ive. Life Lincoln Liveo Life. Lincoln-Live Life. Lincoin Live. Life-Lincoln - Live. Life Upcoln  MINUTES  CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL & LINCOLN REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Council Work Session March7,2017  4:00PM - 6:00PM -First Floor Conference Room Mayor Gilbert called the meeting to order at 4:05PM.  1. ROLL CALL  Councilmen present: Mayor: Councilmen absent: Staff members present:  Gabriel Hydrick Dan Karleskint Peter Gilbert Paul Joiner Stan Nader Matt Brower, City Manager Leslie Walker, City Attorney Steve Ambrose, Support Services Director Doug Lee, Police Chief Ray Leftwich, City Engineer Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk  Matt Wheeler, Community Development Director  Various City employees, consultants and members of the public were also present. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Support Services Director Steve Ambrose.  3. PUBLIC COMMENT  a) Bruce Castle, al Lincoln resident, requested the City connect the bike trails underneath the Bypass and distributed a document entitled "Connect Lincoln Again" to Council, made a part of  these minutes by mention thereof. 4. STAFF REPORT  4.A. TIME CERTAIN END TIME FOR CLOSED SESSIONS  Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk, requested Council consensus on having a time certain end time of 5:50PM when open session immediately follows closed session. Al brief discussion ensued regarding noticing requirements and Council imposing end time on themselves with Council Leslie Walker, City Attorney, gave a brief staff report regarding options before the City to ban, allow or regulate outdoor growth of marijuana and marijuana dispensaries. Mayor Gilbert opened the discussion to the public at 4:12PM with the following comments: a) Casey Brown, Board Chair of Placer County Growers Association, requested the City have a special tax on medical marijuana and allow safe access for Lincoln residents. Matt Brower, City Manager, requested speaker's name as he did noti initially provide. b) Rich Miller, Director of Education and Outreach at a Therapeutic Alternative, also requested safe affordable access to marijuana for Lincoln residents and stated if banned it would promote c) Byron Chapman, a Lincoln resident, stated speakers are not required to give their names under the Brown Act. He also questioned how the City would be able to inspect residences to ensure they are only growing six plants and raised question of detached garages and whether d) Sam Burns, Board member of Placer County Growers Association and Auburn Attorney, urged the Council to consider special taxes or operating fees to allow safe, reasonable access  unanimous consensus to impose time certain end time.  4.B. MARIJUANA REGULATIONS  a black market.  that would allow more plants.  to marijuana while benefiting from the economic opportunities.  600Sixth Streer * Lincoln, CA 95648 www.d.lincoln.caus 916-434-2400    Live Life Lincoln Live Life incoln Live Life. Lincoln Live. Life incoln Live  Lincoln  Page 20 of2 March' 7, 2017 Work Session  City Council & Lincoln Redevelopment Successor Agency  e) Don Morris, al Lincoln resident and Veteran, also encourage the Council to consider safe access for residents like himself who use marijuana to get off of pain medication. f) Robert Banka, a Lincoln resident and an Air Force Veteran, also encouraged Council to Mayor Gilbert closed the public discussion at 4:37PM and an additional Council discussion ensued on banning marijuana, prior marijuana ordinances and cost of enforcement if marijuana was allowed. Mayor Gilbert reopened the public discussion at 4:54PM with the following a) Don Morris, a Lincoln resident and Veteran, questioned how many Lincoln residents had b) Casey Brown, Board Chair of Placer County Growers Association, argued in favor of allowing marijuana and stated there are more supporters in the audience today than opposers and asked c) Rich Miller, Director of Education and Outreach at a Therapeutic Alternative, stated no one applied for a permit to grow marijuana because the permit was processed in the Police Department rather than a zoning permit obtained from the Planning Department and urged the d) Sam Burns, Board member of Placer County Growers Association and Auburn Attorney, encouraged the Council to consider a special tax or permitting fee on marijuana as a way to e) Robert Banka, did not state his residence or affiliation, stated there was no one in attendance Mayor Gilbert closed the public discussion and Leslie Walker, City Attorney, stated she would include prior ordinances when this item was brought forward to a future Council meeting for action and she had received direction from Council to move forward with ban on marijuanal Doug Lee, Police Chief, gave a brief staff report and a Council discussion ensued on the difference between current law and this ordinance. Councilman Hydrick stated he was not in favor because this is using public policy as a preventative measure. Councilman Karleskint also requested a survey be done to see how much support there was fori this item and include the survey methodology. Mayor Gilbert opened the discussion to the public at 5:22PM with the a) Robert Banka, did not state his residence or affiliation, compared the social hosting ordinance to military action toward young airman being held accountable for their actions. b) Byron Chapman, al Lincoln resident, stated there is no substitute for good parenting and Mayor Gilbert closed the public discussion and requested staff gather additional information to prove/disprove the ordinance and bring back when all Council was present. Councilman Hydrick responded to Bruce Castle's remarks regarding bikeway connectivity and said that the Moore Road connection is in the Master Bikeway Plan. Ray Leftwich, City Engineer, agreed and said it was in the Capital Improvement Program fori future years.  consider safe access.  comments:  marijuana delivered to them and reasoning why Council wouldn't allow.  the Council to take that into consideration.  Council to allow safe access. keep tax dollars in Lincoln. arguing for a marijuana ban.  4C. SOCIAL HOSTING ORDINANCE  following comments:  agreed with Councilman Hydrick. 5.C COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS  6.A ADJOURNED by Mayor Gilbert at 5:35PM. SSwen êcounlis Submitted by Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk  600 Sixth Strect Lincoln, CA 95648 www.cllincoln.c ca.us 916-434:2400    CONNECT  LINCOLN - AGAIN"  OR  "RE - CONNECT  LINCOLN'  Make this a part of the City of Lincoln  Bikeway (Pedestrian) Master Plan  Recommendation by: Bruce Castle 1815 Gingersnap Lane Lincoln, CA 95648 bcasle37@gmail.com March 7, 2017    Originally given to:  Mayor Peter Gilbert and City Manager Matt Brower - on February 23, 2017  Subject: CONNECT LINCOLN - AGAIN  During 2008/2009, construction of the Lincoln Bypass began in the Lincoln Crossing/Moore Road areas. This construction resulted in Moore Road no longer being connected in this This meant that the residential areas on both sides of the future Bypass were no longer directly connected by car, by walking, or by bicycling. One had to go south toward Ferrari Ranch Road This change resulted in some interference with the relationships that the residents had built up over time. In addition, to get to the downtown part of Lincoln, a much longer route had to be lam recommending that the Lincoln City Council and the Planning Department seriously consider modifying the Master Plan for Pedestrian/Bircycling (this is my name for this document) to include a pathway for pedestrians and bicyclists to connect both ends of Moore Road by lwould further recommend that a specific timeline be determined for implementing this pedestrian/bicycle route (path) - -t to be implemented sooner rather than later - - to make ita a Ihave included several photos of this area to put my recommendation into perspective and Your serious consideration of my recommendation is requested. This recommendation is consistent with the Lincoln City Council's stated interest in expanding pedestrian/bicycle routes throughout the City to make it more pedestrian/bicycle friendly than it is today.  residential Bypass area.  to "get to the other side".  undertaken.  going under the Hwy 65 Bypass near the Auburn Ravine.  high priority project. context.  Sincerely,  Bruce Castle Lincoln, CA 95648  1815 Gingersnap Lane (Lincoln Hills)    BB  5S1 SI  LincolHigh School  7St  7St  s0iSt  Lincoln 3  Ba McBean Jrasi MemorialPark  Her 3st Boydenpr  Glen Edwards Middle School  BISt  AuburnCreek, o Apaitments  Auborn Moorel Rd.  Ra  Auburn  Safewayo  anno Way pupcal  improvemento LowesHome, Rakeyso o  Starbucks o largeto  LINCOLN CROSSING oba 5 Poraar FATATRADCNRA  OThek Home Depot  CONNECT LINCOLN : AGAIN  The Residents on the West side of Hwy 65 can no longer walk or bike to the East side of Moore Rd.,  Joiner Parkway, or the downtown area of Lincoln.    loore Rd  M ng  CONNECT LINCOLN - AGAIN  Expanded Aerial View of Moore Rd./ByPass area  Note the Residential areas on both sides of the Lincoln Bypass    2/2015  -  Proposed Pedestrian Bike Path  65  CONNECT LINCOLN : AGAIN Proposed Pedestrian - Bike Path  (Make this a part of the Master Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan)