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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
NOVEMBER 28, 1962-
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A regularly adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City
of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, November 28,
1962. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and Katzakian
(Mayor) present; none absent.
Also presents City Manager Glaves, Director of Public Works
Heckenlaible, Superintendent of Utilities McLane and City Attorney
Mullen.
APPOINTMENTS Mayor Katzakian stated that a recently discharged
TO PERSONNEL employee had requested a hearing before the
BOARD OF
Personnel Board of Review. Since no appointments
REVIEW
had been made to the Board for some time, it was
necessary to do so now and he recommended that
W. C. Green, W. T. Harkins and A. E. Sperring be
appointed. Councilman Brown moved that appointments
be made to the Personnel Board of Review as followea
W. C. Green for a term -expiring June 30, 1963; W. T.
Harkins for a term expiring June 30, 1965; and
A. E. Sperring for a term expiring June 30, 1965.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson
and carried.
PRECOOLING
Mr. John Thomas of Precooling Service, Inc., asked
SERVICE
to be heard in regard to the -conditions required
CONDITIONS
by the Council at its meeting of November 21, 1962,
FOR OUTSIDE
in granting sewer service to the Precooling Service
UT. SERVICE
plant to be constructed on Central California
AMENDED
Traction Company property between the Freeway and
Cherokee Lane. The Council had stipulated that
before service was connected it would be necessary
for Precooling Service to submit -a letter promising
to construct curb, gutter and sidewalk along Lodi
Avenue extension for the length of the building at
such time as requested by the City. Mr. Thomas
objected to the conditions, stating that the•lease
was for only ten years, that the Traction Company
owned the property and might be unwilling to have
Precooling Service make such a promise, and that a
sidewalk would be of no use to Precooling Service.
The Council felt that provision should be made for
sidewalk installation since the bridge extending
Lodi Avenue over the Freeway would have sidewalk
on both sides. Mr. Thomas said his company would
be willing to move the building site so as to pro-
vide room for a five-foot sidewalk and to pay for,
installation of curb and gutter for the length of
the building, but would not be willing to put in
the sidewalk. There was some discussion concerning
the policy of the City regarding sidewalks and
whether it should be the responsibility of the
lessee to install sidewalk in this instance.
Stating that Precooling Service was willing to move
the building to provide sidewalk area and the City
should be responsible for the curb, gutter and
sidewalk, Councilman Culbertson moved that the
conditions required of Precooling Service in the
Council motion of November 21, 1962 be amended to
permit connection to the City's water and sewer
lines providing that Precooling Service moved the
building 60 feet easterly to.allow five feet for -
sidewalk space. The motion was eeoond®d by Council-
man Dow and carried unanimously.
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Minutes of november 28, 1962, continued
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
ELECTRICAL The Council proceeded with review of the City's
DISTRIBUTION Capital Improvement Program, commencing with the
SYSTEM Electrical Distribution System. City Manager
Glaves gave a brief report on the changeover of
the system to 12 KV and reviewed the 1958 recom-
mendations of Rogers Engineering Company for ex -
pension of the system during the next six years,
which would require approximately $253,000 per
year. The Company is presently reviewing their
recommendation so this figure may be changed. Mr.
Glaves stated that the City has been placing
$100,000 per year in the Utility Outlay Reserve
fund, although this year iil95,000 was placed in
this fund. This money is used for upkeep of the
system as well as expansion. Superintendent McLane
answered questions concerning the system and stated
that work on the changeover was slightly ahead of
schedule. The City Manager explained the problem
of financing with revenue bonds in that a large
amount of money would be tied up because of the
sums which would have to be set aside for the bonds
and for the service charges thereon. The Council
discussed the necessity of having adequate funds
on hand and agreed that the electric distribution
system had priority over other projects. Mr. Glaves
said that final figures would be available from
Rogers Engineering Company in a few weeks so that
it could be determined the amount of money required
yearly for the system, which controls the amount
available for other projects.
CORPORATION City Manager Glaves gave a resume of the present
YARD corporation yard problem. The present site is too
small and eventually will be needed for expansion
of the electric distribution system. The Council,
having visited the corporation yard in the after-
noon, agreed that the area was inadequate for stor=
age of equipment and supplies and for their -
effective control. Mr. Glaves showed the Council
tentative plans for a corporation yard at the
sewage plant site which contains 19 acres. He
said that between 1975 and 1980 the present sewage
plant would need to be -abandoned and a new plant
established at the 303 -acre site. The 19 -acre site
should provide sufficient space for the corporation
yard and a future substation. It was felt that
the $183,000 figure used in the bond election for
the corporation yard was still valid.
Councilman Brown moved that the Justice Court and
Fire facilities be reviewed at the next special
meeting on the Capital Improvement Program. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried.
The Council adjourned on motion of Councilman
Culbertson.
Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City Clerk
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