City Council Meetings, Agendas, Minutes and Video Streaming

CONCURRENT MEETING
CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA)/
RANCHO CORDOVA FINANCING CORPORATION (RCFC)

City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova

Monday, June 16, 2008

4:00 P.M. – Special Meeting (Closed Session)
Community Board Room

5:30 P.M. – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers

Meeting Minutes

AGENDA

A.

CLOSED SESSION

Council will meet in Closed Session to discuss the following items:

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Government Code 54956.9(b) (one potential case).

B.

ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION

1.

REGULAR MEETING – CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

Council Members Sander, Cooley, McGarvey, Skoglund, and Mayor Budge

2.

METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Mayor 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 John Kent, Rancho Cordova Law Enforcement, First Responders, will give the invocation.

5.

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

The City Attorney will report on action taken in Closed Session.

6.

PRESENTATIONS

6.1

Presentation of Proclamation to Gregory D. Lautner, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Battalion Commander for the Department of the Army’s 233 Years of Service to the United States on June 14th.

6.2

Presentation on Information about Rancho Cordova’s new Sister City, Turrialba, Costa Rica by John Goldberg, Resident of Sacramento and friend of the Rancho Cordova Sister Cities Council.

6.3

Presentation by Economic Development Director Curt Haven on Economic Development Department, Neighborhood Services and Code Enforcement Update.

7.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Citizens wishing to address the Council for any matter on the Consent Calendar or not on the agenda may do so at this time by completing and submitting a (blue) Speaker Card to the City Clerk. For items on the agenda, speakers will be called up to the podium 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.

Note, under the provisions of the California Government Code, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking immediate action on any unagendized item 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.

8.

COUNCIL REPORTS

9.

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE

9.1

Subject: Special and Regular Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2008.
Recommendation: Adopt Minutes.

9.2

Subject: Appointment of Board Members to the Building Board of Appeals
Recommendation: Appoint Bill Dill, Gary Hatfield, Michael McDermott, David Richter, Marion Smith, Roger Stanton and Steven Trout as Members to the Building Board of Appeals; and appoint Kevin Wilcox as an Alternate to the Building Board of Appeals for the terms recommended by the Building Official.
Result of Recommended Action: Members of the Board of Appeals will collaborate to resolve building and safety disputes.
Staff Report: Thomas L. Trimberger, Building and Safety Department and Lillian Hare, City Clerk’s Office
Advances Goals: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 13
Growing Strong Neighborhoods

9.3

Subject: Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Rancho Cordova and Rancho Cordova Weed and Seed, Inc. to Extend Contract Period and Amount by $31,250.00
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 70-2008.
Result of Recommended Action: This resolution will authorize the City Manager to execute Contract No. 62-2008, third amendment to Contract No. 135-2006, to extend the time period of the agreement from June 30, 2008 to April 30, 2009 and will increase the total compensation under the agreement from $75,000 to $106,250. This extension will allow for the program to continue through the end of the federal grant award period.
Staff Report: Donna Silva, Finance Department
Advances Goals: 6, 7, 8 and 10

9.4

Subject: Solar Street Light Project (Formerly La Placita Street Lighting Project)
Recommendation: Staff recommends installing seven solar powered streetlights on Croetto Way and Woodberry Way.
Result of Recommended Action: The recommended action will result in the placement of seven solar powered street lights on Croetto Way and Woodberry Way.
Staff Report: Cyrus Abhar, Public Works Department
Advances Goals: 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Growing Strong Neighborhoods

9.5

Subject: Resolution Approving Final Feasibility Report for the Promenade Overcrossing of Highway 50 in the Vicinity of Olson Drive
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 71-2008.
Result of Recommended Action: Adoption of this resolution will approve the Promenade Final Report and allow staff to complete the requirements of a SACOG Community Design grant, finish the feasibility study on time and under budget, and request from SACOG that unexpended grant funds be moved to the engineering and design phase of the project. Approval of this report does not commit the Council to an exact alignment or specific architectural design for the project.
Staff Report: Cyrus Abhar, Public Works Department
Advances Goals: 1, 2, 5 and 8

9.6

Subject: Resolution Approving Submittal of Application to the State Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) for CalHOME Program Funding
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 72-2008.
Result of Recommended Action: Adoption of this resolution will authorize staff to submit an application to the State Department of Housing & Community Development’s (HCD) CalHome program for funding an owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program.
Staff Report: Reed Flory, Economic Development Department
Advances Goals: 1 and 7

10.

CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

NONE

11.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

11.1

Subject: Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan Amendment
Recommendation: Waive first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 13-2008.
Result of Recommended Action: Adoption of this ordinance will supersede Section 3 of Ordinance No. 57-2006 that pertains to the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan (FBSP) only by amending the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan to provide clarity on policies, guidelines and development standards that guide development and redevelopment of the project area.
Staff Report: Paul Junker, Planning Department
Advances Goals: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13

11.2

Subject: Draft Housing Element Update – Status Report and Discussion of Mixed Income Housing Policy
(Continued from May 19^th) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPEN

Recommendation: Staff recommends Council have a final discussion of the Mixed Income Housing Policy prior to its July 7 meeting at which the Council will be asked to authorize the submittal of the Draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Result of Recommended Action: Staff will be provided with specific guidance for the definition of the Mixed Income Housing Policy. The language of the Mixed Income Housing policy will be included in the Draft Housing Element Update which is to be returned for Endorsement by the Council at a noticed public hearing on July 7, 2008. The Draft Housing Element will then be forwarded to the State for review.
Staff Report: Reed Flory, Economic Development Department
Advances Goals: 1, 5, 7 and 8

12.

REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS

NONE

13.

COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

14.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

15.

CLOSED SESSION

Council may adjourn to Closed Session to discuss the following item(s):

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Possible Initiation of Litigation – Government Code 54956.9(c) (one potential case)

16.

OPEN SESSION – REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

The City Attorney will report on action taken in Closed Session.

17.

ADJOURNMENT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The agenda items are accessible on the City’s website at www.cityofranchocordova.orgon Thursdays prior to the Regular City Council Meeting.

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The Rancho Cordova City Council/CRA/RCFC will be videotaped in its entirety and will be cablecast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the Government Affairs Channel on the Comcast, SureWest and Strategic Technologies Cable Systems. Closed Captioning will be available on the playback cablecast. Tune to Metro Cable Channel 14, for playback times. A VHS copy is also available for check out from any library branch. The City does not control scheduling of this telecast and persons interested in watching the televised meeting should confirm this schedule with Metro Cable TV, Channel 14.

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ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT INITIATED BEFORE 11 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.