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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 23, 1953292 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL ADJOURNED MEETING DECEMBER 23, 1953 This meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi, regu- larly adjourned from December 16, 1953, in accordance with provi- sions of Section 36811 of the Government Code, was held beginning at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 1953; Councilmen Hillman, Preszler, Rinn, Robinson and Richey (Mayor), present; none absent. TIDELANDS OIL FUNDS RES. NC. ADOPTED FLAMT E�--r.•....:�T Nr. Weller reported that he had discussed the letter from the Shoreline Planning Association of California, Inc., with Dr. Burns of the State Planning Commission and Dr. Burns felt that the 1787 Association was a valid organization. The Associa- tion was primarily organized to promote interest in development of beaches, but has recently broadened its activities to include other recreational needs. Mr. Weller added that Dr. Burns did not make a recommendation regarding the resolution sought by the Association, but he did state that it would be help- ful to the Parks Commission if the laws regarding the disposition of the funds derived from tide- lands oil leases were kept in their present condi- tion. Councilman Hillman stated he believed the City of Lodi had all to gain and nothing to lose by adopting the resolution as requested -by the Shoreline Planning Association. Councilman Rinn stated that funds for park acquisition have been cut for a number of years in anticipation of the release of the impounded tidelands funds, and it did not seem fair to take these funds away from that activity now. Mayor itichey stated that she did not believe the Department of Beaches and Parks was suffering from the lack of funds. She added that 30 million dollars is a great deal of money to spend for recreation when there are child- ren to educate and old persons to care for. Coun- cilman Rinn replied that he did not think our recreational facilities were anything to brag about. Councilman Robinson then moved, Hillman second, the adoption of Resolution No. 1787, requesting a find- ing from the Joint Legislative Committee on Impounded Funds from Tide and Submerged Lands that present provision of the Public Resources Code be retained. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen - Hillman, Preszler, Rinn and Robinson NOES: Councilmen - Richey The City Manager submitted the tabulation of bids received for the furnishing of equipment for the sewer plant expansion, which bids wereopened at 10:00 a.m. on December 22, 1953. Mr. Weller re- ported that of the seventeen items on which bids were requested, bids were received on fifteen items. The two items for which no bids were received were minor items and could be purchased on the open market for around $500. He also explained that no item received more than one bid which tended to look rather suspicious at the outset. However, he added that the preliminary estimates of the total cost of the equipment by Mr. Yoder was $60,006.00, whereas the total cost of the items bid, plus those for which no bid was received, totaled $60,950.01. The total of $60,950.01 also included in his original estimate; thus the bid price was slip tly below est iEate cost. b__ds as as follows: *.ee D_' Lecember 23, 1953, continued 293 Item Bidder Bid Price 1 Chicago Pump Co. 7 2,939.00 2 (No bid, Dorr Company 10 O1 3 Chicago Pump Co. 410.00 ORD. NO. 503 Chicago Pump Co. 1.997.00 5 Chicago Pump Co. 13,744.00 6 Bailey Meter Co. 617.00 7 American nheelabrator 1,766.25 8 Dorr Co. 10,015.00 9 Chicago Pump Co. 1,420.00 10 Crane Co. 2,057.02 11 Chicago Pump Co. 8,962.00 12 Dorr Co. 1,716.00 13 Dorr Co. SUNSET ADD. 8,481.00 14 (No bid) read '_nG by title, and was then passed, adopted and 15 Bailey Meter Co. 1,179.00 16 Crane Co. 718.87 17 Valley i:,lectric Co. 4,397.00 Mr. Weller recommended the award of contracts to the bidders on the above equipment except those bidding on items 11, 12, 13 and 15. He explained that these excepted items are required for the sludge digester and he recom::;ended that the award on these items be deferred until it was definitely determined that this structure would be constructed. Council- man Robinson questioned whether the award should be made, in view of the fact that only one bid had been received.on each item, or whether they should all be rejected and items purchased on t -he open market. Mr. 'Weller replied that inasmuch as the bids were not obviously overpriced and there was no evi- dence of collusion, he felt that fdlure to accept the bids would tend to break down the bid process. Cn the motion of Councilman Hillman, Rinn second, the Council voted to adopt Resolution No. 1788, awarding contracts for furnishing equipment for the sewer plant as follows: Valley Electric Co. 4,397.00 Chicago Pump Co. 20,510.00 American %heelabrator 1,766.25 Bailey iMeter Co. 617.00 Crane Company 2,775.91 Dorr Company 10 O1 1.00 TOTAL 40,081 ORDINANCE NO, 503, 'TAN ORDINnNCE At NDING ORDINkNCE ORD. NO. 503 NO. 268 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO, SECTION 5 ADOPTED (a), PROVIDING FuR A DRIVER'S PE?JiIT", having been regularly introduced on December 16, 1953, was brought up for passage on the motion of Councilman Rinn, TAXI Robinson second. Second reading was omitted by un- GEDINANCE animous consent, after reading by title, and was then passed, adopted and ordered to print by the follo,dng vote; AYES; Councilmen - Hillman, Preszler, Rinn, Robinson and Richey NOES: Councilman - NONE ABSENT: Councilmen - NONE ii:ayor Richey then signed Ordinance No. 503 in approval thereof. O=NiiNCE NO. 504, "APPROVING THE ANNEXATION Tu THE ORD. NO. 504 CITY OF LODI OF CERTAIN INHABITED TERRITCRY DESIG- ADOPTED :SATED AS SUNSET ADDITION, WHICH IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF LODI" having been regularly introduced on APPROVES December 16, 1953, was brought up for passage on the SUNSET ADD. motion of Councilman Preszlet, Rinn second. Second Ai•ii;EXATICN reading was omitted by unanimous consent, after read '_nG by title, and was then passed, adopted and 294 E.inutes of December 23, 1953 continued. RYES: Councilmen - Hillman, Preszler, Rinn, Robinson and Richey NLES: Councilmen - NONE riaSENT: Councilmen - NONE I•ayor Richey then signed Ordinance No. 504 in aooroval thereof. RES. NO. 1786 The Council then voted unanimously to adopt ADOPTED Resolution No. 1786, ordering the withdrawal of the 'ITHDR.KW Sunset addition from the Woodbridge Rural County SUNSET ADD. Fire Protection District on the motion of Council- FRCEWRFPD man Preszler, Robinson second. The meeting was adjourned on the order of the i,.ayor at 5:35 o'clock p.m. ATTES : H -EN Y A. OLAVES JR. City Clerk