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COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY GOUNCIL
CITY HAIL - CITY OF LODI
UZES '.Y, May 26, 1948
This adjourmd regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held
beginning at 8:00 P. M. of Wednesday, may 26, 1948, Councilmen Bull, Haskell,
Lytle, Tolliver, and Rinn present, note absent.
The minutes of the last preceeding meeting held Lay 19, 1998, were read,
approved as read and so endorsed by the mayor.
PUBLIC H-.�GS -
tr. Ma. Leiske again appeared before the Council in advocation
of the opening of South SaerPmento Street presented by petition b:ay 12, 1948,
Councilman Bull volunteered to as.ist the petitioners in obtaining the rights of
way necessary. Mr. Bull's offer accepted and he was appointed as Committee of
one representing the City Council in this matter.
CCU IUNM.TIONS -
A petition signed by members of the r"irst Church of Uod seeking
the vacation of a public alley in Block 6 "Burr's Subdivision of Lot 2" was
deferred for action pending the fate of a use permit appli cation from the same body
now pending before the City Planning Bcrnmission.
City Engineer A. C. 'reckenlaible reported that it would be impossible
to grant A. L. Fox a building permit at 514 Forrest Avenue without a variance
from the provisions of the zoning ordinance as there is but a sixteen foot rear
yard space on these premises and the existing building is within three feet
of the property line.
The special committee consisting of Librarian Amy L. Boynton, Fire
Chief Geo. D. rolenske and Personnel Clerk :V. F. Leeske, requested to clarify
the intent of Section 2 of Rule IX relating to vacation leave filed a written
report thereon. Report accepted and the same committee asked to further amplify
this section particularly in cases of separation from the service, ascertaining
if it would be practical to provide that accrued leave at the time of separation
would be granted on the approval of the head of the department in which the
person is employed.
The provisions of Ordimnee 11o. 287 were amended to provide for stop-
ping all traffic entering Hutchins Street, except at rine Street, by the intro-
duction of ORDINANCE NO. 372, entitled, 'Ari ORDINAriCE AIM -MING SECTION I OF
CRDI iANCE N0. 287 EriTTYLED SAN ORDI1VAn CE A'.^ "'DI1 G O_Ti`;ATiCE D0 . 250 r TI.
TO AUTOMB ILE TRArrIC ON THE STR-TS OF LODI'", introduced by Councilman Bull,
Haskell, second, and by the same motion laid over for not less than five days..
On motion.of Councilman bu11, Haskell second, it was ordered that
Ralph Steger who resigned as a Police Patrolmen effective Lurch 19 19480 be
allowed pay for accumulated vacation tire to that date.
Proposed additions to the dressing room at Lodi: Lake Park and altera-
tions in the City Hall basement were deferred so that the Council might
view the site at Lake Park.
On Superintendent of Streets ff. L. Bruner's estimate of 42,150.00
to spray oriental plane trees, he was directed to have this work done at once.
I;Iotion Councilman Bull, Haskell second.
After a brief discussion of the problems involved in such cases as the
dismissal of laborer, G. T. Duerksen, the Council concurred with Councilman
Tolliver, that all cases of separation, demotion or other action affecting am-
polyees be governed by Section 10 of Ordinance 276 and by written notice only.
A stateimnt by Councilmen Bull that the press representatives attending
public council meetings should be invited to remain during executive sessions of
the City Council was discussed for some time and agreed in, save as to times
when the Council is considering matters relating to persons or to pending trans-
actions that should be confidential and priviledged as intrusted to the elected
representatives of the City.
(ffednesday, _a7 26, 1948)
Councilman null stated that if the Council determined to continue with
its az ounced intention of c=llecting 20% of the gross sales of con-
cessionaires at the Lodi stadium, except as to Lodi :sigh School Student
Body, that i=wdiate action should be taken to secure proposals for
Stadium concessions, otherwise no persons conducting affairs therein
would care to offer concessicnsfor bid where the city would take all the
proceeds and if such sponsor should make a deal with a concessionaire
whereby both he and the City took a great percentage of sales, it would
lead to upping prices to the patrons of the event being conducted.
Councilman •tolliver reported briefly on a proposed business license
tax ordinance now nSaring completion by the committee of which he is
chairman, estimating that it would probably produce between $20,000 and
$25,000 annual income.
At 10:25 r. the Council was resolved into executive session to con-
sider applications filed for appointment as City —nager so remaining
until 11:25P. when open meeting was resumed. At 11:40 P. i.;. the
City Council adjourned.
Attest:
C L k
The foregoing minutes of an adjourned regular
meeting of the i;ity Council of the =ity of Lodi
held Lay 26, 1948, were read at a subsecuent
meeting of said City Uouncil held Sure 3, 1948,
and approved as above written.
way or
June 2, 1948
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