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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 12, 1962362 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHA11BERS DECEMBER 12, 1962 A regularly adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, December 12, 1962. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and Katzakian (Mayor) present. None absent. Also present: City Manager Glaves, City Attorney Mullen (arrived 8:15 p.m.), Fire Chief Polenske and Judge Bainbridge. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COURT The Mayor opened the meeting to review of the need FACILITIES for court facilities. The County is responsible for housing the court, but both the City and the County benefit by having court and police facilities in the same building. Approximately ten years ago when the City had first planned to build a Hall of Justice containing court facilities, the County Board of Supervisors had agreed to pay for the court facilities by amortizing the cost thereof over a period of 20 years. The County's share of the cost at that time was around 30% of the total. The City has not reached a point in its present planning at which new financing arrangements can be discussed with the County. Present quarters for the court are very inadequate, and to make the situation even more critical, the Lodi area is considered to have ;passed ¢0,000 in population so is at the point for the establishment of a municipal court. This means an addition in personnel and facilities. It was brought out that when considering financing for the Hall of Justice, the County's share of the costs should be included. POLICE The City Manager gave the background of police DEPARTMENT operations, recalling the old jail at the Water Works which had to be abandoned and mentioning the present inadequate holding cells in the City Hall. The Council discussed the waste in money and man- power in transporting prisoners to and from the County Jail. They also discussed the present over- crowded conditions which the Police Department has to contend with in the basement of the City Hall. Mr. Glaves mentioned that another beat will need to be added in a year or two. FIRE The -Council then considered the needs of the Fire DEPARTMENT Department. The *Department is inadequately housed and needs more equipment; present site locations are poor. Advantages of housing the main fire station in the same building as the Hall of Justice were mentioned, as well as the necessity of pro- viding sufficient space for present and future equipment. Present buildings are old and not worth remodeling. In addition, they are not properly located and are too close to the railroad tracks. The Civic Center Site is a favorable location to protect the west side of town and a second fire- house should be located in the Cherokee Lane area. Eventually a third station will be needed in the Kettleman Lane area. The Council also discussed the City's present fire rating (Class IV) and the - 1 - 3Q Minutes of December 120 1962, continued amount of points required to keep that rating. An alarm system appears to be the cheapest method of acquiring sufficient points to retain the present rating. It was felt that the amount of money which would be required for the Hall of Justice -Fire Station and other Fire Department facilities had not changed from the amount designated in the past bond election, but that more studies should be made regarding the design of the buildings. The Council adjourned at 10:15 p.m. Attest: BEATRICEARIBALDI City Clerk - 2 -