CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, January 5, 2026
4:00 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, January 5, 2026. 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, January 5, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, January 5, 2026
Gatewood
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: Summary of 2025 California Laws.
Recommendation: Receive update.
4. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Gatewood 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, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
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
Julie Steinbach with the United Methodist Church of Rancho Cordova will give the invocation.
9. PRESENTATIONS
None.
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.
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
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, January 5, 2026
13. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
13.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of December 15, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
13.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-275 with Dokken Engineering in an Amount not to Exceed $255,089 for Engineering Design and Environmental Services for the American River Drainage Outfall One Repair Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Standard Agreement No. 0000000549 Amendment 1 (City Contract Amendment No. 2024-280-1) with the State of California Employment Development Department for Quarterly Census Employment and Wages Information.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13.4. 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.
13.5. Subject: Second Reading of 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 second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
13.6. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Second Amendment to the Development Agreement for the Douglas 103 Project.
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
13.7. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax for Transit-Related Services for the Big Baller Storage RV Project.
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
14. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
14.1. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Issuance of Multifamily Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in Support of an Affordable 236 Unit Multifamily Development project to be known as Asteria Flats.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
15. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
15.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Waive Specific City Fees for Alpha One Sports and Entertainment Group, LLC and Kozpure Development, LLC in an Amount not to Exceed $940,000 toward the Development and Construction of a New Arena and Plaza to Be Located at the South East Corner of Trade Center Boulevard and Kilgore Road in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
16.1. Subject: 2026 Legislative Update.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, January 5, 2026
Recommendation: Receive presentations by Covino Smith & Simon and Joe A. Gonsalves & Son regarding key 2025 legislation affecting the city, as well as staff update regarding 2026 legislative priorities and federal funding priorities. Receive consultant presentations and updates; provide direction and/or approval to staff on city's 2026 Legislative Priorities.
16.2. Subject: Authorization to Execute Documents for Mather Veterans Village Phase 4 Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolutions.
16.3. Subject: Horn Road Light Rail Station Update and Request for Design Input.
Recommendation: Receive presentation on Horn Road Light Rail Station from Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) and provide input.
16.4. Subject: A Resolution Approving an Incentive Payment for 2025 Performance and a Salary Increase for Micah Runner for Service as City Manager, and Adjusting the Full Time Employee Salary Schedule for the Position of City Manager.
Recommendation: Receive oral report summarizing the proposed changes to the City Manager's pay and benefits and adopt the Resolution.
17. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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 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
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Special and Regular Meeting of Monday, January 5, 2026
March 24, 2026 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 January 5, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on December 31, 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 31, 2025 at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk