CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
RANCHO CORDOVA
CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, August 7, 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 5:44 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, Persephonie Riley, and Micah Runner
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The City Clerk read the meetings recordings and playback schedule.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Fire Marshal Amy Nygren led the pledge.
4. INVOCATION
Dr. Dan DeShong with River City Chirstian Church gave the invocation.
PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Presentation of Lifesaving Certificate of Recognition to Jason Slieter
5.2. Presentation of Lifesaving Certificate of Recognition to Warance Roe
5.3. Cordova Recreation & Park District's Optimized Plan Presentation Rancho Cordova City Council - MINUTES
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5.4. 20th Anniversary and 4th of July Update
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Diann Rogers
2. James Garcia
3. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
4. Brenda Gustin
5. Bob Collins
6. Conrade Mayer
7. Lupe Hernandez
8. Valerie Knippschild
9. Brenda Gustin
10. Randy Getz
11. Toni Curtis
12. Beverly Thomas
13. Janice Kelley
14. Robin Jeffries
15. Eric Ross
16. Iva Lou Woodring
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Council reported on events since the last meeting.
8. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Micah Runner gave his report
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Mayor Budge stated that items 9.2 and 9.3 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 item 9.1. and items 9.4 through 9.10 by Terry second by Sander;
Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
9.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of July 17, 2023 and the Special Meeting of August 2, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova of Intention to Annex the Stonecreek Industrial Project to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting, and Landscaping Maintenance) and Designate a Time and Place to Hear Protests in Connection with the Annexation.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution of Intention to annex the Stonecreek Industrial Project the Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting, and Landscaping Maintenance).
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Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 9.2. by Terry second by Pulipati; Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
9.3. Subject: A Resolution to Submit a Letter Response to the Sacramento County Grand Jury Report on Homelessness.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 9.3. with edits to the Letter Response to the Sacramento County Grand Jury Report on Homelessness by Budge second by Gatewood;
Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
9.4. Subject: Second Reading of 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 (Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared Pursuant to Article 6 of the California Environmental Quality Act).
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
9.5. Subject: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova, Authorizing the City Manager to Approve a Three-Year Contract for Janitorial Services and Maintenance for All Buildings Operated by the City with City Wide Maintenance for an Amount Not to Exceed $1,325,000.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.6. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No. 2022-67-1 with Bennett Engineering Services, Inc. to Increase the Contract Amount from $733, 170 to an Amount not to Exceed $811,597 for the Sunrise Boulevard Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2023-167 with 50 Corridor Transportation Management Association in an Amount not to Exceed $158,000 for Transportation Demand Management Services for Encouragement and Education of Sustainable Transportation within the City.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.8. Subject: A Resolution Designating a Voting Delegate and Alternates for the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference to be Held September 20-22, 2023, in Sacramento, California.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.9. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute General Services Contract No. 2020-175-4 in an Amount not to Exceed $314,000 with Ethan Fleener Construction for Funding the Residential Beautification Program.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
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9.10. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute General Services Contract No. 2022-93-1 in an Amount not to Exceed $250,000 with Excel Landscaping, for Funding the Residential Beautification Program.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve items 10.1 through 10.3 by Terry second by Pulipati; Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
10.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing Delinquent Residential Solid Waste Service Charges to be Collected on the 2023-2024 Property Tax Roll.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10.2. Subject: A Resolution Declaring a Protest Hearing and Authorizing the Mailing of Property Owner Ballot Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Logisticenter Project.
Recommendation: Approve the Resolution.
10.3. Subject: Resolutions and an Ordinance Related to the Formation of the City of Rancho Cordova Grantline 220 Community Facilities District No. 2023-1.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolutions and waive first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
11.1. Subject: Ordinance Adding Chapter 16.96 Floodplain Management Ordinance; and Amending Title 3 Revenue and Taxation, Chapter 3.60 Purchasing System, Chapter
3.70 Informal Bidding Procedures; Title 6 Health and Sanitation, Chapter 6.20 Solid Waste Management, Chapter 6.21 Business and Multifamily Recycling and Organics Recycling; Title 10 Vehicles and Traffic; Title 12 Streets and Sidewalks; Title 15 Water and Sewers, Chapter 15.10 Storm Drainage Fee, Chapter 15.12 Stormwater Management and Discharge Control; Title 16 Buildings and Construction, Chapter 16.44 Land Grading and Erosion Control, Chapter 16.84 Development Impact Fees to Finance the Cost of Transportation Facilities.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance adding Chapter
16.96 and amending Titles 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16.
Council Member Sander recused himself from item 11.1 due to a conflict of interest related to the location of his residence.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Mark Berry
2. James Garcia
3. Sergio Diaz
4. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
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5. Sergio Diaz
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period
ACTION: Motion to continue item 11.1. to the August 21, 2023, City Council Meeting by Terry second by Gatewood;
Motion passed with a 4:0 vote.
AYES: Gatewood, Pulipati, Terry, and Budge
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED: Sander
11.2. Subject: Public Hearing Requesting Public Input Regarding the Composition of Potential Council Election Districts as the City is Working to Transition from At-large to 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. To provide education and to receive public input regarding the composition of potential Council election districts as the City is working to transition from at-large to district-based elections for City Council Members pursuant to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA).
2. 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.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. James Garcia
2. Brenda Gustin
3. Fayzah Mughal
4. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
5. Tera Kolvenbach
6. Otis Scott
7. Robert Hansen
8. Jerald Clements
9. Sergio Diaz
10. Susan Jones
11. Lupe Hernandez
12. Doniell Cummings
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period
ACTION: Motion to consider five with a rotating mayor, six districts with an elected mayor, or seven districts with a rotating mayor for drawing of district maps by Pulipati second by Sander;
Motion passed with a 4:1 vote.
AYES: Pulipati, Sander, Terry, and Budge
NOES: Gatewood
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
None.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1. Request to add Juneteenth and Cesar Chavez Day as City holidays.
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Budge adjourned to Closed Session at 10:07 p.m.
15. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called closed session to order at 10:07 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:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Stone Creek Residents for Smart 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 - EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Stone Creek Residents for Smart Growth, an unincorporated association v. City of Rancho Cordova, and DOES 1-10 Respondent; Dermody Properties, and DOES 11-20 Real Parties in Interest.
Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 23WM000052.
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 Reuben Meeks at 10:27 p.m.
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Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk