LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials are ready to sign off on new ice skating rink seven years after getting a $7 million donation for the project.

The City Council is scheduled to vote on the project by the end of June. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved its role in the project in May.

Once the city approves the agreement, construction can begin. University officials hope ice rink will be ready by the fall of 2015.

Former state auditor John Breslow first announced his intention to donate $7 million for the ice rink in 2007. But the project languished while university and city officials focused on finishing the Pinnacle Bank arena for basketball and events.