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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 17, 19681034 CITY CO(NCIL, CITY 08 L00I CITY HALL COU*4CIL CHAL.,&BSRS Jtu41!xt2Y 17, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m, of 4ednesday, January 17, 1958, in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen. - SRW4, CULBERTSON, HUMNELL, .ZkLTON and KI i-IEW (Mayor) Absent. Councilmen - None t.lso present: City Manager Glaves, hssistant City Wanager Peterson, Planning Director Schroeder, and City tittorney Mullen. PLEDG3 kayor Kirsten led the Pledge of i;ilegiance to the Flag. i.INLTr Minutes of January 3, 1967 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Hunnell, Culbertson second. PUBLIC H-i4LRI1ir.S ORDER VFCr.TING Public hearing on the intention to vacate the ease- .ASPUZ14T Iia ment between Lots 37 and 33, 61mhaven Subdivisioa 2LINEAVBi1 3U50, having been continued from the meeting of January 3, 1368, mayor Kirsten asked for the recommendation of the Planning Commission, 'Abe City manager stated the Planning Commission recommended vacation of this easement. There was no one present who wished to speak in favor of or against the abandonment. On motion o: Councilman Brown, dalto.i second, the City Council adopted its Order vacating a,i easement being the South 5 feet of Lot 37 and the Norti 5 feat of Lot 38, Elmhaven Subdivision. APP AL - i+ir. Glaves reported that the appeal of httorney J. B. r_TiCINSW James B. Atkinson which had been scheduled for RS rh'riILY TYPE public hearing at this meeting had been withdrawn. BILLI.cM Pi+RL e3 ttiir. ._tkinson had appealed the decision of file Planning Commission in denying family type billiard parlors in areas zoned C-1, Neighborhood Commercial. P"411I11G CO(Va%iISSIOK CITY-COUPiiY -Me Planning Commission recommended approval of the PLAI-4,111G request of the Sall Joaquin County Board of Supervisors that the various dity councils and planning commissions adopt a policy statement concerning City -County Planning Referrals. The City Manager read the policy statement as adopted by the San Joaquin Board of Supervisors which reads as follows. "(1) The City and County will exchange all minutes, agendas and newsletters of commissions, board of adjustments and zoning administrative hearings. (2) Me County will refer for comment all appli- cations for reclassifications, use permits and tentative subdivisions which appear within the general plan area of tine City. The City shall transmit those applications which adjoin unin- corporated territory. (3) The County will refer all general plan or specific pian proposals within the City's General Plan area. The City will refer all general plan or specific planning proposals. -1- 165 oiiautes of January 170 1958, continued Staff discussions will be held prior to the formalization of any proposal for commission consideration. (4) F.11 property owners regardless of whether they reside in or out of the City will receive notification of public hearings pursuant to the adopted codes of both City and County. "Upon receipt of the various communications, planning directors of the respective cities or County shall submit a technical report referring to adopted policies, prior plans or regulations which may affect the proposal being considered by the jurisdiction involved. "The Director shall use his judgement in reviewing applications and shall only make a comment where the request is a significant change or has a significant effect on the jurisdiction's planning program. "In matters which are of major concern or effect adopted plans and policies, the respective commission will consider a delay so that full consideration may be made by the Planning Commission or legislative body. This procedure is necessary to that the affected applicant or jurisdiction will not have unnecessary delay but would be fully informed of the application's effect on existing policies and programs of the various jurisdictions." After a short discussion, Councilman Culbertson moved that the City Council adopt the City -County Planning Referral Policy as submitted by the County Board of Supervisors. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hunnell and carried unanimously. T3E,3 - The Planning Director reported that the Planning POPLAR ST. Commission will have a recommendation for the Council meeting of February 21 regarding the preservation of trees on the south side of Poplar Street from Garfield Street to Cherokee Lane in con- junction with the development of the Lodi Union t.cademy property. City Manager Giaves read the report from the Planning Commission outlining the following actions taken at its meeting of January 8, 1958: 1. Denied the request of Mr. David C. Paul for a change in zoning from the R-3, Limited Wultiple Family Residential zone to the R-4, Multiple -Family Institutional Residential zone for three parcels located at 704 and 708 North Church Street and 117 Forrest Avenue. 2. Denied the request of Heath and Company for Dennyls Restaurant for a variance to increase the allowable sign area from 258 square feet to 558 square feet to permit the exection of two double-faced signs on a parcel on the north side of East Kettleman Lane between the U. S. 50-99 Freeway and Cherokee Lane in an area zoned C-2, General Commercial. - 2 - Z. Approved the request of airs. Maggie H agele for a use permit for a home to care for not more than four mentally -retarded children in an existing dwelling at 119 cast Locust Street in an area zoned 11W1 Industrial. 4. F_pproved the request of L. and H. development Com- pany, Incorporated, for approval of an amended plot plan for a proposed shopping center on the block bounded by ,lest Turner Road on the north, ?forth Sacramento Street on the east, Louie Avenue on the South, and North Church Street on the west in an area zoned C-;,, Commercial Shopping. COIF ull.IC&TIOIdS APP -'L - I. letter was read from Neath and Company on behalf of =Gu i WRIANCc Denny's Restaurant appealing the decision of the City Hai.ui CO. Planning Commission in denying their request for a variance to increase the ailow;.ble sign area from 258 square feet to 553 square feet on a parcel on the north side of Best Kettleman Lane between the U.S. 50-95 Freeway and Cherokee Lane in an area zoned C-2, General Commercial zone. On motion of Councilman Brown, dalton second, the matter was set for public hearing on February 7,- 1968. CITY OF CONI4ERCE P1r. Glaves presented a letter from the City of RE. CIGARETTE Commerce urging cities to request the Board of Tt.:. DISTRIBUTION Directors of the League of California Cities to take no action on the issue of distribution of cigarette taxes to cities. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman dalton, that the Council endorse the proposed formula (one-half taxable sales and one-half population) as recommended by the League Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Motion seconded by Councilman Brown and carried. REPORTS OB THE CITY 1�if-NAGcR CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $4549304.80 were approved on motion of Councilman ;dalton, Culbertson second. r^^.GdAaD - The following bids were received on the 12,000 -Volt 12,000-VOLt Overhead Distribution Transformers: TRX48FORt MRS RES. NO. 3145 R -T -E Corporation $22,033.20 Consolidated Elec. Distxib. 23,157.75 Valley 3lectric Co. 23,923.20 Waydwell & Hartzell, Inc. 24,505.95 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. 24,600.91 General Electric Supply Co. 26,033.85 Mr. Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. On motion of Councilman Hunnell, Culbertson second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3145 awarding the contract on the 12,000 -Volt Overhead Distribution Transformers to the low bidder, R -T -E Corporation in a,=cozdance with their bid. A:JARD - The following bids were received on the aluminum ALU�,.L-,',i cable : CABLc Valley Electric Co. $28,698.39 RES.NO. 3145 General 'alectric Supply 30,881.13 Consolidated Electric 31,080.71 :lestinghouse Elec. Supply 31,769.87 - 3 - 167 Z,Lv. Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. On motion of Councilman I:alton, Brown second, the City Council adopted Resolution iso. 3146 award- ing the contract on the aluminum cable to the low bidder, Valley Electric Company for the amount of the bid. ASSESSMENT City Manager Glaves presented the Assessment Diagram DIAG&WA-CORINTH for -the Corinth Avenue Street Lighting District. On AVE. STREET LIGHT motion of Councilman Culbertson, Hunnell second, the DISTRICT City Council adopted Resolution No. 3147 approving RES. I40. 3147 the Assessment Diagram. APPLICATION - Ylr. Glaves presented a draft of a Notice inviting CATV FRANCHISE application for CATV franchise which the City Attorney had prepared and which had been received by the Council prior to the meeting. Applications must be submitted in writing to the City Managers Office by February 13, 1968 at 11:00 a.m. in the manner and form specified in Ordinance No. 855. PROGRESS REPORT- City Manager Glaves read the progress report from the HPA�i-LCDI AVE. Director of Public Works regarding the Lodi Avenue - INTERSECTION Ham Lane intersection which the Council had requested at its meeting of January 3, 1968. According to the report, the storm drain and sanitary sewer work was 93% complete and the street improvement work was 12% complete as of December 31, 1967. Approximately 2515 more of the street improvements has been completed which leaves a considerable amount yet to be completed. The contractor has indicated that he will complete all of the work at the intersection by February 2. Both the Public Works Director and City Manager feel it is unlikely this date will be met. DRIVE -W stir. George Jahnel, postmaster, and Dr. W. J. Coffield, sMAIL BOX - chairman of the Civics affairs Committee, Lodi Htlti "42 Chamber of Commerce, have requested that a drive -up snorkel -type mail collection box be installed on RHS. NO. 3148 north Ham Lane adjacent to the Lakewood Shopping Center. The Public 4orks Director recommended that the present red zone of 27 feet be extended 23 feet south for a total of 50 feet thereby allowing for easy access to and from the mailbox. He recommended the request be approved, after discussion, the Council, on motion of Councilman :Dalton, Brown second, adopted Resolution No. 3148 approving the installation of the drive -up mail box on North Ham Lane adjacent to the Lakewood Shopping Center. LAF C - Councilman_ Culbertson, chairman of the San Joaquin SH?ERZ5 OF County Local Agency Formation Commission, said that INFLI>ENCE the LAFC had sent material regarding spheres of influence to the city councils and the Board of Supervisors for their review and recommendations. He stated the purpose of establishing spheres of influence is to avoid unnecessarily duplicating lines and services. Councilman Culbertson felt it will take quite some time to develop these spheres and this is only the discussion level. He discussed the possibility of establishing green belts in areas where urbanization is not desired. after discussion, it was decided to continue until the next meeting. P.S. BLDG.- Councilman Walton expressed concern in regards to OPaN AR:_'A-4JAYS the open area -ways at the rear of the Public Safety Building. He felt they are an attractive nuisance and steps should be taken to correct the situation. - 4 - 166 F. BaG.Tid iiayor I{irsten expressed that the Council takes pride 0iTTSTAkQL4G and pleasure in Councilman Brown being the recipient CITIZal of the "Outstanding Citizen Award" presented by the A'+',JP.i2D Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner. ACREAGE FEE Councilman Culbertson requested a staff study STLDY regarding equalization of utility charges. After discussion, Councilman Culbertson moved the staff make a study of equalization of utility charges and report to the Council in three months. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hunnell and carried., ADJOUP14W There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:13 p.m. Attest: BESSIE L. BEkUETT Deputy City Clerk - 5 -