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City Transitions to District-Based Elections

Post Date:10/10/2023 4:38 PM

On Monday, October 2, 2023, after a 90-day public process that included seven public hearings and community participation in drafting district maps, the Rancho Cordova City Council voted to adopt an ordinance to transition from at-large to district-based elections.

The process started when, on June 7, 2023, the City of Rancho Cordova received a letter from attorney Scott J. Rafferty, asserting that at-large elections violate the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). At the July 17, 2023 City Council meeting, the city passed a Resolution of Intent to work on transitioning to district-based elections.

Public participation was an important part of this process, and the community was invited to participate in five public hearings and two community meetings and to draw and submit maps, using an online tool. The city conducted an extensive grassroots effort to reach the community in our diverse city including:

Mailing postcards to all Rancho Cordova residents, asking them to participate in the process
Providing updates via Rancho Cordova News Alerts, Rancho Cordova News, and Rancho Cordova Events and Council meeting agendas
Posting information to city social media
Arranging for Public Hearing Notices in local newspapers
Posting and providing flyers at diverse grocery stores, restaurants, and businesses
Posting and providing flyers to diverse community partners, nonprofits, school districts, the library, and more
Translating materials into Spanish and Russian and providing translators all public meetings

Robust community participation in hearings and meetings resulted in more than 30 draft maps being drawn, submitted and numbered. After much discussion at hearings and meetings throughout August, September, and October 2023, the City Council voted to approve and adopt Map 516C.

Members of the Rancho Cordova City Council from Districts 1, 3 and 4 will be elected every four years beginning in the November 2024 election, and members of the City Council from Districts 2 and 5 will be elected every four years beginning in the November 2026 election. Council Districts may be amended from time to time in accordance with state law. The practice of the City Council annually appointing a member of the City Council to serve for one year as Mayor will remain the same.

Information regarding the transition to district-based elections is available at CityofRanchoCordova.org/Districts, including video recordings of the hearings and meetings, outreach materials, maps, Q&A and pertinent background.

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Press Announcements

Media Contacts

Maria Chacon Kniestedt
Communications & Public Affairs Director
916.851.8791
916.200.6181 (cell)
mkniestedt@cityofranchocordova.org

Samantha Mott
Senior Communications Officer
916.851.8796
916.579.0671 (Cell)
smott@cityofranchocordova.org

Danielle Hale
Communications Officer
916.851.8792
916.809.0465 (cell)
dhale@cityofranchocordova.org

Lauren Burke
Communications Officer
916.851.8723
916.247.2587 (Cell)
lburke@cityofranchocordova.org

City of Rancho Cordova Opens $8.4M Youth Center

On November 3, 2022, the City of Rancho Cordova opened the Rancho Cordova Youth Center, the first youth center in the community. The Youth Center will provide a welcoming, central and safe environment for year-round youth programs, build relationships with local youth, and show local youth how much the community cares about their success and future in Rancho Cordova.

City of Rancho Cordova Breaks Ground on Citywide, Ultra-High-Speed Gigabit Broadband Network

On February 28, 2022, the City of Rancho Cordova, SiFi Networks and GigabitNow announced the launch of Rancho Cordova FiberCity®, a revolutionary infrastructure project to bring a fast, affordable, and reliable all-fiber internet network to every home, business, and institution in Rancho Cordova.

For more information, please contact Danielle Hale at 916.809.0465 or dhale@cityofranchocordova.org.

Mather Veterans Village Dedication Event

On October 12, 2021, Mercy Housing California, Nation’s Finest, the City of Rancho Cordova and the County of Sacramento celebrated the completion of all three phases of Mather Veterans Village, the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region.

These documents are password protected. Please contact Danielle Hale at 916.809.0465 for access.

Crime Drops in Rancho Cordova by 61%

The City of Rancho Cordova is proud to announce that violent crime and property crime combined has decreased by 61% from 2004-2019 when adjusted for population. Since the city incorporated and established the Rancho Cordova Police Department 18 years ago, the city has implemented creative and proactive policing programs that have led to this significant drop.

Media Advisory about Crime Drop in Rancho Cordova
Fact Sheet on Programs
Speaker Bios from Crime Drop Announcement
B-Roll, Photos and Crime Statistics (This is password protected. Please contact Ashley Downton at 916.542.3875 for access.)
News Release: Crime Drops in Rancho Cordova by 61%

Rancho Cordova Breaks Ground on Rio Del Oro Development

Elliott Homes, Inc. and the City of Rancho Cordova are breaking ground on Rio Del Oro, the largest development in the city’s history. Rio Del Oro spans 3,800 acres in Rancho Cordova and could fit Downtown Sacramento in its footprint. The development will feature thousands of new homes, over 7.6 million square feet of commercial, professional and industrial space, one of the largest parks in the region at 130 acres, and the city’s next high school.

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