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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 9, 19720o- . '1 A CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 9, 1972 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 1972 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - EHRHARDT, HUGHES, KIRSTEN, SCHAFFER and KATNICH (Mayan Absent: Councilmen - None Also present: City Manager Glaves, Assistant City Manager Peterson, City Attorney Mullen, Planning Director Schroeder and Public Works Director Jones. PLEDGE Mayor Katnich led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MINUTES On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second, the Minutes of January 19, 1972 were approved as written and mailed. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Hughes second, the Minutes of February 1, 1972 were approved as written and mailed. PRESENTA TIONS SACRAMENTO Mr. Robert Ketchum, representing the Sacramento CAMELLIA Camellia Festival Association, appeared before the FESTIVAL ASSN. Council to extend an invitation to the City Council and citizens of Lodi to attend the 18th Annual Camellia Festival in Sacramento, March 3-12, 1972. Camellia plants were presented to the City Council and members of the staff by the eight Royal Court Princesses who were present. PLANNING COMMISSION The City Manager gave the following report of the Planning Commission meeting of January 24, 1972: VARIANCE The Planning Commission denied the request of REQUEST- Mr. Albert Rueb for a Variance to increase the A. RUEB maximum permitted lot coverage from 40 per cent to 51.5 per cent to allow construction of a second dwelling at 215 Nest Park Street in an area zoned R-2, Single -Family Residential. In denying the request, the Planning Commission determined that a "hardship" as defined oy the Zoning Ordinance did not exist. Q PT1 Liliki Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued COMMUNICATIONS APPEAL - The City Clerk read a letter received from Mr. A. RUEB Albert Rueb, 215 West Park Street, appealing the decision of the Planning Commission denying his request for a Variance to increase the maximum permitted lot coverage from 40 per cent to 51.5 per cent to allow construction of a second dwelling at 215 West Park Street in an area zoned R-2, Single -Family Residential. On motion of Councilman Kirsten, Schaffer second, the appeal was set for public hearing on March 1, 1972. ABC Notices of application for alcoholic beverage license LICENSE were received as follows: Roger K. Speelmon, Orlie's, 114 North School Street, on -sale beer, person - to- person transfer. 2. Katherine Estell Roberts, The Mug, 118 North Sacramento Street, on -sale beer, person-to- person transfer. 3. George B. Gram, The Parking Lot, 212 West Kettleman Lane, on -sale beer, person-to-person transfer. PG&E REQUEST A notice was read of the Pacific Gas & Electric RATE INCREASE Company's application before the State Public Utilities Commission to increase its rates ana charges for gas service. M. TALBOT - Mrs. Margaret Talbot, representing the National N. 0. W. Organization for Women, requested the Mayor to proclaim February 15 as "Susan B. Anthony Day" in recognition of Mrs. Anthony's efforts to obtain the vote and other rights for women in America. Mayor Katnich then proclaimed February 15 as "Susan B. Anthony Day" in the City of Lodi. HEALTH Mr. Lupe Luna, representing the Health Careers CAREERS Club of Lodi High, addressed the Council concerning a program recently adopted by the Club to discourage the use of cigarettes among the students and faculty. He requested the Council to lend its influence to the program. The Council complimented Mr. Luna on the Club's efforts and assured its support of the program. F. BROWN - Mr. Fred Brown, 619 South Pleasant Avenue, who C. CHAMBERS was in the audience, complimented the Council on the results of the remodeling cf the Council Chambers. -2- 3QQ� Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued G. LAUTT Mr. Glenn Lautt, 907 Turner Road, requested the NO PARKING - City Council to reconsider its action to establish a TURNER RD. "no parking" zone in front of his residence on Turner Road. At the request of Councilman Schaffer, Public Works Director Shelley Jones discussed the background of the action taken to establish the "no parking" zone on Turner Road at the intersection of Ham Lane. Mr. Jones explained the only alternative w.,uld be to purchase additional property for right of way and widen the street an additional 16 to 20 feet. The Council took no action on Mr. Lautt's request. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $343,226.47 were approved on motion of Councilman Kirsten, Ehrhardt second. AWARD - City Manager Glaves presented bids received for the WATER PIPE cement asbestos water pipe as follows: RES. NO. 3585 Voss International Corporation $23, 817. OU Johns -Manville Corporation 25, 5 10. v0 Certain -teed Products Corp. 27, 083.00 He recommended the award be made to Voss Inter- national Corporation for the amount of the bid. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Hughes second, the Council adopted Resolution No. 3585 awarding the contract for the furnishing of the cement asbestos water pipe to Voss International Corporation for a total of $23,817.00. AWARD - The City Manager presented bids received for the wood WOOD POLES poles as follows: RES. NO. 3586 Koppers Co. Base bid - Cellon $ 12,262. 17 Alt. - 65' Class 3 10,858.Z7 Base bid - painted gray 13, 322.76 Alt. - 65' Class 3 11, 861.68 T Niedermeyer -Martin Co. Base bid - Cellon 11, 5,)2.23 Alt. - 65' Class 3 10, 635. 98 Base bid - painted gray No bid Alt. - 65' Class 3 No bid McCormick & Baxter Base bid - Cellon 12, 482. 61 Alt. - 65' Class 3 11, 394.02 Base bid - painted gray 13, 491.92 Alt. - 65' Class 3 12, 371.57 Bid does not include cost of delivery and unloading. -3- 391 Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued The City Manager recommended the contract be awarded to Koppers Company for their base bid and alternate proposal for a total of $10,858.27. On motion of Council Kirsten, Schaffer second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3586 awarding the contract for the furnishing of the wood poles to Koppers Company for a total amount of $10,858.27. SPECS - 12 -KV Specifications for 12-kv pad -mount transformers were TRANSFORMERS approved and advertising for bids authorized on motion of Councilman Kirsten, Ehrhardt second. EASEMENT The City Manager presented an agreement between AGREEMENT - the Woodbridge Irrigation District and the City of W.I.D. Lodi for an easement across the Woodbridge Irrigation District canal at the end of Vine Street. The RES. NO. 3587 .western easement is for a �4__= water line to serve a new ; well west of the Woodbridge Irrigation District canal. He recommended the Council authorize execution of the agreement. On motion of Mayor Katnich, Council- man Ehrhardt second, the Council adopted Resolution No. 3587 authorizing the Mayor to execute the agree- ment on behalf of the City. FINAL MAP - All requirements of the City having been met, the ROYAL CREST final map of Royal Crest, Unit No. 2 Subdivision was UNIT ;rZ SUBD. presented for Council approval. On motion of Council- man Kirste[L, Ehrhardt second, the City Council approved the final map, improvement plans, subdivision agreement, electrical utility agreement and improvement security for the Royal Crest Unit No. 2 Subdivision and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreements on behalf of the City. Councilman Schaffer abstained from the vote because of a possible conflict of interest. ACCEPT On motion of Councilman Hughes, Schafter second, STORM DRAIN the City Council accepted the "Easement - 425' East of Ham Lane Storm Drain - Locust Street to Lockeford Street" as complete and authorized the Public Works Director to file the Notice of Completion on the project. ESTABLISH City Manager Glaves reported that a request had been SCHOOL CROSS- received by the Public Works Department from Lodi WALKS - ELM Unified School District personnel for additional cross- & PACIFIC walks in the area of West Campus. He said the Public Works Director had reviewed the crossing RES. NO. 3588 conditions at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Elm Street and had concluded that additional crosswalks should be installed. Mr. Glaves said that additional crosswalks should help to reduce jaywalking at that location. After discussion by the Council of the traffic problems existing in the area of West Campus, Councilman Hughes moved adoption of Resolution No. 3588 establishing -4- TM Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued school crosswalks across Elm Street on the east side of Pacific Avenue and across Pacific Avenue on the south side of Elm Street. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kirsten and carried by unanimous vote. ESTABLISH The City Manager presented a memorandum received CROSSWALK - from the Public Works Director recommending that HAM & ELM a pedestrian crosswalk be established across Ham Lane on the north side of Elm Street. This cross - RES. NO. 3589 walk was requested by Mr. Harold Nelson who resides at 100 North Loma Drive. Since a signal will be installed at this intersection in the future and will require installation of four crosswalks, the Public Works Director felt it would not create a problem to install one crosswalk at this time. On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Schaffer second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3589 estab- lishing a pedestrian crosswalk across Ham Lane on the north side of Elm Street. ANNEXATION City Manager Glaves reported that Legislation had FEES recently been adopted which allows the State Board of Equalization to charge the City a fee for the filing RES. NO. 3590 of annexations. The fee is $40 per annexation plus $.50 per acre. The City Manager pointed out that it was possible to pass this cost on to the proponents of the annexation, but he recommended the City bear the costs since collection of the fee would be difficult in many cases and imposition of the fee might act as an additional source of objection to annexation. On motion of Councilman Schaffer, Ehrhardt second, the City Council approved the City Manager's recom- mendation for the City to bear the cost of filing annexa- tions with the State Board of Equalization and adopted Resolution No. 3590 stating the City's policy concerning annexation fees. ORDINANCES REZONING ORDINANCE NO. 968, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE LOTS 1- 14 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT MAP OF THE GRAFFIGNA CITY OF LODI AND THEREBY REZONING LOTS 1 TRACT THROUGH 14 OF THE GRAFFIGNA TRACT TO BE IN THE R-2, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ORD. NO. 968 DISTRICT," having been introduced at a regular ADOPTED meeting on January 19, 1972 vias brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Kirsten, Ehrhardt 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, Hughes, Kirsten, Schaffer and Katnich Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - None -5- Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued ADDENDUM B93 STOCKTON AREA On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Kirsten second, TRANSPORTATION the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3591 declaring STUDY the City's desire to participate in the Stockton Area Transportation Study. Said motion was contingent RES. NO. 3591 upon the City Attorney reviewing and approving the Memorandum of Agreement referred to in Resolution No. 3591. (City Attorney Robert Mullen gave his approval to the Memorandum of Agreement shortly after the meeting.) ORIONS, INC. The City Manager submitted a Lease and Concession LEASE & CON- Agreement between the City of Lodi and the Orions, CESSION Inc., for use of the Lawrence Park Baseball Stadium AGREEMENT and concession stand for 1972. Mr. Glaves explained APPROVED that the agreement had been signed by representatives of the Orions but the necessary bond had not as yet been posted. He recommended the agreement be approved subject to the necessary bond being posted with the California Baseball League. City Attorney Robert Mullen then recommended the Council approve the contract and forward it to the California Baseball League with instructions for the League to hold the contract until they nave granted a franchise to the Orions for the 1972 session. Councilman Kirsten moved the agreement be approved as recommended, subject to the provision that the contract be delivered to the California Baseball League for delivery to the Orions when a franchise has been issued to the Orions for the 1972 season. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried unanimously. COUNCIL City Manager Glaves stated that the portion of the CHAMBERS contract awarded to T.A. ivlolfino for renovation of REMODELING the City Council Chambers had been completed and it was in order to accept that portion of the project as complete. Councilman Kirsten expressed his appreciation to all those persons who had a part in the remodeling of the Council Chambers and moved the project be accepted as complete as recommended by the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schaffer and carried by unanimous vote. T. KATZAKIAN Mr. Ted Katzakian, 321 Charleston Way, commented favorably on the Council Chambers remodeling. He then informed the Council that he had attended the Lodi Unified School District Board meeting earlier in the evening and the School Board had determined that the West Campus High School would be officially named "Lodi High" and the proposed new high school would be named "Tokay High." -6- 2 e; Minutes of February 9, 1972 continued CCSJAPA - Councilman Schaffer reported on recent meetings he SCHAFFER had attended on behalf of the Cities and County of San Joaquin Advisory Planning Association. LEADERSHIP Councilman Schaffer announced a Men's Leadership PRAYER Prayer Breakfast would be held on Tuesday morning, BREAKFAST February 22 and invited the Council to attend. CITIES & City Manager Glaves reminded the Council of the COUNTY Cities and County of San Joaquin Association meeting ASSOCIATION to be held in Escalon on Thursday, February 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m. on motion of Councilman Kirsten, Ehrhardt second. r" Attest: B�..ie—ennett City Clerk -7-