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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - May 21, 1947COOUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY COU;ICIL CITY HALL. - CITY OF LODI 71EDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1947 This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order by the Mayor at 8:15 F. M. of Wednesday, May 21, 1947, Councilmen Haskel'_, Lytle, Riggs, Tolliver and ?.inn O ayor) present, none absent. Also attending, City Attorney Glenn West, City Engineer Clinton Henning, Fire Chief George D. Polenske, Chief of Police Millard L. Fore, Buildinr Inspector Arthur C. :?eckenlaible and Director of Recreation Pauly. The minutes of the last meeting held Lay 14th were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. PUBLIC Director of Recreation A. 0. Pauly orally requested to purchase six metal boats from Fuller & Sons for PlULY BOATS 6600.00. Reauest granted motion of Councilmen Riggs, CHIC STAND Haskell second. 'dr. Pauly asked that the enlarged SZUIPT.ENT checking stand at Lake Pari: be equipped with a basket PLAYGROUND system and at a cost of about ;300.00 also, that play- E;l•IPi T ground equipment to cost about 6542.00 for each loca- tion be purchased for use on the east side of Lake Par:: and the east side of Lawrence Park. Requests ordered to stand submitted pending actual statements of costs. ,.t this time Asst. City Engineer Heckenlaible submitted plans for an enlarged checking booth at Lake Park. These plans were then ap;-.roved by the adoption of Resolution No. 1322 introduced by Councilman Haskell, NEW Riggs second and carried without dissenting vote. CHECK STAND Informal bids for construction of this station were BUILDING submitted by two contractors, Otto Rister at $999.00 and Maurice Christopherson $980.00. On motion of Councilman Haskell, second and carried Christopherson was employed to construct this building in accordance with :.is proposal. On report of the City Planning Commission, the applica- VARIENC3 OF tion of .7endaUl Kerr, 710 Palm .venue for a varience HERR SET relatine to the location of an accessory garage build - FOR `E:RING ing was set for public hearing June 4, 1947 at 3:00 P.M. On motion of Councilman Haskell, Lytle second and carried, the charge for swimming at Lake Park, begin- ning June 1, 1947wasset at 250 for persons of 12 ;rears of age and over and 10¢, as now charged, for child- ren under this age. Cit:r Librarian, itn- L. Boynton notified the Council by B0'n'T0N letter, that in considering a new salary and wage sched- LIBP.IRY ule, the Library salary budget would require about 6800.00 SALA1RIES additional to meet regular increases. RECREATION CO`s.:I ssio:+ P .;UiY 54L.;R?Y FCLICE TRI:TCLE The Lodi Recreation Commission requested that the City Council increase its contribution to the salary of Arvid 0. Pauly, Director of Recreation by the sura of -6500.00 to meet the allocations of 6250.00 each from Lodi School District and Lodi Union High School Dist- rict. Both above letters ordered laid over for con- sideration May 28, 1947. Chief of Folice Fore recommended purchase of a "Harley Davidson" tricycles for use in checking automobile park- ing. On motion of Councilman Riggs, Haskell second, the Chief of Police ..as authorized to purchase this vehicle providing the cost did not exceed 61000.00. 155 ("inuted of Kal, 21, 1747, continued) 156 CSU"CIL CHAM33RS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITif OF LODI =;=DAI 1 -'AY 21, 1947 Street Superintendent 7. L. Bruner subreitted a list of authorized and unauthorized "Loading Zones" now marked W -DING on down town streets. It rras directed that a resolu- ZCi-d tion be prepared for sub;aission setting forth spaces to be allocated for loading and unloading zones in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 295. ds. Bruner also submitted alternate estimates for COD3RIJGS the improvement of :•loodbridge Road, one for shoulder F.O.z wors to cost $1,992.37, the other for complete re- FECU-'3TRUCTION construction at an estimated cost of $16,045.73. ME Ordered laid over pending preparation of estimates TRAFFIC coverin other street repairs. CIT` ENGI ran The monthly report of the City Zngineer for April was ARIL received, read and ordered filed. Representation of the City at a hearing before San GOLD HILL Joaquin County Planning Commission to be held June 5th, DREDGING on the application of Gold Hill Dredging Company for HEE_;RING a permit to mare excavations along the ."dokelumne River, was considered but postponed for later action. The City Clerk was directed to notify Otto T. Thomsen owner of the 11 2 of Lot 1, Larsons Subdi✓isioY of Section CTTO T. 12-3-6, that the dilapidated dwelling on the northwest THC—SEX corner of his property was the resort of vagrants and DILundesireable characters; that it is a menace to pub- D".TMMIG lic health, and, that it is a potential danger frons fire; and that if not cleaned up or razed within the next thirty days; the City would commence abatement proceedings against this property as a public nuisance. L;avor Kinn then read a letter from Lodi District Chamber of Commerce claiming that the District Engineer, Dis- trict X, Division of Highways had told a joint meeting of the Chamber with Stockton Chamber of Commerce that the City of Lodi had no formal request for Cherokee Lane traffic signals before his office and that on rec- CLE,Pcim cipt of a commitment by the City of Lodi that it would & build the Highway 24 by-pass to Pine Street, he would ME recommend to his Sacramento office that signals be in - TRAFFIC stalled. It was directed that the Cha -tuber of Commerce 310MAIS be given a statement showing the times when the City had made applications for these signals and call attention among other applications, the City's latest contribution was the sura of x300.00 in this years highway budget to be expended by the State in making a definite recommenda- tion. City Engineer Henning reported that the Division of Highways was now makinL its investigation. MA -D OF .t final map of a subdivision south of Needham School, 3�23CCP- entitled "Barbour -Beckman Tract" was approved and the BECTUA�N1 streets and public easements displayed thereon accepted TRACT in dedication to public use by :motion regularly made seconded and carried. This being the time and place set in Ordinance No. 346-. adopted _�pril 23, 1347 for the :wearing of protests against the vacati^n o: ru` lic ease: eats in "Turn we Sub- division," due pu:;lication of notice of iiearin:1 vias VA]ATIGN OF proven by affidavit and on a call for objections, none E.433:�21T3 were offered either written or oral. It was then moved TL'3'IAGS b:; Councilman Haskell, RJ =Zs second, that Resolution AD -21. CRD RM 3:0. 1321, entitled "Au; ORDE J :GATT r C TAIii L:+S Z;=.TS R S. 1321 I"t "TUMNAGS ADDIT10NII Iii THE CITY OF LGDI=+ be adopted. This resolution was then passed by the following vote: r S: Councilmen, Haskell, Rigs, Lytle, Tolliver & P.inn : 157 COU'IC:L CHS,' ERS CIT: COUNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI -MIMSDAY MAY 21, 1947 A copy of a notice headed CP I:IT"El..IOii TO CIRCULATE F FTITIOti FOR A ,_ EXnTlOi:" and an affidavit in vroof of publication thereof havin- been filed with the City Cleric -'ay 6, 1947, receipt of this copy and affidavit and endorsement of the purposes stated was had by the adoption of Resolution No. 1320 passed by the follo:aing vote: An -3: Councilmen, Has cell, Rigg s, Lytle, Tolliver & Rinn .:37-5: None.;33Es?T: None T. GLE'r.; :7RI T T.G_enn ;;right b.,- letter asked to be considered for aPIL. FOR appointment as City Treasurer to fill out the balance CITY 71-%-:— 3. of the terra of office of J. Hamilton Davis resigned. action on the apQlication of certain. employes for in- R`TIRZZZE'"f creases in salaries and wages rias deferred to S:a;r 28th =?� as was also consideration of the adoption of a retire- ment system. Applications for business licenses presented May 7th BUSINESS as approved by the Chief of : olice were ordered granted, LI2zYSE3 applications received since that date viere read and ordered referred to the Chief of Police. The Cler;; was instructed to secure the advice of local bankers as to the securities which could be sold to the S: *. S ZUR_TIy3best advantage in order to replete the depleted general I:: LIS'C fund, also to prepare a resolution transferring 620,00C.00 TAX fron the "I:I LIEU ?:_z MID" to "G INET :L FUNVI for expendit- ures to be made consistent vrith the purposes for which these moneys may be expended. PTURMM, OF Purchase of the 47� foot lot imrediatel:7 east of the City LOT 6 BL:: 3 hall torr o'. -rued by firs. Lynetta Shinn for the sum of _`.Ci:3L2QI^o x15,000.00 Was ordered by the adoption of Resolution 1. :CRICM No. 1323 passed by the following vote - R --3 - ote:R33. 1323 A'.z3: Councilmen, Lytle, Rigs, Has%ell, To=liver & R_nn NCFS: None acSEl:l: None At 10:50 P. 11. the Council was called into executive session and the room cleared, returning to open meeting at 11:16 P. U. 1'hen adjourn -tent to 8:00 P. l:. of Slay 23, 1947 :vas had on motion of Councilman Riggs. Attest: _--._.__