CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, April 7, 2025
4:00 PM - Special Meeting - Cancelled
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, April 7, 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, April 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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Regular Meeting of Monday, April 7, 2025
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri 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
Deacon Walt Little with St. John Vianney Catholic Church will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Presentation of Proclamation in Honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
5.2. Council Member Linda Budge's Birthday on April 11, 2025.
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 March 17, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Rancho Cordova Levying a Special Tax within the City of Rancho Cordova The Preserve Community Facilities District No. 2025-1.
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
9.3. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Section 9.85.070 of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code to Enhance the Penalty for Camping in Violation of Section 9.85.030 of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
9.4. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Section 8.05.010 of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code to Require Veterinarians Located within the City of Rancho Cordova to Submit Rabies Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, April 7, 2025
Vaccine Certificates to the Animal Services Manager within Thirty (30) Days of Administering the Vaccine.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
9.5. Subject: An Ordinance Adding Chapter 12.13, Sections 12.13.010-12.13.080, Street and Sidewalk Obstructions to the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
9.6. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-32 with Francisco & Associates, Inc. for a Contract Term from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, in an Amount not to Exceed $105,000 for On-Call District Administration Support Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement, Contract No. 2022-148-1, in an Amount of $337,900, between the City of Rancho Cordova and Alta Vista, LLC for the Design and Installation of the Traffic Signal at Zinfandel Drive and Baroque Drive Intersection.
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: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Enhancement & Investment Fund Grant Applications.
Recommendation: Staff to introduce and provide an update on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Enhancement & Investment Fund grant applications received for Council consideration.
12.2. Subject: Homeless Outreach Team Update and Discussion.
Recommendation: Receive information.
12.3. Subject: City Council Strategic Framework and Citywide Goals.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve by motion, the Strategic Framework incorporating a new citywide vision statement, five strategic focus areas and new citywide goals.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
The Mayor 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
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Regular Meeting of Monday, April 7, 2025
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Veniamin Fursov Vs. City of Rancho Cordova; County of Sacramento; April Lynn Stevenson; Ryan Earl Taylor; and DOES 1 through 50 Inclusive. Sacramento Superior Court Case Number 34-2019-00249715.
16.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: 10801 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova APN: 072-0610-091- 0000. City Negotiators: Micah Runner, City Manager, and Adam U. Lindgren, City Attorney.
Negotiating Parties: Brooks Erickson. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
16.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Properties: 10455 Investment Circle APN 057-0212-008-0000. City Negotiators: Micah Runner, City Manager, and Adam U. Lindgren, City Attorney. Negotiating Parties: Center of Praise Ministries, Inc. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
16.4. 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.
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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, April 7, 2025
UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 21, 2025 5:30 PM Special 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
June 2, 2025 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting June 16, 2025 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
June 24, 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.
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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 April 7, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on April 3, 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 April 3, 2025, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk