HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 17, 2006 Council CommentConlifted May !7, 2006
Mayor Pro TerVo
re Johnson asked to be provided with a copy of the Int that Ms. Lea read
and suggested t it be addressed during upcoming budget discussions. He commendied
City Manager Kjkg for his work on the Blue Shield project. He recalled asking previously that
the matter of alWnative work programs be brought back to Council. He recently received a
Fier regarding # problem on Cherokee Lane; however, it was not signed, and he asked the
sender to respond so that he could follow up on the matter.
• Council Member Mounce reported that she recently attended a conference hosted by the
Great Valley C$ rater in Sacramento. Topics discussed included sustainable communities,
how to approa0h general plans, air quality, affordable housing, and mass transit. She
mentioned that the Lodi City Employees Association donated gifts to the Children's Home of
Stockton. She congratulated her parents Dave and Betty Gates for finishing in first and
second place in the Walk for the Health of It event that had 1,100 participants.
Council Member Hansen responded to Ms. Hoff's earlier comment by stating that he did not
have a conflict of interest in the Delta College matter as he had nothing to gain financially from
the project. He stated that Council understands that some residents are opposed to the
location; however, he must weigh the greater good and believed there were significant
benefits to the City from this learning institution locating in Lodi. He was not in favor of
scheduling an item on the Council agenda at this time because there would be opportunities
afforded for pubtic comment through the due diligence process that Delta College is currently
undertaking. In response to Ms. Lea's comments, he was opposed to making any changes
that would affect electric rates. He warned that if water rates were rescinded the City's ability
to maintain the level of service that citizens now enjoy would be drastically effected. He
punted out that more than half the City�s budget goes toward public safety.
• Council Member Beckman distributed a list of meetings he attended during the San Joaquin
Council of Gommments One Voice event (filed). Over a four-day period, 45 individual
meetings were Wd with a variety of policy makers at various levels.
Mayor Hitchcock reported that she interviewed 15 candidates for the Youth Commission last
Saturday. She lrnentioned that a joint meeting with the Arts Commission was held yesterday.
She thanked Council Member Hansen for clarifying the difference between property rights and
speculation in a recent article he wrote that was published in the Lodi News -Sentinel. She
asked the City Manager to estimate impacts to the CityPs budget based on the effects of the
Water Rate Reduction initiative passing, i.e. a $3 million annual decrease for the next 30
years.
• City Manager Kk mentioned that the topic of the May 23 quarterly utikty report wIU include
the stags of tto Electric Utility budget. At that meeting the general operating reserve at
Nonhem Callfo011a Power Agency (NCPA) will be discussed. Included in that amount is the
$2.8 million setifornent received from PG&E. He believed it would be necessary to use these
funds during fill year 2005-06. He encouraged the public to attend the May 31 and June 7
City Council meetings, at which the budget will be discussed.
B" HEARINGS
None.
J-2 The followirs postingalappointments were made:
a) The; City Council, on motion of Council Member IVbunce, Beckman second,
unaWously shade the following appointment:
LQA 0ammunt, Commitee
AMiraeda Term to expire latch 1, 2008
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