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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 18, 1956477 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL JANUARY 18, 1959 This regular meeting of the. City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p. m. of Wednesday, January 18, 1956; Councilmen Fuller, Hughes, Mitchell, Richey and Robinson (Mayor) present; none absent. City Attorney Mullen and City Manager Weller also present. City Clerk Glaves absent. COMMUNICATIONS CVD,LCC Notice of meeting of Central Valley Division, MEETING League of California Cities, in Modesto on January 26, 1956• BEN HORTON Request from Ben L. Horton for a 28 -foot drive - DRIVEWAY way at 606 West Lockeford Street, as an approach REQUEST to a building to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles. On recommendation of the City Engineer, Councilman Mitchell moved, Richey second, that the request be granted. So carried. LARSON'S Memorandum from the City Engineer stating that COTTAGE Mr. Larson of the Cottage Bakery, 212 South School BAKERY RE Street, had requested permission to place a ser - ALLEY USE vice window on the north side of his building adjacent to the alley. Since such a window would result in the use of a public alley for private purposes and since it would Involve its use as A one-way alley, the Council denied the request on motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second. PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUEST FOR Mr. Lindsay P. Marshall Chairman of the City CITY PLANNER Planning Commission, addressed the Council asking that the Council favorably consider the recommen- dation of the Commission that a full time planning director be employed by the City. He stated that it was the unanimous opinion of the Planning Com- mission that professional help was necessary to implement the Master Plan. The Council discussed the possibility of using a part-time planner, some members contending that a planner on a part- time basis should be adequate. Mr. Marshall reiterated that the Commission felt a full-time planner was needed. After further discussion the Council agreed that the City Manager should investigate availability of planners and amount of money needed for such personnel, and should also draft an ordinance establishing the planning function. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CONCRETE PIPE The City Manager presented specifications for SPECIFICATIONS concrete pipe required for 1955-56. On motion APPROVED of Councilman Richey, Fuller second, the Council approved the specifications and authorized adver- tising for bids. 478 Minutes of Jan. 18, 1956 continued. CONCRETE PIPE Mr. Weller stated that two bids had been received AWARD for the sanitary sewer pipe required for the Hutchins Sunset Park subdivision. The Spiekerman RES. #1896 Concrete Pipe Company was the lower bidder at ADOPTED $2.36 per foot. On the motion of Councilman Hughes, Richey second, Resolution #1896 was adopted awarding the contract to the Spiekerman Concrete Pipe Company for 2300 feet of pipe at a total cost of $5,428• PIPE INSTAL- Six bids had been received for the installation LATION AWARD of the sewer pipe in the Hutchins Sunset Park subdivision. The lowest bid was from Ted Swinford RES. 1897. and A. P. Rasmussen in the amount of $10,31+5• ADOPTED Resolution #1897, awarding the contract to Ted Swinford and A. P. Rasmussen, was adopted on motion of Councilman Hughes, Richey second. OASI Mr. 'Meller then submitted his progress report on OASI. Since it would be to the advantage of a considerable number of employees to join OASI as of January 1, 1955, rather than January 1, 1956, a straw ballot among 103 employees had been -taken with 69 employees in favor of the 1955 date, 15 In favor of the 1956 date, and 16 employees opposed to joining. The City Manager explained that it would be necessary for the City Council to pass a resolution stating the date that the City wished to join OAST and submit it to the State in order that a formal referendum could be held. He stated that the Pension Board felt that the dif- ference in benefits justified the earlier date, even in terms of added expense to the Cit The RES. #1898 additional cost would be approximately $7�- ADOPTED On motion of Councilman Richey Hughes second, the Council passed Resolution 1898 calling for a referendum among City employees and with January 1, 1955 being the date for joining OASI if the referendum were favorable. CLAIMS Claims in the ,amount of $62,947.59 were approved on motion of councilman Mitchell, Richey second. FUNDS Mr. Weller then gave a brief resume of his report TRANSFERRED on revenues and expenditures in relation to the TO CAPITAL 1955-56 Budget, revenues going'_ approximately AND UTILITY $80,000 over budget figures and expenditures OUTLAYS going a proximately $65,000 over monies budgeted. Since ;40,000 had been appropriated for contin- gencies, approximately $55,000 would be available as of June 30, 1956, in addition to the budgeted General Fund surplus of about $139,000. Council - RES. #1899 man Fuller, Hughes second, moved the adoption ADOPTED of Resolution #1899 transferring $100,000 to the Capital Outlay Fund and $50,000 to the Utility Outlay Fund. Motion carried. ORD. NO. 51+6 ORDINANCE N0. 546, entitled ^APPROVING THE ANNEXA - ADOPTED TION OF THE 61ST ADDITION, L,�N NORTH OF LOCKEFORD STREET AND WEST OF LOMA DRIVE TO THE CITY OF LODI ANNEXATION AND DECLARING THAT THE SAME IS ANNEXED TO AND OF 51ST ADDN. MADE PART OF THE CITY OF LODI", having been intro- duced at the regular meeting of January 1+, 1956, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second, Second reading was omitted by unanimous consent after Minutes of January 18, 1956 continued. 479 reading by title, and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Fuller, Hughes, Mitchell, Richey and Robinson ATTEST: BEATRICE GARIBALDI Deputy City Clerk NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None Mayor Robinson then signed Ordinance No. 546 in approval thereof. ORD. NO. 547 ORDINANCE NO. 547; entitled "AN ORDINANCE REPEAL - ADOPTED ING ORDINANCE NO. 532 AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 506 ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE SALARY N0. 495 AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 444, RELATING ORDINANCE TO COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF LODI'", having been introduced at the regular meeting of January 4, 196, was brought up for passage on the motion of ouncilman Mitchell, Fuller second. Second reading was omitted by unanimous consent after reading by title, and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES:- Councilmen - Fuller, Hughes, Mitchell, Richey and Robinson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None Mayor Robinson then signed Ordinance No. 547 in approval thereof. ROBERT FULLER Mayor Robinson recommended the appointment of APP'D TO Robert S. Fuller to the Board of Trustees of the MOSQUITO Northern San Joaquin Mosquito Abatement District. ABATEMENT Other members of the Council concurred, the appoint - DIST. BOARD ment being effective January 1, 1956 for a period of two years. The Council adjourned at 10 p.m. ATTEST: BEATRICE GARIBALDI Deputy City Clerk