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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 16, 1949336 COU'ICIL CHA113^.RS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI ;YQ:aSDF.Y, F3'ER[1F RY 16, 1949 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 P.M. (P.S.T,) of Wednesday, February 16, 1949, Councilmen Bull, Haskell, Lytle, Tolliver and Rinn (Wayor) present, none absent. The minutes of, the last meeting of February 2, 1949 were approved as written and mailed to each Councilman prior to this meeting. CITY hAN G"ER'S REPORT - Mr H. D. Weller submitted the offer of Northern San Joaquin County Mosquito Abatement District to purchase the lot on the Southwest corner of Pleasant Avenue and Lockeford Street, common- ly called " The Tin Bern Property " for the sum of $4,500.00. Mayor Rinn stated that, since public axnouncement of the receipt PROPOSED of this offer, he had heard that others desired to make offers SALE OF for this lot. Arthur Lind, 830 South Church Street, being present, "TIN BA1" orally, offered $5,000, depositing a check for $500.00 as earnest PROPERTY money on his offer. Mr Earnest Campbell of N.S.T.C.M.A.D. conten- CONTINUED ded that the offer of this District had really been accepted and that the District and the City had reached an agreement as to the fair value of the lot. Mr Lind was asked as to his intentions for use of the lot if acquired by him but made no statement. He was informed of the present zoning of the lot and of the conditions under which it was now used. It appearing that no conclusion could be reached at this time, it was agreed that the Council Would most at 11:30 A.M. of Monday, February 21, 1949 and then attempt to make its determination. I& Weller reported that Street Superintendent Bruner had investig- CITY CAB CO. ated the present status of cab stands of City Cab Company and CAB STOW that the stand near Greyhound Bus Depot on West Locust Street was the only one approved either under the provisions of Ordin- ance No. 268 or Ordinabce No 360. Mr H. E. Mahaffey had been apprised of this condition and had agreed to make formal applic= ations for other stands in accordance with Ordinance No. 360. On recommendation of the City Manager, Hotel Lodi was permitted HOTEL LODI to replace its sign on Fast Pine Street, west of Cherokee Lane SION APPROVED in accordance with the application submitted February 2nd, such replacement to be had subject to any restrictions of the State Division of Highways, if any, requiring non -conflict with traffic signals at the intersection of Pine Street and Cherokee Lane. CAMON CONTRACTA revised contract with Howard L. Cannon for removal of salvage APPROVED materials from the Harney Lena Disposal Area for the calendar yee- 1949 was read and approved for execution by the City. 24'r Weller reported that at least twelve of the twenty-six applic- ations for the position of Recreation Director were worthy of 1�=PLICA.TIONS serious consideration, suggesting that a meeting with the Ioint FOR APPOINT- Recreation Commission, the Trustees of .the two Lodi School Y= AS HEC- Districts and the City Council be held at an early date to MT10N, DIR. consider applications filed and set a data for closing the receipt of further applications. A tentative date for such a meeting was determined as either February 28th or March 1st. The Student Body of Lodi Union High School having submitted a list of dates for use of Lodi Stadium in accordance with its contract of May 5, 1940, Ur Weller submitted this list and STADI( other tentative and positive reservations of this facility Ea=kTIONS, for the balance of the present year at the same time offering SANTA CLARA a contract for consideration with Santa Clara College covering AND P.U. a foot -ball game to be played with Portland University on CONTRACT October 9th. Contract approved and the Mayor authorized to execute the same, motion Councilmen Bull, Lytle second. Councilman Bull suggested that -future contracts have a mini=mnn guarantee to cover cost of preparing for tire contemplated use and post -use cleanup. An application of the Cancer Prevention Society for a permit to solicit funds arms left with the City Manager for investigation. (minutes of Feb 16,1949,eontinued) 33-7 COUICIL CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI The request of school authorities for a protected zone in front 3MR=1 of Emerson School was granted by the adoption of Resolution No. SCHOOL 1456 limiting parking of automobiles in front of a portion of ?-*U=G ZONE Emerson School grounds and directing the Street Superintendent to mark the protected area with red paint. Mr 'Weller submitted an application from the proprietor of Service SERVICE Laundry for a loading zone opposite his place of business at IAUNDRY 505 N. Sacramento Street, explaining that through a misunderstand - LOADING ing, the street painting crew had already marlo3d this area. It ZONE was decided to leasee this marking as made without formal proceed- ings to establish this zone. GRIT^FIN & A lease to Griffin and Miller Lumber Company covering the West MILLER MAO eighty feet of Lot 14, Live Oak Colony, Map No. 1 for three years APPROVED at $350.00 per year was entered into on motion of Council-aan Lytle, Bull second. kir Weller read a letter from. " New Car Dealers Association " requesting an amendment to Section 4 of Ordinance No. 364 so OFMINANCE 384 that the period of the bond required by this section would be USED CAR for the initial year following issuance of a permit. A proposed DEALERS BOND amendment was read and a representative of the Dealers Association IN MIYUCED being present, acquiesced in the amendment as mead. This amendment as OP.DIWCE N0. 384 " AMKNDING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 364 " was then introduced by Councilman Bull, Haskell second and ordered to take the course prescribed by law fof-city ordinances. Proper publication of " Notice to Bidders " being proven by affidavit, bids were then opened for the purchase by the City of a two tam truck for use of the Street Department, as follows: B & W. MOTOR SALES DIAWND T $ 2,514.95 0210 L. ST_a'-'I. v 3TUDEBAIM 2,150.00 TRUCK BIDS =RT CHEVROLET CO Cf3E9ROLvT 6403 2,395.52 OPEN.. TP.OMPSON-SAGE 00. INIMWATIONAL 2,255.00 CONI LI. LM70R TRS CO. WE= 3,720.75 =CER WTOR CO FOPS) 2,590.22 L. G. BMWk G.M.C. 2,674.57 0IL &DTOR SALES CO DODGE 2,360.00 LO..rW AUTO CO. CFSVROL..�T 6403 2,241.53 All bids referred to City Manager for report Lurch 29 1949 R. P. BARBOUR, proposing to subdivide a 71 acre tract of land South of Tokay Street extended and lying between Pleasant Ave. and S. Hutchins Street orally requested a statement of the City Council as to its requirements for curbs and gutters along R.P.BARB6UR S. Hutchins Street, a county road. Ur Barbour was 1pformed SUBDIVISION that curbs and gutters would be required along this street PT.,ANS and that the matter of set back to provide for future widening DEBATED. of Hutchins Street would be a matter for the City Planaing Commission's determination. Mr Barbour also requested inform- ation as to the improvement of Nest Tokay Street, part of which would be acquired by hi= but the northerly portion would be along the property of Sturla. He was directed to ascertain if he could work out an agreement with the other owner either for present or future payment for Improvement of this street. 1r Charles S. Louden of the local chapter of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 18, requested a statement from the PROTEST VS City Council as to the continuance of its policy with regard to CONSTRUCTIO,i the doing of construction work by contract and not ft City T=Rx BY CITY maintenance crews. He referred particularly to a job at Lodi =W5. Stadium done by a city force. Mayor Rinn assured Mr Louden that the City, except in unusual instances, pursued a policy to do new work by contract and directed that he take the matter up with the City Manager, laying any evidences of complaint before him. A tentative proposal of Central California Traction Compeny for 338 CODICIL CHAMBE-RS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI C.C.T.TRACS pwjment of costs involved in the removal of its abandoned tracks REMOVAL on Sacramento Street was laid over to the next meeting awaiting OFFER. an authorized offer from proper officers of the Company. ORDINANCE 110. 383 " AN ORDIr:ANCE REPEALING OEDINANCB NO. 296 AND PROVIDING THAT THE CITY OF LODI SHALL HAVE THE MMLUSIVE 0CM111ANCE RIGHT TO COLLECT AND DISPOSE OF G.4RBkO IN SAID CITY, DEFIN- NO. 383 ' WMAGE �, PROVIDING FEES FOR THE COLLECTION ZD DISPOSAL INTRODUCED. TENERFAF AND = MANNER OF COLLECTING SM F= " was intro- duced on motion of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second, read and explained by the City Manager and then ordered laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days before passage by unanimous consent of all Councilman. Following the introduction of the above Ordinance, Mr Weller NEW CONTRACT submitted and read a proposed new contract with Sanitary City SWITARY Scavenger Company to become effective April 1, 1949 on the CITY SCAQAN- expiration of the present contract with the same company. On GER COSY motion of Councilmen Haskell, Lytle second, it was directed that PROPOSED. this contract be submitted to the Stavanger Company and if accepted by it, that it be returned to the City Council for final approval and execution. ORDINANCE NO. 382 " AMENDING SECTION 23 OF ORDINANCE NO. 373 EN TT ' LICENSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF Mr -NM, CERTAIN PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES, TRADES AND OCCUPATIOVS IN TEM CITY ORDINANCE OF LODI ' " , having been regularly introduced on February 2,1949 NO. 382 was brought up for passage oa motion of Councilman Haskell. Bull ADOPTED second, second reading emitted by unanimous consent, and then passed, adopted and ordered to print By the following vote: A)MS: Councilmen, Haskell, Bull, Lytle, Tolliver and Rine 1+0ES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, None. Maytr Rinn then signed ordinance No. 362 in approval thereof. Claims, as approved by the City Manager and submitted by the CLAW Finance Director in the amount of $29,279.52 were allowed and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Tolliver, Haskell second. Lodi Sportsman's Club offered to remove the present building SPORTSb=13 over the Municipal Baths Pools at no cost to the City should CLUB OFFER the City decide that it would be to the City's best interest to tear down this building. Answering a query by Councilman Bull as to the extension of the use permit granted Chris Keazler for permission to extend his TMG7.TZr USE building on the SW corner of Pleasant and Lodi Avenues, Mr Weller PEMaT S.W. reported that he had viewed the work now under way but as he PLEASANT & had ascertained that Nieszler intended to use this extension for IADI AVENUE : a'barber-shop i.A -not as an extension of the dental clinic LIBZTED. building sutrject to the original use permit, Nleszler had been advised that this use- Is impossible in this district. The neat half hour was devoted to discussion of requests of Lodi Grape and Mine Festival for deviations from rules applying to the use of Lodi Stadium and adjacent land during the days of this years emmal grape and wine festival. ADJOURNMENT At 11:30 P.H. the City Council adjourned to 11;30 A.M. of Monday, February 21, 1949 on motion of Councilman Tolliver. Attest: • ` �` - �BLAISELY, ty ark.