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.
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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
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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