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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - May 1, 196340'7 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAY 1, 1963 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8s00 p.m. of Wednesday, May 1, 1963. Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, Ullmann and Satzakian (Mayor) present. None absent. Also presents City Manager Glaves, Administrative Assistant Carlton, Planning Director Rodgers and City Attorney Mullen. MINUTES Minutes of April 17, 1963 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Dow, Brown second. COMMUNICATIONS LAW DAY A resolution was received from the County Board of Supervisors endorsing May 1, 1963 as Law Day U.S.A. and urging its observance. ABC LICENSE Notice of application for alcoholic Beverage License On -Sale Beer and Vine, Bona Fide Public Eating Place, Jerry C. and Lois P. Ballard, Club 15, 15 N. Sacramento Street. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER Claims in the amount of $129,412,08 were approved on motion of Councilman Dow, Ullmann second. FUNDS FOR Mr. Glaves stated that according to final account - TURNER ROAD ing, the total cost of the Turner Road Underpass UNDERPASS amounts to $379x227.50 compared with the estimate of $370,000. The difference is not covered by the RES. N0. 2625 grant of the State Highway Commission, and Mr. ADOPTED Glaves recommends the adoption of a resolution requesting a supplemental allocation from the State Highway Commission in the amount of $4,152.38 which would cover the State's share of the additional cost. Councilman Brown moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2625 requesting the State Highway Commission to grant a supplemental allocation of $4,152.38 from the Grade Separation Fund for the Turner Road Underpass. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried. FREEWAY The City Manager explained provisions of a proposed ADVERTISING ordinance to regulate advertising signs and dis- plays along freeways within the city limits. He suggested that such an ordinance be considered at this time since the Bypass is about completed and a policy shoul4 be developed concerning approaches to the City. The State Division of Highways has two categories of freeway planting, "functional" and "landscaped." Functional planting consists of plants requiring low maintenance and the other category consists of more extensive landscaping. In order for the Division of Highways to consider "landscaping" a freeway within a city, it is required that such city have an ordinance regu- lating advertising. It is not known what the State is planning as far as the approaches to Lodi are concerned. The basic consideration for the Council is whether or not advertising restrictions are desirable for Lodi. It was felt that the public - 1 - Minutes of May 1, 1963 continued On motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council adjourned to May 8, 1963, 8 p.m., for an executive session to consider personnel for committee appointments. Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI City Clerk - 2 - should have an opportunity to discuss such a pros posal with the Council, and on motion of Council- man Culbertson, Dow second, the matter was con- tinued to the meeting of June 5, 1963 at which time it would be considered under Public Hearings. ORDINANCES REZONING TO ORDINANCE NO. 747, entitled "AMENDING THE OFFICIAL R-2 FORMER DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF LODI AND THEREBY GENERAL MILLS REZONING A SEVEN -ACRE PARCEL LOCATED ALONG THE PROPERTY WEST SIDE OF MILLS AVENUE AND 1950 FEET SOUTH OF TURNER ROAD TO BE IN THE R-2 ONE FAMILY RESIRMIAL, ORD. NO. 747 DISTRICT," having been introduced at the regular ADOPTED meeting of April 179 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: Countilmen - BROWN, CULBERTSON, DOW, ULLMANN and KATZAKIAN NOES: Councilmen - NONE ABSENT: Councilmen - NONE FIRST Mr. Gloves stated that a First Annual Report was ANNUAL being prepared which would be in the form of a REPORT newspaper page informing the citizens of the growth of the City and its problems. It would be distributed with the Lodi News Sentinel and the shoppers' guide and an additional 29000 copies would be printed for further distribution. He requested that 8600 be used from the Contingent Fund for this project. On motion of Councilman Dow, Brown second, the City Council authorized the transfer of 8600 from the Contingent Fund for the publication of the First Annual Report. On motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council adjourned to May 8, 1963, 8 p.m., for an executive session to consider personnel for committee appointments. Attest: BEATRICE GARIBALDI City Clerk - 2 -