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SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1987
7:00 A.M
Pursuant to State Statute, the following notice was mailed under
Declaration of Mailing to persons listed on Exhibit B attached advising
of a Special Meeting of the Lodi City Council to be held Tuesday, April
28, 1987.
NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA,
AND TO THE CITY CLERK:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Council of the
City of Lodi, California, is hereby called to be held on Tuesday, April
28, 1987, at 7:00 a.m, prior to the Informal Informational Meeting, to
be held in the Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 221 West Pine Street, Lodi.
Said Special Meeting shall be for the purpose of:
1. To discuss zero lot line problem, with utilities, between 1720 and
1726 South Mills Avenue, Lodi
Date: April 24, 1987
Evelyn M. Olson
Mayor
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT "B"
Mayor Olson called the Special Meeting of the Lodi City
Council to order at approximately 7:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL City Clerk Reimche recorded the roll as follows:
Present: Council Members - Hinchman, Pinkerton, Reid,
Snider, and Olson (Mayor)
Absent: Council Members - None
Also Present: City Manager Peterson, Assistant City
Manager Glenn, Community Development Director Schroeder,
Public Works Director Ronsko, City Attorney Stein, and
City Clerk Reimche
DISCUSSION City Manager Peterson reminded the Council that the
REGARDING ZERO purpose of this Special Meeting is to discuss the zero
LOT LINE lot line problem, with utilities, between 1720 and 1726
PROBLEM South Mills Avenue, Lodi. The City Manager and City
CONCERNING Attorney detailed the problem that is being encountered
UTILITY with the electric meter installation for the home being
constructed at Lakeshore Village, Unit No. 1, Lot 50,
CC -16 more commonly known as 1720 South Mills Avenue, Lodi,
CC -51(d) and presented a diagram of the subject structures.
Council was apprised that the electric meter
installation at 1720 South Mills Avenue, Lodi, is being
placed in a location and in such a manner that it will
deny access to the installation as required by ordinance
of the City of Lodi.
Section 13.20.130 of the Lodi Municipal Code -
LOCATION, reading as follows, was presented for
Council's information:
Electric meter installations shall be located so as to
be accessible to any authorized representative of the
utility department at all reasonable times for reading,
testing and inspection. Outdoor meter locations are
preferred.
B. Electric meter installations shall not be
located in any of the following places:
1. On any floor higher than the ground floor;
2. In any place where moisture, fumes or
dust may interfere with its operation or
materially damage the meter;
3. In any elevator or hatchway;
4. In any hazardous location;
5. In any place not in general use;
6. Directly over any stairway, ramp or steps;
7. On any surface subject to excessive
vibration, as determined by the utility
department;
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8. In any doorway;
9. On or recessed in the external surface of
any wall or any building that is built
within three feet of any property line or
on the line of any walk, alley or
driveway giving access to commercial or
industrial property, except when
permitted by the utilies department;
10. On any portion of a building which might
at a later date be enclosed and thus make
the meter inaccessible. Such as
carports, breezeways, covered porches and
similar places;
C. Residential meter installations, when
electric utilities are installed in the
street, shall be located outdoors and shall be
located within six feet of the front corner of
the building or structure. No electric meter
shall be enclosed by any fence, gate, shrub or
any other type of structure or enclosure, and
shall be accessible from the front of the
building or structure.
City Attorney Stein also presented for Council's perusal
a copy of a Grant Deed whereby Search Development
granted to Robert H. Marti and Patricia Ann Marti a five
foot wide easement for yard and landscaping purposes,
including the right to erect fences thereon, which
easement is described as the southerly five feet of
Parcel "F".
The City Attorney also presented a section of the C. C.
and R. for Lakeshore Village, Unit No. 1, which reads as
follows:
(b) Owner's Easements. The Owner of any Lot
that is served by communication, service or
utility facilities lying within the Common
Area or within another Lot, may enter upon
such Common Area or other Lot, or may have
utility, communication, or service companies
do so, at reasonable times after prior notice
to the Owner and occupant of the Lot, to
modify, repair, replace, or maintain such
facilities as necessary, when such work is not
the responsibility of the Association or for
other reasons is undertaken by such Owner.
Such Owner, and persons performing such work
at his request, shall be jointly and severally
liable for the full cost of restoring all
property affected by such work to its previous
condition. This Section does not apply to the
Owners of Project Units with respect to
facilities lying within the Project.
A very lengthy discussion followed with questions
regarding the matter being directed to staff by the
Council.
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Addressing the Council on the matter were:
1. Ms. Toby Fuller, 1768 LeBec Court, Lodi, owner of
the home being constructed at 1720 South Mills
Avenue, Lodi.
2. Mr. Robert H. Marti, 1726 South Mills Avenue, Lodi
Mr. Steve Huff, representing P.G. & E. addressed the
Council indicating that the customer of record must
allow P.G. & E. access to meters during regular business
hours. Mr. Huff indicated that to his knowledge there
is no regulation that P.G. & E meters cannot be located
behind a fence.
Further discussion followed with Council Member Reid
making a motion that the Council take no action on the
matter. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Hinchman. The vote failed to carry by the following
vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Olson and Reid
Noes: Council Members - Hinchman, Pinkerton, and Snider
Possible alternative solutions were discussed.
Following additional discussion with questions being
directed to Ms. Fuller, Mr. Marti, Mr. Huff, and Staff,
Council, on motion of Council Member Hinchman, Snider
second, voted to move at the City's expense the electric
utility meter and main breaker to the north/west corner
of Ms. Fuller's garage (1720 South Mills Avenue, Lodi).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Hinchman, Pinkerton, Snider,
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Noes: Council Members - Reid AND OLSON (MAYOR)
Mayor Olson adjourned the Special Meeting at
approximately 8:40 a.m.
ATTEST:
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
* Vote amended by action of Lodi City Council,
July 1, 1987
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk