City Council Regular Meeting - 6/10/2025 2:00:00 AM



CITY OF SAN CARLOS

City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority
Regular Meeting

June 09, 2025  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:

  • Location. City Hall – 600 Elm Street, Council Chambers.
    Masks are no longer required, but are still recommended by the California Department of Health. To maintain public health and safety, please do not attend in person if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, runny nose, and/or sore throat).
     
  • Provide Public Comment. To address the City Council on any item on the posted agenda, 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:

  • Observe via: 
    -    Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88256140939; or call 1-669-900-9128 and enter the Meeting         ID #: 882 5614 0939
    -    Meeting Webportal.  www.cityofsancarlos.org/agenda  
    -    Local TV. Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99

 

  • Provide Public Comment. If you plan to make a public comment on any item on the posted agenda, 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 as authorized by Assembly Bill 2449.

 

MAYOR: 

Sara McDowell

 

 

COUNCIL:

John Dugan, Neil Layton, Adam Rak, Pranita Venkatesh

 

1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 TELECONFERENCE REQUESTS
 
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
5.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
6.
PRESENTATIONS
 
a.
Present a Proclamation Recognizing June 15 – 21, 2025 as Mosquito Control Awareness Week and Receive a Presentation from the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District on Services they Provide to the Community.
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.
b.
Approve the City Council April 28, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.
c.
Approve the City Council April 29, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes.
d.
​​Adopt a Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. for an Amount Not to Exceed $190,000, and CSG Consultants, Inc. for an Amount Not to Exceed $20,000 for Building and Fire Plan Review Consultant Services for Fiscal Year 2024-25.​ 
e.
Adopt a Resolution Approving Professional Services Agreements for On-Call Civil Engineering Services (Sanitary Sewer, Storm, Pavement Design, Construction Management & Inspection) with CSG Consultants, Mott MacDonald, Sanbell, Freyer Laureta and 4LEAF; On-Call Geotechnical Engineering, Special Testing, and Inspection Services with ENGEO and Kleinfelder; and On-Call Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services with W-Trans and Alta Planning + Design, Each for a One-Year Term with Options for Four, One-Year Extensions in Amounts Not to Exceed $2,000,000 per Firm Annually for Civil Engineering Services (Sanitary Sewer, Storm, Pavement Design, Construction Management & Inspection), $500,000 per Firm Annually for Geotechnical Engineering Services, and $500,000 per Firm Annually for Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Associated Agreements for an Annual Not-to-Exceed Amount of $12,000,000.
f.
Adopt a Resolution Appropriating $14,135 From the Parks and Recreation Donation Restricted Fund to the Capital Improvement Program Project C2407 Budget; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Products and/or Services Agreement with McMillan Electric for a New Sound System at the Adult Community Center in the Amount of $89,890; and Authorizing the Spending of a Contingency in the Amount of $13,500 for a Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount of $103,390.
g.
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with TeamCivX for an Amount Not to Exceed $275,000 for Consulting Services.
h.
Adopt Ordinance 1624 Retitling and Amending San Carlos Municipal Code Section 15.04.110 F (6)(a) to Designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones for Local Responsibility Areas as Recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.
10.
NEW BUSINESS
 
a.
Consideration of  Adopting a Resolution Approving the Final Design for Harrington Park and the 700 Block of Laurel Street (“Phase 1 Downtown Streetscape Master Plan Implementation”); and Consider Adopting a Resolution Directing Staff to Proceed with the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) for Phase 1A Renovation of Harrington Park.
b.
Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Classifying the Various Components of General Fund Fund Balance as Committed Balances as Defined in Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 54 (“GASB 54”).
c.
Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Adopting the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025-27, Including the Two-Year Operating and Capital Budgets, for the City of San Carlos.
i.
Consideration of Adopting a Resolution Electing the Population and Price Adjustment Factors and Establishing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Appropriations Limit of the City of San Carlos, Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIIB and Section 7900 Et Seq. of the California Government Code.
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.
 
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 email at [email protected]. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.