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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - September 5, 1962328 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHONM:E S SEPTEIMER 5, 1962 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, September 5, 1962. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and Katzakian (Mayor) present. None absent. Also present: City Manager Glaves, Administrative Assistant Carlton, City Attorney Mullen and Planning Director Rodgers. MINUTES The Minutes of August 8, 1962 and of August 15, 1962, were approved as written and nailed an motion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second. PUBLIC FMARINGS ZONING ORD. Notice thereof having been published in accordance with law, A?MXDKENTS Mayor Katzakian called for public hearing on the proposal to amend the zoning ordinance as follows: ORD. No. 732 INTRODUCED 1. Change in the required land area for apartments con- structed in the C -P commercial professional office zone from the present R-4 standard of one dwelling unit for each 500 square feet of lot area to the R-3 standard of one dwelling unit for each 2,000 square feet of lot area. 2. Provide that no petiticnfbr the reclassification of a specific property shall be accepted if final action has been taken by the Planning Commission or the City Council to deny a similar request within the past year. This provision shall not prohibit the Planning Cowd ssion nor the City Council from initiating such a change. There were no protests, written or oral, to the proposed changes. There was considerable discussion concerning the proposed amendment to prohibit consideration of a zoning application if a similar request has been denied within the year. The purpose of the amendment is to eliminate repeated requests for rezoning which may be intended to wear down the Planning Commission and the City Council, or oponents of the request. Councilman Dot opposed this ameniment as being too vague and questioned the fairness of leaving it up to the Council or Planning Commission as to whether or not the zoning could be reconsidered within the one year period. Councilman Culbertsoniblt that if a different class of zoning was requested, the application should be accepted. Councilman Dow moved that Ordinance No. 732 be introduced amending the Zoning Ordinance in regard to required lanai area for apartments in the C -P zone, but excepting the amendment regarding pro- hibition of reapplications. There was no second to the motion. Stating that as a matter of policy any application requesting a zoning classification different from that in the first application be considered a new application, Councilman Culbertson moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 732 amending the zoning ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission by changing the land area requirements for apartments �} strutted in the C -P zone and by adding a section to prohibit zoning applications which have been denied within the pre ous year. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - BROWNCULBERTSON, ULIMANN and KATZAKIAN NOES: Councilmen - DOW -1- Sal, Minutes of September 5, 1962 continued REZONE W/S HAM Notice thereof having been published in accordance with law, BTW LOCKEFORD the Mayor calling for hearing on the proposed rezoning of a 7.7 AND ELM STS acre parcel on the west side of Ham Lane between Elm Street and TO C -S Lockeford Street fram R-1 and R-3 residential zones and the C-1 neighborhood commercial zone to the C -S commercial shopping ORD -'NO. 733 zone. There were no protests, written or oral. The City INTRODUCED Manager read the recommendation of the Planning Commission in favor of the rezoning. Mr. Merrill Stone of Stone Bros. of Stockton spoke in behalf of the rezoning, giving reasons why this site was favorable for a shopping center. The site plans for the shopping Center have been approved by the Planning Ccm issicn. Mr. Roy Miura, co-owner of the land and part owner of the Sell -Rite Market which would be incorporated into the center, also spoke in favor of the rezoning. Councilman Brown moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 733 rezoning the parcel of land on the west side of Ham.Lane between Elm and Lockeford Streets to CNS commercial -shopping zone. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried, Councilman Down abstaining because of the site's close proximity to his former business (Dow's Nursery). REZONE Mayor Katzakian then called for hearing on the proposed rezoning 201-209 of 201-209 North School Street from R-3 residential and C-1 Of. SCHOOL neighborhood coammercial to the C-2 general commercial zone, TO C-2 notice of said hearing having been publishedin accordance with law. The City Manager read the recommendation of the Planning ORD. NO. 731 Commission in favor of the rezoning. There were no protests INTRODUCED written or oral. Councilman Culbertson moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 73h rezoning the property at 2001-209 North School Street to the C-2 general commercial zone. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried unanimously. SISTER -CITY Mayor Katzakian presented two Town Affiliation Charters which CHARTER had been awarded, one to the citizens of Koch, Japan, and the other to the citizens of Lodi, in recognition of their sister - city affiliation by the Civic Committee of the People -to -People Program and the American Municipal Association. He said that the charter for Kofu would be mailed to that city. PLANNING CCMlff SSIO N TENT. MAP OF City Manager Glaves explained that it was not the usual pro - VISTA RAY SUBD. cedure to present a tentative map to the City Council, but that the tentative map of the vista Ray Subdivision was being sub- mitted to the Council in view of the drainage problem. The proposed subdivision is at the northwest corner of Ham and Vine streets northwest of Lodi Memorial Hospital. The drainage problem had been recognized at the time the property was annexed to the City. At that time it was expected that the storm drainage for that area could be connected to the drainage ditch proposed in the Master Storm Drainage Plan. However, the outcome of the bond election leaves doubt as to the status of the Master Storm Drainage Plan. Three alternatives are: (1) to construct the ditch; (2) to require the subdivider to provide drainage until such time as the City has it available; and (3) not to approve the subdivision until drainage is available. The Council discussed at length the problem of providing drainage as contemplated under the Storm Drain Plan dune to the outcome of the bond election, the possibility of providing ponding areas, etc. Councilmen Brown and Dow expressed the opinion that the subdivider should be allowed to provide his own drainage, but Councilman Culbertson stated that such a policy would result in messy situations and he felt that in those instances in which the City could not provide drainage, the City should not annex property or approve subdivisions. Couuncilman Dat moved that the tentative map for the Vista Ray Subdivision be approved with - 2 - 330 Minutes of September 5, 1962 comf""hued the provisions that the landowner be responsible for draining the subdivision in accordance with the City Engineerls approval until such time as the City can provide drainage. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown. Maurice Ray, Jr. asked if the subdivider would be required to pay the acreage charge for storm drainage and was told that he would still have to pay that charge since the lines for storm drainage would have to be put in the subdivision when it was developed. The motion carried by the following -vote: COMMUNICATIONS INTENT TO All provisions of State law having been Implied with, a ANNEX THE petition for the annexation of the Ginocchio Addition, being 8.5 GINOCCBIO acres in the area of Mills Avenue and Lama Drive north of ADDITION Lockeford Street which is surrounded by City boundaries, was presented for Council action. On motion of Councilman Brown, RES. NO. 2562 Dow second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2562, ADOPTED resolution of intention to annex the Ginocchio Addition to the City of Lodi. COUNTY RE - 3 - AYES: Councilmen - BROWN, DOW, ULIYANN and KATZAKIAN GARBAGE SITES NOES: Councilmen - CULBERTSON BARBE54P_ A report was received from the Pla Ling Commission that the SHOPPING Commission had reviewed the C-3 commercial shopping zoning an CENTER SITE the 10 -acre parcel located at the southeast corner of Kettleman Lane and West Lane as required by the zoning ordinance. Extension of.six months was granted to the property owner, Mr. Edward Barbera, and was conditioned on incorporating the new SACRAMENTO 110 -foot right of way width for West Lane into the approved site WATER SKI plan for the shopping center. MEDICAL The Planning Commission recommended that the zoning ordinance . OFFICES AND - be amended by eliminating medical offices in the R-3 and R -fit BEAUTY SHOPS residential zones and by limiting beauty shops conducted within CANAL PROJECT a home to one operator, to a sign of not more than two square feet, and to receipt of a use permit. The matter was set for public hearing on September 19, 1962 on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second. COMMUNICATIONS INTENT TO All provisions of State law having been Implied with, a ANNEX THE petition for the annexation of the Ginocchio Addition, being 8.5 GINOCCBIO acres in the area of Mills Avenue and Lama Drive north of ADDITION Lockeford Street which is surrounded by City boundaries, was presented for Council action. On motion of Councilman Brown, RES. NO. 2562 Dow second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2562, ADOPTED resolution of intention to annex the Ginocchio Addition to the City of Lodi. COUNTY RE - 3 - A resolution was received from the County Board of Supervisors GARBAGE SITES in opposition to the establishment of all land -uses, including but not limited to garbage or refuse disposal- facilities, in the vicinity of park or recreation areas or in the vicinity of future park or recreation sites which would be in conflict with the proper use of such park and.recreation areas or which would be inimical to the further successful development of such park or recreation facilities. SACRAMENTO A letter was read from the Sacramento Water Ski Club thanking WATER SKI the City for the opportunity of using Lodi Lake for a Water Ski CLUB Tournament in July. AUBURN DAM- A letter was read from the County Counsel's Office to the effect FOLSCM SOUTH that the Board of Supervisors had sent letters of appreciation CANAL PROJECT for the progress which the Auburn Dam Folsom South Canal project has made to date to the President of the United States and to the Chairman of the United States Senate Cammittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The Board of Supervisors wished to urge the City to write a„d lar communications.. on motion of Council- man Culbertson, Ullmann second, the Council voted to send letters of appreciation to the President and to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs for the roject. progress made on the Auburn Dam-Foleam South Canal project- -3- 331 Ninutes of September 5, 1962 continued CUD, LCC A notice was received from the City of Turlock that the next MEETING meeting of the Central Valley Division, League of California RFS. NO. 2565 Cities, will be held in that pity on September 27, 1962. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLA'DIS Claims in the amount of $150,630.20 were approved on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second. SPECS - Specifications for the Subdivision Paving Project 1962 were SUED. PAVING approved and call for bids authorized on motion of Councilman PROJECT 1962 Culbertson, Brown second. SPECS- Specifications for two police cars were approved and call for POLICE CARS bids authorized on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Ullmann GAIDON RST second. POWER POLE On motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council RELOCATION adopted Resolution No. 2563 approving an agreement with the State Division of Highways for the relocation of one power pole RES. N0. 2563 in connection with the Lodi. Freeway Project and authorizing the ADOPTED City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the City. NO PARKING The local manager of the State Department of Motor Vehicles has ZONE AT 606 requested that a parking stall in front of the Department's W. LOCKEFORD building at 606 West Lockeford Street be eliminated. The stall is between two driveways and several accidents have occurred RES. N0. 2564 because of this situation. Councilman Culbertson moved the ADOPTED adoption of Resolution No. 2564 eliminating the parking stall SCHEPPLEi ADDN. at 606 West Lockeford Street and establishing a no parking zone therein. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried. 1962-63 GAS The 1962-63 budget proposals for engineering and maintenance TAX FUNDS from gas tax funds were presented for Council action before being forwarded to the State Division of Highways, the amounts RFS. NO. 2565 having been approved when the budget was adopted. On motion of & NO. 2566 Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council adopted Resolution ADOPTED No.'2565 adopting the budget of proposed expenditures of State allocated funds for engineering and directing the City Manager to sign the same on behalf of the City. On motion of Councilman Dow, Brown second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2566 adopting the budget of proposed expenditure of gas tax funds for maintenance of City streets and authorizing the City Manager to sign the same on behalf of the City. GAIDON RST City Manager Glaves gave a report on the request of the Gaydon HOhm Rest Home to permit six persons in a boarding house. The Building g Code permits a maximum of five persons in such a home, having been changed in 1956 in order to conform with the State Housing Act and the State Fire Code. He mentioned that in some localities the Department of Hygiene had licensed homes with six persons. Councilman Culbertson said that it would be advisable to write to the Department of Hygiene in regard to conforming with State laws. The Council rejected the request of Mrs. Gaydon and instructed that she be so informed. ORDINANCES ANPr1"'X. ORDINANCE NO. 730, entitled "AN ORDIN W CE APPROVING THE SCHEPPLEi ADDN. AIME)CATION OF CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY, DESIGNATED ISCAr�. PLEB ADDITION' TO THE CITY OF LODI", having been intro - ORD. NO. 730 duced at the meeting of August 15, 1962, was brought up for ADOPTED passage on motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES.: Councilmen - BRUiN, CULBERTSON, DOW, ULL2,1ANN and KATZAKIAN NOES: Councilmen - NONE -L- 332 Minutes of September 5, 1962 continued REZONE ORDIDU NCE NO. 731, entitled '�AH 3DING THE OFTICIAL DISTRICT MAP 208-210 E. ELM OF THE CITY OF LODI AND THERFa3Y RE, ZONING THE PROPERTY AT 208 TO C-2 AND 21 0 EAST KU4 STREET TO BE IN THE C-2 GEN MEAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT,° having been introduced at the meeting of August 15, ORD. NO. 731 1962, was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Ullmann, ADOPTED Brown second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AM,;S: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DOW, WIJY N and KATZAKIAPJ NOES: Councilmen - NONE REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER (dontinued) STORM DRAIN City Manager Glaves stated that he had been in touch with Blair - STUDY Westfall Associates, Consulting Engineers, concerning the,City's storm drainage problem. This firm has designed plans for the City of Fresno providing for a ground water recharge system of drainage in some areas and feels that a similar system may be feasible for removal of Lodi's storm waters. They have offered to make a review of the City's present Master Storm Drainage Plan arra to study and report upon the feasibility of revising the plans by incorporation of ground" water recharge instal- lations and the possible multiple use of such installations as open -space areas. The City Manager felt that it would be worth- while to have the present plan reviewed and he read the proposed agreement submitted by Blair-Westfall whereby they would make a study and report on a time and materials basis which in no event would exceed $98,200. Councilman Brown advocated having the City conduct its awn experiments to determine if a ground water recharge system would serve Lodi. Councilman Culbertson.said. that the Council bad been criticized for spending money on experts and also for not having all the answers. He felt that having _the proposed study made would give the Council further inform- ation to back up its statements. Councilman Dow moved that the firm of Blair-Westfall Associates be employed to conduct a survey of the City's drainage problems as outlined in the proposed agreement. Motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - CUBERTSCN, DOW, ULLMANN and KATZaiLAN NOES: Councilmen - BROWN APPOTS PENSION Mayor Katzakian reported that Mr. Kerby Anderson had been BOARD selected by the other members of the Pension Board to continue serving as the lay member of the Board and asked the Council to concur in the reappo=tment. On notion of Councilman Dow, Brown second, the City Council concurred in the reappointment of Kerby Anderson to the Pension Board for a two-year term commencing July 1, 1962. Councilman Fred Brown was then . reappointed to serve on the Pension Board on motion of Council- man Dow, Culbertson seccud. There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 10:35 p.m. ATTEST:B .ATR7C%GARIB�i,DI City Clerk Wdo