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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - January 15, 1986 (70)CITY COUNCIL MEETD G ' JANLARY 15, 1986 OIL AMID GAS LEASE RES. 86-12 City Manager Peterson apprised the Council that the City has been contacted by a representative of a Bakersfield -based land services firm expressing an interest in obtaining an oil and gas lease on -- nortion of the City -owned property at the White Slough Water Pollution Control Plant. The proper procedure is for the City to advertise for bids for such a lease in accordance with the provisions of the Public Resources Code. State law provides that in such bidding the City may establish a variable bidding factor. The other factors, however many, must be fixed by the City and advertised as such. It was recatmended that the variable bidding factor be the percentage of the royalty to be paid to ttx,- City. Following discussion, Council, on motion of Council Member Olson, Reid second, adopted Resolution No. 86-12 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lodi, - California, Declaring its Intention to Call for Bids for a Certain Oil and Gas Lease and Making Findings in Connection Therewith and setting forth the following bidding factors: 1. The minimum annual rental shall be $30.00 per acre. 2. The minimum cash bonus shall be $10,000. 3. The variable bidding factor shall be the percentage of royalty. 4. The term of the lease sha11 be for three years and for such longer period (not to exceed 35 years) during which oil, gas and other hydrocarbons may be produced from said land. The bids shall be received at the office of the City Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m., March 19, 1986 and shall be opened and publicly declared by the City Council at its regular meeting of that date. r x 'x