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CITY COUNCIL, CITY 0? LODI
CITY HALL -COUNCIL CHAIBERS
JUNE 14, 1961
This regularly adjourned meeting of the City Council of the
City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, June 14,
1961. Councilmen Brown, Katzakian, I-4itchell, Ullmann and Cul- _
bertson {:Iayor) present; none absent.
Also present: City :tanager Glaves Admin. Asst. Carlton. Absent:
City Attorney Mullen and Planning director Rodgers.
NATHAN City Manager Glaves gave a report on the status
MBILE PARK of the William Nathan property between the City
limits and Almond Drive about 200 feet west of
Cherokee Lane. He -said an -agreement had been
drafted covering one-half of the property which
is to be developed as a mobile park (including
a portion on which I�tr. Nathan intends to build
a home).- This acreage is considered as a unit
under terms of the agreement. Water and sanitary
sewer facilities, as well as storm sewer lines,
will be paid for by 11r. Nathan on an acreage
basis which is on a somewhat different basis
than usual since laterals are -not being extended
by the'City to each lot. The agreement would
have the following conditions:
1. =Mr. Nathan is to deed necessary easements
and rights of way to the City.
2. 1.1r. Nathan agrees not to connect onto nor
to use any of the utility facilities to serve any
areas that lie outside the area covered by the
agreement without the prior written consent of
the City.
3. It is -the sole obligation of Mr. Nathan to
provide for the proper disposition of all storm
water runoffs originating on his property. The
City is considering construction of a storm drain
line which would be constructed'a�pproximately
1000 feet south of Almond Drive. T and when
this line is constructed, the City will construct
the necessary drain to convey the runoff from the
property without further cost to "'.r. Nathan.
ilr. Nathan also agrees not to utilize the sanitary
sewage system for the disposal of storm water.
4. The City will not use the proposed 12f1 and 1841
storm sewer lines along the north and west line
of the mobile park to drain storm waters from
lands lying north of his property until the City
either has his written consent or has provided
a suitable outlet.
5. Since the existing sanitary sewer lines
adjacent to the Nathan property are inadequate
to drain said property by gravity, a sanitary
sewage pump will be installed at the northwest
corner of the property and will be paid for by
'Ir. Nathan. -When the City decides the pump is
no longer required, it shall become the property
of I:r. Nathan and may be removed by him after he
receives written permission from the City.
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6. All utility facilities installed with the
easements are the property of the City and may
be extended by the City to serve other areas.
Such facilities will be maintained by the City.
7. Mr. Nathan shall pay all costs of con-
structing -the lateral sanitary drains and water
lines within the area and, as previously stated,
none of these facilities shall be extended nor
used to develop any lands outside the area
without the written consent of the City.
Mr. Nathan, who was in the audience, stated
that he does not wish to make a deposit for the
curb, gutter, street lights, etc., for the north
side of Almond Drive at this time, but wants to
pay for these facilities at the time they need
to be installed. He said he would be willing
to have an agreement recorded showing that he
was obligated to pay these costs when the street
was developed. The City is not ready to bring
the street up to City standards at this time
because of the storm drain problem. Councilman
Katzakian stated that such a recorded agreement
would be a cloud against the title to the prop-
erty and as such would serve to protect the
City. City Manager Glaves said.a recorded
agreement would be satisfactory if it did not
mean that the City might have to resort to
litigation in order to get the -money for the
street improvement; he said he would get the.
opinion of the City Attorney:. Councilman Kat-
zakian said that -the street width should be
determined so that Mr. Nathan would know how
far back to set his dwelling which is to face
Almond Drive. Pir. Glaves stated that 11r. Nathan
should be required to deed land at no cost to the
City, for street purposes along the south line
of his property upon request of the City and
he should pay all costs of bringing; the street
up to standard as required by the City at the
time of improvement. The City Council agreed
that if a recorded agreement -to pay for street
improvement was not feasible, that `Sr: Nathan
should be required to either make a deposit
for the.street improvement or to post a bond
to cover the cost. A cash deposit would cover
future costs, but under a recorded aggreement or'
bond, he would be required to pay all costs as
determined by the policy of the City Council
in effect at the time the street was improved.
The City Manager recommended that the Council
annex .only the 7.5 acres which are being de-
veloped at the present time because the City
is in no position to furnish necessary services
to additional property at this time. He also
Advocated that the property be annexed to the
north line of Almond Avenue so that the street
would not be within the City:limits at this
time.
Mr. Nathan agreed to the conditions outlined
by the City "Tanager, but stated -that he had
problem regarding easements. He wishes to
retain the right to use the top of the ease-
ments in order to place portable buildings
thereon. These buildings are -generally of
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aluminum and are easy to move. However, since
they are more than six feet high, they may be
classified as an illegal structure as far as
placing them on an easement is concerned. The
Council agreed that such a building up to a
maximum of seven feet in height would be per-
missible within easements in the park and this
right should be included in the agreement.
On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown second,
the City Council agreed to the conditions of the
agreement as presented, which agreement is to
include the City Manager's recommendation re-
garding deeding of land and costs for street
improvement and the above mentioned permit for
portable buildings, and authorized the City
Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the
City.
1961-62 At Mr. Glaves' suggestion, the Council proceeded
BUDGET to review the supplemental budget requests for
equipment and projects, discussing various items
with the City Manager. The Council decided to
increase the purchase of parking meters from
100 to 175 after the City Manager stated that
500 meters needed replacement, feeling that
replacement at the rate of 100 per year was too
slow. They also extended the Manager's recom-
mendation for 10 barbecue pits to 15 with 5 pits to
be placed in Lawrence Park. The Council went over
the entire list of supplemental requests approv-
ing the City 1 -Tanager's recommendations with the
exceptions noted above.
The Council adjourned at 10:30 .p.m .-
ATTEST: BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City Clerk