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San Carlos City Council - Regular Meeting met on 2026-02-09. The minutes confirm meeting proceedings and recorded actions, including 1 detected motion/action entry.
Roll call/proceedings: ROLL CALL City Council Present: City Council Absent: Pranita Venkatesh, Mayor Adam Rak, Vice Mayor Neil Layton, Councilmember Sara McDowell, Councilmember John Dugan, Councilmember Staff Present: Nil Blackburn, Interim City Manager Shon Buford, Deputy Fire Chi
Key decisions
Consent calendar: motion by Rak, seconded by Layton, Motion Passed 4-0-1; ayes: Layton, McDowell, Rak, Venkatesh; nays: None; absent: Dugan; Adopt City Council Consent Calendar items ‘a’ through ‘g’.
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Next steps
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m. Crystal Mui, City Clerk
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5.a
Present a Proclamation Recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month.
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8.a
Motion to Waive Reading of All Ordinances.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
9.a
Receive a Presentation from SamTrans on the Central El Camino Real Multimodal Plan, Review Preliminary Design Concepts, and Provide Council Feedback to SamTrans.
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STUDY SESSION
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5.b
Present a Proclamation Recognizing February 2026 as American Heart Month.
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PRESENTATIONS
8.b
Approve the City Council January 12, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
C
Present Proclamations Recognizing the Downtown Advisory Committee Members for their Service.
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PRESENTATIONS
D
Receive an Annual Report from the San Carlos Library.
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PRESENTATIONS
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8.e
Adopt a Resolution Appropriating $576,400 from the General Capital Fund (Fund 25) Unassigned Fund Balance in Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the Intelligent Transportation System Signal Resiliency and Smart Corridor Expansion Project.
Adopt a Resolution Appropriating Funding from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance in the Amount of $95,500 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and $98,375 in FY 2026-27 to Increase the Community Events Budget to Add a Lunar New Year
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CONSENT CALENDAR: Celebration and Expand the Annual Hometown Days Event.
Adopt a Resolution Awarding the Downtown Plan Implementation Phase 1A – Harrington Park Project (C2215); Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with Azul Works, Inc. in the Amount of $5,182,744; Authorizing the Expenditure of a 20%
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CONSENT CALENDAR: Contingency in the Amount of $1,036,549; for a Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount of $6,219,293; and Authorizing the Transfer of $3,505,293 from Phase 1B to Phase 1A.