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Council approves fee adjustment, traffic‑calming project, hotel incentive and other items; summary of votes
Summary
The City of Lincoln approved multiple resolutions and actions at a regular meeting, including a Placer County conservation fee adjustment, a $100,000 budget augmentation for a Third & L traffic‑calming project, annexation of Peery Wildwood Phase 1 into two CFDs, retroactive hotel incentive approval for La Quinta Group, and adoption of the 2025–27 strategic plan.
The Lincoln City Council approved a package of routine and project‑level items at its meeting, including a county conservation fee update, a traffic‑calming project next to Glen Edwards Middle School, annexation of a residential subdivision into city community facility districts, a hotel incentive application, and a multi‑year strategic plan. Voting records and short descriptions follow.
Votes at a glance
- Placer County Conservation Program annual fee adjustment (resolution adopting inflationary increases): Approved. Roll call: Council member Pearl — yes; Council member Reedy — yes; Mayor Pro Tem Brown — yes; Council member Eklund — yes; Mayor Andrea — yes. The adjustment raises the land conversion fee by 1.2% and the special habitat fee by 2.8%, and applies a 1.2% increase to the county’s open space and fire hazard management fee. City staff said the Placer Conservation Authority and the Placer County Board of Supervisors have acted on related steps and that the county will reevaluate the fee program in July.
- CIP 656, Third & L Street traffic‑calming project (create CIP and budget augmentation of $100,000 from unencumbered fund 2230): Approved. Roll call: Mayor Pro Tem Brown — yes; Council member Reedy — yes; Council member Pearl — yes; Council member Eklund — yes; Mayor Andrea — yes. Staff presented a concept that narrows travel lanes, adds raised concrete medians and an additional stop sign to calm traffic near Glen Edwards Middle School; staff said the $100,000 authorization provides scope flexibility though final construction is expected to cost less.
- Annexation of Peery Wildwood Phase 1 into Community Facility District (CFD) 2018‑1 (City Maintenance Services) and CFD 2018‑2 (Public Safety): Approved. Roll call: Mayor Pro Tem Brown — yes; Council member Reedy — yes; Council member Pearl — yes; Council member Eklund — yes; Mayor Andrea — yes. Staff explained the two CFDs were created to ensure new development helps fund ongoing maintenance and public safety costs associated with growth.
- La Quinta Inn & Suites application to the Lincoln Hotel Incentive Program (retroactive approval): Approved. Roll call: Mayor Pro Tem Brown — yes; Council member Reedy — yes; Council member Pearl — yes; Council member Eklund — yes; Mayor Andrea — yes. The program rebates 50% of transient occupancy tax (TOT) generated by an approved hotel for its first five years of operation; staff noted this application was the program’s first use and that the hotel received its certificate of occupancy prior to formal processing.
- Strategic Plan 2025–27 (approval of council priorities and goals): Approved. Roll call: Council member Eklund — yes; Mayor Pro Tem Brown — yes; Council member Reedy — yes; Council member Pearl — yes; Mayor Andrea — yes. The plan organizes council priorities into three tiers (Priority A, B and ongoing items) and includes actions such as reviewing property‑tax sharing agreements, exploring revenue options, revisiting parts of the general plan, and studying options to reduce heavy truck traffic on Lincoln Boulevard.
- Consent agenda (standard agenda items): Approved by voice vote; no items were pulled for separate consideration.
How votes were recorded and next steps
Several items were approved on motions and seconds recorded on the meeting record; roll‑call votes were used for the resolutions listed above. Staff reported next steps for each approved action: preparing bid documents and contractor outreach for the Third & L traffic calming, coordinating CFD annexation paperwork, implementing the hotel rebate process, and beginning work items identified in the strategic plan and budget discussions.
The council asked staff to return with implementation schedules and to coordinate public outreach for the Third & L project so construction will begin after the school year ends.
