The Rancho Cordova City Council on a unanimous recorded vote authorized the city manager to sign two professional-services contracts with Dokan Engineering Inc. for design work on the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) phases 7 and 8.

The council approved Resolution authorizing contract 2025-92 for $136,593 and contract 2025-180 for $377,180, a combined total of $513,773, to prepare engineering documents for traffic-calming improvements planned across five city neighborhoods. The vote was taken after staff described the NTMP process, the community balloting requirement and the project locations.

Public Works Director Albert Stricker, Assistant Engineer Kevin Velasquez and Edgar Medina, who manages traffic-calming efforts, presented the package and said the program begins with resident petitions, data collection (vehicle counts, speeds and collision history), Neighborhood Traffic Safety Committee review, and resident balloting (a minimum 25% response rate and 67% affirmative support are required to proceed). Staff described a range of potential countermeasures — speed humps, traffic circles, bulb-outs, enhanced striping, two-lane chokers and raised crosswalks — and showed five project locations identified for phases 7 and 8: Bridlewood Drive, White Rock Road, Borderlands/Canyonlands, Tas-selway (a corridor parallel to a main arterial) and ongoing work in Lincoln Village/Countryside.

Council members asked questions about visibility and safety of temporary traffic-calming elements at night. Several members urged adding lighting or flashing beacons to chokers and other physical elements so temporary installations are visible in low light; staff said they would evaluate visibility and incorporate lighting and striping options during final design.

Staff noted that some Lincoln Village Drive elements already constructed were temporary and that other nearby neighborhood elements would be brought to residents at a community outreach meeting scheduled for August 12. Depending on final design and community input, some elements could be constructed later this year or in summer of the following year.

A council member moved to approve the agreements and a roll-call vote followed. Voting “yes” were Councilmember Budge, Vice Mayor Gatewood and Mayor Pulapati; Councilmembers Sander and Little were recorded absent for the motion. Staff will execute the contracts, proceed with final design, conduct community outreach and return to the council with construction timing and cost estimates.

Contracts approved at the meeting:
- Contract 2025-92 with Dokan Engineering Inc., not to exceed $136,593 (NTMP Phase 7 design)
- Contract 2025-180 with Dokan Engineering Inc., not to exceed $377,180 (NTMP Phase 8 design)

Next steps: staff will incorporate council feedback, continue resident outreach (community meeting scheduled Aug. 12) and begin final design; construction is anticipated in summer 2026, contingent on final design, resident support and budget appropriations.