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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 22, 19602-3 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS JUNE 22, 1960 This regularly adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of Wednesday, June 22, 1960; Councilmen Brown, Katzakian, Mit- chell, Ullmann and Culbertson (Mayor) present; none absent. City Manager Glaves and Administrative Assistant Carlton present. City Attorney.Mullen present until 8:50 p.m. MINUTES Minutes of June 15, 1960 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown second. COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEES Letter from the Lodi City Employees Association SALARY REQUEST requesting a five per cent salary increase, an increase in vacation time, and the study of classification inequities by the Personnel Department. On motion of Councilman Brown, Mitchell second, the letter was referred to the City Manager for report at the meeting of August 3, 1960. PEDESTRIAN Letter from the California State Automobile SAFETY AWARD Association notifying the City that it has received a citation in the AAA Pedestrian Program Appraisal for not having a single pedestrian fatality during 1959. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER PG&E SUPPLE- Mr. Glaves presented a supplemental agreement MENTAL CONTRACT to the City's existing power contract with the RE POWER Pacific Gas and.Electric Company. This supple - CONVERSION mental agreement is being offered in connection with the City's plane to convert the electric RES. NO. 2339 system from 4kv to 12kv over a period of -five ADOPTED years during which the City would be receiving both 4kv and 12kv power. The Company proposes to supply the 4kv and'12kv power with combined .billing during the conversion period with the requirement that the City purchase all of its power from the Company for .ati additional period of. five years after the change over has been completed. The City Manager explained that in staging the conversion over a period of years the cost can be funded from the Utility Outlay Fund. He stated that it was urgent that the conversion be started immediately. Councilman Mitchell, Brown second, moved the adoption of Resolution No. -2339 approving the Supplemental Agreement.with the Pacific Gas and .Electric Company.and..authoriaing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the same. The reso- lution was adopted by unanimous vote. PARK REGULA- The City Manager -then presented a proposed TIONS ordinance regulating conduct in public parks. The ordinance would provide statutory backing ORD. NO. 677 in enforcement of the rules and regulations INTRODUCED for the City's parks. On motion of Council- man Katzakian, Brown second, the Council 24 introduced by unanimous vote Ordinance No. 677 regulating conduct in public parks by reading of title only and waiving reading of the or- dinance in full, after adding after the word "shall" in the first sentence of Section 6 the words "without the prior approval of the Director". APPOINTMENTS BAINBRIDGE TO Mayor Culbertson proposed the reappointment of LIBRARY BOARD Robert Bainbridge to the Library Board. On .the previous -year, totalling $5,500. He also motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown second, presented the request from the Junior Chamber the appointment of Mr. Bainbridge was ratified of Commerce which was for $698. Mr. William by unanimous vote. KUNDERT AND The Mayor then proposed the reappointment of MAiHFX S TO Harold Kundert to the Planning Commission and CPC the appointment of Craig C. Mathews to the approved $700 for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Planning Commission to replace Joe E. Edinger which is to be paid to the Chamber of Commerce whose term expires on June 30. On motion of since the Chamber will regulate the use of Councilman Mitchell, Ullmann second, the such Junior Chamber funds. appointments of Harold Kundert and Craig C. Mr, Loren Powell, Secretary -Manager of the Mathews to the City Planning Commission were San Joaquin County Safety Council, presented approved by unanimous vote. The Council then a letter from Mr. John Burnett, President of instructed that a letter of appreciation be the.Couneil, asking the City to purchase a sent to Mr. Edinger for his services as a membership in the County Safety Council for member of the Commission. 1960-61 BUDGET The Council took up the study of the supple- mental requests of the departments where they had left off at the previous meeting. (City Attorney Mullen left the meeting.') The_Coun- cil concurred in the recommendations of the City Manager regarding the supplemental re- quests and then proceeded with study of the departmental budgets commencing with that -of the City Council -City Clerk. FUNDS FOR Mr. Glaves presented the budget request of CHAMBER OF the Chamber of Commerce which was the same as COMMERCE AND .the previous -year, totalling $5,500. He also JR. CHAMBER presented the request from the Junior Chamber of Commerce which was for $698. Mr. William Hover, President of the Junior Chamber, was present and answered questions concerning the activities of the organization. The Council approved $700 for the Junior Chamber of Commerce which is to be paid to the Chamber of Commerce since the Chamber will regulate the use of such Junior Chamber funds. FUNDS FOR Mr, Loren Powell, Secretary -Manager of the S.J. COUNTY San Joaquin County Safety Council, presented SAFETY COUNCIL a letter from Mr. John Burnett, President of the.Couneil, asking the City to purchase a membership in the County Safety Council for $1250 for 1960-61. The Safety Council was making this request because of the unexpected reduction in the funds to be received from the City of Stockton. Mr: Powell stated that next year the Safety Council would look for other means to obtain funds. Wishing more time.to study the request, Councilman Brown moved.that it be tabled to the next meeting. No second. 21.5 Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, moved that $1250 be approved for membership in the San Joaquin County Safety Council and the motion carried by the following votes Ayes: Councilmen - Katzakian, Mitchell, Ullmann and Culbertson Noes: Councilmen - Brown ADOPTION OF The Council then proceeded to study the balance 1960-61 BUDGET of the budget and after completion thereof complimented the City Manager on the excellent ORD. NO. 678 job he had done. Councilman Katzakian, Brown INTRODUCED second, moved the introduction of Ordinance No. 678 adopting the budget for the 1960-61 fiscal year as presented by the City Manager, after reducing the amount for the Junior Chamber of Commerce to $700 and including $1250 for the San Joaquin County Safety Coun- cil, by reading of title only and waiving reading of the ordinance in full. Motion carried by unanimous vote. On motion of Councilman Brown, Katzakian second, the Council adjourned at 11:35 P -m- ATTEST: BATICit'`ALDI City Clerk