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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 21, 1953173 CITY COLNCI' CITY OF LORI COCl+CIL CHA2•_33R3, CITY "HALL JANUARY 21, 1953 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:05 o'clock r.m. of January 21, 1953• Council- men Richey, Ridn and Robinson oresent; absent Preszler and 1,askell — (Riayor). Councilman Rinn, elected Nayor pro tem at the January 7, 1953, meeting, presided. ?.1inutes of the previous meeting, January 7, 1953, were approved as written and mailed. ., 0.•,:�.L Lv I C r:1 l'J rdS Letter from radio station KXOA, Sacramento, in- forming the Cit that the station has an apolica- tion pending before the Federal Communications Commission for a television station to serve the Sacramento area. As in the past, the station states that it stands ready to offer its facili- KXOA OFFERS ties to governmental organizations to further FREE TJ TI -:E worthwhile activities in the community. It now offers the City of Lodi certain segments of time for its use if the station is successful in ob- taining approval of the FCC. The letter indi- cated that KXOA would tike the City Council to determine whether it would be interested in making use of the free time offered. Councilman. Robinson raised the question of wheth2 r this offer was connected with the present controversy over the award of the station by the FCC in Sacramento. He suo ested that it might be unwise for the City to involve itself in such controversy, if such were the case. Mr. Weller stated that he would be glad to look into the matter and attempt to learn something more about the matter. At the suggestion of Councilman Robinson the matter was deferred until more information was available. Letter from the Delano Chamber of Commerce sug- gesting that the City Council adopt a resolution tailing for the establishment of a Division of Architecture in the State Department of Education and that said Division of Architecture have the responsibility of furnishing all plans and specifications for school construction projects. DELANO According to the letter, the present system em - C OF C ployed is wasteful and places an undue burden PROPOSES upon the taxpayer. Councilman Richey stated that ARC:. LEFT. she understood that the School Board and the FOR STATE Chamber of Commerce had received similar letters DEPT. OF ED. and had delayed taking any action on them pending further study. She felt that if the school Board questioned the advisability of adopting the reso- lution., there might be a valid question involved. Councilmen Rinn and Robinson each stated that he know nothing about the matter and felt that a delay in action by the Council until the School Board had studied the question and compe up with some findings would be in order. The City Manager reminded the Council of the CVD,LCC quarterly meeting of the Central Val -ley Livision 1�_EETING of the League of California Cities to be held in Stockton, January 22, 1953. 1.74 ?;inutes of January 21, 1953, continued Petition signed by so::e 6(j residents and property owners on East Tokay Street protesting the use of Tokay Street by truo;.s. The petition further asked that all truck travel on Tokay Street between 99 Highway and the railro-d tracks be banned. !'X. ;;eller stated that he believed the residents had a legitimate complaint because the truck PETITIO:i ASKS travel during the shipping was very heavy and THAT TRUCKS the trucks often have to line up in the street BE BANNED awaiting entrance into the cannery. Mayor pro ON TOKA`_' ST. tem Rinn felt that the problem could be worked out by the Chief of Police. Councilman Robinson suggested that the problem could be considered in conjunction with the traffic ordinance which is presently in the drafting stage. It was agreed that the matter be deferred until the 1,hief of Police had an opportunity to study the problem and until the traffic ordinance was ready for consideration. Mayor pro tem Rinn pointed out that there would be time to consider the matter before summer when the problem was more serious. PUBLIC HEARINGS At this time the Mayor pro tem declared the meet- ing open under the above head for the reception of protests against the rezoning of the Clara MASON Mason property north of Lake Home Subdivision REZONING No. 2 and bordered by the Lodi Municipal Lake and the i-:okelumne River, from Park Area to -the ORD. NO. 475 R-2 Residential Zone. There being no objections, 7INTRODUCED Councilman Yichey moved, Robinson second, the introduction of ORDINANCE NO. 475, entitled "AdVEIiDI@wG THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF LODI AND THEREBY REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY NORTH OF THE LAKE HOME SUBDIVISION NO. 2 TO BE IN THE R-2 RESIDENCE DISTRICT". The motion was carried. REPORTS JF THE CITY MANAGER The City kanager presented the report submitted ACCT RETORT by Lyman Straine 'c Gompany, public accountants, POLICE COURT covering the audit of the books and records of the City Police Court. Specifications for a two -ton dump truck for use in the Street Department were approved on the SPECS ON motion of councilman Robinson, Richey second. TWO -TON TRUCK iv.r. Weller explained that the truck presently used by the Street Department would be transferred to the Recreation Department and the 1935 model truck presently used by the Recreation Depart- ment would be turned in 'on the new truck. Letter from John T�. Giannoni stating that he would like to exercise the option in his con- tract with the City in regard to the merily-go- round concession at Lodi Lake Park. He also GIANNONI asked that the contract be renewed for a longer EXERCISES period. Mr. ',:eller stated that he hesitated to OPTION recommend a renewal to the contract because we are negotiating with the State over the park at the present time. Mayor pro tem Rinn ob- served that since the option had already been ranted, there was no action indicated on the part of the council. It was then agreed that the present contract should stand. Minutes of January 21, 1953 continued 17.5 i•:r. ,'eller presented the position classification I or the position of Office Supervisor in the En- "OF?ICE gineer's office. He explained that this position SUPE?VISOF." would be created to fill the shortage created by CLASSIFICATION the loss of ;-ris Meckler. Following the reading ADOPTED of the position classification, it was ado^ted on the motion o; Oouncilman Richey, Robinson second. AYES: Councilmen, Richey, Rinn and ttobinson P:OES: Councilmen, None A3SENT: Councilmen, Preszlerand naskell P•:ayor pro tem Rinn then, signed Ordinance No. 474 in a^p.oval thereof. On the Notion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second, ORD. NO.477 the Council then voted to introduce Ordinance No. INTRODUCED 477, providing for an amendment to the Salary AMENDS Ordinance to include an increase in salary for SALA1Y ORD. the Purchasing Agent and the inclusion of the position of Office z)upervisor at a salary of ,350-436. City Attorney t:ulle.n proposed Ordinance Pio. 470, providing for the amendment of the City Manager Ordinance, Ordinance No. 367. The proposed amend- CiK ORDINANCE ment would remove the name of the City Judge from ATEi�DED rhose officers appointed by the City Council and ORD. NO -478 repeal that section providing that the City hana- 1NTRODUCED ger be Purchasing Agent for the City. Adoption of this ordinance will make it possible for the Purchasing Agent to be appointed by the City Manager. Ordinance No. 470 was introduced on the motion of Councilman Richey, Robinson, second. The City Manager presented proposed Ordinance No. 479 which will repeal Ordinance No. 361, PURCHAS--NG known as the Purchasing Ordinance. Mr. Weller ORD. REPEALED explained that he felt that the entire ordinance could be dispensed with and rely upon Council ORD. NO -479 direction in nurchasing matters. He pointed out I.1RODUCED that the present Purchasing Ordinance requires published notice and bids for purchases over .500, whereas the State requirement for sixth class cities is 4'01,000. Councilman Robinson moved, Richey second, the in;,roduction of Ordinance No. 479. The motion carried. In considering Ordinance No. 474, the Personnel Ordinance, for adoption, Councilman Robinson stated that there was still some question in his mind regarding the advisability of doing away with the "rule of three". He withdrew his o'o- ection when it was pointed out that the provis- ions for appointment were contained in the Per- sonnel Rules and not in the Personnel Ordinance. There being no further questions, ORDINANCE NO. 474, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A PERSONNEL SYSTEP,T AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 276 AND NO. 305", having been reou- ORD. Y 0.474 larly introduced on January 7, 1953, was brought P_;RSJN-EL up for passage on motion of Councilman Richey, 0RDINh4CE Robinson second, second reading omitted after ADOFTED reading by title by unanimous consent and then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Richey, Rinn and ttobinson P:OES: Councilmen, None A3SENT: Councilmen, Preszlerand naskell P•:ayor pro tem Rinn then, signed Ordinance No. 474 in a^p.oval thereof. 176 Linutes of January 21, 1953 continued. JRDIN!*NCE NO. 476, 'I A. ';DING SECTIi:N 7 OF ORCIN__KCE NO. 444 FOR THE PURPOSE OF D` ,--.OVING CE.'.TATN J? TH TTY OF LOU! .RJ:=. _.. CLASSIFIED SERIVCE OF THE CITY", having been regularly introduced on January ^,, 1953, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman nichey, Robinson sec nd, second reading omitted after reading of title, ORD. NO -476 and then passed, adopted and ordered to print by ADOPTED the following vote: AYES: Councilmen, Richey, Rinn and Robinson NOES: Councilmen, None ABSENT: Councilmen, Preszler and haskell Mayor pro tem Rinn then signed Ordinance No. 476 in approval thereof. ;FGl;:;A:CE 10. 473, "APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF THE RIECri ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LODI AND DECLAR- ING THE. T THE SAIi:E IS ANNEXED TO AND ILADE PART OF TEE CITY OF LODI", having been regularly introduced on January 7, 1953, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second, second reading omitted after reading of title, and RIECK then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the ADDITION following vote: ORD. N0.473 ADOPTED AYES: Councilmen, Richey, Rinn and Robinson. NOES: Councilmen., None ABSENT: Councilmen, Preszler and Haskell Mayor pro tear, Rinn then signed Ordinance No. 473 in approval thereof. Claims in the amount of ,120,406.30 were approved CLAIMS and ordered paid on the motion of Jouncilman Richey, Robinson second. The City Manager presented a lease agreement pre- pared by the San Joaquin County Counsel for use of the Chamber of Commerce auditorium by the Lodi APPROVE District Court. The agreement provides for pay - LEASE OF ments of 4100 per month. The City Attorney recom- COURT mended that the sentence, "Lease to commence Janu- FACILITIES ary 5, 1953", be added as the last sentence of paragraph 2. The lease agreement was then approved, subject to the above addition, on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second. CITY PLANNING C010:ISSION The City Planning Commission advised the Council . that that body had adopted a Use List to amplify the general types of business permitted in the RES. '#1719 C-1 and C-2 zones. The Use List adopted by Reso- ADOPT lution C.P.C. No. 1 was prepared by Mr. Howard U3E LIST Bissell and taken largely from "Standard Indus- trial Classification. Manual", Volume II Non-Ranu- facturing Industries, prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. The Council voted to adopt the Use List recommended by the Planning Commission with the adoption of Resolution No. 1719 on the motion of Councilman Robinson, Richey second. 177 t.:inutes of January 21, 1953 continued. i.,r. :.'eller discussed the possibility of agree - ng upon a procedure for handling of recommen- RELATIONS dations from the Planning Commission. He felt 'iiITH that in those instances ;,then the Council intended PLANNING to take action contrary to t..e recommendation COMEI33ION of the Planning Commission, some provision could be set ur whereby the matter could be re- referred to the Planning Commission for comment before such action was taken. He explained that :i nor delays would be experienced, but that this could be kept at a minimu. It was agreed that a procedure of this nature should be followed in the future. City Attorney ik;ullen reported that he had been unable to contact Ted Schneider regarding the working out of an agreement for the future use of Falls Avenue. However, he had discussed the matter with Henry Schneider. Henry Schneider FALLS AVENUE had indicated that he would be unwilling to enter into an agreement with the property owners ORD. 110.47C for the maintenance of Falls Avenue between Grant WITHDRAWN Avenue and Roper Avenue as a private thoroughfare. Councilman Robinson then moved, Richey second, that Ordinance No. 470, "Declaring the Intention of the City Council of the City of Lodi to Vacate That Portion of Falls Avenue Lying Between the West Line of Grant Avenue and the East Line of Roper Avenue" be withdrawn before second reading,and that the number for -this ordinance be released for assign- ment to another ordinance. The motion carried. ?•.r. P4ullen then discussed the process of the South Churc^ Street Lighting District with the Council. Having discussed the manner of assessments and the estimated costs of installation of the street SOUT:: CHURCH 1`g' -tin- fixtures, the Council agreed that the ST. LIGrTING probable assessments would not exceed the limita- DISTRICT tions set up in the Special Assessment Investiga- tion, Limitation. and Majority Protest Act of 1931. On the motion of councilman Robinson, Richey RES. jr171d second, the Council adopted Resolution No. 1718, ADOPTED "Resolution Determining in General the Nature, Location and Extent of the Proposed Improvement to 3e Known as South Church Street Lighting District; Finding that the Probable Assessments Will Not Exceed the Limitations Set lip by Law and Directing the Clerk to Give Notice Thereof Pursuant to Section 2950 et. seq. of the Streets and Highways Code". i.Ir. Weller suggested that the Council meet with the department heads at some future date. He ?-17—ETING `r,`ITH suggested this as a means for the individual Dn ARTIAEN'T councilman to become acquainted with the workings HEADS of the various departments in the city. The Council agreed that such meetings would be desirable. Mr. :'eller explained that he had a request from 2•1artin Dreyfuss, Finance Director, for permission to accept a job as instructor in accounting at the Lodi Union Evening High School. M.r. ',!eller explained that it would be difficult to grant OUTSIDE this request in the face of the standing policy L%"PLOY2ENT of the Council which frowns upon outside work for City employees. He sugested that there might DREYFUSS be room to modify the policy to the eOtent that REaUEST it would be more equitable for the employees and easier to enforce. Mayor pro tem Rinn suggested that the present policy be allowed to stand and any requests for exception to the policy be brought to the Council. ".:r. 'Aeller explained that this w:;";Id be difficult to apply because of a reluc- tance on the part cf employees in the loner eche- __.s to air tt.eir requests . :blicly. :r. :.sullen 178 ._.utes of January 21, 1953 continued suggested that the policy be modified to the extent that department heads would be permitted to accept outside worn only when such work is for arcther public agency. After further discussion, the Coun- cil approved the request of Mr. Dreyfuss with the understanding that M✓r. "eller would prepare recom- mendations for the modification of the present policy. The City tanager discussed the rating of the City of Lodi by the Board of Fire Underwriters. The City is presently rated in Class V, but many im- provements have been made in the Fire Department. FIRE RATING He explained that we have removed enough deficiency points to almost put the City in Class IV. He stated that he felt sure that the Class IV rating would be achieved after passage of the Fire Fre- vention Ordinance. He recommended that the Council introduce Ordinance No. 480 which would adopt the "Suggested Fire Prevention Ordinance" published by the national Board of Fire Underwriters, with cer- tain modifications by the Lodi Fire Chief. Mayor FIRE PREVEN- pro tem Rinn was assured that the proposed Fire TION ORD. Prevention Ordinance did not involve the City in. any further public liability nor did it call for CRD. i+0.480 additional fees. ORDINANCE NO. 480, entitled "AN INTROD"U"CED ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, PROVIDING OFFICERS THERE- FOR AND DEFINING THEIR P05sERS AND DUTIES, AND FRE - SCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY IN CONNE::TIOii WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR TEE VIOLATIO; THEREOF AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 122,-141, 166 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN Cku`FTICT THERE'dTH", was introduced on the motion of councilman Richey, Robinson second. A:r. 'rJeller then presented the estimates for in- stallation of street lights in the downtown section of the City. He explained the estimates were pre- pared by the superintendent of Utilities. The total cost of the lighting district was estimated at approximately.45,000, or a front foot cost of DOWNTOWN approximately 4? -3.b0. yir. 'Feller explained that the STREET LIGET Superintendent of Utilities had favored the incan- ESTI,KATE3 descent type of lights, but the merchants wanted the mercury vapor type. The maintenance of the mercury vapor light will be less than the incandes- cent light. Councilman Robinson stated that the merchants feel that the City should participate in the cost of the district on the grounds that the cost of maintenance would be less with the new lights. I,:r. Weller replied that since the number of lights would be increased, the maintenance cost would also increase. Councilman Robinson then stated that the merchants would like the City to furnish the labor for the district. Er. Weller replied that this is the same as asking for the City to share in the cost and the same answer applied. Mayor pro tem Rinn then suggested that the rerort from the superintendent of Utilities be forwarded to the merchants in its present form. It was agreed. The City Manager submitted a general summary of the financial position of the City as of December 31, 1952. Mr. Weller stated that he believed that r:.ID-YEAR the -best job of budgetary control had been achieved FINANCE this year. In general, Pair. Weller reported that REPORT the City appears to be in a strong position at mid- year with an indication that the year will be com- pleted with a slight surplus of revenues over ex- penditures. Minutes of January 21, 1953 continued. 1_79 Councilman. Robinson stated that the City ?•.anaGer's salary had been discussed and it has felt that the matter should core un at this time. CITY He then moved that the City Manager's salary i•zi:ASER'S be increased by wIGC per month effective January SAT ':t_' 1, 1953. The ;notion was seconded by Councilman che;; and carried unanimously. :ayor pro tem _._rinn stated that he felt that the increase was justly deserved in light of performance and, _f anything, should be doubled. The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 o'clock p.m. on motion of councilman Richey. ATTEST: �% HE A . 16L VES , City Clerk