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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL CHAKBER, CIT`_' HALL
JANUARY 6, 1954
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi
,.eld beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m... of '�,ednesday, January 6, 1954;
Councilmen Hillman, ?reszler, Rinn, Robinson and Richey Kayor)
present; none absent.
.Brutes of the previous meetings, December 16, 1953 and Decem-
ber 23, 1953, were approved as written and mailed.
COT4KUNIC ^.TUNS
The City Manager presented a petition requesting the
PETITION installation of street lights on South Lee Avenue
SOUTH LEE AVE. from Lodi Avenue to Kettleman Lane and the costs of
STR ET LIGHTS such installation to be defrayed by special assess-
ments. The petition contained 94 signatures. The
petition was referred to the City Clerk for verifi-
cation of the signatures.
PUBLIC HEr:RINGS
This being the time and place set by the Superin-
HANDEL tendent of Streets for the hearing of protests which
CURB & may be reaised by the property owner liable to be
GUTTER assessed for the construction of curb and gutter or.
Lot 3, Block 7, of the Moran -Handel Tract, except the
RES.,#1799 west 40 feet thereof, or other interested persons,
Mayor Richey called for the hearing of such protests.
There being no protests or objections offered the
Council adoptee' Resolution @:c. 17?9, confirming the
report of the Superintendent of Streets as submitted.
This being the time and place set for the hearing
,ENTURY...ANOR of protests to the annexation of the Century Yanor
ANNEXATION Addition by Resolution No. 1779, Mayor Richey called
for the hearing of such protests. There being no
ORD. NO.505 protests or objections forthcoming, the Council voted
INTRODUCED to introduce Ordinance No. 505, entitled "Approving
the Annexation of the Century Manor Addition to the
City o`_' Lodi and Declaring that the Same is Annexed
to and Made Part of the City of Lodi", on the motion
of Councilman Rinn, Preszler second.
This being the time and place set in Resolution
S. PLEASANT No. 1732 for the hearing of protests to the forma -
AVE. STREET tion of the South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting
LIGHTING DIST. District, :Mayor Richey called for su^h nrotests.
City Clerk Glaves submitted a writt6n brotb6t from
St. Paul's American Lutheran Church stating that
the church was not in a financial position to parr
the assessment. Mr. Glaves reported that the church
owned 240 feet of the total 9,684.95 foot frontage
in the proposed district. Mr. Fred Walther addressed
the Council on behalf of St. Paul's American. Lutheran
Church to state that the church would be unable to
raise the necessary funds to pay for the street lights,
and thereby entered an oral protest. Finding that
protests and objections had been made by the owners
of less than one-half of the area of the property
to be assessed for the improvements, the Council
voted to adopt Resolution No. 1792, overruling the
crotest, on the motion of Councilman Rinn, Hillman
second. Resolution No. 1793, adopting the scale
of prevailing wzge rates in the matter of the con-
struction and installation of street lights in the
South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting District, was
296 ^Kinures of January 6, 1954 continued.
adopted on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Rinn
RES.71792 second. Resolution No. 1794, ordering the work in
1793 the South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting District,
1';94 was aaopted on tiie mutiun of-ouacilr.,ar. Lin-, .ill -
1795 man second. Resolution No. 1795, directing the assess -
ADOPTED mere for the South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting
District be prepared and signed b,- the City Engineer,
was then adopted on the motion of Councilman Hill-
man, Rinn second.
-r. ;"eller then presented the tabulation of bids
A`aiARD received for the City's auto and general liability
LIABILITY insurance for 1954. Four bids were received as
AND follows:
AUTO Farmers Insurance Group 4 9,672.23
IN3UR.;NCE Phoenix indemnity 11,742.55
Travelers Insurance (Kundert) 1G,77C.26
Travelers Insurance (Reeves) 10,760.26
This being the time and place set in Resolution No.
FAIRMONT AVE.
1734 for the hearing of protests to the formation
ST. LIGHTING
of the Fairmont Avenue Street Lighting District,
DISTRICT
Mayor Richey called for such protests. There being
no protests or objections, either oral or written,
RES. #1796
offered, Resolution No. 1796, adopting the scale
1797
of prevailing wave rates-, was adopted on the motion
1793
of Councilman Rinn, Robinson second. Resolution
ADOPTED
No. 1797, ordering the work in the Fairmont Avenue
Street Lighting Listrict, was adopted on the motion
of Councilman Robinson, Preszler second. Resolu-
tion No. 1798, directing the assessment for the
above district be prepared and signed by the City
Engineer, was then adopted on the motion of `,ouncil-
man Preszler, Rinn second.
REPORTS
OF THE CITY MANAGER
The City Manager submitted a tabulation of bids
A'ARD
received for the furnishing of gasoline to the City
GAS;;LINE
for the calendar year 1954, as follows -
1954
Regular Ethvl
Tidewater Associated Oil Co, 4.222 4.244
Petroleum Products Co. .211 .222
Tokay Oil Co. .21 .23
Seaside Oil Co. .2189 .2409
Shell oil Co. .2195 .2335
Signal Oil Co. .2145 .2365
Richfield Oil Corp. .2219 .2439
He explained that Petroleum Products Company had
submitted the lowest combined bid, but its bid and
the bid of the To.�`ky Oil Company was subject to
change with changes in the commodity prices. The
balance of the bids were submitted as firm maximum
prices, subject only to increases in the State tax.
The lowest firm bid was that of the Signal Oil
Company. Mr. W. W. Dawley, Shell Oil Company,
explained to the City Council that the price appear-
ing in its bid for regular gasoline was 4.01 higher
than the price intended due to clerical error by
the Shell Oil Company. He wished the fact pointed
out in the record. Councilman Hillman pointed out
that the revised bid could not be legally considered.
Councilman Rinn pointed out that the City would be
protected from an increase in prices under the firm
bids, but that the City would receive benefit of a
decrease in prices. Councilman Robinson stated
that he favored the firm bid. He then moved the
RE3. ;;1789
adoption of Resolution No. 1789, awarding the
ADOPTED
gasoline contradt for the calendar year 1954 to
the Signal Cil Company. The motion carried.
-r. ;"eller then presented the tabulation of bids
A`aiARD received for the City's auto and general liability
LIABILITY insurance for 1954. Four bids were received as
AND follows:
AUTO Farmers Insurance Group 4 9,672.23
IN3UR.;NCE Phoenix indemnity 11,742.55
Travelers Insurance (Kundert) 1G,77C.26
Travelers Insurance (Reeves) 10,760.26
>inutes
of January 6, 1954 continued. 29
The City Manager recommended the award to Farriers
RES. 1?90
Insurance Group as the lowest and best bid. He
ADOPTED
pointed out that the City's liability insurance
for 1953 had been furnished by the Farriers In-
surance Group. On the motion of ouncilman Rinn,
Preszler second, .he Council adopted Resolution
No. 1790, awarding the auto and liability insur-
ance contract for 1954 to the Farmers Insurance
_-
Group.
The City Manager then presented a recommendation
SALARY
for a salary increase for the classified employees
INORLEASE
of the City. Air. 14eller explained that he had
CLASSIFIED
conducted a salary survey among the sane cities
&%'PLCYP.ES
included in the July, 1953, survey. The survey
indicated that the average salaries in the agencies
survey had increased since July. :,ir. yeller
reported that his recommendation called for an
increase of approximately 3% for all but five
classifications which would be increased approxi-
mately 8%. I..r. '1,eller pointed out that the recom-
mended increase would also return the salaries to
the schedule in force prior to the increase of
arrroximately 2% awarded in July. b:r. ?,-`eller stated
that his recommendations in July had been based
upon the actual salaries paid at that time by the
surveyed agencies and did not anticipate proposed
increases by those agencies. Since July many of
the cities as well as local private employers
had 'granted salary increases. Councilman Robinson
stated that he was rather reluctant to approve
salary increases at this time in view of the fact
that the cost of living appeared to be going down;
however, he recognized the fact that the salaries
of the City employees must be kept in line. Mayor
Richey stated that from a housewife's viewpoint the
recommended salaries did not anpear too high; how-
ever, she felt that the department heads should be
cautioned to keep the working force at a minimum
and assure the public of an hour's work for an
hour's pay. 1.r. Weller stated that, particularly
in the past year, the City has had the best group
of employees in its history to his knowledge.
Councilman Hillman stated that to the best of his
information the cost of living has risen since July,
and that he felt the recommended increases were
iustified. Councilman Rinn stated that he was in
accord with the recommendation of the City Kanager.
He then moved, Robinson second, the introduction
ORD. NO.506
of Ordinance No. 506, "An Ordinance Repealing Or -
INTRODUCED
dinance No. 495 and Amending Ordinance N: 444,
'elating to Compensation of Officers and Employees
of the City of Lodi", to be effective January 1,
1954. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
The City i�;anagger then reported that the salaries
SALARY
of the department heads, unclassified employees,
INCREASE
•^•ad not been revised since January, 1953. 1-,--
eUJCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
stated that he felt the department heads as a group
EMPLOYEES
fere underpaid in relation to their counterparts in
private employment. However, he stated that we must
still recognize that public employment cannot get
out of line. He then recommended the salaries of
the department heads be approved as follows:
City Engineer 4584-676
Superintendent of Utilities 505-613
Finance Director 481-554
Supt. of Recreation & Parks 481-584
Chief of Police 481-554
Fire Chief 481-584
298 r•_inutes of January 6, 1954 continued.
The recommended increase represents an equivalent of
a ore -sten inePease. On the motion of Councilman
Robinson, Rinn second, the Council voted to anprove
the scale for unclassified employees as recommended
by the City M:anaoer effective Januar;; 1, 1954.
Mr. i'eller asked if the City Council would like a
JOINT ;;oint meeting with the Recreation. Commission for the
MEETING purpose of discussing the priority list of the Recrea-
RECREATION tion Department and the financial position of the
CO1'31ISSION City with relation to other projects. It was agreed
that such a meeting was desirable, and Yr. Weller was
asked to contact Yr. Van Buskirk with the view of
setting a meeting date.
EHRHARDT ADD. Resolution: No. 1791, providing for the withdrawal of
WITHDRAWN FROM the Ehrhardt Addition from the Woodbridge Rural Fire
W.R.F.P.D. Protection District, was adopted on the motion of
RES. #1791 Councilman Preszler, Robinson second.
ADOPTED
The meeting was adjourned at :15 p.m.
ATTEST.
HERR" A. CLr'VE3, P..
City Clerk
Mr. ;^;eller then reminded the City Council that the
CITY CLERKIS
salary of the City Clerk -Administrative Assistant is --
SALARY
generally reviewed in January. On the motion of
Councilman Rinn, the City Council voted to increase
the salary of the City Clerk -Administrative Assistant
to 4475 per month effective January 1, 1954.
Councilman Rinn then moved that the salary of the
CITY
City Manager be increased "100 per month effective
L:ANAGERTSJanuary
1, 1954. Stating that the motion carries
3ALARY
out the thoughts of the City Council last year, Coun-
cilman Robinson seconded the motion. Councilman
Rinn added that the past year has shown that the
thVoughts of the Council the previous year were
right. The Council then approved the motion by a
unanimous vote.
Claims in the amount of 4100,516-04 were approved on
CLAIT.S
the motion of Councilman Preszler, Hillman second.
Councilman Robinson, noting the payment to the Chamber
CHAMBER OF
of Commerce for the College of Pacific football game,
COb:YERCE
stated that he was aware that some Chamber members
STADIUM!
who had invested in the stadium seating expansion
CONTRACT
were not entirely satisfied with the provisions in
the contract with the City for repayment of the costs
of such seating. He asked if the contract should be
reviewed. ouncilman Rinn stated that it should be
understood this is the way they can get their money
back. He pointed out that the City Council was
reluctant to increase the seating capacity of the
stadium, and had agreed to the contract with the
Chamber of Commerce only at the insistance of the
Chamber. It was suggested that the repayment might
be speeded by including in the repayment the head
tax realized from activities promoted by the Chamber
of Co=erce besides football games. Councilr.an Rinn
agreed that anything promoted by the Chamber would
be agreeable to him.
Mr. i'eller asked if the City Council would like a
JOINT ;;oint meeting with the Recreation. Commission for the
MEETING purpose of discussing the priority list of the Recrea-
RECREATION tion Department and the financial position of the
CO1'31ISSION City with relation to other projects. It was agreed
that such a meeting was desirable, and Yr. Weller was
asked to contact Yr. Van Buskirk with the view of
setting a meeting date.
EHRHARDT ADD. Resolution: No. 1791, providing for the withdrawal of
WITHDRAWN FROM the Ehrhardt Addition from the Woodbridge Rural Fire
W.R.F.P.D. Protection District, was adopted on the motion of
RES. #1791 Councilman Preszler, Robinson second.
ADOPTED
The meeting was adjourned at :15 p.m.
ATTEST.
HERR" A. CLr'VE3, P..
City Clerk