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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 26, 1941278 COUNCIL �CHA:.:?ERS -- CITYCC;,. CIL CITY '.--:ALL -- CITY OF L:DI D_,ESDA , i:o:E UE3 26, 1941 Pursuant to the s-::jcurnment taken by the City Clerk from its meeting due regularly to be held on November 9, 1941: the City Cou:•cil o:' the City of Lodi met in adjourned regular session at c:00 o'clock F.., at the place and on the date first above in these minutes written, Councilmen 5ull, Riggs, Rinn, :•eihe and Yayor Steele present, none absent. The minutes of the last meeting held November 5, 1941 were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the =.ay or. Mr. J.•Newfield of the San Joaquin County Safety Council introduced Nat H. ;ood, =resident of the Council and filed an application for the contribution by the City of Lodi of the sum of =0.00 per year toward the employment of a oour_ty traffic coordinator. L_r. good and Mr. E. C. :,00druff Statistician of the Council stated that San Joaquin County had all ready allowed the sum of :1,000. and the City of Stockton 72C.00 for this purpose. At the order of the i•.ayor, the a:;pli-ation ::as referred to the Committee on Yublic Heath ant. Safety. '._r. C. E. Stevens representing property owners on Proposed Cypress Street asked that the Council take im:ediate action toward the opening of this street. It appearing that a majority of the _ rcperty owners fronting on the~ro Posed street were in favor of it and were satisfied withthe- cor_tri cations that they would be required to make. The matter was referred to the Committee on Streets and Highways with directions that they try to obtain consents from the other ronertr garners. Theo dJ-vitans Club stated by letter that it was willing to drop its in the appointment of members on the recreation :o -mission if and when the City Council adopted the "Francis Plan". A letter of thanks was received from the Lodi Fost X22 of the A-erican Legion expressing appreciation for the use of the stadium on last Armstice Day. State Controller, Harry L. Riley called the attention of the City Council to the fact that there might be tax deeded property suited to public use and that the Council,should avail itself of the provisions of the Finance and revenue Code to obtain deeds to the same. This was referred to the City Clerk and City Attorney. A letter was received from the Division of Highways callin: the attention of the Council to the necessity of replacing oak trees on Victor road and also giving the allocation_ of gasoline tax appropriations to the City for the last cuarter year. A short report on the California Sewage V orks Association neetinP held in Sacramento was received from :'red . Post. Notice of the appointment of City Engineer, Clinton Henning to the County Defense Council was deferred to be taken up later in the meting. 2 T CCC -CIL CSL -SEES -- CITY CO' 'CIL CITY ::ALL -- CITY OF L:DI ,'iTM:`SDAY, NOVEI-BEP. 26, 19)1 Cor_tined City Counciln•an Robert H. itinn re; o^ted briefly on a meeting held v:ith the Lodi school Distri - on the "Francis Plan" for coordinating recreation activities. Cit- Attorney ]lenr est was directed to apply to the zoard of Supervisors for an order to tante- county taxes or the ;westerly e'_Chbjfeet of Lot 14 in Live Oak Colony, Kao iio. 1 by the- dortion of resolution o. 1101 ir_trodAced by Coyncilman+eihe, Ri.�gs second and carried by the asser_tiro vote of all r.:er.bers of the C„u,_cil. A redraft of Ordinances No. 221 and 272 to be nurbered :%r _^a. ce o. 277 ;:as presented and briefly ca:sidere:; by "re Council. The Clerk was directed to have copies made and distributed to each member of the City Council. ?;o act'_on was a:_er_ on Ordinance :o. 276. (Personnel Crdinance) the Clerk retorted that he had notified Halter E. "Taylor one of the owners of property in Block 10, L'okelumr_e fronting on `.:est Pine Street where no sidewalk now exists, that new walks should be installed at once. The Council decided that an extension be .riven the property o•:rners to install the calk and if not done in a reasonable tine rneasures would be taken to eliminate the danger not: existing. The employment of Pr;r. Theron_ Reynolds to hang garlands and other Christ-nas Decorations on the streets for the coming holiday season was approved and on motion of CouncilmanRig-s, seconded by Councilman ?,inn, Superintendent of Public Utilities J. A. = erning was directed to ian� the necessary lights for the same purpose at no cost to the E:erchants Association. The application of :rrs. Katie Fu�azi for permission to ray a lung sum in lied of sewer rental on a house outside he cit- r;as denied. The application of Glenn R. Houston for permission_ to install a :Nater _ripe across the `:est eighty feet of Lot 14 in Live Oak Colony was ap_roved with the priviso that the pipe lire be installed at such a. depth and under such conditions and with such materials as would meet zrith the approval of the Cit;;=n,-,ineer. cuilding Permit application No. 265 filed by Joan irause for permission to build an additional room on the rear of aarage in Lake Home Subdivision No. 1 was a,rroved and a variance -,ermit ordered granted on motion oP Councilman Bull, Hies second. The cral application of Saint Anne's Academy for rern:ission to close the alley in the 'North half of Block 6, i:o:tel, m e b,y a fence at the South end of the alley ,%,as referred to the Committee on Streets an.. His-h,,:*ays for cor_sulta�ion with the Clt7 Attorney. After co^si-erable discussion the ':payor ordered r• that business license apli--ations 11.o. 31ir, 315 and 316 be ranted. 280 CC: _Lv:=A."3ERS -- C7TV CCJ::CIL CITY HALL -- C=71+CF LCDI DAY,' ,: 26, 1041 Contir_ued aotice of applications for liquor licenses and trar- er c' licenses as received from the State --'card of Ecualization vExe annroved without torrent. On motion of Councilman Bull, Ric gs second, Clinton :=ernir.3, the City c:mgineer m^as authorized to accept the aocointment tendered by the San Joaquin Defense Council to mem'oership on its committee on Transportation, Housing and ":oras and ?acilities. On motion of Councilman Li_gs, Councilman `+'eihe second, Surerintendent of Public Utilities, J. A. rennin7 was authorizes to extend water and sewer service to the Piewzell ra .. J. A. enning reported that the best available site that could be secured South of Kettleran Lane for a new r.,_ur_r,int site was at the Southeast corner of Kettleman Lane and Stockton Street and that the owner would set a price of 31,500. on a parcel 50 x 80 feet or $1,600. on a parcel 50 x 100. On motion of Councilman nig-s, seconded be Councilman 4tei__e, the C-er!� was authorized to secure�a deed fron7 the owner of the property for a lot 50 x 100, the owner to furnish policy of title insurance and pay cost of trar_sier. City -r_lineer, Clinton rennins reported that a traffic activa-ed sinal or si_rals to handle the traffic at Pine Street and k,r-erokee Lane could be obtained By the Division of riThr;ays and he was authorized to rake application tothe State Division of Public 'Aorks, Division of igh:rays forthe tvro signals required. ."r. __ennin:, also reported on the meeting held before the State :railroad Cox^_ ° ssion on November 7th, statin., that he had nreserted a-ain the city's application for a modification of the P-6 rate to allow use of stand-by larts for -aakin7 purposes. The Councilmen then discussed further the ratter of extensions to the Sewae Disposal Plant but no action was taken. At 10:1±2 o'clock P.`. the Council adourned on -otion of Co ncilman +eihe. y A T T7 ST : The fore-oir_p minutes of an aeiiourned re�-,jlar meeting of the City k�ourcil of the City of Lodi held T edne sday, �ovember 26, l�!_1 were read at a s•-�bsecuent mertins of said Cit-- Council on. Decem ber j, 1941 and a_croved .,_thout correction. A