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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 16, 195546*4 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL NOVEMBER 16, 1955 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of Wednesday, November 16, 1955; Councilmen Fuller, Hughes, _Mitchell, Richey and Robin- son (Mayor) present; none absent. City Manager Weller and City Attorney Mullen also present. COMMUNICATIONS POLICE ASSO. Letter from the Lodi Police Association inviting DINNER the City Council to a dinner meeting to be held December 6, 1955, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. UNIFORM Letter from San Joaquin County Taxpayers' Asso- SALES T41 ciation directing the attention of the City Council to a resolution adopted by the Taxpayers' Association on November 10, 1955. The resolution recommends that the division of tax revenues from the proposed Uniform Sales Tax be determined on the basis or formula that will equitably and reasonably reflect the source from which such tax monies are obtained. The resolution further recommended that the monies be expended on a long range program of necessary and required capital improvements. PUBLIC HEARINGS REZONING Mayor Robinson called for the public hearing on NE CORNER the request for rezoning of a parcel on the north - HAM LAITE & east corner of Ham Lane and Lockeford Street from LOCKEFORD ST. R-1 to C-1 District. Mr. Robert Rinn, attorney for the owners, stated that the lot, 125 feet by ORD. NO. 544 1250 feet, would be used for a service station. INTRODUCED He stated that a larger area at the same corner is contemplated for office and medical buildings, but the rezoning request was reduced to permit the Planning Commission time to formulate a policy. Mayor Robinson asked Mr. Louis Fugazi if he felt this requested rezoning would have an adverse effect on his property on the south- east corner of the intersection. Mr. Fugazi stated that he would want consideration given for commercial development of his corner at some future date. He stated that he had no plans for his property at present, but felt the property values of his corner should be protected. On the motion of Councilman :Kitchell, Hughes second, Ordinance No. 544, approving the rezoning of the 125 foot by 125 foot parcel at the northeast cor- ner of Ham Lane and Lockeford Street from R-1 to C-1 District, was introduced by unanimous vote. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AWARD The City Manager reported that two bids had been TWELVE received for the purchase of twelve vehicles. AUTOS The lowbid, from Krieger Motor Company, was $107412.58 net, including trade-in of nine vehicles RES. #1888 and sales tax. The bid submitted by Loewen Auto ADOPTED Company was $10,528.85 net. Councilman Fuller asked if it would not be possible to determine which make of automobile was the more expensive to maintain, based upon the City's maintenance records. Mr. Weller replied that the records are available, but that we have not had enough com- parable experience in both vehicles to reach a sound conclusion. Resolution No. 1888, awarding contract for twelve automobiles to Krieger :Motor Company, was adopted on the motion of Councilman Hughes, Richey second. Minutes of November 16, 1955 continued. 4 6; CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $75,034.07 were approved on the motion of Councilman Fuller, Richey second. P. G. & E. Mr. Beller reported that the City of Roseville had CONTRACT requested an extension of time from P.G.& E. from November 15, 1955, to December 1 1955, in which I to give their reply to the P.G. E. contract proposal. The other nine cities had been contacted and have agreed to the extension. HAM LANE The City Manager read a memorandum from the City CONSTRUCTION Engineer reporting that the Ham Lane construction REPORT project has been completed at a cost to the City of $6,794.10. The bid received for the work by private contract was 314,642.30. He stated that Street Supervisor Wilmer Zieman had contributed materially to the success of the projedt. Mr. Zieman and the Engineering Department were com- mended for the excellent manner in which con- struction of the project was done. JOINT POLL On the motion of "ouncilman Richey, Mitchell second, AGREEMENT the Council voted to authorize the execution of a joint pole agreement with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. After taking the vote, it was recalled that the City Manager was given auth- ority to sign joint pole agreements on behalf of the City. WITHDRAW Resolution No. 1889, ordering the withdrawal of BARBERA ADD. the Barbera Addition from the Woodbridge County FROM 14RFPD Rural Fire Protection District, was adopted on RES. ,#1889 the motion of Councilman Richey, Hughes second. ORD. NC.540 ORDINANCE NO. 540, ENTITLED "ORDERING THE VACATION ADOPTED OF TLHAT PORTION OF FALLS AVENUE LYING WITEIN SCHNEIDER TRACT", having been regularly introduced on September VACATION 7, 1955, was brought up for passage on the motion of POR. OF Councilman Mitchell, Richey second. Second reading FALLS AVE. was omitted after reading by title, and then passed, adopted and ordered.to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Fuller, Hughes, Mitchell, Richey and Robinson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - Non( Mayor Robinson then signed Ordinance No. 51+0 in approval thereof. M. F. :PERS Mayor Robinson then announced that he wished to APPOINTED TO appoint Mr. Melber F. Ayers to the City Planning CITY PILANNING Commission to fill the vacancy created by the COMMISSION resignation of Joe K. Newfield, Jr. The appoint- ment was ratified on the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Fuller second. SALARIES Mayor Robinson then announced that the City i"anager had made a recommendation to the City Council regarding the salaries of the City employees, which the Council intended to take up at the first meeting in January, 1956. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. on the motion of Councilman Richey. ATTEST: HENRY A. GLAVES, JR. City Clerk