MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Special Meeting – Closed Session
March 16, 2026
CLOSED SESSION MEETING – 2:00pm
1. CALL TO ORDER -The meeting was called to order at City Hall, 600 6 th Street, Lincoln, CA in
the Council Chambers by Mayor Pro Tem Eklund at 2:00 pm.
2. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Holly Andreatta
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
Attending remote: Richard Pearl
Councilmembers absent: Ben Brown
Mayor Pearl reported he would be participating remotely under Government Code §54953.8.3(c) applying the Just Cause Provision due to a contagious illness that prevents a member from attending in person, noting that he would participate with both audio and video turned on throughout the meeting and that there were no other individuals present in the room.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – led by Mayor Pro Tem Eklund.
4. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code §54953.8) *This time is reserved for any Council Member to announce remote participation under the "Just Cause" provision of Gov. Code, §54953.8.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
There was no public comment.
6. CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Pro Tem Eklund announced the following agenda items after which Council recessed to Closed Session with Mayor Pearl rejoining the meeting via Zoom.
This portion of the meeting was conducted in person at City Hall, 600 6 th Street, Lincoln, CA in
the City Manager’s Conference Room.
Councilmember Ben Brown arrived at 2:28 pm.
6.A Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): (3 cases)
6.B Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Gov. Code, § 54956.9) Name of Case:
(City of Lincoln v. The Gathering Inn, et al., Placer Superior Court Case No. SCV- 0053711)
City Council, Public Finance Authority and
Redevelopment Successor Agency
Special Meeting Minutes
March 16, 2026
6.C Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code, § 54957) Title: Interim City Attorney
Council returned to Council Chambers at 5:07pm. Mayor Pro Tem Eklund reported there were no reportable items, and direction was provided to staff.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Eklund adjourned the meeting at 5:08 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk
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Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk