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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 3, 1973111 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS JANUARY 3, 1973 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 1973, in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - HUGHES, KATNICH, PINKERTON, SCHAFFER and EHRHARDT (Mayor) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present: Assistant City Manager Peterson, City Attorney Mullen (arrived 8:05 p.m.), Planning Director Schroeder and Public Works Director Jones. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Ehrhardt. PLEDGE Mayor Ehrhardt led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. PUBLIC HEARINGS AMEND Notice thereof having been published in accordance with ZONI NG law and affidavit of publication being on file in the office ORDINANCE of the City Clerk, Mayor Ehrhardt called for the public hearing on the recommendation of the Planning ORD. NO. 993 Commission to amend the sign requirements in the INTRODUCED Zoning Ordinance to provide the following: a. Section 27- 13(h)(ii). One identification sign for apartments and institutional use, but not exceed- ing forty-eight square feet. b. Section 27- 13(h)(v). Signs may not exceed one square foot of sign area for each five lineal feet of street frontage, with a maximum size not to exceed two hundred square feet which identifies office uses in the Commercial -Professional District. For office uses located on corner parcels, seventy-five percent (757o) of the total street frontage shall be used in calculating maximum area of signs. City Attorney Robert Mullen arrived (8:05 p. m. ). Planning Director Schroeder discussed the amendments as recommended by the Planning Commission. There was no one in the audience wishing to speak in favor of, or in opposition to the proposal, and no com- munications concerning the matter, The public portion of the hearing was closed. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Katnich second, the Council introduced Ordinance No. 993 amending the Zoning Ordinance as stated above. -I- U2 Minutes of January 3, 1973, continued DOG Mrs. Frances Henne, 831 Cardinal Street, addressed LICENSE the Council concerning the fees for dog license. She FEES asked for an explanation as to why the charge for a female dog's license is $4. 00 while the charge for licensing a male dog is only $2.00. The City Attorney responded that this policy is uniform throughout the State. City Manager Glaves said the charge for the spayed female dog is only $2. 00, but the charge for the unspayed female dog is $4. 00. He explained that the charge is greater for unspayed female dogs because they create more of a nuisance than male and spayed female dogs. Mr. Vernon Ekstrom, 1009 South Lee Avenue, questioned if it was necessary to purchase a license for a dog if the dog is kept under the owner's control and confined to the owner's premises. Later in the meeting, City Attorney Mullen cited Section 3-4 of the City Code which provides that every person owning or having possession of a dog or cat shall pay for a license. T. PENDRAY Mr. Trevor Pendray, 1012 Lake Home Drive, who was in the audience, asked the Council if the City had a policy concerning information collected by the Police Department on individuals. He said he felt there should be a definite policy established. After some discussion, City Manager Glaves said he would discuss this matter further with Mr. Pendray. PLANNING COMMISSION On motion of Councilman Katnich, Schaffer second, this matter was set for public hearing on January 17, 1973. -2- The City Manager gave the following report of the Planning Commission meeting of January 2, 1973: PREZONE AREA The Planning Commission recommended the prezoning S OF KETTLEMAN, from I -PA, Interim -Protected Agriculture to M-2, W OF U.S. 50-99, Heavy Industrial District, that County area bounded N OF CENTURY by Kettleman Lane, Century Boulevard, the S. P. R. R. , BLVD & E OF and South Stockton Street; and to C -M, Commercial S. P. CO. R/W Manufacturing District, a 300 -foot -wide strip on the east side of South Stockton Street between Kettleman Lane and Almond Drive; and to C-2, General - Commercial District the south side of Kettleman Lane between the City Limits approximately 120 feet "fest of Voelker Drive and 300 feet east of South Stockton Street at a depth determined by a straight lire drawn between the north boundary of the northernmost parcels in the Gunsch-Edinger Tract and a point 360 feet south of Kettleman Lane and 300 _feet east of South Stockton Street; and to R-2, Single Family Residential District all that remaining County area north of Almond Drive, east of Stockton Street, south of Kettleman Lane and west of Cherokee Lane. On motion of Councilman Katnich, Schaffer second, this matter was set for public hearing on January 17, 1973. -2- 1 li Minutes of January 3, 1973, continued ACTIONS OF The Planning Commission also took the following INTEREST actions of interest to the City Council; i. Consistent with the above action, the Planning Commission recommended to the County Planning Commission that any County rezoning of the area as described follow the zoning pattern recommended to the Lodi City Council. 2. Recommended to the San Joaquin County Board of Zoning Adjustment approval of the request of Mr. Gene Berry for a Use Permit to establish a tool and equipment rental yard at the southeast corner of Kettleman Lane and South Stockton Street. COMMUNICATIONS ABC LICENSE An application for alcoholic beverage license was re- ceived for the Sun -West Swim & Racquet Club, 2040 Cochran Road, on -sale beer, new license. WSWPCP Mayor Ehrhardt acknowledged a letter received from AWARD Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The purpose of the letter was to congratulate the City of Lodi for the White Slough Water Pollution Control Plant having received the "Plant of the Year" award. CITIES & The Mayor read a letter received from Mayor COUNTY OF SJA Richard Hastie of Tracy requesting that representa- MEETING tives from all cities attend the Cities and County of San Joaquin Association meeting to be held in Tracy on Thursday, January 11, 1973. The topic for the e •ening will be "Urban Growth Policy" presented by Mr. Donald Dillon, President of Association of Bay Area Governments and Councilman of the City of Fremont. CALIF. LAND City Manager Glaves reported that a notice had been CONSERVATION received from the County Counsel's office giving notice CONTRACT of public hearing before the Board of Supervisors to OPPOSED consider the establishment of an agricultural pre- serve which would include land within one mile of the City. The assessed property owner is Kenneth L. Lobaugh. RES. NO. 3712 On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Hughes second, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3712 protesting the execution of a California Land Conservation Contract with Kenneth L. Lobaugh. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $837, 499. 00 were approved on motion of Councilman Katnich, Pinkerton second. PLANS & SPECS - On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Katnich second, the WELLS ;116 & 17 City Council approved plans and specifications for Water Wells 16 and s 17 and authorized advertising for bids thereon. -3- 114 Minutes of January 3, 1973, continued UNINHABITED City Attorney Robert Mullen reported that the Supreme ANNEXATION Court had granted a hearing in the Weber v. City of CASE Thousand Oaks (Uninhabited Annexation Case). He said the City Attorney of Walnut Creek would prepare the brief on behalf of the Northern California cities and he recommended the Council authorize the City of Lodi to participate. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Pinkerton second, the Council authorized the City of Lodi's name to be used in the brief and participation in the costs of the appeal, not to exceed $100. RETITLING On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Hughes second, IDENTIFICATION the Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3713 OFFICER CLASS retitling the classification of Identification Officer to that of Police Officer. RES. NO. 3713 REPORT RE City Manager Glaves reported he had received the Site LANDFILL Plan from the County concerning the Harney Lane Sanitary Landfill. He said a copy would be forwarded to the Councilmen and a joint meeting with the City and the County of San Joaquin would be scheduled to discuss the Site Plan. CITY HALL City Manager Glaves presented for Council approval REMODELING a purchase order and a special allocation for architectural services for Phase II of the City Hall remodeling. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Pinkerton second, the Council unanimously approved the purchase order for architectural services in the amount of $13, 152.00 and a special allocation in the amount of $10, 200. 00 for the second phase of the remodeling of City Hall. (A special allocation in the amount of $3, 000. 00 had previously been approved.) T. PETERSON Mr. Glaves announced that Assistant City Manager RESIGNATION Tom Peterson had recently been appointed City Manager of the City of Woodland. NCPA RE Councilman Hughes reported to the Council on the progress PG&E RATE of Northern California Power Agency's challenge of the INCREASE rate increase requested by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. He said the City of Lodi's share of costs of the appeal were estimated to be approximately $60, 000. ELECTRICAL Councilman Hughes said he was concerned about the SYSTEM City's electrical system as a result of the electrical FAILURE failure experienced on New Year's eve. The City Manager assured Councilman Hughes that maximum measures were being taken to secure the City's electrical system. ORDINANCES ANNEXATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 992, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE MOORE ADDITION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN UN- INHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED 'MOORE ORD. NO. 992 ADDITION' TO THE CITY OF LODI, " having been ADOPTED introduced at a regular meeting on December 20, 1972, was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Schaffer, Hughes second. Second reading was -4- 11� Minutes of January 3, 1973, continued omitted after reading by title, and the ordinance was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen - HUGHES, KATNICH, PINKERTON, SCHAFFER and EHRHARDT Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - None SHIRT SLEEVE Mayor Ehrhardt stated the next morning "shirt sleeve" SESSION session of the City Council would be held Tuesday, January 16, 1973, at 7:30 a. m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned on motion of Councilman Katnich, Schaffer second at approximately 9:30 p. m. -5- Attest: BESSIE L t3ENNETT City Clerk