HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - August 31, 1962 SM326
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAidBERS
AUGUST 31, 1962
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was
held beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 31P 1962, in accord-
ance with Section 54956 of the Government Code, having been called
by Mayor Katzakian by the sending of written notices stating the
time and purpose of said meeting to all members of the City Council,
the "Lodi News -Sentinel" and the "Stockton Record", receipt of said
notices being at least 24 hours before the time set for the meeting.
Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and Katzakian (Mayor)
present. None absent.
Also presents City Manager Glaves (arrived at 10:10 a.m.), Admini-
strative Assistant Carlton and City Attorney Mullen.
SITE FOR The purpose of the meeting was to consider the
WELL NO. 12 offer of a site for Vell No. 12 by Mr. Edward
Barbera. The site is approximately 200 feet south
of Cherokee Lane and would be on the west side of
the future west line of the Barbera property in the
event that West Lane is -widened to 110 feet,
placing the site within the West Lane right of way.
A letter from Jones, Lane and Weaver, Mr. Barbera's
attorneys, dated August 29, 1962, outlining the
following conditions for acceptance of the deed
from Mr. Barbera was read:
(1) Installation of the pump is to be entirely
underground except for the electric power panel
and one utility pole.
(2) The power panel and utility pole will be
installed in the extreme northeast corner of the
well site.
(3) The City will relocate the power panel and
utility pole at its own expense in the event they
become an obstruction to the ingress or egress of
the property in future development.
(4) The City will at its own expense raise or lower
the proposed manholes at the well site in such
manner as may be required to meet final grade when
the West Lane right of way improvements are
installed.
(5) The City will reimburse Mr. Barbera to the
extent of $1,000.
The letter also contained certain matters relative
to future development of the Barbera property, but
it was felt that consideration of these matters
had no bearing on the well site acquisition.
A reversionary clause on the deed was read requiring
that in the event the well was not established on
the site within one year or if the well is later
abandoned, the property shall revert to the grantors
or their successors. Superintendent of Utilities
McLane said there would be no problem with the
first four conditions. Mayor Katzakian stated that
because of the reversionary clause and because of
the request for $1,000, he felt action on these
two features was a matter of policy to be decided
by the Council. (City Manager Glaves arrives)
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Minutes of August 31, 1962 continued
Councilman Dow said he did not consider the
reversionary right in the present instance as
being too serious. City Manager Glaves stated
that in the past the City had problems with this
type of deed so had established a policy of accept-
ing only deeds which were free of such conditions.
City Attorney Mullen stated,that in this instance
the parcel would have no value to the City other
than as a well site, and he felt that the rever-
sionary clause on the deed was all right. Council-
men Brown pointed out that if the City accepted
the conditions in the letter, it would be paying
$1,000 for the land. City Attorney Mullen said
that on the basis of the letter, payment of $1,000
was one of the considerations for execution of the
deed. Councilman Brown moved that the conditions
in the said letter for delivery of a deed from
Mr. Barbera for a well site be accepted and the
City pay $1,000 to cover the demand for the deed.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and
carried by unanimous vote.
The meeting then adjourned.
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ATTEST: BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City Clerk