Lincoln Council Approves Safety Plan, Multiple Business Licenses

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive Safe Streets Lincoln Vision Zero Action Plan on Monday as it processed numerous other municipal matters during a regular meeting.

The council also approved three new Class C liquor licenses and their managers, hired a debt collection service for Fire & Rescue ambulance bills, and advanced several employment and zoning matters. All seven council members were present for the session.

The March 9 agenda included approval of a contract with Credit Management Services to collect delinquent accounts for Lincoln Fire & Rescue under a four-year agreement with an option to renew for an additional four years.

The Vision Zero Action Plan identifies and enhances safety improvements designed to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injury crashes through four focus areas: safer streets, safer mobility, safer people, and safer outcomes. The city advanced the initiative as part of the national Vision Zero campaign aimed at transportation safety.

On liquor licensing, the council approved a Class C license for The Mill Coffee & Tea/Milieu Market at 800 P Street, along with manager Tamara Sloan. The council also granted a Class C license for Let it Fly Sports Bar at 4630 Leighton Avenue and approved Michael Beene as manager. A hearing was set for March 23 on Show Stoppers Family Dining & Entertainment's application for a Class I license at 2077 N Street.

The council also passed its final reading of an ordinance creating a new $25 late fee for delinquent wheel taxes, replacing the previous penalty structure. Other approvals included professional services agreements for traffic signal and street improvement projects, amendments to human resources compensation plans, and updates to the city's building code.

Two liquor license cancellation hearings were scheduled for March 16 for BSR Inc. dba The Office and RSB Volleyball Inc. dba Playmakers Sports Bar & Grill, both located at 640 West Prospector Court.