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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - September 18, 1963471 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEPTEMBER 18, 1963 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at SsOO p.m. of Wednesday, September 18, 1963• Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Dow, 'Ullmann and Katzakian (Mayor) present. None absent. Also presents City Manager Glaves, Planning Director Rodgers and City Attorney Mullen. MINUTES Council Minutes of September 4, 1963, were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Culbertson, Brown second. PLANNING COMMISSION The following actions of the Planning Commission at its meeting of September 9, 1963,1were reported: 1. Recommended approval of a County use permit for the Lodi Truck Service to construct a box -storage shed on property located along the east aide of Cherokee Lane and 1,000 feet south of Kettleman Lane. 2. Extended the C -S commercial shopping zoning for an additional year for the Barbera Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Kettleman Lane at West Lane. 3. Extended the C -S commercial shopping zoning for an additional year for the Ford Shopping Center located at the northwest corner of Cherokee Lane and Poplar Street. 4. Indicated favorable -consideration for a proposed commercial -residential development to be located at the northwest corner of Cherokee Lane and Turner Road. COMMUNICATIONS TRAILER PARK A letter was read from Mr. Jimmy C. Genn requesting REQUEST a permit to establish a one -unit trailer park on the Harris Pine Mills property at 1111 South Stockton Street in the M Industrial zone. The request was referred to the Planning Commission for study skd recommendation, on motion of Councilman ro n, vow second. 'THAkKS A letter of appreciation was received from the FROM TRAILER Capitol Caravanners of Sacramento for being able to CLUB park their trailers at Lodi Lake Park over the Grape Festival weekend. They also expressed thanks to Mr. Orest Merry, Park Supervisor, and Robert Baker, Park Patrolman, for their services. CVD", LCC Notice was received of the League of California Cities Central Valley Division meeting to be held in Los Banos on September 26, 1963. FEDERAL FUNDS A letter was read from the Housing and,Home Finance FOR PUBLIC Agency notifying the City that action on the City's WORKS application for Federal funds for the Southside Sanitary Sewer Line under the Public Works Acceler- ation Act has been deferred. - 1 - 472 Minutes of September 18, 1963 continued SCHOOL BD RE Mr. Glaves stated he had received an oral communi- EDUCATIONAL cation from Dr. Lawson Smith, Superintendent of TP Lodi Schools, requesting half an hour of time during a Council meeting in which the Elementary School Board would like to demonstrate educational television proposed for Lodi schools. He suggested the Council meeting of November 6 as a suitable date. Councilman Culbertson asked if the School Board had any proposals concerning the technical plans for installation of the TV lines to serve the schools. He and other members of the Council felt that it was not necessary for the Board to demon- emonstrate stratethe usefulness of educational television during a Council meeting since it is not a matter requiring a decision by the Council. The Council has already indicated its willingness to cooperate with the Board on this project (it had approved use of joint City -Telephone Company poles for TV cable subject to approval of the Telephone Company which subsequently rejected the proposal), and it was left up to the Mayor and City Manager to contact the Superintendent and School Board to decide what should be presented to the Council. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims in the amount of 5185,074.09 were approved on motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second. AWARD - A single bid was received on the paving of Turner TURNER RD Road from Stockton Street to Highway 99. The bid PAVING was from Claude C. Wood Company for a total of 84,416. City Manager Glaves said this was a reason - RES. NO. 2661 able bid and he recommended that award be made. ADOPTED Councilman Brown moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2661 awarding the contract for the Turner Road paving to Claude C. Wood Company for a total of J4,416. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried unanimously. WITHDRAW City Manager Gleves stated that annexation of the NORTHRIDGE Northridge Addition had been completed and it was ADDN FROM in order to withdraw this territory from the rural YBCFFD fire district. Councilman Culbertson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2662 withdrawing the - RES. NO. 2662 Northridge Addition from -the Woodbridge Rural .=: ADOPTED County Fire Protection District. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried unanimously. RECONSIDER In asking the Council to review the cab and chassis CAB AND award made at the -September 4 meeting, Mr. Glaves CHASSIS_ said that prior to that meeting he had been -assured AWARD that the bid of Tokay Motor Company had met'-ihe - specifications, whereas the bid of Loewen Motor RES. NO. 2663 Company did not. On this basis, the Council had ADOPTED adopted Resolution No. 2659 awarding the contract to Tokay Motor Company. However, after the meeting he was told that the bid of Loewen Auto Company was as much in compliance as the Tokay Motor Company bid. In stating its compliance Tokay Motors'liad- apparently misinterpreted the specifications. Neither company is able to furnish synoromesh in the first gear and it appears questionable that . it could be furnished. In view of the fact that" both bidders were basically in compliance with the specifications and that the bid of Loewen was lower than that of Tokay, it was moved by Councilman Culbertson, Dow second, that the Council adopt •- 2 - -Mr, 473 iiinutes of September 18, 1963 continued - 3 - Resolution Pio. 2663 rescinding Resolution No. 2659 and awarding the contract for the cab and chassis to Loewen Motor Company for a total of 47,355.92• notion carried. PLANTERS AT Mr. Glaves said he had been approached by Por. Robert TOKAY ST Houston, one of t_ia su'jdividers of the Weetdale Sub - BRIDGE OVER division, concerning the possibility of the City WID CANAL accepting responsibility for maintaining two small planter boxes just east of the Tokay Street crossing of the !/.I.D. Canal at the entrance to the subdi- vision. the subdividers have constructed at theirown expense a brick and grape stake fence over the bridge and across the public right of way to a point where it will tie into adjoining residential fence lines. He has provided water lines to the planters and will pay the cost of shrubs specified or selected by the City. Mr. Glaves stated that it was a matter to be considered by the Council with caution as it could get involved with more such requests. He said the Council should not establish a precedent, but he felt that in this instance the City was benefiting from the installation as it screened off the canal and enhanced the area and he recommended that the Council accept the proposal. City Attorney Hullen pointed out that from a safety and liability point of view City maintenance would be justified. Mr. ,eBenedetti had estimated that proper maintenance could be done for an average of one man-hour per week. After discussion by the Council, it was moved by Councilman 3rown that the City accept responsibility for maintenance of the planter boxes with the understanding that the decision was made on an individual basis and not as setting a precedent and that thanks be expressed to Mr. Houston for having beautified and made more safe an area which could have become a nuisance to the City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dow and carried. SALARY Consideration of employee salaries being next on INCREASES the Agenda, the Council discussed the survey which had been presented by the City Ylanager at a previous CLASSIFIED meeting. The City Manager said that the cost esti- PERSONNEL mate of V60,459 for a 5% increase for the balance of the fiscal year included department heads as RES. NO. 2664 well as classified employees. Councilman Dow ADOPI:3D remarked that it might be advisable to have a re- survey of salaries and classifications within the next year and City ,tanager Glaves agreed that a survey was indicated since the last one had been made six or seven years ago. He suggested that the survey be made towards the end of this fiscal year. On motion of Councilman Dow, Culbertson second, the City Council adopted by unanimous vote Resolution No. 2664 repealing Resolution No. 2613 and amending Tables I. II and III of Ordinance No. 444 to provide a one-step increase in the salary range for classi- fied employees effective August 1, 1963. 3ALARI:�S - IIr. Glaves then made the following recommendations DEPT. HEADS regarding salary increases for department heads: - 3 - 474 Minutes of September 18, 1963 continued From To CRISS City Attorney itullen informed the Council that the FALSE ARREST Criss false arrest suit could be disposed of by the SUIT payment of X150 and he recommended that he be author— ized to proceed on this basis. On motion of Council- man Brown, Dow second, the Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the Criss•f alse arrest suit by payment of 8150. There being no further business, the Council adjourned. Attest: BEATRICE GARI3ALDI City Clerk - 4 - Public ?!orks Director $1050 31100 Finance Director 860 925 Police Chief 800 850 Fire Chief 775 800 Supt. of Recreation & Parks 825 880 Planning Director 825 890 Supt. of Utilities 880 950 He explained the reasons for spread in some of the figures and said that since the Police Chief and "'ire Chief had been in their positions such a short time, their salaries should be reconsidered before another year. On motion of Councilman Brown, Dow second, the City Council increased the salaries of department heads as recommended by the City iianager, a t+_• T1 -F A 7 t, 1963. SALARIDS - Mayor Katza&ian said he had received and reviewed a CITY I•iANAGER survey of salaries for City ilanager and City & CITY ATTY Attorney, and he recommended that the City Iienager's salary be increased to 415,600 per annum and the City Attorney's to 6550 per month. On motion of ti Councilman Culbertson, Brown second, the Council increased the salary of the City hlanager to 315,600) The City Attorney's salary was then increased to j550 on motion of Councilman Brown, Culbertson second, e,*�e'ue Avqust TOKAY STREET Action on the acceptance of 'Tokay Street in the Ilestdale Subdivision was postponed to a later meeting. SPECS - In presenting the plans and specifications for TURiTER RD & "Turner Road & Ham Lane Street Improvement," Mr. HAM LAiTE Glaves explained that the Division of Eighways is reviewing this project for gas tax funds expenditure, particularly in regard to the inclusion of Ham Lane north of Turner Road in the Major Street System. If the Division of Highways turns down inclusion of Ham north of Turner in the Major Street System,_the City will be required to use additional funds . (x2392) from the General Fund to pay for the City's share of this portion of the.work. Councilman Dow moved that the plans and specifications for "Turner Road & Ham Lane Street Improvement" be approved and advertising for bids authorized, subject to approval from the State Division of Highways. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ullmann and carried. CRISS City Attorney itullen informed the Council that the FALSE ARREST Criss false arrest suit could be disposed of by the SUIT payment of X150 and he recommended that he be author— ized to proceed on this basis. On motion of Council- man Brown, Dow second, the Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the Criss•f alse arrest suit by payment of 8150. There being no further business, the Council adjourned. Attest: BEATRICE GARI3ALDI City Clerk - 4 -