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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 15, 1967.141 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF IA)I CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAIiBERS NOVM,MER 15, 1957 t_ regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, November 15, 1957 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present; Councilmen - BROWH, CULBERTSON, HUNNZLL, Wr^.LTON and KIRSTEN (biayor ) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present: City Manager Glaves, Assistant City hanager Peterson, City Attorney Nullen and Planning Director Schroeder. PLEDGE Nayor Kirsten led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. NINUTES iinutes of November 1, 1967 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Walton, Hunnell second. PUBLIC FZARINGS STAMARDS FOR Notice thereof having been published in accordance PORTICU OF P -D with law, Payor Kirsten called for public hearing on ZONE 14O. 1 the recommendation of the Planning Commission to adopt certain Development Standards for the multiple - CRD. A0. 853 family portion of Planned Development Zone No. 1 at INTRODLCE.7 the southeast corner of illrner Road and Lower Sacramento Road. iir. Glaves read the standards recommended, covering uses permitted, height and area, minimum yards and courts, land coverage, off-street parking and architectural supervision. Wr. John Capell, the developer, 324 La Vida Drive, Lodi, spoke in favor of the standards. There being no others in the audience who wished to be heard on this matter, the public portion of the hearing was closed. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Culbertson that the Council introduce Ordinance No. 853 adopting Development Standards for the multiple -family portion of Planned Development Lone No, 1. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hunnell and carried. BLDG. SETBACK Notice thereof having been published in accordance ON S. STOCKTOPt with law, the kayer called for public hearing on the BZJ HAWCY PUD recommendation of the Planning Commission to establish MTTLENiAN LANES a Special Building Setback Line in the incorporated areas of South Stockton Street between Kettleman Lane ORD. NO, 854 and Harney Lane. As recommended, in R-1, R-2, R-3, ISM.CDLCED R-4 and C -P Jistricts the building setback would be 50 feet from the center line; in C-1, C-2 and til Districts the setback line would be 40 feet from the center line; in C -S Districts the setback line would be 90 feet from the center line; and in P -D Districts the setback line would be 40 feet plias any additional area established by the Planning Commission from the center line. After consideration, Councilman Brown moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 854 establish- ing the Special Building Setback Line on South Stockton Street in the incorporated areas between Kettleman PC TO STUDY Lane and Harney Lane. The motion was seconded by PR:-;2LWING Councilman Walton and carried. Councilman Culbertson ARfil. ;:EST OF moved that the Planning Commission be requested to STOCK"LOil ST. study prezoning the property on the west side of BTd Hc;MEY ruL) Stockton Street between Kettleman and Harney Lanes. KETTL&,d.id The motion was seconded by Councilman Walton and carried. 142 Minutes of november 15, 1967 continued PLANNING COW4ISSIOiI The City Manager read the report from the Planning Commission outlining the following actions taken ag its meeting of November 13: 1. Adopted a Resolution upon the request of Mr. Gleen R. Houston which permits furniture upholstery shops in the C-1, Neighborhood Commercial zone under certain conditions. 2. Denied the request of St. Peter's Lutheran Church for a variance to permit off-street parking in the front yard setback area on Oxford Way and the Lower Sacramento Road Frontage Road at the site of a proposed church complex. 3. Approved the request of St. Peter's Lutheran Church for a use permit to construct a church complex consisting of six buildings at the southeast corner of Lower Sacramento Road and Oxford Way in an area zoned R-1 with certain conditions. s. .11ecommen6e4 that the Sar. Joaquin County Planning Commission approve the request of wr. dilliam Siemer- ing for a use permit to establish an artist studio in a mobile hoa4e at 17649 North i+.yrtle Street. S. Reco&auen:.ed that the San Joaquin County Planning Commission deny the request of i4r. Edwin C. Reimche for a use permit to erect an 18 -foot by 24 -foot addi- tion to a nonconforming television repair shop at 3,j6 East Kettleman Lane. 6. Approved the request of tir. W. W. Shavoley for a variance to reduce the required 5 -foot side yards to 4 feet to permit the erection of a new dwelling at 1323 South Lee :;venue. 7. Jenied the request of lir. A. ri. Jawad by rir. C. L. Jones for a variance to reduce the required 2,, -foot driveway to Ij feet to permit the erection of a new 5 -unit apartment house at 27 :,brth Washington Street. 8. Jenied the request of Mr. Harry George for a variance to construct lL apartment units on a parcel where only 9 units are permitted at 1350-1354 :lest Walnut Street. 9. ilenied the request of Union Oil Company of Cali- fornia for a use permit to erect a rotating "ball" sign on the site of a proposed service station at the northeast corner of Kettleman L&ne and Cherokee Lane. lu. Denied the request of Stone Brothers and Asso- ciates by Ad lsrt for a variance to increase the max- imum height of a shopping center identification sign from 35 feet to 41 feet to permit the installation of a decorative extension at the Lakewood Miall Shop- ping Center. 11. Approved the request of ilius. Anita Jittmeier for a Minor Subdivision variance to permit the appli- cant to add li feet in depth to an alley lot with an existing dwelling at 3,,9�,, hest .4ainut Street. 2. 143 i-.inutes of November 15, 19o7 continued COWirX VICA rI ONS APPEAL - k letter was read from C. L. Jones and Company on be- AJ%.JAWi. half of A. M. Jawad appealing the decision of the City Planning Commission in denying i:r. Jawad's request for a variance to reduce the driveway length from 20 feet to 10 feet at 27 North Washington Street to permit the erection of a 5 -unit apartment house. On motion of Councilman Brown, Hunnell second, the matter was set fox public hearing on December 6, 1967. Notice of Application for Alcoholic Beverage License, ABC LICENSE Off So1e Beer and Wine, was read, being a transfer from Carol avid Paul Netzert to Dawan E. heap, The Speedy Mart 7-11, 401 North California Street. REPORTS OF 174.E CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $248,547.62 were approved on motion of Councilman Walton, Culbertson second. CAPPEL & HOUSTON In regard to the request of biz. John Capell and Mr. .1 FHk RENT Robert 0. Houston for Council approval of their par- SUPPLEhMIVT ticipation in the FHA Rent Supplement Program which PROGRALM had been continued from the Meting of November 1, Mr. Glaves stated that he had discussed the matter with Nx. Keith kontgomery of the FHA office in Sacra- mento. Aar. Montgomery did not have much information regarding need fox such a program in Lodi and would not conduct a survey unless the Council approved the request. pair. Glaves said he had no means of judging the need. Wayor Kirsten stated that he had talked to lir. Montgomery also and had gotten the impression that FHA had reservations about -the program for Lodi, that the funds could be used to better advantage elsewhere. Councilman Walton felt such a program was not needed in Lodi. Councilman Hunnell said he had talked to Air. Mantgomery and 'Congressman W all and had gotten the impression that funds for the program should be used in areas where housing is really in- adequate. Councilman Culbertson said he was inclined to agree with other members of the Council? but felt there may be a valid use for such a program in Lodi. Every town has some people who need help to live decently. Kr. Robert Houston said the Council should take time to survey the local situation. After further discussion, Councilman Culbertson moved that the request of Air. Capell and Mr. Houston be continued for thirty days so that more facts could be obtained. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried, with &r,ayor Kirsten voting no. ?LAMS & SPECS Mr. Artie Preszler presented the plans and specifica- CIvIC CEiITER tions for the Civic Center Fountain. Councilman Brown FOUNTAIN moved that the plans and specifications for the Civic Center Fountain be approved and calling for bids authorized. The motion was seconded by Councilman Walton and carried. At 9:30 p.m. a five-minute recess was held on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Hunnell second. CATV The Council then reviewed a proposed ordinance pro- viding for the granting of franchises for Community ORD. :10. 855 P.ntenna Television Systems. Air. Lindsay P. Marshall._ LVIRODX30 repwasenting California Antenna TV, Inc., said they 3. 144 iiinutes of November 15, 1957 continued. had gone over the ordinance in detail and found it satisfactory. Mr. John Reese, representing GE Cable TV, said he felt a 180 -day time limit for the initial service would be preferable to 90 days. City i,ttorney Mullen mentioned that provision for payment of costs for raising the wires for house moving was not in the ordinance. The model ordinance from HINLO has such a provision. i6f tex discussion, it was moved by Council- man Walton, Brown second, that the ordinance include the provision that the holder of the franchise would have to pay the cost of moving the wires when a house is to be moved. The motion carried. Councilman Cul- bertson then moved that the ordinance be changed so that the grantee would have 130 days after the permit is granted to provide the initial service and one year from acquiring the permit for completion. The motion was seconded by Councilman :Dalton. After further dis- cussion, Councilman Culbertson withdrew his motion and Councilman Walton his second. Councilman Culbertson then moved that Paragraph (c) of the ordinance be changed so that initial service be started within 180 days after the permits are granted for a particular area and that it be completed within 15 months after permits are granted for a particular area. The motion was seconded by Councilman Walton. City Attor- ney Mullen suggested that 11130 days" be changed to read "six months" for the sake of consistency and the motion carried with the change suggested. Councilman Brown moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 855 providing for the granting of franchises for Community Antenna Television Systems. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried unanimously. AWARD - Only one bid was received for a tractor loader for TRACTCR LOAD'eR the Recreation and Parks Department, being from Lodi Tractor Company for a net of $2,900. The City Wanager RFS. NO. 3117 stated this was a reasonable bid and he recommended that award be made. On motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3117 awarding the contract for furnishing a tractor loader to Lodi Tractor Company in accordance with their bid. LWARD - Only one bid was received for the 3/4 -ton truck for 3/4-TC111 TRUCK the Recreation and Parks Department. The bid was from Loewen Auto Company for a net of $2,000 and the City RES. NO. 3122 Ranager recommended that award be made. Councilman Walton moved the adoption of Resolution No. 3122 awarding the bid on the 3/4 -ton truck to Loewen Auto Company for a total of $2,000. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried. ANWM - Bids received on two compact cars were as follows. CONPACT CARS Loewen Auto Company $3,520.00 RES. NO. 3123 Green Ford Sales 3,953.18 [sir. Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. On motion of Councilman dalton, Culbertson second, tht City Council adopted Resolution No. 3123 awarding the contract on the two compact cars to the lw, bidder, Loewen Auto Company, for the amount of the bid. 4. 145 i+iinutes of november 15, 1957 AWARD - Bids received for the Fire Chief's car and two stan- FIRE CHIEF'S CAR dard cars were as follows: & TWO STAIMARD CARS Fire Chiefts Two standard car cars RBS. NO. 3124 l.cewen huto Company $2,010.00 $3,770.00 -Green Ford Sales 2,571.30 4,408.77 kX . Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. Councilman-Hunnel2, Culbertson second, moved the adoption of Resolution No. 3124 awarding the con- tract for the Fire Chief's car and two standard cars to the low bidder, Loewen Auto Company. Motion carried. SPECS - Specifications for a flatbed truck for the Utilities MUCK Department were approved and advertising for bids authorized on motion of Councilman Brown, Walton second. CHARG:.S M.' Assistant City Manager Peterson reported on the City's ROX COPIES charges for making copies of documents for the public FOR PTJBLIC by the Police Department on the Xerox machine. He stated the Police Department had maintained a check for 30 ays and determined that the principal persons requesting this service were insurance adjusters. Some use of this service was made by attorneys also. Kr. Peterson had surveyed six cities and the Highway Patrol. They all charge a flat fee of $2.00 regard- less of number of pages per document. Lodi charges $1.00 for the first three pages and 500 for each additional page. The County of San Joaquin charges $2.00 per page and the City of Tracy 500 per page. After discussion, Councilman Walton moved that the City charge $1.00 for the first page and 250 for each additional page per each report to be copied. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried, with iiayor Kirsten casting a dissenting vote as he felt the present fees were reasonable. DOCiP.4L-.iMay Mr. Glaves stated that the County was adopting an STriiP Tt.X ordinance imposing a documentary stamp tax on the sale of real property since this source of revenue was ORD. 110. 856 being relinquished by the Federal Government. If the INTROMrFO City wishes to receive part of thch revenue, an or- dinance imposing such a tax will have to be adopted. Enforcement would be by the County. Councilman Cul- bertson moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 856 imposing a documentary stamp tax on sale of real property within the City of Lodi. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hunnell and carried by unani- mous vote. Ii1CREASE ?•iO MLY The City Wanager explained that there is a demand for PARKING SPACES - more spaces to be made available on a monthly basis PARKING LOT #5 at the parking lot located at the corner of Church and Zlm Streets. There are 125 spaces in this lot, RES. NO. 3125 91 of which are rented by the month at $2.50 per space. He recommended that an additional 17 spaces be utilized for monthly rental, leaving 17 spaces metered. Councilman Culbertson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 3125 amending Resolution Ho. 2160 146 Ninutes of November 15, 1967 continued. 6. and thereby providing for an additional 17 spaces at Parking Lot Ifo. 5(northeast corner of Church and Elm Streets) to be rented for a monthly charge payable in advance. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ualton and carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Glaves referred to correspondence received from FINAL PAMNENT Mr. Marion J. Varner, architect for the Public Safety PUBLIC SAFETY BLJG.Building, recommending that final payment be made to the general contractor. On motion of Councilman sJalton, Brown second, the City Council authorized that final payment be made on the public safety building. 1966-67 AUDIT The annual audit for 1966-67 prepared by H. F. McCaad- ACCEPT D less, copies of which had been received by members of the City Council, was accepted by the Council on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Hunnell second. LPIVDSCAPING Mr. Glaves said meetings had been held with represen- BTJ CHRISTIAN tatives of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in SCIENCE CHURCH regard to landscaping the Church property between the tit�ID PARKING LOT Church building and the City parking lot west of the Public Safety Building. They had agreed the Church would purchase two trees for the area and the City would plant shrubs and maintain the area. lir. Glaves recommended that the Council approve this arrangement. On motion of Councilman Culbertson, Walton second, the City Council approved the arrangements worked out with the First Church of Christ, Scientist, for landscaping and maintenance as recommended by the City i4anager. W.LLIIkK Councilman Culbertson stated the Council should come PROP%RTY to some conclusion concerning the offer made to the City by Nr. T. J. Hallinan for purchase of his prop- erty west of the Stadium. ht. Hallinan needs a yes or no answer so that he can proceed. The matter was discussed, but the Council did not reach a conclusion. ;0JOURi IENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11: 35 p.m. -a Attest: Beatrice Garibaldi City Clerk 6.