CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, April 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.
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AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, David Sander, and Mayor Siri Pulipati
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, April 21, 2025
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
Ruby Smallwood with the Sacramento Sheriff’s Chaplaincy will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Presentation of Proclamation to Project Sentinel in Recognition of Fair Housing Month.
5.2. Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Long Range Transportation Plan Presentation.
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 April 7, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: Second Reading of 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 second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
9.3. Subject: Second Reading of 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 Vaccine Certificates to the Animal Services Manager within Thirty (30) Days of Administering the Vaccine.
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, April 21, 2025
9.4. Subject: Second Reading of 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 second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
9.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-51 in an Amount not to Exceed $1,104,007.00 with Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the Anatolia Surface Treatment Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.6. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Change Order 2024- 68-4 with Martin General Engineering, Inc., to Increase the Contract Amount from $2,289,509.70 to an Amount not to Exceed $2,463,447.29 for Construction of the Chase Drive American River Parkway Connection Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Acknowledging the Termination of a Community Theater Project in Partnership with Phoenix Production Company, doing Business as Rise Up Theatre and Rescinding Resolution No. 23-2024.
Recommendation: Receive and file this report documenting the notice from Rise Up Theatre to terminate their agreement with the City regarding the development of a community theater, and adopt a Resolution, rescinding Resolution No. 23-2024 which approved the forgivable loan agreement with Rise Up Theatre for the construction of a 99-seat multi-use performing arts facility.
9.8. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Increase to the Contract with Outside Counsel Sanders Roberts for Employment Litigation to an Amount not to Exceed $325,000.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution approving a contract amendment to increase the existing contract with outside counsel Sanders Roberts to an amount not to exceed $325,000 for employment litigation for the City as may be assigned by the City Attorney in consultation with the City Manager, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
11.1. Subject: Mills Crossing - Specific Plan Amendment, Major Design Review, and Tentative Subdivision Map (Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2023010102) Prepared Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act) - Project No. PLND-0524-0098 - Located at 10153 Folsom Boulevard; APN: 076-0020-019, -020, -021, and -022 Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution certifying the Mills Crossing Environmental Impact Report and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Report Program and CEQA Findings; and
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance adopting the Specific Plan Amendment with associated exhibit and track changes, subject to the findings contained in the Ordinance; and
3. Adopt a Resolution approving a Tentative Subdivision Map and a Major Design Review with associated exhibits, subject to the findings contained in the Resolution.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, April 21, 2025
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: Economic Development Strategic Plan Update.
Recommendation: Receive presentation and provide feedback and direction to staff on frequency of future updates from the Economic Development Department.
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 item:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)). Delisa Verdun vs. City of Rancho Cordova, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive. Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 24CV019484.
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 21, 2025
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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
July 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 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 April 21, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on April 17, 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 17, 2025, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk