CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, March 16, 2026
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
The Marriott Marquis Hotel - Lobby
901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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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 16, 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, March 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 16, 2026
AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
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
Chaplain Sylvia with the Sacramento Law Enforcement Chaplaincy will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Presentation by the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund Department on Literacy Programs in Recognition of Literacy Month.
5.2. Introduction of New Employees Aron Vasquez, Payroll & Accounting Technician by Jacob Nunez, Management Analyst II, Dang Bui, Assistant Civil Engineer by Margarita Dronov, Associate Civil Engineer, and Sindia Maya, Assistant Civil Engineer by Kristine Courdey, Principal Civil Engineer.
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 2, 2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution of Change to the City of Rancho Cordova State of California Freeway Agreement for U.S. Highway 50 to Reflect the Construction of the Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project within U.S. Highway 50.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 16, 2026
9.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of the Property at 10744 Gold Center Drive, Rancho Cordova, APN 072-0610-090-0000, and Authorizing Execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement, and Certificate of Acceptance and Recordation of a Grant Deed.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
10.1. Subject: A Resolution Declaring a Protest Hearing and Authorizing the Mailing of Property Owner Ballot Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Asteria Flats Apartments Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10.2. Subject: A Resolution Creating Special Tax Area Zone 35 and First Reading of an Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax for Transit-Related Services for the Big Baller Storage RV Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution and introduce and waive the first reading of the Ordinance.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Related to Planning Entitlements and Land Transfer for Fire Station 61.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Gatewood will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
15. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
16. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(Two cases).
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.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 16, 2026
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 24, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
April 6, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting April 28, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
May 4, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting May 18, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
May 26, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
June 1, 2026 4;00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting June 15, 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.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Stacy Leitner, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the March 16, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on March 12, 2026, 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 March 12, 2026, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 16, 2026
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk