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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - April 21, 1948267 COUICEL- CHa 13E:RS CITY COUMCIL CITY•HALL - CITY OF LODI ':MNESOAY, APRIL 21, 1948 The City Council, having performed the duties prescribed by Section No. 9918 of the Elections Code of the State of California by meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 1948, canvassing and declaring the results of the elect- ion of April 13, 1948 and installing the newly elected officers, met in regular session on this 21st day of April, 1948, Councilmen Bull, Haskell, - Lytle, Rinn and Tolliver present. The meeting was called to order by the City Clerk announcing that nominations for Mayor would be the first order of business. Councilman Tolliver nominated Councilman Robert H. Rinn to succeed himself as Mayor of the City of Lodi, stating that as the City was now in a process of reorganization in all of its governmental activities, it was to the public interest that a man experienced in the many items malting up the City Council's decisions in this very important change be retained in office, at least until the Council manager plan was activated. COunciLman Haskell seconding this nomination, and Councilman Lytle moving the closing of nominations, the question was put, carried and Mr Aron declared elected Mayor of the City of Lodi. Mayor Rinn, in accepting his election, thanked the City Council for its display of confidence, assuring its members that he would continuer to discharge the duties of this office as in the past years but that he would prefer that this election be for only a period until the newly organized city government would properly function and be firmly established. Nominations for the position of Vice Mayor were then opened, Council- man Haskell nominating Councilman Tolliver to succeed himself, this nomination being seconded by Councilman Lytle and there being no further proposals, a vote was had and Mr Tolliver elected Vice Mayor r Mayor Rinn then took office, presiding over this meeting until its adjournment. The minutes of the meetings of April 14th and April 20th,1948 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. �- No persons appearing, the order of Public Hearings was passed. i COb-WNICATIONS , i.OTICES & REPORTS - Superintendent of Streets and Parks, W. L. Bruner submitted his report for these departments for the month of March. MARCH REPORT Councilman Tolliver inquired as to the reasons for removing SUPT. STS & the "dug -outs" at the Lawrence Park Ball Park. Ur Bruner PARKS. stated that these had been removed pending permanent improv- B-1SEBALL meats :__ These improvements had been delayed owing to the DUGOUTS failure of the special committee to submit plans for the O.SZ= P_E�'..'_eeplacement of present grandstand and relocation of the PLACED. baseball diamond together with estimates of possible income and suggestions for financing the project. It was decided that temporary "dug -outs" be installed -on the field surface at once, properly screened to protect players. College of the Pacific was granted use of Lodi Stadium on COT.T OF October 30,1948 for its annual football game with San Jose PACIFIC USE State College, the cityes charge to be either 5¢ or 10¢ per OF STADIUM admission as decided by the City Council -within the next OCT 30,1948 sixty days. The Clerk was directed to renew the Councils GRANTED. request to Lodi Union High School for a modification of its contract for Stadium use so as to permit the increasing of the present 5¢ rate to 10¢ per admission. Recerunendations of the City Planning Commission that variences VARIEhCES OF as to rear yard space and distances between buildings be HOFFER,STIM granted 'Bike Hoffer, 504 Harold St., F.A.Stiegelmeierr. 540 ELMETdR AND South School and Spiros Stathatos, 400 Block. 'lest Lockeford i STATHATOS Street, were approved, motion Councilman Haskell, Lytle GRANTED second and variences approved in each instance. Budget for expenditure of gasoline on city streets and for traffic signals at three points on Cherokee Lane submitted MAJOR STREET by the Division of Highways was approved by the adoption of BUDGET Resolution No. 1417, introduced by Councilman Tolliver, ADOPTED Haskell second and carried by the following vote: FES 1417 AY°S: Councilmen, Tolliver, Haskell, Lytle,Bull and Rinn DOES: Councilnen,None ABSENT: Councilmen, None. 268 (minutes of April 21, continued) COUNCIL C{n'+3c33 CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI A petition requesting that the City Council annex Lots 15 and 22 of Gerard Tract signed by Melber F. Ayers and others was A -'Na- ATION OF received from the City Planning Commission with the Ccmr.3ss- LOTS 15 & 22 ions approval endorsed thereon. Councilman Haskell moved, GERAM TRACT Tolliver second that proceedings to annex these lots be INITIATED initiated on behalf of the City Council by introducing RES.1L18 Resolution No. 1418, declaring the City Council's intention ADOFTSD to annex each of Lots 15 and 22 of Gerard Tract by proceed- ings had pursuant to the provisions of the " Annexation of r Uninhabited Territory Act of 1939 " as amended. Resolution No. 1.418 was then adopted by the following vote: AM: Councilman, Haskell, Tolliver, Lull, Lytle avid Rinn NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilmen, None. Cn receipt of a copy of the decision of the State Public Utilities Commission No 40437, Application 28211 denying DF.CISIGN Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company's application for FXEIVti..J' LY telephone rate increases, the City Clerk was directed to MATTER OF prepare and submit a resolution supplimenting P.esolution INCREASED No. 1369 adopted October 15, 1947 appropriating the further TELEPHONE aim of $2CC.00 for payment for additional legal services RATES. and technical advice necessary to protest the telephone company's application. Motion Councilman Tolliver, Lytle second. ?.U.COKU Several decisions of the Public Utilities Co-ar3ssion and P07tER of the Electric Power Administrator relating to the conser- CGNSERVATION vation of electric power weee received and ordered filed. CUESTICNINkIR: A questionnaire.relating to reorganization of the inferior JUSTICE justice courts of the state was received from the Judicial COURTS Council. Mayor P.inn directed that this be referred to City Attorney Glenn Nest for comment and reply. Business license arplications submitted at the last regular Council meeting as approved by the Chief of Police were BUSMZ5 approved, excepting that of Jacob Harr for a commercial LIC:11SFS repair garage at 820 S. Barfield Street, this latter locat- ion being in a residentially zoned district. Applications received since this meeting, were referred to the Chief df Police in accordance with Ordinance No. 277. PAYROLL On motion of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second, the payroll EL=- TION for election officers and polling place rentals for the APRIL 13 General Municipal Election. of April 13,1948 in the amount APPROVED of $203.00 was approved and checks ordered drawn and paid. Superintendent of Utilities was instructed to place 250 H.S.TENNIS light meters on the high school tennis courts to control COURTS the use of electricity reported as being wasted thereon, JET -.,RED meters to be placed after securing approval of school author- ities. At 10:00 o'clock P.M. the Council was called into executive session for conference with the City Attorney, the City Engineer and the Superintendent of Parks and Streets, so remaining until 11:00 P -M. when adjournment was taken on motion. of Councilman Tolliver to 8;00.1 .ld. of April 28,1948. Att1�-- st: City Cle The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the Cit; Couroil of the City of Lodi held April 21,19.8 were read at a subsequent meeting of the City Council held April 28, 1948 and a_proved without correction. i z zl_ � - �-, ;.'v