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Council approves package of plans, fees and maps; unanimous votes on water plan, fees, police equipment and development maps
Summary
At its May 26 meeting the Lincoln City Council unanimously adopted several routine resolutions and approvals including the annual military equipment ordinance renewal, a user-and-regulatory fee schedule update, the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and water-shortage contingency plan, a tentative parcel map for a Circle K/Starbucks site, and the broadband master plan. All recorded votes reported in the transcript were 5-0.
Lincoln City Council members unanimously approved a group of administrative resolutions and development approvals at their May 26 meeting.
The council approved the annual renewal of the military equipment ordinance required by California’s AB 481, accepting the Police Department’s annual military equipment report and the department’s request to keep current equipment authorizations. The department reported no use of military munitions in the past year and described equipment investments and training costs in the report.
Council also adopted an updated user-and-regulatory fee schedule following a five-year review of the city’s fee schedule. The review, presented by Assistant City Manager Nita Racker and consultant Terry Madson, recalibrated deposits and time-and-materials billing, proposed 14 new fees and recommended reducing a previous 40% third-party administrative surcharge to a 10–15% administrative rate while increasing time-and-materials billing transparency.
On utility planning, the council adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Staff and consultants reported that current supply portfolios—treated surface water from the regional water agency, city groundwater, and recycled water—will meet projected demand through 2050 under normal and multi-year dry conditions, and council directed staff to submit the plans to state agencies.
Land-use and development approvals included adoption of a tentative parcel map and CEQA exemption for a proposed Circle K gas station and a Starbucks with a drive-through at First Street and Joiner Parkway. Council also adopted a routine annual update to the city’s public facilities element fee schedule and received and adopted a broadband strategic plan that recommends targeted city action to fill fiber gaps through public–private partnerships.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript were unanimous on these items. Where motion or second names were not captured in the public transcript the council’s voice votes were recorded as carried 5–0.
