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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - February 20, 1985370 CITY CMiCIL, CITY OF LCDI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1985 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 1985 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members - Pinkerton, Hinchman, Reid, Olson & Snider (Mayor) Absent: Council Members - None Also Present: City Mandger Glaves, Assistant City Manager Glenn, Community Development Director Schroeder, Public Works Director Ronsko, Utility Director Rice, Finance Director Holm, City Attorney Stein, and City Clerk Reimche INVCCATICN The invocation was given by Rev. James Holm, Vinewood Cann n i ty Church PLEDGI3 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Snider PRESENrATIM'S Mayor Snider made the following presentations: a) Presented a Proclamation to Steve Pechin and Wes Fujitani proclaiming "National Engineers Week". b) Presented a Proclamation to Gwinnett Mitchell congratulating her on behalf of the Camnmity on being named Lodi's Wormn of the Year. GIFT FW1 Mrs. Gwinnett Mitchell, Chairman of the Lodi Arts Commission LCDI ARTS presented to the City of Lodi a framed gift of the winning CCWISSICN post cards in the recent Lodi Arts Commission contest. REQUEST FMI A presentation was made by Dennis G. Bennett, Chairman, Old CHA.IRAAN OF LUIS Site Foundation, requesting that the City of Lodi match, OLD LLMS SITE dollar for dollar, funds required for the rehabilitation of FOUNDATICN the proposed new Camnmity Education Coaplex at Hutchins REQUESTING CITY Street Square. The architect's estimated cost for the project MATCH FOR CaSr is $400,000.00. Council directed that this matter be placed OF REHABILITA- on the Agenda for study at an Informal Informational Meeting TICK OF and be placed on the Agenda for a Regular Council Meeting at CXIVK NITY the earliest appropriate time. EDUCATICN COMPLEX AT THE r� HUTMINS STREET SWARE SITE CITY'S Following a presentation by Jim Elson of Max Elson Insurance, LIABILITY Inc., the City's Agent of Record, regarding the placement of PROGW the second $10,000,00 layer on the City's liability program, v Council, on motion of Mayor Snider, Olson second, determined not to place the subject second layer at this time; however, directed Mr. Elson to continue seeking quotations on this type of coverage. REPCIM OF THE In accordance with report and recammendation of the City CITY N14NAGER. Manager, Council, on motion of Council Marber Pinkerton, Olson second, approved the following actions hereinafter set forth. CXNSENr CALENDAR �` CLAIMS CLAINS WERE APPRCNED IN THE ANDUgT OF $1,427,845.95 371 Continued February 20, 1985 CEDER ADOPTED QxNCIL ADOPTED CRDER NO. 83-10 VACATING THE RESERVATICN FOR A VACATING RESER- FUTURE STREET AS SHCIVN CN MAP OF LOr 3, MAXWELL INDIFIRIAL VATICN FCR. PARK FUTURE STREET CEDER NO. 83-10 PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice thereof having been published in accordance with law and affidavit of publication being on file in the office of the City Clerk, Mayor Snider called for the Public Hearing to consider the recommended approval of the request of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints to rezone a 6 acre parcel at 1510 West Century Boulevard (i.e. APN 058-210-06) from U -H, Unclassified Holding to R-1, Single -Family Residential. The matter was introduced by Camnmity Development Director James Schroeder who presented diagrams of the subject area and responded to questions as were posed by the Council. There were no persons in the audience wishing to speak on the matter, and the public portion of the hearing was closed. REZCNING OF 6 Council Member Reid then moved for introduction of Ordinance ACRE PARCEL AT No. 1346 rezoning a 6 acre parcel at 1510 West Century 1510 WEST Boulevard, Lodi (i.e. APN 058-210-06) frau U -H, Unclassified CF3IIURX Holding to R-1, Single Family Residential. The motion was BOULEVARD FMI seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Hinciman, and carried by U -H TO R-1 unanimous vote. •'ii • tml ML •-� 60 PLANNING City Manager Glaves gave the following report of the Planning WITV11SSICN Commission meeting of February 11, 1985: The Planning Crnmission - ITFIVS OF 1. Conditionally approved the request of Bau each and Piazza, INTFT'= Consulting Engineers, on behalf of Ronald D. Slate for a Tentative Parcel Map to divide the parcel at 400 North Cluff Avenue (APN 049-080-53) into two parts with Parcel "A" containing 2.49 acres and Parcel 'B" containing 2.49 acres in an area zoned M-2, Heavy Industrial. CCAVUNI CATICKIS CITY CLERK ABC LICENSES Applications for the following Alcoholic Beverage License J ,^/ were received: a) Thrifty Corporation Thrifty Drug and Discount Store No. 703 300 West Kettleman Lane Lodi, CA Type 20 Off -sale beer and wine b) Thrifty Corporation Thrifty Drug and Discount Store No. 703 300 West Kettleman Lane Lodi, CA Off sale general c) Happy Steak John C. Hall/Michael J. Reed 224 North Ham Lane Lodi, CA On sale beer and wine eating place Continued February 20, 1985 CCr ENTS BY Mayor Pro Tempore Hinchman reminded the Canrnmity that the CITY COUNCIL Lodi Public Library is open five nights a week, in a brief N011BERS statement regarding the library. CCIMENIS BY THE There were no persons in the audience wishing to speak under PLIC ON NON this segment of the agenda. AaMA ITMIS MEASLJRE "A" City Attorney Stein gave a brief update on the Measure "A" LAWSUIT UPDATE lawsuit and responded to questions regarding the subject as GIVEN BY CITY were posed by the Council ATI1CMEY RESOLUTION Agenda item K-1 - "Request of Lodi Ambulance Service for a ,. NAFFIRWING LCDI rate modification effective March 1, 1985" was introduced by 'ANEULANCE Staff. Council was reminded that the following letter had SERVICE RATES been received from the Lodi Ambulance Service setting forth ADOPTED the proposed new rate schedule. "This is to notify the City of Lodi of a rate modification we plan to implement as of March 1, 1985. Mainly due to the Federal Health Care Finance Administration change in the billing policies of December, 1982, we are going to change all patient billing for Emergency Advanced Life Support or Emergency Basic Life Support, to an All -Inclusive Base Rate. Currently, Blue Cross and Blue Shield have requested us to bill in this manner, and other insurances will be following suit in the near future. Approximately 54% of all patients currently billed by this company are billed by using an All -Inclusive Base Rate. To standardize our billing procedure system, we feel it is important to adopt this policy. The Basic Emergency Ambulance rate is currently $137.00. This rate includes $107.00 Base Rate, $30.00 Emergency Rate. Advanced Life Support Base Rate averages out to $259.45, which usually includes Base Rate $107.00, Emergency Rate $30.00, Advanced Life Support $55.00, EKG $40.00, Telemetry $20.00, and miscellaneous ancillary charges. We will increase the Advanced Life Support rate to Medicare's maximus allowance of $272.00. This is a 6% increase we feel necessary to cover costs for advanced medical care. Please note that our Advanced Life Support rate has not been increased since June of 1982. We will be eliminating the Advanced Life Support charges of Telemetry, EKG, Heart/Lung Resuscitator, Resuscitator, Endotracheal Intubation, Medical Anti -Shock Trousers, Needle Thoracotomy, Needle CricotracheotmW and Waiting Time. Our basic ambulance rate of $107.00 will be decreased to $95.00 - an 11% decrease. We feel that it is necessary to decrease this basic rate for the convenience of our users, as the cost of basic medical transportation is not as expensive as an emergency service due to the ability of our office to control and schedule these transfers. A proposed rate schedule is included for your convenience. Should you have any questions pertaining to this change, please feel free to call me.. Respectfully yours, s/Michael Nilssen" Continued February 20, 1985 1983 SCHEDULE 1985 SCHEDULE BASE RATE/BASIC (2) 272.00 BASE RATE/BASIC 1 Patient $107.00 $95.00 2 Patients (each) 96.30 85.50 3 Patients (each) 90.95 80.75 MILEAGE (per mile) 6.00 6.00 NIGHT CALL. 28.00 28.00 (1) 1MERGRCY 30.00 + 107.00 (1) 137.00 CRYGEN 20.00 20.00 WAITING TIME (per 15 min.) 15.00 omit ADVANCED LIFE SUPPCRT $ 55.00 (2) 272.00 TELEMEM 20.00 ani t EKG 40.00 omit HEART/ILM RESUSCITATCIR 40.00 omit RESUSCITATM 16.00 anit EDIDOIRACH AL INTUBATICN 40.00 omit MED. ANTI-SHCXX TROUSERS 34.00 snit NEEDLE THORAOMMY 75.00 omit NEEDLE CRIOOIRACI- BDMIY 75.00 omit (1) Current HCFA BiIIing procedure for Emergency Basic ambulance Base Rate which currently includes Base Rate $107,00 and Emergency $30.00, to total $137.00. (2) Current HCFA Billing procedure for Emergency Advanced ambulance Base Rate $107.00, Emergency $30.00, Advanced Life Support $55.00, EKG $40.00, Telemetry $20.00, and any other ancillary service in Advanced Life Support Category which usually total to $259.45 on the average throughout 1983, 1984. RES. ICU, 85-32 Following discussion, with questions being directed to Staff, Council, on motion of Council Merrber Pinkerton, Olson second, .f' adopted Resolution No. 85-32 affirming the Lodi Ambulance Service rates included in the Lodi Ambulance Letter heretofore set forth, which rates will became effective March 1, 1985. CIRDINANCE REPEALING EXISTING FINANCE AND REENACTING NEW ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE AND OPERATION OF At'BIJIAKES UPON PUBLIC � 'ill i' .til 4;'4� • COLMIL AL711MI ZED _ PLEASE OF TEXT PROCESSING E�x1IPiti�•Nr Following introduction of the matter by the City Manager and City Attorney and discussion, Council, on motion of Council Member Reid, Hincbman second, introduced Ordinance No. 1347 - "An Ordinance of the City of Lodi repealing Ordinance No. 1306 and reenacting a new Ordinance regulating the use and operation of ambulances upon the public streets within the City of Lodi. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Following the presentation of a report by the City of Lodi Text Processing Team proposing that the City purchase the following IBM Text Processing equipment, Council, on mat ion of Council Member Reid, Olson second, authorized the purchase of the proposed equipment at a net cost of $50,000, which amount includes contingencies and the resale of existing equipment. Said purchases are to be charged to Revenue Sharing. Further, Council declared the existing word processing equipment and P.C. converting equipment as surplus equipment for resale. 373 3Y4 Continued February 20, 1985 a � • a� •,• i • era n CITY TO CCNTINUE RETAINING FIRVI i�.,'� OF ERNST AND ' WHINNEY TO PERFCRIA CITY'S AUDIT tiRESOLUTICN ADOPTED RE AOCESSING SLNMARY CRIMINAL HISTORY INFCFAIATICN RFS. NO. 85-33 9 3180 display stations to be located in the following departments: Administration - 4 - Shared Printer Community Development - 2 ) Shared Printer Public Works - 2 ) Backup Maintenance Unit - 1 1 PC and Printer - Finance 1 PC and Printer - Library Mayor Snider declared a 5 minute recess and the Council reconvened at approximately 8:30 p.m. With the tacit concurrence of the Council, Agenda item K-4 - "Approve Agreement to furnish and enhance 911 Ilmrgency Service" was removed from the Agenda. Following introduction of the matter by Staff, and Council discussion, Council on motion of Council Member Pinkerton, Reid second, determined that the City would continue retaining the services of Ernst and Whinney to perform the City's audit. Following introduction of the matter by the City Attorney, discussion and the response to questions as were posed by Council, Council, on motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Hinchman, Olson second, adopted Resolution No. 85-33 - "Resolution regarding accessing summary criminal history information for employment, licensing or certification purposes". CA 4 -WAY STOP SIG1 S Council was apprised that the intersection of Stockton and �. ESTABLISHED AT Pine Streets has warranted signals for several years. STOCKICN AND Because of the number and severity of accidents at that PINE STREETS location, it appears that the installation of a 4 -way stop as an interim measure would be very beneficial. The accident record for the last several years was presented to Council for its perusal. A lengthy discussion followed with questions being directed to Staff. RES. NO. 85-34 Cn motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Hinchman, Snider second, Council adopted Resolution No. 85-34 establishing 4 -way stop signs at Stockton and Pine Streets. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members - Hindman, Olson, Reid, and Snider (Mayor) Noes: Council Members - Pinkerton Absent: Council Members - None Staff was requested to suubinit a report of the accidents that have occurred at the subject intersection to the Council six months from this date. 375 Continued February 20, 1985 NEW CITY MANAGER Mayor Snider reported that in action taken at a Closed APPOINTED BY Session of the Lodi City Council held February 6, 1985, COUNCIL Thomas A. Peterson was appointed City Manager of the City of 6o Lodi, effective April 1, 1985, by a unanimous vote of all ELECTRIC RATE Agenda item K-8 - "Consideration of proposed electric utility INCREASE rate increase" was introduced by Utility Director Henry J. APPROVED Rice who apprised the Council that Lodi's retail electric rates were last adjusted in July, 1984. Since that time, the CEDINANCES cost of the City's wholesale electricity has changed significantly. The City currently receives bulk power from ORDINANCE NO. at least three sources: NCPA (geothermal), PG&E and VMPA. 1345 ADOPTEDmeeting These bulk power increases of approximately $1.6 M represent (', a cost item over which we have no control and which must be passed through directly to the consumer. These increases are %l 1 due to PG&E rate increases in January 1985, as well as WAPA increases in late 1984 and 1985. CHS. NO. 1345 In order to offset the increased cost of power, it is ADOPTED proposed to raise retail electric rates an average of 17$. The residential rate (EA) has been set at City cost for 0-440 kwh, which is between 4.5% and 6% below PG&E's winter/summer average retail charge; consumption above 440 lash has been set an average of 7% below PG&E. Ccnrercial and Industrial rates are set approximately 7% below PG&E at benchmark levels of consumption, which are as follows: Conmercial/Small Industrial (EB) 1,550 kwh per month Intermediate Industrial (S -I) 33,800 kwh per month Large Industrial (S -II) 2,300,000 kwh per month This proposal will increase annual revenue by approximately $3.3 million. FUTURE PLANS: Additional wholesale power supplier cost increases are anticipated; however, these proposed rates should remain stable so long as power supplier cost increases are modest. Discussion followed with questions being directed to the City Manager and Utility Director Rice. LRCENCY Mayor Pro Tempore Hinchman then moved for adoption of Urgency ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 1348 - An Ordinance approving electric rate 1348 ADOPTED increases effective with utility bills prepared on or after March 1, 1985. The motion was seconded by Council Mm ber Reid and carried by unanimous vote. NEW CITY MANAGER Mayor Snider reported that in action taken at a Closed APPOINTED BY Session of the Lodi City Council held February 6, 1985, COUNCIL Thomas A. Peterson was appointed City Manager of the City of 6o Lodi, effective April 1, 1985, by a unanimous vote of all Council Mwbers present. Present: Council Members - Hincbman, Olson, Reid, and Snider (Mayor) Absent: Council Members - Pinkerton CEDINANCES Ordinance No. 1345 - An Ordinance of the City of Lodi establishing and providing for the regulation of burglary and ORDINANCE NO. robbery alarm systems having been introduced at a regular 1345 ADOPTEDmeeting of the Lodi City Council held February 6, 1985 was (', brought up for passage on motion of Council Member Pinkerton, Reid second. Second reading of the Ordinance was omitted %l 1 after reading by title, and the Ordinance was then adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: CHS. NO. 1345 Ayes: Council Members - Pinkerton, Hinchman, Olson, ADOPTED Reid, and Snider (Mayor) Noes: Council Members - None Absent: Council Members - None 3/ fContinued February 20, 1985 ADJOLRZIVr There being no further business to came before the Council Mayor Snider adjourned the meeting at approximately 9:40 p.m. Attest: r Alice M. Reimche City Clerk