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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 21, 1945COU':^:L CHa'b3E32 CITY ^JU':CIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI NCVaMER 21, 191.5 .This regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was called to order by the Mayor at 8:00 o'clock P.M. of 7ednesday, November 21, 1945, Councilmen J. Co_ffield, '4. E. Biggs, Harry _ J. Tolliver, Otto A. rieihe and Robert H. Rinn,(Mayor) present, ?EELIM- none absent. DIARY. Also attending Glenn Nest, City Attorney, Clinton Henning, City Eng- ineer, George D. Polenske, Fire Chief, C. S. Jackson, Chief of Police and Arvid 0. Pauly, Recreation Director. Minutes of the last meeting, held November 7th, were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. bir Earle Crandall, representing Lodi Coordinating Council read and filed with the City Council, a group of resolutions adopted by that body relating to traffic conditions in Lodi: (1) Recommending that the Police Department increase its supervision X-CRDIN- of traffic at school crossings in all parts of the City and that the ATING City Council take such measures as might be necessary to provide an COUNCIL adequate trained and qualified force in this Department. TRAFFIC (2) That existing traffic laws be examined and revised. (3) That the use of bicycles be regulated by ordinances and that a system of licensing be adopted. (4) That Walnut Street from Pose to Hutchins Streets be closed to automobile traffic between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the evening during school days. (5) That a traffic school be inaugurated for traffic law violators. Amy.L. Boynton, Secretary of Lodi Coordinating Council presented a resolution adopted by that Council , November 19th recommending purchase by the City of the old Salem School Grounds now being offered at public sale by the Trustees of Lodi School District. Arvid 0. Pauly of Lodi Recreation Commission presented a resolution SALEM of that Commission also recommending that this parcel of land be S':H,GOL acquired by the City by either purchase or lease and also that it be GROUNDS improved by the purchaseor for play ground purposes. A resolution of Civitan Club of Lodi advocating that the City acquire the Salem School grounds and improve them for recreational purposes was also presented by the Club's Secretary. Lodi Kiwaris Club, by letter, urged that these grounds be acquired said improved, citing that this Club had, at considerable expense and labor installed a concrete wading pool on part of the property. It being auparent that no decision in this matter could be reached without further investigation, it was decided that the Board of Trustees and a representative of the District attorney's office be invited to meet with the City Council at 7:30 P.M. of November 28th for a public meeting to discuss all phases of this intended sale. Retail Merchants 3ureau advised the City Council by letter that it had decided to abandon its program for holiday street decorating CO'" "!11`1- owing to the late start it had made and withdrawing its application ICATIONS for funds presented November 7th. Mr Al Lauer invited members of the City Council to be his guests at a dinner to be given Lodi Motorcycle Club on the evening of December 1, 1945. Invitation to attend the 47 -?stern Aviation Conference in Sacramento December 11 & 12th was received and the Clerk was directed to refer i it to the aviation Cozo3.ttee of Lodi District Chamber of Commerce. The request of Arthur Ik. Marquardt that the City open Palm Avenue in Rohama Tract from Roper Avenue to the crest was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. An application of V. F. iia merer for permission to move a frame dwel- ling from 315 So. Central Avenue to 315 Louie Avenue, (Lot 36,Froehnert Subdiv.) ::as approved on motion of Councilman :ieihe, Riggs second. A proposed " Disaster Preparedness " ordinance submitted by League of California Cities was ordered submitted to the City Attorney for his reco::nendations. Appointment of a local chairmen for United Clothes Collection was refer- red to the City Clerk with the direction that he ascertain from the 'Minutes of 11-21-�'5 cont.) COUNCIL :HAY.3zRS CIT . C3UNCIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI last years sponsors, Lodi Lions Club, the possibility of some local service Club taking up the collection of old clothing for foreign shipment. The complaint of W. R. Abock, 639 Last Iockeford Street, that he dCOCK was being charged '09.00 per month for irrigating water that he did not use was deferred for action owing to -the absence of John A. Henning, Superintendent of Public Utilities. '.he City Planning Commission submitted reports and recommendations as follows: C-.LVERT (1) That the applications of Floyd S. Calvert and C. V. Coey for CCE? variences as to encroachments on rear yard space be granted. On motion of Councilman Coffield, Weihe second, it was so ordered. (2) That the city animal ordinance be amended to allow tie keeping of domestic animals and fowls in certain semi-ao is l�_r_.L of the City be permitted. This recommendation eminated from the GLISAN application of C. B. Glisan, 26 Pinkerton Ave for a permit to erect a "brooder house" on his lot at the eastermost limits of the city and this application beingagain presented, it was moved by Cour_cilman Rigs, ireihe second, that G7isan be allowed to build the house, pending amandment of local ordinances as to its future use. (3) In the natter of the application for rezoning of a portion of Lot 23, Lodi Barnhart Tract, made by Herbert Suelzle, and referred to the Planning Commisnion on November 7th. final report of the Ccmmission showed that a public hearing, after due notice had been SUELZLE had with no objections written or oral presented. It was moved by Councilman Coffield, Weihe second, that the City Council hold a public hearing on this application to be held December 5, 1945 and that the Clerk publish the necessary notice thereof. (4) Recommendation that the City acquire by lease or purchase that part of the Southern F acific Station Reservation lying between Pine and Elm Streets not needed by the railroad for a Unio# Terminal. S.P.RESER- Councilman Weihe stated that union Oil Company and Associated r'ATI02i Oil Company, now lessees of this land would allow it to be used for auto and truck parking if the City would take out some of the trees. The Council decided to look over the grounds and take action, if any, later. (5) An application from Spiros Stathatos and wife for the rezoning STATHATOS to commercial uses of that part of Block 10, Mokelumne not now PETITION so zoned, and of the intention of the Commission to proceed with such rezoning was approved and the matter referred to the Commission for initiative action. (6) A reco.=endation that the ordinances governing parking of trucks TRUCK on the streets be overhauled and amended. This recommendation P=RKING received the approval of the City Council after the Chief of Police had endorsed its principals. - C.711COD City Engineer Clinton Henning filed a statement of the distribution BILL of costs in the bill of Claude ?food for street work amounting to $6 774.33 a.Iowed by the Council on November 7th. REPCRT Fire Chief George D. Polenske filed his report of Lodi Fire Department F.CHIEF for the quarter ended September 30th. In the matter of the application made November 7th by French Cleaners LOAD for a loading zone opposite 5 -rest Pine Street, Mr Polanske stated 3ONE orally that he and Chief Jackson had decided that such a zone should 5 W.PINE be marked off at this location but using but one parking space and PM 1242 so reco=ended. Resolution No.1242, "Establishing a Loading Zone" was introduced on motion of Councilman P.iggs, Weihe second and passed by unanimous vote. SERVICE Some discussion as to use of parking space by gasoline service sta- STATION tions in the down -town district lead to the direction that conditions A PROAC- be investigated with a view to opening spaces not necessary to these HES businesses to public parking. Cn recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Department and the Personnel VENABLE Clerk, Richard B. Venable, Fireman, was advanced to the position of FIRE Fire Marshall as of November 1,1945 at a salary of $165.00 plus the MARSHAL war time aLowance of 540.50. Motion Coffield, Weihe second. 15 (minutes of November 21, cont.) COU:+CEL CHA.M3ZRS CITY C30CIL CITY HALL - CITY OF LODI OPDINANCE NO. 312, entitled, " AN OPDINANCE REPEALING CRDINANCE ORDINANCE No. 189 " having been regularly introduced on November 7, 1945 NO. 312 was brought up for passage on motion of Councilman Coffield, PASSED 'Neihe second, read again at length by the Clerk, and then fin- ally passed, adopted and ordered to print by the following vote: r-- AYES: Councilmen, Coffield, Vkihe,Riggs,Tolliver and P.inn. NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSENT: Councilman, None. The Mayor then signed the ordinance in approval thereof. ODINANCE 110. 313, entitled, " AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 257, ENTITLED ' AN ORDINANCE AMrMING OP.DINANCE N0. 238 BY ORDINANCE ALTERING THE It ZONE DISTRICT MAP It SHOOTING THE BOUNDARY LINES NO. 313 OF CERTAIN ZONES OF THS CITY OF LODI AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 2 OF IN, TDUCD SAID ORDINANCE NO. 238 AND RECLASSIFYING AND REZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED TWIMI " was introduced on motion of Councilman Riggs, ileihe second, read at length by the Clerk, and by the same motion, ordered laid over for the statutory period of not less that five days. ARK:ORY Execution of one day leases between the State of California and LEASES Lodi Recreation Department and Lodi Post American Legion cover- ing Lodi Armory was approved; motion Coffield, Riggs second. Applications for business licenses presented November 7th, having BUSINESS received the written approval of the Chief of Police, were orderd LICENSE granted. APPLICATIONS New applications were received from; Ray Marengo, Geo. F.Creary, John Poteris, A.9eidinger, John Adams and Dervie-Gallagher, all ordered referred to the Chief of Police. In the matter of abatement of several dilapidated buildings on Main Street, between Pine and Elm Streets, it was decided that - JAP TO?V an effort should be made to meet with the owners and ascertain if a rehabilitation program could be worked out with local capital whereby this block could be rebuilt in a manner best fitted to its highest use, probably as housing for laborers with small shops on the ground floors. At 11:20 o'clock P.M. the City Council adjourned to and until 7:30 o'clock P.M, of Wednesday, November 28, 1945, on motion of Councilman Weihe. AttF3t: J. F. BLAKELY, City e The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the City -Council of the City of Lodi held November 21, 1945 were read at a subsequent regular meeting of said City Council and approved without correction VV0'-'• OF Tm CITY OF LCDI December 5. 1945.