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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JANUARY 30, 1963
A regularly adjourned meeting of the City Council of the
City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:30 p.m. of Wednesday,
January 30 1963. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and
Katzakian Mayor) present. None absent.
Also present: City Manager Glaves, Planning Director Rodgers,
City Attorney Mullen and Superintendent of Recreation and Parks
DeBenedetti.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PARKS The City Manager reviewed the functions of the
recreation and parks program, which he said was con-
sidered as good as the State average. He said the
Recreation Commission had established standards and
adopted a master plan for park sites. He gave a
brief explanation of the various types of parks,
particularly the neighborhood parks. Ideally, such
parks should be developed in conjunction with schools
in order to take advantage of school playground
facilities. The City Council discussed the problem
of obtaining park sites and providing facilities for
varied age groups. The City Manager stressed the
importance of long range planning and the acquisition
of park sites before the land is developed. The
City Manager pointed out what a wonderful asset the
areas along the river would be as natural park areas
and expressed the hope that the City would eventually
be able to obtain at least some portion of such
areas for public use. He also mentioned the possi-
bility of using ponding areas as parks in the event
the City adopted ponding as a part of its storm
drainage system.
STADIUM The Council then reviewed the status of the Stadium.
The wooden seats, underpinnings and walkways require
considerable repairs each year, but nevertheless
will have to be replaced eventually. The Recreation.
Department is recommending a program for the con-
version of the wooden structures to concrete. The
fencing and ramps are also in very poor condition
and the lighting is getting worse. It is urgent
that the wiring and transformers be replaced. The
ten-year capital improvement program for the Recreation
and Parks Department has been revised from 8409,700
to $553,800 to include improvements to the Stadium
which had -originally been scheduled for the second
half of a twenty-year program. The Council also
discussed the use of the Stadium and the amount of
revenue derived therefrom.
There being no further business, the Council
adjourned.
Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI
City Clerk