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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 16, 19494•e COUNCIL CHAKB£RS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI --L'ESDAY, NOP'" -F � 16, 1949 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held beginning at 8:00 o'clock P.M. of Wednesday, November 16, 1949. Councilmen present: Bull, Haskell, Lytle, Tolliver and Rinn (Mayor) - Councilmen absent: None. The minutes of the last regular meeting held November 2nd and of the meeting adjourned therefrom held November 9th,1949 were approved as written, copies of such minutes having been mailed each Councilman prior to this meeting. PUH'.IC MRINGS - R--?ORT-3 OF THE CIIT KANAGER - City Manager Weller reported on the application of Howard Foster, Hotel Lodi, for a card and dice license, presented to the Council October 5th and ordered laid over for investigation, stating: 6:r Foster contemplates the conducting of card games in a lbgal manner in a room in the hotel basement. This room is is to be for patrons of the hotel and as a means of discouraging card playing in private roem:s. Games would be conducted by two men for the hotel owner. The Council, finding that this use was not the save as that stated in the application, directed, on motion re.ularly made and seconded, that the license be denied. Proof of due notice to the public and to affected parties being proven by affidavits, a public hearing was then held on the application of Edwin E. Dancer, Jess M. La Roe and James Parkerson for a permit to operate a taxi -cab business in the City of Lodi. Mayor Rinn read the application and pertinent sections of Ordin- ance No. 268 and then declared the meeting open to the reception of evidence either for or against the granting of this permit. Jess 11. La Roe, spokesman for applicants, stated that these FXARyIG CN men are former employees of City Cab Company, holder of the only APPLICATION taxi -cab permit in the city; that they had been discharged and DANCER ::T _4L were endeavoring to make jobs for themselves and also to furnish FOR TA= -CAB better cab service that that now furnished by City Cab Company. P, +WUT, A letter was read by the City Clerk signed by Elmer Robinson, proprietor of " Club Del Monte ", 121 N. Cherokee Lane, denying that permission had been granted by him for use of Eis premises by these applicents for a cab stand. Councilmen questioned 227 Le Roy as to his opinion of the adequacy of present cab service and also as to the ratio of cabs to population in neighboring cities. No positive answers given. The Ityor called for statements from disinterested persons and none were forthcoming. He then stated that it was the sole province of the City Council in this matter, to determine if the public interest and necessity required further cab service than that now furnished; further, that public interest demanded that continued service be had. At 8:15 ?L" Le Roy resumed his seat in the Council aiddienee and W Harry E. Mahaffey, proprietor of City Cab Company spoke against the granting of this permit, saying that presebt cabs were taking in but $12.00 to $14.00 per day and offering to rent his entire bus and cab business to the applicants for X500.00 per month. Mr Mahaffey contended that his present zone system of fares is more just than comp- uting fares by taxi -meter. In response to a direct question from Councilman Haskell, Mr Mahaffey stated that he would not re-employ any of the applicants. Mayor Rinn then asked the Councilmen if they were ready to make their findings as to the necessity for additional cab service or if they were willing to defer action to a later date. Councilman Bull said that he believed that present service is adequate under normal conditions and was ready to make a determination at this tile. Councilmen Tolliver stated that no evidence had been submitted pertinent to the hearing by the applicants and on motion of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second, issuance of a permit was denied on the grounds that no showing had been made as to inadequacy of present service and as to the necessity of another cab company in Lodi. Motion carried and at 8:52 P.M. applicants and hir Meha fey left the Council Chambers. R--?ORT-3 OF THE CIIT KANAGER - City Manager Weller reported on the application of Howard Foster, Hotel Lodi, for a card and dice license, presented to the Council October 5th and ordered laid over for investigation, stating: 6:r Foster contemplates the conducting of card games in a lbgal manner in a room in the hotel basement. This room is is to be for patrons of the hotel and as a means of discouraging card playing in private roem:s. Games would be conducted by two men for the hotel owner. The Council, finding that this use was not the save as that stated in the application, directed, on motion re.ularly made and seconded, that the license be denied. 395 (minutes of ':ov.16,1949-continued) COUIM CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL CM HALL - CITY OF LODI ,'.s Weller asked Council approval of his general outline of pro- ceedure for the a?pointment of a Citizen's Advisory Committee CITIMS and his statement o£ the aims and objects of such a committee ADVISORY and of its organization as submitted by letters to each Coancil- COM111 .�,F. man. This letter was reviewed by Mr 'Keller with some elaboration OBGAINZ ATIM of minor details. On motion of Councilman Haskell, Bull second, ApPR04:D. the City y9mager was directed to proceed with the organization of this Committee with Council approval of the general purposes and limitations as contained in Pur Wellers statement. Reporting on off-street parking facilities, present and subject to consideration for the future, Mr Weiler submitted a map of the doom -•town area shooing spaces with no improvements of with minor structures, also lots now operated privately for parking of automobiles. After briefly viewing this map and considering immediately available sites, Councilman Bull moved, Lytle second, that Southern Pacific Company be requested to clean up its station 0_TF-S=_FT grounds facing Sacramento Street between Pine and Ells Streets and ?,*KING make this space available for vehicular parking. This sane action LOTS, also included a reauest that -the Southern Pacific Company replace S.P. STATION its dilapidated and outmoded passenger station with a new building. & 116 W.OAK. City Manager Weller stated that Salomon Brothers had offered to lease Lot 2, Block 8, Mokelumne,(116 West Oak Street), to the City at a monthly rental cf $100.00 per month and recommended that this offer be accepted, rentals to be paid from perking meter income. On notion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second, moved that the City lease this lot and that the City Manager enter into a lease which would provide that the City be reimbursed for its cost in prepar- ing it for public use if the owners desired to cancel the lease after the first six months, rental to be at $100.00 per month. Lr Weller reported progress in the obtaining of a site for a corporation yard, stating that tVe Max -ray -Hallinan owners of land CORROR.ATIM north of the stadium would accept $3,000 per acre for from two to YARD 51M three acres, part of which might be used for intermittent storage STOMM DRAIN of storm maters under a plan prepared by City Engineer Heckenlaible. RI O=S-OF-4tiAY The possibility of obtaining rights of way for storm drain 'lines from the north side of the stadium property to the Yokelumne River was also discussed, with two alternate plans for collecting and disposing of storm seaters accumulating in the Northeast -Dart of the City. A report of the City Planning Commission reporting adversely on C=r ? .ffT the application of " Church of Christ " for a van ence to allow 314 W.L000ST use of the premises at 314 West Locust StreeaR/alE g fo parking DATED. congestion and proximity to another church was read. On emotion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second, the City Council expressed its concurrence with the Commissions report and denied the permit. Or. motion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second, the Superintendent SI�'llaxs of Streets was directed to notify property owners on North Cr..l.if- CAUFCNIA ornia Street to remove all obstructions to pedestrian passage SL'MT & along this Street. A recommendation of the City Planning Cam- 1. om1. LCDI A7--. ission that the City acquire land along ;Gest Lodi Averse between Hutchins Street and Orsge Avenue for sidawalk areas was ordered laid over for consideration of ways and means to accomplish this purpose. Cn motion of Councill-an Bull, Tolliver second, the City Attorney was directed to accept a note secured by a second deed of trust OM_ ;rIG on property in Sacr�ento County from Charles F. Blare in the IMME A;S amount of $1,200.00, in the matter of the opening of Eureka Avenue SETIM ,=IT .West to California Street, Ware to also pay $200.00 additional as 77I_Z_ 'BARE. the cost to Lars Ida Graffigna of moving shed and water pipes. City to pay cost of gutters and paving this section of street, estimated at $1,565.00 The City '.<nager was given permission to attend the annual meeting o^ lk-"ericen '-l"'i cipel Association in Cleveland, Ohio on his xay to t.e Lnternaationa'_ City Mesege_s Conference in pa",� 3es...,^la. 396 (minutes cn Nov.16,1949 - continued) COTICIL CHAMBERS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI Claims in the amount of $119,559.27, including purchase of V%,000 T -A -,I5. United States obligations with funds not mediately needed for current expenses, were allowed and ordered paid, motion Counci]ran Lytle, Bu -111 second. — G:SQ.L Specifications for the purchase of the City's annual requirements S E'CMCATIWIS of Basolins "rare approved and advertisement for sealed. proposals APPPOP D authorized on motion of Councilman Bull, Lytle second. Cn the recommendation of the City Manager, bl. Carleton Yoder, YMER Sanitary Mqgineer, was retained on a part time basis at a salary ?W'IelIl? of $75.00 per month, including traveling expenses, to oversee AT $75.00 operations at the City Activated Sludge Disposal Plant, Mw i1wTffi.Y Yoder to make at least IS calls at the plant during the year 1950. This arrangement to take effect on December 1, 1949 and to continue at the Council's pleasure. At 11:08 o'clock P. 3. the City Council adjourned on motion of Councilman Tolliver. Atest. . F. Bl-U=Y. City '