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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 20, 1974r) fj CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS NOVEMBER 20, 1974 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p. m. on Wednesday, November 20, 1974 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EH.RHARDT, HUGHES, KATNICH, SCHAFFER and PINKERTON Absent: Councilmen - None Also Present; City Manager Henry Glaves, Assistant City Manager Glenn, City Attorney. Robert Mullen, Planning Director Schroeder, and Assistant City Engineer Glenn Robison INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Ehrhardt. PLEDGE Mayor Pinkerton led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MINUTES On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Katnich second, the minutes of November 6, 1974 were approved as written and mailed. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS OF The City Manager gave the following report of the INTEREST Planning Commission meeting of November 12, 1974: 1. Recommended that the City Council direct the Public Works Department to install two City of Lodi directional signs on West Pine Street between Sacramento and School Streets direct- ing the public to Pine Alley Theater which is located in an alley south of West Pine Street. The signs would read "Pine Alley Theater" with an arrow and would be similar to the green and white signs directing people to Lodi Lake, the stadium, Chamber of Commerce and other points of interest. The Planning Director pro- poses that one sign be placed on the north side of West Pine Street facing east, with the second sign being on the south side facing west. PINE ALLEY Following discussion by Council on this matter, on THEATER SIGN motion of Councilman Katnich, Ehrhardt second, Council adopted Resolution 4011 authorizing the in - RES. NO. 4011 atallation of two City of Lodi directional signs read - C 14 ing "Pine Alley Theater", on West Pine Street - 1- ?A Minutes of November 20, 1974, continued between Sacramento and School Streets. The Planning Commission also took the follow- ing actions of interest to the City Council: 1. Approved the request of Dr. John B. Sibole for a Use Permit to establish a veterinary hospital at 318 East Kettleman Lane in an area zoned C-2, General Commercial with the following conditions: a. that the existing asphalt curb be re- placed with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk along the Kettleman Lane frontage in conformance with existing - City pbaie y; b. that the proposed kennels and runs shall be enclosed and noise emanating there- from shall not exceed the recommended sound levels in the proposed Noise Ordinance; and c. that the final site plan, landscaping, auto- mated sprinkler system and building elevations shall be approved by the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee. COMMUNICATIONS CLAIMS A Claim which was filed on behalf of Bert Faunce C C '4 CL) and Kathleen Faunce, 4824 Brookside, Stockton, California for personal injuries in the amount of (a) medical expenses - in excess of $1,793.00 (b) future medical specials - unknown (c) general damages - $150, 000. 00 was presented. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Katnich second, the Claim was rejected and referred to the City's Agent of Record. A Claim presented by Bert Faunce on behalf of Justin Faunce, 4824 Brookside, Stockton, California for personal injuries in the amount of (a) medical specials - in excess of $ 1, 793. 00 (b) future medical specials - unknown (c) general damages - $250, 000. 00 was also presented. On motion of Councilman Katnich, Schaffer second, the Claim was rejected and re- ferred to the City's Agent of Record. A Claim for property damage in the amount of $600. 00 filed on behalf of John Roy Erickson, 1605 West Laurel Street, Visalia, California was presented. The Claim was rejected and referred to the City's Agent of Record on motion of Council- man Schaffer, Katnich second. -2- 98 Minutes of November 20, 1974, continued A Claim for property damage in the amount of $6, 2 10. 00 filed on behalf of C. L. Rosenquist, 1605 W. Laurel Avenue, Visalia, California was presented by the City Clerk. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second, the Claim was rejected and referred - to the City's Agent of Record. ABC LICENSE An application for Alcoholic Beverage License was received for Elizabeth Gregorio, Earl's Club, 1 North Sacramento Street, On Sale Beer and Wine License - Eating Place, Person to Person Transfer. CITY OF LODI Councilman Ehrhardt reported that the City of TRANSPORTATION Lodi Transportation Study Committee had its STUDY COMMITTEE first meeting November 18, 1974. The follow- :- SU �=.� ing people had been named to serve on this committee: Nick Rust, Leroy Olson, Kay Lang, Harold Schmidt, Andy Wittmayer, Laura Ahern, Dick Reineke, Rae Margrave, Herman Kruse. Councilman Ehrhardt had been named by Mayor Pinkerton to chair the Committee. The next meeting is to be held December 10, 1974 and the Committee has projected its initial report to Council will be presented about February I or February 15, 1974. REQUEST FOR Mr. Kip Quetone, 741 Willow Glen Drive, Lodi AREA TO RIDE addressed the Council, stating that he was MOTORCYCLES speaking on behalf of a group of ,young people C C! SC asking that the City of Lodi provide a place for them to ride their motorcycles. Mr. Quetone stated that in the past they had been able to ride in the Lodi Lake area, but that this area was no longer available to them. Mayor Pinkerton stressed the Council's willing- ness to assist these young people in their request and asked Mr. Ouetone's group to form a commit- tee to meet with Councilman Ehrhardt regarding this matter. Councilman Ehrhardt told the group that insurance was a major factor in such a pro- ject. City Attorney Mullen interjected that it was most important that the parents of these young people be involved in the project. , SAMUEL SALAS A preliminary Master Plan report was presented DRAINAGE BASIN by Mr. Jim Malcom and Mr, Pat Fenwick of Creative Planning and Management, Inc. on the Samuel D. Salas Draipage Basin Park. The Samuel D. Salas Drainage Basin Park site is Lo- cated south, southeast of the City of Lodi, just outside of the existing City limits. The park site, 21 acres in size, is located at the southwest corner of the future intersection of Century Boulevard and -3- 2' Minutes of November 20, 1974, continued South Stockton Street. It is bounded by (proposed) Century Boulevard to the north, agricultural land to the south, Scu-h Stockton Street to the east, and the Sou -kern Pacific Railroad tracks to the west. s A diagram of the proposed park basin was presented for the Council's scrutiny. Coun- cil directed questions to Mr. _Malcom and Mr. Fenwick regarding this project following the presentation. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER In accordance with report and recommendation of the City Manager, as specified below, on motion of Councilman Hughes, Katnich second, Council approved the following actions: CLAIM CLAIMS WERE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT a) OF $415, 998. 15. ACCEPTANCE OF COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE IMPROVEMENTS WALNUT & IN "WALNUT AND WASHINGTON STREETS WASHINGTON STORM DRAIN, STOCKTON STREET TO ALLEY STREETS STORM N/O WALNUT STREET", AND DIRECTED THE DRAIN ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER TO FILE A NOTICE LC CItp OF COMPLETION WITH THE COUNTY RE- CORDER'S OFFICE. Report of the City Manager reflects that the contract for this project was awarded to Mr. William Burkhardt on October 2, 1974. The contract has been completed in substantial con- formance with the plans and specifications approved by the City Council. The City Manager recommended the acceotance cf this project. ACCEPTANCE OF COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE IMPROVEMENTS IN "TRAFFIC SIGNAL "TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING, & HIGHWAY LIGHT- LODI AVENUE AND STOCKTON STREET", AND ING, LODI AVE. & DIRECTED THE ASSISTANT CITY" ENGINEER TO STOCKTON ST." FILE A NOTICE OF CONIPLETION WITH THE :C av COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE. The report of City Manager Giaves reflected that the contract for this project was awarded to M & M Electric on April 3, 1974. The contract was completed on November 12, 1974 and was completed in substantial conformance with the plans and specifications appro-.-ed by the City Council. ACCEPTANCE OF COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE i MPROVEMENTS IN "SUBDIVISION "SUBDIVISION PAVING,- 1974'' AND DIRECTED PAVING -1974" THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER TO FILE A CG Liu NOTICE OF COMPLETION WITH THE COUNTY `lo RECORDER'S OFFICE. -4- 30 Minutes r.f 'November 20, 1974, continued City Manager Glaves recommended that the Council accept the improvements in "Subdi- vision Paving - 1974" statimg that the con- tract was awarded to the Claude C. Wood Company on October 2, 1974. The contract was completed on November I5, 1974 and was completed in substantial conformance with the plans and specifications approved by the City Council. APPROVED PLANS COUNCIL APPROVED THE PLANS AND & SPECS FOR SPECIFICATIONS FOR `TRAFFIC SIGNAL "TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND LIGHTING SYSTEM, LOCKEFORD & LIGHTING SYSTEM STREET AND CHURCH STREET", AND LOCKEFORD ST. & AUTHORIZED THE CITY CLERK TO ADVER- CHURCH ST. " TISE FOR BIDS THEREON. C `. 12- .1 . 4=) APPROVAL OF COUNCIL APPROVED WA TER MAIN EXTEN- REIMBURSEMENT SION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AGREEMENT WESTMONT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR ENGLISH OAKS ENGLISH OAKS MANOR, UNIT NO. 1 AND MANOR, UNIT AUTHORIZED THE CITY" MANAGER TO NO. 1 EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF CC_ 90 THE CITY OF LODI. In a report to the Ceunc!.l, City Manager Glaves recommended that the Council approve the water main extension reimbursement agreement with Westmont Development Company for English Oaks Manor, Unit No. 1, stating that in February 1972, the City of Lodi entered into an agreement with Westmont Development Company to extend certain sewer and �ater lines to serve English Oaks Manor, Unit No, i. The water main extension agreement provides for reim- bursemer_t from twc separate areas. These areas are the frr_ntage.. along the west side of Hutchins Street and a parcel along the north line of Century Boulevard. An 8 -inch line was ex- tended from Well X17. southerly to English Oaks Manor, Unit No. 1, thence west to Ham Lane. The agreement prc ides for a maximum reimburse- ment of $22, 440, v,,hick: is S6.94 per front foot on the Hutchins Street frontage and $4.85 per front foot along the north line of Century Boulevard. The agreement was prepared in accordance with Ordinance No. i0I2. FENCING ALONG City Manager Glaves reported that per direction of R/W OF SPRR the City Council, Staff investigated the following BETWEEN three areas in regard to fencing along the right -of - WASHINGTON ST. way of the Southern Pacific Railroad between & CHEROKEE LANE Washington Street and Cherokee Lane: -5- 3: Minutes of November 20, 1974, continued ( 1) the liability assu coed by the construction of such a fence (2) the cost of the maintenance; and (3) an alternate fencing design In a report to the Assistant City Engineer, City Attorney Mullen indicated that in the event that the City undertook to construct a fence within the indicated area, the City would thereby incur a liability where none exists at the present time. If the fence were erected, the City Attorney also indicated that the City would be responsible for its future maintenance and failure to main-- tain this fence could alsc cause a possible liabil- ity to the City. In keeping with the City Attorney's comments, Staff has recommended that the City not install a fence along the Southern Pacific Railroad from Washington Street to Cherokee Lane. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, Council, by the following vote, voted not to install a fence along the right-of-way of Southern Pacific Railroad between Washington Street and Cherokee Lane until such time as there is a strong warrant for this fencing: Ayes: Councilmen - Ehrhardt, Hughes, Schaffer and Pinkerton Noes: Councilmen - Katnich Absent: Councilmen - None VAUGHAN City Manager Glaves presented to the Council a PROPERTY purchase agreement for the Vaughan property LIBRARY SITE Library site located on the northeast corner of AGREEMENT Locust and Pleasant Avenue (George L. Vaughan APPROVED and Berniece M. Vaughan). The City Manager c— reported that under this Agreement the City agrees to pay the sum of $Z6, 000 for this property. The Agreement also carries the stipulation that if there is a definite determinatidn not to construct a library building at the site of the subject property by the City of Lodi and by the Board of Trustees of the Lodi Public Library within two years of the date of this Agreement, the Grantors shall have the right to re -purchase the property at a cost of $26, 000 net to the City. Following discussion on the matter, the Council by the following vote approved the Agreement and -6- J n Minutes of November 20, .974, ccatinued authorized the City Manager to execute ,he Agreement on behalf of the City of Lodi: Ayes: Councilmen - Ehrhardt, Hughes, Katnich and Pinkerton Noes: Councilmen - Schaffer (Councilman Schaffer qualified his vote by saying that he "objects to the purchase of the prop- erty as a whole, but agrees to the agree- ment with the Vaughans". Absent: Councilmen - None TRUCK TRAFFIC The City Manager reported that the City has re - COMPLAINTS - ceived a number of written_ and telephoned com- TURNER ROAD plaints regarding the truck traffic on Turner Road, asking that something be done to alleviate the problem. Mayor Pinkerton requested Mayor Pro Tempore Schaffer to assume the chair, etiplaining that because his residence is located on Turner Road, he would abstain from the discussion. City Manager Glaves reported that since 1968 the MILEAGE REIM- mileage allowance for reimbursing City employees BURSEMENT and officials for the use of private autos when ALLOWANCE necessary for City business has been 50. 10 per INCREASED mile. Present studies indicate the cost of eperat- CC ing a vehicle is well over $0. 10 per mile. The IRS is now allowing $0. 1= per mile for income tax purposes. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, ORDINANCES the Council increased the mileage reimbursement allowance to City employees and officials for the REZONE FROM M use of private autos when necessary for City R -MD TO P -D 12 business to $0. 15 per mile, effective January 1, 1975. TRUCK TRAFFIC The City Manager reported that the City has re - COMPLAINTS - ceived a number of written_ and telephoned com- TURNER ROAD plaints regarding the truck traffic on Turner Road, asking that something be done to alleviate the problem. Mayor Pinkerton requested Mayor Pro Tempore Schaffer to assume the chair, etiplaining that because his residence is located on Turner Road, he would abstain from the discussion. Following considerable discussion by Council on the matter, Mayor Pro Tempore Schaffer, with concurrence of the Council, directed Staff to con- duct a further study of the mater and asked that Staff check with Cal Trans for support information and possible assistance in an origin -destination study of this area, asking that Staff bring their re- port back to Council as soon as possible. ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. I046 -I entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT SLAP OF THE REZONE FROM M CITY OF LODI AND 'THEREBY REZONING THE R -MD TO P -D 12 CHERRY TREE SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH CHURCH STREET BETWEEN 7 a Minutes of NG ember '0, 1?7 con=;hued WEST KETTLE_MAN LANE AND WEST_ CENTURY BOULEVARD FROM '_HE R -MD, MEDIUM DENSITY MUL_IPLE FAIMILY RESIDENTIAL DIST'RIC'T' TO P-D('Z'-, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DIS:'RICT NO. 12, WITH CER TAIN CONDITIONS. " having been introduced at a regular meetung cn ORD. NO. 1046 November 6, 1974, was brc:ugh-. up for ADOPTED passage on meaon of Counci.lznan Schaffer, Katnich second. Seco-ld reading was omitted after reading by title.., and the Ordinance was then passed, adop!(rl, and crdered to print by the following vctet Ayes: Chun, :'_:nen EHRHARDT HUGHES. KATNICH, SCHAFFER. and PINKER I'ON Noes. Councrimen - none Absent: Counc.ime.n done ITEMS OF Councilman Schaffer introduced Mr. R. J. Sailer INTEREST of Bismark, North Dakc,ta, who was in the audience, stating 'hat Mr. Sailer has been very involved in water matters wi`_iun the Stave of North Dakota. Councilman Schaffer announced that he and Assistant City :tanager Jerry- Glenn were presently making arrangements for a League of- California fCalifornia Central Valley D?vision Executive Board meeting to be held in ;lodesta on Thursday evening, November Z i, 1974 at ;:00 p. m. a- Harry's Chuck Wagon. Also, Councilman &.haf:er announced that a committee meetin; had been held on Mondavi November 113, 1974 :o disk;uss the purchase of the old Tokay Hig:. School site. Another meeaing has been scheduled tor No•fen:ber 20, i9_4 cn this matter. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, on motion of Councilman Katn)-e:h, Ehrhardt se,ond, the Mayor adjourned the meeting to an executive session to discuss personnel matters at. approximately 9:30 P. m. r IL�Crz �t -iacc��/ AT -ES -1 : ALICE 41. RE I.MCHE City Cierk _g.