MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Regular Meeting
January 27, 2026
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
The meeting was conducted in person at City Hall, 600 6 th Street, Lincoln, CA in the City Manager’s Conference Room.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
A. Initiation Of Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (4) Of Subdivision (D) Of Section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)
B. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation. City of Lincoln v. The Gathering Inn, et al., Placer County Superior Court case no. S-CV-0053711
1. CALL TO ORDER -The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pearl at 4:30pm.
2. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Mayor Richard Pearl Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION * In person only.
There was no public comment.
GENERAL SESSION – 6:00pm
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.
4. CALL TO ORDER by Mayor Pearl at 6:02 PM
5. ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present: Mayor Richard Pearl Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
6. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION – City Attorney reported there was no reportable action.
7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – led by Brian.
8. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS – None.
9. PRESENTATIONS
9.A Moment of Silence for U.S. Congressman Doug LaMalfa – Mayor Pearl requested a moment of silence in honor of Congressman LaMalfa.
9.B Lincoln Fire Department's 2025 Annual Report Presentation – this item was pulled and will be presented at a future meeting.
City Council, Public Finance Authority and
Redevelopment Successor Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 27, 2026
10. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The following provided public comment:
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
Rob Schmidt, Lincoln resident
Sela Greenhouse, Lincoln resident
Linda Derosier, Lincoln resident
Byron Chapman, Lincoln resident
Seeing no further public comments, Mayor Pearl closed public comment.
11. CONSENT
Mayor Pearl asked if any members of the City Council or staff would like to pull any items from the consent agenda – no items were pulled from consent.
11.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2026 Regular City Council meeting.
11.B Adopt Resolution 2026-008 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Purchase Order for Two Autocar/New Way Residential Garbage Collection Trucks and Two Electric Vehicle (EV) Pickup Trucks for the Solid Waste Division.
11.C Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 1101B of the City Council of the City of Lincoln Amending the LMC to Regulate the Operation of Mobility Devices on City Sidewalks.
11.D Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 1102B Repealing Chapter 5.40 of the Lincoln Municipal Code Entitled, "Fortunetelling and Occult Arts".
11.E Adopt Resolution 2026-009 Approving Acquisition Funding Agreement for Century Communities Hidden Hills Project Utilizing BOLD Program Financing.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval for the items. Councilmember Andreatta motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Brown. Passed by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS – none.
13. GENERAL BUSINESS
13.A Water Master Plan Update Presentation
Araceli Cazarez, Engineering Manager presented to Council with a brief discussion following.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with the following providing public comment:
City Council, Public Finance Authority and
Redevelopment Successor Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 27, 2026
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
Sela Greenhouse, Lincoln resident
Seeing no further public comments, Mayor Pearl closed public comment.
13.B Receive a Report of the City of Lincoln Truck Route Study
Nita Wracker, Assistant City Manager presented to Council with a brief discussion following.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with no public comment.
Seeing no further public comments, Mayor Pearl closed public comment.
14. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
City Manager Scully provided an update on the Chamber of Commerce’s potential move to Old City Hall, as well as an update on the City Council Chambers redesign project, the citywide solar panel projects, and identifying a new date for the skate park opening event.
15. COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS
None.
16. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor Pro Tem Eklund reported on a recently attended Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting, Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) 2x2 meeting, Chamber of Commerce board meeting, Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) board meeting and provided an update on the upcoming Cal LAFCO meeting. Councilmember Pearl reported on a recently attended Airport Committee meeting and Pioneer Community Energy board meeting.
Councilmember Andreatta reported on a recently attended Parks & Recreation Committee meeting.
17. INFORMATION ITEMS
Mayor Andreatta promoted the recent opening of Dutch Brothers and the Public Safety Shields and Acts event, and the upcoming unmasking fraud workshop. Councilmember Brown provided an update on the Oak Tree Lane project.
18. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pearl adjourned the meeting at 8:13 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk
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Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk