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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 16, 1966CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS / r to 7 NOVEMBER 16, 1966 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, November 16, 1966, in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, HUNNELL KIRSTEN and WALTON (Mayor) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present were City Manager Glaves, Administrative Assistant Peterson, Planning Director Schroeder and City Attorney Mullen. MINUTES Minutes of October 26, 1966 and November 2, 1966 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Brown, Kirsten second, after correcting the Minutes of November 2,.1966, by adding the following sentence to the paragraph on page 2 entitled "Spur Track for General Mills,"•"Permit is being granted under the condition that General Mills pay full cost of signal that might be required by the Public Utilities Commission." COMMUNICATIONS MARV PUTNILK RE A letter was read from Mr. Mary Putnam, Lodi Tent ADVERTISING and Awning Company, requesting permission to fly an BALLOON advertising balloon above Christensen's store at the northwest corner of Pine and School Streets for a period of seven days during December. On motion of Councilman Brown, Kirsten second, the Council approved the request providing Mr. Putnam assumes all liability for damage or injury to persons or property and furnishes the City with a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. ABC LICENSES The following applications for Alcoholic Beverage Licenses were read: 1. Edward L. Barks, David F. Evans, and Dennis D. Herr., Original Application, On Sale Beer, "Der Gut Zeit - The Good Time," 114 North School Street. 2. Lena E. and Grady L. Wylie, On Sale Beer & Wine, 27 Club, 27 North Sacramento Street. LEAGUE - A memorandum was received from the League of COMMITTEE California Cities requesting the names of city APPOINTMENTS officials who Would be interested in serving on League committees during the next year. Councilman Kirsten said he would be happy to serve on the Revenue and Taxation Committee again; Councilman Brown said he would be willing to serve on the Building Regulations Committee; Councilman Walton, the Home Rule Committee; and Councilman Hunnell on the Community Development and Beautification Com- mittee. Councilman Culbertson suggested that the Director of Public Works or Superintendent of Utilities be recommended to serve on the Undergrounding Utilities Committee. PUBLIC HEARINGS A CAPELLA CHOIR Nix. Dick Werner, 1530 Edgewood Drive, gave a report TRIP TO JAPAN on activities of parents and students to raise funds to send the Lodi High A Capella Choir to Japan during the Christmas vacation. He said they needed to find a way to raise $5350 to complete their goal of $33,750. Members of the Council complimented the committee and students for their work in raising funds for the trip. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $1,733,806.04 were approved on motion of Councilman Kirsten, Brown second. - 1 - i•:inutes of November 16, :955 continued NON-1nETALLIC On September 21, 1966, the Council had received a PIPS petition from local plumbers requesting that the City SES. NO. 3013 Code be amended to permit the use of non-metallic pipe for sanitary sewers. Dr. E_. Diefendorf, Consulting Engineer, representing Orangeburg Pipe Company, Vacaville, stated that Orangeburg pipe had been in use fox 73 years, that its use was approved by Federal and State agencies, that it was in the AWAR,) - Hational Plumbing Code, that its use was permitted by SPORTS VAA most cities in California, and that it was guaranteed RES. NO. 3014 to meet specifications. He said the trouble was that there are imitations which do not come up to Orangeburg, standards. It was mentioned that there was a differ- ence of opinion as to whether all plumbers are inter- ested in using non-metallic pipe. Some had been con- tacted who did not want it or were not interested in using it. After further consideration, it was moved by Councilman Culbertson that the City not accept non-metallic pipe. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown, and passed with Councilman Kirsten abstaining because he felt he did not have sufficient knowledge to vote on the motion. AWARD - l',ir. Glaves reported that the following bids, complying COMPACT CARS with specifications, had beer, received on four compact cars: RES. NO. 3012 Weil Diotors („ambler imerican) $6,800.00 Loewen Auto Co. (Chevy II) 6,932.76 Green Ford Sees (Falcon) 7,598.23 He said the cars bid by 1.7eil Motors have a pump arrange- ment connected to the smog control device which the company is offering to replace for one without a pump at an increased cost of $50 on the bid. This would still keep the cost below the next bid. Mr. Glaves stated the expenditure of the extra funds was considered worthwhile from a maintenance standpoint. On motion of Councilman Kirsten, Culbertson second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3012 awarding the contract for the four compact cars to the low bidder, Weil Motors, including the change in the smog control device, for a total amount of $6,860. AWARD - Two bids were received for a standard size .four -door SEDAN sedan, as follows: SES. NO. 3013 Loewen Auto Company (Chevelle) $2,075.51 Green Ford Sales (Fairlane) $2,245.46 On motion of Councilman Culbertson,'Hunnell second, the City Council adopted 2esolution No. 3013 awarding the contract to the low bidder, Loewen Auto Company, for a total of $2,075.51. AWAR,) - Er. Glaves presented the following bids on one sports SPORTS VAA van type truck: RES. NO. 3014 Loewen Auto Company $2,241.11 Green Ford Sales $2,543.36 The Council awarded the contract to the low bidder, Loewen Auto Company, by the adoption of Resolution No. 3014 on motion of Councilman Hunnell, Kirsten second. - 2 - 469 N'irutes of November 16, 1966 continued REGULATION OF The Council then discussed a proposed ordinance BILLIARD OR regulating pool halls, copies of which had been POOL ROOMS previously distributed to members of the Council. City Attorney 'Mullen called attention to paragraph _ ORD. NO. 830 (2) on page 2 which would allow minors under the INTRODUCED age of 18 to frequent a pool room during certain hours if they were accompanied by.one of their parents or their guardian or were over the age of 14 and the written consent of parent or guardian had been per- sonally filed with the operator of the pool or billiard room. He also mentioned the paragraph allowing such minors to frequent a pool room until 10 p.m. the night before school is in session and 10:30 p.m. any other night. Mr. Vernon Weldin, who had made application to the Planning Commission for a use permit to install a snack bar and billiard parlor at 14 South School Street, said that it would be difficult for the operator to keep a check on the children to see that they had permits on file. He also felt that they should be allowed to stay later than 10:30 p.m. on non -school nights. Mr. Vincent Sisco, manager of Hotel Lodi, 7 South School Street, said he had eighty elderly people living at the hotel and he felt there was too much noise and traffic on School Street right now without adding to it by having a billiard parlor across the street. City manager Glaves stated the key to the ordinance was the dis- cretion given the Chief of Police. Councilman Brown said he would like deleted the paxagxaph requiring written consent of the parents to be filed. In dis- cussing the hours in which minors would be permitted in pool rooms, the Council felt that the limit on non -school nights should be changed to 12 midnight. Councilman Brown favored inclusion of the two para- graphs mentioned in the City Attorney's cover letter, one requiring a certain amount of light and open to full view from a street and the other requiring that the billiard or pool room be supervised by an adult while minors are present. Councilman Culbertson was of the opinion that the paragraph on lighting should be revised to require that the pool room be open to public view only rather than to require a certain amount of lighting. Subject to changing the proposed ordinance by including provisions that the pool or billiard parlor have certain lighting and be open to public view and that it be supervised by an adult at all times when minors are present, eliminating para- graph (2) on page 2, and changing the non -school limitation from 10:30 to 12 midnight, Councilman Brown moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 830 regulating pool rooms. His motion was seconded by Councilman Kirsten and carried by unanimous vote. NO PARKING ZONE i--ir. Glaves reported that at the request of Spiekerman ON S. SACTO. ST. Concrete Pipe Company a study has been made by the Public Norks.Department of traffic conditions along RES. NO. 3015 South Sacramento Street adjacent to the Company's property. The street has a curb -to -curb width of only 30 feet and with parking on both sides of the street the traveled width is reduced to 14 feet, or trio 7 -foot lanes. Mr. Glaves presented sketches of the area in question showing that if six parking stalls are eliminated on the east side of the street the traveled way can be increased to two 11 -foot lanes from Chestnut Street to approximately 500 feet south of Chestnut. Mr. Glaves also pointed out that Spiekerman's are providing three additional off-street parking stalls to help off -set the six that would be lost on the street. The Public Works Department - 3 - 47 i•iinutes of November 16, 1956 continued recommends the establishing of no parking zones in the six stalls. fair. Fred Spiekerman, 131 South Crescent, spoke in favor of eliminating the stalls as recommended, stating the company would have nine off-street parking stalls and there is a great deal of traffic on this street. On motion of Councilman Brown, Kirsten second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3015 establishing no parking zones in six parking stalls on the east side of South Sacramento Street as recommended by the Public Works Department and as shown on the sketch submitted. SPECS - Mr. Carleton Yoder, Consulting Engineer, presented SEWAGE the plans for the sewage treatment plant to be TREATMENT located on the Thornton Road disposal site which is PLANT located approximately seven miles westerly of the City. Public Works Director Jones stated that the location of the West Side Freeway was firm, but that the location of the Peripheral Canal had not been resolved. The proposed location of the treatment plant should not interfere with proposed locations of the canal. The City will need to acquire more property to the south of the present acreage. Since the City is going to make application for Federal funds for this project, Councilman Culbertson asked about Federal controls. Hr. Yoder said the Government may require more personnel than the City would want. He said the Government bases its requirements on gallonage and he would get figures for the Council's information. The Council spent some time discussing materials for the building. Mr. Yoder said he would check on alternate materials and cost differences. SPECS - The Council then discussed pipe specifications for OUTFALL LINE the outfall line to the new treatment plant. The PIPE pipe standards have been shown to local suppliers for comments. The plans call for rubber joints rather than mortar joints as rubber joints are tighter. Local suppliers do not make rubber joints. However, according to the Director of Public Works, Mr. Bob Spiekerman of Spiekerman's Concrete Pipe Company had agreed that the rubber joints were tighter. Mr. Cecil idumbert, Humbert Concrete Pipe Company, felt that if ordinary concrete and mortar joint would carry sewage in the City, it could do it in an outfall line also. The present outfall line has mortar joints. Mir. Glaves replied that the City doesn't know of any leaks, but infiltrations along the line have been suspected. In regard to difference in cost, Director of Public Works Jones said the rubber joint job will cost approximately $70,000 more than the mortar joint, but that both he and Mr. Yoder feel that the rubber joint will give the greatest protection. They are concerned about infiltration which would be an added cost to.treatment at the plant. Mr. Yoder said that tight pipe is extremely important and that if there is'infiltration, more than $70,000 would be spent at the plant. Councilman Kirsten moved that the pipe specifications for Outfall Line No. 2 be approxed as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried by unanimous vote. ADPL. FOR The Council then adopted Resolution No. 3016 author - FEDERAL GRA11T - izing the City Manager and/or the Mayor to sign the SEWAGE TREAiKNIT documents required for making application for a PLANT Federal grant of funds for the sewage treatment plant, on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Kirsten second. RES. NO. 3016 - 4 - low 47/ Minutes of November 16, 1966 continued ARCHITECT FOR City Manager Glaves suggested that now would be an CORPORATION YARD opportune time to have -Mr. Marion J. Varner design the corporation yard since he will be coming to Lodi in connection with the Public Safety Building and City Hall. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Kirsten, Culbertson second, that the City Manager negotiate with Mr. Varner to the end that he be retained to design the Corporation Yard. The motion carried, with Councilman Brown voting no. CITY SPITTOONS Mr. Glaves reported - that many individuals have made requests for the seven spittoons belonging to the City, as well as the San Joaquin County Historical Society and the A Capella Choir trip committee. Councilman Kirsten moved that three spittoons be given to the San Joaquin Historical Society with the under- standing that the society keep one, that three spittoons be given to the A Capella Choir committee to use for raising funds for the trip to Japan, and that the City keep one.- The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried, with Councilman Hunnell voting no. CLEAN UP Mr. Glaves announced that the clean up day scheduled DAY POSTPONED by the Chamber of Commerce for November 19 had been cancelled because of the weather and that it would be re -scheduled in the spring. ELIMINATING ORDINANCE NO. 829, entitled "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING HOTEL -MOTEL SECTION 23-14 OF THE LODI CITY CODE AND THEREBY TAX EXEMPTIONS ELIMINATING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE•IRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX," having been introduced at the regular meeting ORD. NO. 829 of November 2, 1966 was brought up for passage on ADOPTED motion of Councilman Kirsten, Brown second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title and the ordinance was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, HUNNELL, KIRSTEN and WALTON Noes: Councilmen - None GEODESIC Councilmen Culbertson mentioned that the Minutes of DOME the Recreation Commission indicated that the geodesic dome at Lincoln School was to be transferred to the Lawrence Hardball Park to be used as a storage room for the concessionaire. He objected to having this building moved to the ball park. Mr. Glaves said he would check on this with the Superintendent of Recreation and Parks. „ LODI BASEBALL Councilman Kirsten -stated that since the Lodi Baseball CLUB Club's bills have been paid and a financial report given to the City, he feels the City should negotiate a new contract as soon as possible so the Club will know what the City expects. He suggested that this matter be put on the agenda. in the near future. AJO URNMEN T - There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m. r— / / Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI City Clerk - 5 -