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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - October 5, 1960&d CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS OCTOBER 5, 1960 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 p.m. of Wednesday, October 5, 1960. Councilman Brown, Katzakian, Mitchell, Ullmann and Culbertson (Mayor) present; none absent. Also present: City Manager Claves, Administrative. Asst. Carlton and Planning Director Rodgers. Absent: City Attorney Mullen MINUTES The minutes of September 21, 1960 were approved as written and mailed. on motion of Councilman- ouncilmen-Brown, Brown,Mitchell second. PLANNING COMMISSION HARRISON The City Manager reported on the action of the REZONING Planning -Commission in denying the request of Mr. Paul Harrison and others for a change.of': zoning from the R-1 one family residential zone to the C-1 neighborhood commercial zone of property along the west side of Ham -Lane between Lodi Avenue and Walnut Street. The denial was by a vote of 5 - 1 with three commissioners abstaining. The City Council,_ has now received a written appeal by the -- property owners from the decision of the Planning Commission.' Ori motion of Council- man Katzakian, Mitchell second, the appeal was Set. for hearing at the regular meeting of October 19, 1960 and a supplemental report requested from the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. COMMUNICATIONS WESTERN UNION Notice of.the application before the State PUC ADPL. Public Utilities Commission by the Western Union Telegraph Company for rate increases. Communication ordered filed. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CLAIMS Claims amounting to $115,044.80 were approved on motion of Councilman Katzakian, Brown second. AWARD - Mr. Glaves presented the bids on the tractor- TRACTOR- loader for the Parks and Recreation Department LOADER as follows: RES. N0. 2361 Delta Tractor Co. S 4,135.00 ADOPTED Don Leach 19887.50 Lodi Tractor Co. 1,732.37 He recommended that award be made to the low bidder and on motion of Councilman Brown, Katzakian second, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2361 awarding the contract for the tractor -loader to Lodi Tractor Company as the lowest responsible bidder. 51 Minutes of October 5, 1960 continued AWARD - Only one bid was received for the Turner Road TURNER ROAD Surfacing, being from Claude C. Wood Company SURFACING for a total of $31,725.00. The bid is 4% above the City Engineers estimate and there - RES. NO. 2362 fore requires approval of the State. The ADOPTED City Manager recommended that the award be made. Councilman Mitchell, Ullmann second, moved the adoption of Resolution No. 2362 awarding the contract for Turner Road Sur- facing to Claude C. Wood Company, subject to approval of the State Division of Highways. Motion carried. STORM DRAINS City Manager Claves stated it would be advan- IN $AE•resi;iitrt'a!o t�z�ter31 at this time AND' SYt iSOD s i p tpt c,4he.5,of&orm sewer in DR. APPROVED Daisy Avenue east of Ham Lane to the line west of Ham Lane so that it would be in before the subdivision paving. The cost would be t;in�l 3ti y I#IRximelpE $3,730.00. He also asked :;:; v exppxbval of $975.00 for a section of storm drain-im.:Edgewood Drive for the same reason. Both pro.jecte-were- approved on"'motion of Coun- cilman Katzakian, Brown second. SPECS - The City Council approved specifications for CONCRETE PIPE -concrete pipe -and authorized calling for bids on motion of Councilman Brown, Mitchell second. TURNER ROAD The City Manager presented a revised design INTERCHANGE for Turner Road interchange from the State Division -of Highways. He considered the plan superior to thea -previous one, but felt that the Turner Road overpass, which the state had designed with two -lanes, should be four lanes to take care of future needs as the City developed. Councilman Katzakian moved that action on the revised planbe tabled to the next regular meeting and that.meanwhile the City Manager contact the State in regard to having the Turner Road overpass made a four - lane thoroughfare. Motion was seconded by i i � r' o s is r.srs4i?�'#C�7�n8ps_Kitchel<1 %and=:asT�r<i e�'. . F9 R•S [:O{',:2 1=CCi; �� ,aiS , a...74'. GAS TAX FUNDS The Memorandum of Agreement for Expenditure FOR MAJOR STS. of Gas Tax Allocation for Major City Streets for 1960-61 was presented for approval and RES=on�motion- cf =Gouncilman Katzakian, Brown ADOPTED saiforid,. the Council adopted Resolution No. 2363 approving said Memorandum. STORM DRAIN City Manager Glaves then gave a report on the R/W ADJACENT progress being made on acquisition of rights TO FRONTAGE RD. of way in„accordance with the agreement with the State -for construction of the City's storm drain facilities adjacent to the proposed freeway. A deed and right of way contract have been received from W.G. Micke who has agreed to sell 1.17 acres at $4,000 per acre, making a total of $4,680. Councilman Brown moved that the right of way contract with Mr. Micke be accepted authorizing payment of $4,680 to Mr. Micke and that the deed be forwarded to the State Division of Highways for acceptance. The motion was seconded by Coun- cilman Ullmann and carried. Mr. Glaves also stated that the City has been unsuccessful in 52 Minutes of October 5, 1960 continued discussing a sale price with Mr. John Graffigna and recommended that the City start condemna- tion proceedings since Mr. Graffigna refused to negotiate. Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, moved that condemnation proceedings be started against Mr. Graffigna for right of way required in connection with the install- ation of storm drain facilities. Motion carried. LEASE OF PG&E Mr. Glaves stated that the City needed to SUBSTATION lease additional land from the PG&E at the PROPERTY substation property on Cherokee Lane because of the power changeover and that a lease had RES. NO. 2364 been prepared by PG&E adding 25 additional - ADOPTED feet to the property presently being leased. He recommended that the lease be accepted and on motion of Councilman Mitchell, Brown second, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2364 accept- ing the lease with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the same. MUTUAL AID The City Manager presented a copy of a mutual AGREEMENT WITH day-to-day fire protection aid agreement which FIRE DISTRICTSwill cover all cities and fire districts in AND CITIES the entire County and which was initiated by. City Attorney Mullen several years ago. This RES. NO. 2365 agreement would supplant the present agree - ADOPTED ment the City has with the fire districts.in. this area and the City Manager recommended that it be accepted. Resolution No. 2365, approving the agreement and authorizing its execution by the Mayor and City Clerk, was adopted on motion of Councilman Brown, Kat- zakian second, - OPPOSE PROP.15 The City Manager read a resolution from the SENATE League of California Cities opposing Proposi- REAPPORT. tion 15 on the November ballot which would provide for reapportionment of the State RES. NO. 2366 Senate. Members of the Council felt that the ADOPTED City should go on record as also opposing this Proposition and on motion of Councilman Kat- zakian, Brown second, adopted Resolution No. 2366 advocating opposition to Proposition' No. 15• HUTCHINS & Mr. Glaves reported on the results of a traffic TOKAY ST. survey by the Police Department at the Hut -- TRAFFIC china-Tokay street crossing. As a result of the survey the Chief of Police was recommend- ing that no changes be made regarding -'signs, markings, etc, since he felt the problem.vas one of enforcement. According to Mr.-Glaves,- the situation has already been'improved. CHESTNUT- Councilman Brown questioned the status of the SCHOOL ST. Chestnut -,School Street intersection and the TRAFFIC City Manager stated he would check the situation. On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the Council adjourned. ATTEST: BEATRICE GARIBALDI City Clerk