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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 4, 1964M., CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS MARCH 4, 19x4 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, March 4, 1964, in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DOW, ULLMANN and KATZAKIAN(Kayor) Absent: Councilmen - None Also present were City Manager Glaves, City Attorney Mullen and A.miinis- trative Assistant Peterson. MINUTES Minutes of February 19, 1954 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman' Brown, Dow second, after correcting the paragraph entitled "Diagonal Parking" by changing the second sentence to read as follows:. "Councilman Dow said that at the ti=e Sacramento Street was under' consideration, the Council had decided it would not change just a portion of the a street to parallel, but would wait until such time as zA the entire street could be changed.'!' PUBLIC HEARINGS ' ;: ,Eryp r03TG0 !.l 8 � VACATE ALLEYS - Notice thereof having been published�in accordance with F; BEWLEY SUB. law, Mayor Katzakian called for hearing on the proposal,,, ACRES to abandon the alleys in Bewley Suburban Acres, Map B, a3 being alleys in the four blocks bounded by School Street, Sycamore Street, Pleasant Avenue and Sierra wi Vista Place. These alleys have never been opened or e� improved and many of the property owners have extended; their yards to the center of the alleys. The Planning Commission recommends that the alleys be abandonedas suggested by the Superintendent of Utilities and the Director of Public Works. No protests to the proposal were received, written or oral. Councilman Brown moved the adoption of an order vacating the alleys in Bewley Suburban Acres as recommended. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried by unaniwous vote. Z. LODI AVE. Notice thereof having been published in accordance with SETBACK LINE law, Mayor Katzakian called for public hearing on the proposal to adopt a.revised setback line on Bast Lodi ORD. NO. 759 Avenue between the Southern Pacific railroad tracks INTRODUCED and Cherokee Lane. The recommended setback line would establish the setbacks at 40 feet each side of the centerline of the present 70 -foot right of way, thus reserving an 8a, -foot -wide area for the street. .Mr. Glaves read the recommendation of the Planning Com- mission favoring the revised setback line. There were no protests, written or oral. After Council discussion, Councilman Brown moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 759 repealing Ordinance No. Sol and establishing setback lines 40 feet each side of the centerline of the East Lodi Avenue right of way. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ullmann and carried unanimously. PLANNING C *WiISSION REyI=E TO The Planning Commission recommended a change of zoning C -P ON S. from the R-3 multiple family residential zone to the FAIRI,A)NT C -P commercial -professional office zone for the property located at 916 - 926 South Fairmont Avenue as requested by Dr. C. C.'Bunch. The matter was set for public hearing on March 18, 1954, on motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second. - 1 - -aq Minutes of March 4, 1464, continued C0144UNICATIONS H ALTH DISTRICT A letter was received from the Board of Trustees of RE SALE OF San Joaquin Local H,:alth District urging the City to RAA k-ULK adopt an ordinance prohibiting retail distribution of raw milk and creaw. After comments from some of the councilmen concerning the request, it was suggested by City [Manager Glaves that a representative of the Health District be asked to discuss with the Council the need for such regulations. KNIGHT A petition was presented from all the owners of 36.6 ADDITION acres of uninhabited territory, to be known as the Knight Addition, for annexation of their property to RES, No. 2702 the City. The proposed annexation has been approved by ADOPTED the County Boundary Commission and by the Local Agency Formation Commission of San Joaquin County. On motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second, the Council adopted Resolution ido. 2702 giving notice of the intention to -annex the Knight Addition as uninhabited territory and setting public hearing thereon for Warch 18, 1964. TOBACCO USE A letter was received from Councilman J. O. Lee Solomon BY MINORS of Redondo Beach asking the Council to request the League of California Cities to sponsor legislation at the 1965 General Session of the Legislature to prohibit the use of tobacco in any form by minors. The letter was tabled on motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second. _ 101,00LINI A letter was read from Wrs.*R. Mandolini, 1618 West REFUSE Elm Street, stating that she has been overcharged for OVERCHARGE refuse since July 1959 and asking for a refund. The letter was referred to the Administration for investi- gation and report. ABC_LICERSE Wotice was received of the transfer application for alcoholic beverage license, on -sale general, for Roslyn L. and Robert. E. Francis,, al Patio, 222 West Lockeford Street. REPORTS OF THE CITY i-ANAGER CLAIMSClaims in.the aswunt of $230,852.88 were approved on motion of Councilman Dow, Brown second. AUARD. The following bids were received for four police cars: POLICE CARS Loewen Auto Company $5,246.00 RES. NO. 2703 Krieger Motor Company 5,260.21 ADOPTED City Manager Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. On motion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2703 awarding the contract for four police cars to Loewen Auto Company for $5,246. KWARD - lair. Glaves reported.on the bids received for the Lakewood LPIGIVOOD #1 Unit No. 1 Storm Drain, the bids being as follows: STORi•i DRAIN A. Teichert & Son $12,735.50 RLS: NO: 2764 R. Goold & Son 8,909.50 ADOPTED Richmond Crane Co. 7,102.50 Stockton Construction Co. 6,989.00 D. A. Parrish 5,826.25 Dukes Construction Co. 4,790.00 - 2 30 Minutes of Warch 4, 1954, continued Mr. Glaves recommended that award be made to the low bidder. On notion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second, the City Council adopted Resolution I•io. 2704 awarding the contract for the Lakewood Unit No. 1 Storm Drain to Dukes Construction Company for a total of $4,790. SPECS - specifications for the Lakewood School sprinkler system LAKa%%IOOD SCHOOL pipe and fittings were approved and calling for bids SPRINKLERS authorized on motion of Councilman Dow, Brown second. LAKE;QOD SCHOOL The Engineering Department has proposed the following CROSSWALKS crosswalks in the area of the Lakewood School:'` RES. 140. 2705 1. Pedestrian crossing across Mason Street at ADOPTED Ham Lane. 2. Pedestrian crossing across Lake Home Drive at Ham Lane. 3. 'Pedestrian crossing across Lakewood Drive at Turner Road. 4. School crossing across Turner Road at the west side of Ham Lane. 5. School crossing across Ham Lane on the north side of Turner Road. On'motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2705 establishing cross- walks as recommended. DRIVEWAY - The Claude C. Wiod Company has requested a 30 -foot C.C. WOOD CO. driveway approach to the east frontage road located approximately 350 feet north of East Lockeford Street. The Company will construct a 30 -foot gate opening and install a 12 -inch corrugated metal pipe under.the.drive- way. The Engineering Department recommends approval of the request. On motion of Councilman Dow, Ullmann second, the City Council appzoved-the request of Claude C. Wood Company to construct a 30 -foot driveway at the East Frontage Road. DEED TO Air. Glaves presented a deed from Irvin R. Bender, et al, WEST'DALE SUED. to the City of.Lodi'covering certain property in the STORM BASIN Tally Tract and Westdale Subdivision for storm water storage. The deed limits the City's right to use the property solely for the purpose of storage of'storm waters and when the property is no longer needed for that purpose, title is to be -conveyed back to.the. grantors. The land would be used to provide'stotw drainage for the Viestdale Subdivision until such time as the City can provide drainage in accordance with the City's Master Storm Drainage Plan: The subdivideZs acquired the land'for ponding.purposes, but FHA required that -the ponding rights be vested in the City. One of the subdividers, Mr. John Capell stated that the pond area was completed except for installation of a solid fence along the Tokay Street side. The Council'dis-' cussed the problem of accepting subdivisions before the City was able to furnish them with permanent drainage. Councilman Culbertson felt it was a mistake to accept subdivisions when the City could not provide drainage. He said that by accepting the deed the City would be taking on maintenance of the pond. He was also concerned that subdividers might want other subdivisions accepted on the same basis. City Manager Glaves said he would recommend against accepting any more subdivisions on this at i-iinutes of March 4, 1>.;4, continued basis and also felt that FHA would resect any more loans under similar conditions. Councilman Dow moved that the deed be accepted as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried. Councilman Culbertson voted no, stating there was no provision in the motion that other subdivisions would not be accepted by the City unless they could be provided with drainage through the City's permanent system. C-1 BASIN The City WFinager reported that the contractor oa tiie EXCAVATION freeway between Lodi and Stockton would be needing soil for base material by the end of march and that this would be an opportunity for the City to have one of its drainage basins excavated in exchange for the dirt. He said the soil at the A-1 Basin site had been tested and found to have too @ sand; however, the soil at the C-1 Basin site was satisfactory to tae contractor except for the top two feet which could be ripped off and replaced. The City would end up with a basin ten feet in deptih.McGlaves stated the site would need to be fenced, but there would be no point in developing it as a park until subdivisions were started in the vicinity. The site can be purchased at this time and the owners will accept a price in the neighborhood of that accepted by the State for the one -acre parcel the City purchased last December. Ar. O. D. Kettelman, 1136 South Cherokee Lane, objected to having a hole in the area and said he was opposed to the basin unless it were made into a park. Wr. Glaves said there was.no intention of digging a permanent hole, but that it would be turfed avid land- scaped when the area was subdivided. Mrs. Kettelman wa-ited to be assured in writing that the site would be made into a park when the surrounding property was developed. Mr. Glaves requested the allocation of $3CO for the drawing of preliminary landscaping plans for Basin C-1 by lir. Paul Tritenbach. Councilman Oow iaoved that the City Manager proceed with negotiations for acquisition of the C-1 Bade site and for removal of the dirt and that $3LO be allocated for preliminary designs by Wr. Triteabach. ine motion was seconded by Council - wan Culbertson aiie carried unanimously. The City i•ianager is to write a letter to the Kettelman•s e:,,p_ain- ing the City•s plans regarding development of the drain- age basins. WIOEOING In connection with,the City.-* regular curb and Sutter 2�'3 BLOCK replacement program, the City has -had a request from TOKAY ST, property owners in the 200 block of cast Tokay Street that the street be widened by the removal of the exist- ing 3�1 to 4 -foot planting strip, including four trees, aid. placement of the.curb and gutter next to the sidewalk on the north side of the street. This would cost an additional $1100, covering.grading, compaction, plant mix and additional concrete work. The existing street width is 4C feet. Kr. Glaves said he could not recoL:- mend the widening of this block. Wrs. L. .1. Floyd, 229 last Tokay Street, said the curb was out and in the planting strip there were only four little trees which had been planted last year. She said that trucks had been re-routed so as not to use Tokay Street, but after a year they were using this street again and sae felt this block should be widened now before new curb and gutter were put in. After further discussion, it was moved by Counciluan BrovAi that the planti"g strip on the north side of 3ast Tokay Street in the "0 block be eliminated and the curb,and gutter be placed next to the sidewalk. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried. - 4 - Minutes of Warch 4, 1954, continued SMP SIGNS Complaints have been received by the City and the State AT TURNER RD - about the stop signs installed on Turner Road at the FR3aWAY OFF Freeway off ramp for traffic going south on the Freeway RAY-iP and turning onto Turner Road. Traffic from the ramp has the right of way, but according to studies made by the State, Turner Road traffic tends to make quick stops and pull out, anticipating the off ramp traffic must also stop. Checks by the Lodi Police Department sub- stantiate the State's findings. Traffic counts show 301 cars travel through on Turner Road and 492 enter Turner Road from the Freeway. Since the stop signs were installed at the request of the City, the Division of Highways would like the opinion of the City Council as to whether the signs should be changed. Councilman Dow moved that the City recommend to the Division of Highways that the signs be reversed so that traffic entering Turner from the Freeway would have to stop. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried. LEASE OF The lease of the Grape Festival property by the City for GOLF DRIVING a golf driving range has expired and a new lease has RANGE been drawn for a period of five years terminating January 3�_, 1939. The conditions are similar to those R3S. NO. 2706 of the previous lease and have been approved by the ADOPTED County. Councilman Dow moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2706 approving the lease with the Grape Festival and National Wine Show and authorizing its execution by the Mayor. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson and carried. SCHOOL BUS Wt. Glaves reported that a problem for busses traveling TRAFFIC between the cast and nest Campuses has been created by PROBLi-i the installation of the right turn lane at the inter- section of Ham Lane and Lodi Avenue since the busses are unable to negotiate the turn without ha_ard to other vehicles. Bus traffic on Walnut Street is undesirable, and the School District suggests that the City pave an area on school property just north of Lodi Avenue which would enable the School District to use its extension of Pacific Avenue for two-way traffic. the matter was referred to the City Wanager for further information from the School District. POPULATION At the request of the City, the State Department of E STI1_M E Finance has agreed to make a population estimate for the City and has forwarded an agreement therefor for RES. NO. 2707 execution by the City. On motion of Councilman Dow, ADOP7 D Culbertson second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 277 approving the agreement and authorizing its execution -on behalf of the City by the City Wanager. The meeting adjourned on motion ojeo)uncilman Brown. i _ -,on Attest; Beatr'ce Garibaldi City Clerk - 5 -