CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
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Public Comment
Members of the public who wish to address the City Council may do so in person during the meeting by completing and submitting a Speaker Card to the City Clerk.
Members of the public who wish to provide public comment via email will need to submit comments to [email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Written comments received no later than 2:00 p.m. will be distributed to the Council, filed in the record, and will not be read aloud. All comments submitted later than 2:00 p.m. will be distributed to the Council.
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AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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Regular Meeting of Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, Donald Terry, and Mayor David Sander
2. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the pledge.
4. INVOCATION
Dr. Dan DeShong with River City Christian Church will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Introduction of New Employee Samantha Mott, Senior Communications Officer by Maria Kniestedt, Communications and Public Affairs Director.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council for any matter not on the agenda may do so at this time by completing and submitting a Speaker Card to 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.
7. COUNCIL REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
9. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
9.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of February 5, 2024 and the Special Meeting of February 12, 2024.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2024-17 in an Amount not to Exceed $212,417 with PBM Construction, Inc. to Construct the 2023 ADA Sidewalk Improvement Project - Phase 2 at Various Locations in the City.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2024-24 in an Amount not to Exceed $1,956,889 with Ascent Environmental, Inc. for the General Plan Update and Associated Environmental Impact Report.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the United Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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States Department of Energy to Receive Grant Funds in the Amount of $138,900 for the Purchase and Installation of Additional Electric Vehicle Chargers at City Hall.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Round 2 Funding and Allocating Program Funds to the Mather Veterans Village Phase 4 Affordable Housing Development Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
10.1. Subject: Sunridge Park III – Tentative Subdivision Map and General Plan Amendment (CEQA Exempt Pursuant to Section 15183. Projects Consistent with the Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning) – Project PLND-0822-0050 – Located at the Southwest Corner of Canyonland Drive and Timberland Drive; APN: 067-0650-052-0000.
Recommendation: Determine the project Exempt per Section 15183 Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning and adopt the Resolution approving the Sunridge Park III Tentative Subdivision Map and General Plan Amendment subject to the findings contained in the Resolution and Conditions of Approval.
10.2. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Sections 10.50.010 and 10.50.020 of Chapter 10.50 of Title 10 of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code to Establish Enforceable Speed Limits on the Roads Listed in the Ordinance.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
10.3. Subject: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova Amending Title 2 Administration and Personnel, Chapter 2.30 Planning Commission to Incorporate Additional Qualifications to At-Large Members (CEQA Exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)).
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
11.1. Subject: Mine Shaft Digital Billboard Signs – Conditional Use Permit, Minor Design Review, and Operating Agreement (Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared Pursuant to Article 6 of the California Environmental Quality Act) – Project PLND-0822-0047 - 2300 Mine Shaft Lane:
APN: 072-0231-014-0000.
Recommendation: 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; adopt the Resolution for the Mine Shaft Digital Billboard Signs Conditional Use Permit and Minor Design Review; and approve the Mine Shaft Digital Billboard Signs Operating Agreement.
11.2. Subject: Public Hearing to Receive Protests to the Proposed Stormwater Utility 1 Fee Increase and a Resolution to Submit the Question to a Vote of the Property Owners for Approval of the Proposed Stormwater Utility 1 Fee Increase.
Recommendation: Continue item to the March 4, 2024, City Council meeting.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: Communications Strategic Plan.
Recommendation: Provide July 2022 – December 2023 communications update and answer Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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Council questions.
12.2. Subject: Update on California Laws Enacted in 2023.
Recommendation: Receive the report.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. 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
February 27, 2024 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
March 4, 2024 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
March 18, 2024 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
March 26, 2024 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
April 2, 2024 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
April 23, 2024 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
May 6, 2024 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
May 20, 2024 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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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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 February 20, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on February 16, 2024, 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 February 16, 2024, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk