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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - September 15, 1976CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. , Wednesday, September 15, 1976, in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EHRHARDT , KATNICH, PINKERTON and HUGHES (Mayor) Absent: Councilmen - KATZAKIAN a. Library $2,000,000 b. Storm Drain Pumps - Lodi Lake 27, 300 c. Eliminate Storm Drainage Connection to Sewer ( 1) Academy & Elgin 83.400 (2) Locust & Church ITEMS OF INTEREST The Planning Commission also - i. Approved the request of Mr. James L. Ficklin, Jr. to revise the Use Permit approved July 26, 1976 for a Family Amuse- ment Center at 16 West Pine Street in an area zoned C-2, General Commercial by removing the required bicycle parking area from inside the building to an open area at the rear of the structure. W Also Present: City Manager Glaves, Assistant City Manager Glenn, Public Works Director Ronsko, City Attorney Mullen and City Clerk Reimche. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Reverend Larry Childers - Seventh-Day Church of God. PLEDGE Mayor Hughes led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. PLANNING COMMISSION The City Manager gave the following report of the Planning Commission meeting of September 13, 1976: The Plan.', -.g Commission - CAPITAL 1. Determined that the following items con - IMPROVEMENT formed to the General Plan and recommended PROGRAM that they be added to the 1976-77 Capital Improvement Program: a. Library $2,000,000 b. Storm Drain Pumps - Lodi Lake 27, 300 c. Eliminate Storm Drainage Connection to Sewer ( 1) Academy & Elgin 83.400 (2) Locust & Church ITEMS OF INTEREST The Planning Commission also - i. Approved the request of Mr. James L. Ficklin, Jr. to revise the Use Permit approved July 26, 1976 for a Family Amuse- ment Center at 16 West Pine Street in an area zoned C-2, General Commercial by removing the required bicycle parking area from inside the building to an open area at the rear of the structure. W 36 ?inures t_ September a-, 1976, ::cntinued PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS OF INTEREST 2. AFFro,.Ed «nth the c nd_t_.ns reccrnmended (Continued) by :he S_ -e Ply.. and Arch..toc ural Re; _ew• Commits&: the request -f S:, Pe-er's Lutheran ChurcF fcr a Use Permit tc add a sanctuary and as parking lot tc an existing church- paroc=__ . s,.`col ccrnpiex at 2400 Oxford Way in. an area zoned R- i, Singe Fam.ly Residential, 3. Recc-nrnended that the San Joaquin County Planning Commission approve the request of A,Ir, Eimer Re:ewig to rezone a 9.4 -acre parcel located or, the west side of Lc-er Sacramento Road. 1324 fee. north of Taylor Rcad from I -PA, Interim-P_c`_ective Agriculture 'Lc GA -40, General Agricuiture, 4. Recommended that the San, Joaqu'_n County Planning Commission deny the request ofCorpor- ate Planning Projects by Mr. C, C. Wong, Consult:r.g Engineer, for a 79. 17 -acre, 23 -Lot subdivision at the northeast corner of Lew•er Sacrament- Road and Forrest Lake Road in an area zoned EA -3, Exclusive Agriculture. COMMUNICATIONS City Clerk Reimche presented an application for Alcohcl_c Beverage License which had been re - ABC LICENSE ceived for Terry L. Jordan and Gayle L. Jordan, APPLICATION The Sc,,thland Corporation, dba - 7 -Eleven Foods'c-re, 4011 N. California Street, Lodi - Persen tc Person Transfer, Off Sale Beer and W ine., PUC APPLICATION The C.:y Clerk presented for Council's scrutiny FILED BY PG&E P,G, &E, Appiication No. 567=9 filed with the Calif.;.rnia Publi.e Utilities Commission on Septr nber 3, 1976 requesting authorization to include its gas tariff a "Purchased Gas Prot -is; w4th a balancing account_ to assure that actual gas offset revenues match actual under- lying gas expense, CONSENT CALENDAR In a. -cc -dance with the report_ and recommendation of the City Manager, the following actions hereby set forth between asterisks, on motion. of Council- man P:n kerion, Ehrhardt second, were approved by Ccuncil. CLAIMS CLAIMS WERE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $18 1, 773, 33, LODI STADIUM The Council was apprised by City Manager Glaves FENCING ACCEPTED that the improvements in the contract for "Lodi Stadium Fencing" which was awarded to Sears, Roebu.^k and Company on April 7, 1976 have been completed i..: substantial conformance with the plan. and specifications approved by the City C ou'nc i1. -2- e7 � Mir_a`es cf lam, :?76, continued LODI STADIUM THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE FENCING ACCEPTED IMPROVE?�IE\TS I\ "LODI STADIUM (Continued) FENCING' AtiD DIRECTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DIREC OR T -O FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION b"ITH THE COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE. DESTRUCTION OF C'ty Manager G1aves reported tc the Council CERTAIN PUBLIC that the Public «'o_ks Department had pre - WORKS RECORDS pared a list of certain files in the Public APPROVED Works Department requestir_go, authority to des:rcy them, The request has been reviewed RES. NO. 4258 by the City At.crney, and Mr. Mullen has given his writen ccnsent to destroy these records pursuant to State of California Government Code Section 34090, RESOLUTION NO. 4258 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUC- TION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS RECORDS AS APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. WELL NO. 18 City- Manager Claves advised the Council that BLOCK WALL the improvement.: in the contract for "Well No. ACCEPTED 18 Block Wall" which was awarded to Fanos Construction of Lodi on June 16, 1976 in the amount of $8, 3�3. 94 have been completed in substantial conformance with the plans and specif_catieas approved by the City Council. THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE IM- PROVEMENTS IN "WELL NO, 18 BLOCK WALL" AND DIRECTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION WITH THE COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE. WHITE SLOUGH WATER Following introduction of the matter by City POLLUTION CONTROL Manager Glaves, Council, on motion of Council - FACILITIES -1975 EXP, man Ehrhardt, Katnich second, approved Change CHANGE ORDER NO. Order No. 4 for the ti%, hite Slough Water Pollution 4 APPROVED Control Facilities - 1975 expansion project. The change order includes four items with no change in the project cost, CLASS SPECS & City Manager Giaves apprised the Council that RECLASSIFICATION in reviewing the present specifications of the OF LIBRARY Librarian I and Librarian. II classifications in the POSITIONS APPRVD. Library- it is felt that a reorganization is approp- riate and proposed the following 3 levels of Librarian: 1) Librarian I 2) Senior Librarian 3) Supervising Librarian Class specifications for the proposed 3 levels of Librarian were presented for Council's scrutiny. -3- M* Minutes cl Sep`ernber '_ , i976, continued CLASS SPECS & Council was also requested to reclassify Mrs. RECLASSIFICATION Dorothy W'_chman and Mss, Virginia Newcomb OF LIBRARY to Supervis_: g Librarian, and Mr. Stanley POSITIONS APPRVD. Ma:11 to Sen_o: Lib-arian. (Continued) Coun,._i was alan apprised that the Library Board had previously approved this action. Following discussion, Councilman Ehrhardt moved for Council approval of the Modification of Agreement for the Operation of the Lodi Public Safety/Court Building and authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Katnich and carried. AGREEMENT RE Council discus :ion follo-ved with questions re- PROPERTY LOCATED garding the matter being directed to Staff. ON S. STOCKTON On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Katnich ST. APPROVED second, Council approved the reclassification of certain library positions and approved the class specifications for the position of I) Librarian I, 2) Senior Librarian, and 3) Supervising Librarian as proposed by staff. REVISED CLASS A revised class specification for the position SPECS FOR JANITOR of Janitor was presented for Council's perusal POSITION APPRVD, by City Manager Claves. Following discussion, with questions being directed to Staff, Council, on motion of Councilman Pinkerton, Ehrhardt second, approved the revised classification specifications for Janitor position as presented by Staff. MODIFICATION OF Council was apprised by the City Manager that AGREEMENT FOR last year, the City and County entered into an OPERATION OF THE agreement whereby the County will pay for the LODI PUBLIC SAFETY/ costs associated with the Court facilities in the COURT BLILDING Public Safety Building. Last year the City re - APPROVED ceived $9, 500 from the County for maintenance and the City costs were $11,282. This year it is anticipated the cos: will be $ 12, 000. A pro- posed Modification of Agreement for the opera- tion of the Lodi Public Safety/Court Building was presented fo:- Council's scrutiny, which modification 'increases the amount of payment by the Ccunty to the City from $9, 500 per fiscal year to $12, 000 per year commencing July 1, 1976. Following discussion, Councilman Ehrhardt moved for Council approval of the Modification of Agreement for the Operation of the Lodi Public Safety/Court Building and authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Katnich and carried. AGREEMENT RE City Manager Gla- es presented for Council PROPERTY LOCATED approval Agreements between Rebecca Bangs ON S. STOCKTON and the City of Lodi for the purchase of a strip ST. APPROVED of land along South Stockton Street as well as the dedication of a IO -foot permanent easement and an 80 -foot temporary construction easement. Under the agreement covering the purchase of the right -of -quay for the widening of Stockton Street, the City agrees to pay $495. Under the second agreement, which covers both the per- manent and the temporary construction easements, the City agrees to pay $6, 574. -4- 3� Minutes of September 15, 1976, continued AGREEMENT RE Ceu nciimar_ Katnich moved that Council approve PROPERTY LOCATED the two agreements between Rebecca Bangs and ON S. STOCKTON the Cav of Lodi as presented by Staff and ST. APPROVED authorize 'Fe City Manager to execute agree - (Continued) meats on behalf of the City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pinkerton and carried. CITY ATTORNEY Council was apprised that a request has been RECEIVES DIRECTION received from Mr. Delmar Batch to lease the FROM COUNCIL IN Hines 27 -acre parcel owned by the City for a DRAWING UP LEASE future storm drainage basin. The parcel is ON HINES PARCEL presently under lease to another party who has indicated his desire to terminate and cancel his lease with the City. Following Council discussion., with questions regarding the matter being directed to the City Attorney., it was the consensus of the Council that the prcposed lease with Mr. Batch should be drawn up for the full 27 acre parcel at an annual rental. of $55.00 per acre for a five year period. City Attorney Mullen indicated that following receipt of release of the lease from the present tenant, a lease would be drawn up with Mr. Batch pursuant to Council's direction, which lease will be submitted to the Council for approval at a subsequent meeting. PLANS & SPECS FOR Pians and specifications for "Ham Lane Sanitary HAM LANE SANITARY Sewer, Oak Street to Lockeford Street" were SEWER APPROVED presented for Council's scrutiny. Diagrams of the area involved were presented by Public Works Director Ronsko who explained that in general the work consists of furnishing and in- stalling approximately 1800 lineal feet of 12 -inch sanitary sewer pipe and other incidental work. Public Works Director Ronsko apprised Council that because of the width of the existing pavement from curb face to curb face on Ham Lane between Oak Street and Elm Street, the Contractor will be allowed to close the street to through traffic during the construction period. In the area from Elm Street to Lockeford Street, the street dimension is wider, therefore, two-way traffic can be main- tained in that area during the construction period. The contractor will be required, however, to maintain accesa into the two eating establish- ments in this area, which only have access off of Ham Lane. Dr. John Bowles, Animal Hospital, 39 N. Ham Lane, Lodi addressed the Council expressing his concern_ regarding access to his place of business by his clients, .delivery trucks and so forth during the construction period of this project. A lengthy discussion followed with questions re- garding the project being directed to Mr. Ronsko by the Council. Dr. Bowles was assured that every effort will be made to work out some type of access to his business establishment during the constructson period, 40 `,4inu_ec cf September 15, 1976, continued PLANS & SPECS FOR On motto:- of Councilman Katnich, Ehrhardt HAM LANE SANITARY seccnc, Council approved the plans and SEWER APPROVED speci-`ic_tccns for "Ham Lane Sanitary Sewer, (Continued) Oak Street to Lockeford Street", and author- ized -he City Clerk to advertise for bids there- on, SPECS FOR MANHOLE Spec if; cations for a Manhole and Sewer Cleaner & SEWER CLEANER were presented for Council approval. Council APPROVED was advised that this piece of equipment would be used to hydraulically clean sanitary sewers and storm drains and vacuum grit, grease and scum out of sewer lines, manholes and catch basins. A presentation regarding the proposed new piece of equipment and the present operation was made by Public Works Director Jack Ronsko, Mr, Ronsko then answered questions regarding the subject as were directed by the Council. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Katnich second, Council approved the specifications for the purchase of a manhole and sewer cleaner and authorized the Rirchasing Agent to advertise for bids thereon. Present Charge Proposed Revision a) . 35c per head for adults Flat fee of $500. 00 and per game .05� per head for students per per b)Energy fees-$20.00/game Energy fees -$30. 00/game Following discussion, on motion of Councilman Katnich, Pinkerton second, Council approved the following fee schedule to be paid by the Lodi Unified School District for the Stadium rental for football ,games: a) Flat fee of $500. 00 per game b) Energy fee of $30. 00 per game DATES OF INTEREST & UPDATES City Manager Glaves apprised the Council of a League cf California Cities sponsored briefing on LCC LEGISLATIVE legislative implementation to be held on IMPLEMENTATION September 22, 1976 at the Los Angeles Marriott BRIEFING Hotel, 6- City Manager Glaves proposed the following REVISED FEES FOR revisions in the agreement the City presently STADIUM RENTAL has with the Lodi Unified School District for FOR FOOTBALL the rental of the Stadium for football games: GAMES APPROVED Present Charge Proposed Revision a) . 35c per head for adults Flat fee of $500. 00 and per game .05� per head for students per per b)Energy fees-$20.00/game Energy fees -$30. 00/game Following discussion, on motion of Councilman Katnich, Pinkerton second, Council approved the following fee schedule to be paid by the Lodi Unified School District for the Stadium rental for football ,games: a) Flat fee of $500. 00 per game b) Energy fee of $30. 00 per game DATES OF INTEREST & UPDATES City Manager Glaves apprised the Council of a League cf California Cities sponsored briefing on LCC LEGISLATIVE legislative implementation to be held on IMPLEMENTATION September 22, 1976 at the Los Angeles Marriott BRIEFING Hotel, 6- 43 Minutes of September 15, 1976, continued DATES OF INTEREST & UPDATED(Cont'd.) Councilman Ehrhardt announced that LAFCO will be meeting in San Diego September 22-24, LAFCO MEETING 1976 and advised that he would be attending. N. C. P. A. UPDATE Mayor Hughes updated the Council on develop- ments regarding the N. C. P. A. Power Develop- ment Fund. Mayor Hughes also apprised the Council on a piece of emergency legislation which has been introduced which would temporarily amend the Federal Power Act - the intent being to stop the "Pancaking" of rate increases that have been experienced without hearings taking place before the Federal Power Commission. REQUEST MEETING Following a suggestion by Councilman Katnich, RE 50 METER POOL Mayor Hughes directed the City Clerk to contact the Lodi Unified School District School Board requesting a meeting to ascertain what the Board feels should be the City's responsibility for the maintenance of the 50 meter pool to be constructed at Tokay High School. REPORT ON PUBLIC Councilman Ehrhardt apprised the Council that a TRANSPORTATION report on the first phase of the public transpor- FEASIBILITY STUDY tation feasibility study for the City of Lodi will be given by Mr. Bill Welch, Project Coordinator for the firm of JHK and Associates at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee to be held on September 16, 1976 at 12 noon at the New Yorker. TESTIMONIAL DINNER C ity Attorney Mullen reminded the Council of the FOR SHERIFF CANLIS testimonial dinner to be held for Sheriff Michael Canlis in Stockton on September 20, 1976. ORDINANCES Ordinance No, 1085 entitled "An Ordinance of AMENDING LAND USE the City of Lodi Amending the Land Use Element ELEMENT OF LODI of the Lodi General Plan" having been introduced GENERAL PLAN at a regular meeting of the City Council on September 1, 1976 was brought up for passage on ORD. NO. 1085 motion of Councilman Katnich, Ehrhardt second. ADOPTED Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and the ordinance was then passed, adopted, and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen - EHRHARDT, KATNICH, PINKERTON and HUGHES Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - KATZAKIAN -7- Minutes of September 15, 1976, continued ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 1086 entitled "An Ordinance (Continued) Amending the Official District Map of the City 1977 ADOPTED of Lodi and Thereby Rezoning Portions of a REZONING PORTIONS 47 -acre Site at the Southwest Corner of South OF 47 -ACRE SITE AT Ham Lane and West Lodi Avenue from R-1, S/W CORNER OF S. HAMS Single -Family Residential District to Certain LANE & W. LODI AVE. Designated Classifications" having been intro- up for passage on motion of Councilman Katnich, duced at a regular meeting of the Lodi City ORD. NO. 1086 Council on September 1, 1976 was brought up ADOPTED for passage on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, passed, adopted and ordered to print by the Pinkerton second. Second reading was omitted following vote: after reading by title, and the ordinance was then passed, adopted, and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman - EHRHARDT, KATNICH, PINKERTON and HUGHES Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - KATZAKIAN CAPITAL OUTLAY Ordinance No, 1087 entitled "An Ordinance BUDGET FOR F. Y. Adopting a Capital Improvement Budget for the 1977 ADOPTED City of Lodi for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 1976 and Ending June 30, 1977" having ORD. NO. 1087 been introduced at a regular meeting of the Lodi ADOPTED City Council on September 1, 1976 was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Katnich, Pinkerton second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and the ordinance was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen - EHRHARDT, KATNICH, PNKERTON and HUGHES Noes: Councilmen - None Absent:Councilmen - KATZAKIAN ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Hughes at approximately 9:2Z p.m. on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Katnich second. Attest: ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk