Rancho Cordova roundup: City Manager evaluation concluded; Cordova Arena review and $3,040,760 landscape contract sit on agendas without published minutes
Rancho Cordova officials concluded a closed-session performance evaluation of the City Manager in late September, while two larger items — a landscape maintenance contract amendment that would raise spending to not exceed $3,040,760 and a design review tied to the Cordova Arena project — appear on agendas whose minutes have not yet been published.
City Council: City Manager evaluation (Sept. 29)
The City Council met in closed session on Sept. 29, 2026, to evaluate the performance of the City Manager. According to the official minutes, the City Attorney reported afterward that the City Manager's performance was "dynamic and impactful." The summary lists no other items and no vote tally. Closed-session personnel discussions are not open to the public.
Planning Commission: Cordova Arena and Downtown DOVA (Sept. 30)
The Planning Commission held a special meeting on Sept. 30, 2026, with one substantive item: the Cordova Arena Major Design Review and the Downtown DOVA Development Agreement, Project No. PLND-1025-0142. The project area is described as along Trade Center Drive between Kilgore Road and Sunrise Boulevard.
Also on the agenda was the proposed disposition of public property at 2875 Kilgore Road (APN 072-0490-024-0000) for the Cordova Arena and Downtown DOVA development.
Staff asked the Commission to adopt a resolution finding the property disposition consistent with the General Plan and exempt from CEQA review under Section 15061(b)(3), and to adopt a second resolution recommending that the City Council find the project CEQA-exempt under Section 15183, approve the design review, and adopt the development agreement. The rest of the agenda was procedural: roll call, public comment and adjournment. Minutes have not been published, so the record does not show what the Commission decided.
City Council: Oct. 5 agenda
The council's Oct. 5, 2026, 4:00 p.m. special meeting was listed as cancelled; a regular meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Because minutes are not yet published, the items below are proposals from the agenda, not recorded decisions.
Consent items included a contract amendment with Roush Landscape Services raising the amount from $2,384,960 to not exceed $3,040,760 for landscape maintenance, and one with Wood Rodgers Inc. raising the amount from $221,660.00 to not exceed $437,562.50 for White Rock Road Phase 3 design and construction support. Also on consent were second readings of an ordinance amending Title 23 Zoning Code on Accessory Dwelling Units and an ordinance establishing Special Tax Zone No. 36 for transit-related services for the IONNA EV Charging Project.
Consent public hearings covered conduit bond financing for the Liora Apartments affordable housing project through the California Municipal Finance Authority, and a stormwater fee ballot for the IONNA EV charging project.
The main regular item was the Fiscal Year 2025-26 preliminary year-end financial report, with budget amendments and updates to reserve policies. A closed session on City Manager labor negotiations was also scheduled.
Coming up
The only upcoming meeting in the record is a City Council special meeting set for Oct. 27, 2026, which has been cancelled. No other meetings are listed for the next 14 days.