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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 6, 1939151 17 - -- -- 1'1 T � I .lE uR S9A't, '7EC M—MER 6, 1939 The City Council of the City of Lodi met in regular session at 8:00 o'clock P.E. of '4ednesday, December 6, 1939, Councilmen Clark, Graffigna, Spooner, "reihe and Steele (Payor) present, none absent. The minutes of the last meeting held November 15, 1939 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the L:ayor. Public Hearings: Lir tains W. Hunter representing the Veterans of Foreign Tars asked that, in the consideration of a building program for recreational purposes, the proper provision be made for a public auditorium. The Clerk presented the a'fidavit of the principal clerk of the pub- lisher of •ihe Lodi Tines" in proof of the proper publication of " Notice of Intention to Grant Franchise" as directed by Resolution No. 1010 of the City Council adopted November 15, 1939 and the L ayor announced that the meeting was now open to the presentation of objections to the granting of such franchise. The Clerk reported that no protests had been filed with him and no persons appeared at this time to present objections. Further action in the natter was laid over, to be taken up later in the meeting. Co.—_unications: A letter from Central California Traction Company stating that any attachments of Holiday Decorations to that Company's poles or tires was without their consent and denying any liability therefore was read and ordered filed. A letter from the State Compensation Insurance Fund promising a rate reduction in premiums amounting to 8.8-1 was read. Notices of applications for liquor licenses filed after the last meeting of the Council !here received from the State Board of Equalization. No protests. he 'Payor presented and had read, a letter from a committee of local citizens with an accompanying resolution, asking that consideration be given to adequate quart^rs for girl's recreational facilities if and when the "3oys Club" building was erected. C^unciL^an Earvey S. Clark reported that the Civitan Club requested delay until the next meeting of the Council for the presentation of their plan for a recreational center. L:onthly reports of the Chief of Police and of the City Poundmaster were received, read and ordered filed. In the matter of the petition of Henry & Clga Zilke for the abeadonment of az alley in " Zilke Subdivision", the Clerk reported that the City Planning Commission at its meeting of November 21, 1939 had -Made no objection to such abandon.ent, and on motion of Councilman Graffigna, seconded by CeunciL^,an ',..ihe, Resclution i,o. 1012 r.as introduced, read by the Clerk and passed and adopted by the follcraing vote.- An -3: Cnur_ciL:.en, Graffigna, .1eihe, Clark, Spooner and Steele. NOES: Councilmen, None. ABSM T: Councilmen, bone. R7S.^^LTJTT_ON 17,0. 1012. ^SCLUTICN.' T)ECLARIN1G TTM INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI=I OF LODI TO ABANDCNT A U=AINi 7_4M9TY FOOT ALLEY IN " ZILE'..x.' SUBDIVISION't ?'Jif:LS, __elry Zilke and 01:3a Zil.ce his trite have Piled a aetition requesting the abandor.m+ent of t1at certain alley dedicated to public use in the official wap of "Zilks Subdivision" filed t:arch 22, 1937 and record- ed in Vol 11 of haps and Plats at Page 24 thereof, Sen Joaquin County rec- ords, -&Act said alley extends from the South line of Cherry Street to the North line of 'line Street, the westerly line thereof being distant one hundred twenty (120) feet Easterly from the East lire of Stockton Street and parallel thereto. Said alley is tient; (20) feet in width. :C-EPE S, the Ci'y Planning Co mission of the City of Lodi, did, at its meeting held Pio-ember 21, 1939, a -prove the purpose of said petition and recon: -,.end .hat the said a,ls^ be --gated and abandoned, therefore, 152 (1:inutes of Dee 6, 1939 cont.) CSL 3E IT 7?SOL11ED, that it is the intention of this City Council of the City of Lodi, that said alley be abandoned and closed in the+ the saTre is no longer required to serve a public purpose nor is the same essential to the development of the lands abutting thereon or as a means of ingress or of egress thereto or therefrom. The a_1ey herein pro -,()sed to be abandoned is particularly described as follows:- ?egirnin6 at a point on the Southerly lire of Cherry Street in said "9..ilke Subdivision" distant one hundred twenty (120) feet Easterly from the east line of Stockton Street and running thence Southerly and parallel to the east line of Stockton Street to a point on the north line of Vine Street, thence Easterly, on and alone the said north lire of Vine Street a distance of twenty (20) feet to a point, thence Northerly and parallel to the east line of Stockton Street to the south line of Cherry Street, thence 71esterly, on and along the said south line of Cherry Street a distance of twenty (200 feet to the _point of beginning. 3E IT FUpri%R RESCLV-D, that the Street Superintendent of the City of Lodi be, and he is hereby directed, to post and publish notice hereof at the times and in the na--r_er provided by law, such publidation to be had in "The Lodi Times", a newspaper of ;Seneral circulation, herein designated as the nevispeper in which said notice shall be printed and published. Ordinance No. 259, entitled, AN 07,LI"dANCE .2.rr1DING ORDINANCE NO, 9 OF 7HE CITY Or LODI BY E_ itIl1G IT A 1Z3037MINOR TO POSSESS FIR.^. ;ZZ IN LODI L:UNICIPAL = PA.RK, having been introduced on November 15, 1939, was brought up for second reading on motion of Councilman Graffigna, Clark second, read by the Clerk and finally passed, adopted and passed to print by the following vote. -- S : Councilmen Graffigna, Clark, Spooner, Weihe and L:ayor Steele IMES: • Council.-Bn, done. ABSr 1T: Councilmen, None. The L:ayor then approved the ordinance. Crdinance No. 260, entitled, O':MNANCE GRIZIT12TG TO PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CCEP'211 Y, ITS SU;CESSORS APTD A-,SIGidS, TII FRA MMSE TO USE, FOR TR"NSL:I^'^ING AND DISTRIBUTINM GAS 1.4I77MI TF -y C= OF LODI FOR ANY i= ALL PURPOSES'O'=M M& THOSE MIMI-ORIZED TR=, . MOTION 19 OF AFTICLS XI OF TF=- CCNSTIT:)'i'ICPi OF = STATE 0: CALIFORNIA AS SAID SECTION Ma= PRIOR TO ITS Ai=M r Cf; OCTOBER 10, 1911, All 1 S PIPES CR •APFBT=. ANCES ,11ICH ARE NOW OR MLAY BE EMLUTER PLACED Iii THE PUBLIC STFL�'-TS, HAYS AN PLACS 9TTIM7 SAID CITY, 91D TO LAY AND USE IN SAID PUBLIC S=TS, SWAYS AND PLACES JUL PIPES AI (r:inutes of Dec 6,1939 cont.) In the matter of the annexation of "Eleventh Addition" The City Clerk presented and read his report on the holding of a special annexation election in this addition on November 28, 1939 and presented the returns of election as filed rith him by the precinct election board. The Council then proceeded to open and canvass the said returns, finding that, as set forth in t#e "Unofficial Returns" of the Board of Election, that a tote.l number of ten (10) votes were cast and tallied at this election, all of which were in favor of a:r_e,xation under the terms and conditions set forth in the proposition — submitted. Ordinance No. 261, entitled, " APT ORDI?T.:PTCE A PRO=1G TIM AP@tEX- ATTON OF 'MLEMMMH ADDITION'" was then introduced on motion of Council- man Claris, Graffigna second, read at length by the dlerk and ordered laid oxer for the statutory period of not less than five days by the f011AdMg vote: - 77S: Councilren, Clark, Graffigna, Spooner, Jeihe and I:ayvr Steele. NO'S: CourciL^en, Yone. ABS12T: None. In the matter of the a=nexation of "T relfth Addition" The City Clerk presented and read his report on the holding of a special election in this addition on November 28, 1939 and presented the returns of election as filed with him by the precinct election board. L!.e Council then proceeded to o=en and canvass the said returns, finding that, as set forth in the "Unofficial Returns" of the Board of Election, that a total nunber of twelve (12) votes were cast and tallied at this election, all of which were in favor of annexation under the terms and conditions set forth in the proposition submitted. Ordinance No. 262, entitled, " APT CTOINZOE APPROVING IME XZ=, C- tti ION CF *—IELr'TPI*" ADDITION", :vas then introduced on motion -of Council - ren Steele, Spooner second. Or. notion of Mayor Steele, seconded by Councilman Spooner, second reading was emitted, and the ordinance ord-ered introduced and laid over for the statutory period of not less than five days by the following vote:- A`r_S: Councilmen Steele, Spooner, Clark, Graffigna and Weihe. N035: Councilr:-en, None. AB "i: None. In the natter of the petition of L. T. Yason at al for annexation of certain territory to be nar_ed "Thirteenth Addition" as filed with the Council on :over.:her 15, 1939. The Clerk filed his written report on the sufficiency of the petition, stating that of the 26 names affixed thereto, 20 were those of qualified electors residing within the terr- itory sought to be arrexed and that to the best of his knowledge, in- formation and belief, there were 41 qualified electors residing in the said territory and that the qualified signers constituted in excess of 25"% of the total number of electors resident in this territory. Resolution No. 1011 declaring the intention of the City Council to call an election upon the question of annexation as set forth in the petition above referred to and setting 8 o'clock P.i.:. of Wednesday, Tanuary 3, 1940 and the Council Chambers of the City Council as the time and place where and when objections would be heard from property owners in the proposed territory to arnexation, was introduced on motion of Councilman deihe, Steele second, and passed and adopted by the fol- lowing vote:- A 1 M— Councilmen, Steele, ?leihe, Clark, Spooner and Graffigaa. LACES: CounciL.en, None. ABSEr1T: None. Business license applications Nos 110 to 114 inclusive as filed with the Clerk were approved and licenses ordered granted on motion of Mayor Steele, Spooner second.' A petition circulated by Elu9ene Boether and si>ned by Eugene Hieb and twenty-six other purported owners of real property located within 400 feet of the property affected, was received, having been filed with the Clerk December 4, 1939, wherein it was petitioned that the existing cormercial zoned property on the northeast corner of Lodi Avenue and Hutchins Street be extended Northerly approximately fifty feet to cover all the land now owned by Boether. At the order of the L_ayor, none dissenting, the petition was ordered received and referred to the City Planning Cor_^ission for its recemendation. 154 c EFiS -- Cis �.�i, ..G l.'.. L.�. -- CI1_ .._ 1....11 b The tentative application for permission to erect an auto -court at the Southwest corner of Widen Street and Cherokee Lazne presented through the Clerk, eras ordered referred to the City Building Department. The applicetion of 0.71.Gillette at al for a street light at the alley betwaen School and Sacramento Streets on Daisy Avenue was given consider- ation with the result that the Clerk was directed to inform i:r Gillette that the City would erect and maintain this light, providing that the interested property owners paid the cost of installation. The Clerk stated that L'r T.P.Liebig has asked that the City refund a portion of the 1939-40 taxes levied against Lot 29, Larson's Addition on account of the land taken by the City for the straightening of Tokay Street. No action taken, it being the opinion of the Council that there is no existing validity to this claim. The City Engineer p_esented a "Record of Survey Vap" covering lands of Lot and Luisa Lachenmaier in Lot 7, Block 13 of F.utchins Addition to Lodi and the same was ordered approved, proper easements to the City having been previously tendered and accepted, by the adoption of Resolution No. 1014 by unanimous vote of all rembers of the City Council. Clai:.s, as approved by the Finance Ca. ittee, in the arount of $23,959.81 were allowed and warrants ordered dawn on the General Fund in paynent thereof on motion of Councilman Graffigna seconded by Councilman Clark. The Council was then called into executive session beginning at 10:00 PX. and so r --wined until 10:32 P.l', when open session was resumed and adjournment taken or. motion of Councilman Weihe. City c of of re _... _: _ s:;b- _.'._' ... t4= Cf i3 a _Cil .aid za-d f or ''ecorandun: This was "Boy's Day" as sponsored by the local Civitan Club and boys representing the various councilmen were present, 1.2r Ernest Schmierer acting as b:ayor and Doyle 3ushnan as City Clerk, trok active part in all of the activities and proceedings of the Council. 7.F'.B.