MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Special Meeting
March 7, 2024
OPEN
SESSION MEETING
The meeting was conducted in person at City Hall, 600 6th Street, Lincoln, CA, and virtually on Zoom with a Live Stream on the City of Lincoln YouTube Channel and WAVE Channel 18.
1. CA
LL TO ORDER by Mayor Karleskint at 1pm.
2. RO
LL CALL: Councilmembers present: Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Paul Joiner
William Lauritsen
Mayor Dan Karleskint
Roll Call: 5 members present, 0 member absent, 0 members excused.
Staff members present: Sean Scully, City Manager
Kristine Mollenkopf, City Attorney
Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk
Leslie Tetley Jodrey, Deputy City Clerk
Jennifer Brown, Chief Information Technology
Erin Frye, Economic Development & Public Information Officer Keith Johnson, Police Captain
Var
ious City employees, consultants, and members of the public were also present in person and via teleconference.
1. ROL
L CALL
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT
MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
Persons wishing to address the City Council are asked to voluntarily complete and submit a speaker card to City staff. Speaker cards are available near the entrance of the meeting location. Persons wishing to address the City Council on an item appearing on this agenda will be called upon at the appropriate time during the item’s consideration. Persons wishing to address the City Council on an item not appearing on the agenda will be called upon during “Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items.” In either case, please stand to be recognized by the Mayor when your name is called. Please note: comments from the audience without coming to the podium may be disregarded or ruled out of order. All speakers' time will be limited to three (3) minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. All comments or questions should be addressed to the Mayor and in most cases, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, but may engage in brief discussion, provide direction to City staff, or schedule items for consideration at future meetings.
4. STAFF REPORT
4.A. Discussion of City Council Code of Conduct and Develop Effective/Collaborative Governance Strategies.
City Manager, Sean Scully, introduced Greg Greeson, with Greeson Consulting, who conducted individual meetings with each Council Member to develop guidelines for creating a “Tool for Civil and Effective Governance.”
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City Council, Public Finance Authority and
Redevelopment Successor Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
February 13, 2024
The following guiding principals were agreed upon by Council:
• Strive to make decisions that are in the best interests of the community as a whole and to work for the common good, not personal interest. • Create an atmosphere of respect and civility where members of the public, City staff and Councilmembers are free to openly express their ideas and concerns. • Prepare in advance of Council meetings, be familiar with issues on the agenda and, to the greatest extent possible, ask questions of the City Manager before meetings so everyone is fully prepared, and no one is taken by surprise. • Participate fully in Council meetings and other public forums while demonstrating respect, consideration and courtesy to others.
• Focus discussions and decisions on the facts and merits of each matter, not on personalities and biases.
• A request for more information on an issue before the Council is appropriate and, whenever possible, that request will be made prior to the Council meeting. • Articulate dissenting opinions for the benefit of the Council and community. • Disagree agreeably and professionally and to not use inappropriate language, tone or non-verbal gestures or make personal attacks.
• Praise in public, criticize in private.
• Respect the proper roles of elected officials and City staff in ensuring open and effective government and communicate through the City Manager. • Share information with other Councilmembers and City staff and avoid surprises. • Conduct an annual review of these Guidelines as a part of the Strategic Planning/Update process, with the Mayor reviewing the Guidelines with newly elected Councilmembers
5. COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS – None.
6. ADJOURNMENT at 3:27 pm.
Submitted by Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk