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SPECIAL MEETING
LODI GRAPE FESTIVAL, JACKSON HALL
413 EAST LOCKEFORD STREET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1993
7:00 P.M.
Roll was recorded by the City Clerk as follows:
Present: Council Members - Davenport, Mann, Sieglo^k,
Snider and Pennino (Ma:' r)
Absent: Council Members - None
Also Present: City Manager Peterson, Assistant City
Manager Glenn, Administrative Assistant to
the City Manager Evans, Public Works
Director Ronsko, Community Development
Director Schroeder, Acting Police Chief
Hansen, Fire Chief Hughes, Parks and
Recreation Director Williamson, City
Attorney McNatt and City Clerk Perrin
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pennino.
DISCUSSION RrGARDING MATTERS CONCERNING THE EAST SIDE
CC -2(s) Mayor Pennino informed the public that the purpose of this
CC -6 meeting was to discuss matters of concern regarding the
East Side and that there were to be no comments regarding
the recall efforts of Members of the City Council.
The Mayor opened the meeting for public comments and the
following persons spoke:
s) Virginia Snyder, East Side Improvement
Committee, 412 East Oak Street, Lodi,
presented a report on the Committee's
activities;
b) Jim Pinkerton, 916 West Turner Road, Lodi,
commented on ethics and the importance of
family values;
c) Jeanne Davenport, 445 Almond Drive 445,
Lodi, made comments that many people on the
East Side do not speak the same language any
more, and the East Side Improvement
Committee is doing a good job and have
members who speak the language to assist
some of the East Side residents;
Continued May :.2, 1993
d) Clayton Henson, P.O. Box 591, Valley
Springs, commented on the importance of
discipline in families;
e) Kip Gillam, 903 South Central Avenue, Lodi,
expressed his desire to assist the East Side
Improvement Committee and his goal.to attend
every City Council meeting and to meet every
Council Member;
f.) Tony Canton, a Lodi resident, made several
responses to Jeanne Davenport's earlier
comments and feels a large part of the
problem is with the people on welfare;
g) Penny Mattos, 944 South Stockton Street,
Lodi, questioned Council Member Mann
regarding an earlier comment;
h) Colleen Dixon, 333 Hilborn, Lodi, commented
on Council conduct and urged the Council
Members to work together;
i) Virginia Lahr, 311 East Elm Street, Lodi,
invited the public to attend the next East
Side Improvement Committee meeting to be
held on May 13, 199= at the Loel Center to
discuss landlords/tenants. The Committee
has information in both English and Spanish;
and
j) Becky Bailey, 909 South Garfield, Lodi, made
a response that she was offended by an
earlier commEzt regarding people on welfare
and that ever_ though she is on welfare, she
does all she can to help the community, as
do others on welfare.
Following public input, the Council Members made comments
and responded to some of the concerns brought up by the
public. Mayor Pennino introduced Arthur Price who was
instrumental in starting the Grafitti Abatement Program.
Acting Police Chief Hansen introduced Jeannie Biskup, Crime
Prevention Unit, and informed the public to contact her if
interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch/Crime
Prevention program.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City
Council, Mayor Pennino adjourned the meeting at
approximately 8:14 p.m.
Attest:
e nifer M. -Perrin
City Clerk
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