ROCKLIN CITY COUNCIL
ROCKLIN City Council Special Meeting
CALIFORNIA
Rocklin Police Department - EOC
4080 Rocklin Rd. Rocklin, CA 95677
Website: www.rocklin.ca.us
March 18, 2025
5:00 pm
MEETING MINUTES
-FINAL-
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gayaldo called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Gayaldo led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers David Bass, Ken Broadway, Bill Halldin, Greg Janda Mayor Jill Gayaldo
Absent: None
CITIZENS ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D1. Strategic Planning Workshop
Action: Conducted a workshop to review the City's current strategic plan objectives and recommended updates.
Nancy Hetrick, from Raftelis, facilitated the workshop resulting in a summary report which has been included as an attachment for reference.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gayaldo adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the minutes of March 18, 2025 as
approved by the fockly Chy Council.
Avinta Singh, City Clerk
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City of Rocklin,
CA
City Council Workshop
March 18, 2025
ROCKLIN R RAFTELIS
CALIFORNIA
City of Rocklin Page 1
2025 City Council Workshop
The City of Rocklin held a City Council Workshop on March 18, 2025. The workshop was planned and facilitated by Raftelis.
Welcome and Warm-Up
Mayor Jill Gayaldo welcomed participants and
thanked them for their time. City Manager Aly
Zimmermann echoed these comments and then ACUIEVABLEOD
introduced the facilitator, who asked each UPDATEW IDEAS wel Councilmember to share their expectations for the COMMUNITY SUPPORT workshop. These comments were captured by the PLAN oad
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FORWARD
PROCESS
After the facilitator reviewed the agenda and meeting
norms, Councilmembers participated in a warm-up EXPECTATIONS activity in which they answered the questions: What
is a headline you would like to see about the City of
Rocklin two years from today? Next, they were Confirm Continue our invited to reflect on what they want this governing good progress our progress,
body to be known for. These responses were captured
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on the same page
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2025 City Council Workshop
Setting the Stage: City Manager's Update and Key
Accomplishments
City Manager Aly Zimmermann provided an update that included highlights from the 2025 National Community Survey conducted by Polco, an update on the City's current strategic plan, and a review of the five- year financial forecast.
In the community survey, Rocklin scored similar or higher than other agencies on 119 out of 123 questions; residents rated higher satisfaction in areas such as Mobility, Safety, and Economy. 83% of respondents trust the City of Rocklin to spend tax dollars wisely, and more than 80% of respondents rated Safety, Parks and Recreation, Natural Environment, and Economy as "good" or "excellent." Finally, 93% of respondents rated Safety as essential or very important.
She then shared an update on the City's progress toward strategic plan pillars: Resilient, Vibrant, Livable, Sustainable, and Safe, highlighting key milestones and accomplishments. She closed her update with a review of the City's current financial position, noting the need to be attentive to rising costs and flat revenues.
FY2024/25 FY2025/26 FY2026/27 FY2027/28 FY2028/29
General Fund 5-Year Forecast Approved Projection Projection Projection Projection Sources
Revenue $ 66,772,600 $ 67,799,100 $ 69,459,900 $71,460,600 $ 73, 134,400 Other Sources 250,000
Total Sources 67,022,600 67,799,100 69,459,900 71,460,600 73,134,400 Uses
Operation Expenditures 65,924,230 67,177,450 68,999, 150 70,836,600 72,773,850 Capital Improvements 484,500 349,450 585,950 644,900 364,650 Contribution to Operating Reserve 506,000 451,500 430,900 456,500 481,400 Total Uses 66,914,730 67,978,400 70,016,000 71,938,000 73,619,900 Net Resources / (Deficit) $ 107,870 $ 1(179,300) 556,100) $477,400) $(485,500) Following the City Manager's update, the facilitator reviewed the accomplishments heard during pre-retreat interviews. These included themes around Infrastructure Investments, Public Safety, and enhanced Quality of Life.
After this review, Councilmembers reflected on what they are most proud of and shared their thoughts about the factors that contribute to their success. This discussion was captured by the visual facilitator as shown on the following page.
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Strategic Plan Pillars and Priorities
Local governments operate at the intersection of political acceptability-often driven by Council priorities— and administrative sustainability—what the organization has the capacity to accomplish. The facilitator shared Stephen Covey's "Big Rocks" analogy, noting that effective management requires maintaining the majority of focus on the day-to-day management of municipal services while leaving time for new initiatives, strategic improvements and training, and unforeseen challenges.
The facilitator then shared themes from pre-workshop interviews, as summarized below. Councilmembers agreed that the five Pillars adopted two years ago still resonate. They indicated a desire to "stay the course" and identified the following priorities:
• Financial and Economic Sustainability: Strengthen reserves and attract business growth. • Public Safety and Infrastructure: Fund a fourth fire station, enhance crime prevention, address wildfire threats, and improve roads.
• Parks and Community Amenities: Expand parks, trails, and recreation; revitalize downtown, anchored by our amphitheater and a new public market.
• Housing and Homelessness: Support affordable housing and collaborate on regional homelessness solutions.
The facilitator walked the Council through the five pillars to review and affirm the language for each. An update to the directional statement for the Safe pillar was the only change, as shown below:
• Previous: Rocklin residents feel comfortable walking and biking throughout the community, enjoying parks and public spaces, and know that the City is prioritizing the safety, health and well-being of its community. Rocklin invests in public safety by providing resources and technology to consistently reduce crime and ensure the City remains safe. The City partners with nonprofits, social service agencies, and the community to address the root causes of crime and social instability. • Revised: Rocklin residents feel comfortable traveling throughout the community, enjoying parks and public spaces, and know that the City is prioritizing the safety, health and well-being of its community.
Rocklin invests in public safety by engaging community partners, providing resources and technology to consistently reduce crime and ensure the community remains safe.
The group discussed what success looks like for each of the five pillars, as captured on the following page.
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WHAT SUCCESS
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The success factors were summarized and reviewed by pillar as captured in the table below. These priorities will be integrated into the City's work plan and two-year budget.
Safe Livable Vibrant Resilient Sustainable
-Fund and construct a -Support -Expand parks, -Complete -Be self-reliant with 4th fire station affordable trails, and infrastructure resources (pursue housing recreation projects (fire commercial
-Enhance crime
prevention -Collaborate on -Revitalize station, bridges) opportunities, sports tourism)
• Real Time Crime homelessness downtown, -Invest in road Center solutions anchored by our maintenance -Strengthen • COPPS program amphitheater and a reserves (define
-Identify funding new public market
-Address wildfire threats options for reserve needs)
Interstate 80 -Attract and support - Identify new
-Implement interchange business growth revenue options
interoperability across improvements
regional jurisdictions for -Support public art
fire response -Pursue regional
improvements to
State Road 65
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Wrap-Up and Next Steps
As the meeting came to a close, Councilmembers reflected on what they are most looking forward to over the next two years. These responses are captured below:
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Next, each participant shared a word that expressed how they were feeling about the direction of the City.
Mayor Gayaldo thanked her colleagues and staff for their time before adjourning the meeting. As the next steps, major work plan elements will be developed by staff to track progress on the Council pillars. The pillars will inform areas of emphasis for the FY2025-27 budget.