CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, December 15, 2025
5:00 PM – Special Meeting
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, December 15, 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, December 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Member 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 ITEMS
3.1. Subject: Selection of the 2026 Mayor and Vice Mayor.
Recommendation: Council selection of the 2026 Mayor and Vice Mayor.
4. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
The Mayor will adjourn to the Regular meeting.
5. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, and David Sander
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
Sylvia Espinoza with the Sacramento Law Enforcement Chaplaincy will give the invocation.
9. SPECIAL CEREMONIES - SWEAR IN MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
9.1. Swearing-in of Vice Mayor.
9.2. Swearing-in of Mayor.
9.3. Presentation to Outgoing Mayor Pulipati.
10. CELEBRATORY BREAK
11. PRESENTATIONS
12. 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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025
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.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS
14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
15. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
15.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of December 1, 2025, and the Special Meeting of December 9, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
15.2. Subject: A Resolution Making Certain Findings and Determinations Related to, and Accepting, the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fee Report for Assembly Bill No. 1600 Development Fees.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-248 with the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in an Amount not to Exceed $1,302,248 for a Three-Year Term for Animal Sheltering Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-247 with Mark Thomas & Co in an Amount not to Exceed $383,830.00 to Provide an Independent Structural Engineering Analysis for the Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution
15.5. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation Boundary Map for the Autozone 4004 Sunrise Blvd Project and Annexation to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Street lighting and Road Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15.6. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation of the Big Baller Storage RV Project to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting, and Landscape Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15.7. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Sections 10.50.010 and 10.50.020 of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code to Establish Radar Enforceable Speed Limits on the Roads Listed in the Ordinance.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
15.8. Subject: A Resolution Approving Contract No. 2020-7-3 with Dewberry Engineers Inc to Increase the Contract Amount by $965,602.20 to an Amount not to Exceed $4,097,641.97 for Final Engineering Design of the Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025
16.1. Subject: An Ordinance of the City Council of Rancho Cordova approving the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement and A Resolution Approving the Amendment to the Conditions of Approval Between the City of Rancho Cordova and LAL Brothers, LLC Relative to the Douglas 103 Project.
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Amendment to the Conditions of Approval.
16.2. Subject: A Resolution Creating Special Tax Area Zone 35 and an Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax for Transit-Related Services for the Big Baller Storage RV Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution and waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
17. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
18. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
18.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds for and on Behalf of Improvement Area No. 2 of the City of Rancho Cordova Arista Del Sol Community Facilities District No. 2022-1, Approving and Directing the Execution of a Fiscal Agent Agreement, Approving the Form of Preliminary Official Statement, Approving Sale of Such Bonds, and Approving Other Related Documents and Actions.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
18.2. Subject: Discussion and Approval of 2026 Council Member Appointments to Regional Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council provide direction and approve the 2026 Council Member appointments to regional boards, commissions, and local committees.
18.3. Subject: Tolling and Settlement Agreement between the City of Rancho Cordova and TH Rancho Cordova LLC et al (Trumark).
Recommendation: The City Manager and the City Attorney recommend that the City Council take no action on this item. Staff anticipates placing a Kassis update or related item on the January 20, 2026, City Council agenda.
19. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
20. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
The Mayor will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
21. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Garrett Gatewood, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, and David Sander
22. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
22.1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor and City Attorney Adam U. Lindgren; Unrepresented Employee: City Manager.
23. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
24. 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 5, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting January 20, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
January 27, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
February 2, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting February 10, 2026 9:00 AM Special Meeting/Work Session
February 17, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
March 2, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting March 16, 2026 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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, December 15, 2025
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Stacy Leitner, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the December 15, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on December 11, 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 December 11, 2025, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk