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COU`i;:L C H4'!3E33 CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
3 NOVEnene 1948
This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called
to order by the Layor at 8:00 o'clock P.M. of Wednesday, November 3, 1948,
Councilmen Bull, ._askeil, Lytle, Tolliver and Rinn (Mayor) present, none
absent.
Minutes of the meetings of October 6th and October 20th,1948 as mailed
to each Councilman were approved as written.
CO:nIeICATIONS -
Lodi Coordinating Council, through City Mar_ager Weller,
requested that the City Council give careful consideration
aTRI iATI G in appointing a successor to Mr Arvid 0. Pauly, as Director
COUNCIL of Recreation. Lr Weller was advised by the mayor that he
REGARDING should assure the Coordinating Council that the City Council
DL'ZCTOR OF would neigh the merits of all a_=licants for this a pointment
RECREATION. carefully and that notice of the impending appointment would
be brought to the attention of as many eligible persons as
possible.
First Church of God, owners of a majority of the lots rearing
on an unused alley in Block 6, Resubdivision of Block 2, Burr's
FIRST CHURCH Addition to Lodi petitioned the City Council that this alley
OF GOD be vacated. It appearing that the City Planning Commission,
PETITION FOR at its meeting of Lay 17, 1948 had recommended that this alley
ALLEY 7ACATx be abandoned, it was directed that the City Clerk prepare the
ION. necessary resolution of intention, have it aproved by the
City Attorney and Submit it for action at the next meeting.
On the receipt of a report approving the granting of a use
permit to Ralph & Mildred Fountain to allow the conducting
USE ?.ZT of a " tea room" at No. 229 South Hutchins Street, this action
OF FOUNTAIN was affirmed and such permit allowed, motion Councilman Haskell,
Lytle, conditions stated in the Planning Commission's report
to be coupled with the issuance of this permit.
The City Planning Commission also presented a copy of its
Resolution Pio. 22, adopted October 18th, requesting that the
CITY ?LUT Division of highways prepare precised plaals for the widening
COln:ISSICN of Eettlecan-Teminous Road from Mosley Road to Cherokee
STATE ca7AY Lane and fix a building set back line along this part of the
53(12) high.ay. On motion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second, the
proposal of the Planning Commission was given the approval
of the City Council as a necessary past of the street and
highuey plan of the City and surrounding territory.
RrrCRI OF THE CI`:Y Li1NAGER -
ORDINANCE
NO. 375
ADOPTED
Lir H. D. :'.eller, City Manager, presented the draft of Ordinance
No. 375 introduced at the meeting of October 20, 1948 and read
a letter from the Association of Local Contractors requesting
that a special section be inserted in this ordinance relating
to the licensing of " Contractors ". Lirv'^.ery Conrad, represent-
ing Claude C. Wood Company objected to the number of employees
as a base for licensing, claiming that this would entail more
and involved bookkeeping. Er Weller explained the working of
the pending ordinance, stating that many of the objections
brought up could be handled as administrative problems. The City
Council agreed that this ordinance should be adopted as intro-
duced, the natters in question to be settled in conferences
with individual contractors and the City Manager and arand-
rents to be proposed and adopted in found necessary.
CM:MINCE I CE NO. 375 entitled " LICENSING FOR fn .& PURPOSES OF
1E7ENUE, CERTAIN PROF"ESSIONS, BUSINESSES, TRADES AND OCCUPAT-
IONS IN TEE CITY OF LODI " was then brought up for adoption,
second reading omitted after reading by title by unanimous
consent, then finally passed, adopted and ordered to print by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Tolliver, Lytle, 3u11, Haskell and Rinn
:;CES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: None.
L.hyer Rir.n then signed Ordinance No 375 in approval thereof.
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::r :{eller then presented the request of Donald Bianchetto and
FIRST ST Frank Lucchesi for drainage of their lots in Koontz Addition on
STOP First Street near Lincoln Avenue. It appearing that the situat-
DRAIion at this location and the cost of construction warranted the
i:znediate installation of drainage structures, the City Engineer
was directed to proceed with the work necessary.
The sum of ;1,000 or so _uch as =ight be necessary was appropria-
M1:A.S ted from advertising and promotion moneys to ziatch moneys of the
Becoratiors Lodi Retail ,:erchaats Bureau for holiday decorations, the L:erchants
Bureau having overlooked including this request in the annual
budget adopted last July, motion Councilman Tolliver, Lytle second.
!!r :7ellerts favorable report on the application of T & D Jr
Enterprises , Inc. for annexation of the lands owned by that
Ai�i?�'YATI02v OF cor_oration on the Southwest corner of Lodi and Walnut .'avenues
LATS 1,2 & 3 met with the approval of the City Council and the City Clerk
'rA2:UT :,DIV. and -`e City Attorney directed to initiate proceedings for the
0FID 0M the annexation of Lotsl, 2 and 3 of "Walnut Addition " the
same being the lands sought by this owner to be annexed.
:_ams and Specifications for additions to the E�_-ployrent Build-
�'S 1440 ing on the SPT corner of Locust and Stockton Streets were adopted
,110=D and the prevailing wage rate for this work established by the
adoption of Resolution No. 1440, introduced by Councilman Bull,
Tolliver second and passed without dissenting vote.
::r ?paler stated that :.:r R. V. Potter, City Projects Engineer,
District X, Division of : ighrays had requested that the City
MMIMUZZ run a direct correcting electrical circuit: -to the traffic
TR_, ~1C signals now being installed on Cherokee Lane. L:r T. G. Xillea
S11IN;.LS esti=ated the cost to be $863.68, which estimate had been
ADDITICITAL forczrded to the :ighay Department, ra7ment to cops from the
CCSTS money unexpended _ander the estimate for installing these
devices.
_-.end ent to the agree^Ent :Pith Johns-,'.:anville Sales Corporation
C_J:S-'_%F7- dated Lay 14, 1947 so as to provide transite pipe deliveries in
II—TE ^0:7?:.CT sizes other than those set forth in tie agreer-ent and at other
1 3�5D d_tes t? -an specified ..,as a,proved by the adoption of Resolution
introduced by Ceur_cil.-raa Bull , Haskell seccnd and
., ssed ....,..:cut dissenting vote.
:.yyor Rirn then departed from the calendar of this meeting and
invited discussion frau persons present regarding Ordinance No.
271 regulating the hours of business for the sale of fresh and
uncooked meats, it a^gearing that several arrests and convict-
ions had been had lately for infractions of this ordinance.
1.r Richard Loudermilk of the Butchers Union asked that this
ordinance be retained in its present form:. everend 2.;. P.
Bailey of the Seventh Day Adventist -hurch introduced Lir F. G.
Asbaugh, representative of the Religious Liberty Association.
SUNDAY
:.:r Asbaugh smoke in favor or repeal of this ordinance as one
CLOSING
afecting the religious views of many citizens, suggesting that
BUT=--.
if such an ordinance was necessary, that it not state the day
SHOPS
during which these meats could be legally sold but that such
prohibition be enforced by stating that meat rig eta could
o?erate for six continuous days with the seventh day closed.
Councilman Bull recalled the circumstances and agreements made
at the tLme the questioned ordinance was adopted in 1941. .'.:r
?no -man Course of San Joaquin County Retail Merchants Association
also spoke, stating that this ordinance was intended to give
employers and employees a day of rest and Sunday being the day
generally observed, it had been so designated in this and similar
ordinances throughout the State.
The ?payor then assured all parties present, that the City Council
would i.:_..ediatelq give this ordinance consideration hoping that
a aolutior_ could be reached acceptable to all parties.
::r :{eller then presented the request of Donald Bianchetto and
FIRST ST Frank Lucchesi for drainage of their lots in Koontz Addition on
STOP First Street near Lincoln Avenue. It appearing that the situat-
DRAIion at this location and the cost of construction warranted the
i:znediate installation of drainage structures, the City Engineer
was directed to proceed with the work necessary.
The sum of ;1,000 or so _uch as =ight be necessary was appropria-
M1:A.S ted from advertising and promotion moneys to ziatch moneys of the
Becoratiors Lodi Retail ,:erchaats Bureau for holiday decorations, the L:erchants
Bureau having overlooked including this request in the annual
budget adopted last July, motion Councilman Tolliver, Lytle second.
!!r :7ellerts favorable report on the application of T & D Jr
Enterprises , Inc. for annexation of the lands owned by that
Ai�i?�'YATI02v OF cor_oration on the Southwest corner of Lodi and Walnut .'avenues
LATS 1,2 & 3 met with the approval of the City Council and the City Clerk
'rA2:UT :,DIV. and -`e City Attorney directed to initiate proceedings for the
0FID 0M the annexation of Lotsl, 2 and 3 of "Walnut Addition " the
same being the lands sought by this owner to be annexed.
:_ams and Specifications for additions to the E�_-ployrent Build-
�'S 1440 ing on the SPT corner of Locust and Stockton Streets were adopted
,110=D and the prevailing wage rate for this work established by the
adoption of Resolution No. 1440, introduced by Councilman Bull,
Tolliver second and passed without dissenting vote.
::r ?paler stated that :.:r R. V. Potter, City Projects Engineer,
District X, Division of : ighrays had requested that the City
MMIMUZZ run a direct correcting electrical circuit: -to the traffic
TR_, ~1C signals now being installed on Cherokee Lane. L:r T. G. Xillea
S11IN;.LS esti=ated the cost to be $863.68, which estimate had been
ADDITICITAL forczrded to the :ighay Department, ra7ment to cops from the
CCSTS money unexpended _ander the estimate for installing these
devices.
_-.end ent to the agree^Ent :Pith Johns-,'.:anville Sales Corporation
C_J:S-'_%F7- dated Lay 14, 1947 so as to provide transite pipe deliveries in
II—TE ^0:7?:.CT sizes other than those set forth in tie agreer-ent and at other
1 3�5D d_tes t? -an specified ..,as a,proved by the adoption of Resolution
introduced by Ceur_cil.-raa Bull , Haskell seccnd and
., ssed ....,..:cut dissenting vote.
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CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI
=1T_T OF
_1 ;:eller re forted that he had had t.•ro a_ _ollcations for
?ART OF
rental of excess lands at the I71arney lane Refusal Site
DISPOSAL !.1M
and was ins:rscted to let this ground at such rats as
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mould be most advantageous to the City.
OLICE
The vont-ly report of 2.311ard L. Fore, Chief of Police las
EM'ORT
read and ordered filed.
0=EMIG OF
A petition for the o ening of Test Vine Street from Lee
d. VR_ E 6ri'
Avenue to South Hutchins Street and for the installation
Y'TIT1101 D
of drainage facilities -:as referred to the City Leger for
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consideration.
BICYCL
On the recor_aendation of the City Manager, it was directed
LICM31M
tLat an ordinance providing for the licensing of bicycles
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be pre�arsd for submission to the City Council.
A retort on the cost of operation of the sanitary fill
COST OF
refuse disposal grounds on amr-sy Lane v.8s read. The cost
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to the City in October .las $590.00 for the disposal of
SAY:ITATf
167 loads of :vaste aggregating 64 cubic yards originating
FILL
from points outside the City and 157 loads of 50 cubic
yards of City collected nstes.
The action of the City 13anager and the Street Supegintendent
alloying L: & R Cor.loration, builders of a store building at
CLOSMG OF
115 South School to close the public alley running east and
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est through Block 8, f_'okelunne to a point about twenty feet
8,'-'0'i'LIIL'M
west of the building at 109-111 South School Street was
=:POP,L-ilLY
approved, during construction of this building and subject
Ai-PPOIM
to the conditions enumerated in the conditional permit.
BJ=Ess
Business license a_plications presetted October 20th were
LICM.SZ
a_ -proved for issuance, also an application fron Nicolas
A2-MI.TIONS
Felten for a merchants license in the Tokay Sho:ping Center.
Payrolls for the month of October in the amount of $31,917.36
PAY ROLLS
as submitted were a1 lo:7ed and payments confirmed on motion
of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second.
010IFUNCE VO. 376, entitled, " ; ROVMIMG P.E=TIONS FOR US
OF 7. STE DI3_=0S„L GRCMIL'S A141) FOR A=,D]2.:G SUCH BEGUT EITIONS ^
CRDINdNCF. 376
having been introduced on October 20, 1948, was brought up
ADO-=
for adoption on lotion of Councilman Bull, Haskell second,
second reading, omitted by unanimous consent and then passed,
adopted and ordered to print by the following vote:
Councilman Lytle reported briefly on natters considered at
the last meeting of Lodi Coordinating Council, particularly
as to efforts to secure assistance from the Police Department
in ma::' -ng contacts with children of school age.
ToToll.0 went .rax had at 11:10 `` tip _f Councilman
Tolliver.
aYE3: Councilmen Bull, Haskell, Lytle, Tolliver and Rinn.
IMES: Councilmen, None. ABaaENT: None.
::iayor Ri.s then signed Ordinance No. 376 in a proval thereof.
Due publication of notice then being proven by affidavit, a
public hearing vras then held on the proposed change in zoning
IMICKNG OF
of Lots 37, 38 and 39, Walnut Orchard Tract. The Clerk
LOTS 37,38,39
re=•orted than no written protests had been filed with hire and
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on a call for oral objections, none were offered. It was then
TP.d.CT,
moved by Councilman Bull, Haskell second that this rezoning
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be made effective by the passage of Ordinance No. 377,
F0. 377
entitled ^ A=DMG OPMMt.=- NO. 365 ADC-= 11RCE 3, 1948
Lr,.RODUMD.
FOR UHE PUR-OSE OF=OPIIrG 3n"CH OF LOTS 37, 38 UM 39 OF
Q;IS:GT ORMJM TR CT which said ordinance was then introduced,
read and ordered to be laid over for the statutory period of
not less than five days.
Councilman Lytle reported briefly on natters considered at
the last meeting of Lodi Coordinating Council, particularly
as to efforts to secure assistance from the Police Department
in ma::' -ng contacts with children of school age.
ToToll.0 went .rax had at 11:10 `` tip _f Councilman
Tolliver.