Council approves consent agenda: appointments, $250K Keno appropriation, SCS contract
January 13, 2026 | Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Lincoln City Council approved a consent agenda Jan. 12 that included a slate of board appointments, a $250,000 appropriation from Keno lottery funds to support human services and a renewal of a consulting contract for environmental compliance.
Council member Washington introduced multiple appointment and reappointment items. The council approved appointing Jose So to the Commission on Human Rights (term to Dec. 31, 2028) and reappointed John Goldrich (Commission on Human Rights), Eileen Burt (Nebraska Capital Environments Commission), Cindy Grama Yost (Board of Zoning Appeals) and Hugh Seif (Examining Board of Plumbers); those motions carried with unanimous or recorded roll-call votes.
The council also approved appropriating $250,000 from the operation of Keno lottery funds for various human services. That appropriation passed with a roll call recorded as 6–1.
Liz Elliott, director of Lincoln Transportation & Utilities, described a renewal of an existing contract with Stearns, Conrad & Schmidt (SCS) Consulting Engineers to provide environmental compliance services for the landfill and Lincoln Water System; the contract renewal is a four-year renewal not to exceed $1,190,300.
Where recorded, roll calls for consent items showed unanimous support for appointments and the SCS agreement; the Keno appropriation passed 6–1. The council closed the consent agenda and proceeded to public hearings and legislative items.
Council member Washington introduced multiple appointment and reappointment items. The council approved appointing Jose So to the Commission on Human Rights (term to Dec. 31, 2028) and reappointed John Goldrich (Commission on Human Rights), Eileen Burt (Nebraska Capital Environments Commission), Cindy Grama Yost (Board of Zoning Appeals) and Hugh Seif (Examining Board of Plumbers); those motions carried with unanimous or recorded roll-call votes.
The council also approved appropriating $250,000 from the operation of Keno lottery funds for various human services. That appropriation passed with a roll call recorded as 6–1.
Liz Elliott, director of Lincoln Transportation & Utilities, described a renewal of an existing contract with Stearns, Conrad & Schmidt (SCS) Consulting Engineers to provide environmental compliance services for the landfill and Lincoln Water System; the contract renewal is a four-year renewal not to exceed $1,190,300.
Where recorded, roll calls for consent items showed unanimous support for appointments and the SCS agreement; the Keno appropriation passed 6–1. The council closed the consent agenda and proceeded to public hearings and legislative items.
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