Lincoln City Council Meeting - December 8, 2025

The Lincoln City Council met on December 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM with all seven members present. The meeting adjourned at 3:51 PM. Votes on all items were unanimous (7-0) unless otherwise noted. The agenda included consent calendar items, public hearings on resolutions and ordinances, several first readings, and items on the pending list.

Consent Calendar

• Reappointed Eric Hoke and Patrick Finnegan to the Citizen Police Advisory Board for terms expiring November 17, 2028 (25R-506).
• Approved the resolution levying assessments for the Downtown Management Business Improvement District, Downtown Core Management Business Improvement District, Downtown Maintenance District, and the West Haymarket/Downtown Maintenance District, setting an interest rate (25R-527).
• Placed on file the Lincoln Electric Financial and Operating Statement for October 2025.
• Placed on file the Clerk's Letter & Mayor's Approval of resolutions and ordinances passed on November 20, 2025.
• Placed on file several administrative amendments to special permits and use permits approved by the Planning Director.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No public comments were listed on the agenda for this meeting. The next open microphone session was scheduled for December 15, 2025.

Discussion Items

• Public hearing on resolutions:
  • 25R-504: Assessing costs for cutting, clearing, and removing weeds against benefitted properties for November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025 (MTA#1 adopted 7-0; adopted as amended 7-0).
  • 25R-505: Approving consultant agreement with Continuum Employee Assistance for a five-year term not to exceed $405,856.70 (adopted 7-0).
  • 25R-507: Accepting the report of new and pending claims against the City for November 1 through November 15, 2025 (MTA#1 adopted 7-0; adopted as amended 7-0).
  • 25R-508: Comprehensive Plan Conformance for a proposed conservation easement by People's City Mission at 110 Q Street (adopted 7-0).
• Public hearing on ordinances (second reading) and related resolutions:
  • 25-116: Text Amendment to allow more flexibility for structural alterations for reuse of existing buildings.
  • 25R-509 and 25-118: Comprehensive Plan Conformance and Change of Zone for Pine Woods Planned Unit Development at 6511 Pine Lake Road to increase commercial floor area by 5,760 square feet and expand contractor services (action date 12/15/25).
  • 25-119: Equipment lease agreement with Exchange Bank for 262 golf carts for a 57-month term.
  • 25-120: Lease agreement with Lincoln Trap and Skeet Club for a ten-year term for competitive sporting clay events at the N. 48th Street Solid Waste Management Facility.
  • 25-121 through 25-128: Adoption of updated codes including Electrical Code (2023 National Electrical Code), Mechanical Code, Fuel Gas Code, Plumbing Code, Building Code, Existing Building Code, Residential Building Code, and Fire Code.
• Third reading ordinances (passed 7-0):
  • 25-112: Amending Food Code to be consistent with the state's adoption of the 2022 FDA Food Code.
  • 25-113: Annexation of approximately 9.80 acres at the southeast corner of W Old Cheney Road and SW 12th Street (SW Folsom Development, LLC).
  • 25-114: Change of Zone from AG Agricultural to R-3 Residential on that same property.
• First reading of resolutions and ordinances (items 7.a. through 8.d.) – no action taken; introduced for future consideration.

Key Outcomes

• All resolutions and ordinances that were voted upon passed or were adopted by a 7-0 vote.
• Specific enacted items: 25R-506, 25R-527, 25R-504 (as amended), 25R-505, 25R-507 (as amended), 25R-508, 25-112 (#21807), 25-113 (#21808), 25-114 (#21809).
• Items on the pending list (24-130, 24R-526, 24R-527) regarding Sesostris Temple Holding Corp. at 95th and O Street were extended one week without action.