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CITY COU?iCIL, CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
OCTOBER 1, 1958
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m, of Wednesday, October
1, 1958; Councilmen Brown, Culbertson, Mitchell, Robinson and
Katzakian (Mayor) present; none absent. Also present: Administrative
Assistant Brown and Planning Director Rodgers; absent: City
Manager Glaves and City Attorney Mullen.
MIIi .JTES
Minutes of September 17, 1958, were approved
as written and mailed. on motion of Councilman
Brown, Mitchell second, after correction in para-
graph entitled "Stop Sign Res. No, 2170 Adopted"
by changing the -word "south" to "north".
PUBLIC
H'ExRINGS
w??. NATHAN
Mr. William Nathan, 603 North Cherokee Lane, requested
time to be heard at the Council meeting of October
15 on the matter of interpretation of the Building
Code, stating he wished to be represented by legal
counsel. Mayor Katzakian informed Mr. Nathan
that any citizen has a right to be heard and that
the matter would be scheduled for public hearing
on October 15.
LLOYD °ATTON
Mr. Lloyd Patton of the Richfield Oil Company
asked to be heard in regard to the service station
operated by Riney Bender on the parking lot site
at the southeast corner of Church and Pine Streets.
It was noted that the matter was coming up under
Reports of the City Manager and the Council
agreed to consider it at this time.
RE?AHTS
OF T'r_E CITY ':�A"iAGER
ACTION POST- Administrative Assistant Brown submitted speci-
PO?QED ON SERV, fications for to removal of the service station
STATION RENOVALon the southeast corner of Church and Pine Streets
PARKING DIST, and stated that call for bids would need to be
authorized at this meetin if the work is to
be completed on this parking lot in time for opera-
tion by Thanksgiving. He stated, however, that
Mr. Riney Bender, opbrator of the station, was
requesting a further extension of four months
on his lease, having previously been given a two -
weeks' extension to October 15; such extension
would prevent the parking lot from being made
available for the Christmas shopping season.
Mr. Bender was willing to pay $100 a month for
extension of his lease in addition to what he
is presently paying, which would Take a total
of over $200 a month. According to Mr. Bender,
the merchants in the Parking District would be
satisfied if the "Rola in the (;round", fila lot
on Pine Street owned by the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, would be available for parking during the
month of December in lieu of the lot occupied
by the service station. Mr. Bender had contacted
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the Bank in reard to leasing its lot, but the
Bank was unwilling to lease the lot to him;
however, the Bank was willing to lease it to the
City for 4100 for the month of December. The `payor
stated that the City had an obligation to complete
the parking lots as soon as possible and it could
not provide narking in competition with the
District. Mr. Patton stated that it would work
an extreme hardship on Mr. Bender if he had to
give up the service station at this time as the
Richfield Oil Company had just obtained a suit-
able site for a station and facilities still had
to be constructed. Mr. Patton asked the Council
to postpone action until an opinion could be obtained
from the Parking District's bonding attorneys.
He said that, if necessary, he. would be willing
to reimburse $100 to the City for the rental of
the Bank's lot. Councilman Brown moved, Robinson
second, that the matter be postponed until October
15 in order to have time to get a legal opinion.
The motion gassed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Brown, Culbertson, Mitchell
and Robinson
NOES: Councilmen - Katzakian
PLANNING
C0: 41SSIO'
CA?ELL 14.4 OR
The final rap of Capell Manor, having been post-
poned from the meeting of September 17, was brou=ht
up for action. It was noted that at the Council
meeting of June 11, 1959, the Council had agreed
It would approve the final ?man of Capell Manor pro-
viding it was the same as the tentative man which
shows St, Claire Drive through to Hutchins Street.
Mr. Capell now intended to submit the map in two
sections and the map presently submitted was the
first unit. He was unable to submit the second unit
until ie had acquired property.which was needed
for the completion of St, Claire Drive, and was
raving difficulty in obtaining this property.
Some members of the Council felt that if this
map were approved, the City had no assurance that
St, Claire Drive would go through. Councilman
Robinson moved, Mitchell second , that the map
be rejected until it conforms with the tentative
map. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Culbertson, Mitchell and
Robinson
iOES: Council -en - Brown and Katzakian
COMM j_yICAT IONS
RECREATION
Letter from Mr. C. S. Jackson, Secretary-Planager of
DE?ART`•'ENT
the Lodi Grape Festival and National 'nine Show,
CW"IIEN_ED
comrendin?_ Recreation Director Ed De Benedetti and
his staff for the fine job done with the Physical
Fitness Progra^.,
Minutes of October 1, 1958 continued
ED WERNER
Letter from Mr. Ed Werner statin= his difficulties
MFG. CO.
in selling his present manufacturing site and
finding a new location and stating that the Council's
order for him to discontinue painting operations
would result in hardship. Councilman Culbertson
moved, Robinson second, that a letter be written
to Mr. Werner informing him that the Council's
opinion of April 16, 1958 had not charged and
teat the painting operations were to cease by
October 16, 1958. The motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS
OF TIHE CITY YAN-GER (continued)
COUNTY TO USE
A request was received from the County of San
STORM DR4I?i
Joaquin for use of the City's storm drain at
Lower Sacramento Road and Kettleman Lane (State
Route 12). The Director of Public Works feels
that no orob'_ern will be created by such use.
Councilman Robinson moved, Culbertson second,
that the request be granted with the provision
for 90 -day cancellation notice. Motion carried.
SPECS FOR
Specifications for the annual audit were approved
A:'DIT
on motion of Councilman Mitchell, Brown second,
and call for bids authorized.
CROSSWALKS
A recuest has been received from the principal
of the George Washington School for school
RES. 2173
crosswalks at the intersections of Fairmont avenue
ADOPTED
and Crescent Avenue with Holly Drive. The
Engineering Department also recommends that
crosswalks be installed.at the intersections of
Sunset Drive and Costa Drive with Holly Drive,
On motion of Councilman Culbertson_, Mitchell second,
the Council adopted desolutibn No. 2173
establishing the above mentioned crosswalks.
LEVEE
The Director of Public Works recommends that an
CONTRACT
extension of tire on the contract of J. W. Richards
EXTENDED
for t'ce Laurel Avenue levee be granted since the
borrow area is too wet to complete the job. On
motion of Councilman Mitchell, Brown second, the
Council extended the Richards' contract to
January 1, 1959.
WITHDRAW The Administrative Assistant stated that the
BEC3ER ADDN, annexation of the Becker Addition had been
FROY FIRE DIST.completed and it was in order to withdraw it
from the Woodbridge Fire District. The City
RES. N0. 2174 Council adopted Resolution No. 2174 withdrawing
ADOPTED the Becker Addition from the Woodbridge Rural
County Fire Protection District on motion of
Councilman Brown, Culbertson second.
RABIES The Administrative Assistant reported that State
VACCINATIO"i law required that all dogs four months of age
or over in a rabies area be given anti -rabies
ORD. No. 627 vaccination and that since San Joaquin County
I.tiTRODUCED had been declared a rabies area, it was necessary
to amend the pound ordinance in order to comply
with State law. There was some questions as to
the advisability of vaccinating dogs that were
under six months of age. On motion of Council-
-an Robinson, Culbertson second, the Council
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introduced Ordinance No, 627, amending Ordinance No,
297 by requiring anti -rabies shots for dogs four
months of age or over and requiring the Health
District to provide vaccination clinics, by reading
of the ordinance in full, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Brown, Culbertson, Mitc-.ell,
and Robinson
ALOES: Councilmen - Katzakian
CLARIFIER A -linistrative Assistant Brown stated that con-
CO.NTRACT struction of the Secondary Clarifier was com-
EXTE'PITLED pleted with the exception of one pipe fitting
which has not arrived and that the completion
daze was October 2, 'The Director of Public
Works recommended that an extension be granted,
On Notion of Councilman Drown, Mitchell second,
the completion date on the contract was extended
for two weeks.
The City Council adjourned_a,f-9:40 p -m,
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