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COU'CIL CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
June 18, 1952
This re -;lar meeting of the City Council of the Cit•. of Lodi
held beginning at _:00 o'clock p.m.of Wednesday, June 1E, 1952;
Counci'.men°ifnr ..-ch?. Robinson Preszler and Haskell (ayor)
resent; none absent.
Councilman Robinson requested that the minutes of the May 21st
meeting be corrected by the addition of the words "at this time"
to the sentence relating to the subject of the rezoning of the
Bockenheim property. The corrected sentence (p. 96, Vol. 8) should
read, "The Commission further recommended against any further ex-
tension of the commercial zone easterly at this time". The minutes
were then approved as written and amended.
001•2.1UNIC'.TIJ' S
RI VE''JAY
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P� RP•:I T
SUPER MOLD
CORP.
FIRE DEPT.
COMMENDATION
I.C. M.A.
CONFERENCE
From Super Mold Corporation of Lodi requesting a
permit to construct a sixteen foot driveway at the
north end of their property abutting on Daisy Avenue
and another sixteen foot driveway on the west side
abutting on North School Street. Contemplated im-
provements include an off-street parking area for
their employees. Motion granting permit by Council-
man Rinn, seconded by Councilman Preszler, was passed.
Letter from Chief Jay W. Stevens, Chairman of the Fire
Prevention Committee, International Association of
Fire Chiefs, commending Lodi Fire Chief George D.
Polenske and his department for making "great headway
and some outstanding results" during the recent fire
prevention campaign was read to the Council. Mayor
Haskell added his commendation on behalf of the Coun-
cil and requested that the contents of the letter
be made known to Chief Polenske and members of the
.re Department. The City Manager reported that this
had already been done.
Letter to the City Council from the International
Cit; Managers' Association requesting that the City
of Lodi be represented at the 38th Annual Conference
of the I.C.M.A. ato Kanasa City, September 28 to
October 2, 1952, by City Manager Weller. Mr. Weller
stated that whereas he felt last year that the
previous year's program did not warrant his atten-
dance, he has since learned that last year's progam
was very worthwhile. Councilman. Robinson moved
that Mr. Weller be authorized to use his own dis-
cretion in the matter of attendance this year, Rinn
second. Motion passed.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORD. 458
VACATION
CATION
ARMORY ALLY
INTRODUCED
At this time the Mayor declared the meeting open
under the above head for the reception of protests
against the vacation of the alley behind the Armory.
There being no objections, it was moved and seconded
that Ordinance No. 458, entitled "ORDERING•THE VACA-
TI._N OF .. ALLEY IN BLOCK SIX, LAWRENCE HOMESTEAD
ADDITION", be introduced. The motion was passed.
t1 .�J�i- f
:.inu, tes of Ju -:e 1N, '?52 cont4-nun-d
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CITY HALL - CM OF LODI
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=.5 tCiene Xt o ,!:• ^n business, the .a .-or called i'.or
publLc arin-s in rolati on to the _n'.v-al zcning_
of the 42nd Addition as recommended b;,•the Cit, ?'_an-
nino Commission at the D:a% 21 meeting of theCourcil.
There beim no protests, Ordinance No. 46C, entitled
pn
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tt ^1_1"�'n - , :.' nD T '-0P Vn Imsr -�{+ nen
r.i: :v �:.G TFE Z07.7 DIS. IC L-1 T: C � L -
I'iTR'ODDUCED
BY 1''..DD1N+G T'r.E_.ETO THE '42ND Ar�DITIO:'+,LSOUTH 0? LOCI
ZONING
3ARNP �-RT TRI.CT AND RJEST OF CHEROKEE LANTE' A"iD ZO°;I`iG_
42ND ADDITION
AND CLASSIFYING THELOTS THEREIN",uas introduced.
This ordinance provides for a strir 200 feet wide along
Eettleman Lane and 220 feet wide along Cherokee Lane
in the Commerical Zone. All of the remaining property
in the Addition is to be in. the One and Two ^ami' -:r
Zone. The ordinance also provides for a set -back
on the south side of nettleman. Lane 1CC feet from. the
center line of the street. The motion was seconded
and passe.
. ';!e' -ler orened the discussion of t,.e budget for
the fiscal year beginning duly 1, 19'2. He explained
that the proposed budget showed an increase of
3LDGET,CR
123,000 over t.-.. -,it of the previous year; :however,
1952-53y
there would be no increase in tax rate. Dir. Harry
FISCAL YEAR
Brown, City Line Foreman, inquired as to w'^ether a
decision had been reached on the employees' salary
increase, and if so, whether the increase was in-
cluded in the - proposed budget. Upon being infor^:ed
by D:r. Meller that the budget contemplated a one-
ster increse or approximately 5.3%, V.r. Brown: intro-
duced ti=r. Alfred :. nansen, Business "gent for the
Irternatioral Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
Local 1245, and requested that he be allowed to
speak on behalf of a group of City employees. 1,rr.
DISCUSSION
Hansen protested the proposed increase as being in-
adequate. He further stated that the wages in the
I`1CREASES
C'_t, of Lodi were substantially lower than those paid
to employees in cities of comparable size in this
area, that the incfease did not compare favorably
with the increases giver. to State ec:ployees and
other municipalities throughout the State and on
the Pacific Coast, particularly where non -clerical
employees were concerned. Dir. :eller replied that
to his t:rowledge the State was granting 5� across-
the-board, and that the 5% increase appeared to be
in line with the proposed increases in other munici-
palities in this area. He went on to say that the
criterion used by the City to set wages was the
amounts raid by other cities of the seine size in the
same general area, and the wages paid locally, ex-
cluding the construction trades, and that any in-
crease should be (-ranted on an across-the-board
basis because the City had recently spent a sura of
rcney to conduct a survey by the State Personnel
Board to bring the salaries in lire throu-bout the
City. Councilman Robinson, observed that the increase
is also contingent upon the ability of the City to
pay, and that outlook for the grape crop this year
is such that there is no indication that the tax-
navers can stand anv further increases. '.:r. Rinn
sub:r:�tted that the Council is also trustee of the
taxpayers' funds and has an equal resrcnsibility to
be af_r to the taxpayers. :':r. 11ansen then: inquired
aJ to whether theCouncLl would reconsider the ques-
tion of ::ape increases if he were able to show that
the City eras out of lire with comparable munici Pali -
ties. It was agreed that when .:r nansen was vre-
^ared to s'.^.oe: _^foreation gained from comparable
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100 inutes of zn_ 18, 1952, continued
COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
cities, . _._rarable „ob classifications, _nd ...
_a.n
^r.roro^'
to -actual incre; 5...: _ranted, cath; _ than .
.. con-
the '_tb %'_^ager :r�1lk be wlll4n� to review and
sider the figures s,b:-itted. The appropriation or -
OPD. 461
d'_nar:ce x:es introrluced b•: title, Ordinance No.. 461,
iMHODUCED
ADOPTING .. E! DGET FOR THE `JA--IOUS DEPART'NEINTS-OF TI E
':DOPTING
CIT`_' OF LCDI FOR THE FISCAL '_'7_r'O REGI ir:ING JULY 1,
BUSGFT
1952, AND JUINTE 30, 1953", on. -lotion from
Ccuncilm.anJRin.n. The motion carried.
REFCRTS
CF THE CITY `PIAN.AGER
3.:' T.IC..?'IJ[;
3roc__ica' icas for _ publication of 1^ 1 notices
3G LDIER-
-...-ere a -r, roved on ~notion o`_' Councilman Rin-,
ISING
Pcbsi..son second.
.`roti -_n to adopt Resolution i',o. 1682 avardin_^ the con-
A':::'.RD
tract for nlant mix t:) Claude C ood Comp:ry and
STREET
the contract forerulsi__ed asphalt to the Lodi
P:A.TERIALS
Asrhalt Service, the lo..'est responsible bickers,
as _nr,roduced b; :':T. Kinn, seconded b. =1r. rreszler.
Potion carried.
Tae City Nanager reported that in the case of the
bids on the oils and greases the Toaky Oil Company
ari7eared to be lo..., on t:ro of the three it_er s by a
r'tIiARD
S. all amount, but the extent of the difference
OILS AND
could not be Sete -mined because the amounts of the
GREASES
rroduce to be rur^h sed was Just an approxi-ation.
in a^ditior., the bid oftheTokay Oil C-mpany was
not fir^ T':_ bid of the Si -nai 0;1 Comm- an.V, low
on one iter:, ryas recon^ended as be'_ng fir-:. Motion
to ai:.ard the contract to the Signal 041 Co=ny by
Dzsolutio:- No. 1683 .ras made by Counc_'_man Robinson
second Rinn. P,:otion. carried.
Ed -ward R. Bacon.. .rary '.gas a.-rarded the contract for
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the sale of a 75 cu "'t-. Jaeger Air Cor.rressor to the
CO'•..PR::SSO
City on the adoption. of Resolution bio. '1684 on the
--ot.on of "ouncilm3n Richey.
it was explained that the bid of Y17,130.50 for a
en__ne pu ner by the American LaFran.ce Cornora-
A'.'.RD
tion _..clu^.'ed a ^r000sed C.P.S. increase; i the re-
FIF°
quest ns .ejected, the price to the City will be
E`i IN,E
reduced by the amount of the request. Resolution
No. 1685 awardin.F7 the contract for the ^urchase to
the A.7erican LaFra^.ce Corporation was.3orted by
unanimous vote.
A';:ard of the contract for 1,000 feet of fire hose was
A.' ARD
made to the =.r^erican Rubber Company, the only bid
FIRE HOSE
received in conformance with the durly adorted sreci-
_'ications. Award was made by Resolution No. 1686.
me_ :crandum fro- the Cir. En- neer reiuestino ..
clari`iC=!t.cn or policy was read. The iuestionJin-
'"O1, t':._ poli^_ of __ 'moi` Cqun^_1 resarraP.7 the
r uir_..er.ts of street improveMent b., subdividers and
'ev-for=rs, t.o v.it : "Present Cit:, poli c-: requires a
subdiVir?er or develor-r to raise one -'.:al` _ an
^xi_ .inn- abut _- - s t_ _et to r ^^ sired stan•le ras T1_
_-.
cth-r h=IF' of `h3 street is to be _. rrove_1 b r c utti -
:. 'l'�
^roner.,_.. - ^n ,ne other _ _de Does t.._s ^olicy ^^.reT�
._..
stre-et., .,.. _,,.. nave been .1t in to _..-ulred stanl,-Irr?s
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o t::._ Council a,, a later, _date for. adontion.
from .,.._ City En. deer t"._ t the
^ole sett Ln`; q'_ . ♦ .,........s for su. _ac reetS in
_.e`r; 3ubdl,._si .r3 .,_ a_.-.^ae.4 ato in_C',u- 110
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...w4_. �� . sq,...arn_ yard of coa.^:" an asrhaltl ..
^r F,•": T' 1
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a _1 c a-in•`.tel -n t• ...!fi
e t: 7r,_ of Councilman
..ey, r.e �'_: L<!, 1i_ - stated ..hatJt-e C_2-4__
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deve_oner `.7 .a. 3w Ln'cr=�aspl
4-ncosta^' :: 1' role^� _e '_�_" _ t...e street
sur"ace
"-alets in t'-. a:-"nt of •N!8,C-81 iY7f ar.nro,red }'Cn MS!-
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t -e _ "Ln4ere alloweuR :`
7Ot'_�7^ of
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of _, _.__l raised the -ty Cou -1 of
.,^e _els 7natlon o_` the~jhler Or Police, l.r. Rinn.
stated th. t, althou7h he .;as as.;are of the ^oa srs of
the j4_ t, i _,n- . in the council-...ara�-er form, of
�� p
�7V .r_1:'e_r't . _ �a rdi rl- cnl Pct.on Of - successor,
::ou'_d 1:':e�to T..a. e s ZzestioR t at an Oral
:il�.
coara ;m osed .^°varieus chiefs of police from
PDT -ICE
other_ ties used 5C3 t0 Screen aP.rlicarits.
IT211
..eller repliedr ._at, although :lan.: for the selection
end screenir.t-1 of arrlicants had not ye` been for -ed,
L'.? .gid considered the rossibility of uti'_i zing such
a ooard to reduce the number of eli'ibies to a work-
able number. _ _ „rther stated tra at the rresentti-.--ti-.---ti-.---':e
did not believe a written e:ca�-'_nat_o^ would
.lave any racti_vl value.
CIT, ._.'.Tl
sCO:'';ISJTON
The arr.l___.tinn of rs Lydia i--ehrer for a Use Ferrrit
for a . :st none a., _25 South Church Street was an -roved.
The ----,quest for the vacation of Cedar Street, r:'�ich
had been approved by the Plan.^.in. 'lommissicn, was
PETITION rresented for are rroval. Councilma- Robinson moved
VACATION__ acoetion of Resolution15 7 declaring the inten-
C-DPI R S_. tion of the Ci to vacate said street with the pro-
RE3. 1 57 vision that the costs of the vacation be borne by
se roperty .ners to be benefited by the vacation.
_._e Notion carried.
e . enort of the Citv Plan-ing Commission rec•or^^:end-
'n-- the a^"entanne of he petition for the annexation
ES. '_o l of the 43rd =Lddit..ion, South of Lodi Avenue and East
R= I:. lair-onVAve^ue, was rresented for arr^oval
43RD vrinT, rnsOl ri0 ':0. 1681 declaring the intention or the
tonn^e '! territorand settin- Tu' 16
te4for the ^ubli he3r,ng was adopted
On t..e mode. 'Jt Councilman Robinson.
?-eszie.- moved ::e a^o: tion of Jr.. ^.ance
ORD. 457 457 !e3l atin� .,.._ City En ir.eer t. -e Suneri: tendent
SL! = ^` Stre-ets, motion ryas seconded by Councilman
STREETS-cie and pasced. Ordinance 457 repeals Ordinance
333.
1-0;)k .- nu es of June -3, 1952., con—,inued
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CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
Ordinance 462, entitled "?'OV1DI`;1 FO? THE CO_LECTIO
0' UNPAID S'-ECIAL ASSESS .r,:'i- FOR S-12 ALK CO 3`.rRUC-
r\ T: : cE ?.?- . ?JUNDED BY ';0?TH CF.U=CH STE
:,
T!:HN ° AD, GRAFT AVE."Ll , AN-_- :EST LCCK vJF7 ST -BEET
BY THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR", :as introduced.
i�r . ''-,ax Elson of 501 Falls Avenue requested _nforrr:a-
tion re-ardin.- the time for the co-^letion of the
sidewalks in this area. e stated that there are
Fe
CRD. 462 still some nieces of ronertupon which the side-
i?dTRDDUCED walks have not been completed. He further stated
COLLECTION that he has had several complaints from people living,
OF SID�dALK in this area. Mr. Weller explained that construction
:13SE352• -NT3 of tne sidewalks had b.een delayed due to weather and
oil n^ Gond' ons, but that t e City EnTi-eer ;,,ould
be instructed to look into the matter with the
yia:•r of co:r:pleting the project as soon as possible.
!,_.r. C. R. alar Buskirk of 625 No. .. Church Street
stated that it was his opinion that the property
owners .chose sidewalks had been completed should not
be compelled to nay the assessments until such time
as -the sidewalks had been completed throughout the
district. tr. ;,+'eller replied that the County required
an ordinance before the assessments could be ulaced
on next year's tax rolls and since the deadline for
turning in the unpaid assessments was August 1st,
it was necessary that this ordinance be introduced
at this time.' The motion of introductio-R was
seconded and passed.
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At 10:30 p.m. Mayor Haskel -1 adjounred the meeting
until 8:O0 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, 1952.
ATT
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HEC1?r.. GLAVES,
City Clerk