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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - January 17, 1979240 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS JANUARY 17, 1979 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p. m., Wednesday, January 17, 1979 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - Hughes, McCarty and Katzakian (Mayor Pro Tempore) Absent: Councilmen - Katnich and Pinkerton (Mayor) Als o Present: City Manager Glaves, Public Works Director Ronsko, Community Develop- ment Director Schroeder, Assistant City Attorney Sullivan, and City Clerk Reimche. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Reverend Vernon Robertson, Grace Presbyterian Church. PLEDGE Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. PRESENTATIONS Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian presented the follow- ing proclamations: " 1 - a) "Energy Days" - February 1-6, 1979 b) "International Clergy Appreciation Week" - January 28 -February 3, 1979 The City also received from Mr. John Amstetz a presentation for the "Plant of the Year Award" from the California Water Pollution Control Association/N.S. J.S.. Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian commended Fran Forkas and Al Inman for their efforts in the City receiving this award. PUBLIC HEARINGS ADOPTION OF COG Notice thereof having been published in accordance GENERAL PLAN with law and affidavit of publication being on file in NOISE ELEMENT the office of the City Clerk, Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian called for the Public Hearing to consider RES. NO. 79-9 the City Planning Commission's recommendation to adopt the General Plan Noise Element as prepared s by the San Joaquin County Council of Governments. 1 ; -1- Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued 241 NOISE ELEMENT Following introduction of the matter by Community RES. NO. 79-9 Development Director Schroeder, Assistant Planner (Cont'd. } Freitas presented a synopsis of the San Joaquin County Council of Governments 1978 Noise Element, setting forth deletions and corrections as the docu- ment would pertain to the City of Lodi and present- ing exhibits pertaining to information contained with- in the document. Mr. Freitas listed the goals of the Noise Element as follows: 'To improve the overall environment by reducing physically harmful and annoying levels of noise. 'To prevent creation of new noise problems in developed and developing areas. *To alleviate existing noise problems. 'To provide acceptable exterior and interior noise environments for residential and other noise sensi- tive land uses. Policies and implementation policies as specified in the subject document were explained in detail by Mr. Freitas. It was emphasized that Section 65302 of the Govern- ment Code of the State of California specifies that a noise element is one of the elements required to be included in the General Plan. The following persons who were in the audience addressed the Council concerning the matter: a) Edna Wilson, 325 Daisy, Lodi complained about noises caused by trains, motorcycles, loud -cars, etc. b) Mr. L. D. Tonn, 349 Shady Acres, Lodi spoke in support of the noise element but wondered how it was going to be policed. There being no other persons wishing to speak on the matter, the public portion of the hearing was closed. Following additional discussion with questions being directed to staff, Council, on motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second adopted Resolution No. 79-9 adopting the 1978 Noise Element as adopted by the San Joaquin County Council of Governments on November 28, 1978, which Noise Element is to be a part of the General Plan of the City of Lodi. PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission - !E 242 Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued PLANNING COMMISSION (Cont'd. ) MILLSWOOD 1. Certified as adequate and recommended the SUBDIVISION Final Environmental Impact Report for Mills - wood Subdivision, a 14.36 acre, 70 lot tract located south of Yosemite Drive between Mills Avenue and Rainier Drive. 2. Recommended approval of the request of C. P. G. L. Development Company and Matthews Development _. Company to zone the area encompassed by the Millswood Subdivision, which is south of Yosemite Drive between Mills Avenue and Rainier Drive, R-2, Single -Family Residential. This area had not previously been precisely zoned because it has been annexed to the City as a portion of public school site. On motion of Councilman Hughes, Katzakian second, the above matters were set for Public Hearing Wednesday, February 7, 1979 at 8:00 p. M. STORM DRAINAGE The Planning Commission also - RETENTION BASIN PARK C-2 1. Certified as adequate and recommended to the City Council the Final Environmental Impact Report for Storm Drainage - Retention Basin Park, C-2. 2. Recommended that the City Council amend the Master Storm Drainage Plan by eliminating Storm Drainage Retention Basin -Park C-2, which is proposed for the area bounded by Kettleman Lane on the north, Beckman Road on the east, Cherokee Memorial Park Cemetery on the south and State Highway Route 99 on the west and moving the re- quired storage capacity to Storm Drainage Retention Basin, C-1, at the southeast corner of Beckman Road and East Vine Street. On motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second, the above matters were set for Public Hearing Wednesday, February 7, 1979 at 8:00 p.m. ITEMS OF INTEREST The Lodi City Planning Commission also - Approved the request of C. P. G. L. Development Company and Matthews Development Company to approve the Tentative Map of Millswood Subdivision, a 14.36 acre, 70 lot tract located south of Yosemite Drive between Mills Avenue and Rainier Drive. COMMUNICATIONS VFW REQUESTS USE City Clerk Reimche presented a letter which had been OF OLD LIBRARY received from the Lodi'Post 1968 of Veterans of Foreign BUILDING Wars requesting that the old Library building on West Pine Street, which will soon be vacated, be rededicated as a Lodi Veterans Memorial Building. The letter lists services by VFW to the Community, as a whole, and gives some suggestions as to the manner in which the VFW could utilize the building. -3- Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued 243 COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd. ) COUNCIL RECEIVES The City Council received copies of the Millswood MILLS WOOD Subdivision EIR to allow time for evaluation and SUBDIVISION EIR review by the Council of the document prior to the February 7, 1979 Public Hearing. PUBLIC HEARING The Community Development and Public Works ON ALLEY Departments requested that City Council continue ABANDONMENT the public hearing to consider abandonment of a CONTINUED portion of an alley on the east side of South Hutchins COURT FACILITY Street between Walnut Street and Lodi Avenue until February 21, 1979. - This recommendation is being made because 1) the abandonment request has some unique problems that the staff has not fully reviewed and - 2) Mr. Don Campbell, an affected property owner, will be vacationing during the week of February 7, 1979. On motion of Councilman Hughes, McCarty second, the matter was continued to Wednesday, February 21, 1979. at 8:00 p. m. CITY WITHDRAWS Councilman Hughes stated that it is his understanding_ OFFER FOR USE that a facility in close proximity to the City Hall OF CITY COUNCIL complex is now available to be used as a court CHAMBERS FOR facility and suggested.that if this is factual he would COURT FACILITY suggest that the City no longer contemplate making the Council Chambers available for Court purposes unless the City hears from the County that this can't be worked out. City :Manager Glaves was directed by the Mayor Pro Tempore to contact the County that the City's offer for use of the City Council Chambers is withdrawn as long as an alternative was available for Court use. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER In accordance with the report and recommendation of the City Manager, the following actions, hereby set CONSENT CALENDAR forth between asterisks, on motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second, were approved by the Council. T;:x=;=��;:; T=x��=T��; TrT�•T;=��:�,TT��TT�TTT��; rT�r;��rT�TTT*TT, *T� �TT��TrTTrT CLAIMS CLAIMS WERE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $900,052.82. PARCEL MAP - Staff requested that the City Council pass a . RIVERGATE- resolution approving a lot line adjustment and 1MOKELUMNE authorizing the City Clerk to accept the dedication of public street rights-of-way and public utility ease - RES. NO. 79-11 ments as shown on the Parcel Map for a portion of the Rive rgate -Mokelumne Subdivision. This is Unit No. 2 of the River gate -Mokelumne Subdivision, however, prior to filing a final map for the condo- minium subdivision, it will be necessary to make the lot line adjustment. -4- 244 Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued PARCEL MAP RESOLUTION NO. 79- 11 RES. NO. 79-11 (Cont'd.) RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOT LINE ADJUST- MENT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASE- MENTS SHOWN ON THE PARCEL MAP FOR A PORTION OF THE RIVERGATE-MOKELUMNE SUBDIVISION. PROPOSED Council was apprised that the lagoon area of the ABANDONMENT OF Rivergate Mokelumne Subdivision was dedicated as UTILITY EASEMENT a drainage easement to the City of Lodi to cover the RIVERGATE-MOKEL- discharge of storm waters to the north lagoon. Since UMNE SUBDIVISION construction of the lagoons, it has been determined that the south lagoon is not quite as large as origin- ally planned and it is the developer's intent to build RES. NO. 79-12 on this land, making it necessary to abandon the portion of the easement as depicted on a diagram T�=�;=;:;:� r==rTm;=STT; #•T��•;:� presented for Council's perusal. The abandonment would not, in any way, affect the discharge to the ` north lagoon. The City has not used the area in the FILES STATEMENT past, nor is. there any apparent use for it in the OF ECONOMIC future. RESOLUTION NO. 79-12 RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ABANDON A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE EASEMENT IN THE RIVERGATE-MOKELUMNE SUBDIVISION. COUNCIL FURTHER REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SET THE MATTER FOR PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 21, 1979 at 8:00 P.M. SALAS STORM Council was presented with correspondence from the DRAINAGE Claude C. Wood Company requesting a six -months EXCAVATION extension for the excavation, the chain link fence, EXTENSION RE- and excavation contract on Salas Basin. The chain QUEST GRANTED link fence construction and excavation of the Salas Basin was substantially completed within the January 1, 1979 completion date; however, there is some fine grading and exterior grading to be completed. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST OF T�=�;=;:;:� r==rTm;=STT; #•T��•;:� CLAUDE C. WOOD FOR A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION ON THE SALAS BASIN EXCAVATION CONTRACT. CITY MANAGER THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED FOR FILING THE FILES STATEMENT 1978 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST AS OF ECONOMIC FILED BY CITY MANAGER GLA VES. INTEREST - AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 1164 CITY CODE AMENDING SECTION 2-6 OF THE CITY CODE OF SECTION 2-6 THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS: ORD. NO. 1164 "THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INTRO. BE THE MAYOR WHO SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY ON THE.TUESDAY AFTER THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND ON THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN APRIL IN THE YEARS WHEN THERE IS NO GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION"------- T�=�;=;:;:� r==rTm;=STT; #•T��•;:� �mTM#4 T; =�;; �,=,-�=F��T�� TrT�m�r��rT�r�M*T�•r�,=��; M� Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued 2 4 � GOOD WISHES Following introduction of the matter by City EXTENDED TO Manager Glaves, Councilman Katnich was granted COUNCILMAN tacit permission by the Council to absent himself KATNICH from City Council meetings because of health problems. Good wishes were extended to Council- man Katnich for a speedy recovery. Mayor Pro Tem Katzakian asked to abstain from dis- cussion and voting on the following matter because of a possible conflict of interest. BECKMAN RANCH Council was apprised that the subdivision improve - UNIT NO. 2 ments in Beckman Ranch, Unit No. 2 have been IMPROVEMENTS completed in substantial conformance with the re - ACCEPTED quirements of the Subdivision Agreement between INDUSTRIAL WAY & the City of Lodi and Aladdin Real Estate, Inc. dated RES. NO. 79-10 April 2 1, 1978 and as -specifically set forth in the -ASSESSMENT DISTRICT plans and specifications approved by the City Council. i' Determining Unpaid Assessment and Providing for On motion of Councilman Hughes, McCarty second, RES. NO. 79-13 ; Council adopted, by the following vote, Resolution PREPARATION OF No. 79-10 accepting the Subdivision Improvements PLANS & SPECS FOR and streets included in Tract Map No. 1387, TWO UTILITY DEPT, Beckman Ranch, Unit No. 2. AYES: Councilmen - Hughes and McCarty NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - Katnich and Pinkerton ABSTAIN: Councilmen - Katzakian RES. DETERMINING Following introduction of the matter by Timothy J. UNPAID ASSESSMENT Hachman, Attorney at Law, of the law firm- of & PROVIDING FOR Blewett, Garretson & Hachman, Stockton, California, ISSUANCE OF BONDS - with questions concerning the matter being direoted INDUSTRIAL WAY & by the Council to Mr. Hachman and to Staff, Council, BECKMAN ROAD on motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second, -ASSESSMENT DISTRICT adopted Resolution No. 79- 13 - A Resolution NO. 1 Determining Unpaid Assessment and Providing for Issuance of Bonds - Industrial Way and Beckman Road RES. NO. 79-13 ; Assessment District No. 1. PREPARATION OF City Manager Glaves introduced Agenda Item "i" - PLANS & SPECS FOR "Approve M.S. C. Master Plan". Diagrams of the TWO UTILITY DEPT, proposed plan were displayed by Public Works BUILDINGS ATM. S.C. Director Ronsko for Council's perusal. The matter SITE APPROVED had been discussed at previous meetings of the Coun- cil. Discussion followed with questions being directed - to Staff. On motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second, Council authorized the preparation of plans ` and specifications for two Utility Department Buildings as depicted on the M.S.C. Master Pian presented by Staff. -6- 246 Minutes of January 17, 1979, continued PERSONNEL Following introduction of the matter by City Manager REPLACEMENTS Glaves, Council, on motion of Councilman Hughes, AUTHORIZED McCarty second, authorized replacements for the following positions: a) Assistant Utility Director b) Utility Lineman in place of a Line Truck Driver C) Account Clerk - Finance Department AGREEMENT City Manager Glaves presented for Council's approval WITH S.J. COUNTY an Agreement with the County of San Joaquin whereby FOR RECREATION- the County agrees to pay the City during the fiscal year AL/CULTURAL 1978-79 the sum of $9, 350.00 for recreational and/or SERVICES APPRVD. cultural services to be provided by the City. RES. NO. 79-14 Following discussion, Council, on motion of Councilman McCarty, Hughes second, adopted Resolution No. 79-14 approving Agreement with the County of San Joaquin for Recreational and/or Cultural Services and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City. ACTION DEFERRED With the tacit concurrence of the City Council, action ON AGENDA ITEM was deferred on Agenda Item "1" - "Appointment of "l" member to NCPA Non -Profit Corporations". R. L.KAUTZ & CO. City Manager Glaves presented a letter which had been ADMINISTRATION received from Norton R. Hastings, Vice President of AGREEMENT R. L. Kautz and Company regarding the Administration SELF-INSURED Aereement they have with the City on its self-insured LIABILITY Liability Program requesting a fee increase as a result PROGRAM of the inflation their Company has experienced over the: past two years. Following Council discussion with questions being directed to Staff, Council, on motion of Councilman Hughes, McCarty second, approved an in- crease in the contract with R. L. Kautz and Company, to $5, 500 per year effective February 1, 1979. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:00 p.m. to Wednesday, January 24, 1979 at 7:30 p.m. Attest: - - ALICE M. R Il�IIE CITY CLERK 9re