City Council - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Rancho Cordova, CA
- Meeting Date
- October 19, 2026
Video will appear here as soon as Rancho Cordova City Council posts it — usually within a day of the meeting
Monday, October 19, 2026
23 items on the agenda.
REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, and Mayor Garrett Gatewood
METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
INVOCATION
Reverend Zac Neubauer, Rector with St. Clement's Episcopal Church will give the invocation.
Community Food Hub Update
Presented by Carrie Johnson, Executive Director of the Rancho Cordova Food Locker.
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.
Mayor Garrett Gatewood's Birthday on October 23, 2026.
PUBLIC COMMENT
COUNCIL REPORTS
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of October 5, 2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
Subject: A Resolution Renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.