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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 16, 197519 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS JULY 16, 1975 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p. m. , Wednesday, July 16, 1975 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EHRHARDT, HUGHES, KATNICH(arrived 8:50 p. m.), PINKERTON, and SCHAFFER(Mayor) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present: City Manager Henry Glaves, Assistant City Manager Jerry Glenn, City Attorney Robert Mullen, Planning Director James Schroeder and Public Works Director Jack Ronsko. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Ehrhardt. PLEDGE Mayor Schaffer led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MINUTES Councilman Pinkerton moved the minutes of June 24, 1975 be approved as written and mailed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ehrhardt and carried. Councilman Ehrhardt moved that the minutes of July 2, 1975 be approved as written and mailed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried. PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice thereof having been published in accord- McKEON CONSTR. ance with law and affidavit of publication being CO, REQUEST TO on file in the office of the City Clerk, Mayor RECLASSIFY LOTS IN Schaffer called for the public hearing to consider EL PORTAL SUBD. the recommendation of the City Planning Commiss- ion for approval of the request of McKeon Construc- tion Company to reclassify the lots in the E1 Portal Subdivision located at the southeast corner of South Hutchins Street and Century Boulevard from Fourplex to Single Family Residential tots. ORD. NO. 1058 Planning Director Jarr.es Schroeder introduced INTRODUCED the matter, presenting a diagram of the area pro- posed for reclassification and outlined the recommendation, Minutes of July 16, 1975, ccntinued Discussion followed with the privately -owned access ways and the Homeowners Assocatien of property owners within this subdivision being dis- cussed at length. Mr, Robert Nevins, Ccnstruc ion Superintendent, McKeon Cerstruction Co., 7 171 Bowling Drive, Suite 1120, Sacramento, California addressed the Council regarding this subject. There were no other persons present in the audience wishing to speak on the matter, and the public por- tion of the hearing was closed. City Attorney Mullen stressed his concern that there are going to be future problems and future requests for public participation in the maintenance of these privately -owned access ways and that the City should not have anything to do with them. Councilman Hughes then moved introduction of Ordinance No. 1058 amending the Official District Map of the City of Lodi Thereby Amending Ordinance 976, Changing a Portion of the Land Use Located Within Planned Development District No. 10 (P -D(10). The motion was seconded by Councilman Pinkerton and carried. PLANNING COMMISSION The City Manager gave the following report of the Planning Commission meeting of July 14, 1975: REZONE FUTURE 1. Recommended the approval of the request EXTEN.OF E. of Mr. Ed De Benedetti, et al, to rezone a VINE ST. FROM 6.29_acre parcel at the northeast corner of R_ 1 TO C -M & Beckman Road and the future extension of East M-1 Vine Street from R- 1, Single -Family Residential to C -M, Commercial -Light Industrial and M- 1, Light Industrial, The rezoning request is in conformance with the recently -adopted General Plan Amendment for Industrial Areas. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, the matter was set for Public Hearing on August 6, 1975. ACTIONS OF The Planning Commission also took the following INTEREST actions of interest to the City Council: 1. Approved the request. of Mr. Earl Moore for a Variance to increase the fence height from 4Z inches to 6 feet on a street property line at 700 Peach Street (southeast corner of Peach and Tokay Streets) in an area zoned R- 1, Single -Family Residential. The Planning Commission approved this action because similar fences exist on City -owned prop- erty to the east of the applicant's and on private property across Peach Street. The Variance was approved with the condition that the fence be removed at such time as the City's fence to the east is made to conform. -2- 1� Minutes of July 16, 1975, continued 2. Directed the Chairman to correspond with Lodi Fab Industr_es and (1) inform the corpora- tion that the Planning Commission had received a notarized letter ciaimirg the firm was violat- ing its Use Permit for an employees -visitors parking lot and (2) reiterate the conditions of the Use Permit. 3. Elected Commissioner Ted Katzakian Chairman and Commissioner Margaret Talbot, Vice Chairman for Fiscal Year 1975-76. COMMUNICATIONS SALAS PARK The City Clerk presented to the Council a ADDITION petition which had been received signed by some RES. NO. 4084 of the property owners of the land proposed to be .: annexed to the City as "Salas Park Addition". a i Said annexation was approved by the Local Agency APPLICATION Formation Commission on June 20, 1975. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Pinkerton second, RES. NO. 4085 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4084 declaring the Council's intent to annex the "Salas Park Addition" and setting the public hearing thereon for September 3, 1975. REPORTS OF THE on behalf of the City. CITY MANAGER The Council was ad-,ised by the City- Manager CLAIMS Following presentation by City Manager Glaves, !(a Claims were approved in the amount of $425, 119. 14 on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second. City Manager Glares apprised the Council that as a part of the formal filing for a Clean Water Grant for the expansion of the existing White Slough Water Pollution Control Plant facility, it is necessary for Council to adopt a resolution authorizing the C!ty Manager to file and execute the application thereon. RES. ADOPTED Discussion followed with Councilman Pinkerton AUTHORIZING CITY requesting that the record show that he objected to MGR. TO FILE & cities as frugal as Lodi having to be subservient EXECUTE CLEAN to non -elected "Bureaucrats". WATER GRANT APPLICATION On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, Council adopted Resolution No. 4085 RES. NO. 4085 authorizing the filing of Application for Federal and State Grants for the proposed White Slough Water Pollution Control Plant Expansion and execution of said application by the City Manager on behalf of the City. The Council was ad-,ised by the City- Manager that the contract for 'Henning Substation Improve- ments", which was awarded to the Claude C. Wood Company on January 15, 1975, has been completed in substantial conformance with the plans and specifications approved by the City Council. -3- Minutes of July 16, 1975, continued HENNING Councilman, Hughes moved that Council accept SUBSTATION the improvements in "Henning Substation IMPRMTS. Improvements" and d_rected the Public Works ACCEPTED Director to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder's Office . The motion was seconded by Councilman Ehrhardt and carried. City Manager Glaves presented for Council approval, specifications for a Backhoe Attach- ment for the Public Works Department. Mr. Claves informed the Council that presently the Public Works Department has only one backhoe, SPECS FOR which is used by the Water Division, Street BACKHOE Division, and Sewer Division. This attachment ATTACHMENT will provide the Puh1_i.c Works Department with APPROVED the needed backhces for the existing workload = and will also eliminate rental of equipment which was necessary during emergency repairs and dur- ing those times when two or more divisions had projects which had to be done concurrently and could not be rescheduled. Following discussion, on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Pinkerton second, Council approved the specifications for the purchase of a backhoe attachment and author- ized the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids thereon. The City Manager presented specifications for Asbestos Cement Water Pipe, stating that the SPECS FOR proposed pipe is for the purpose of replenishing ASBESTOS CEMENT the City's inventory supply and to provide the WATER PIPE materials for the major installations to be in - APPROVED stalled during the fiscal year of 1975-76. Councilman Ehrhardt moved that the specifica- tions for Asbestos Cement Water Pipe be approved and that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to advertise for bids thereon. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pinkerton and carried. City Manager Glaves presented plans and speci- fications for the clearing of the library site at CLEARING OF 2 10 North Pleasant Avenue and 223 West Locust LIBRARY SITE Street. Mr. Glaves apprised the Council that the PROPERTY Fire Department is expecting to use the house at CONTINUED 223 West Locus: for training prior to advertising =j for demolition and clearing. Following discuss- ion, Mayor Schaffer continued the matter to a date uncertain and until such time as the Fire Depart- ment has completed the training exercise involv- ing the house located at 223 West Locust Street. The City Manager presented to Council the bids which had been received cn "Century Boulevard and Ham Lane Street Improvements" as follows: BIDDER BID Alternate "A" Alternate "B" Teichert Construdt_on $225, 367. 60 $236, 882. 10 McCaw Company $228,785.60 $238,695.60 Claude C. Wood Co. $236, 859. 90 $245, 883. 90 R. C. Collet, Inc. $250,510.68 $263,891.68 -4- 20: Minutes of July 16, 1975, continued AWARD -CENTURY City Manager Glaves recommended that the BLVD. & HAM award be made to Teichert Construction, the LANE ST, low bidder, on Alternate "A" in the amount IMPRMTS. of $225, 367. 60. RES. 4086 On motion of Councilman Pinkerton, Ehrhardt $2,225 second, Council adopted Resolution 4086 Planning Director awarding the contract for "Century Boulevard RES. NO. 4087 and Ham Lane Street Improvements" to $2, 175 Teichert Construction, the low bidder, on Fire Chief "Alternate "A", in the amount of $225, 367. 6o. Public Works Director Ronsko presented for Council's scrutiny a billing schedule for the school district for their portion of the con- struction and development costs for improve- ments on the Tokay High School project amount- ing to $317,249.60, which includes their share of the street improvements; storm drainage fees; and sewer, storm, water, electrical systems; and engineering costs. Of the $317, 000, the City is in the process of billing the School District for $195, 004 for work which has already been done or monies that the City would normally get prior to construction. This will leave a balance of approxi- mately $122, 000 to be obtained during the progress of the job. The School District has advised Mr. Ronsko that they will pay as the work is completed and a letter is expected within the next day or two confirming this commitment. Following introduction of the matter by City Manager Glaves, on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Katnich second, Council adopted Resolution 4087 establishing the monthly salaries of certain unclassified personnel effective July 1, 1975 as follows: NON -CLASSIFIED Assistant City Manager $1,975 SALARIES Public Works Director $2, 300 ESTABLISHED Utility Director $2,225 Planning Director $1,975 RES. NO. 4087 Police Chief $2, 175 Fire Chief $1, 975 Recreation and Parks Director $1,835 Finance Director $1,975 Administrative Assistant $1,040 - $1,420 RES. NO. 4088 On motion of Councilman Hughes, Katnich second, Council adopted Resolution No. 4088 establishing the monthly salaries of certain unclassified personnel effective July 1, 1975 as follows: City Manager $2,800 City Clerk $ 125 City Attorney $1,275 -5- 202 LJ Minutes of July 16, 1975, continued City Manager Glaves apprised the Council that, in the General Electi . of '_November 1974, a Legislative Ccnst_=uticnal Amendment added Section 10.5 to Article KI of the State Constitution providing that any city or county, including a chartered city or a chartered county, or public district, may not require employees to be residents of such local governmental agency; except that employees may be required to reside within a reasonable and specific dis- tance of their place of employment or other designated location. The City of Lodi's current residency policy, which was adopted by Council in July of 1968, reads as follows: "That all City employees be required to reside within San Joaquin County in that area between Eight Mile Road and the northern boundary of the county. " City Manager Glaves recommended the City amend its current residency policy to read as follows: "Every officer or employee of the City of Lodi shall reside within the geographic area embraced in a circle having the City Hall as its center and having a radius of twenty (20) miles, effective one year from the commencement of employment". The twenty mile radius is believed to be reasonable and within the intent of Section 10. 5. The area de- fined would cover essentially the same geographic area under the current policy to the east and west of the City. To the south, the southern limit would fall on Roth Road which is slightly below the Stockton Municipal Airport. To the north, the limit would fall approximately 12 miles north of the City of Galt. EMPLOYEES Following discussion on the subject, on motion of RESIDENCY Councilman Katnich, Ehrhardt second, Council REQUIREMENT adopted a residency requirement to be inserted in AMENDED the Administrative Manual, Section "R" to read as follows: "Every officer or employee of the City of Lodi shall reside within the geographic area embraced in a circle having the City Hall as its center and having a radius of twenty (20) miles, effective one year from the commencement of employment. " AGENDA ITEM "j" On request of Staff, Agenda Item "j" - "Striping and CONTINUED 'No Parking' Zones on Lodi Avenue - Hutchins Street to Pleasart Avenue" was continued to the regular Council meeting of August 6, 1975. -6- 20% Minutes of July 16, 1975, continued Following discussion on the matter, Councilman Ehrhardt moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 1059 -'An Ordinance amending Sections 20-2, 20-3, and 20-4 of the City Code of the City of Lodi and thereby providing for an increase of 50% in the rates to be charged for sewage, storm water and industrial wastes removal", declaring the same to be an urgency measure, as this Ordinance provides for the raising of sewer taxes, which revenue is to be applied to the usual and current expenses of the City and which becomes effective immediately and shall be applied to all billings made on and after August 1, 1975. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried. 1975-76 Councilman Hughes •`.hen moved that the 1975-76 OPERATING Operating Budget he modified, reducing the amount BUDGET to be transferred from the General Fund to the MODIFIED Sewer Fund by $90, 000. 00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ehrhardt and carried. City Manager Glazes reminded the Council that RIFLE RANGE during the budget discussion, it had been FEES INCREASED suggested that rifle range fees be increased. Following review of the matter, the City Manager presented for Council approval the following recommended range fee increases: a) Monthly shorting ticket from $1. 50 to $2. 00 b) 18 years and under - shooting fee from 50� to 75� c) 18 years and over - shooting fee from $1.00 to $1.25 On motion of Councilman Hughes, Pinkerton second, Council approved the rifle range fee in- creases as proposed. City Manager Glaves apprised Cour_cil that during the budget discussio _<_, the point vias made that one of the require-nF-: s far the City Sewer Grant is a provision that a _e ,e-_ue program be estab- SEWER SERVICE lished that will pr �•­ide for funds -`or operation and RATES INCREASED also for replacement and needed future expansion. During these discussions, Council had directed ORD. NO. 1059 Staff to explore the effect of an immediate 50P10 INTRODUCED across the board sewerage service rate increase. Mr. Glaves indicated that following review of the matter, it was his recommendation that Council increase all sanitary sewage service rates adopted by Ordinance 786 by 501/6 effective for those bills prepared on and after August 1, 1975. Mr. Glaves also recommended ghat additional funds derived from this anticipated revenue, which is estimated to be approximately $90, 000, be placed into the Sewer Fund. The transfer of dollars from the General Fund to the Sewer Fund can therefore be reduced by the same amount. Following discussion on the matter, Councilman Ehrhardt moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 1059 -'An Ordinance amending Sections 20-2, 20-3, and 20-4 of the City Code of the City of Lodi and thereby providing for an increase of 50% in the rates to be charged for sewage, storm water and industrial wastes removal", declaring the same to be an urgency measure, as this Ordinance provides for the raising of sewer taxes, which revenue is to be applied to the usual and current expenses of the City and which becomes effective immediately and shall be applied to all billings made on and after August 1, 1975. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried. 1975-76 Councilman Hughes •`.hen moved that the 1975-76 OPERATING Operating Budget he modified, reducing the amount BUDGET to be transferred from the General Fund to the MODIFIED Sewer Fund by $90, 000. 00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ehrhardt and carried. City Manager Glazes reminded the Council that RIFLE RANGE during the budget discussion, it had been FEES INCREASED suggested that rifle range fees be increased. Following review of the matter, the City Manager presented for Council approval the following recommended range fee increases: a) Monthly shorting ticket from $1. 50 to $2. 00 b) 18 years and under - shooting fee from 50� to 75� c) 18 years and over - shooting fee from $1.00 to $1.25 On motion of Councilman Hughes, Pinkerton second, Council approved the rifle range fee in- creases as proposed. ?0� Minutes of July ?b, '1955, corti.ued SAFE ROUTES Following an inquiry by Councilman Ehrhardt TO & FROM SCHOOL regarding the cocrd_naied eficr: of School staff and City staff to ccrrec: hazardous con- ditions in routes to and :ro-n schools, Public Works Director Ronsko apprised the Council that the City staff has locked at the storm drainage problem :n the area of Woodbridge School on Lower Sacrament, Road, north at Turner Road, and has determined that the storm drainage problem in that area can be resolved with the installation of a couple of catch basins that would come off a line that is in Turner Road; also that the shoulder of Lower Sacramento Road to Turner Road can be regmraded in order that the drainage can be taken to that area and picked up. Staff is in the process of working up an es-imate for this work which will be brought tc Council shortly. JOINT COMMITTEE Mayor Schaffer named committee members for MEMBERS NAMED those committees proposed at the Joint School Board and City Council meeting of June 24, 1975 as follows: a) "Lodi High School Neighborhood Problems Committee "• Councilman Ezra Ehrhardt Councilman James Pinkerton Mr. Max Elson b) "Safe Routes :o and From School Committee": Councilman Ezra Ehrhardt Councilman Wally Katnich Administrat-=e Assistant and Safety Coun-cii President Kris Kristensen c) "Community Por,_ at New Tokay High School Committee": Councilman Richard Hughes Councilman Wally Katnich Parks & Recreation Director DeBenedetti BICYCLE SAFETY Following introduction of the matter by Council - ENFORCEMENT man Hughes and discussion, Staff was directed to apprise the Chief of Police of Council's con- cern for additional bicycle safety enforcement. MAYOR OF KOFU Mayor Schaffer announced that the Mayor of Kofu, TO VISIT LODI Japan would be v.'-i"._ng -he City of Lodi on July 31 and August i, i975. ADJOURNMENT There being no f:ir the: tusiness, the meeting was adjourned at app_ cx:mately 9:30 p.m. on motion of Councilman Ehrhard., Katnich second. Attes ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk -8-