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CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING -
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1994
7:00 P.M.
Present: Council Members - Davenport (arrived at approximately 7:07 p.m.), Pennino, Sieglock,
Warner and Mann (Mayor)
Absent: Council Members - None
Also Present: City Manager Peterson, Assistant City Manager Glenn, Economic Development
Coordinator Keeter, Community Development Director Schroeder, Public Works
Director Ronsko, City Engineer Prima, Police Chief Hansen, Finance Director
Flynn, Community Service Center Director Lange, City Attorney McNatt and City
Clerk Perrin
2. PUBLIC HEARING
Notice thereof having been published according to law, an affidavit of which publication is on file in
the office of the City Clerk, Mayor Mann called for the Public Hearing to review and adopt
recommended Central City Revitalization Project strategies.
Mayor Mann opened the meeting and informed the public that the City Council, should it approve
the Central City Revitalization Program plan, will not be voting on anything specific (i.e. the
amount of the business license tax, assessment districts, etc.), but rather would be voting on the
concepts as proposed by Mr_ Freedman.
Economic Development Coordinator Keeter presented an overview of how the meeting will be
conducted and further announced that on Wednesday, December 14, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. Hazel's
School Street Bar and Grill will have its grand opening.
Michael Freedman, Freedman Tung & Bottomley, then provided a slide presentation summarizing
the events up to this point and the recommendations of the Central City Revitalization Program
plan. Mr. Freedman further announced that the Post Office Square (Town Plaza) proposal has
been rejected by the main Post Office headquarters. An alternate. plan will be developed for
Council and public input.
Mayor Mann then declared a ten-minute recess and the City Council meeting reconvened at
approximately 8:45 p.m.
4. PUBLIC HEARING (Continued)
Speaking on behalf of the Central City Revitalization Task Force, Tony Segale, Chairperson;
Barbara McWilliams, Lodi Downtown Business Association (LDBA); Rose Marie Mendonca;
Virginia Snyder, Eastside Improvement Committee; and Bob Johnson, President, Chamber of
Commerce, indicated support of the plan and encouraged the City Council's approval.
Continued December 13, 1994
Hearing Opened to the Public
1. Richard Galantine, business owner on Cherokee Lane, Lodi, questioned who is to pay for
this plan, and stated, if this is to be done by assessment districts, each property owner
should be notified and told exactly what he/she wili be expected to pay;
2. Stewart C. Adams, 25 North School Street, Lodi, encouraged the Council's adoption of
the plan and to keep the project moving;
3. Tim Mattheis, 131 South Crescent Avenue, Lodi, also encouraged the Council's approval
of the plan, and, speaking as a member of the Lodi Arts Commission, stated the plan is
consistent with the policies and direction of the commission;
4. Marlowe Weil, Weil Motors, Lodi, urged the City Council to put this matter before a vote of
the people and to not violate property laws;
5. O. C. Lawson, Central Avenue, Lodi, suggested that the City Council put off its decision
on this matter for approximately one month, so that it may look at other cities who have
done something similar to see if it has worked;
6. Ken Cantrell, President, Lodi Downtown Business Association (LDBA), 2334 St. Anton
Drive, Lodi, encouraged adoption of the plan;
7. Stan Kirst, 10 West Daisy, Lodi, requested an explanation of how assessment districts
work and expressed his opposition to property owners being assessed;
8. Richard Sanborn, 1210 South Cherokee Lane, Lodi, encouraged adoption of the plan;
9. Dennis Bennett, 777 South Ham Lane, Suite L, Lodi, commended the consultants, staff
and the Task Force on the work its done towards this effort and encouraged Council's
adoption of the plan;
10. Clay Saylor, 41 North Sacramento Street, Lodi, supports the plan; however, is unsure
about how much the plan will accomplish since some plans in the past have not been
successful;
11. Roger Stafford, Chairperson, Lodi Planning Commission, 801 South Mills Avenue, Lodi,
expressed the Planning Commission's support of the plan and further indicated that by
having a plan in place it makes the commission's job much easier;
12. Tony Canton, Lodi, expressed his support of the plan; however, questioned the amount of
taxes he would be expected to pay. Ms. Keeter informed the public that anyone
interested in calculating estimates should contact either City Engineer Prima or herself;
13. Morgan White, JCPenney building owner, Pleasanton, expressed his support of the plan
and urged Council adoption;
14. Jodie Laberman, Generations, 14 West Pine Street, Lodi, encouraged the Council's
adoption of the plan, and reminded the Council that with the revitalized downtown comes
more laws on panhandling, vagrancy and public drinking which would require additional
staff and more payroll dollars; and
15. William Merrith, Eagles, 21 West Oak Street, Lodi, questioned how the money raised will
be used towards the revitalization efforts.
Public Portion of Hearing Closed
Continued December 13, 1994
5. RECESS
Mayor Mann declared a ten-minute recess and the City Council meeting reconvened at
approximately 10:06 p.m.
6. PUBLIC HEARING (Continued)
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Following discussion and questions from the City Council to Mr. Freedman and staff, the City
Council, on motion of Council Member Sieglock, Pennino second, unanimously took the following
actions:
• Adopted the Central City Revitalization Program in concept and directed staff to implement
strategies, incentive programs, and capital improvements as recommended in the Program
document;
• Directed staff to implement the $1.7 million Cherokee Lane improvements as recommended in
the Concept Development Phase document;
• Directed staff to implement Downtown Revitalization strategies, capital improvements, and
incentive programs at the "$3.5 million" level as recommended in the Concept Development
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Phase document;
• Directed staff to implement strategies for the Revitalization of the Eastside Neighborhood as
recommended in the Concept Development Phase document; and
• Directed that the Central City Revitalization Task Force continue to work on this Program.
Further, the City Council, on motion of Council Member Pennino, Mann second, unanimously took
the following actions:
• Adopted conceptually, financing the implementation of the Central City Revitalization Program
as a public/private venture by:
0 raising the business license fees and directing staff to come back to the City Council
with recommended methods of raising the fee within the next 30 days and further
directing the Finance Director to postpone the mailing of the business license invoices
until action is taken by the City Council; and
0 creating assessment districts to facilitate the private sector portion of the funding at
the levels recommended in the document.
FILE NO. CC -6, CC -72 AND CC400
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Mann adjourned the
meeting at approximately 11:10 p.m.
ATTEST:
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y Clerk
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