CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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, January 21, 2025. 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.
If you have questions related to the City Council Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (916) 851-8720 before Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Pulipati
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
Dan DeShong with River City Christian Church will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
None.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public wishing to address the 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 January 6, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Server Infrastructure Equipment to Support the Planned Refresh of Aging Hardware, in the Amount of $252,713.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: 2025 Legislative Update.
Recommendation: Presentations by Covino Smith & Simon and Joe A. Gonsalves & Son regarding key 2024 legislation affecting the City, as well as staff update regarding 2025 Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Tuesday, January 21, 2025
legislative priorities and federal funding priorities. Receive consultant presentations and updates; provide direction and/or approval to staff on City's 2025 Legislative Priorities.
12.2. Subject: Proposed Modifications to the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund Community Grant Process.
Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide feedback on the proposed modifications to the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund (CEIF) grant process.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Pulipati will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
15. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Pulipati
16. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following items:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(two cases).
17. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
18. 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
January 28, 2025 9:00 AM Special Meeting/Work Session
February 3, 2025 3:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting February 18, 2025 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Tuesday, January 21, 2025
February 25, 2025 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
March 3, 2025 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting March 17, 2025 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
March 25, 2025 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
April 7, 2025 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM 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 Channel 14, the Government Affairs Channel on the Comcast 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, Persephonie Riley, Assistant City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the January 21, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on January 16, 2025, 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 January 16, 2025, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Persephonie Riley, CMC
Assistant City Clerk