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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - August 17, 196040 CITY COUNCIL, CITY Or LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUGUST 17, 1960 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of Wednesday, August 17, 1960. Councilmen Brown, Katzakian, Mitchell, Ullmann and Culbertson (Mayor) present; none absent. Also present: City Manager Claves, Administrative Assistant Carlton, City Attorney Mullen and Planning Director Rodgers, MINUTES The minutes of August 3, 1960 were approved as written and mailed on motion of Councilman Brown, Ullmann second. PUBLIC HEARINGS COUNTY Mayor Culbertson introduced County Supervisor COURT HOUSE Clifford Bull who spoke on the need for a new County Court House. The present Court House RES. NO. 2349 has been declared unsafe and is also inadequate ADOPTED for the needs of the various County depart- ments, many of which are presently housed in buildings being leased by the County. The Board of Supervisors has determined that the most feasible and economical method of taking care of County requirements is to build a new Court House on the present site to be financed by a $ 5,500,000 bond issue. The election on the bond issue is to be held September 20, 1960. After asking Supervisor Bull questions concerning County facilities, costs, etc., the Council adopted Resolution No. 2349 approving the action of the Board of Supervisors in planning for a new Court House and endorsing the passage of the bond election, on motion of Councilman Katzekian, Mitchell second. PLANNING COMMISSION SUBSTATION The City Manager reported that the Planning USE PERMIT Commission had approved a use permit for the construction and operation of an electric sub- station by the City at 545-551 East Locust Street. THROUGH STREET He then read a recommendation from the Planning SYSTEM Commission that the following changes be made in the present through street system: 1. Elimination of Lockeford Street as a through street west of California Street. 2. Elimination of Pine Street as a through street west of Hutchins Street. 3. Designation of Elm Street as a through street west of Ham Lane. Mr. Claves recommended that action on the proposal be postponed until he had time to assemble additional information so that the Council could make a thorough study of the street system. Councilman Mitchell moved that a study of the street system be made at a 41 Minutes of August 17, 1960 continued future date and that in addition to a report from the City Manager that a report be obtained from the Safety Council and the Police Depart- ment. Councilman Brown seconded the motion which carried unanimously. GLENHURST PLACE A revised map of Glenhurst Place Unit No. 1 MAP was presented for approval. A strip of lots which would rear on Ham Lane had been eliminated from the map which had previously been sub- mitted. Mr. Victor Goehring, representing the subdividers, explained that they did not want to subdivide this strip of land along Ham Lane at this time and were also reluctant to relinquish the abutters rights. After discussing the problems involved in not having the property along Ham Lane in the subdivision and also considering that the map presented did not comply with the tentative map, on motion of Councilman Mitchell, Katzakian. second, the Council rejected the map presented and notified Mr. Goehring that the subdivision would need to include the property along Ham Lane and that the subdivider would need to surrender access rights for any lots that reared on Ham Lane (as shown on the tentative map) or would have to redesign the subdivision to eliminate such lots. COMMUNICATIONS PETITION RE Petition from property owners on Elm Street ELM STREET protesting the proposed designation of Elm Street as a through street. Since the subject of through streets is to be studied by the Council at a later date, the petition will be considered at that time and property owners in the audience were so informed. FEATHER RIVER A letter from the Feather River Project Associ- PROJECT ASSO. ation asking the Council to again support the Association by renewing membership. There was some question as to the water plans endorsed by the Association and the effect of such plans on Delta water, and on motion of Coun- cilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the member- ship in the Feather River Project/ was not Association renewed for this year by unanimous vote of the Council. REPORTS Or THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims amounting to $133,759.44 were approved on motion of Councilman Brown, Katzakian second. SPECS On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown SURD. PAVING second, specifications for the Subdivision PROJECT •1960 Paving Project 1960 were approved and call for bids authorized. AWARD. The City Manager presented the tabulation of CONCRETE PIPE bids received for concrete pipe which totalled as follows: J.W.- Mumbert Concrete Pipe Co. 85,111.00 Spiekerman Concrete Pipe Co. 5,173.80 4Z Minutes of August 17, 1960 continued RES. N0. 2350 Both bids are plus sales tax and subject to ADOPTED 50 cash discount. Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, moved the adoption of Reso- lution No. 2350 awarding the contract for the concrete pipe to J.W. Mumbert Concrete Pipe Company. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 1960-61 TAX On motion of Councilman Brown, Katzakian RATE second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2351 setting the 1960-61 tax rate per RES. NO. 2351 3100 as follows: ADOPTED General Fund a .82 Library .18 8 1.00 SALARIES The City Manager reviewed the salary data previously submitted to the City Council, ORD. NO. 682 recommending that all classified employees be given a one-step increase (5%) with the INTRODUCED exception of Utility Plant Operators for which he recommends a two-step increase in order to bring them more in line with comparable jobs in the PG&E. He also recommended that employees with ten or more years of service with the City be given annual vacation leave of 15 days. Councilman Katzakian introduced Ordinance No. 682 granting a one-step increase to all classified employees except Utility Plant Operators which were to receive a"two- step increase and amending the vacation policy by granting annual vacation leave -of VACATION 15 days to employees with ten or more years - LEAVE of service, effective as of August 1. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brown and carried unanimously. It was explained that the vacation for employees with ten or more years of service would accrue at the rate of 1 1/4 working days per month. SALARIES The City Manager then recommended the follow - DEPT. HEADS ing salaries for Department Heads and non- classified personnel= From To Director of Public Works 900 4950 Supt, of Utilities 825 875 Finance Director 760 800 Chief of Police 750 800 Fire Chief 735 775 Recreation Director 735 775 And top step in salary range for: Planning Director 720 760 Administrative Assistant 580 610 On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown:s.econd, the Council unanimously approved the above ,1 recommendations of the City Manager. ENGINEERING The City Manager explained that authorization-;. FUNDS FROM was required from the City Council for budget= . STATE ing of 37,100 for Engineering Funds from the State for 1960-61 in accordance with the Master Agreement between the.City and the State Division of Highways. On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown second, the City 43 Minutes of august 17, 1960 continued RES. NO. 2352 Council adopted Resolution No. 2352 fixing ADOPTED the amount of $7,100 as the estimated ex- penditure to be made for. Engineering Funds during :960-61 and authorizing the City Managez to sign the Budget Propceal for forwarding to the State Division of Highways. APPRAISER City Manager Glaves stated that Mr. Craig CIVIC CENTER Hubbard, the appraiser for the four lots on West Elm Street, would charge $750 for his services and that he needed approximately sixty days time to complete the appraisal since he had other commitments. The Council agreed to these conditions. On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the meeting adjourned. G AT SEATg BA City Clerk