CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, September 21, 2026
4:45 PM - Special Meeting/Closed Session
5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
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AGENDA
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT
At a special meeting, members of the public 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. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Gatewood will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
4. CLOSED SESSION - CALL OR ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
5. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following items:
5.1. 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.
6. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
7. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Gatewood will adjourn the special meeting to the regular meeting in the David B.
Roberts Council Chambers.
8. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
9. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
10. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
11. INVOCATION
A Representative from BAPS Charities will give the invocation.
12. PRESENTATIONS
12.1. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing National Service Dog Month.
12.2. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public wishing to address the Council for any matter not on the agenda may Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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do so at this time by completing and submitting a Speaker Card to the City Clerk.
To request to speak using the Zoom platform, use the “Raise Hand” feature available in Zoom.
If you are participating by telephone to request to speak, press *9 to raise your hand. For those participating by Zoom or telephone, please wait to be called upon by 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.
14. COUNCIL REPORTS
15. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
16. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
16.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of September 8, 2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
16.2. Subject: Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 2, Administration and Personnel, Chapter 2.30 Planning Commission to Clarify the Recruitment Process and Appointment of Planning Commissioners.
Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
16.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2026-205 in an Amount not to Exceed $604,912.08 with Parker Landscape Development, Inc. to Construct the Tributary 2 Fencing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2025-96-1 with Wild Rye Consulting to Increase the Contract Amount from $300,000 to an Amount not to Exceed $400,000 and Remove the $100,000 Fiscal Year Limit for Continued On-call Professional Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.5. Subject: A Resolution of the City of Rancho Cordova, State of California, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No 2026-07-03, Increasing the Contract Amount from $1,070,167.10 to an Amount not to Exceed $1,215,483.82 with Martin General Engineering, Inc. for the Construction of Mather Field Road Enhancement Project Phase 1.
Recommendation: Adoption of the Resolution.
16.6. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2026-211, Shelter No. 2 License Agreement and Permit with SiFi Networks Rancho Cordova LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for the Construction and Operation of a Communications Shelter on City-Owned Property.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.7. Subject: A Resolution Accepting a Grant from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
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Beverage Control (ABC) in the Amount of $99,976 and Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute a Grant Agreement.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.8. Subject: A Resolution Accepting a Grant from the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol in the Amount of $162,176.48 and Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute a Grant Agreement.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.9. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Large Lot Final Map of Steelridge, Subdivision No. FM-25-0066 and Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2026-168 with Taylor Morrison of California, LLC.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.10. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Taxes within Improvement Areas to be Annexed into the City of Rancho Cordova Arista Del Sol Community Facilities District No. 2022-1.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.11. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Annexation of the IONNA EV Charging Project to the City of Rancho Cordova Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (Street, Lighting, and Landscape Maintenance).
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.12. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the City's Intention to Impose an Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Maintenance of Storm Drainage and Flood Protection Systems for the IONNA EV Charging Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.13. Subject: A Resolution Approving the Increase of the Contract with Outside Counsel Sanders Roberts, LLP, for Employment Litigation to $650,000.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution to approve a contract amendment to increase the existing contract with outside counsel Sanders Roberts to the total amount of $650,000 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.
17. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
17.1. Subject: A Resolution Creating Special Tax Area Zone 36 and First Reading of an Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax for Transit- Related Services for the IONNA EV Charging Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
17.2. Subject: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova, State of California, Amending Title 23, Zoning Code, Article 9 Specific Use Provisions, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUS), of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code (Exempt Pursuant to Section 15061(B)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines).
Recommendation: Waive the first reading and introduce the Ordinance.
18. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
None.
19. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
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19.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds for and on Behalf of Improvement Area No. 4 of the City of Rancho Cordova The Ranch Community Facilities District No. 2021-1, 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.
19.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of the Property at 10845 International Drive, 10875 International Drive, and vacant parcel north of the buildings fronting Zinfandel Drive (Assessor Parcel Numbers 072-0690-099-0000, 072-0690-098-0000 and 072-0690-091- 0000), and Authorizing Execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement, and Certificate of Acceptance and Recordation of a Grant Deed.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution
19.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the Application for the Transformative Climate Communities Grant Program.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
19.4. Subject: A Resolution to Adopt a Civility Pledge.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
20. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
21. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Gatewood will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
22. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
23. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following items:
23.1. 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.
23.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: 2875 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova APN: 072-0490-024-0000.
City Negotiators: Micah Runner, City Manager, and Adam U. Lindgren, City Attorney. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
24. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
25. ADJOURNMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Special Meetings listed below are subject to change/cancellation without further notice.
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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
September 29, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Closed Session October 5, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting October 19, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
October 27, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
November 2, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting November 10, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
November 16, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
December 7, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular 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 September 21, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on September 17, 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 September 17, 2026, at Rancho Cordova, California.
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Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk