CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, October 19, 2026
5:30 PM PDT – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Hilton Garden Inn Kennett Square - Lobby
815 East Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348
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AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, October 19, 2026
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
Reverend Zac Neubauer, Rector with St. Clement’s Episcopal Church will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1. Community Food Hub Update Presented by Carrie Johnson, Executive Director of the Rancho Cordova Food Locker.
5.2. Introduction of New Employees: Betsy Bautista, Administrative Assistant II by Laura Fickle, Economic Development Manager, Vanessa Vondra, Communications Manager by Maria Kniestedt Communications and Public Affairs Director, and Leah Matthews, Customer Service Representative II, and Bernadette Berzin, Customer Service Representative II by Stacy Leitner, City Clerk.
5.3. Mayor Garrett Gatewood's Birthday on October 23, 2026.
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.
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.
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 October 5, 2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: A Resolution Renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, October 19, 2026
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No. 2021-336-6 to Increase the Contract Amount by $95,488.76 to an Amount not to Exceed $439,509.38 with Dewberry Engineers, inc. for Engineering Design Services for the Mather Field Road Enhancement Phase 2 Project, CS80059.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.4. Subject: A Resolution Approving Contract No. 2020-7-4 with Dewberry Engineers Inc. to Increase the Contract Amount by $2,236,653.89 to an Amount not to Exceed $6,334,295.86 for Final Design and Construction Support of the Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Douglas 103 Village 4 Final Map, Subdivision No. FM-25-0062 and Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2026-224 with Lennar Homes of California.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.6. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Douglas 103 Village 1 Final Map, Subdivision No. FM-25-0063 and Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreement Contract No. 2026-223 with Lennar Homes of California.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the Results of the Mail Ballot Election Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee (SWUII) on the Douglas 103 Subdivision Project in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.8. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No. 2024-56-1 with the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority to Increase the Contract Amount from $1,600,000 to an Amount not to Exceed $4,080,000 and Extend the Contract Term through June 30, 2030, for Engineering Design, Right of Way, and Construction of Grant Line Road Improvements Between White Rock Road and Chrysanthy Boulevard.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
10.1. Subject: Capital Village Residences—Major Design Review and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map—Project No. PLND-0725-0134 (An Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) that was Completed in December 2022 (SCH No. 20220900063) has been Prepared Pursuant to Article 6 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines) – Located at the Northeast Corner and Southwest Corner of International Drive and Kilgore Road; APNs: 072-0680-048, 072-0260-057, -058, -059, & - 060.
Recommendation: Determine that the Addendum to the 2022 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration adequately addresses the environmental effects of the project and that no subsequent or supplemental environmental document is required pursuant to CEQA; and adopt the Resolution approving the Major Design Review and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map for Capital Village Residences (Project No. PLND-0725-0134), subject to the findings, Project Plans, and Conditions of Approval.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, October 19, 2026
10.2. 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.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
11.1. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 2026-226 in an Amount not to Exceed $330,000 with Kora Power, Inc. for a Jobs and Talent Attraction Economic Incentive Award.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: A Resolution Approving an Incentive Payment for 2026 Performance and a Salary Increase for Micah Runner for Service as City Manager and Adjusting the Full-Time 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.
12.2. Subject: A Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Salary Schedule.
Recommendation: Receive report and adopt the Resolution.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. 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
October 26, 2026 5:30 PM Special Meeting
November 2, 2026 4:00 PM Special Meeting/5:30 PM Regular Meeting November 16, 2026 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, October 19, 2026
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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.
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Persephonie Riley, Assistant City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the October 19, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on October 15, 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 October 15, 2026, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Persephonie Riley, CMC
Assistant City Clerk