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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 15, 1954380 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL DECEMBER 15, 1954 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m. of Wednesday, December 15, 1954; Councilmen Hughes, Mitchell, Richey, Robinson, and Fuller (Mayor) present; none absent. City Manager Weller and City Attor- ney Mullen also present. Minutes of the previous meetings of October 20, 1954, Novem- ber 3, 1954 and November 17, 1954 were approved as written and mailed. C OMMUNICATI ONS EMPLOYEES' A letter from the Lodi City Employees' Association DINNER inviting the members of the City Council and guests to attend the Association's Annual Christmas Dinner to be held at the Hotel Lodi on December 18, 1954. DRIVEWAY A letter from the Shell Oil Company requesting per - WIDENING mission to increase the width of a driveway on REQUEST Cherokee Lane for the service station located at the corner of Pine Street and Cherokee Lane. An increase in width from 28 feet to 35 feet was re- quested. On the motion of Councilman Richey, Mitchell second, the request was granted contingent upon the approval of the Division of Highways of the State of California.. TWEEDY A letter from Mrs. Ethel B. Tweedy, 231 South ASKS California Street, requesting favorable considera- REZONING tion be given to a request to rezone her property to the Commercial Zone was referred to the City Planning Commission on the motion of Councilman Richey, Hughes second. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER PARKING Mr. Weller reported that he had received a request SPACES from Mr. Robert Hunnell through the City Engineer LODI for the discontinuance of two parking stalls in AVENUE front of the east portion of Lot 8, Block 8 of Hutchins High School Addition. Mr. Bunnell plans to operate the property as a free off-street parking lot and the presence of parked cars in the two stalls on either side of the driveway makes entry to the parking, lot very difficult. The request was granted on the motion of Councilman Mitchell, Robinson second. POLICE CAR The City Manager reported that the bids received for BIDS the purchase of the three patrol cars for the Police Department show the low bid -was submitted by the RES. #1851 Krieger Motor Company. The bid, including allowance for trade-ins was $3,010.29• Resolution No. 1851, awarding the contract for the purchase of three sedans to the Krieger Motor Company, was adopted on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second. Claims in the amount of $114,471.65 were approved on the motion of Councilman Hughes, Richey second. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING Mr. Weller reported the following actions taken by COMMITTEE the Zoning Committee of the City Planning Commission: REPORT At its meeting of December 13, 1954, the Committee granted permission to Mr. and Mrs. Prideaux to errect a marque which would extend into the re- quired front yard at 240 S. Hutchins Street. Minutes of December 15, 1951* continued. 3 At its meeting of December 13, 1954, the Committee granted a side yard variance to Miss Laura Cook, 1332 South Hutchins Street to permit the con- struction of a garage within less than 4 feet of the adjoining property, the adjoining property being zoned commercial. At its meeting of December 13, 1954, the Commit- tee granted a variance to the building set -back requirement to Mr. Tim Bertsch for a dwelling at 506 Olive Court. At its meeting of December 13 1954, the Commit- tee granted a variance to Seciion 6.3 of Ordinance No. 469 to permit the construction of a dwelling less than 25 feet from the front property line: the action covered Lot No. 14 of the Preszler Tract owned by Mr. C. G. Baker. DISTRIBUTION Councilman Robinson also reported that the City OF MASTER PLAN Planning Commission had discussed the distribution of the Master Plan and recommended that a charge of $1.00 a copy be made for copies of the booklet after the original distribution is made to interested persons or groups. Mr. Weller also reported that he had in- structed the printers to prepare only 1+00 copies of the booklet at the outset with the remainder to be printed after the public hearings when revisions might be made. ORD. N0. 518 ORDINANCE NO. 518, ENTITLED "AN ORDINAICE OF THE ADOPTED CITY OF LODI PROHIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HALL OF JUSTICE, INCLUDING COURTROOM FACILITIES FOR THE HALL OF JUSTICE COURT, LODI JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OR JAIL FA - JUSTICE BAN CILITIES, OR POLICE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES IN THE AREA BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY ELM STREET ON THE WEST BY PLEASANT STREET, ON THE EAST BY CHURCH STREET AND ON THE SOUTH BY PINE STREET IN SAID CITY", having been introduced at the regular meeting of December 1, 1951+, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Mitchell second. Second reading was omitted after reading by title and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Hughes, Mitchell, Richey, Robinson and Fuller NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None Mayor Fuller then signed Ordinance No. 518 in approval thereof. RECREATION Mayor Fuller then stated that the terms of Commis - COMMISSION sioners Elmer Brown, Lloyd Patton and Jim Conklin of APPOINTMENTS the Recreation Commission would expire on December 31, PATTON AND 1954. He added that he had been informed that Mr. BROWN Conklin did not wish to serve any longer. On the motion of Councilman Hughes, Richey second, the Coun- cil voted to reappoint Mr. Elmer Brown and Mr. Lloyd Patton to the Recreation Commission to terms which would expire December 31, 1958, and to direct a letter to Mr. Conklin expressing the appreciation of the City Council for his long and valuable service. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. on the motion of Councilman Richey. ATTEST: ENRY A. GLAVES, City Clerk