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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - October 8, 1952133 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LODI CJUNCIL CHA_'.BEPS, CITY HALL OCTOBER 8, 1952 This meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi, regularly adjourned from October 1, 1952, in accordance with the provisions of Section 368C5 of the Government Code, was held beginning at ten minutes past eight o'clock on Wednesday, October 8, 1952; Councilmen Preszler, Richey, Rinn, Robinson, and Haskell (Mayor) present; none absent. The minutes of the preceding meeting of October 1, 1952, were approved as written, copies thereof having been mailed each councilman prior to this meeting. REPORTS OF THE CITY IV.ANAGER City Manager presented a request from the Junior Cham=ber of Commerce for permission to place a table containing two bottles of water, one con- taining water treated with sodium fluoride and one containing untreated water, in the lobby of the City Hall. The request stated that the display would not include any propaganda either pro or con relative to the measure or: the Novem- FLUORIDATION ber ballot. Councilman Preszler opposed the DISPLAY proposal stating that there were sufficient places other than the City Hall for a display of this nature. Councilman Robinson stated that '.^.e would favor the City of Lodi as sponsors of the demonstration. Councilman Rinn moved, Robinson second, that the City of Lodi, through the San Joaquin Local Health District, place in the lobby of the City Hall a bottle of water containing one part per million of sodium fluoride and one bottle of untreated water as an aid to the citizens in making an intelligent decision on November 4th election. The motion passed without a dissenting vote. Councilman Preszler stated that he declined to vote. A request from the Northern California Conference of Seventh -day Adventists for permission to _ PtiRADE hold a parade in the City of Lodi on October 26, PE Ri-11IT 1952, was approved on the motion of Councilman. Robinson, Richey second, with the provision that such permission was subject to the approval of the Chief of Police regarding the route of march. i•:r. Weller reported a verbal request from the Retail Yerchant's Division of the Lodi District Chamber of Commerce for the City to install waste WASTE PAPER paper receptacles on the sidewalks of the doom- RACEPTACLES town district. After a short discussion it was FOR DOWNTOvYN agreed that action on the matter be postponed AREA until members of the Council had the opportunity to investigate the question at the forthcoming conference of the League of California Cities. Mr. '.yeller asked the Council what action it wished to take relating to Proposition 10 on the November ballot. he explained the ways in which the City PES. �:3.1702 of Lodi would be affected by the passage of this „ measure, particularly as to its effect or. our �PuFJSI"IJ;; 1G membership in the League of California Cities. Councilman Robinson explained that this subject had been discussed at the recent meeting of the Central galley Division of the League of Cali- fornia Cities. Pe stated further that it was his belief that the Council should use all of _ts means to fight both Proposition 1C and its comranion measure Proposition. 11. Stating that _ia^'t be eve t^e City Council should concern __ elf ':iLth Prorosition 11, Councilman Ri-n roved 134 Brutes of Jctober 8, 1952 continued the adoption of Resolution. No. 1702 expressing the opposition of the City Council to Dorn_osition 10. The motion. was seconded by Con.^.cilmah Richey and gassed unanimously. t�:ayor naskel'_ introduced newly-appointed Chief of Police Fred Hunt to the members of the Council. Chief Hurt addressed the Council briefly expressing his anureication to the Council for his acpointment. Mayor Haskell invited John F. Blakely to leave his seat in the audience and Join Council dur- ing the evening's discussion. COU..^.cilman ?inn requested that the letter to the members of the Council from the City 1%;anager sug- best:ng a method of financing the extension of utilities to new territory be read or explained to the Council as a body and to the audience. i�:r. 'Meller outlined the problem facing the City and ex- plained his proposed solution. Briefly, the L.ro- C-X�3 DER posal calls for the subdivider to pay entire cost PROPOSAL of extending the utilities with the City repaying FOR the subdivider from the receipts from Such utility FIN :•1C'NG service. It was suggested that 00/0 of grOSS receipts UTILLITY from each customer would be an equitable rate for EXTEN'SIOH rena;,,ment. :•:r. J.J.Mangusto complimented the Coun- cil for what he termed an intelligent proposal. Councilman Robinson raised t-rio ob ections to the proposal: (1) 'He felt t- at b0 of gross revenue should be reduced to.not more than 50,E of gross revenue as a figure upon which to base th-e refund; (2) he felt that the quarterly accounting as sug- gested by i:r. "Veller would place too heavy a burden upon t-.e amity's accounting staff. After a lengthy period of questions and answers, it was generally agreed that further action on. the proposal should be delayed until the members of the Council had an opportunity to study the proposal in detail. Councilman Rinn reported that the City Engineer had sought his aid, even though he no longer represented the Bewley estate, in obtaining a 25 foot easement through the 3ewley property in the 43rd Addition. The people administering the Bewley estate are agree- able to granting the easement if in return the City will bear the expense for the pulling of several Ria. NO.1703 rows of grape vines and will forego a deposit for EASEMENT utility extension in the event of future development THROUGH of the property. The City Engineer recommended that BEWLEY the City accept the terms offered. He explained PROPERTY that the easement to be procured lies in the area which will eventually be the extension of Orange Avenue and that the easement is necessary in order to use this route in the extension of water and sewer lines south to the Clancy property. Councilman Robinson moved, Preszler second, that Resolution No. 1703, approving the recommendations of the City ngineer, be adopted. The motion passed. During the discussion the question of whether the proposed policy on utility extensions should be applied to the Clancy property was raised. The City Engineer expalined that Lr. Clancy's request for utilities had been received and accepted on the part of the City ?inripr the old policy several weeks prior to the Council's action suspending the old policy.' The meeti= ad4ourned at 10:40 p.m. Attest: Fb ,Et; Y A. GLAV JR. City Clerk