CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, October 2, 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
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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 Garett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
5. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following items:
5.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (four cases).
5.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Cordova Recreation and Park District v. City of Rancho Cordova, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2021-80003705.
6. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
7. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
8. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
9. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
10. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
11. INVOCATION
Jennifer Laret with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will give the invocation.
12. PRESENTATIONS
12.1. Rebuilding Together Sacramento 2022/23 Highlights.
12.2. New Employee Introductions: Rita Gass, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer by Micah Runner, City Manager and Narayan Bhattarai, Management Analyst I by Dalia Fadl, Principal Civil Engineer.
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 September 18, 2023 and the Special Meeting of September 26, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
16.2. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Final Map of The Ranch Phase 2-Village 15-1, 19, 20, 21-1, Subdivision No. FM-2021-002-011 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2023-125 with K. Hovnanian at Jaeger Ranch, LLC
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.3. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Final Map of The Ranch Village 2 And 7, Subdivision No. FM-2021-002-012 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2023-122 with K. Hovnanian at Jaeger Ranch, LLC.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
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16.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute Agreements with the California Department of Transportation for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program for the Rancho Cordova Active Transportation Plan.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2023-217 in an Amount Not to Exceed $370,410.00 with Nor-Cal Concrete, Inc. to Construct the 2023 ADA Sidewalk Improvement Project at Various Locations in the City.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.6. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation of The Ranch (Active Adult) into the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2013-2 (Police Services).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.7. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation of the Ranch Active Adult Project to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting, and Landscape Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.8. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Boundary Map for the Ranch Active Adult Project Annexation to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2018-2 (Community Places and Neighborhood Greens).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.9. 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 Ranch Active Adult Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution designating a time and place for hearing protests in connection with the annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Ranch Active Adult project.
16.10. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Proud Audio Visual for Audio Visual System Upgrades to the City Council Chambers and City Conference Rooms for an Amount Not to Exceed $169,788.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
17. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
None.
18. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 6:30 PM
18.1. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance Providing for the Election of Council Members by Five Districts and Establishing the Boundaries and Election Order of Each District.
Recommendation: 1. Open the public hearing, receive public comments, close the public hearing.
2. Waive the second reading and introduce the Ordinance establishing five districts for election of five City Council Members, which would continue the practice of the City Council annually appointing a member of the City Council to serve for one year as Mayor of the City and amending and adding new sections to Chapter 2.42 Elections of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code to provide for City Council Election Districts.
19. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
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19.1. Subject: Presentation of the 2023 Resident Satisfaction Survey Results Recommendation: Receive presentation of the results from the 2023 Resident Satisfaction Survey.
19.2. Subject: Presentation Regarding the City's Intention to Increase the Annual Stormwater Utility 1 Fee for the Maintenance of Storm Drainage and Flood Protection System Recommendation: Direct staff to bring a Resolution to the October 16, 2023, City Council meeting to designate a time and place for hearing protests in connection with the proposed SWU1 Fee increase (December 4, 2023) and authorize the City Clerk’s office to give notice of the above-described protest hearing.
19.3. Subject: Presentation of the Draft Letter to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District Board of Education Regarding the Timeline of the Future Middle/High School in Rio Del Oro Recommendation: Discuss the draft letter and provide direction to staff on any edits requested or desire to appoint a subcommittee to edit or draft a letter prior to the planned FCUSD Board Study Session.
19.4. Subject: Economic Development Department Program Update Recommendation: Receive the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund and Workforce Development Update from the Economic Development Department.
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
October 16, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
October 24, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
November 6, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting November 20, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
November 28, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
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December 4, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting December 12, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
December 18, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
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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.
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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 October 2, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on September 29, 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 September 29, 2023 Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk