Lincoln City Council Regular Meeting - July 13, 2026

The Lincoln City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM with all seven members present. The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 PM. The council considered routine consent items, public hearings on resolutions and ordinances, and read items for the first and second time.

Consent Calendar

• 26R-305: Approved Lincoln Holdings LTD dba Ramo's Pizza as a new Keno satellite at 2435 S. 48th St. (Adopted 7-0)
• 26R-306: Approved Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with Felsburg Holt and Ullevig for environmental services on the Randolph Street Rehabilitation Project. (Adopted 7-0)
• Clerk's Letter & Mayor's Approval: Placed on file.
• 26R-323: Set a public hearing date of July 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM for the liquor license application of Silverado Sales Inc. dba Outcast Bar & Nightclub. (Adopted 7-0)
• Wastewater Special Assessment District petitions: Referred to Lincoln Transportation and Utilities.
• Administrative Amendments: Placed on file for Knolls Senior Living Community, West View Ridge, and Appian Way Regional Center.

Public Hearings - Liquor Resolutions

• 26R-324: Approved the manager application of Tina Bretting for JDHQ Hotels, LLC dba Embassy Suites. (Adopted for approval 7-0)

Public Hearings - Resolutions

• 26R-307: Accepted and approved the claims report for June 1-15, 2026. (Adopted 7-0)
• 26R-308: Downtown Lincoln Association's 2026-2027 BID Budget and Program of Work. The council granted a verbal motion to delay the vote with continued public hearing to July 20, 2026. (Motion carried 7-0)
• 26R-309: Adopted proposed revisions to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Air Pollution Control Program Regulations (Article 2, Sections 1, 14, and 17). (Adopted 7-0)
• 26R-310: Approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Crete for environmental health regulation inspection and enforcement. (Adopted 7-0)
• 26R-311: Granted Waiver 26004 to Star City Optimist Youth Foundation to waive paving requirements for a parking lot portion at 5300 S. Folsom Street. (Adopted 7-0)

Public Hearings - Ordinances (2nd Reading)

Ordinances 26-56 through 26-67 were given second reading. Notable action:

• 26-57 (Annexation 26006): The council granted a verbal motion to delay the public hearing four weeks to August 10, 2026. (Motion carried 7-0)

Ordinances - 3rd Reading

• 26-51 (Change of Zone 22023A): Lincoln Lumber Company's amendment to the Turbine Flats PUD to add 4.47 acres with a change from H-3 to R-6 Residential PUD, including waivers. Passed 7-0.
• 26-52 (Street and Alley Vacation 26002): Lincoln Lumber Company's vacation of alley between N. 23rd and N. 24th Streets south of Y Street. Passed 7-0.
• 26-53: Approved the StarTran Transportation Agreement with the University of Nebraska for transit routes 22, 24, and 25, expiring August 20, 2028 with an option to renew. Passed 7-0.

Resolutions - 1st Reading

The following items were read for the first time and no action was taken:

• 26R-314: 2026-2027 Joint Budget Committee Funding recommendations
• 26R-315: Engineering services agreement for 70th & Nebraska Parkway Turn Lane Improvement
• 26R-316: Supplemental Agreement No. 4 for A Street engineering services
• 26R-317: Environmental services agreement for Rock Island Trail Undercrossing
• 26R-318: Keno satellite approval for 2.1.O's, LLC dba G.O.A.T.'s Table
• 26R-319: Renewal of contract with Downtown Lincoln Association for management services
• 26R-320: Comprehensive Plan Conformance for Lincoln Center Redevelopment Plan amendment
• 26R-321: Claims report for June 16-30, 2026
• 26R-326: Reappointment of Yohance L. Christie as City Attorney

Ordinances - 1st Reading

Ordinances 26-69, 26-70, and resolution 26R-325 related to the Fire Trail Development (Kendog, LLC annexation and zoning) were read for the first time with action scheduled for July 27, 2026.

Pending List

Items 24-130, 24R-526, 24R-527 (Sesostris Temple Holding Corp.) and 26R-295 (Saltillo Road Phase 2 interlocal agreement) remain on the pending list with no date certain.

Key Outcomes

• Seven consent items were adopted or placed on file unanimously.
• The DLA BID budget vote was delayed one week to July 20.
• The annexation hearing for 26-57 was delayed four weeks to August 10.
• The Lincoln Lumber PUD amendment, street vacation, and StarTran agreement all passed unanimously on third reading.
• All resolutions on public hearing were adopted 7-0.
• First reading items will be considered at future meetings.