MINUTES
CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL,
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
and REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Regular Meeting
August 25, 2026
1. CLOSED SESSION MEETING – 4:00pm
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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9
Name of Case: (Lawyer v. County of Placer et al., Placer County Superior Court Case No.
SCV0055639)
1.C CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): Two (2) potential cases
1.D 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)
1.E 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
2. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pearl at 4 :04pm 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 *arrived at 4:12pm
Whitney Eklund
John Reedy
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION – none.
Council recessed to Closed Session at 4:06pm.
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.
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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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – led by Will Foote.
8. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION (if applicable) – no report able action, direction was provided to staff.
9. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Request for item 13 – Information Items and Disclosures be moved ahead of Presentations.
10. PRESENTATIONS
10.A Recognition of Lincoln Youth Global Disc Golf Champions.
Council recognized Jack, William, and Cody Buker with many comments of support and commendation following.
11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON- AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL
The following provided public comment:
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident *a handout was provided to Council.
Purple Paws for Peace, Lincoln organization
Byron Chapman, Lincoln resident
Mr. Buker, Lincoln resident
Todd Benzel, Lincoln resident
12. 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.
12.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 28, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting.
12.B Approval of Meeting Minutes of August 11, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting.
12.C Adopt Resolution 2026-136 to Accept the Grant Deeds for Open Space Lots 7 and 8 within the Meadowlands Project.
12.D Adopt Resolution 2026-137 Approving Annexation No. 30 (Peery Property Phase 2) into the City of Lincoln Community Facilities District No. 2018-1 (City Maintenance Services)
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and Adopt Resolution 2026- 138 Approving Annexation No. 18 (Peery Property Phase 2) into the City of Lincoln Community Facilities District No. 2018-2 (Public Services).
12.E Adopt Resolution 2026-139 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute First Amendment to Option and Tower Structure License Agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC extending the agreement an additional twelve (12) months.
12.F Adopt Resolution 2026-140 Designating Councilmember Holly Andreatta as the City of Lincoln's Voting Delegate and Councilmember Ben Brown as the Alternate at the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) 2026 Annual Conference.
12.G Adopt Resolution 2026-141 Accepting the Police Department Parking Lot Expansion Capital Improvement Project (CIP) 626 as Complete and Authorizing the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion with the Placer County Recorder.
12.H Adopt Resolution 2026-142 Approving the Reclassification of a Senior Civil Engineer Position to Engineering Manager in the Engineering Department.
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. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES
*Item was moved ahead of Presentations.
Councilmember Brown promoted the newly established Thursday night Farmer’s Market. Mayor Pearl promoted the upcoming Wings and Wheels event.
14. PUBLIC HEARINGS – none.
15. GENERAL BUSINESS
15.A Authorizing the Issuance of a Response to the Placer County Grand Jury (PCGJ) 2025 - 2026 Report titled "Public Communication by Placer County Cities - Correctable Deficiencies"
City Manager, Sean Scully presented to council.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with the following providing comment:
Stan Nader, Lincoln resident
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Council provided direction to staff approving the draft response.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Brown motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Reedy. Passed by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
15.B Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Enter into a Pledge Agreement and Amendment to the School Facilities Agreement Between the City of Lincoln, Lincoln Land Holding, Western Placer Unified School District and the South Placer Regional Transportation Authority for the Deferral of up to 50% of Tier II SPRTA Development Fees.
Assistant City Manager, Nita Wracker presented the item to Council.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with no public comment.
Matt Click , South Placer Regional Transportation Agency ( SPRTA) Executive Director and Osman Mufti, SPRTA General Counsel responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Reedy motioned to table the agenda item and further direction was given to staff, motion was seconded by Councilmember Andreatta.
Passed by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
15.C Adopt Resolution 2026-143 Approving the Reclassification of the Police Department's Public Safety Director Position to Police Chief and Adopt the Revised Police Chief Salary Schedule.
Human Resources Director, Veronica Rodriguez presented to Council.
Mayor Pearl opened public comment with no public comment. Mayor Pearl called for a motion of approval. Councilmember Andreatta motioned to approve, motion was seconded by Councilmember Reedy. Passed by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Andreatta, Brown, Eklund, Pearl, Reedy
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
16. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
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Manager Scully announced the upcoming retirement of Police Chief Matt Alves on September 17, 2026. Scully also promoted the upcoming Mayor’s Cup event scholarship funds will be utilized for
Parks & Recreation activities and noted that the State of the City event will be scheduled soon.
17. COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS
Councilmember Brown requested a workshop to discuss Flock cameras.
18. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Andreatta reported recent attendance at a Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) board meeting. Councilmember Reedy reported recent attendance at an Economic Development Committee meeting as well as Western Placer Waste Management Authority ( WMPMA) board meeting. Councilmember Brown reported on an upcoming South Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (SPRTA) board meeting.
19. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7: 38pm to the Regular City Council meeting on September 8, 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