for Leave to Present a Late Claim. e.
Deny Claim of Mak Azadi.
f.
Adopt
a
Resolution
Accepting
the
2025
Sewer
Rehabilitation
Project
(C9617)
and
Authorizing the Public Works Director to Issue and Record a Notice of Completion. g.
Adopt
Ordinance
1638
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.
9. PUBLIC HEARING
a.
Consideration
of
Introducing
an
Ordinance
Amending
San
Carlos
Municipal
Code
Title
18,
Sections
18.05.020
–
Mixed-Use
Districts
Land
Use
Regulations,
18.060.020
–
Commercial
Districts
Land
Use
Regulations,
18.07.020
–
Industrial
Districts
Land
Use
Regulations,
and
18.23 –
Standards
for
Specific
Uses
and
Activities, for a T obacco Retailer Permit Requirement.
10. 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
from
San
Mateo
County on Inspections of T obacco Retailers in San Carlos. b.
Consideration
of
Agendizing
a
Report
to
Council
on
Winter
Storm
Season
Preparedness.
11. 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.
3 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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