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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 3, 1963397 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS APRIL 3, 1963 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8100 p.m. of Wednesday, April 3, 1963. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dov, Ullmann and Katzakian (Mayor) present. None absent. Also presents Administrative Assistent,Cariton, Planning Director Rodgers and .City Attorney Mullen. City Manager Gloves absent. MINUTES Minutes of March 20, 1963 and March 27, 1963 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Council- man Dow, Brown second. PUBLIC HEARINGS STREET NAME Notice thereof having been published in accordance CHANGE TO .with law, Mayor Katzakian opened the hearing on GREEN OAKS the proposal to change Roper Avenue in Willow Glen WAY Subdivision Unit No..2 to Green Oaks Way. Admini- strative Assistant Carlton read the recommendation RES -NO. 2618 of the Planning Commission which favored the change. ADOPTED Mr. Howard Mason, 1562 Edgewood Drive, developer of the.subdivision, said thatresidents along the street favored the:change.and since this street did notextend to Turner -Road and was not in alignment vith.Roper.•Avenue south of Turner Road, he felt that-.', the name.should be changed. There.were no protestq. = to the proposal,' written or oral... Co44al lwan Brawn moved the adoption of Resoluti0n Xq., 2,67�8p,s et@rminiag that the name of -Roper -Avenue ih.,�l,losf ales Subs division Unit No. 2 be changed to gra@ssc Oahe Way. - The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried by unanimous vote. PLANNING COMMISSION FINAL MAP The final map of Willow Glen Unit No. 3 was sub - WILLOW GLEN mitted for Council approval, the subdivider having UNIT NO. 3 complied with the provisions of the subdivision ordinance in regard to final maps. On motion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second, the Council approved the final map of Willow Glen Subdivision Unit No. 3. REZONING- The Planning -Commission recommended that a change FROM M IND. of rezoning from the M industrial•zone to the R-2 TO R-2 S. one family residential zone be approved for a seven - OF -GENERAL acre parcel lying.on.the west side.of the 400 block MILLS of North Mills Avenue.. This property consists of land formerly belonging to General -Mills and which -was involved in:the. exchange :of property between General Mille and the.purchasere•of the Erich property. The recommended rezoning -was set for public hearing at the meeting of April 17, 1963 on motion of Councilman Dow, Brown.second. COMMUNICATIONS ABC LICENSE Notice of application for alcoholic beverage license bring an exchange from Bona Fide Public Eating Place to Public Premises, Hotel Lodi, Victor DtOrazi and Vincent Sieco, 7 South 96hool Street. RXWMT Undated petition sfgaed- b f ippro&i m- 4 4'60poop TENNIS COURTS .urging the Counoil fWd iN6-14creat3 oii' C'a>mnY'oil" Minutes of April 3, 1963 continued to develop more tennis courts in Lodi. The petition - 2 - was referred to the Recreation Commission on motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of 5111,707.28 were approved on motion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second. AWARD - Bids received on the tractor loader were as follows: TRACTOR LOADER Lodi Tractor Company 5 4,867.64 net Ghidossi and Son 4,929.34 net RES.NO. 2619 valley Tractor Company 5.488.00 net ADOPTED The Director of Public Works recommended that award be made to the low bidder, Lodi Tractor Company. Councilman Culbertson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2619 awarding the contract for_the tractor loader to Lodi Tractor Company for a net amount of 53089.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried unanimously. SPECS - Plans for the storm drain in Lodi Avenue between LODI AVENUE Church Street and Sacramento Street were presented STORM DRAIN for Council approval. The line is being installed at this time to facilitate the redrilling of Well No. 3 and is.expected to cost approximately $8,950. There are no funds for this project in the current budget, but the Director of Public Works suggests that installation of sanitary sewer and water line in Tokay Street be deferred and that the money budgeted therefor be used f or.installation of the storm drain. Assistant.City Engineer Glen Robinson assured the Council that this storm drain line would tie in with either the Blair-Westfall or Wilsey and Ham storm drain plans. On motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second, the Council approved the plans for the Lodi Avenue Storm Drain and author - BUDGET ized calling for bids thereon. The -Council also TRANSFER approved the transfer of funds from the Tokay.Street sanitary sewer.and water line project to this storm drain project on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second. SPECS - Specifications for concrete pipe for the Lodi Avenue CONCRETE Storm Drain project were approved and advertising PIPE for bids were authorized on motion of Councilman.. Culbertson, Brown second. WIDEN CHURCH Administrative Assistant Carlton read a memorandum STREET FROM from the Director.of Public Works recommending the WALNUT NORTH widening of Church Street to 60 feet on the west TO ALLEY side between Walnut Street and the,alley to the north at this time since'St. Anne's Catholic Church is in the process of preparing its property on this corner as a parking lot and wishes to replace the existing sidewalk. The Director also proposes that 4-g foot of sidewalk be placed between the curb and the sidewalk being installed by the church. This project would cost about 52,600 which could be financed by transferring funds from the Calaveras., Street project, which, it appears, will not be com- pleted this fiscal year. After some discussion as to whether or not the City should install the extra 4-J foot of sidewalk area, it was moved by - 2 - 894. Minutes of April 3, 1963 continued Councilman Culbertson, Brown second, that Church Street be widened on the west side between Walnut Street and the alley to the north, that the City TRANSFER install 4+ foot of sidewalk adjacent to the curb FUNDS AND so as to make a sidewalk 9+ feet in width, that funds CALL FOR BIDS be transferred from the Calaveras Street project CHURCH ST. & for this project and that the City advertise for LODI.AVE. bids for the concrete work on this project and for WIDENING the widening of Lodi Avenue on the north side west of Riney Benderts Richfield Oil Service Station. The motion carried by unanimous vote. SEWAGE The Administrative Assistant read a memorandum from DISPOSAL the Director of Public Works concerning operations PLANT at the Sewage Treatment Plant. Mr. M. C. Yoder, PROBLEMS the City's consulting engineer, has recommended that two new sludge pumps be installed which would cost a total of 33350. Mr. Heckenlaible recommends that this amount be transferred from money which had been placed in the 1963 Capital Outlay Budget for the sludge heater. Whether further work needs to be done on the sludge heater cannot be determined at the present time. On motion of Councilman Culbertson, Dow second, the City Council authorized the purchase of the two pumps and the transfer of funds to provide for their payment as recommended. PENSION A letter was presented from the Pension Board recom- SEPARATION mending the distribution of $4,283.18 in the RESERVE FUND separation reserve to the 171 members of the pension system at 325 per member. The letter also oallad ACTUARIAL attention to the pension ordinance requirement that SURV2Y an actuarial survey be conducted every four years. On motion of Councilman Culbertson, Ullmann second, the Council authorized distribution of the separation reserve to members of the retirement system at j25 each. The Council then referred the matter of an actuarial survey to the City Manager for an estimate of cost thereof and recommendation on motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second. POPULATION An agreement from the State Department of Finance ESTIMATE for preparation of a population estimate for the City was presented for approval. On motion of RES.NO. 2620 Councilman Dow, Ullmann second, the City Council ADOPTED approved the agreement and authorized its execution by the City Manager by the adoption of Resolution No. 2620. ORDINANCES ERICH ADDN. ORDINANCE NO. 746, entitled "All ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY, ORD. N0.746 DESIGNATED IERICH ADDITION,' TO THE CITY OF LODI," ADOPTED having been introduced at the regular meeting of March 20, 1963, was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and the ordinance was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DOW, ULLMANN and %ATZAKIAN NOES: Councilmen - NONE ABSENT: Councilmen - NONE - 3 - 400 Minutes of April 39 1963 continued REORGA14IZATION OF CITY COURCIL This being the time for the election of the Mayor and Hayor Pro Tempore in accordance with Section 2-6 of the City Code, the City Clerk took the Chair and called for nominations for Mayor. Bozant Katzakian was nominated on motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second. There were no further nominations, and on motion of Councilman Culbertson$ Brown second, the nominations were closed and the City Clerk instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Bozant Katzakian as Mayor. The Chair was then relinquished to Mayor Katzakian who called for nominations for Mayor Pro Tempore. Councilman Ullmann nominated Orwin Dow and Couicilman Culbertson nominated Fred Brown. There were no further nomi- naticne. On motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second, the nominations were closed. By secret ballot Fred frown was elected Mayor Pro Tempore by the following vote: Brown - 3; Dow - 2. There being no further business, the Council adjourned. Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI City Clerk - 4 -