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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 21, 195434 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL JULY 21, 1954 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held begin- ning at 8:00 o'clock p. m. of Wednesday, July 21, 1954; Councilmen Mitchell, Richey, Robinson and Fuller (Mayor) present; Hughes absent. City Manager Weller and City Attorney Mullen also present. Minutes of the previous meetings, June 23, 1954 and June 30, 1954 were approved as written and mailed. COMMUNICATIONS PONY RIDES A letter from the Recreation Commission recommending LAWRENCE PARK to the City Council that Mr. Jack Gaforth be allowed to operate a pony ride on the premises of Lawrence Park. He is to pay 10% of his gross receipts to the City and carry sufficient lia:.ility insurance. The Recreation Commission authorized him to operate in Lawrence Park temporarily on a trial basis pending action by the City Council. On the motion of Council- man Richey, Mitchell second, the Council approved the recommendation of the Recreation Commission and authorized the Mayor to execute the contract with Mr. Gaforth as approved by the City Attorney. Coun- cilman Robinson was critical of the method used in informing the Council of the Commission's recommenda- tion in that it did not permit the Council time to inves- tigate the matter. LODI ARCH A letter from Mr. Eric M. Woock, Chairman of the Mayor's Arch Committee, requesting the City of Lodi to furnish plans for three different types of arch, i.e. , concrete with steel reinforcement, concrete piers with steel arch span, and all steel construction. The Com- mittee further recommended that the City consider raising the height of the arch approximately two feet and increasing the width for proper street clearance. It was also recommended that the City remove the old structure at such time as it is considered unsafe. On the motion of Councilman Robinson, Mitchell second, the Council authorized the City Engineer to work with the Arch Committee in order that the work of the Committee be accomplished. PUBLIC HEARINGS ORD.. NO. 512 In the matter of the, pr9posed rezoning of that portion INTRODUCED of Lot 27, Lodi Barnhardt Tract, abutting on South REZONING POR. Central Avenue between Howard and Maple Streets, LOT 27, LODI Mayor Fuller called for any protest to the rezoning BARNHARDT TR. of said property from the R-3 Residence to the R-4 Residence District. There being no protests offered, either written or oral, Ordinance No. 512, approving the rezoning as proposed, was introduced on the motion of Councilman Richey, Robinson second. RES. #1826 This being the time and place set for the hearing of ADOPTED protests to the assessment for the payment of street lights in the South Pleasant Avenue Lighting District, Mayor Fuller called for said protests. There being 344 Minutes of July 21, 1954 continued. APPROVE no protests offered, either written or oral, the Council ASSESSMENT voted to adopt Resolution No. 1826, approving the PLEASANT AVE. assessment for the South Pleasant Avenue Lighting LIGHTING DIST. District, on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second. ORD. NO. 511 This being the time and place set for the hearing of INTRODUCED protests to the proposed annexation of the South Hutchins APPROVE "SOUTH Street Addition, Mayor Fuller called for all those wishing HUTCHINS STREET to be heard on the subject to present their views. There ADDITION" being no protests offered, Ordinance No. 511, approving ANNEXATION the annexation of the South Hutchins Street Addition, was introduced on the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Richey second. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CHAMBER OF Mr. Weller presented a proposed agreement between the COMMERCE City of Lodi and the Lodi District Chamber of Commerce AGREEMENT covering advertising and publicity for the City. On the RES. #1827 motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second, the Mayor ADOPTED was authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the TAX RATE City. RES. #1825 Resolution No. 1825, authorizing the Finance Director to ADOPTED prepare and file the Street Report with the State, was adopted on the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Richey second. SPECS FOR Specifications for street materials for use on major STREET streets within the City of Lodi were approved and adopted MATERIALS on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Mitchell second. RES. #1827 Mr. Weller reported that the City can finance its budget ADOPTED for the fiscal year 1954-55 with an ad valorem tax levy TAX RATE of $. 82 for the General Fund and $.18 for the Library. On the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second, the Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 1827, setting the tax rate at $1. 00 for the fiscal year 1954-55. ORD. NO. 513 Mr. Weller then recommended that appropriations be INTRODUCED made to the reserve funds as follows: APPROPRIATIONS TO RESERVE Contingent Fund $ 40, 000.00 FUNDS 1954-55 Capital Outlay Fund 100, 000.00 Capital Outlay Fund 50, 000.00 On the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second, the Council voted to introduce Ordinance No. 513, making the above appropriations to the designated reserve funds. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION LODI AVENUE Mr. Weller reported that at its meeting of July 12, 1954, SIDEWALKS the City Planning Commission recommended to the City Council that five-foot sidewalks be installed adjacent to the existing curbs along the north side of West Lodi Ave- nue between California Street and Orange Avenue at such time as the City contemplates the improvement of this area. On the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second, the Council voted to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Minutes of July 21, 1954 continued. 34e` MASTER PLAN In reply to an inquiry from Councilman Robinson, the City Manager stated that the text of the proposed Master Plan was presently in the hands of a printer in San Francisco and would be returned to Lodi within �^ a few days in order to give the local printers an opportunity to prepare bids for printing of the booklet. The Council then discussed the question of the number of copies of the booklet which would be needed. Councilman Robinson suggested that a nominal charge be made the public for copies of the proposed Master Plan in order to decrease the number of copies which will be required due to disinterested individuals collecting more copies than needed. No action was taken. On the motion of Councilman Robinson, the meeting was adjourned at $:55 p. m. �D ATTEST: kNRY. GLAVES, City Clerk