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Lincoln reviews draft responses to Placer County Grand Jury reports on water rates and Titan missile site
Summary
The council reviewed and agreed in principle with staff responses to two Placer County Grand Jury reports — one endorsing the city's water‑rate process and another on Titan missile site remediation — and directed revisions including appointing a city representative to Restoration Advisory Board meetings.
On July 9 the Lincoln City Council reviewed staff draft responses to two Placer County Grand Jury reports: one assessing the city's water and wastewater rate‑setting process and another examining the Titan missile site remediation and public information.
Staff told the council the grand jury's water‑rate report concluded the city's rate process complied with Proposition 218 and was exceptionally transparent; the recommended responses say the council generally agrees but noted the council cannot bind a future council for a 10‑year policy. For the Titan missile site, staff recommended agreeing with the grand jury's findings on public disclosure and proposed that the city appoint a representative to attend the quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meetings and provide periodic status reports to the council.
Council members discussed the meaning of "representative" and agreed the appointment could be the city manager or a designee rather than necessarily a council member; they asked staff to revise language accordingly and bring the package back on consent at a future meeting. Staff also noted one recommendation requests the Army Corps of Engineers livestream its RAB meetings; council agreed to make a nonbinding request of the Corps and to improve city web‑based disclosure. The council did not take final action on the responses at this meeting but directed staff to prepare the revised responses for a future consent item.
