HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 19, 1958258
CITY CO'tCIL, CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL CHH .BE_r, CIT`_' ;ALL
FEBRUARY 19, 1958
This regular -neeting o_' the City Co-ancil of the City, of Lodi
held bezinninq at +3:00 o'cloc?: p.m, of Wednesday, February 10, 1958;
Councilmen Fuller, Katzakian, ?Mitchell, Robinson and Hughes (Mayor)
present; none absent. City ^•tanager Glaves anc City Attorney .Mullen
present.
On -otion of Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the ninutes
of February 5, 1958, were accepted after making the following
corrections: The second sentence in the paragraph entitled
"Methodist Church Alley" was amended to read as follows: "On
motion of Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the question of
whether or not to make this alley and other alleys west of Church
Street one way alleys was referred to the City Planning Commission
for recommendation ,` The first sentence of the paragraph entitled
"Parking District No. 1" was amended by adding the following:
"... within 30 days after the close of escrow."
STTPER MOLD
CLAIM
C LA I'?S
PLANNING CO'',311ISSIOiN
At its meeting of February 10, 1958 the Planning
Commission took the following actions:
i. Approved a rear yard variance for George
Lee at 431 Olive Court in the R-4 zone.
2. Denied a front yard variance for Lester
Gann at 817 Perry Court in the R-2 zone.
COMM?JNICATIONS
Claim for da*!ages amount in? to $1,,500 fro*,. Super
Mold Corporation was rejected and referred to
the Cit•;'s Agent of Record on lotion of Council-
man Katzakian, Robinson second.
REPORTS OF THE CITY `•'ANAGER
AW_ _ RD
STC 4 SEWER
PUMP
RES. NO. 2096
ADOPTED
Claims in the amount of $85,700.75 were approved
on motion of Council -.an Katzakian, Fuller second,
The City Manager reported that the Director of
Public Works had contacted 'Wilsey & Ham, engineers
marling a study of the City's storm drainage system,
and had been advised that the study had not pro-
gressed sufficiently to determine future installa-
tions required. The-efore the 20 -inch DU ---,p used
on the Lincoln Avenue storm sewer will continue
to be used at its present location and another
pump will be needed at Lodi Lake. He therefore
requested that award be made on bids received
for a 20 -inch pump to be installed at Lodi Lake.
Two bids were received, one from San Joaquin
Pump Company for $3,485.04 and one from Clancy
P•_:np x Supply for x.,549.23. The Director of
Public Works recommended that award be made to
San Joaquin 'urp Company. Resolution 'To. 2096,
awarding the contract to San Joaquin PunpCompany
I
or purchase of a 20 -inch pump for ;13,485.04,
was ado?ted on motion of Council -an Mitchell,
Ful?er second.
:*`inutes of February 19, 195a continued `359
LEVEE
Mr, Claves stated that a request had been received
CONTRACT
frog J. W. Richards, contractor for the Laurel to
TIME EXTENSION
Roper Avenue Levee, for an extension of time on
his contract. Due to the weather conditions
Mr. Richards has been unable to co-^plete the work,
and the Director of Public Works recon -ends that
an extension to April 5, 1958, be granted. On
-lotion of Councilman Fuller, Robinson second,
extension was granted as reconnended,
PENALTY
The City Manager presented a-^emorand,am from the
CLA. E WOOD CO.
Director of Public Works regardin-� the Claude
CONTRACT
C. 'Hood Company contract on the Lodi Avenue widen-
ing Protect. The Company had exceeded the time
limit on the contract by 29 days. The Director
of Public WorKs felt that assessment of a oenalty
of four days against the Company would be equitable,
and recommended that the assessment be reduced
to that amount, Councilman Katzakian agreed to
the recom--endation, but felt that the contractor
should be expected to abide by the contract.
Councilman Fuller felt that since no damage was
done by the delay, the contractor shoul'; not be
penalized, Councilman Robinson, agreeing with
Councilman Katzakian, moved that the penalty against
the Claude C. wood Company be reduced to four
days, Councilman Mitchell seconded the motion.
Councilman Fuller declined to vote on the motion,
stating twat he did not believe the contractor
should be penalized. Councilmen Mitchell,
Katzakian, Robinson and Hushes voted yes on the
motion, and since Councilman Fuller had declined
to vote, the Mayor declared the motion as passing
unanimously.
CROSSWALKS
The City Manager then presented a request from
the Engineering Department t^at certain crosswalks
RES. N0. 20c'7
be established, principally in the area of the
ADC?TED
Erma B. Reese School, the George Washington School,
and the Tot Lot on Holly Drive. The City Manager
recornended that such crosswalks be established.
On motion of Councilman Fuller, Mitchell second,
t^e Council adopted Resolution No. 2097, establish-
ing the crosswalks as set forth in the Memorandum
from the Assistant City Engineer dated February
14, 1958.
AWARD
T'ne City Manager reported that only one bid had
STREET
been received for street material. The bid was
MATERIALS
from Claude C. 'wood Company, quoting untreated
base at �j2.05 per ton and 3/8" plant mix at X5.70
RES. No. 209?
per ton. It was noted that t—__ low bid in 1957
ADOPTED
was X1.55 and P'4.a5 respectively. On ^+otion of
Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second, the City
Council adopted Resolution No. 2098 awarding the
contract for street materials to the Claude C.
"wood Company.
52 FEET ON LODi
The City Manager stated that a deed had been re -
AVE,. NEAR SUNSET
ceived from Webster 8c Jane Tyson for 5z feet on
ACCEPTED
the southeast corner of Lodi Avenue and Sunset
Drive. The deed was offered in exchange for
sidewalk and future costs of widening Lodi Avenue.
The City Council approved acceptance of the deed
on motion of Councilman Mitccell, Fuller second,
GcO "inutes of February19, 105; cont'_:.ued
HAM LANE
ORDINANCE NO. 610, ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING BUILD -
SETBACK
ING SETBACK LINES ON -n-AM LANE A:u; ITS PROPOSED
EXTENSION BET,'EEN TURNER ROAD A14D KETTIE"MA LAME",
ORD. NO. 610
having been introduced at the regular meeting of
ADOPTED
February 5, 1958, was brought up for passage
on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Katzakian
second, Second reading was omitted after read-
ing by title, and was then passed, adopted and
ordered to Drint by the following vote:
AC'S: Council -en - Ful_er, Katzakian,
Mitchell, Robinson
and Hughes
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT. Councilmen - None
Mayor George Hu?hes then signed Ordinance No.
610 in approval thereof,
PARI, ING
ORD7NANCE No. 611, entitled "AN ORDINANCE DECLAR-
DISTRICT NO. 1
ING THE USE OF CITtiLANDS AS PARKING PLACES,
PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1", having been introduced
ORDINANCE
at the regular meeting of February 5, 19158,
N0. 611
was brought up for passage on the motion of
ADOPTED
Councilman Katzakian, Mitchell second. Second
reading was omitted after reading by title,
and was then passed, adopted and ordered to
print by the following vote:
AIMS: Council7en - Fuller, Katzakian,
Mitchell, Robinson
and Fl ghes
NOES: Councilmen - None
A BSEi1T : Councilmen - None
Mayor Hughes then signed Ordinance No. 611 in
approval thereof.
PARKING
The Council then reviewed the proposed resolution
DISTRICT 11,10. 1
providing for the issuance of bonds in the amount
of 4380,000 for Parking District No. 1. Mr.
RES. NC. 2099
Kenneth Jones of Kirkbride, Wilson, Herzfeld
ADOPTED
and Wallace, the City's bonding attorneys, explained
the funds to be established to take care of the
revenues and expenditures of the District, the
term of ti:e bonds, etc. It was pointed out that
no public agency could operate any Parking lots
in competition with the Parkin:- District and
that none of the lots in the District would be
free of charge, except for official parking
facilities adjacent to public buildings. It
was also noted that the cost of enforcement of
the regulations for the District would not come
out of District funds. Mr. Jones asked the
Council to consider an adjourned meeting on
March 12 to receive the bids. There was also
considerable discussion regardin? methods of
obtainin- revenue from the parking lots. On
-lotion of Councilman Robinson, Fuller second,
the Council adopted Resolution No. 2099,
"Resolution Providing for the Issuance of Bonds,
Providing Covenants for the Protection of the
Bonds and for t'ne Pledge of Parking Revenues
and Levy of Annual Ad ValDrem Assessments to
Pavy the Principal an Interest Thereof", by
Minutes of February 19, 1958 continued ` 6
b7 the following vote;
AYES: Councilmen -
Fuller, Katzakian,
'_titc'_e11, Robinson
and Hua -es
NOES: Councilmen -
None
ABSENT: Councilmen -
"done
PARKING
On motion of Councilman.
Katz-akian, Robinson second,
DISTRICT NO, 1
the City Cowncil adopted
Resolution No. 2100,
authorizing the City Clerk
to call for bids for
RES. NO, 2100
the sale of 4380,000 of
the off-street parking
ADOPTED
bonds, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmen -
Faller, Katzakian,
Mitchell, Robinson
and Hughes
NOES: Councilmen -
None
ABSENT: Councilmen -
None
City Manager Glaves then
complimented Mr. Jones
and Mr. Charles biillia.^is
for the fine job they
have done in expediting
the procedures required
on the Parking District,
The meeting was adjourned
at 9:10 p.m.
ATTEST:
BEATRICE GF[ iBALDi
City Clerk