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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 7, 1951VOL. 8 C01C1L W�VBViS d -e C&M= CITY HALL - CITY OF LOK LARCH 7,1951 - Regular meeting begi=Ung at 8:05 o'clock P.M. of Wednesday, Larch 7, Councilmen Bull, FAskell, P_eszler and Tolliver ( Layor ) present, :il.man Rinn absent. Idnutes of the previous meeting of February 21,1951 approved as :en, copies having been mailed each Councilman Larch 1. 1951. RVORT OF THS CITY tAX�IMR: Payment of a 15$ voluntary special assessment based on annual dues to the League of California Cities was authorized on D y'C7LL motion of Councilman Bull, &aske7l second. This amounts to >SLMIT $52.50 for the City of Lodi. The purposes to be acccaaplished by this payment, in addition to regular League activities, T33V will allow assistance to cities in civil defense, materials control, city -county relations, research etc. 1 City Lknager Weller presented the City Engineer's program for major street reconstruction during the current year as approved by him. This program proposes expenditure from state @.sbline taxes accruing to $44,989.40 for the following projects: I BQDC= INS TAX N.School Street, Locust to Lookeford ....... $ 2,840.00 DITiJRFS S.Central Ave, Lodi Ave to Tokay.......... 11,800.00 STEC'Mrs E. Eim Street, S.P.RR to Cherokee Lane...... 211 980.00 - 7p. $ 36, 620.00 Reserved for maintenance .................... 8,369.40 $ 44,989.40 Applications ordered submitted to the District Engineer, Divis- ion of Highways as the City*s budget and the preparation of project statements to be formally approved by the City Council on submission, motion Councilman Haskell, Preszler second. LCC[- During discussion of the foregoing street improvement program, DITSCTN. improvement of the Chuxch-Lockeford Street i;xtersection was _CE brought up, particularly as to impaired sight clearance. Also, SDE- as to what had delayed installing sidewalks on East Lockeford Street, Washington Street East and Washington Street North to' complete the walk laid by the American Legion. ICATIMM Specifications for a tractor -loader, substituted for part of 3 -LOA. - the budget appropriation for a grader, for use of the street ?TED. department, were approved and notice to bidders ordered pub- lished on motion of Councilman Hull, Haskell second. On the report and recommendation of the City 8lariuing Commiss- ion, a variance from the strict application of the provisions of Ordinance No. 238 relating to rear yard space was granted X OF to Ted Schneider as applying to the lot on the southwest ZMDER corner of Walnut Street and Crescent Avenue. Mtion Councilman ). 11skell, Bull second. This allows a five foot technical. rear AM yard, now practically side yard, as the building will face to T. Crescent Avenue and not to Walnut Street although the uniform set back from the latter street will be preserved. A Petition signed by Eeiil Klapstein and fifty four others, N not verified, vas read by the City hanger. This petition OF requests that Fairmont Avenue be opened and improved between T AVE Oak and Pine Streets. The petition makes no recommendation 'INE as to payment for costs. Ordered laid over pending results 1. of continued negotiations with Glenn UnUll, owner of the �. property over which this street extension would run. 'he Street Superintendent was directed to proceed to compel HS installation of sidewalks along the south side of First in IDE front of properties ( less than 50% frontage ) in the manner prescribed by Chapter 27, Streets and Hig!lways Code, by the adoption of Resolution No. 1591, introduced by Councilman rEaskell, Preszler second and carried by unanimous vote of all COur.Cllmen present. L '� ( minutes of i.hrch 7, 1951 - continued - 2 - ) COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI Some time was spent in discussion street lighting problems, particularly replacing concrete lighting standards with metal ST. LIC2TS ones and moving the concrete standards to unlighted districts.' VIOLATIONS Lfr Yeller brought up problems encountered b7 the Building Insp- BUILDING ection Departments as regards substandard housing for resident LAW seasonal labor. Decided that the Building Inspector prepare a DISCUSSED list of premises where housing laws, plumbing and electrical regulations and provisions for sanitation are violated and that the City Council make a tour of these places in order to determine their seriousness and plan for remedies. Adjournment taken at 10:28 o+clock P.M. on motion of Councilman Preszler. Attest: BLAKMY, City rk. Co-ies moiled each Councilm n, Lurch 15, 1951. a'oiication of the contractor, a, -,proved by the City Engineer, Stockton Construction Compary's contract for construction of STC=.LCN COY. storm servers in north thin Street was extended to April 9, 1951 CO. N.LAIN ST as to completion. This is the contract awarded this Company by j CCINMUCT Resolution No. 1572 adopted tovember 1, 1950 and completion date EXT =2 1DED TO extended to 11.rch 9, 1951 by order of the City Council given on — .ID= 9. February 8, 1951. Inclement weather bas delayed the completion of this work and is the reason for further extension. Notices from the State Board of Equalization of transfer of LI;,UCR ownership of the liquor license at 200 North Sacramento Street and licenses the granting of an " off -sale " license at 741 S. Cherokee Lane were read. P;o objections made in either case. - City ;;Prager Beller ryas directed to arrange so that Lodi Kiwanis IIUZIS CLUB Club could display an overhead banner advertising its play for a-1:1'ZER the benefit of the club's Christmas Package -rand across a down- town street intersection. Councilman Haskell suggested that all future permits of this type be limited to a definite period. Claims amounting to $50,415.08 as approved by the City Manager CI.ILZB were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second. A final map entitled •' TRACT 283, SUBDIVISIONS OF SAN TOA.O= CCITiUL, SCril-, =,D::i TRACT 1:0. 2 " a subdivision lying principally FL1iiI. 1S1P in Lot 5 of Burr's Addition to the Town of Lodi consisting of SCH'1MER thirty-six lots, *ries approved under the usual reservations as 'P+LiCT 2 to street improvements, on motion of Councilman Haskell, Bull A=PP,OVED second, the Mayor to endorse this approval on the map on receipt of a proper report of ownership from a title cmpamy. Councilman Preszler objected to approval with requiring sidewalks omitted ! but did not vote against approval of the map. - Lodi Parlor N.S.G.W. offered to repaint the bear on the arch ARCH BEAR sparring Pine Street at Sacramento Street at no cost to the REPAI=14 Cit7. Offer accented, the City assuming no part of the respon- N.S.G.Y. sibility for workmen or the public who might be damaged by reason OFFER of the doing of this work. Some time was spent in discussion street lighting problems, particularly replacing concrete lighting standards with metal ST. LIC2TS ones and moving the concrete standards to unlighted districts.' VIOLATIONS Lfr Yeller brought up problems encountered b7 the Building Insp- BUILDING ection Departments as regards substandard housing for resident LAW seasonal labor. Decided that the Building Inspector prepare a DISCUSSED list of premises where housing laws, plumbing and electrical regulations and provisions for sanitation are violated and that the City Council make a tour of these places in order to determine their seriousness and plan for remedies. Adjournment taken at 10:28 o+clock P.M. on motion of Councilman Preszler. Attest: BLAKMY, City rk. Co-ies moiled each Councilm n, Lurch 15, 1951.