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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 16, 1954391 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL JUNE 16, 1954 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p. m. of Wednesday, June 16, 1954; Councilmen Hughes, Mitchell, Richey, Robinson and Fuller (Mayor) present; none absent. City Manager Weller and City Attorney Mullen also present. Minutes of the previous meeting of May 20, 1954 were approved as written and mailed. COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEES' Letter from the Lodi City Employees' Association extending ASSOCIATION an invitation to the Mayor and City Council to attend the Annual PICNIC Picnic of the Association to be held in Lodi Lake Park, Saturday, June 19, 1954. CITY OF Mr. Weller read a letter addressed to City Attorney Mullen FRESNO from C. M. Ozias, City Attorney of Fresno, thanking Mr. Mullen for his assistance in the litigation involving water rights for the City of Fresno. S. J. CO. Letter from San Joaquin Taxpayers' Association, calling the TAXPAYERS' Council's attention to certain practices which it recommended ASSOCIATION be followed by the City Council in the adoption of the 1954-55 budget, was read by the City Manager. OFFICER YATES The City Manager read a letter from the Chief of Police COMMENDED addressed to Officer Marcus P. Yates. In his letter, Chief Hunt commended Officer Yates for his vigilance in stopping and interrogating of C. E. Crittenden which lead to the arrest of Mr. Crittenden as the burglar of the Heggblade Marguleas Company of Lodi. STATE ASKS Letter from the Department of the Youth Authority requesting AID FROM the aid of Identification Officer Ehrhardt in setting up facili- LODI POLICE ties for fingerprinting and photographing of wards of the DEPARTMENT Authority. Officer Ehrhardt had been recommended to the Authority as a very fine laboratory and efficient identification officer. S. F. BAY AREA Letter from Labor's League for Political Education of Shipyard SHIPYARDS Laborers, Local 886, urging the City Council to take action supporting the study of the problems which are confronting the shipyards in the San Francisco Bay area. At the suggestion of Councilman Robinson, action on the request was deferred until the League of California Cities could be contacted. PUBLIC HEARINGS NAME CHANGE The Council had a request from a resident of Park Avenue PARK AVENUE that action on the renaming of Park Avenue be deferred until the residents had more time in which to select a street name acceptable to all. It was stated that the name Park View Avenue was acceptable to only three of the five residents of the street. On the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Hughes second, the matter was referred back to the City Planning Commission for further action by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Hughes, Mitchell, Robinson and Fuller NOES: Councilman - Richey ABSENT: None June 16, 1954 Minutes continued GROUND Mrs. Frances Dragoo, Supervisor of the Lodi Ground Observer OBSERVER Corps, addressed the City Council to state that she was not CORPS receiving sufficient support in the GOC program. Specifically she stated that she did not receive cooperation from Lou Farns- worth in staffing the Day Captains. At the present time she is short two Day Captains, and it is her understanding that Mr. Farnsworth is responsible to recruit and furnish this personnel to her. Mr. Weller pointed out that the Ground Observer Corps is a program under the Air Force and not specifically a part of the Civil Defense organi- zation. He also pointed out that civil defense is not one person's job, but is everyone's responsibility. Mrs. Dragoo stated further that the City's employees had been assigned a day to man the observer post and, after participating one day, failed to appear for the day the succeeding month. Mayor Fuller offered to meet with Mrs. Dragoo and Mr. Farnsworth in an effort to work out the problem. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER RES. #1817 ADOPTEDA standard contract with the State Personnel Board AUTHORIZE CON- for the furnishing of technical assistance to the City TRACT WITH at the City's request was submitted by Mr. Weller. STATE PERSONNEL He explained that the contract was necessary before BOARD the City could use testing or consultant servir_es from the Personnel Board. On the motion of Councilman Richey, Resolution No. 1817, authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract, was adopted. LEGAL AD Standard specifications for the publication of legal SPECIFICATIONS notices for the Fiscal Year 1954-55 were approved on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Mitchell second. CHANGE Mr. Weller reported that the City Engineer had recom- SPECIFICATIONS mended a revision of the City Council's policy covering FOR SUBDIVISION the standards for street improvement in subdivisions. STREETS The present policy requires a paving to be of 2 -inch road -mix before the City will accept the street for maintenance. This paving is only adequate for a few years and is followed with a plant -mix surfacing which is currently placed at City expense. The City Engineer recommends that the subdivider be required to bring the street surface to the proper section and to provide a penetration treatment of liquid asphalt. He would then be required to deposit with the City sufficient funds for the City to apply a 1-1/2 to 2 inch plant—mix surface when the covered ditches in the street have settled sufficiently. Mr. Weller pointed out that this would increase the costs to the subdivider signi- ficaiitiy. but would also significantly reduce the costs reduce the costs to the taxpayer. He stated that the present cost of the road -mix surface is approximately 6� a square foot, whereas the penetration treatment costs approximately Z� a square foot. The cost of the plant -mix surface, which would be deposited with the City, is approximately 10� a square foot. Mayor Fuller and Councilman Robinson expressed themselves in favor of the recommended specifications, stating that it was a step in the right direction. Councilman Robinson then moved, Richey second, the adoption of the speci- fications for street construction as recommended by June 16, 1954 Minutes continued. 33 the City Engineer with said specifications to apply to all subdividers filing a tentative map with the Planning Commis- sion from and after this date, and the spreading of the specifications in the minutes of this meeting. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. The specifications adopted are as follows: I STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN SUBDIVISIONS The subdivider shall install at his expense all the curbs and gutters required to provide proper surface drainage for all the streets within his subdivision. These curbs and gutters shall be of concrete and of the dimen- sions and to the lines and grades established by the City Engineer. The traveled between the curbs shall be brought to correct cross section and grade as established by the City Engineer, the low places being filled with approved imported material and the excess material excavated and disposed of by the subdivider. All grass, sod, sticks, and other deleterious material shall be removed from the right-of-way. PENETRATION TREATMENT The traveled way shall be compacted to a relative compaction of 90% as determined by the impact or field method compaction tests as specified in Section 6, Article G, of the Standard Specifications, dated January, 1949, of the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, State of California. After the traveled way has been prepared, as outlined above, the subdivider shall treat the 'surface with SC -2 liquid asphalt at the rate of 0.4 gallons per square yard. This asphalt shall meet the requirements of Section 64 and its application the requirements of Section 22 of the Specifi- cations referred to above. Traffic shall be kept off the street for three days after the application of the asphalt unless otherwise directed by the City Engineer. Just before admitting traffic, all remaining pools of asphalt shall be blotted with sand as required. Excess sand shall be removed by the subdivider. PLANT MIXED SURFACING After all required areas have been treated as described above, but not sooner than is deemed advisable by the City Engineer, a plant mixed surfacing shall be placed over all traveled areas. This surfacing shall have a two-inch compacted thickness. Immediately before the new surface is applied sufficient material shall be removed adjacent to the gutters to permit the proper placing of the required amount of plant mixed surfacing. Before the plant mixed surfacing is spread, a prime coat of SC -2 liquid asphalt shall be applied to the area to be paved at a rate of approxi- mately 0. 15 gallons jper square yard. A Class "D" seal coat shall be applied to the finished plant mixed surface. The surface preparation, prime coat, plant mixed surfacing and seal coats shall comply with all the requirements of the following sections of the Standard Specifications referred to above: Prime Coat - Sections 28 and 64 Plant Mixed Surfacing - Section 28 Class D Seal Coat - Section 23 Liquid Asphalt - Section 64 Paving Asphalt - Section 63 3,94 June 16, 1954 Minutes continued. The grading of the mineral aggregate in the plant mixed sur- facing and the grade and amount of asphalt shall be determined by the City Engineer. Employment, which accompanied the executed lease RES. #1816 The City Manager presented a request from the City ADOPTED Engineer that the City Council recommend to the Division of Highways that the following streets be added REQUEST to the present major street system of the City of Lodi: ADDITION TO its cost has been amortized. Councilman Hughes stated MAJOR STREETS Holly Drive from Turner Road to California Street. Mills Avenue from Turner Road to Lake Street. Elm Street from the westerly terminus of that portion of Elm Street now included in the major street system to a point thirty feet west of Corinth Avenue. Councilman Robinson was reassured that this proposal would not affect the width of streets or boulevards, but only enabled the City to use gas tax funds for the construction and maintenance of these streets. Resolu- tion No. 1816, recommending the addition of the above streets to the major street system, was adopted on the motion of Councilman Hughes. RES. #1818 On the motion of Councilman Robinson, the Council ADOPTED voted to adopt R solution No. 1818, declaring its INTENTION intention to annex the "Hutchins Street Additi&n" and TO ANNEX setting July 21, 1954, as the date for the public hearing "HUTCHINS ST, on the annexation. The City Clerk explained that the ADDITION" area included in the proposed annexation consisted of that portion of Hutchins Street not included at the present time. No private property is included. EMPLOYMENT Mr. Weller read a letter from the State Department of OFFICE LEASE Employment, which accompanied the executed lease agreement with the Department for the City -owned build- ing at the corner of Stockton and Locust Streets, asking that the City Council again give consideration to the reduction of the rent for the building at such time as its cost has been amortized. Councilman Hughes stated that the building was serving a public function and should be continued as such, but he felt that the City should be fairly compensated for the use of the building. Councilman Robinson stated that he could see no reason why the City should be in any other position than a private property owner. It was agreed that the letter should be acknowledged and the matter given further study. FREEWAY Mr. Weller reported the receipt of an executed copy of AGREEMENT the Freeway Agreement from the Division of Highways. CLAIMS Claims in the amount of $65, 173.02 were approved on the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second. June 16, 1954 Minutes continued. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 335 FINAL MAP The final map of the Bel -Air Estates subdivision was BEL -AIR submitted for approval. The map as submitted included ESTATES a parcel of land at the corner of Ham Lane and Locke - ford Street designated as "Not a Part of this Subdivis- ion". The Council questioned the subdivider's intention - to provide for paving and drainage in this area. On' the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Richey second, the Council voted to authorize the Mayor to sign the map after he has been assured by the City Engineer and City Attorney that curb and gutter, sidewalk, and streets will be improved over that portion designated as "Not a Part of this Subdivision". GATZERT The resignation of Clifford Gatzert as Planning Aide RESIGNATION to the Planning Commission, forwarded from the Planning Commission, was accepted with regret on the motion of Councilman Hughes, Mitchell second. RES. #1819 The Council received a recommendation from the City ADOPTED Planning Commission that the name of that portion of CHANGE NAME Calaveras S1 reet running in an east -west direction be CALAVERAS ST, changed to Murray Street. The Council then adopted Resolution No. 1819, changing the name of Calaveras Street as recommended, on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second. ORD. NO. 509 ORDINANCE NO. 509, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 469, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MODIFI- CATION OF FRONT YARD REQUIREMENTS UNDER SET -BACK CERTAIN CONDITIONS", having been regularly MODIFICATION introduced on May 20, 1954, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title, and then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Hughes, Mitchell, Richey, Robinson and Fuller NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: None Mayor Fuller then signed Ordinance No. 509 in approval thereof. S. P. PARKING The City Manager announced that construction work LOT on the off-street parking lot leased from the Southern Pacific Company on North Sacramento Street would start in the near future. Mr. Al Cooper addressed the Council from the audience to ask if the time limit had been set on this lot and suggested that the Merchants' Parking Committee be consulted before a parking limit is set on this lot. Mr. Weller replied that the limit is now two hours by policy, but that policy could be altered by Council action. Councilman Robinson stated that he felt the policy should not be changed until a complete report is available and a new overall policy is considered. Councilman Richey stated that she was interested in seeing a little landscaping included on the lot rather than having the plot covered with black top. Mr. Weller replied that plot plans for the lot are 336 Minutes of June 16, 1954 continued. e__) V available for the members of the Council to examine at their convenience. Mr. C. R. Van Buskirk addressed the Council to say that the Coordinating Council and other interested organizations were interested in beautifying the area as well as providing parking space. No further action was taken. HOLLY DRIVE Councilman Hughes stated that he had been asked by residents of Holly Drive to have weight limit signs erected on Holly Drive between Loma Drive and Ham Lane. FOOT PATH At the suggestion of Councilman Hughes and on his ALONG SP. CO. motion, Robinson second, the Council voted to instruct RIGHT OF WAY the City Manager to contact the Southern Pacific Company and request sufficient right of way along the Southern Pacific Company Woodbridge Branch Line right of way between Turner Road and Pleasant Avenue for a pedestrian and bicycle path. 1954-55 BUDGET The City Manager then presented the 1954-55 Budget to the City Council. After a brief discussion, it was agreed that full consideration should be given to the matter after study by the members of the Council. On the motion of Councilman Richey the meeting was adjourned until Wednesday, June 23, 1954, at 8:00 p. m. ATTEST•//Ko NR A. GLAVES, City Clerk