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CITY COUNCIL, CITY CF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
NOVEMBER 12, 1969
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held
beginning at 8:00 p. m. on Wednesday, November 12, 1969 in the City Hall
Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - BROWS, Ci;LBERTSON,
HUNNELL(8.25 p, m. %SCHAFFER
and KT_RSTEN (Mayor)
Also present: City Manager Glaves, Assistant City
Manager Peterson, City Attorney Mullen and Planning
Director Schroeder.
PLEDGE Mayor Kirsten led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag,
VIET NAM Mayor Kirsten reported he had again received a request
MORATORIUM for the Council to endorse the �%let Nam Moratorium Day
to be observed on Saturday, November 13, 1969.
Councilman Culbertson moved that the Council take no
action to endorse the moratorium The motion was
seconded by Council -man Brown and carried by unani-
mous vote.
PUBLIC HOUSING
Mayor Kirsten stated that the Council had adjourned its
meeting of November 5, to this date to consider adoption
of resolutions necessary for implementation of Section
23 of the Leased Hous ing Program, in the City of Lodi.
He reported that since the meeting of November 5, the
City Council had received a letter from Allen R. Reed,
Secretary-Execctive Director of the Housing Authority
of the County of San Joaquin notifying that the Housing
Authority could not :ndertake the financial respon-
sibility of a leased -housing program, in Lodi with the
limitations ;- :posed by the Council at that meeting.
The City Manager then read the letter which had been
received from the Housing Authority. The Council
discussed the above ie -ter and reviewed many questions
concerning the orogra y;,
The Council discussed the possibility of the City estab-
Lishing its own housing authority. The City Manager
reported he had contacted other agencies concerning
this, and had been informed it wpuLd not be financially
feasible. Mayor Kirsten felt the Council should obtain
further information to determine if it would be feasible
for Lodi to operate its own housing authority. Council-
man Brown agreed with the Mayor, Councilman
Schafter expressed that he felt an in-depth study was
necessary to answer many questions that still exist.
He telt intil these ecestions were answered, no action
should be tapen on the program. (Councilman Hunnell
ar r.ved. )
Minutes of November 12. 1969 --ort hued
Mr, Orwin. Dow, Presider_- cf :he Community Action
Counca, 8 _north *lose Street, spoke saying he was
opposed tc zhe C -••; estab''Shtng a local housing author-
ity and he --;rged the Cour_cii to take favorable action
on the housing program :.mrned:ateiy.
Mr. David Torres, 520 Cross S-reet, also spoke in
favor of the leased-h3us.ng program.
Councilman. Culbertson said he would like to explore
the possibiL,.-y of tht. City establishing a local housing
authority and having a cnn*-actual agreement with the
County Housing Authority to provide services. He
said he `_ell the Co::rc_' needed a stronger voice than
is provided to �n the resaluticn submitted by the
Housing Authority and :ze would like the City Council
to have somr --ol .._rcern-.g po icies.
Councilman Hun_n-11 felt the Council should determine
if it wished to implement t - :ea=ed-housing program
in the C i t y. an d is so. Cher. determine the number
of units needed, A11 of the Councilmen agreed that there
is a need fcr some tvo= 3f Ic-w-cost housing in Lodi.
Councllman Funned then suggested the Council discuss
the pro,ram with -he 3oard of Directors of the Housing
Authority ir. an efio-t -o develop a program acceptable
to both the Cary Counc:; and the Housing Authority.
After further d.s•tuss.on, Counctiman Schaffer moved
that action on the rnatter be deia•red until December 17,
1909 at which tune h-; _--e,ested the following
information
1, A definite stud-,- and prcoasai for a local housing
authority in Lod:.
2. Determi^e _f Sect;, -1 -n -E of the Application entitled
"Demonstration cf :'inanc.a' Feasibility" was
drafted soeciLcai:v for Lodi,
3. Is it possible for rhe City of Lodi to have a local
advisory board to the County Housing Authority?
4. Lf the Ci -y of Lod, established a Local housing
author: -.v, w -Quid the County Housing Authority
enter into a contractual agreement to administer
the program for .he Ctty?
d, is .t possible to ha:e a pro-rision in the resolution
for dish• r sernent o_ ___,.t -hroughout the City?
o. Wouid th-. Housing A,._ -ho_ tty _consider the recom-
mendation of the CL -v Coon, -ti io- 130 units? If
not, wh`; note.'
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inutes o= November 12 1969 continued
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7. Explain on page 2 of the
letter received from Allen R. Reed) Secretary -
Executive Director ct the Housing- Authority,
dated November. 6,.19t,9,,m,
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The motion was seconded'by Councilman Cul$e,-
and carried by unanimous vote.
mored that the City Manager
Councilman Culbertson then rno
arrange for a meeting between. the City Council and the
County Housing Autho:rity,c ' r4 'November 20, 1969 in the
County Courthouse to discuss the Leased -housing program.
The motion_ was seconded by Courn_-ilrnan Schaffer and
carried by unanimous --cze,
CULBERTSON Councilman Schaffer congratulated Co-ancil-man
APPOINTMENT Culbertson on his relenl,appLa`n=ent by the Govel�nor
to the State' 6ommittec-, or, Factory Built Housing. - - , .
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RECESS The Mayor declared ,
afi e- 1:
V, r�inuze recess at 9:45 p. m.
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ADJOURNMENT
Upon recon: nLn., the IvLaYar ad:oarned the meeting to
an executive session.
Attest,%BFI§q -.-L, FIN --r-.T- -
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