CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, March 3, 2025
4:00 PM – Special Meeting
American River Room
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 Monday, March 3, 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 Monday, March 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, March 3, 2025
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Pulipati
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
3.1. Subject: Discussion and Possible Direction on City Council Appointments to Regional Boards, Commissions and Committees to Enhance Community and Regional Partnerships.
Recommendation: Recommend discussing a strategy for leveraging City Council appointments to regional boards, commissions, and committees that will strengthen community and regional partnerships, support key initiatives and projects, and provide any additional direction related to City Council appointments to regional boards, commissions, and committees.
4. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Pulipati will adjourn the special meeting to the regular meeting in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers.
5. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Pulipati
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
Deacon Walt Little with St. John Vianney Catholic Church will give the invocation.
9. PRESENTATIONS
9.1. Cordova Community Council 65 Years and Counting.
9.2. Introduction of New Employees: Rachel Duhe, Deputy City Clerk by Stacy Leitner, City Clerk, Jacob Nunez, Management Analyst II by Michelle Mingay, Finance Manager, and Laura Fickle, Economic Development Manager by Amanda Norton, Economic Development Director.
10. 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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, March 3, 2025
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.
11. COUNCIL REPORTS
12. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
13. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
13.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of February 18, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
13.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing Joint Application to and Participation in the Homekey+ Program for the Mather Veterans Village Phase 4 Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No. 2023-158-2 with Community Strong Strategies, LLC in an Amount not to Exceed $117,437 for Economic Development Consulting Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.4. Subject: A Resolution Increasing the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee (SWUII) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.5. Subject: A Resolution Updating the City's Records and Information Management Retention Schedule.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.6. Subject: A Resolution Adopting Amendments to the Ticket and Passes Distribution Policy.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution approving amendments to the Tickets and Passes Distribution Policy in accordance with Fair Political Practices Commission regulations on the reporting of gifts by public officials.
14. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
None.
15. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
15.1. Subject: A Resolution Approving the City of Rancho Cordova's Adjusted Storm Drainage Impact Fee Schedule for 2025, Paid by Developers to Mitigate for their Project Impacts on the City’s Drainage System.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
16.1. Subject: Fiscal Year 2025-27 Budget Priorities Discussion.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, March 3, 2025
Recommendation: Receive presentation and provide direction to staff.
16.2. Subject: Communications Update.
Recommendation: Provide 2024 communications update, 2025 communications plans, and answer Council questions.
17. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
18. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Pulipati will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
19. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Pulipati
20. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following items:
20.1. 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.
21. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
22. 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
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 Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, March 3, 2025
April 21, 2025 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
April 29, 2025 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
May 13, 2025 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
May 19, 2025 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
May 27, 2025 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
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 and Direct TV 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 March 3, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on February 27, 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 February 27, 2025, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk