MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Regular Meeting
August 11, 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)
1.B CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54956.8) Property: APN 021-321-083
Agency Negotiator: Nita Wracker, Assistant City Manager Negotiating Parties: EAH Housing
Under Negotiations: Price, terms of payment or both
1.C CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9
Name of Case: (Khachadourian v. Cook, et al., Placer County Superior Court Case No. S-CV- 0051202)
2. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pearl at 5:0 4pm 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.
Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:05pm.
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 6:10pm.
6. ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present: Mayor Richard Pearl Holly Andreatta
Ben Brown
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
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7. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION (if applicable) – no report able action, direction was provided to staff.
8. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – led by David Peterson.
9. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Request for item 10.A to be presented at the August 25th meeting and item 13.C was pulled and will be presented at a future meeting.
10. PRESENTATIONS
10.A Recognition of Lincoln Youth Global Disc Golf Champions.
To be presented at the August 25th meeting.
10.B CivicBot Presentation.
Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Jennifer Brown introduced Papantzin Cid- Kochis, GIS Analyst II who presented to Council with a lengthy discussion following.
11. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES
Councilmember Brown reported positive feedback from Lincoln Servies regarding the newly developed community calendar . Councilmember Andreatta reported on a recently attended Sacramento Valley League of California Cities meeting and the recent Bike Park opening. City Manager Scully provided an update on the bear wandering through the neighboring communities.
12. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON- AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The following provided public comment:
Dennis Zaro, Lincoln resident
Evan Faddis, Lincoln resident
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
Fran Neves, Lincoln resident via Zoom
13. CONSENT
Mayor Pearl asked if any members of the C ity Council or staff would like to pull any items from the consent agenda; none were pulled.
13.A Adopt Resolution 2026-133 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Construction with M-3 Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $184,000 for the Beermann Plaza Trash Enclosure Project and Authorizing the City Engineer to Approve Change Orders Not to Exceed $36,800.
13.B Adopt Resolution 2026-134 Augmenting Revenue Accounts to Reflect the California Library Literacy Services Grant Award Received by the Library for a Total Award Amount of $38,076.00.
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13.C *PULLED – to be presented at a future meeting. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute First Amendment to Option and Tower Structure License Agreement with New Cingular Wireless extending the agreement an additional twelve (12) months.
13.D Waive Full Reading and Adopt by Title Only ORDINANCE 1108B Amending the Village 7 General Development Plan and Waive Full Reading and Adopt by Title Only ORDINANCE 1109B Amending the Village 5 General Development Plan for the Village 7B Amendments Project.
13.E Waive Full Reading and Adopt by Title Only ORDINANCE 1110B Amending the Village 5 General Development Plan for the Windsor Cove Project.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment; there were no public comments.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Brown motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Andreatta. Passed by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
14. PUBLIC HEARINGS – none.
15. GENERAL BUSINESS
15.A Adopt Resolution 2026-135 Approving a Fixed Base Operator and Airport Management Services Agreement with KT Aero CA LLC for Lincoln Regional Airport - Karl Harder Field, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement, and Approving Budget Augmentations in the Amounts of $165,000 in FY 2025/26 and $336,250 in FY 2026/27 for the Airport Fund (7500).
Public Works Director Matt Medill introduced the item to Council with Diego Duran of KT Aero providing comments; a lengthy discussion followed. Medill noted several revisions made to the agenda item and related documents with copies of the updated documents provided to the Council and public.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with the following providing public comment:
Fran Neves, Lincoln resident via Zoom
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Reedy motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Andreatta. Passed by the following voice vote:
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Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
16. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
Manager Scully reported the upcoming street name unveilings honoring former and fallen police chiefs and officers, as well as noted the upcoming retirement of Police Officer Williamson.
17. COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS
Mayor Pro Tem Eklund inquired to the cell phone tower project; City Manager Scully provided an update.
18. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Andreatta reported on a recently attended a Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) meeting. Mayor Pearl reported on a recently attended Pioneer Energy Committee and an upcoming Airport Committee meeting. Councilmember Brown reported on an upcoming Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) meeting to be held at the end of month.
Council recessed to Closed Session at 8:00pm and returned to Chambers at 9:09pm. Per the City Attorney, there was no reportable action and direction was given to staff.
19. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10pm to the Regular City Council meeting on August 25, 2026, at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers, 600 6
th Street, Lincoln.
Respectfully submitted by Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk
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Hope Ithurburn, City Clerk