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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 21, 196449 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS APRIL 21, 1964 This meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi, regularly _ adjourned from April 15, 1964, was held at 8.00 p.m. of Tuesday, April 21, 1964. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DON, ULl.MANN and KATZAKIAN(Mayor) Absent; Councilmen - NONE. Also present were City Manager Glaves, Administrative Assistant Peterson and City Attorney Mullen. MINVrES Minutes of April 15, 1964 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second. CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS Upon the completion of the canvass of the election returns, findings of the result of the election were made by the passage of the following resolution on motion of"Councilman Culbertson, Brown second: RESOLUTION NO. 2719 DECLARING RESULT OF ELECTION WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the.City of Lodi on Tuesday, the.14th day of April, 1964, as is required by law -,.and WHEREAS, it appears from the report of the City Clerk and the records on file in her office that voting precincts were properly estab- lished and the polling places thereof designated; that election officers were appointed and qualified; that election supplies, including official ballots, were furnished each of said precincts; and that, in all respects, said election was held and conducted and the votes received thereat received and canvassed and the returns thereof made, determined and declared in time, form and manner as required by the laws of the State'providing for and regulating elections in general law cities; and idHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi, meeting at the City Council Chambers this 21st day of April, 1964, to canvass the returns of election from the various precincts and to install the newly elected officers, finds, determines and"declares,_as a result of -said count and canvass. (1) That said General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Lodi, California, on the 14th day of April, 1964, in time, form and manner required by law;.: (2) That there were twelve voting precincts established in said City for the purpose ofii�ii said election, viz: holding-pv'j, VOTING PRECINCT 1, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-1, L-2, L-3 and L-4. _ VOTING PRECINCT 2, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-5, L-6, L-7, L-8 and L-11. VOTING PRECINCT 3, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-9, L-10, L-12, L -12A and L-13. VOTING PRECINCT 4, comprising State and County precinct numbers - L -14, L -14A, L-15 and L-16. so Winutes of April 21, 1964 continued VOTING PRECINCT 5, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-17, L-18, L-19, L-20 and L-21. VOTING PRECINCT 6, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-22, L-23, L-29, L-30 and L-31. WTING PRBCII4CT 7, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-32, L -32A, L-33, L -3N, and L -33B. VOTING PRECINCT 80 comprising State and County precinct numbers L-26, L-27, L -27P. and L-34. VOTING PRECINCT 9, comprising State and County precinct numbers L -16A, L -16B and L-23. VOTING.PRECINCT 10, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-24, L-25 and L -25A. VOTING PRECINCT 11, comprising State and County precinct numbers L -25B, L -25C and L -25D. VOTING PRECINCT 12, comprising State and County precinct numbers L-35, L-36, L -36A and L -36B. (3) That the whole number of votes cast at said election was Eleven Thousand Seven Hundredyr-eight (11,778). (4) That the names of the persons voted for, the offices for which they were voted, the number of votes received by each of said persons in each of said precincts, together with the whole number of votes received in the entire City by each of said persons are as follows: For City Councilman PREC, Bozant Samuel Albert Jerald Martin NO. KATZAKIAN LLL -ANN DEHR KIRSTEN I�SLISH 1 114 44 69 187 24 2 90 83 93 157 18 3 98 50 134 227 43 4 169 40 107 336 19, 5 166 61 92 313 22 6 163 36 109 316 38 . 7 157 33 115 316 19 8 226 •29 81 369 15 9 222 30 120 372 11 10 201 29 71 315 10 11 192 52 106 398 32 12 220 49 85 331 .8 ABS. 39 8 17 56 5 TOTAL 2057 549 1199 3693 264 PRBC. William Gene G. _ = . '•=- NO. REMPFER WALTON TOTAL 1 123 -136 697- 2 160 122 723 3 148 156 856 4 157 215 1043 5 167 181 1002 6 151 162 975- 7 136 181 962 8 156 177 1053 9 140 178 =1073 10 144 141 911 11 196 264 1240 12 146 243 1082 ABS: 20 16 161 TOTAL 1844 2172 11.778 . 2 - 51 Minutes of April 21, 1964 continued RESOLVED, THEREFORE, that at said General Municipal Election, held in the City of Lodi on April 14, 1964, the following named persons were elected to the office of City Councilman:. JERALD KIRSTEN, for a term of four (4) years from and after the 21st day of April, 19649 and until his successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified; - _GENE G.-WALTON, for a term of four (4) years from and after the 21st day of April, 1964, and until his successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified. Upon the adoption of this Resolution, the City Clerk shall enter a full copy thereof on the Records of the City Council of the City of Lodi for its meeting held this 21st day of April, 1964. The foregoing Resolution No. 2719 was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DOWP ULLMANN and KATZAKIAN NOES: Councilmen - NONE OATH OF The City Clerk administered the oath of office, required OFFICE TAKEN by Section 3, -Article XX of the Constitution of •-- California, to the newly -elected councilmen and presented a certificate of election to each. KATZAKIAN Mr. Katzakian expressed his pleasure at having served AND ULL W4N on the City Council and congratulated Councilman APPRECIATION Kirsten and Councilman Walton on their election. Mr. Ullmann also extended his congratulations to the new councilmen and said his term in office had been very rewarding, that the City had operated under a sound financial policy which he hoped would continue.. MAYOR AND The City Clerk then called the new Council to order and MAYOR PRO TFAM called for nominations for Mayor. Councilman Dow nomi- ELECTED nated Councilman Brown. The motion was seconded by Councilman Culbertson. The nominations were then closed on motion of Councilman Culbertson, -Kirsten second, and - Councilman Brown was elected Mayor by unanimous vote. Mayor Brown then took the Chair as presiding officer and called for nominations for Mayor Pro Tempore. On motion of Councilman Kirsten, Walton second, Councilman Dow was nominated 14ayor Pro Tempore. On motion of - Councilman Culbertson, Walton second, the nominations were closed and the City Clerk instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Councilman Dow as Mayor Pro Tempore. HEARINGS RE Mayor Brown stated that action on whether or not -to AUBURN DAM- send a representative to the hearings on May 4 and 5 FOLSOM SOUTH before the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee CANAL on the Auburn Dam -Folsom South Canal -Unit had been " continued from the meeting of April 15 and a decision should be made at this time. F[r. Vernon Lehman, Chairman of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, said it was important to have a delegation from California at these hearings. Councilman Kirsten asked if it would not be just as effective to have Chairman Lehman represent Lodi. Councilman Culbertson felt it would be worthwhile to have a personal representative. Mayor Brown said that his experience had been that the com- mittees in Washington listen to those at the hearings, .but -papers are just filed. Chairman Lehman said the outcome of the hearings was vital to Lodi and San Joaquin - 3 - 5Z Winutes of F.pril 21, 1554 continued County and the area should be well represented. He stressed the importance of having a representative of Lodi at the hearings, but said he would be happy to speak in behalf of Lodi if no representative were sent. Councilman Dow moved that 1•.ayor Brown be sent to repre- sent the City at the hearings in Washington, D. C. The motion was seconded by Councilman Walton and carried with Councilman Kirsten voting no. CIRCUS City Manager Glaves said that a circus had been sched- _ PEMiiIT uled to appear at the Lakewood Shopping Center grounds for one day, on April 23. Circus representatives had rented the space before acquiring a use permit from the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission had subsequently determined that the Zoning Ordinance should be interpreted to exclude circuses from the C -S zone which is the zoning of the property on which the circus - expects to open. Meanwhile, the City has been unable to locate the Circus people. Stating the proposed location of the circus was not close to residences and because of the circumstances, Councilman Culbertson moved that a one day permit be granted to the circus. the motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried. CULBZs:2TS0I9 Councilman Culbertson expressed his appreciation to E:PRF-GSES Mr. Katzakian and Mr. Ullmann for their cooperation APPRECIATIOiN during the past several years, saying they had done a fine job and given of their time unselfishly to the City. He also welcomed the new members to the Council. B 0-v Wayor Brown said he had enjoyed working -with Wr. ;dPRSSSES Katzakian and Wr. Ullmann who had been dedicated in APPRECIATION their work for the City, and congratulated the new councilmen on their election. DOW Councilman Dow said he concurred with the remarks of EXPRESSES Councilman Culbertson and ilayor Brown, adding that he E.PP:-CIATION appreciated the help he had received in the past as the junior member of the Council. He congratulated the new members and wished them an enjoyable future. TOKAY BOWL Wayor Brown suggested that Kc. Hank Healy and Mr. Bob THAM(D Peters of the Tokay Bawl be thanked for their efforts in having the Professional Bowlers t.ssociation Tournament RES. NO. 2720 at the Tokay Bowl which resulted in much good publicity tMOPTED for the City. Councilman Dow moved that adoption of Resolution Wo. 2720 thanking Wr. Healy and biz. Peters for the nationwide publicity given to the City of Lodi in connection with the bowling tournament. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kirsten and carried unanimously. BUSINESS Hayor Brown said that the Business and Professional WOMEN'S Women's Club had a convention in Lodi and that the COUVENTION Council had no prior knowledge of the affair. He felt there should be better communication concerning such activities. City Wanager Glaves said that in the past the Chamber of Commerce has done a good job in making such activities known, but it was working under a handi- cap at the present time. CITI:7X-A\1 Councilman iJalton stated that he was interested in IiNTERSST trying to elicit more interest in City government and I;N CITY GOVT suggested that the i4ayor write letters to groups and organizations in Lodi asking them to send delegates to the Council meetings. He moved that the Mayor write to all local organizations inviting _them to send repre- sentatives to the Council meetings. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried. - 4 - Minutes of April 21, 1964 continued THANKS Councilman Kirsten expressed his pleasure at being FROM KIRSTEN on the Council, thanked his supporters and said he hoped to contribute towards the good of the community. WRECKING YARD Councilman Walton said he had received phone calls about the proposed establishment of a wrecking yard at the northeast corner of Lockeford Street and Cluff Avenue in the industrial zone. The callers were concerned about it being an eyesore. However, he had been con- tacted -by the property owner, H. R. Reynolds, who assured him that sufficient restrictions would be placed on the property to prevent the wrecking yard from becoming a detriment to.the surrounding area. He felt the owners of the surrounding property would be relieved to know this was so. CITIMNI S Councilman Walton suggested that the Council consider ADVISORY, the possibility of having a Citizents Advisory Committee CovEaTTEH which would be of a permanent nature, acting between the citizens and the Council and assisting with City projects. He said he would have specific recommendations concerning this matter at a later date. There being .no further business. -the Council adjourned A-- on motion�of Councilman Culbertson. Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI - City Clerk - 5 - S3