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CITY COliNCIL, CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
ADJOURN D i• ETING
OCTOBER 12, 1953
This meeting of the City Council of the Cit: of Lodi, regularly
adjourned from October 7, 1953, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 35805 of the Government Code, was held beginning at
4:00 o'clock p.m. on N:onday, October 12, 1953; Councilmen Hillman,
=reszler, °inn, Robinson and Richey ( a;ror) present; none absent.
The City Planning Co:n^ission was present to meet in joint session.
Payor Pichey opened the meeting with an introduction
99 HIGH.AY of the members of the City Council and the Planning
BY-PASS Commission. After a brief outline of the meetings
and actions taken thus far on the matter of 99 HJJh-
way By-pass, Mayor Richey called upon Mr. Harold cdise
to outline the by-pass route proposed by the Livision
of Highways. Mr. y+ise outlined the proposed route
which has its southerly origin at a point on the
present Cherokee Lane approximately .1 mile north
of Harney Lane, then bends easterly until it reaches
nettleman Lane, at which point it is 80C to 1000
feet east of Cherokee Lane; it then runs parallel
to Cherokee Lane until it reaches Victor road, at
which point it bends westerly to rejoin Cherokee
Lane just before crossing the PTokelumne River bridge.
EX. Clifford Gatzert then described the alternate
route proposed by certain residents and property
owners east of Cherokee Lane. This alternate route
lies approximately 1000 feet east of the proposed
by-pass route in the vicinity of Pinkerton-Cluff-
Floral Avenues, and would continue north across the
T-okelumne River before rejoining the present 99
Highway at Jahant Road. This route would extend
south 12 miles south of Harney Lane before rejoin-
ing the present 99 Highway. Mr. Gatzert explained
that this alternate route would sever fewer proper-
ties than the route proposed by the State, since
it would follow natural property boundary lines
to a Great extent. At the suggestion of Mr. R.ullen,
the City Council agreed that its primary purpose
was to determine effect of the various proposals on
the corporate city. Mr. Wise stated that from the
City's point of view it would be better to have the
by-pass situated nearer to the present Cherokee Lane;
however, since this possibility was ruled out due
to the excessive cost of acquiring right of way, he
felt that the suggested alternate route would place
the City in the position of being better able to
develop and control the land use pattern. However,
he pointed out that it might be more difficult to
discuss the various interchange locations if the
alternate route was selected because it might re-
quire streets where none exist.at the present time.
The additional length of the streets required might
prove significant. In reply to a question by
Councilman Rinn regarding the economic effect upon
the merchants on Cherokee Lane, Mr. Wise replied
that studies have shown that the general level of
business improves when the area is by-passed; however,
certain specific businesses might suffer temporarily.
City En. ineer Heckenlaible pointed out that some of
the area abutting on Cherokee Lane does not have
proper storm drainage at the present time. To
correct this situation it may be necessary to con-
struct storm sewers east of Cherokee Lane running
north to the river. If th; route proposed by the
State were selected, he felt it might be possible
to acquire an easement in the right of way from the
State for such lines; however, he doubted that it
would be practical if the route selected was 1000
":inures of October 12, 1953, continued. 271
feet further east. The Council then voted on the
motion, of Councilman Robinson, Kinn second, to notify
e State Hi?hway Coa:mission that the City Council
does not wart to take a position on the :natter
regard:rg t o location of the by-pass route; however,
_ the it;' does want ample time to consider the loca-
tions of the interchanges and grade separations,
and the City Council requests that serious considera-
tion be liven to the alternate route as well as the
route proposed by the District Engineer of the
Division of Highways.
The meeting was then adjourned on the order of the
f:ayor.
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City Clerk