CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, December 4, 2023
4:00 PM – Special Meeting
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
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Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 4, 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. SPECIAL MEETING ITEMS
3.1. Subject: Community Engagement Division Update.
Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide feedback.
3.2. Subject: A Presentation on the Monier Circle Stormwater Detention Basin Project.
Recommendation: Receive presentation on the progress of the Monier Circle Stormwater Detention Basin Project.
4. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Budge will adjourn to the Regular meeting in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers.
5. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
6. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
8. INVOCATION
There will be a moment of silence in lieu of the invocation.
9. SPECIAL CEREMONIES - SWEAR IN MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
9.1. Swearing in of Vice Mayor.
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9.2. Swearing in of Mayor.
9.3. Presentation to Outgoing Mayor Budge.
10. CELEBRATORY BREAK
11. PRESENTATIONS
11.1. Folsom Cordova Unified School District Presentation on Facilities and Funding.
12. 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.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS
14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
15. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
15.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of November 6, 2023, the Special City Council Meeting of November 13, 2023, and the Special City Council Meeting of November 28, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
15.2. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax Zone 8 for Transit- Related Services for The Ranch Active Adult Project.
Recommendation: Waive second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
15.3. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the Results of the Mail Ballot Election Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee on The Ranch Active Adult 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 on The Ranch Active Adult project.
15.4. Subject: A Resolution to Approve the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to Receive Green Means Go Capital Project Grant Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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Funds in the Amount of $5,000,000 for the Mills Crossing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
16.1. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Title 23, Chapter 23.325 Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter
23.716 Landscaping, Chapter 23.719 Parking and Loading, Chapter 23.734 Accessory Structures, Chapter 23.743 Signs, and Chapter 23.1104 Definitions (CEQA Exemption Found in Guideline Section 15061(B)(3).
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
17. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
18. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
18.1. Subject: Discussion Regarding Residential Solid Waste Collection and Street Sweeping Services Contract with Atlas Disposal Industries for the Contract Term Beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2034.
Recommendation: Award the residential solid waste collection and street sweeping contract to Atlas Disposal Industries LLC (Atlas) for the contract term beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2034, and direct staff to finalize a contract for City Council approval at a subsequent date.
18.2. Subject: A Resolution Designating a Time and Place for Hearing Protests in Connection with a Proposed Stormwater Utility 1 Fee Increase, Approving Procedures in Connection Therewith and Taking Certain Other Actions.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
18.3. Subject: Appointment of Labor Negotiators.
Recommendation: Appoint Mayor David Sander and City Manager Micah Runner as Labor Negotiators for negotiations with the current City Attorney.
19. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
20. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Sander will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
21. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, Donald Terry, and Mayor David Sander
22. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
22.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) 350 Sacramento, a California non-profit benefit corporation; and Oscar Balaguer v. City of Rancho Cordova, a general law city; City Council for the City of Rancho Cordova, and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive. Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 23WM000101.
22.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(One case, based on a letter dated October 24, 2023, to the Mayor and Council from Matthew Henderson of Miller Starr Regalia and testimony by Mr. Henderson at the October 24, 2023 City Council meeting opposing and threatening litigation on the proposed Ordinance amending sections of the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area) (One case).
22.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) DPML Bear Hollow, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and DPML Stonecreek, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company v. City of Rancho Cordova, City Council of Rancho Cordova, and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive. Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 23WM000122.
22.4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor David Sander and City Manager Micah Runner; Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney.
23. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
24. 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
December 12, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
December 18, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
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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.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (916) 851-8720 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Stacy Leitner, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the December 4, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on November 30 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 November 30, 2023, in Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk