MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Regular Meeting
June 23, 2026
1. CLOSED SESSION MEETING – 5:00pm
1.A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION:
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9
Name of Case: (City of Lincoln v. The Gathering Inn, et al., Placer Superior Court Case No. SCV-0053711)
2. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pearl at 5:03pm at City Hall, 600 6
th Street, Lincoln, CA in the Council Chambers and offered virtually on Zoom with a Live Stream on the City of Lincoln YouTube Channel and WAVE Channel
18. Closed session was held in the 3rd floor conference room.
3. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present:
Mayor Richard Pearl
Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION – none.
GENERAL SESSION – 6:00pm
The meeting was conducted in person at City Hall, 600 6 th Street, Lincoln, CA, and
virtually on Zoom with a Live Stream on the City of Lincoln YouTube Channel and WAVE Channel 18.
5. CALL TO ORDER by Mayor Pearl at 6:08pm.
6. ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present: Mayor Richard Pearl Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
7. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION (if applicable) – no reportable action, direction was provided to staff.
7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – led by Ron Dolinsek.
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8. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Staff noted that there was a correction to the exhibit to the resolution for item 15.B, redline edits were provided to Council and the public.
9. PRESENTATIONS – none.
10. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES
11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON- AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The following provided public comment:
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
12. CONSENT
Mayor Pearl asked if any members of the City Council or staff would like to pull any items from the consent agenda with none pulled.
13.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
13.B Adopt Resolution 2026-097 Authorizing the City to Accept (1) Additional Preliminary Engineering Funds in the Amount of $569,248, and (2) Accept the Right- of-way Authorization Funds in the Amount of $150,000 for the McBean Bridge Project -CIP 353 and Augment the Relevant Revenue and Expense Accounts in Federal Grants Fund 2980 in Fiscal Year 2026/27.
13.C Adopt Resolution 2026-098 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Updated Cooperative Agreement with the CAL-FIRE for Wildland Fire Protection for the Village 1 Annexation Area for FY 2026/27.
13.D Adopt Resolution 2026-099 Accepting the Liberty at Lincoln Mabel Adams Ahart Park Public Improvements as Complete and Authorize the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion with the Placer County Recorder.
13.E Adopt the following Resolutions (1) Resolution 2026-100 Approving Annexation No. 29 (Stardust 78) into the City of Lincoln Community Facilities District No. 2018-1 (City Maintenance Services) and (2) Resolution 2026-101 Approving Annexation No. 17 (Stardust 78) into the City of Lincoln Community Facilities District No. 2018-2 (Public Services).
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13.F Adopt Resolution 2026-102 Authorizing (1) the City to Accept Preliminary Engineering funds in the amount of $36,000 and Augment the Relevant Revenue and Expense Accounts in Federal Grants Fund 2980 in Fiscal Year 2026/27 (2) the Creation of CIP 724 - McBean Park Drive Improvements , and (3) Budget Augmentation of $4,000 from the Unencumbered Fund 2210 to CIP 724.
13.G Adopt Resolution 2026-103 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Animal Control Contract Renewal with Placer County and an augmentation to the Police Department Professional Services Account within the General Fund 1000 in the amount of $170,779.
Councilmember Andreatta and Mayor Pro Tem Eklund had questions and comments regarding item 13.G. City Manager Sean Scully addressed the questions and comments.
Seeing no public comment, Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. 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
13. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none
14. GENERAL BUSINESS
15.A Wall of Recognition Concept Discussion
City Clerk Hope Ithurburn made the presentation to Council. Council had questions and provided feedback to staff.
The following provided public comment:
Lena Labosky, via Zoom
Ron Dolinsek, Lincoln resident
Item was presented for information only – direction was given to staff.
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15.B Adopt the following Resolutions (1) Resolution 2026-104 Declaring an Election on November 3, 2026; Requesting the Placer County Board of Supervisors to Consolidate the Election; and Requesting Election Services by the Placer County Clerk and (2) Resolution 2026-105 Authorizing the Submission of a Ballot Measure to Voters to Approve a Local One Cent (.01) Sales Tax for General City Revenue Purposes.
City Clerk Hope Ithurburn introduced the election services item to Council.
Assistant City Manager Nita Wracker mad e the sales tax measure presentation to Council, with portions being presented by Police Chief, Matt Alves and Fire Chief, Anthony Mejia. City Manager Sean Scully provided comments, with a lengthy discussion to follow.
Councilmember Brown stepped out at 7:15pm and returned at 7:23pm.
The following provided public comment:
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
Evan Faddis, City of Lincoln Fire
TJ Thomas, City of Lincoln Fire
Antonio Virga, City of Lincoln Police Department
Ron Dolinsek, Lincoln resident
Maureen Bauman, Lincoln resident
Darla Guterriez, Lincoln resident
1. Adopt Resolution 2026 -104 declaring an election to be held on November 3, 2026; requesting the Placer County Board of Supervisors to consolidate the election with any other election conducted on said date; and requesting election services by the Placer County Clerk.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval noting the edits to Exhibit A of the resolution.
Councilmember Andreatta motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Brown. Passed by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
2. Adopt Resolution 2026-105 authorizing the submission of a ballot measure to the City of Lincoln qualified voters to approve a local One Cent (1¢) sales tax for general City revenue purposes.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Andreatta motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Brown . Passed by the following roll call vote:
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Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
15. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
City Manager Sean Scully congratulated City of Lincoln Fire Department staff on recent promotions, mentioned the upcoming City Council Strategic Planning session on June 24 th at 9:00 am at Twelve Bridges Library and encouraged the public to attend, mentioned an item he would like to bring to an upcoming meeting to review Council’s schedule and calendars.
16. COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS
Mayor Pro Tem Eklund requested an update regarding tax sharing with Placer County.
17. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor Pearl spoke about the recent car show. Councilmember Reedy provided an update from Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) and Lincoln- SMD1 Wastewater Authority (LiSWA). Councilmember Brown noted he will be attending Placer County Transportation Planning Agency this week. Mayor Pro Tem Eklund provided an update on the recent Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) hiring.
19. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:1 1pm to the Regular City Council meeting on July 14, 2026, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers, 600 6
th Street, Lincoln.
Respectfully submitted by Blair Hutchison, Deputy City Clerk
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Blair Hutchison, Deputy City Clerk