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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAIxIBCAS
FEBRUARY 2, 1966
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was
held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, February 2, 1966, in the City
Hall Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - BR%711, CULBERi50N, DOW, WALTOd4
and KIRSTEA
Absent: Councilmen - None
Also present: City Manager Glaves, City Attorney Mullen,
.Administrative Assistant.Peterson, Planning Director
Schroeder, and Architect for the Public Safety Building,
Dix. Marion J. Varner.
BID OPEI4114GS
BIDS - The following bids complying with specifications were
PUBLIC SAFETY received on the Public Safety Building:
BUILDING
Basic Alter- Alter- Alter -
Bid nate A nate B nate C
Roek Construction $1,009,000 $15,950 $10,600 $5,800
C. S. Plumb Co. 1,014,865 15,590 10,040 5,815
John F. Otto Inc. 1,025,000 14,700 15,000 4,400
Ralph Larsen & Son 1,025,913 16,000 9,500 5,400
Landes Const. Co. 1,029,678 .14,622 9,626 6,055
Nodern Eng. & Const 1,031,740 15,542. 9,989 5,565
Roebblen Const Co. 1,036,840 35,980 9,840 5,900
Rubio & Gullikson. 1,039,000 16,000 10,000 5,770
Harris Const. Co. 1,042,975 14,692 9,947 5,714
Ben 0. Davey Const. 130451758 15,000 13,000 6,000
Nomellini. Const. Co. 1,046,000 17,000 11,000 7,000
Stolte 1,047,000 14,200 9,800 5,700
R. Pederson & Sons 1,092,830 16,600 11,500 7,900
The following bids.complying.with specifications were
received on the Jail Equipment;
Decatur Iron & Steel $30,400
Herrick Iron 31,945
Central Industrial 39,666
On motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second, the bids
on the Public Safety Building and Jail Equipment were
referred to Nix, Varner,. the City F.ttorney and the Public
Works Director for review and recommendation later in the
meeting.
NO BIDS - No bids, either written or oral, were received on the
BLDGS AT removal of the buildings at 306 West Elm Street. On motion
306 E. ELM of Councilman Culbertson, Walton second, the City Manager
was authorized to negotiate for removal of the buildings.
MINUTES
Minutes of January 19, 1966, were approved as written and
mailed on motion of Councilman Brown, Walton second.
PUBLIC H ARINGS
PRECISE Notice thereof having been published in accordance with
PLAN ELM ST. law, Mayor Kirsten called for hearing on the precise plan
BTW ALLEN for Elm Street between Allen Drive and Lower Sacramento
DR. & LOWER Road as recommended by the Planning Commission. There was
SACTO RD. no one in the audience for or against the proposal. After
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RES. NO. -2920 explanation'of the plan and some discussion, it was
ADOPTED
moved by Councilman Culbertson that Resolution No. 2920
be adopted approving the precise plan of Elm Street
between Allen Drive and Lower Sacramento Road as pre-
sented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow.
After discussion of possible need for more width, the
motion carried by unanimous vote.
ELMER KLUDT
Mr. 21mer Kludt, local distributor for Signal Oil
RE PURCHASE
Company, addressed the Council concerning calling for
OF GASOLINE,
bids on gasoline, oils and greases. According to
OILS & GREASES
Mr. Kludt, the oil companies give the County a better.
price than they do the City and he suggested that rather
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than calling for bids, the City contract for the County
price. He said'the companies always submit a bid to
the City which is higher than that submitted to the
County. He further suggested that the contract be
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rotated among the local distributors from year to year.
Councilman Dow moved that the suggestions made by
Mr. Kludt be referred to the City Manager and City
Attorney for recommendations as to legal and practical
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aspects. His motion was seconded by Councilman Walton
and carried unanimously.
COML VICATIONS
SAFETY A letter was read from Mr. Frank Doyle, President of
COUNCIL' the San Joaquin County Safety Council, announcing that
a certificate of achievement was being awarded to the
City of Lodi -for its participation in the Vehicle Safety
Check Program. The award will be made at the Safety
Council's annual banquet to be held February 24, 1966
in Stockton.
ABC LICENSES The following notices of application for Alcoholic
Beverage License were read:
1. Elmer R. Bertsch, Ben A. Selover and Warren A. Lamb,
On Sale General - Public premises, Duffy Is, 105 tlest
Pine Street, Lodi.
2. Wilbur H. Atherton, On Sale Beer, The Vineyard,
- 725 S. Cherokee Lane.
3. Boyce and Frances Ashford, On Sale General - Eating
Place, 101 Lakewood biall.. Since the Lakewood Mall
is not yet zoned for this type of business, Planning
Director Schroeder said he would check on the
application.
W. -,W. BENTZ A Claim for Damages was presented from W. W. Bantz in
CLAIM FOR the amount of $76.00. On motion of Councilman Dow,
DAMAGES Walton second, the City Council rejected the Claim and
referred it to Max Elson, the City's Agent of Record.
PLANNING COMMISSION
COCKTAIL The Planning Commission, by a vote of 5 - 2, recommended
LOUNGE;:IN; that Section 27-9A(b) of the City Code be amended to
C -S ZONE permit a cocktail lounge in the C -S Commercial Shopping
District. On motion of Councilman Dow, Walton second,
the City Council set the matter for public hearing at
its meeting of February 162 1966,
INFORMATIOU The following actions of the Planning Commission were
ITEMS also reported: -
1. Approved by a vote of 4 - 3 the revised tentative
map of the Royal Crest Subdivision subject to
certain conditions.
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2. Approved a variance in the required side yard
from five feet to two feet to permit erection of
a second unit at 921 S. Garfield Street in an R-3
District,
3. Ppproved a use permit to install a flashing sign
for the Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Store in the —
Lakewood bull Shopping Center.
BIDS U1 PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
M1 BIDS
&ir. Varner reported that the check on the bids for the
ACCEPTED
Public Safety Building and.on the Jail Equipment had
been completed. He recommended that the lowest bid on
the Public Safety Building, including alternates, be
accepted. This bid was from Roek Construction Company,
Stockton, for a total of $1,041,350, including alternates.
He further recommended acceptance of the lowest bid on
the Jail Equipment,.being the bid of Decatur Iron &
Steel Company, Decatur, Llabama, for a total of $30,400,
but suggested that the Council wait until its next
meeting before awarding the contract; during this time
the Civil Defense Office and the County could be contactec
concerning their share of the costs. Councilman
Culbertson moved that the bid of Roek Construction
Company on the Public Safety Building be accepted, but
that award of the contract not be made at this time.
His motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried
unanimously. Councilman Dow moved that that bid of
Decatur Iron & Steel Company on the Jail Equipment be
accepted, but that the contract not be awarded at this
time. His motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and
carried by unanimous vote.
REPORTS OF
710 CITY VAidAGER
CLRIMS
Claims in the amount of $137,999.39 were approved on
motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second.
ELECTION
On motion of Councilman Walton, Culbertson second, the
CANVASS
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2921 authorizing
the City Clerk to conduct the canvass of the results
RES. 130. 2921
of the April, 12, 1966 General Municipal Election prior
ADOPTED
to Lpril 19, 1966.
PRINTING COSTS
- L new section has been added to the State Elections Code
CANDIDATES'
-which provides that each candidate for an elective
QUALIFICATIONS
office may submit a 150 -word statement of qualifications
which is to be printed and submitted to the voter
together with the sample ballot. Since this section
states that the local agency may bill each candidate
who submits a statement of qualifications for the cost
of printing, etc., the Council should make a determi-
nation of policy as to whether or not to bill the candi-
dates for this service. Stating that submitting such
statements to the voters mould be a public service as
it would give the voters a better knowledge of the
candidates, Councilman Culbertson moved that the City
pay the costs in connection with submitting candidates'
statements to the voters. his motion was seconded by
Councilman Dow and carried unanimously.
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The following bids complying with specifications were
CIVIC CENTER
received on the Civic Center Site Clearingt
SITE CLEARING
Claude C. Wood Company $3,175.00
RBS. NO. 2922
Tompkins and Gallaven 6,805.95
ADOPTED
On notion of Councilman Dow, Walton second, the City
Council adopted Resolution No. 2922 awarding the contract
for the Civic Center Site Clearing to the low bidder,
Claude C. Wood Company.
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SPECS -
Specifications for gasoline, oils and greases were
GhSOLINE, OILS
presented for Council approval. Mr. Glaves pointed
AND GREASES
out that the specifications were different than in past
years in that the oil was being upgraded in order to
meet factory specifications. On motion of Councilman
Brown, Dow second, the City Council approved the speci-
fications for gasoline, oils and greases and authorized.
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calling for bids thereon.
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ENGINEERING
The City Council then considered the "Engineering Design
DESIGN
Standards" for subdivisions which the Planning Commission
STANDARDS
has recommended be adopted. .The standards were drafted
by the Public Works Director with suggestions from local
engineers. Concern was expressed over section G.04
which stated that the City Engineer's decision shall
be final. After discussion it was moved by Councilman
Culbertson that section G.04 be amended by adding that
appeals from the decision of the City Engineer may be
made under Section 22-9 of the City Code. His motion
was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried unanimously.
After further discussion of other sections of the
standards, it was moved by Councilman Culbertson, Dow
second, that the design standards, as amended by the
previous motion, be adopted. The motion was carried
by unanimous vote.
ARCHITECT FOR
Mr. Glaves stated he had discussed remodeling of the
C0U4C:IL CHAMBERS
Council Chambers with fir. Marion J. Varner and also
with the local architect, Mr. Arlie Preszlex. Mr.
Varner had expressed his willingness to help a local
architect with the plans: Because of Mr. Varner's
experience, the Council felt it would be worthwhile to
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have his suggestions. Councilman Culbertson moved
that the City employ Mr. Arlie Preszler with the under-
standing that bir. Preszler be informed that the Council
would like him to confer with Mr. Varner on the plans.
His motion was seconded by Councilman Walton and
carried unanimously.
ADJO[dtt`•INSOT
On motion of Councilman Walton, Dow second, the Council
adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
Attest. Beatrice Garibaldi
City Clerk
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