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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - January 5, 1972.374 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI NEEDHAM SCHOOL, LITTLE THEATER JANUARY 5, 1972 A regular meeting o= the City Council of the City of Lodi was he_d beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 1972 in the Necdham School, Little Theater. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EHRHARDT, HUGHES, KIRSTEN, SCHAFFER and KATNICH (Mayor) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present: City Manager Glaves, Assistant City Manager Peterson, City Attorney Mullen, Planning Director Schroeder and Public Works Directe- Tones. PLEDGE Mayor Katnich led the Pledge of Allegiance tc the flag. MINUTES On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second, the Minutes of December 15, 1971 were approved as written and mailed. COMMUNICATIONS APPEAL - USE An appeal of the Use Permit granted by the Planning PERMIT OF Commission to Grand Auto, Inc., was received from GRAND AUTO Mr. Kevin Reilly, 200 East Lodi Avenue. 2,1r. Reilly was in the audience and requested the public hearing on the matter be set for February 16, 1972 as he plans to be out of town from January 27 to February 12, 1972. After discussion by the Council, Councilman Kirsten moved the matter be set for public hearing on March 1, 1972. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schaffer and carried by unanimous vote. BIKE ROUTES Letters were received from six Girl Scouts expressing their appreciation to the Council for the recently approved bicycle routes within the City. DOG Mayor Katnich stated he had received inquiries con - LICENSE cerning the license fees for female dogs and he asked FEES the City Manager for an explanation of the dog license fees. Mr. Glaves explained that the license fee for each male dog and for each female dog that is spayed is $2.00; the fee for each female dog unspayed is $4.00. He said the license fee for the unspayed female dog is larger because they create a greater control problem. TRAFFIC - The City Manager presented a petition bearing mpproxi- PACIFIC AVE. mately 64 signatures of residents in the area of the West Campus High School. The petition requested that Pacific Avenue from Elm Street to Walnut Street be a one-way street with 'traffic flowing to the south. W $?5 Minutes of January 5, 1972 continued Mr. Gordon Davis, 136 South Pacific Avenue, addressed the Council concerning the traffic problems on Pacific Avenue. He stated the major problem on this street '_s ex-_essive speed, and he was concerned for the safety of the residents in the area. He recommended the traffic on Pacific Avenue should be monitored by television. Mr. Glaves stated the City staff had been working with the High School Administration in an effort to resc'-ve the traffic problems on Pacific Avenue. He said the staff would continue this effort as well as explore the possibility of bringing this problem before the High School Student Body. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $585, 512. 46 were approved on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second. COUNTY City Manager Glaves presented an agreement with ELECTION the County of San Joaquin for its services for the SERVICES 1972 Municipal Election. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second, the City Council adopted RES, NO. 3579 Resolution No. 3579 authorizing execution of the agree- ment with the County. CRESCENT The City Manager reported that improvements in the AVENUE Crescent Avenue Development had been completed DEVELOPMENT in accordance with the requirements of the develop - ACCEPTED ment agreement and the plans and specifications. On motion of Councilman Hughes, Schaffer second, the RES, NO. 3580 Council accepted the improvements and adopted Reso- lution No. 3580 declaring that certain portion of Crescent Avenue in the Crescent Avenue Development to be a public street. ACCEPT On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Ehrhardt second, CALAVERAS ST. the Council accepted the Calaveras Street curb, gutter i-MPROVE'.•'-ENTS and sidewalk improvements as complete and authorized the Public Works Director to file a Notice of Completion on the project. PLANS & SPECS- The City Manager presented plans and specifications LAWRENCE for the Lawrence Baseball Park lighting materials BASEBALL PARK and standards. LIGHTING MATERIALS & On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Ehrhardt second, STANDARDS the Council approved the plans and specifications for the Lawrence Park Baseball Park lighting materials and authorized advertising for bids thereon. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Ehrhardt second, the Council approved the plans and specifications for the Lawrence Park Baseball Park lighting standards and authcrized advertising for bids thereon. _Z_ 376 Minutes of January 5, 1972 continued SPECS - On moLcn of Councilman Hughes, Scha_`fer second, ASBESTOS the C-ty Council approved spe::ificaticns fo:- asbestos CEMENT cPmer_t water pipe and authorized adverti=-:r._ for WATER PIPE bids thereon. POLICE City Manager Glaves presented a proposal calling PROBATIONARY for re establishment of a one-year probationary PERIOD period for sworn police personnel. He expla-ined that -his is a minimum standard adopted by the State Commis - RES. NO. 3581 sion on Peace Officer Standards and Training for those agencies who receive P.O.S.T. reimbursement of Cite funds expended for training. He recommended the Ccuncil adopt a resolution amending the personnel rules and regulations to provide for a one-year pro- bationary period for sworn police personnel. He stated that the San Joaquin County Employees` Association had been advised of this recommendation and had not objected. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3581 amending the "Rules for Personnel Administration, City of Lodi, California, " Rule V, Section 2, and Rule Vila, Section 1, to provide for one-year probationary period for sworn police personnel. SPEED LIMIT - The City Ivlanager presented a memorandum from the TURNER RD. Public Works Director recommending establishing the speed limit on Turner Road at 35 miles per hour ORD. NO. 967 between Lower Sacramento Road and 700 feet west INTRODUCED of Mills Avenue and 45 miles per hour between Church Street and US 99 Freeway. Councilman Ehrhardt moved introduction of Ordinance No. 967 establishing the speed limit on Turner Road at 35 miles per hour between Lower Sacramento Road and 700 Feet west of Mills Avenue and 45 miles per hour between Church Street and US 99 Freeway. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schaffer and carried by unanimous vote. ANNUAL City- Manager Glaves reported that the Annual Audit AUDIT for 1970-7 L prepared by H. P. McCandless was com- plete and he aresented each of the councilmen with a copy of the audit. HUTCHINS - The City Manager reviewed a memorandum received PINE STREET from the Public Works Director concerning the Hutchins INTERSECTION and Pine Street intersection. The memorandum 'indicated there had been ten reported accidents at this intersection during the past two years. In a recent report, it was determined that the intersection did warrant traffic signals and had been placed on a priority list as number 8. Coun,:_lman Ehrhardt questioned where the intersection of. Warn Lane and Elm Street ranked on the list of p_..cr_':.e.s for signal lights. 3- 377 Minutes of January 5, 1972 continued ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the .neeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 p.m. on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second. Attest: B-E�SIE`L„ BLT:VtiET Cxty Clerk -4- Mr. Glaves stated that a comprehensive study had been made in 1970 to determine whether high traffic vclume :aaersections within the City warranted the irstallat' on of traffic signals. At that time the Ham Lane and Elm Street intersection was rated number b. However, there are funds in the budget for installation of signals at one more intersection and the various intersections will be reviewed and established priorities re - evaluated. CABLE TV City Manager Glaves reported he had received an appli- REQUESTS caton for a rate increase from King Videocable RATE Company, DBA Lodi Cable TV. The company proposed INCREASE a rate increase of $ .45 per month to each customer on CATV service which would increase the monthly rate from $4.50 to $4.95 to customers served by aerial facilities and from $5.50 to $5.95 to customers served through underground facilities. This matter will be placed on the agenda for the meeting of January 19, 1972. DRUG ABUSE Councilman Ehrhardt, who is the City's representative COUNCIL to the Drug Abuse Council, announc: d there would be a meeting of the Committee on k, -organization of the Drug Abuse Council in the Library u_: January 12, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the .neeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 p.m. on motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second. Attest: B-E�SIE`L„ BLT:VtiET Cxty Clerk -4-