CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
RANCHO CORDOVA
CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 19, 2023
5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called the Regular meeting to order in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers at 5:47 p.m.
Council Members Present: Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander (joined at 5:48 p.m.), Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
ACTION: Motion allow Council Member Terry to participate in the June 19, 2023, City Council meeting remotely under emergency circumstances in accordance with AB2449 by Sander second by Pulipati;
Motion passed with a 4:0 vote.
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Haley Arata, Stacy Leitner, Adam Lindgren, Persephonie Riley, and Micah Runner
2. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The City Clerk read the meetings recordings and playback schedule.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Tim Murphy led the pledge.
INVOCATION
Walter Little with St. John Vianney Catholic Church gave the invocation.
PRESENTATIONS
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None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The tollowing individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Barbara Thomen
2. Sharon Coates
3. Michelle Forrest
4. James Garcia
5. Cathy Birch
6. Brenda Gustin
7. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
8. James Garcia
9. Brenda Gustin
10. Marilyn Metzger
11. Valerie Knippschild
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
7. COUNCIL REPORTS
Council reported on events since the last meeting.
8. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Micah Runner gave his report.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Mayor Budge stated that item 9.6 and 9.7 would be pulled for separate discussion.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. Seeing no speakers, Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve items 9.1 through 9.5 and items 9.8 through 9.13 by Gatewood second by Terry;
Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
9.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of June 5, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2023-26 with PB Electric Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $880,910 for the Pump Station Generators Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.3. Subject: Approval of the Second Round of Nonprofit COVID-19 Recovery and Support Grants.
Recommendation: Receive a staff report and approve the second round of nonprofit COVID-19 recovery grants for FY 2022-2023.
9.4. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation of Sunridge Villas Project to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting and Landscape Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
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9.5. Subject: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova Declaring its Intention to Transfer Delinquent Refuse Service Charges to the Property Tax Rolls and to Set a Public Hearing for the Same.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.6. Subject: Approval of the Annexation Boundary Map for the Logisticenter Project and Annexation to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Street Lighting and Road Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
2. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
3. James Garcia
4. Jennifer Garcia
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 9.6. by Terry second by Sander; Motion passed with a 4:1 vote.
AYES: Pulipati, Sander, Terry, and Budge
NOES: Gatewood
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the City's Intention to Impose an Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Maintenance of Storm Drainage and Flood Protection Systems for the Logisticenter Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
2. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
3. James Garcia
4. Jennifer Garcia
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 9.7. by Terry second by Sander; Motion passed with a 4:1 vote.
AYES: Pulipati, Sander, Terry, and Budge
NOES: Gatewood
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
9.8. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Application for Grant Funds from the Wildlife Conservation Board for the American River Parkway Trails Enhancement Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
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9.9. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute Contract No. 2023-59 the Smart City Managed Services Agreement with SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.10. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing an Application to and Participation in the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program for the Health and Wellness Center at the Mills Crossing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.11. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2020-37-1 with the City of Sacramento to Extend the Contract Term to June 30, 2025, which Results in Increasing the Contract Amount from $75,000 to an Amount not to Exceed $145,000 for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
Subject: A Resolution Determining the Special Tax Levy and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes for Police Protection Services within the Rancho Cordova Special Police Tax Area for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.13. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2023-84 with AECOM in an Amount not to Exceed $420,894 for a Term of June 19, 2023, to December 31, 2024, for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Westborough at Easton Specific Plan Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sponsorship Agreement with the California Airshow Group for $300,000 through June 30, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
Council Member Terry recused himself from item 12.1 due to a conflict of interest related to his wife's employment with the California Airshow Group.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. Seeing no speakers, Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 12.1 by Gatewood second by Sander; Motion passed with a 4:0 vote.
AYES: Gatewood, Pulipati, Sander, and Budge
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED: Terry
12.2. Subject: Presentation of the City's Smart City Roadmap.
Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide input.
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Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Jennifer Garcia
2. James Garcia
3. Valerie Knippschild
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Input was received regarding the Presentation of the City's Smart City Roadmap.
12.3. Subject: An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment, Expansion, or Modification of Uses in the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area Designated Therein as M-1 (Light Industrial) and MP (Office Industrial Park) Zones.
Recommendation: Introduce and adopt the Urgency Ordinance.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
2. Valerie Knippschild
3. James Garcia
4. Jennifer Garcia
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 12.3 with the updates presented by the City Attorney by Sander second by Gatewood;
Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1. Report Back on Wildlife Habitat Conservation Process
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Budge adjourned the meeting to closed session at 8:27 p.m.
15. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called closed session to order at 8:27 p.m.
Council Members Present: Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Stacy Leitner, Adam Lindgren, and Micah Runner
16. CLOSED SESSION
Council met in closed session to discuss the following item:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))) Stone Creek Residents for Smart
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Growth, an unincorporated association v. City of Rancho Cordova, Respondent; Dermody Properties, and DOES 1-10 Real Parties in Interest. Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 23WM000026.
16.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (One Case relating to a Letter from Gloria Smith received on June 12, 2023, Notice of Potential Brown Act Violation: LogistiCenter at Rancho Cordova (PLND-1021-0015) and potential litigation by Stone Creek Residents for Smart Growth if the alleged violations are not cured).
16.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(One Case relating to a letter from Scott J. Rafferty on behalf of Neighborhood Elections Now received on June 7, 2023 petitioning the City to comply with the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) by beginning the process of transitioning from at-large to single-member district City Council elections for the November 2024 Election or potentially be sued under the CVRA).
17. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Adam Lindgren reported that staff was given direction and no reportable action was taken in closed session.
18. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Budge adjourned the meeting in memory of Jim Streng at 10:40 p.m. they derbe
Stacy Leitner CMC
City Clerk