HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 8, 1993ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
ADJOURNED FROM JUNE 2, 1993
CARNEGIE FORUM
305 WEST PINE STREET, LODI
JUNE 8, 1993
7:00 A.M.
Roll was recorded by the City Clerk as follows:
Present: Council Members - Davenport, Mann (left at
approximately 7:10 a.m. and
returned at 8:05 a.m.),
Sieglock, Snider and Pennino
(Mayor)
Absent: Council Members - None
Also Present: City Manager Peterson, Assistant City
Manager Glenn, Finance Director Flynn,
Revenue Manager Cadwallader, Accounts
Manager McAthie, Administrative Assistants
to the City Manager Evans and Keeter,
Personnel Director Narloch, City Attorney
McNatt, and City Clerk Perrin
Mayor Pennino called the meeting to order.
1993-94 OPERATING BUDGET REVIEW
CC -21(b) City Manager Peterson presented an overview of the budget
and of the schedule for the budget review meetings.
Assistant City Manager Glenn made a presentation on the
following budgets:
COUNCIL; CITY.CLERK; ELECTION
Mr. Glenn outlined where the reductions were made for the
1993-94 Operating Budget and questions followed among the
City Council and staff.
Council Member Davenport made a motion that each City
Council Member be given a separate account with $500.00 to
be used at the individual's discretion (purchase of
supplies and materials, etc). The motion died for lack of
a second.
GENERAL CHARGES
Mr. Glenn outlined the reductions in General Charges. On
motion of Council Member Sieglock, Mann second, the City
Council directed that the funds allocated for the purchase
of balloons for Field and Fair Day be moved to the
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Community Center budget under insurance (Function 399) by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Mann, Sieglock and Pennino
(Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Davenport and Snider
Absent: Council Members - None
Frank Alegre, 2000 Edgewood Drive, Lodi made several
comments throughout the meeting.
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT HENRY GLAVES PARK
CC -20 Parks and Recreation Director Williamson presented the
CC -27(c) following report.
CC -47
The Parks and Recreation Department received a call from a
concerned citizen who was complaining about the design of
the equipment at Henry Glaves Park. Her concern was that
her child fell through a hole in the center of the
equipment that had no safety rails.
In the days when this equipment was installed it met the
standards of the day. However, we now have new
regulations. However, staff did not want to make
modifications to the existing equipment unless we could get
a recommendation from the manufacturer as to how this might
be done. Therefore, Duane Wright contacted the original
manufacturer for their recommendations.
Below are the results of that inquiry.
"Pursuant to my phone call of this afternoon (May 20,
1993), and following my visit and inspection of the above
system, delivered 14 years ago, Columbia Cascade Company is
advising that the system has exceeded useful life.
The system does not meet current U.S. Consumer Project
Safety Commission Guidelines for safety, and cannot be
brought up to these standards. In addition, one support
beam and possibly two others are deteriorating effecting
the structural integrity of the equipment.
This system should be taken out of service immediately and
replaced. If you have any questions please feel free to
call (800 -368 -1366) -
Alex Tsitovich
Sales Representative
David F. O'Keefe Co."
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Unfortunately, the manufacturer is telling us that this
equipment has outlived its expected life and they recommend
new equipment. The City now has a recommendation that says
our equipment is unsafe and no recommendation as to what to
do to bring it up to code other than the costliest one
imaginable. Obviously, a total replacement of this
equipment is not in our budget and is unlikely to be in the
near future.
The City has citizen complaints, a recommendation from
Duane Wright and a similar one from the manufacturer. All
of them indicate this equipment needs replacement. The
equipment could be torn out as unsafe. However, this is a
popular playground. Our other alternative is to try to get
this project funded. Staff is sure it meets the
requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) requirements, but community block grant funds are
already committed.
Staff, therefore, recommended that the equipment be
replaced. Cost to replace same would be approximately
$15,000 plus $3,500 to $5,000 for company installation.
This does not include eventual ground cover replacement to
meet ADA requirements, that would be another $4,000 to
$5,000.
Following discussion, on motion of Council Member Snider,
Mann second, the City Council authorized the expenditure of
$21,131.48 to replace the playground equipment at Henry
Glaves Park by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Mann, Sieglock, Snider and
Pennino (Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Davenport
Absent: Council Members - None
CLOSED SESSION At approximately 9:40 a.m., the City Council adjourned to a
Closed Session to discuss the following matter:
a) Labor Negotiations
The City Council meeting reconvened at approximately 10:25
a.m.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City
Council, Mayor Pennino adjourned the meeting at
approximately 10:25 a.m. to June 9, 1993 at 7:00 p.m.
Attest:
er � Peian
C ty Clerk
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