Tuesday, July 24, 2018                         

COMMITfEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

Lincoln City Hall, Council Chambers

700 Broadway Street I Lincoln, lliinois

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The Committee of the Whole Meeting of the City Council of Lincoln was called to order by Mayor Seth Goodman at 7:23 p.m., with proper notice given. City Clerk Peggy Bateman took roll.

Present:

Alderman Steve Parrott Alderman Tracy Welch Alderman Ron Fleshman Alderwoman Michelle Bauer Alderwoman Heidi Browne Alderman Jeff Hoinacki Alderman Dayne Dalpoas

Staff Present:

City Administrator Elizabeth Kavelman City Clerk Peggy Bateman

Treasurer Chuck Conze

Assistant Fire Chief Darren Coffey Police Chief Paul Adams

Waste Water and Treatment Manager Tim Ferguson Building and Safety Officer Wes Woodhall

Streets Superintendent Walt Landers

Absent:

City Attorney Blinn Bates Alderman Ron Keller

Presiding:

Mayor Seth Goodman

Public Comment:

Mayor Goodman called upon citizens registered to speak. Mr. Curtis Fox came forward saying he came forward last November for a similar purpose. He wanted to the City of Lincoln to begin studying the process for a gaining a "quiet zone," on railways through Lincoln.

He said it was brought to his attention, that the safety officer, Mr. Wes Woodhall had begun doing work in this area, he wanted to come forward to say he strongly urges the city to do this. He said in his estimation, the train horn is more of a relic of the past. He gave an Abraham Lincoln reference. He said originally there probably were not crossing gates. He said at some point the arms were put in, but they were rudimentary at best. He said thanks to high speed rail, all the crossings have the latest crossing equipment-quad gates, pedestrian gates, fencing, etc.

He said Ithink we're at a point where the city should try to do whatever is necessary to get a, "quite zone" instituted.

He said when a train goes through the heart of Lincoln, they are mandated to have the horns that can blast out between 95-110 decibels. He said that's really, really, really loud. He said thanks to all the houses we have there is an echo all over the place. He said there really is no need for everybody in Lincoln to have to hear this. He said as he has said before, he thinks we need to start doing something about having a "quiet zone" here in Lincoln.

He said it's going to get nosier and we don't need it. He thinks it would make the community better if we applied for a quiet zone. He said it's not like it's unheard of, there are lots of crossings in the Chicago area. There is a quiet zone in Normal, Illinois.

He said there are ways to make this possible and he thinks the city should follow up. He wanted to stop by and say he was still in favor of it, and he hoped the city council was too. He said let's give it a try.

Next Ms. Kelli Allison came forward, she said she is a full-time student at Lincoln College. She said the college is currently partnered with the Chicago Field Museum and working on an initiative to bring more monarch butterfly habitats to communities. She said the monarch butterfly has seen a population decline. She said right now the monarch is on the red list to be on the endangered species list. She wanted to talk about the monarch reach out. She wanted to come in person to talk to the council.

Illinois does not have a bee city, she has talked to Mr. Landers about helping make Illinois a bee city, similar to Lincoln being dubbed Tree City USA. Lincoln would be the first to do this. It helps the pollinators, the city would need to plant a habitat area to do so. She said there are all kinds of grants for cities. She can be reached at loganmonarchs@l incolncollege.edu.

She said if you have any questions, members of the public can reach out to her via email. She said she could send the survey to everyone. She referred to the National Wildlife Federation. There being no further public participation, Mayor Goodman moved down to other agenda items.

Request to Permit: Railsplitting Association would like to use Postville Park for their Annual Abraham Llncoln National Railsplitting Festival - September 15-16, 2018:

The item will be placed on the consent agenda.

Request from Dr. Phillip Gillen to allow concrete pad to be poured at the Llncoln Soccer Field to serve as a runway strip for radio controlled airplanes. Letter from Llncoln Futball Club granting permission:

Alderwoman Bauer said she thinks the city attorney still needs to draft a memorandum of understanding. Alderman Hoinacki called for placing the item on the agenda and if all was agreed upon

it would be approved. She wanted Lincoln FC to understand what the agreement was. Alderman Fleshman wanted to ensure Mr. Woodhall would still be checking in on the project. He agreed to do so. Alderwoman Bauer said she would reach out to City Attorney Blinn Bates.

Ordinance Authorizing the Purchase of 716 Broadway Street:

City Administrator Elizabeth Kavelman mentioned doing an additional survey, she had spoken with City Attorney Blinn Bates. Mayor Goodman asked if anyone wanted to move forward. Alderwoman Bauer said she said at this point it is a just a possession agreement, there could be additional survey work

later on. Mayor Goodman said it was more like a soil survey, he said if the city purchases it, the sale

was subject to that point. He wanted to know if everyone is all on the same page. Alderwoman Bauer said she wanted to make sure they spoke with Fire Chief Mark Miller. Alderman Hoinacki said he thought there was analysis years ago. Mayor Goodman said the property owner had provided something from the early 1990's or early 2000's. There hasn't been anything since then.

Alderman Fleshman wanted to talk about easements, he wanted everyone to be aware of any easements on the property, if any. Mayor Goodman said that would be in the title work. He said we could disburse that. Mayor Goodman then clarified to the audience and council that he is not the realtor for the property, saying he had no association with the seller on the property.

City Administrator Kavelman wanted to know when Chief Miller would be back. He may return later in the week, on Thursday, July 26. The item will be placed on the agenda. Alderwoman Bauer said we could always table it if we don't have our answers. The item will be placed on the agenda.

2018Resurfacing Project Bidsfor Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget:

Superintendent Walt Landers shared information about bids for 2018 resurfacing projects. $500,000 was earmarked for the roadwork. Bid opening was July 19. He then explained the basics surrounding various bids for work.

He said when the bid packet was sent out, there was an error made on the quantities. He said inadvertently 500 gallons was put down, rather than 5,000. He said there was a misprint, an inadvertent error made on the amount of oil needed.

After listing out the bids, he said those are the numbers right now. He said if we'd like to put this on the agenda, it would leave a balance of around $107,435 that could be utilized for additional targets.

Alderwoman Bauer wanted to ensure the superintendent had reached out to each company to ensure they could still do the job for 5,000 and not 500 gallons. He said the error wouldn't have changed the outcome ofthe bid. The quantity can be moved up or down. The item will be placed on the agenda.

Consideration of the application of a "Quiet Zone" on the Union Pacific Railway within

Lincoln City limits:

Building and Safety Officer Wes Woodhall said he'd done some research on this, he acknowledged people are annoyed by the horns, he said as communities put the whistle bans in place, the number of accidents rose. That's when the federal government took over and began putting in safety measures­ covering decibels, quads, gates, etc. He said the city is in a good place-there are seven crossings that would be effected. He said the city fits all the parameters of what needs to be done from the city's end. He said there will be costs down the road, for signage for no horns. There would have to be a diagnostic review done.

He said what it comes down to is safety. He said Mr. Fox is in the opinion of, "it's worth it." He said the little bit of research from the public has been roughly 50/50. He said public opinion is split. The same was said for Bloomington-Normal. He said Union Pacific is against it and always has been, always will be, just from a simple safety factor. He said there is not a lot of good research, before and after the "quiet zone."

He asked, "Are you ever going to fix people from breaking the rules?" No one can prevent that. He said with that being said, the legalities involved-once again there is very little data.

He said the city would be pushed into being liable. He said right now of the eligible crossing towns, 63% had enacted, "quite zones," for different parts of their rail lines. He said Idon't know if it needs to be put out to a public hearing. But everything he'd heard, it's been a 50/50 split.

Alderman Welch wanted to know if "quiet zones" further restricted time restrictions, only at night or during the day. He said from what he has found, they are 24 hours, but the partial ones he has seen

are from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. - while others stipulate "night time." He did not know if a partial ban was only

eight hours. He said yes, a partial ban is available-he just didn't know what the timeframe was.

Alderman Welch then wanted to know if he could talk to City Attorney Blinn Bates to see if there is any case law. He said there wasn't any. He said the attorney thinks that if anything were to happen, the city would be blamed. He said he would assume there is some kind of cost involved.

Police Chief Paul Adams wanted to speak on the safety aspects, he said he and Mr. Woodhall had discussed safety. He said in Florida there was a study done. When the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) got involved, all the safety aspects were put in place. The same safety factors we currently have. He said accidents have gone down, since the safety aspects were put in place.

He said if you look at those accident numbers before and after the implementation of these safety standards-there are still deaths. There are still people getting hurt. He said the whistles are getting

louder, the horn is for safety. We've got to get their attention.

Treasurer Conze wanted to concur with that. He said he is 100% opposed to this and had read about this topic quite a bit. He said they don't blow whistles on trains just to annoy people, they do it to prevent people from getting killed. He said the things the horns do, is warn people. He gave reference to a case in Wisconsin where a little boy got hit and killed on train tracks. The assistant fire chief said the horns could have saved his life-as it would have been a 15 second warning.

The treasurer said this is something you have to remember. He said he wouldn't do anything quickly. He said they could go to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. He said they do presentations at schools. They have a state coordinator in every state. He said the other organization is Union Pacific Railroad. He said he thinks the councilshould give them the opportunity to speak and tell the council why they would be opposed to it. He said we don't want to expose the City of Lincoln or businesses to additional liabilities.

He said it's true that equipment has been updated, trains used to travel at 30-40 mph and soon they will be traveling at 100 mph. He said he thinks this is something the council should look at very seriously.

Alderman Parrott said Galesburg has implemented some, "quiet zones." He said he was not sure how he would vote on this. Alderman Dalpoas asked if it was a "quiet zone or nothing." Mr. Woodhall said it would never be a 100% "quiet zone." He said they will announce they are leaving, when they are coming etc. He said it's technically never going to be quiet. He said they call it a "quiet relief zone." There are 20 crossings in Lincoln, this would affect seven.

Alderwoman Bauer said she wanted to ask the city administrator to look into the liability to see if they had to increase their levels of liability exposure or coverage. She wanted to know if there would be a fiscal impact. Alderman Welch said he wasn't sure if he leaned one way or the other. He said a "quiet zone" at night would be a fair compromise for those who want to sleep. He said we also are at a time where people walk around with electronic devices, may have earphones one that are noise cancelling. He is interested in seeing the research. He said he doesn't think there's a great answer either way.

Mr. Woodhall said the nighttime accident increase rate was 195% in the 1980's. He said across the board it was 67%. He said the majority of this is automobile at grade crossings. These are all crossings that had whistles and had gates. So everything they are talking about had some sort of safety measure.

Alderman Welch said it sounded like individuals trying to go around the gates. He said best case scenario is closing crossings. But that is not going to happen. He said nighttime is the most requested.

Alderman Welch asked if the council does decide to implement a quite zone, what layers of bureaucracy are in involved to terminate the "quiet zone," if it does not work as expected. Mr. Woodhall said no one really seems to know.It involves a lot of paperwork and departments. Alderman Dalpoas wanted more research and information. He wanted to know how it would be enforced-if they don't adhere to the zone. Mr. Woodhall said everything they implement is safety induced. He said he can think of no way that it would be enforced. Mr. Dalpoas wanted to know if this was something the Town of Normal had to work through.

Mayor Goodman said those things happen and people won't obey every single signal.You'd hate to see the citizen pay the price as a result of such a drastic measure. It needed to be weighed out.

Alderwoman Bauer said she appreciated what she had heard from Mr. Woodhall and that they had heard enough from downtown businesses and residents who are in favor of "quiet zones," she posed putting a Facebook question out to followers on the city's page.

Mr. Woodhall said Ithink the people who are in favor of this, are more vocal. Alderwoman Browne wanted to hear from more members of the public before making such a move.

Mr. Woodhall wanted to know what other research the council would want him to do moving forward. Alderman Welch asked if he had done enough research and was just waiting for the council. He said it sounds like the councilwould like to have a little bit of time for the city administrator to do her research and get the results from a survey.

Mr. Woodhall said the timeline would be six months to a year possibly, he said he has a lot of contacts. He said he got these contacts through WSP and the high-speed rail corridor. He said he is in no rush. There being no further questions or discussion, Mayor Goodman moved to other items on the agenda.

Purchase of new mower for Streets & Alley Department:

Streets Superintendent Walt Landers began by saying the city has a mower that gave up the ghost. He said it would take a new engine to repair the current broken mower, he said the city is better off purchasing a new mower-rather than repairing the old one. He said repairing it, it may tum into a money pit. He wanted to purchase one from Bee's Cub Cadet in Lincoln.

He said they could push the purchase of a used bucket truck back to next year. Alderman Parrott asked if there was a trade-in value on the old one.He said just the scrap metal price.

Tropics Sign Agreement:

Alderman Welch said he could provide a memorandum of understanding with several bullet points per party-The Logan County Tourism Board has questions as to who owns the sign. He said it is very clear that tourism accepted ownership of the sign, for purposes of restoration, however it is not clear about ownership in terms of the city. He said here's where we stand, The Tropics Sign has been placed, it's lit up every night, and it's wonderful, but now we need to make sure it's taken care of, covered, and insured. The tourism bureau has had a number of issues relating to the World's Largest Covered Wagon.The city has been asked to assume ownership of the sign. The city would own it, but

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the Logan County Tourism Bureau would take care of it. Unless there was some sort of damage to the sign, then the city would step in.

Alderman Welch's opinion is as it stands now, it looks like tourism owns the sign. He said now is the right time for the city to straighten this out though. He said it's only fair to ask tourism to care for the upkeep and landscaping.

He said right now, as it stands, tourism owns the sign. The agreement is set to expire this year.

He said if the city would take ownership and cover the sign, it's only fair to ask tourism to take care of upkeep etc. He said the Hotel/Motel Tax they receive if that's not adequate, then he would propose reducing the amount a small portion, in order to give them the funds to take care of this.

Alderman Fleshman wanted to know what type of maintenance was involved. Alderwoman Bauer said there was none, if limited amount of maintenance done, if not the neon work etc. Alderman Welch said maybe touch up of white paint on the poles on an annual basis.

Alderwoman Bauer said Idon't think we've talked with insurance yet, but she would guess there would need to be insurance placed on the sign. She said they sent about $71,000 on the sign for restoration etc. She said $45-50,000 would be a fair amount to ask for in coverage. She said liability would not be enough if the city wanted to keep this lit and a landmark. She wanted to see what this looked like.

They'd take that into consideration with the agreement. She said it feels like we're shifting funds from Hotel/Motel Tax, from our coffers to tourism. She said if the city is going to pay for it and cover it, the city should just own it. She said she appreciated the memorandum of understanding, but the relationships the city and bureau have right now, there is now reason to muddy the waters, if there's a claim or a situation.

Alderman Parrott said the city could take ownership of it, and use the Hotel/Motel Tax to pay for coverage and upkeep. Alderman Welch wanted to know if he was talking about using any portion of these funds to offset any costs to Streets and Alleys for maintenance.

Alderman Parrott said he's agreeing with Alderwoman Bauer, about the shifting money aspect. Alderman Welch said it does kind of muddy the waters. He thinks the proposal is to not add one more thing to Mr. Landers' list of things to do for the city.

Superintendent Landers said his team would not be capable of doing any repairs to the sign. He said as far as any repairs go, they would not be able to do it. He said Iknow there was talk of putting a timer on it. He said that would have to be something where they'd have to bring ACE Sign in to work on.

Alderwoman Bauer said she's reached out for information about the timer, it's a small cost.

Superintendent Landers said he thought they put a line item in the budget to cover repair costs. Treasurer Conzo agreed that they had. He thought it was $1,500. Alderwoman Bauer said we just need to go back and review the wording in the agreement and verify what the insurance impact would be.

And then the city could get it insured. Treasurer Conzo said it was $1,000-in the budget. Mayor Goodman asked for anything else . . .Alderman Welch said he would work with the city clerk to find out about insurance. He would also talk with the city attorney. Tourism would discuss this Thursday night. Then they would bring it back to the Committee of the Whole.

Discussion regarding position inCity Clerk's Office:

Alderman Welch opened discussion about a number of things going on in the city clerk's office. He said they've taken on monthly billing for Area Disposal. He said the ladies in the clerk's office have done a tremendous job at treading water-putting it lightly. He said he had spoken with the council about

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increasing workers from part-time to full-time. He said the reality was that this was only increasing their hours by six hours a week.

He said they're opening 4,500 pieces of mail a montn. He said they're also fielding many, many calls each week and there is often a line of customers at the window with people asking questions about their bills. He said this council in trying to help them work through some issues has done the best they can. He said we've implemented some processes that have bogged them down to say the least.

There was a signed letter by everyone in the clerk's office. The document outlined points they are having a hard time keeping up with, including obstacles with the new software that isn't working.

He said answering phones has become an issue. He said the council's changes and state law has added to the challenges. He said the proposal at this time is to look into and authorize another full-time individual in the clerk's office.

He said there will be people who have concerns about this in the community. He said this isn't going to go away. He said Ithink if there are individuals who have questions about this, he would be glad to discuss this. He said there will be people who have concerns about this in the community. He said the problems aren't going away, even if they get new software.

City Clerk Peggy Bateman said her staff decided to come tonight to field questions from the public. She said Alderman Keller did spend time two weeks ago, in the office-at the window. She said there is no time to do some of the work.

Mrs. Chris Coffman said the sewer department is made up of Mrs. Ashley Davis and herself. She said it has been very overwhelming for them. She said Illinois American Water has new regulations, they will soon have to start calling customers before cutting them off. She said as far as the water reads go, there are several accounts that have multiple addresses, but not separate meters at the property. She mentioned the high-rise, nursing homes, saying they are on commercial flat rates. She said they still have a lot of questions.

She said they are falling behind. She wanted to emphasize how important it is that they get some help. She said anyone can come down to see how they are operating. She said the water reads she's done for commercial so far, but there are a lot of steps involved. She said she is getting anxiety.

Alderman Welch wanted to mention, if someone could speak to the amount of comp time hours that are being accrued due to the shortage. Clerk Bateman said at the end of the year they'll have to take this comp time and vacation time. She said the whole purpose of going monthly, is that residents wouldn't have a huge bill every three months. She said it is never-ending. She said there is nothing to get

around it, with a good software or not.

Alderman Parrott said even if they got all caught up, and got the best software, maybe they could have a conversation with Area Disposal, and considering going back to a quarterly payment plan. Mrs.

Coffman said she had a lot of concerns going back to quarterly, she said for the residents' sake, it'll be really difficult for people to budget that higher amount. He said with new software, could you go back to 29-30 hours a week. Mrs. Coffman said her guess is the software is about 1/3 of the problem. She said the work load is the majority of it. Alderman Welch said he had been talking to the clerk and said they're working through the software. He said someone at the current software company (Springbrook) is going to escalate the problem. Alderman Welch said there are a number of things that got us to this point.

Mrs. Ashley Davis said previously, on an average day after the billing cycle-a huge day, she would take is 250 payments. Now she said there were about 750 payments. She said she does this all by herself manually. Mrs. Davis said nothing automatically goes into the software program. People are currently opening the mail for her. She said that is all the time she has for. She said even if someone was able to answer the phones or work at the window . . . it would help.

Alderman Dalpoas wanted to know if they wanted to target someone to answer phones or process bills. City Clerk Bateman said anyone who could help out with the billing. Mrs. Coffman said there is plenty to do. She said we had even discussed two part-time people, instead of one full-time person.

Alderwoman Bauer said we have a bulleted list, but not really a job description.She wanted to know one, is it a full-time or part-time person, is it multiple part-time people, or is it an intern. She asked, "Do we have the budget?" She said there isn't anybody up here who doesn't understand that there isn't a problem. Alderwoman Bauer said what we have to discuss as a council is the long-term use of this person with the hopes that this is the new process everyone has to get used to.

She said so some of this hysteric so to speak, mitigates overtime. She said is this something we can adjust later down to hours. She asked how do we make this happen within the budget, if this is something we're going to move forward with? City Treasurer Chuck Conzo said he has never seen such a continuous line as you see after the sewer bills come in. He said when they're not at the window, they're answering the phone. He said there is no exaggeration at all. He said he is around there enough to be somewhat of an accurate witness.

He said as far as the budget, in the appropriation, he did give some extra for part-time office help. He said it could be two part-time people or a full-time person. He said there will be a little extra. He said he didn't see that there was a choice on this, and he is confident they can do it. He said as far as you can do it, you can fill it with a temporary employee or a part-time employee. He said all of those are options that you may want to consider.

Alderman Welch said while we have increased the level of service, through the monthly billing, the funds are there from Area Disposal to cover the cost of whichever direction we go. Whether it be full­ time or part-time or temporary. He said some years we do it for a budget and appropriation. And that was moving money around within every sub fund. He said it was certainly possible to do. He said we can come up with the money to do it. City Clerk Peggy Bateman said we talked about two part-timers, a temporary worker, and a part-time. She said a part-time is only supposed to work 35 hours a week.

Alderman Welch wanted to know if she wanted to talk with her staff.

Alderman Hoinacki said maybe two part-timers. That would be 29 hours. That is what is classified as part-time. To Clerk Bateman, part-time is 2-3 days a week. She said even if we had two part-time people, training them to do the same thing-she wasn't sure if this was a good thing. Alderman Dalpoas said if you need 35-40 hours of work per week that would be a full-time individual.

Treasurer Conzo said you'd be paying another $800 a month for insurance, Social Security, and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). He said it would change January 1. He said these would be the major expenses. Alderwoman Bauer wanted to see what the salary and benefit package would look like.

Superintendent Landers said one thing the city needs to consider is the ability to cross train. He said if a team member is gone and no one can do their job, then there is no one there to do it. Whether it be an illness, vacation, or whatever. He said talking about duties-everyone should be able to do the jobs.

Alderman Parrott said he could be a proponent of a couple of scenarios. He would be hesitant to hire someone full-time, and then laying them of or reducing their hours. Or they could do full-time

temporary, with the potential to hire them full-time permanent. Alderman Welch said something to keep in mind is that if they go full-time for sure, they will have to draft an ordinance for the creation of that position. He said this is another piece they will have to take care of.

City Clerk Peggy Bateman said once the water reads come in they will be lined up the door again.And that is something else they have to be prepared [for]. Alderwoman Bauer said she is thinking a year from now, not a month from now. She said the hope is that at some time these processes will become the new norm. But she knows change is hard. She said by no means did she think this would happen in the next month or two.

Alderwoman Browne said it sounds like a lot of pressure is on the staff. She said it is not fair that people are not able to take their vacation or comp time. She said we need to find a way for you to have a life.She said it's unfair that we have made these decisions that have placed them in this spot.

Mrs. Coffman said she wants to show the councilthat they're trying and it's not enough. She said as far as vacation goes, it's hard to think about taking very many vacation days at a time. She said Mrs. Davis feels pressure that she can't take time off because of the potential burden she could be placing on her coworkers. Mrs. Browne said, we know you work hard.

Mayor Goodman said he thinks the ladies in the office need to be commended for dealing with irate customers on the daily basis. Clerk Bateman said residents come to the window aggravated, she said the office does the leg work. They stop what they're doing and tend to help issues that are really meant for Area Disposal.

Alderman Welch said he is a huge advocate for work life balance. He said you can't take a vacation when you're worried about your coworkers back at the office. He told the clerk to talk to their staff and come back at the next COW with a job description etc. Treasurer Conze said it will be three more weeks of agony, because there isn't a meeting next week. Alderwoman Browne said thank you for working together and not against each other. She said they've become more cohesive.

Announcements :

Mayor Goodman asked if anyone had any announcements.

• Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground quickly, Sunday at 3 p.m. at 617 6th Street
  • Logan County Fair Ribbon cutting is coming up, Tuesday at 9 a.m. inside the main gate
  • Harness raising will be taking place at the grounds, it's free-Sunday-Tuesday
  • Lincoln Police Department is moving everything over to the new department
• There is a sidewalk being poured at the new fitness park, they were laying out anchor bolts, they're ahead of schedule at this point. Alderman Welch wanted to know how this sidewalk came about. He said he was caught by surprise when he saw it was being poured from the city sidewalk to the fitness pad, he wasn't aware that the council approved this particular piece of the project. He wanted someone to look into it and find out where the cost lies

• August 1-5, Springfield is hosting a motorcycle roundup-there should be increased motorcycle traffic on these days. Several area hotels/motels have sold out
  • Mrs. Chris Wibben, the current Logan County Tourism Board Director's last day is Friday­ Morgan Gleason will be taking over as Executive Director

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There being no further announcements to come before the city council, Alderman Fleshman made the motion to move into Executive Session under 2(C)5, Purchase or Lease of Real Estate, he motion was seconded by Alderman Welch. City Clerk Peggy Bateman called roll.

Present:

Alderman Steve Parrott Alderman Tracy Welch Alderman Ron Fleshman Alderwoman Michelle Bauer Alderwoman Heidi Browne Alderman Jeff Hoinacki Alderman Dayne Dalpoas

Yeas: (7) Alderman Steve Parrott, Alderman Tracy Welch, Alderman Ron Fleshman, Alderwoman Michelle Bauer, Alderwoman Heidi Browne, Alderman Jeff Hoinacki, Alderman Dayne Dalpoas Nays:(o)

Absent: (1)Alderman Ron Keller

Executive Session I 2 C5:

The council adjourned from the Committee of the Whole meeting at 9:13 p.m. in order to enter Executive Session. Mayor Goodman announced there will not be any further city business to follow.

Adjournment:

The council returned from Executive Session at 9:39 p.m.City Clerk Peggy Bateman called roll.

Present:

Alderman Steve Parrott Alderman Tracy Welch Alderman Ron Fleshman Alderwoman Michelle Bauer Alderwoman Heidi Browne Alderman Jeff Hoinacki Alderman Dayne Dalpoas

Absent:

Alderman Ron Keller

There being no further discussion to come before the City Council of Lincoln, Alderwoman Browne motioned to adjourn, seconded by Alderman Parrott. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

Upcoming Meetings:

Regular City Council IMonday, August 6, 2018, 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole I Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 7 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Alex Williams, Recording Secretary

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