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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JANUARY 18, 1961
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi
held beginning at 6:00 p.m. of Wednesday, January 18, 1961. Coun-
cilmen Katzakian, Mitchell, Ullmann and Culbertson (Mayor) present;
Brown absent.
Also present: City Manager Glaves and Planning Director Rodgers.
Absent: City Attorney Mullen and Admin. Asst. Carlton.
MINUTES
Minutes of January 4, 1961 were approved as written
and mailed on motion of Councilman Katzakian,
Mitchell second.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PALM AVENUE
Notice thereof having been published in accordance
LIGHTS
with law, Mayor Culbertson called for public hear-
ing on the completion of and the assessment on the
RES. NO. 2408
Palm Avenue Lighting District. Mr. Russell Swope,
ADOPTED
764 Palm Avenue, and Mr. Lloyd Meidinger, 746 Palm
Avenue, requested clarification on the amount of
the assessment which was explained by the City
Manager. Mr. Swope, who stated his property was
not receiving sufficient lighting questioned the
placement of the light standards. Mr. Glaves
gave reasons for the difference in footage be-
tween the lights and explained that since Mr.
Swope's property was at the edge of the lighting
district and adjacent to undeveloped property,
his lighting would be improved when the property
was developed and Palm Avenue was extended. There
were no further questions or protests, written
or oral. On motion of Councilman Mitchell, Kat-
zakian second, the Council adopted Resolution
No. 2408 confirming the assessment on the Palm
Avenue Street Lighting District which was at the
rate of 41.i9 per front foot.
COMMUNICATIONS
CVD, LCC
Notice from the City of Merced that the regular
quarterly meeting of the Central Valley Division,
League of California Cities, will be held in that
city on January 269 1961.
REPORTS OF
THE CITY MANAGER
AWARD _
Mr. Glaves presented two bids which had been re -
1J TON AND
ceived for the 4 -ton truck for the Utilities
PANEL TRUCKS
Department. One bid was from Loewen Auto Company
for a net of $2,679.64 and the other was from
RES. NO. 2409
Krieger Motor Company for a net of $2,365.62.
ADOPTED
However, Krieger Motor Company, had requested
that their bid be disqualified since an error in
copying figures had been made in their bid. The
Council could disqualify the Krieger bid and
accept the bid from Loewen Auto Company or could
reject the bids and readvertise. He also sub-
mitted bids from the same companies on the com-
pact panel truck as follows:
Krieger Motor Company ......... $2,057.59
Loewen Auto Company ........... $2,034.28
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Minutes of January 18, 1961 continued
No other bids were.received. On motion of Coun-
cilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the Council
adopted Resolution No. 2409 disqualifying the bid
of Krieger Motor Company on the 1* -ton truck as
requested and awarding the contracts for the l*_
ton truck and the compact panel to Loewen Auto
Company as having the lowest and best bid..
CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $116,324.90 were approved
on motion of Councilman Katzakian, Ullmann second.
SPECS - Mr. Glavea submitted specifications for a pickup --
PICKUP TRUCK truck for the Streets Department which was request-
ing a truck with automatic transmission because
of better performance when towing. The City
Manager stated that there should also be less
maintenance trouble with the automatic transmis-
sion and recommended approval thereof. On .motion
of Councilman Mitchell, Katzakian second, the
Council approved the specifications on the pickup
truck with automatic transmission and authorized
calling for bids thereon.
TURNER RD City Manager Glaves ,presented a proposed agree -
RECONSTRUCTION ment with the County for the paving of Turner
AGREEMENT
Road between Loma -Drive and Sacramento Street and
for grading and base construction from the
RES. NO. 2410
Southern Paciiie.•tracks to 99 Highway. He stated
ADOPTED
the agreement sets forth the --understanding the
City has had informally with the County regarding
reconstruction of Turner.Road: On motion of Coun-
cilman Mitchell, Ullmann.second, the Council
adopted Resolution No. 2410 authorizing execution
of the agreement on behalf of the City by the
Mayor and -City Clerk.
LOADING ZONE
The. Seventh Day Adventist Church at the corner of
FOR FAIRMONT
Sylvia Drive and Fairmont Avenue has requested
ADVENTIST CH.
a passenger loading zone the entire length of the
property on Fairmont Avenue, but the Department
RES. NO. 2411
of Public Works feels that a 100 -foot zone would
ADOPTED
be adequate and so recommends. The Council
adopted Resolution No. 2411 establishing a
passenger loading zone for the Seventh Day
Adventist Church for 100 feet on Fairmont Avenue
immediately north of Sylvia Drive on motion of
Councilman Mitchell, Katzakian second.
SUBD. STREET
The City Manager read a report from the Depart -
ACCEPTED
ment of Public Works that Debbie Lane in Son-.
Ray manor Subdivision is ready for acceptance by
RES. NO. 2412
the City. On motion .of Councilman Katzakian
ADOPTED
Mitchell second, the Council adopted Resolution
No. 2412 accepting Debbie Lane as a public street.
PORTIONS OF
The City Manager then read a recommendation -from
BASEMENT
the Director of Public Works and the Superintendent
VACATED IN
of Public Utilities that portions of an easement
KRISTMONT #3
'in Kristmont Acres Unit No- 3 be abandoned since
the City has no present or prospective future
public need for these portions. The abandonment
would result in reducing the easement affected
from 16 feet to 10 feet. The Council approved
the recommendation and on motion of Councilman
Mitchell, Katzakian second, ordered the reduction
to 5 feet of the 8.foot easements on the west
line of Lot 90, the east line of Lot 112 and the
west line of Lot 113, Kristmont Acres Unit No- 3,
by unanimous vote.
The Council then adjourned. -•
ATTEST: BEATRICE GA ALDI
City Clerk