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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL CHA2K3ER, CITY H:.LL
MARCH 3, 1954
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi
held beginning
at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of ilednesday, March 3, 1954;
Councilmen Hillman,
Preszler, Rinn, Robinson and Richey (.Mayor)
present; none
absent.
~Minutes
of the previous meetings of February 3, 1954, and
February 17,
1954, were a -proved as written and mailed.
0! TUNIC
.TIONS
Letter from Mr. E. J. Crescenzi tendering his
CRESCENZI
resignation from the Recreation and Parks Commis -
RESIGNATION
sion due to the pressure of personal business. Mr.
-RCM
Crescenzi expressed his a^preciation to the City
RECREATION
Council and the City Manager for the cooperation
COM -XI SSION
jiven to the Recreation Commission during his term
of membership. Mayor Richey expressed the sorrow
of the City Council in receiving the resignation and
pointed out that as a member of the Commission Pr.
Crescenzi made a valuable contribution to the com-
munity. On the motion of Councilman Robinson,
Preszler second, the Council voted to accept the
resignation with regrets and instruct the City Clerk
to send a letter to Mr. Crescenzi expressing the
feelings of the City Council.
REPORTS
OF THE CITY MANAGER
The City Manager presented the tabulation of bids
::WARD
received for the installation of street lights in
CONTRACT FOR
the South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting District
PLEASANT AVE.
and in the Fairmont Avenue Street Lighting District.
& FAIRN ONT
Ir. both instances the bids were received and opened
AVE. STREET
at 4:00 p.m. on March 1, 1954. The Sacramento Elec-
LIGHTS
trip Works was low bidder on the Pleasant Avenue
job with a bid of �10,058.CC. The low bidder for
Fairmont Avenue was Collins Electric of Stockton_,
California, with a bid of :6,333.00. Mr. Weller
recommended that the contracts be awarded to the
respective low bidders. On the motion of Council -
ran Preszler, Hillman second, the Council voted
RES. NOS.
to adopt Resolution No. 1805, awarding the contract
1805 & 1806
for the South Pleasant Avenue Street Lighting Dis-
.DOPTED
trict to the Sacramento Electric ''Forks. The Council
then voted to adopt Resolution No. 1806, awarding
the contract for the Fairmont Avenue Street Light-
ing District to the Collins Electric Comrary, on
the motion of Councilman. Robinson, Hillman second.
In the Natter of the request from Mr. Olwell and
ALLEY
the Safeway Stores for the abandonment of the alley
VACATION
in Block 36 (Salem School grounds), Mr. Meller
BLOCK 36
reported that the City Engineer had estimated tt..e
costs of relocating the sewer and water lines
SAFE::rAY
presently lying within the alley at ;2,530.00.
STORES
A letter had been received from the Safeway Stores
indicating that they would be willing to pay that
amount for the relocation in order to secure the
complete abandonment of the alley. On the motion.
of Councilman Rinn, the Council approved the
correspondence between the City E._iner and Safe-
way Stores and instructed the City Clerk to ask
the Safeway Stores to forward a check for N2,530.00
to the City prior to the recoriation of the o -der
:f abandonment.
304nuteS c_` Yarch 3, '_954, continued.
�p^.T `, ^� 5 7DECLARING 'HE To4r+^ r T \T F
:i.. 0�i,:�� Oi. 0 i
)T�' — •.OR L' T^Y J T a E TEA-
mniN'
., - _ Tr� C� �� LO C U C:.T � ..EP._:,_.c
1C =—DLL?"J_`: nocr 36 OF THE CITY OF LODI, having been
introduced at the regular meeting of February 3, 1954,
was brow :t up for pas3a,�e on the motion of Councilman
Rob n5on, Preszler second. Second reading .•.as omitted
b": unanimous consent, aft
.. reading btitle, and was
^en passed, adopted and ordered to print by the
collo.-d ng vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Hillman, Preszler, 'inn, .
Rob irson and?-*
:1OZZ Council -en - ..o -e ABSENT: Council'en - %'one
;.a' ^r .. obey then signed Ord4 nance No. 507 '-n an, roval
tier_..= .
Claims in the amount of u71,831.30 .,;ere approved on
CLAIV- 3 the motion of Councilman Robinson, =resz ler second.
.-.ayO- _c' a_7nounced that the appointment of Mr.
LIDS Y P. Lindsay P.=iarshall to the City Planning Commission
:ARSHALL to "ill ^e vacancy created by the resignation of
APP10TNTED 'o ert n :•iullen had bee.- agreed upon by the City
C.P.C. Council and the announcement of the appointment had
I eer. made in order to give Lr. "arshall the earliest
possible opportunity to become acquainted with the
survey being conducted by the City's planning con-
sultant and with his presentation of recommendations
for a :faster Plan. The aopoint-ent of : r.-indsay
P. idarshall eras approved by the City Council on the
motion of Councilman Preszler, Robinson second.
CIT`_' PT ' N? ',TNG C01,-:T_SSI'ON
2.'r i' eller presented the follow ng report from the
Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission:
1. Febr.:ary 11, 1954, a use permit was granted
1, rLlova Owens for a dental of --a on the southeast
corner of Lee !venue and 'Nest Pine Street, reason
being that land in the area is o: professional use.
2. February 18, 1954, a variance was granted to
the 4'estside Construction Company to permit an encroach-
ment on the front yeard requirement. The variance
granted a 20 -root minimum set -back with 25 feet re-
quired on corner lots. Such variance will permit the
staggering of houses on lots of 100 -foot depth and
still allow larger rear yeard shere deeper houses
are planned.
Councilman Robinson called attention to the fact
LEE AVENUE that Lee Street presently had a jog of several feet
'r,'IDENING from the alley north to Pine Street. He suggested
that the curb on the east side of the street might
be moved to widen the street north of the alley. The
matter was referred to the City Engineer for report
and estimate of the cost of relocation of the curb.
Weller also reported that the Planning Commis -
PROPOSED sion had appointed its secretary and Mr. iodise to develop
ALENDi`:ENT an amendment to Section 14.2 of Ordinance No. 469
ZONING by the addition of Section 14.2�f) which would pro -
ORDINANCE vide she Planning Commission with powers to vary
or modify the minimum front yard requirements within
an undeveloped subdivision when it was found by the
Commission that such adjustments would enhance the
development of the same.
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Minutes of Karch 3, 1954 continued.
The .meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. on the
motion of Councilman Preszler.
ATTEST : ii��Dfo
HENR,. Y GLATJES, JR.
City Clerk
Councilman Robinson stated t at he had talked
SOUTH
with some of the residents o: the 200 block on
CALIFO?f•;IA
youth California Street and found them pleased
_ STR.3iT
with the new curbs and gutters. He stated, how -
PARKING
ever, that they were not pleased with the parking
situation. High School students were still park-
ing in front of the homes in this block. Mr.
Weller stated that the problem had been referred
to the Student Council at the High School and they
had replied that they would take action to correct
the situation. At the suggestion of Councilman
Robinson, the City Council agreed to refer the
matter to the Student Council again and ask for
their suggestions.
The .meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. on the
motion of Councilman Preszler.
ATTEST : ii��Dfo
HENR,. Y GLATJES, JR.
City Clerk