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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 17, 1982 (48)L YyeJ 7 0F i.. L * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC HEARINGS Nctitice thereof having been published and affidavit of publication being on file in the office of the City Clerk, Mayor Reid called for the continued Public Hearing to consider =-e-t transit needs within the City of Lodi. An earlier Public Elearing had been held at 3:00 p.m. at the Hale Park Recreation Center on the m. tter. UNMET TRANSIT The matter was introduced by Assistant City Manager Glenn, NEEDG WITHL'� TFiE who reported on the November 12, 1982 Transportation CITY OF NODI Prod-activi.iy ImprcArerent Ccnmittee. The Carnl,.i.ttee consisted of Assistant City Manager Glenn, Dallas Stafford of the City Cab Ccxzpany, and Shirley Klein of Loei Center. Mr. Bob SlatLson, 2200 West Walnut Street, Lodi gave the following presentation regarding the subject and responded to cp estions as were posed by the Council. "I thank you for the opportunity to present my concerns regarding the local dial -a -ride system, local ixansportation needs- in general, and the appropriate expenditure of Transportation Development Act ?loris. Because of blindness, I am a certified dial -a -ride user. I am .indeed a dial -a -ride user and I have had experience wit1h such systesrs in three small cities: Eureka, Humboldt County; Ukiah, Mti-docino County; and Lodi. The 2-1/2 years prior to my nx7ving to Lodi this August, I was active on the Citizens` Advisory Committee for Elderly and Handicapped Transportation in Eureka and Northern !hmboldt t'ounty. I was also the executive director of a s►11 human service agency—an independent living progran: for the physically disabled --one function of which was to provide accessible transportation for the disabled citizens of Northern Fhmboldt County. Particularly, because our current approach to land u -se pla=n-ing spreads shopping centers, residential areas, educational facilities and industry ail over the map, and such pl.amLi.ng is based on the assertion that every citizen is independently.mobile, the term "transportation handicapped" has real meaning for those of us who cannot dr_-Ive. Because of this truly handicapping effect of restricted mobility, we must rely upon: transportation provided by others: public fixed mute systems, p-xatransilt systcins, wr d w1 -.en we car, afford it, by cake. Continued November 17, 1982 Turning to my particular concerns, the first of these is Lodi's dial -a -ride system. Let me say that those that provide the service, the drivers, are oourteons, helpful, 'z. concerned people, The four d=ivers who work for this system are great. However, carpared with the other two systems with which I have had experience, the Lodi system falls:: short in most other respects. In my opinion, the most dour:: serious short -caning is the unpredictability and the generally long delay betwe -n the initial call for service r'=s and the oompletion of the ride. I was originally told that rx.. this system would o criete the transportation in thirty to forty minutes. For me, in my seventy sone odd trips since early September, the shortest time has bin fifteen minutes which is excellent; the average is around thirty-five to forty-five minutes, the longest times are over an hour.',` The Ukiah system also has a fixed route scheduled service with which I am more familiar. T)e few tinrs I have used their dial -a -ride, however, the average wait Inas been about twenty minutes. I have used the Dar'eka system hundreds of times. line average time is twenty minutes. More serious to me than the delay, here, is the unpredictability of the service, and the i.u-bility to reserve specific times in advance. I have frequently missed appointments: in marry instances, had I been informed of the approximate duration of the delay, I could have easily walked to my destination. Walking _,are is often substantially shorter than relying on this service. I certainly could not rely on this system. to facilitate employment. My primary experierce has been with the Farr-veka system, in that case, delay time was sufficiently predictable so that I could depend on the system to make appointmesuts and to get to work on time. In addition, it was po:csible to make advance reservations to guarantee transportation within a ten minute time frame. In that situation, one could anticipate a total of one half hour time spent to and from an appointment. Here, I must set aside it total of two hoa:rs waiting and transporting for an appointment. Too often, even this is not sufficient. If I were to depend on this system, the Greyhound and S4M to rake an appointment in Stockton, I would have to set aside more than five hours for transportation. Possible solutions which occur to me for this pa:ticulzx dial -a -ride problem include: increasing the number of drivers; arranging for guaranteed advance reservations; ` utilizing ot:-)er cabs in the system, when necessary and &-ranging the dispatch system so that a time frame is r specified for each trip. A second major problem is the inability of this system to connect with other dial -a -ride services and public fixed route system. Ukiah's dial -a -ride system worked quite well in conjunction with the Mendocino Trainsit Authority. The MrA goes to almost every populated portion of Mendocino i County. The same is true of the Eureka system. What is rrr.,re, the Eureka system will transport to the adjacent northern dial -a -ride jurisdiction; the one dial -a -ride will take a passenger to the destination while the other system will return him to his point of origin. Fbr M, specifically, I have need to go to Woodbridge and to North Stockton; the Woodbridge trip costs me. ten dollars round trip and the Stockton trip would cost me thirty-six dollars round trip by cab or five hours of transportation time using a combination of other systems. I believe the geographic area for dial -a -ride should be expanded, using a zone system, if necessary. This should include the setting of a reasonable flat .rate for connection with Stockton. -4•- 4 c f t CITY COUNCIL 1dETING NOVEMBE Continued leer 17, 1982 Another general problem with dial -a -ride which I have encountered is the lack of cooperation among system regarding certification. What I pay for the primary support of most dial -a -ride systems is a State tax which I believe should entitle me to the use of this service wherever I am in the State. The existing s stents seen to usually require local certification. I believe that such services as dial -a -ride should be available to any certified user throughout the state and that state wide information sho►ild be made available to all users. Many of the problems which I have expressed regarding local transportation could be solved with fixed route, frequently scheduled public transportation. Before concluding, I would like to share, briefly, my thoughts on this process and the appropriate use of 7M money. As I understand it, TOA money represents one out of every, twenty-four cents collected as the general State sales tax. It is not a special tax placed an gasoline or licenses and should therefore not necessarily be spent in the same way as those u3er fees. Transportation Development Act funding was created to develop a variety of alternative transportation systems in response to unmet p-.blic need. The potential. needs have been categorized, and while maintanance and improvement of streets and road are among the categories, streets and roads are at the bottom of the list following public transit, specialized transportation for the elderly and handicapped and bike paths and trails. In Lodi more than 90% of TDA money goes to streets and roads and less than 108 goes to public and specialized transportation. While I am new to the area and may not fully understand local problems, I believe this proportion is unreasonable. I ask that you consider my needs and concerns and I respectfully suggest that you actively solicit public input regarding these needs." Council discussion followed. Questions were directed to Mrs. Kae Margrave, City Cab Ccupany - Dial -A -Ride, who was in the audience. There being no other persons in the audience wishing to speak on tha matter, Mayor Reid closed the Public Hearing. No fonmal action was taken by the Ccurx .� .�:nkE`i7n',.�4?:E#c ;,'."�Ji,S.S;:{i.5n `t.1J�+ �°a:t[",``•17 a. /i'..'. .... NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI NufICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, November 17th, 1982 at the hour of 3:00, p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Lodi City Council will conduct a Public Hearing at the Hale Park Recreation Center Building , 209 E. Locust Street, Lodi, to receive testimony concerning the unmet transit needs within the City of Lodi. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Wednesday, November 17th, 1982 at the hour of 8:00 p.m. , or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Lodi City Council will conduct a second Public Hearing in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 221 W. Pine St, Lodi, to receive testimony concerning urw:iet transit needs within the City of Lodi. Information regarding this matter may be obtained in the Office of the City Clerk. All interested persons are invited to present their views. Written statements may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the nearing scheduled herein and oral stitenents may be made at said hearings. Dated: October 27, 1982• BY ORDER OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ALICE M. REIMCNE City Clerk .:r NEWS -SENTINEL FRED WE1 RRF.T DAN RATTILANA Kditar and Publisher Advertising Manager MARll I'llBRF.T JIM SH1El.S Manager Business Circulation Manager CLAUDE ")RE PAUL ZIMMERMAN Ciase lt]ed Manaaina Editor Advertising Manager iusscioy. Novombor 16, 1983 Pogo 4 We paid a tragic price for lesson of Vietnam With the reeent dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial In Washington, the Vietnam War ex- perlence cannot help but be reviewed. !t is an experience that will be reviewed time and again. until something worse happens to take our memories off It. And the question that will be asked Is, -How did a great nation go so tar wrong? Vkinsw walt a tragedy that was lott.g years in the making. For more than a century, the United States had convinced itself of the high moral pur- poses of its foreign policy and the omnipotence of its military power. We had never lost a war. The roots of Vietnam run back to the end of World War I1 :n the Pacific. President Rooseveli +"3s determined that the Fre►-i h would not reassert their 19th -century colonial rule over tn- dochina, once the Japanese were driven out. But, after Roosevelt's death, President Truman ap• proved the French return to Hanoi and al,•ied the French in the resulting eight-year war with the Vlei Minh, which wus led by Ho Chi Minh. President Eisenhower continued Trtman's policy of aid to the French, bi.-t resisted sugges tIons that U.S. troops be sent to the rescue of the French at Dien Bien Phu in ;951. Instead, the U.S. Navy helped transport Catholic Vietnamese from Hanoi to Saigon after the French acknowledged defeat and pulled out of North Uletnaiu. And the new government of the Republic of Vietnam wZa set up in Saigon with U.S. approval. In January IM. just before President Ken- 4eay took office, a meeting was held In the Whig Howile between Eisenhower and Kannedy and their top advi ers. The message Ike gave to JFK F EDWIN FEULNER Afghan freedom fighters Still reeling tram the losses suffered by Its terrorist client. the Palestine Liberation Organization iPLO). during the recent fighting in Lebanon, the Soviet Union seems to be con- ducting a frenzied diplomatic offensive aimed at currying favor with tAc Arab world. The offensive began In mld-September. al cording to the Advanced international Stadies Institute's autte.ritative 1 ckviet World Outlook. ,.,,e,.,....._..-_ rasion and occupation of Afg%unlstar, could and should be doing more. And. In fact. while the lame dock sesstoa of Congress may accomplish little else, it Is ex• pected to approve a blpartWon resolution call- ing on .he U.S. government to provide Aighan freedom fighters"with material stssLVAu -." With 99 co-sponsors, the resotutlon has the near -unanimous support of the Senate. Tree -111— to snnrnvp a Rim ilar rlIll I s. `�� § e s., ' s WE BOYLAN New AW writer Lodi Unified teachers have decided to extend their contract with the dtst d through January ION and postpone meg >latiofis until atter the New Year. ' School truslees are expected to con- :` sides and agree to the extension at tonight's boird meeting. Lodi Unified School District ti tmtees will meet at 7:90 p.m. to the auditorium of Washington Scholl. 891 W. i,ockeford St. The Lodt Education Association ILEA) is the birgaining agent for the district's 750 teachers. LEA represen- tattvas surveyed members of the group at each WUWJ site Iasi week. 'i"he n maty to( teachers) do want to extwd the contract until the and of 'Jttl&mq." Leslie Oliver, a mems er of the LEA negotiating team "Welyprobably start tneeotia- tions) spin in early or mWJanuary. Hopefully. we'll have a sew contract tore the other expires," Oliver said. Tne hmebers' present contract ex - 'Transit needs, bine top 3y JANSET MMUCTOcsYRR ft k4 atiedttW WINN After enjoying sliprt meetings for the. p" okv* the 1AA CRY 00011Cll stili return'to its wAd hefty agenda an Wednesday. . 7?a council will men! at S p.m. In, its chambers In City Hall;' ' Council wit: hold three public hearings and take ac- Uoa on a number of Items In- cluding an audit report, the East Area Stor in Draft and the city's tree policy. PuWic hearings will be con- ducted on unmet transit needs woo tee city and on 2 pro- �onikauxe that would 0Woo In the CRY !faits: The " caring an unmet tran- sit needs Is caidocted irmual- ly as a condition placed on the city by the San Jos"in Coun- L_._ ty Council of Governments (COG). COG administers several of the various funds Mat help pay for the city's public transportation pro - Two hearings will be held on the trardt issue, one at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hale Pas! Recreation renter Budding and the other during the council awting. City Attorney Ron Stein has proposed an ordinance to legalize the playing of bingo for prise money i ns;de the ci- ty limits. The ordiramce will only make It legal for norr profit organizations to use iix gazne os a fund-raising device. Stein said tho proposed or- dinance Is a clean-up measure that will insure churches or other groups at- tempting to raise i.: oney for community activities an do- kg so within the escape of the law- Councbl la also expected to take actions on the plans and specifications for the East Area Storm Drain project. The city received a W4.000 grant fro:a the Economic Development Administration in August to aid In the com►le- tion of the protect The SM,000 represents 70 vwcent of the p00,0W total pntject cost. Earlier plans called !or the city to lay an 11,9004W drainage pipe along Cluff Avenue from Iuduststal way to the, hlokehuw* River. City officials hope the Installation of the storm drain will open up the east side of they city to industrial devclopmont. In other action, the council Is expected council. • AUDff XWOW _ j{ea" a report on s tttiaocdat state ment audit -performed by the Saiwamento auditing firm of Ernst and Whlaaer A . representative train we vxw will be at tt�ooiummedi to discuss the results, •TRIC$ POLICY' Review the city's tra. policy, to detc-rmine Nosy tree owner- ship Is 4ftW tt and ' what erlsex•ta wast be met before a . tree can be torn down. The council has been studyUt the tree policy as a resuft of a re- quest by vlola FaMser. to remove two sycamore trees in the , arkway Iron" beir South Sdwo1 Street property. Co,A ncu will review the policy along with deciding om Faiaruer's request. • CROSSWALK — Conder a request tky Walter zRetss, the medical director of the Falx meet t�elslt�op• for a '1111 (Dir. t ,eroi strath ilesaela��Hoepits;;:""Ratio. le = ceooltrasd,�`+i9tri � of ; •both.;�ttiogl�,pd<idNtt01 ar :: fhb lend, v-,y3sg t�qt :fan CKaZA AA fell .a 7, 4`I`w ,acttaa.;on ;'J*c6ii)"taw •the ck- ty. slaw lettoit°;i�itattcsa the tete of ratdar tts>i`a"W'en: ap+r►1 {decal;# 1M1re � estaDi,laltied r l4trsn�_ ob. cagtnaerl �► and, .traffic' studio ooaameted at'a!Y fy e l,� Yew The city. iriwst. �ndopt -� ; the "JMd man ar; lata oc. fat cement office's trill: pot be .b k to use radar k: speed en. forcemeM. Aired June 90. The district will honer Committee and Education Con- Saks taxes revenwij Cw October the terms of that agreement until a fersn.e funds; paying for the dam,%" were as mods as SIM million e-,wrer new contract Is settled. LEA wants to done to ttacherr.' property while on than the amounts+projected In June. officially extend the contract through school grounds; x19=0 her oWimistm about addl- Januarv. Teacher salaries make up about K tional money has dimmed. she~ School trustees must agree to the percent of tht district's S97,327.2% that extending the coatrad told a :.*te extension. Both Oliver and LUSD budget. A budget that Is about legislators have talcet patina is alit a Superintendent Eilerth Larson were $190,000 less than last year's for about good idea. "It *vuid give its a definite confident that the board will accept sob more students. Idea of tin money Met Is avaliable," LEA'spropotal. LEA representatives have agreed .Oliver said. Teachers' representatives and that there Is no money in the district's The extension also will • maw district negotiators had been at the budget to allow for salary increases teachers to tau fun* for the Class bargaining table off -and -on through tire. But. Oliver said it additional Load Adjustt'potK, Committee (CLAC) the summer. Disagreement over five noway becomes avagable t,wm the and eauct %W, eontlleippes. CLAC major it"ates are holding up a final state the LEA' wants the board to funds Insa'uctiond atdM IN over - settlement. agree to we "a substantial portion" crowded classes oa' for Chanes thLi Negations would not WcOn from of It for teschers' sslarles. ha" many studoetta with special scratch when the talks reopened, The district harp offered to reopen needs. Oliver said. Rather the discussion negotta.3aas It more money comes in. Oliver sold bait of the moody in both would pick up were It is now wfth the but no commitment has beets made to Wise fonds noe.,wVUI be aie tor: addition of any new information. salary Increases. use..: .. , . - The teacher's requesis still to be Before on state's 5400 million Lars" said becov" :Ae.ty o funds Ironed out Include: a commitment deficit was announced. Oliver said were topics of diecuteaieo• to contract from the district to provide a salary abs was "very WAmh?)e,, that tal" "1t *W{d be in�itd' to Increase for teachers It additional legWators wouai come up with snore relem looney been- thorn; Ntds, It money Is releases from the state; bin- money for schools. the dWj" did re Was, th ; moo ding arbitra:ion; health lantrance Nov. a, state Controller Kenneth Wit t pppoval tanto tAetoat [s° coverage for dependents; addbtlonal Dory reported that the state was 10,46 adItIr 3abor looney for the Class Load Adjustment headtag for a 5400 miiliom detkk. ttllltl, f- . 'Transit needs, bine top 3y JANSET MMUCTOcsYRR ft k4 atiedttW WINN After enjoying sliprt meetings for the. p" okv* the 1AA CRY 00011Cll stili return'to its wAd hefty agenda an Wednesday. . 7?a council will men! at S p.m. In, its chambers In City Hall;' ' Council wit: hold three public hearings and take ac- Uoa on a number of Items In- cluding an audit report, the East Area Stor in Draft and the city's tree policy. PuWic hearings will be con- ducted on unmet transit needs woo tee city and on 2 pro- �onikauxe that would 0Woo In the CRY !faits: The " caring an unmet tran- sit needs Is caidocted irmual- ly as a condition placed on the city by the San Jos"in Coun- L_._ ty Council of Governments (COG). COG administers several of the various funds Mat help pay for the city's public transportation pro - Two hearings will be held on the trardt issue, one at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hale Pas! Recreation renter Budding and the other during the council awting. City Attorney Ron Stein has proposed an ordinance to legalize the playing of bingo for prise money i ns;de the ci- ty limits. The ordiramce will only make It legal for norr profit organizations to use iix gazne os a fund-raising device. Stein said tho proposed or- dinance Is a clean-up measure that will insure churches or other groups at- tempting to raise i.: oney for community activities an do- kg so within the escape of the law- Councbl la also expected to take actions on the plans and specifications for the East Area Storm Drain project. The city received a W4.000 grant fro:a the Economic Development Administration in August to aid In the com►le- tion of the protect The SM,000 represents 70 vwcent of the p00,0W total pntject cost. Earlier plans called !or the city to lay an 11,9004W drainage pipe along Cluff Avenue from Iuduststal way to the, hlokehuw* River. City officials hope the Installation of the storm drain will open up the east side of they city to industrial devclopmont. In other action, the council Is expected council. • AUDff XWOW _ j{ea" a report on s tttiaocdat state ment audit -performed by the Saiwamento auditing firm of Ernst and Whlaaer A . representative train we vxw will be at tt�ooiummedi to discuss the results, •TRIC$ POLICY' Review the city's tra. policy, to detc-rmine Nosy tree owner- ship Is 4ftW tt and ' what erlsex•ta wast be met before a . tree can be torn down. The council has been studyUt the tree policy as a resuft of a re- quest by vlola FaMser. to remove two sycamore trees in the , arkway Iron" beir South Sdwo1 Street property. Co,A ncu will review the policy along with deciding om Faiaruer's request. • CROSSWALK — Conder a request tky Walter zRetss, the medical director of the Falx meet t�elslt�op• for a '1111 (Dir. t ,eroi strath ilesaela��Hoepits;;:""Ratio. le = ceooltrasd,�`+i9tri � of ; •both.;�ttiogl�,pd<idNtt01 ar :: fhb lend, v-,y3sg t�qt :fan CKaZA AA fell .a 7, 4`I`w ,acttaa.;on ;'J*c6ii)"taw •the ck- ty. slaw lettoit°;i�itattcsa the tete of ratdar tts>i`a"W'en: ap+r►1 {decal;# 1M1re � estaDi,laltied r l4trsn�_ ob. cagtnaerl �► and, .traffic' studio ooaameted at'a!Y fy e l,� Yew The city. iriwst. �ndopt -� ; the "JMd man ar; lata oc. fat cement office's trill: pot be .b k to use radar k: speed en. forcemeM. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1182 — Lodi (Co.) News-S*ef Inel - ,,-.%ac e' rs extendD postpone act tolkp By SUE BOYLAN pired June 30. The district will honor Committee and Education Con- Sales taxes revenues for Octol ewsSentinel staff writer the terms of that agreement until a Terence funds; paying for the damage were as much as SICU million lov Unified teachers have decided new contract is settled. LEA wants to done to teachers' property while on than the amounts projected in June end their contract with the officially extend the contract through school grounds. Although her optimisim about ac t through January 1983 and January. Teacher salaries make up about B6 tional money has dimmed, she Ade ..ie negotiations until after the School trustees must agree to the percent of the district's $37,327,255 that extending the contract until st rar. extension. Both Oliver and LUSD budget. A budget that is about legislators have taken action Is sti of trustees are expected to con- Superintendent Ellerth Larson were 5130,000 less than Iast year's for about goad idea. "It would give us a defir ind agree to the extension at confident that the board will accept 500 more students. Idea of the money that is availabl .t"s board meeting. Lodi Unified LEA's proposal. LEA representatives have agreed Oliver said. 1 I)istrict trustees will meet at Teachers' representatives and that there Is no money in the district's The extension also will ail -p.m. in the auditorium of -district negotiators had been at the budget to allow for salary Increases teachers to use funds for the C1 agton School, 831 W. Lockeford bargaining table off-and-on through now. But. Oliver said If additional Load Adjustment Committee (CLT the summer. Disagreement over five money becomes available from the and educational conferences. CL Lodi Education Association major Issues are holding up a final state the LEA wants the board to funds Instructional aides for o% is the bargaining agent for the settlement. agree to use "a substantial portion" crowded classes or for classes t is 750 teachers. LEA represen- Negotiations would not begin from of it for teachers' salaries. have many students with . spei surveyed members of the scratch when the talks reopened. The district has offered to reopen needs. at each school site last week. Oliver said. Rather the discussion negotiations if more money comes in. Oliver said half of the money in b r majority (of teachers) do would pick up were it is now with the but no commitment has been made to those funds now will be available_ to extend the contract until the addition of any sew information. salary increases. use. A January," Lestle Oliver, a The teacher's requests still to be Before the state's N00 million Larson said because the two fu' '>rr of the LEA negotiating team Ironed out include: a commitment deficit was announced. Oliver said were topica of discussion in contr londay. from the district to provide a salary she was "very optimistic" that talks, "It would be inapr.:.p—,vaW' P'11 probably start (negotia- Increase for teachers It additional tegislatom would come up with more release money from those funds; again in early or mid January. money is released from the state; bin- money for schools. the district did release the mo: Cully, we'll have a new contract ding arbitration; health Insurance Nov. a, state Controller Kenneth without approval from the teacht e the other expires," Oliver said. coverage for dependents; additional Cory reported that the state was group it would be an unfair tat teachers' present contract ex- money for the Class Load Adjustment heading for a S10o million deficit. practice. Larson said.' rensit needs bingotopGaunc�� a. ge nda l %NET KRIETEMEYER ty Council of Governments community activities are do- • AUDIT REPORT — Hear mbnl Rehabilitation Hospi vs-Sentinel staff writer (COG). COG administers Ing so within the scope of the a report on a financial state- for a mid-block crow* : e r enjoying short several of the various funds law. ment audit performed by the between Fairmont and U togs for the past month, that help pay for the city's Council is also expected i "scramento auditing firm of Memorial Hospital. ReW !.odi City Council will public transportation pro- take actions on the plans an, rnst and Whinney. A concerned aboufthe aafa :i to its ususal hefty grams. specifications for the East i�,presentative from the firm both personnel and client -la on Wednesday, Two hearings will be held Area Storm Drain project. will be at the council meeting they walk between the council will meet at 8 on the tranrlt issue, one at 3 The city received a f56 .OW to discuss the results. facilities. However, city; s chambers in City p.m. on Wednesday at the grant from the Economic *TREE POLICY — ficiata have, In the p Hale Park Recreation Center Development Administration Review the city's tree policy discouraged crosawaft will hold three Building and the other during in August to aid in the comple• to determine how tree owner- this kind, saying that they I -irings and take ac- the council moeting. tion of the project. ship Is decided and what create a false sense of sec number of items In- City Attorney Ron Stein has The OW,00o represents 70 criteria must be met before a ty. an audit report. the proposed an ordinance to percent of the PW,000 total tree can be torn down. The • SPEED LIltM — T -ea Storm Drain and legalize the playing of bingo project cost. council has been studying the action on recommeai '-; tree policy. for prize money inside the ci- Earlier plans called for the tree policy as a result of a re- speed tortes throughout the bhc hearings will be con- ty limits. The ordinance will city to lay an 8,300-toot quest by Viola Fahrner to ty. State legislation reatr %I on unmet transit needs only make it legal for non- drainage pipe along Cluff remove two sycamore trees the use of radar for speed n the city and on a pro- profit organizations to use the Avenue from industrial Way in the parkway fronting her forcemeat to streets wh d ordinance that would game as a fund-raising to the Mokelumne River. City South School Street property. speed limits have b ire bingo in the city device. officials hope the Installation Council will review the policy established based Stein said the proposed or- of the storm drain will open along with deciding on engineering and tra v hearing on unmet trap- d i n a n c e is a clean-up up the east side of the city to Fahr oer's request. studies conducted every ,-cds is conducted annual- measure that will insure industrial development. • CROSSWALK — Consider years. The city must ac a condition placed on the churches or other groups at- In other action, the council a request by Waller Reiss, the the speed zones or law' t,y the San Joaquin Coun- tempting to raise money for is expected to: medical director of the Fair- forcemeat officers will no able to v-e radar for speed forcernerit. � 4 Council hearing h-rings hot Wo'''rds By JANET KRIETEME i'ER News -Sentinel staff writer The ctty's annual financial audit report brought no bad news to the City Council but did suggest a number of ways the accoun- ting system could be improved. Ernst i Whinney of Sacramento presented to lire council Wednesday the fin- dings of its audit of the city's financial statements through June Jt►. Two represer tatives from the firm and Lodi Finance Director Bob Holm were on har! to answer questions about the report The firm suggested improvements in the areas of payroll. budgeting and computer terminals Council received the audit report late in the meeting when the temperatu- - in the room had cooled considerably from earlier heated discussions Three public hearings were scheduled and the first one %,ent of with a bang when Councilman Jim Pinkerton verhally attack- ed a man who had stood up to comment on i unmet transit needs in Lodi. Also, a proposal to legalised bingo, a previously hot item for the council. was ap- proved unanimously with little +4..wussion and no apposition. I There was little discussion rekarding . Ernst k Whtnney's audit, but the sue:L*- i+ tions for Improvement were read. They In-. eluded: 1 a PAYROLL — To strengths-, {!sternal ' control, the firm suggested that the signed payroll warrants not be returned to the I employee responsible for preparation of the I paymil. • DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN Maintained Its one -year-old recommends- tion that the city deve;op a recovery plan to insure the safety of records from floods, i earthouakes or fires. The city is currently I Continued on Back Paget I Council hearing brings... !Continued from Page One) devising a pian. • BUDGETING — Sug- gested that the city attempt to budget for unpredictable ex- penditures, such as a light standard or a telephone pole being struck down by a car. • COMPUTERS — Institute a ''password" system for the finance computers to safeguard information from tampering. Bob %Isuson of Lodi was the only citizen who showed up to take pact in the publw hear- ing on unmet transit needs in the city. -The public hearing Is required by the San Joaquin County Council of Govern- ments, which administers the state and federal funds used for Lodi's Dinh -a -Ride pro- gram. Statism who is blind. presented the council with a Stockton, although Slausoa put." three-p:,ge typewritten iet"m said he was not asking the Reid trade ca attempt to outlining some of his concerns council to try to change resell Pinkerton and the public about the program. He also Stockton's system. brring finally ended with had a personal copy in braille. Slauson commented that he Reid thanking Slausoo for, Mayor Fred Reid asked felt the Dial -a -Ride system .taking the ttmNtoappear. I Slauson to rea.; the .date- ,was genLraily fine but ~ln other action., the eoncal; ment, but before he could get --soewetlmes he must wait {S amialmoully passed an or-' halfway through the state- mWittes to an hour for a tide. dinance allowing legaltsed went. Pinkerton, obviously He suggested that the Dial-&- Dingo for money prizes to ' piqued, began questioning Ride dispatcher give riders city lirr.!ts. The ordinance him in an irritated manner. an approximate time when apply on!y to non-proft The councilman questioned the vehicle would be arriving. organizations. Slauson's statement '.43t with Reid said that his sugges. City Attorney Ron Ste the current Dial - a -Rid. tion was a good one and would proposed the ordinance sav system. he must set aside five be pa:med along. ing that ft—e are a number o tours to get to and from Throughout the half Dour churebes and other orgaah&- Stockton. That trip would in- hearing. Pinkerton continual- tions who like to use bingo elude riding a Greyhound bus ly interrupted Slsuson, w°;w games as fund-rafserp. W Stockton and then traveling sever did finish his state- According to the ordinance, on a Stockton 'Metrmoolit.an -meet. At one point. Slauponn no minora will be allowed to Transit District vehicle. said. "I see my remarks, are play the Same for money Pinkerton said that the Le" being :net with some hostility prises and the game rtrtL-t bei City Council ha., no control but I thought this was a public run by organization over what happens in hearing e,.c[ you wanted in- membli rs, Inot professionals.