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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - December 4, 1933COUNCIL CHAMBERS.. CITY COUNCIL CIN HALL • - CITY Of LOCI Yonday December 4,1933 The City Council of the City of Lodi met in regular session at 8:00 o'clocl on the date first above written, Councilmen Clark, beagle, Spooner, ',:eine and Steele (mayor) present, none absent. The minutes of the last meeting held November 20, 1933, were read, approved as read and so endorsed by the Mayor. No p=arsons appearing at this time, the order of Public Hearings was passed and the Council proceeded to hear communications and reports. The monthly reports of the Chief of Police and of the City Poundmaster were received, read and ordered filed. It appearing on the statement of the City Attorney that the issue of bonds to pay for the construction of an hydro -electric plant to be supported by earnings of the proposed plant would be impractible; the authority granted under Resolution No. 192 adopted November 6, 1933 .tas withdrawn by the annullment of that Resolution by the adoption of Resolution No. 697. RESOLUTION No. 697 WH3REAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi heretofore passed and adopted its Resolution No. 692 authorizing the City Attorney of said City to file with the Federal Administrator of Public Works, an application of said City for $500,000.00 to be secured by revenue bonds therein mentioned: and, WHEREAS, thereafter, the City Council duly and regularly adopted its Resolution No. 696 authorizing the said City Attorney to file on behalf of said City with the Federal Administ- rator of Public Works, an application for a grant and loan in the sum of 4580,000.00 to be secured by general tax lien bonds of said City : NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that said Resolution No. 692 be, and the same is hereby revoked. The foregoing Resolution No. 697 was thereupon passed and adopted by the following vote: - AYES: Councilmen, Spooner, 'r4aihe, Clark, Keagle & Steele. NOES: Councilmen, None. ABS NT: Councilmen, None. It appearing that the frame building on the lot north of the Sanguinetti Building on the west side of North School Street had been erected on a 90 day permit and that the period of the permit had expired; it was ordered that the building be removed forthwith. Councilman ;eihe stated that Lodi Grammar Schools had asked for permission to use a portion of the Lawrence Park tennis court for basket ball during the winter months between the hours of 3.30 and 5.00 o'clock P.M. it was ordered that the permission be so granted. Superintendent of Public Utilities J.A.Henning said that he had been approached by two residents of the 700 block of West Elm Street regarding the removal of the center parked strip in that block. He was informed that the Council had no object- ion provided that other residents in the block had the same opinion and that the work would be done without expense to the City. It appearing that certain works in the City might be accomplished by aid from the Federal Government through the Civil Works Administration and thereby assist in the relief of unemployment, .the following resolution was adopted:- R:SOLUTION No. 698 A RE,SO1UT:Oiu OF "moi% CI:Y COUNCIL OF T_ -TE- CITY OF LODI ?_N JOA uIN COUNTY CALIFORNIA SUBMITTING A -PLICATION b (Minutes of Dec 4, 1933 continued, being a continuation of a recital of Resolution No. 698 adopted thereat) COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI TO THE CIVIL 'lORZS ADMINISTRATOR FOR SAN JOAZUIN COUNTY !OR THE A?PROVAL BY THE FEDERAL CIVIL !UOPK3 AIIIINISTRATION FOR CALIFORNIA OF THE CIVIL WORKS AIMINISTRATIOlf PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN; SETTING FORTH THE PACT T$:=:T HE APPLICATION IS MADE SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND THE FACTS UPON WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL RELIES TO JUSTIFY THE PROJECT. WHEREAS, the Federal Government has made available funds to be expended upon certain public works projects in the State of California and its political subdivisions through the Federal Civil Works Administration for California; NOW, THEREFOR:., the City Council of the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California does hereby resolve, determine and declare as follows : 1. That application be and it is hereby made to the Federal Civil Works Administration for San Joaquin County for the approval of the Federal.Civil Works Administration for California of the following project, subject to the rules and regulations of the Federal Civil Works Administration :- " The grading of the sidewalk spaces on all.sides of the City Park bounded by Stockton Street, Elm Street, Washington Street and Locust Street to official levels; the removal of sixty locust trees,along the curb lines on said frontages; the deposit of the surplus e*rth from said grading on the City Playgrounds in said park to bring them to a proper level and to terrace the lands of said park abutting on the sidewalk spaces so graded so that earth will not be deposited on said sidewalks or in the gutters." Z. T::at the above project has NOT been submitted to the Federal Public Works Administration,, or has been submitted and refused, and cannot be financed under the terms of Circular No. 2 of the National Industrial Recovery Act; 3. That the above project.would not and could not be financed or carried forward by the City of.Lodi in any other manner, and that it would not take the place in ary way of any normal function of government in said City; 4. That'the above project is of general public benefit, econom- ically sound and of permanent value; 5. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to certify upon the application contained herein, to the correctness of the plans and specifications and the estimates of labor, materials, supplies and equipment required; 6. That the City of Lodi has sufficient funds to furnish the money, equipment and other materials and services of value set forth under item III of the application and upon approval of .the application, will furnish all the items listed; . 7. That the City.Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and forward three certified copies thereof to the Federal Civil Works Administration for San Joaquin County at Stockton, California. - - - - - - - - - 0 -. - - - - - - - The foregoing Resolution No. 698 was thereupon adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Clark, 1 eche, $eagle, Spooner and Steele NOES: Councilmen, :gone. ABSENT: Councilmen, None. (::inutes of December 4, 1933 continued) COUNCL CHAMBEkS--OTY COUNCL CITY HALL. - • CITY OF LORI Claims in the amount of $9,883.64 as approved by the Finance Committee comprising numbers 20881 to 20961 were allowed on motion.of Councilman Clark, Spooner second. No further business appearing, the Council adjourned at the order of the Mayor, to meet at the date and hour of its next regular meeting. dttes F. BZAar"'S..Y, City Cle J- - ' f_e fore;cinI minutes were read and a,nro-ed wit:, -out correction at a ranular meeting of `ha City C31anci1 held eoember 18, 1933 ..::yor of t..., Ui ty of Lodi Ze2ember 18, 1933. l