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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI
CCUNCIL CHA.MEE, CITY HALL
MAY 5, 19514
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held begin-
ning at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of Wednesda.v, May 5, 1954; Councilman Hughes,
Mitchell, Richey, Robinson and Fuller (Mayor) present; none absent. City
Manager Weller and City Attorney Mullen also present.
Minutes of the previous meeting April 7, 1954 and April 20, 1954 were
approved after the following correction to the seventh: sentence in the
paragraph entitled "B. W. FULLER ELECTED MAYOR" of the minutes of April 20,
1954: "Nominations were then closed on the motion of Councilman Robinson,
Richey second."
REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER
SPECS The City Manager presented specifications prepared by the
CONCRETE City Engineer for the purchase of concrete pipe sufficient
PIPE to cover the needs for sewers in the Windsor and Bel -lis
Tracts as well as the Washington Street interceptor to
Kettleman Lane. The estimated cost is $9573. The specifi-
cations were approved and the City Manager was authorized to
advertise for bids on the motion of Councilman Robinson,
Richey second.
SPECS
The City Manager presented the specifications for a conriinutor
COMMINUTOR
which the City Ehgineer recommends be purchased and installed
at the Sewage Treatment Plant. The installation of this
equipment will eliminate the rotary screen process noa in
operation. The estimated cost of the comminutor is $5686,
less $3021 allowance as trade in for the smaller machine
purchased by the City in 19148. The cost of installation is
estimated at $1500. On the motion of Councilman Richey,
Mitchell second, the Council approved the specifications
and authorized the advertising for bids.
SPECS
Specifications for the construction of a sanitary sewer inter -
WASHINGTON
ceptor to be installed on Washington Street from the present
SEWER
termination of that line at the alley south of Oak Street to
INTERCEPTOR
Vine Street, thence Vine Street to Stockton Street, and along
Stockton Street to Kettleman Bane, Were presented and approved
on the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Hughes second.
CLAIMS:
Claims in the amount of $60,281.57 were approved on the motion
of Councilman Richey, Robinson second.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ZOMiNG
Mr. Weller presented a recommendation from -the City Planning
ORDINANCE
Commission for the amendment of Ordinance 1469 (Zoning Ordinance)
AMENDMENT
to permit the Planning Commission to vai-r or modify the front
RECOMMENDED
yard set -back requirements at any time prior to actual con-
struction in a given block face when it is found by the Com-
mission that such adjustment would provide better development.
Such adjustments would apply uniformly in any block face
throughout the subdivision. On the motion of Councilman
Hughes, Richey second, public hearing on the proposed amend-
ment was set for May 19, 1954.
RFS. #1812
The Assessment Diagram of the South Pleasant Avenue Street
ADOPTED
Lighting District, showing the property benefited by the work
APER OVE
which is to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of work,
ASSESS. DIA.
was presented and approved by the adoption of Resolution
PLEASANT AVE.
No. 1812 on the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second.
ST.LTG.DIST.
32;
h'lnutes of :•ay 5, 1954 continued.
ADC?TED The Assessment Dian art cf the .Fairmont Avenue Street Li _
IR :0:1T aS District was approved and adopted by the passage of Res37-Ition
ST. LTG. DIST. i1o. 1813 on the motion of Councilman Robinson, aighes second.
AUTHORiM Councilman Hughes raised the question of repairing Lodi Arch.
MAXITTi'r' Pe stated that he felt that some action should be taken on the
TO STUDY matter. Fe then moved, Robinson second, that the 'payor be
ARCH authorized to appoint a committee to investigate the problem
and report its findings to the City Council. The motion carried
by unanimous =rote.
113P0I.17 2�ycr Fuller announced the appointment of the follow -^_o com.-ttee
C0'•^_•9TTEEE to study the Lod: Transit Company situation: :-;r. Harry Tolliver,
TO STUD'. Chaiim. n; Al Cooper; '•!-. Al Haven; Reverend Edwin Sweet;
BUS 5 9X5MZ . -ill -reen; '•!r. Ben Schaffer; and Henry Glaves.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
ATTEST:
F. 11MY A. 4G!aV--SJR.
City Clerk