CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, July 17, 2023
4:00 PM Special Meeting/Closed Session
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma/Puyallup - Lobby
1515 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371
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Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, July 17, 2023
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AGENDA
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
At a special meeting, citizens wishing to address the Council for any matter on the agenda may do so at the time the matter is discussed. Under the provisions of the California Government Code, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not on the agenda.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Budge will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
4. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Sir Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
5. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
5.1. 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).
6. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
7. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Budge will adjourn closed session to the Regular meeting.
8. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, July 17, 2023
Linda Budge
9. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
10. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
11. INVOCATION
Ruby Smallwood with the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy will give the invocation.
12. PRESENTATIONS
13. PUBLIC COMMENT
Citizens wishing to address the Council for any matter not on the agenda may do so at this time via teleconference or by completing and submitting a Speaker Card to the City Clerk.
If you want to make a public comment via teleconference, please use the “raise hand” feature at the bottom center of the screen. If you are participating by telephone and you want to make a public comment, please press *9 to raise your hand. For those participating by Zoom or telephone, please wait to be called upon by the City Clerk.
For items on the agenda, speakers will be called by the Mayor at the point on the agenda when the item will be heard. Speakers are encouraged to keep comments to three minutes or less and to state name and community of residence.
Under the provisions of the California Government Code, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking immediate action on any item not on the agenda unless it can be demonstrated to be of an emergency nature or the need to take immediate action arose after the posting of the agenda.
14. COUNCIL REPORTS
15. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
16. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
16.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of July 3, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes.
16.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2023-140 in an Amount not to Exceed $300,000.00 with City Net to Provide Homeless Outreach Navigation Services and Transitional Housing Management and Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.3. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the Results of a Mail Ballot Election Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the North Point Project in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution declaring the results of the mail ballot election relating to the imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the North Point project.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, July 17, 2023
16.4. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Final Map of The Ranch Village 10, Subdivision No. FM- 2021-002-08, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2022-242 with K. Hovnanian at Jaeger Ranch, LLC.
Recommendation: Approve the Resolution.
16.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Final Map of Stone Creek Residential, Subdivision No. FM-2021-003-01 and Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2023-30 with Elliott Ashton Place, LLC.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
17. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
17.1. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Title 23 Zoning Code, Article 9 Specific Use Provisions, Chapter 23.907 Utility, Transportation and Communication Uses; Article 10 Specific Plans and Special Planning Areas, Chapter 23.1000 Specific Purpose Zones and Article 11 Definitions, Chapter 23.1104 General Definitions; And a Resolution Approving a Conditional use Permit for Juniper Creek Energy Storage (Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared Pursuant to Article 6 of the California Environmental Quality Act) – Project No. PLND-0422-0034 - Located on the Southeast Corner of Canyonlands Drive and Poopenaut Court; APN: 067-0780-011.
Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:
1. Find the Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration with mitigation measures that was prepared and circulated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the project is adequate;
2. Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance;
3. Adopt a Resolution for the Juniper Creek Energy Storage Conditional Use Permit.
18. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
19. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
19.1. Subject: A Resolution Approving a Written Report Describing the Measures Taken to Alleviate the Condition Which Led to the Adoption of the Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment, Expansion, or Modification of Uses in Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area Designated Therein as M-1 (Light Industrial) and MP (Office Industrial Park) Zones.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution and direct staff to issue the written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the Urgency Ordinance 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.
19.2. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the City Council's Intention to Transition from At-Large to District-Based Elections and to Initiate Procedures for Establishing and Implementing District- Based Elections for City Council Members, and
Discussion with and Possible Direction to Staff and Consultants Regarding the Number of Districts Including Whether or not to Transition from an Appointed Mayor to a Directly Elected Mayor.
Recommendation: 1. Adopt the Resolution of Intent.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, July 17, 2023
2. Possibly discuss with and provide direction to staff and consultants about the number of districts including whether or not to transition from an appointed Mayor to a directly elected Mayor.
20. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
21. ADJOURNMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Special Meetings listed below are subject to change/cancellation without further notice.
Unless the Council adopts a motion to extend the meeting, any item that is not initiated before 11:00 p.m. will be continued to the next day at 5:30 p.m. or scheduled on the next regular meeting agenda of the Council.
Public documents related to items on the open session portion of this agenda, which are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be available for public inspection at the time the documents are distributed to the Council. Documents are available for inspection at the City Clerk's office located in Rancho Cordova City Hall.
The agenda items are accessible on the City’s website at www.cityofranchocordova.org on Thursdays or Fridays prior to the Regular City Council Meeting.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
August 7, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
August 21, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
August 29, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
September 5, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting September 18, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
September 26, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session October 2, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting If you have any technical questions related to the agenda items, please contact City Hall at (916) 851- 8700.
The Rancho Cordova City Council meeting will be videotaped in its entirety and will be cablecast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the Government Affairs Channel on the Comcast, Consolidated Communications and AT&T U-Verse Systems. Closed Captioning will be available on the playback cablecast. A DVD copy is available from the City Clerk’s Department and a webcast of this meeting will be available for viewing via video streaming from the City’s website within 48 hours of adjournment of this meeting.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, July 17, 2023
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Stacy Leitner, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the July 17, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on July 13, 2023 at City Hall of the City of Rancho Cordova, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova, California, 95670. The agenda is also available on the city website at www.cityofranchocordova.org.
Signed July 13, 2023 at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk