HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 15, 1997LODI CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15,1997
7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members - Land, Mann, Sieglock, Warner and Pennino (Mayor)
Absent: Council Members - None
Also Present: City Manager Flynn, Deputy City Manager Keeter, Public Works Director Ronsko,
City Engineer Prima, Community Development Director Bartlam, Electric Utility
Director Vallow, Finance Director McAthie, Deputy City Attorney Luebberke and
City Clerk Perrin
2. INVOCATION
The invocation was given by Pastor Norm Mowery, First United Methodist Church.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pennino.
4. AWARDS / PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) Mayor Pennino presented a Resolution of Appreciation to retiring Parks and Recreation
Commissioner, Elvera Melby. Ms. Melby was appointed to the Parks and Recreation
Commission in 1977 and has served for 20 years. Mayor Pennino reminded that serving
on a board or commission takes a lot of work and dedication. None of the individuals get
paid, but they do it for their love of the community, and Ms. Melby has certainly given
generously to this City. Ms. Melby stated it was with pleasure and pride that she
accepted the recognition for her service on the Commission. It has been a worthwhile
and rewarding experience, and she thanked both the current and past City officials for
giving her the opportunity to serve. It has been a pleasure to work with former Parks and
Recreation Director DeBenedetti and the current director Williamson, the staff, and with
her fellow commissioners who are so dedicated to bettering the programs and parks for
the enjoyment of Lodi's citizens. Ms. Melby gave a special thank you to the thousands of
volunteers and service clubs who have done so much for the City, especially in the area
of recreation and the developing and beautifying of Lodi's parks. Further, Arwen Chenery
with Senator Patrick Johnston's office presented Ms. Melby with a Resolution for her
dedicated service to this community.
FILE NO. CC -2(h) AND CC -37
b) Thomas Goad, President of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi, presented Mayor Pennino
with a check in the amount of $1,500 toward payment of the playground equipment at
Lodi Lake Park.
FILE NO. CC -27(c)
C) Jack Fiori with California Waste presented an update to the City Council regarding their
recent Coats and Cans Collection Program. California Waste collected approximately
1,230 coats, 99 blankets and 31 tubs of food, which is more than last year's program.
The goods were delivered to local charitable organizations and were then distributed to
those in need. Special thanks goes to Jack Alquist of Guild Cleaners for cleaning the
coats and blankets for the third consecutive year.
FILE NO. CC -6
Continued January 15, 1997
d) Public Works Director Ronsko presented the City Council with a summary of the City's
flood operations. The City activated an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which took
in approximately 900 - 1,000 calls from people in Rivergate, the areas around Mokelumne
River Drive, and the Lodi Lake area; however, most calls came from people in the heart of
the City concerned about the flooding of their property. It became clear that people did
not understand our storm drain system. There are three major ways the City of Lodi
could experience major flooding: 1) If Camanche Dam broke; 2) The storm drainage
south of Lockeford Street is pumped into the Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID) canal.
There is a limitation of how much water it can hold. If we have more than we can pump, it
would back up into the retention basins throughout town, and if we had a series of storms,
there could be flooding; and 3) If the elevation of the river rises above flood level, which is
what we were faced with recently. The river would have to rise quite a bit, and if we had
had water in the streets in Rivergate, those residents would have been evacuated. The
reason the Rivergate area was given more attention than the rest of Lodi, is the streets in
Rivergate are below the 100 year flood plain. Lodi was very fortunate this time in that a
number of storms were coming at us; however, they split around Lodi. In summary, after
the release of 4,000, and then 5,000, cubic feet per second (cfs), the City declared an
emergency, the EOC was activated and the City Council had an emergency meeting on
January 2, 1997. Pardee filled on that day and started going down on Sunday. Then
Camanche filled, but they held it at a controlled spill at 5,000 cfs for four days. Currently
there is 2,000 cfs going into Pardee and 3,800 cfs going into Camanche, so they are
releasing more from Pardee than is coming in and they are gaining storage. We are
looking at another four weeks at 5,000 cfs. Public Works Director Ronsko recognized the
Police Partners who did a super job in operating the EOC. In regards to the condition of
the Mokelumne River, many trees have fallen into the river. The Department of Fish and
Game says those trees become fish habitat and cannot be removed. Mr. Ronsko would
like to work with Fish and Game to get those trees pulled out of the river with the help of
the California Conservation Corp (CCC) crews, because it causes an eddy that is not
normal and eats at the embankment.
Further, City Manager Flynn recognized the following people and agencies for their
assistance in making the EOC a success: 1) the Police Partners who were there 24
hours a day; 2) Information Systems Coordinator Mark White and Building Maintenance
Worker Cal Wadlow, who got the EOC up and running; 3) Deputy City Manager Janet
Keeter who came in on a volunteer basis; 4) Public Works Department Street Division,
who also sent three crews to the City of Manteca to help with their levees; 5) Tom Evans,
Acting Street Superintendent, and George Bradley, Street Superintendent; 6) City
Engineer Richard Prima, who was called in from vacation and did technical work on
graphs, figures and calculations; 7) the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) staff,
especially Jim Burgess with the local office, who kept in constant communication with the
City of Lodi and let us know what was going on at Camanche and Pardee; 8) Captain
Jerry Adams and Lieutenant Bruce McDaniel, who were at the EOC continuously; 9) Fire
Marshal Steve Raddigan, Battalion Chief Verne Person and Fire Division Chief Frank
Ortiz, who assisted at the City's and the County's EOC; 10) Continental Cablevision in
assisting us with messages on current information for the public; 11) Keith Colgan and
Ron Howarth with Lodi -Biz for their assistance in putting flood information on the City's
Homepage; 12) the Lodi News Sentinel, especially Marty Weybret, who was in
challenging our information and who did a real service to the people of this community
with his articles, and also Richard Hanner with The Record; 13) the School District, who
was there ready to provide us with buses; and 14) the homeowners associations along
the River for assisting us and for giving out correct information to their residents. Council
Member Warner concurred that the City should move as quickly as possible to get the
trees out of the river. If the State objects, make them do it on the record. Council
Member Sieglock suggested that the City contact the Corp. of Engineers to see if there
are funding sources available.
FILE NO. CC -6 AND CC -184
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Continued January 15, 1997
e) Heidi Ensminger, Chairperson with the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, made a
presentation regarding the upcoming Lodi Youth Conference which will be held at the Lodi
Academy, January 29, 1997 from 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The theme of the conference is
"The Road to Success". They are expecting approximately 570 students from Lodi and
the surrounding area. The City will be providing transportation with GrapeLine buses, in
addition to buses from different districts. There will be 14 workshops throughout the day.
Lunch will be provided by Porfi's Mexican Restaurant.
FILE NO. CC -2(t)
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
In accordance with report and recommendation of the City Manager, Council, on motion of
Council Member Mann, Sieglock second, unanimously approved the following items hereinafter
set forth except those otherwise noted:
a) Claims were approved in the amount of $3,232,228.34 (dated January 14, 1997) and
$514,892.77 (dated January 15, 1997).
FILE NO. CC -21(a)
b) The minutes of December 17, 1996 (Special Meeting), December 18, 1996 (Regular
Meeting) and January 2, 1997 (Emergency Meeting) were approved as written.
C) Authorized sale of scrap wire and metal at periodic intervals during calendar year 1997.
FILE NO. CC -20 AND CC -47
d) Agenda item #E-4 entitled, "Specifications and advertisement for bids for printed
envelopes, 1997 requirements" was removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed
and acted upon following approval of the Consent Calendar. (Removed by Mayor
Pennino.)
e) Approved the specifications for bids for the following types of transformers: 16
single-phase conventional polemount; 15 single-phase circuit -protected polemount; 47
single-phase padmount; and 5 three-phase padmount, and authorized advertising for
bids.
FILE NO. CC -12.1(b)
f) Agenda item #E-6 entitled, "Specifications and advertisement for bids for Lodi Lake Park
tree removal and tree trimming 1997" was removed from the Consent Calendar and
discussed and acted upon following approval of the Consent Calendar. (Removed by
Council Member Warner.)
g) Adopted Resolution No. 97-01 awarding the bid for the purchase of irrigation materials for
Lodi Lake Park to the low bidder, Normac, Inc. of Stockton, in the amount of $18,617.84.
FILE NO. CC -12(d) AND CC -300
h) Agenda item #E-8 entitled, "Purchase of counters for the Police Communications Center"
was removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed and acted upon following
approval of the Consent Calendar. (Removed by Council Member Warner.)
Adopted Resolution No. 97-03 authorizing the purchase of five police patrol sedans and
service manuals under the State of California Office of Procurement Contract for 1997
Model CHP Class E Special Service Vehicles from Downtown Ford of Sacramento, for a
total of $120,313.92; authorized $7,500 to equip the five vehicles for service; and
appropriated funds in accordance with staff recommendation.
FILE NO. CC -12(d) AND CC -300
Continued January 15, 1997
j) Adopted Resolution No. 97-04 awarding the contract for Peterson Park Improvements,
199 Evergreen Drive to A,M. Stephens Construction Company, Inc. of Lodi, in the amount
of $653,036.93 (base bid plus optional bid items A, B and C) and appropriated funds in
accordance with staff recommendation.
FILE NO. CC -12(a) AND CC -300
k) Accepted the improvements under the Henning Substation Control Building contract and
directed the Electric Utility Director to file a Notice of Completion with the County
Recorder's office.
FILE NO. CC -90
Received Contract Change Orders for well 4R water storage tank and pump station
project, 1215 Thurman Street.
FILE NO. CC -90
M) Adopted Resolution No. 97-06 approving the Improvement Agreement Addendum,
directing the City Manager and City Clerk to sign the Addendum on behalf of the City, and
accepting the development improvements for Lodi West, Unit No. 2, Tract No. 2658.
FILE NO. CC -46, CC -90 AND CC -300
n) Took the following actions regarding 960 South Guild Avenue:
Approved the Improvement Agreement for public improvements at 960 South
Guild Avenue and directed the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the
Improvement Agreement on behalf of the City;
Appropriated $25,918.88 from Development Impact Mitigation Fee funds for
reimbursement for acquisition of excess right-of-way and installation of street
improvements and oversize water mains;
Approved the proposed terms of fee payment agreements for payment of the
sewer capacity fee and Development Impact Mitigation Fees and authorized the
City Manager to sign the fee payment agreements without further Council action.
FILE NO. CC -46 AND CC -90
o) Adopted Resolution No. 97-07 approving the location of a 25 -foot driveway whose
centerline will be located 188 feet south of the north property line of 2220 West Kettleman
Lane in the restricted access area on Sylvan Way to serve the proposed Oakmont
Retirement facility.
FILE NO. CC -45(b) AND CC -300
P) Adopted Resolution No. 97-08 in support for the multimodal transit station.
FILE NO. CC -6, CC -50(a) AND CC -300
q) Set Public Hearing for February 19, 1997 to hear the appeal from Richard Galantine
regarding the Notice and Order to Repair dated October 16, 1996, for his property located
at 311 Cherry Street, Lodi.
FILE NO. CC -6 AND CC -24(b)
r) Approved the renaming of the Information Superhighway Task Force to Information
Technology Committee.
FILE NO. CC -2(a) AND CC -6
S) Adopted Resolution No. 97-09 initiating the investigation of the nature and extent of the
environmental contamination of property within the City of Lodi.
FILE NO. CC -6, CC -110 AND CC -300
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Continued January 15, 1997
t) Agenda item #E-20 entitled, "Reorganization of the Electric Utility Department' was
removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed and acted upon following approval of
the Consent Calendar. (Removed by Council Member Mann.)
6. ACTION ON ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
a) In regards to the specifications for bids for the City's 1997 requirements for printed
envelopes, the City Council, on motion of Mayor Pennino, Land second, unanimously
tabled the matter until the next meeting.
FILE NO. CC -12.1(b)
b) The City Council, on motion of Council Member Warner, Pennino second, unanimously
approved the specifications for bids for Lodi Lake Park tree removal and tree trimming
1997 and authorized advertising for bids.
FILE NO. CC -12.1(c)
C) The City Council, on motion of Council Member Mann, Warner second, unanimously
adopted Resolution No. 97-02 authorizing the purchase of three counters with adjustable
keyboard platforms for the Police Communications Center.
FILE NO. CC -12(a) AND CC -300
d) (Due to a conflict of interest, Mayor Pennino abstained from discussion and voting on the
following matter.)
The City Council, on motion of Council Member Sieglock, Land second, adopted
Resolution No. 97-10 approving the following reorganization of the Electric Utility
Department by the vote shown below:
Ayes: Council Members - Land, Sieglock and Warner
Noes: Council Members - Mann
Absent: Council Members - None
Abstain: Council Members - Pennino (Mayor)
New Classifications:
• Construction/Maintenance Supervisor
A B C D E
$4,254.38 $4,467.10 $4,690.47 $4,924.95 $5,171.22
This classification will be in the IBEW benefit group.
• Electric Utility Management Administrator
A B C D E
$3,032.17 $3,183.79 $3,342.96 $3,510.12 $3,685.64
This classification will be in the Mid -Management benefit group.
• Manager, Business Planning and Marketing
A B C D E
$5,500.17 $5,775.19 $6,063.92 $6,367.13 $6,685.48
This classification will be in the Mid -Management benefit group.
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Continued January 15, 1997
Reclassifications:
• Electrical Engineer to Manager, Electric Services
A B C D E
$5,500.17 $5,775.19 $6,063.92 $6,367.13 $6,685.48
This position will remain in the Mid -Management benefit group.
• Assistant Electric Utility Director to Manager, Engineering and Operations
A B C D E
$5,500.17 $5,775.19 $6,063.92 $6,367.13 $6,685.48
This position will remain in the Mid -Management benefit group.
• One Electrical Estimator to Senior Electrical Estimator
A B C D E
$4,254.38 $4,467.10 $4,690.47 $4,924.95 $5,171.22
This position will remain in the IBEW benefit group.
FILE NO. CC -34 AND CC -300
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
8. COMMUNICATIONS (CITY CLERK)
a) On recommendation of the City Attorney, Risk Manager and/or the City's contract
administrator, Insurance Consulting Associates, Inc. (ICA), the City Council, on motion of
Council Member Mann, Sieglock second, unanimously rejected the following claims:
1. Traci Baumback, date of loss 9/30/96
2. Sohila and Jeff Bodner, date of loss 10/7/96
3. Kyu Kim, date of loss 8/10/96
4. Morris E. Kirst, date of loss 8/10/96
5. Gus Tasiopoulos, date of loss 8/10/96
FILE NO. CC -4(c)
b) The following report was presented to the City Council:
1. Planning Commission report of December 23, 1996
FILE NO. CC -35(c)
C) The City Council, on motion of Council Member Warner, Sieglock second, unanimously
made the following appointments:
Parks and Recreation Commission
Joe Handel term to expire December 31, 1998
Patty Steward term to expire December 31, 2000
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Senior Citizens Commission
Perry Schimke term to expire December 31, 2000
Robert J. Maus term to expire December 31, 2000
Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee
Don Kundert term to expire January 1, 2001
Mayor Pennino introduced newly -appointed Parks and Recreation Commissioner Joe
Handel who was in the audience.
FILE NO. CC -2(h), CC -2(i) AND CC -2(I)
9. REGULAR CALENDAR
a) The City Council, on motion of Council Member Mann, Sieglock second, unanimously
authorized the Public Works Director to modify the Street Faire Agreement with the Lodi
District Chamber of Commerce to relocate the 1997 Street Faires to Church Street north
of Walnut Street and portions of the side streets (Option 1) subject to approval from the
Police and Fire Departments and agreement between staff and the Chamber on how far
south to extend on Church Street and any other miscellaneous details.
Speaking on the matter were the following persons:
1. Dorean Rice, Street Faire organizer, stressed the urgency in getting the location
decided because the vendors' applications go out on February 1, 1997. Keeping
the similar set up will make things simpler; and
2. Mike Lapenta, Chairman, Lodi Downtown Business Association, 1718 Edgewood
Drive, Lodi, informed the City Council that LDBA has discussed and recommends
Option 1 (Church Street), or Option 4 (Sacramento Street), respectively.
FILE NO. CC -6, CC -7(k), CC -72 AND CC -90
b) The City Council, on motion of Council Member Warner, Sieglock second, adopted
Resolution No. 97-05 awarding the contract for mistletoe removal and associated tree
trimming to Grover Landscaping, Inc. of Modesto, in the amount of $9,420 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Land, Sieglock, Warner and Pennino (Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Mann
Absent: Council Members - None
Speaking on the matter were the following persons:
John Berndt, Berndt Tree Service, who was the low bidder, argued against being
disqualified as a non-responsive bid due his submittal of submitted a personal
check instead of cash or a cashier's check as required. In the past his bids were
accepted with his company checks; otherwise, he would have given cash. He
would like this job, because he cares about this community and would do a better
job. If there is a problem with a personal check, cash it—the funds are there to
cover it. Public Works Director Ronsko explained that Mr. Berndt's bid on a
previous project was also rejected as a non-responsive bid due to omissions and
errors in the bid. He had also submitted a personal check then; however, that
was not mentioned as the reason he was disqualified at that time. Mr. Berndt
confirmed that he read the specifications regarding cash or cashiers check;
however, he thought his check would suffice.
FILE NO. CC -12(a) AND CC -300
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Continued January 15, 1997
10. ORDINANCES
None.
11. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
None.
12. COMMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
a) City Manager Flynn introduced newly -appointed Fire Chief Scott Kenley and his wife
Barbara and welcomed them to the City of Lodi. They have four children, and they came
to Lodi from Southern California (Brisbane). Chief Kenley has been in fire service for 26
years. Further, Mr. Flynn introduced his son, Andrew Flynn, who is visiting from Kent
State, Ohio. Andrew is studying international relations and will soon be going to Russia.
b) Council Member Warner commented on a notice he received from Continental
Cablevision that rates are going up next month. This is the third time in the last year or
two. He has met and discussed some of the issues with them but to no avail. Mr. Warner
informed the public that the City Council has no control over their rates; however, they
have assured Mr. Warner that service will be better and that they are doing things in 1997
to make it worth the price.
FILE NO. CC -16 AND CC -22(c)
C) Council Member Land informed the public that the Friends of Lodi Lake will have a
meeting on January 22, 1997 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library to discuss projects at Lodi Lake.
Any citizens wanting to participate or to make donations, please attend the meeting.
Council Member Land shared it was a pleasure to serve with Elvera Melby on the Parks
and Recreation Commission these past two years. Further, he commented on the many
service clubs in Lodi. This community is blessed with their generosity. Mr. Land wished
his daughter Tammy, who turned 18 years old today, a Happy Birthday!
13. CLOSED SESSION
There was no need for a Closed Session on the following matter:
a) Threatened Litigation: Government Code §54956.9 (b) (1) Litigation potential flows from
the transfer of electric utility customers to the City of Lodi system from PG&E system
14. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pennino adjourned the
meeting at approximately 9:08 p.m.
ATTEST:
nifer errin
City Clerk