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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - November 15, 193749: COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- CITY COUNCIL. CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI Monday, November 13, 193',. he City Council of the City of Lodi met in regulate session at 3:00 o'clock P.M. of _ cnday, november 15, 19.37. Co..ncilmen, Clark, Graffizna, Spooner, ,.e=he and Steele present, none absent. The minutes of the last regular meeting held november 1, 1937 were read, approved as read and so Indorsedby the thayor. Mr. =..arvel =utnam addressed the Co;;:ncil in retard to decorating streets in the business portion of the City for the Chirstmas ::olidays, presenting a letter of approval from the Lodi Business Hen's Association. Cn motion of Councilman Spooner seconded by Coi:ncilman Gra.firna, the sum of ,100.00 was allowed to pay for the decoration of the streets in accordance with :.r. 9utr:am's croposal. Mr. E. F. Flem-ming,Jr., Assistant Treasurer of the Electric - cne and Farr.: Authority addressed the Council in retard to the federal plan for financing the purchases of electrical apparatus and presented a tentative form of contract to be entered into between the Authority and the City. On motion of Councilman =+eihe, seconded by Councilman Graffi=na, Resolution No. 932 was introduced and finally gassed and adopted by the assenting votes of all ;embers cf the City Council. R=SOL A1C:. NC. 932 W7EHEAS, in order tc increase sales of electric ererzy it is advisable to assist local dealers in the firancir_r of sales of electric apparatus, and; ':i2EREAS, an a-reement with the Electric Federal home and Farm Authority would furnish a reasonable method for such f in.-.ncinz; 3E IT RESOLVED, that this City enter into an agreement with the said Electric tome and ='arm Authority, a copy of which agreement is annexed hereto and rade part hereof and the "payor is hereby authorized and directed to execute said a: ee tent for and cn behalf of this City. r. F. J. De Andries of the State Commission of Immigration and Housing addressed the Council in regard to the necessity of some law irforcing authority in the City that would take care of infractions of the State Housing Law. Yr. David Gray being in attendance his application. Lo. 1329 for permission to erect a sales room within the fire zone was brought up and after some discussion denied on notion of Councilman Oraffigna, seconded by Councilman Spooner, Councilman Clark voting no. In the matter of the attempted annexation of a tract cf land called "Beckman Addition" the clerk filed a report on the election held November 2, 1937 in that district and on motion of Councilman sra:fi . a, seconded by Councilman :Veihe and passed by the unanimous vote of the Council, Resolution +o. 933 was adc::ted. 492 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI RZSCLC_I 1:1. 933 EL=CT1Ci• 't3LCf:!n:, ALI;ITIQ;". _ 1EAS, a special annexation election, was held and ecrducted within the territory hereinafter described upon the question h eregfter stated on 'Tuesday, the 2nd day of Iiovember, 1937 in accordance with proceedings duly and regularly had before this City Co-ncil and after due ±ublication of notices thereof as is evidenced by affidavits of publication on file and cf _ scord with the City Clerk of� this City, all in accordance with the "Annexation Act of 1913" and ar.+er_dmerts thereto. The territory mentioned herein and desi^:ated "3=.1-.:1:1.; .-=Di MCI:" for the lrposes hereof is particularly rounded and deocribed as follows: all of the lands included within the exterior bound- aries of that certain tract of land desi;-nated on a certain Wap or --!at entitled "ILA OF B=C: Sr1?'S SUB- DIvISICIv Cr A ?CdTIC1; O T-7, SW �K OF SECTIC ; 12, T31: I1: Sl -.."T Crr,jI:: COUNTY"' which map was filed for record February 11, 1392, in the office of the County iecorder of San Joaquin Co nty, California. The question so submitted at said election was as follows: "Shall "3ecYcnar. Addition" be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of the City of Lodi and the property therein be after such annexation subject to taxation equally with the property within such municipal corcoration to pay that portion of the bcnded indebtedness of the City of Lodi issued and outstanding at the date of the filing of the petition_ for annexation, to -wit: issued and outstandinz on the loth day of August, 1-37"; this City Council has this evening canvassed the votes cast at said election and as a result of such canvass hereby find;, determines, and declares that the whole number of votes cast thereat in said district was Thirty -ore (31), that Thirteen (13) votes were cast for the proposal and in favor o: annexation to the'City of Lodi and that Eighteen (18) votes were cast against the proposal and against annexation to the City of Lcdi and that said -p_roposal failed to obtain a majority of the votes cast at said election and that therefore the voters in said district decided acainst annexation to the City of Lodi. A copy of this resolution shall be spread in full on the minutes of this reetins.7. Transfer of certain mcneys from funds in the City Treasury to Cer.= ral 2 and was authorized by the adcption of resolution 1-c. 934. RiSCL :i IC1i .`C 934 .RESCLI. T TC17 CRDr.RI1 ` r A:.. _il, CF TMNDS it Z3E}S, t ere is de osited in the "Special Bond urchase rur_d" in the City Treas,_­r-r the sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred Ten and thirty-five one hundreths (2,310.35) Dollars and t_^w ocaasior_ for the-aintenance of this fund has passed and it is no lor_;er necessary, and; R1=3EAS, there is deposited in the "Street Assess- ment 3ond Fund" in said City ^_reasl:ry, the sum of Two Thousand ':i^e Hundred Sevent-r-two and ninety-five one hundreths ( 2,972.95) Lollars consisting of nome7s advanced from General Fund to ay interest and principal on delinquent 191 49: COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL -- CITY OF LODI Act Street :assess eats Bch assessr.ents '.. ':e since been :aid in thrcua_: redemption of the zrocerties liable for such assess-ents and all 1911 act bonds and interest ccurons thereon have been Jaid and t_:e necessity of maintaining Said "Street .assessment :ond Fund" no longer exists, now therefore; 5E IT RESCL`Jr.D, that the said sum. of Two Thousand Three ::undred Ten and thirty-five one hurdrethw ($2,310.30) Dollars be transferred from "Special 3ond Purchase Fund" to general Fund and the said sum of +Jo Thousand Nine hundred Seventy-two and Ninety-five one hundreths 02,972.95) Dollars be transferred from "Street Assessment Bond Fund" to General =ur_d and that both of said funds be discontinued and abolished; r :D, _H EAS, the s.:.:. of Two Hundred Thirty-nine and Twenty-five one _.urdret hs ("239.25) collars is deposited in the "Special 3asoline Tax Fund" consisting of =oneys received from the State of California for the erection of traffic situs on Central Avenue, the total cost of which was advanced from and defrayed by 9er_eral Fund, therefore; 3-7 i^ .LSC 3DSCLVED, that the said sum of Two Hundred Thirty-nine and Twenty-five one hundreths 0;239.25) Dollars be transfVed from, said "Special 3asoline Tax Fund"" to C•eneral Fund. ;iot Ting erein s -.all be construed as abolis hip.- said "Scecial cline Tan Fund", it beir_o the intention of this ^ity Council that said fund shall be «opt and maintained :or Jt e _ ar ones for .chic h the z. ---,e was astabiis hed. The fore= cin., csclution 211-o. 934 was then. passed and adocted by the followinz vote: .zi=.S Council .en, 0raffigna, 6pooner, Clark, eii e and _teele -C=S: Council:,Bn, :•:one Couroil:en, rope Resolution _;o. 935 was then introduced by Ccuncilr=n S;)oener, seconded by Council -an 'eihe, read by the Clerk and considered by the Council. R SCLC -10.' 1.0 -35 Section. 553 of the Vehicle Code of this state requires +�__at speed restriction sites be erected on th ose prir_ci althorou.zI.111 ares erterin_ aJ"Business District" or a District" as such_ districts are defined in Sects. 39 and 90 of said code, such v-rincipal thorou7 fares �_ to be dete.,ined and selected b-- the authority having ,uris- dicition over the same, and, E %S, this City Co�,ncil, being the authority ___wing Jurisdiction over te =. thoroughfares hereinafter naed, desires that t..e rincii:alentrances into t e "Business :ist_ ict" of -1-ity be si-m.,costed with si^1s conformincr to _ :-agraph (c) of said Section 533, therefore, 3E IT _.=S L` ED, that sicrs confomin, in all :art- i-,T__-rs to sai_•g-rarao'r. (c) of said Section X88 of the "dehicle Code" of~ :is state be eractad under the su;ervision of the Superintendent of Streets at the following locations, sac?- locations 'bein_ .__ eby selected and determined by this City Co-y_cil as the princiz;al points of entrance of the main thorcu7hfares entering the "Business District" of this city, viZ.- 494 COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - - CITY OF LODI 1. Cr- asst Locust Str yat its intersection with. t -„ 'gi=st line of E-cr..-_ C COl3tr�-et. L71. - rt'_^ School Street at its intersection .: ith the North line of Fest Locust :-treat. 3. Cr. 1;_orth Sacrir ento Street at its intersection ;nit_^_ the :.orth line of ..est Locust Street. 4. Cn North Eain Street at its intersection with the north line of East Locust ltreat. 5. On East Locust Street at its intersection with the Nest lin„ of Stoc_:ton Street. S. On -a. —1" Street at its intersection aith t' --e .:est lire of Stockton Street. 7. On East ine Street at its intersection with the "+est lire c: Stcc1.tcn Street 3. Cr. East Cak Street at its intersection with the West line c=' Stockton Street. 9. Cr. :-ast Walnut Street at its intersection with the ..est lire of Stce ten Street. 10. On Last Loci eve^ue at its intersection- with the West line of Stockton _treet. 11. Cr_ 6o -.t1, = ain 6treet at its intersection with the :aorta line of Loe.i :venue. 12. On Z -o• Sac^n^to Street at its intersectionwith the .:o th line of --cd! avenue. 13. On 6outh. School Street at its intersection rith the .:orth line of Lod-- _'venue. 14. Cr- gest I-ak Street at its intersection with the :.est line of Church Street. 15. Cn South Church Street at its intersection with the .:ort: line of mak Street. 16. (�n rest Fine Street at its intersection with the West line of church street. 17. Cn gest Elm Street at its intersection_ .with the --est line of Church Street. 3E _T : UR;-- R R SCLs D, that Resolution NO. 074 passed and ado --ted by this City Council on the 21st day of Dedember, 1936 be and the sane is hereby rescinded. The fore -circ- resolution iio. 935 was then passed and adopted bar theyfolio,rir._ vote: i -S: Co-; oilmen, Sncor-er, Wei :e, Clark, :raffirna and Steele :CLS: r_cilLora, .-One v 'S'__._. Coincil-en, _acne COUNCIL CHAMBERS --CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL - -CITY OF LOCI .roceedinE with the abandorunent of =.:ission Street, it was so ordered by t'he acic tics of Resciution ':o. c30. RESCLLTICI DnCL�'R IAiG P_3T".1**;TION G^ THE CIT'_ CC -;CIL C? THZ CITZ OF LODI TO 13..,;DO?•: i;IS "ICT; STR_lT !I% ,VCCD -ARK" IA S:'.ID CI=Y. .+.::ZR= S, _i.:. JCHAI1`1A C. ..:.LLS :.i1.C.,., and .iJ. I:CRA ;GT_-, beim_ t e owners of all the bordering;ropartborderingor abuttinl- upon Yission Street as said street is delineated and so designated on that certain :yap entitled :__'.f" filed for record nu:rust 20, 1924 and recorded in 7.'oi. 10 of 1:aps and Plats at Fa`e 94 thereof, San Joaquin- Co ntv Records, have filed a verified petition. requesting the abandon- ment of said :•sic--sion .street, a copy of -ih ch wetition is hereto annexed and ..., de a cart hereof for all intents and purposes; B3 IT RESCLVED, by this City Council of the City of Lodi that it is the intention of said City Ce..slcil that said :.ission Street be abandoned in that the same has never been op ened for public use, nor would said :.:ission Street 1 opened connect with, any street now open or proposed for epenin3 and .he petitioners propose to open a new street parallel to and one hundred and trirty, (130) feet southerly from said ::`_ission Street; 3E IT .-R"_R r.23CLVE-D, that the ztreet Superintendent of the Cit-* of Lodi be and he is directed to post and publish notice hereof at the time and in the manner required by law, such publication to be had in the "LCDI TI:'vi_S" a newspaper of general circulation hereby desial_ ted as the news_ra_cer in vihich notice shall be :published. The foregoing Resolution Pio. 935 was then passed and ado cted by the f ollowin.- vote: .A:_ -ES: Councilmen, Spooner, • raffi,-na, Clarle, Weihe and Steele Councilmen, I.ore A3S. 'T: Ccanoilmen, None A petition for the installation of lights on the 300 block of 'lora Street was referred to the City _-_i-neer to, -ether with a proposal for the installation of lighting standards on Lorth Rose °trset and West Locust Street, tae en^ineer to prepare an application to the corks progress Administration for the labor necessary to install these fixtures. Claims in themount of X10,543.17 as approved by the Finance Co^ 1tteerwere allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment for the sa:.E. This was done on .-.potion of C-un_cil=n Graffi na, seconded by Councilman Spooner. Buildin.= permits, applications No. 1321 to and includinE 2io. 1837 were read by the Clerk and the same mere ordered bra_^ted with t_ e exception of Permit Apo. 1829, a:_licant Gray and ::o, 1834, aprlicatt Scrlonker, leaving 14 permits granted for structures to cost approximately Selo, 450. The Clerk stated that yr.Riggs desired a .':nee year renewal of his contract for the curc base of sludge fro= t -he Se --wade Dis:-osal -lint. she renswal of the contract for the Brio d of onear was allowed 8n motion -._ of Counci_an Graf -na and seconded by Council -an Snconer and :!arr'_sd. 496 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - - CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL --CITY OF LODI The request of Teter elson for-er-ission to disrlay a cabinet containing the colors of =art -ford :ost of the u.y.3. in the -ity Hall was ordered _ranted. 3usiness License arplicatiors .e. 8540 and 8541 were allowed in the usu-al course. .'Mayor Steele at this time stated that he desired to make a test of the effectiveness of maintaining a city wood rile for transient beggars and on motion of himself, seconded by Council an ,ei_:e, the sum of 4=75.00 was appropriated to try the e:c_ ire =ent. The Cit:>_neer, Clinton_ rennin`, asked that he be allowed srace inthebasement for stora?e of soil samples. This was arante1 and :.:r. 'ennin€ :has instr_cted to--re,--are esti-atesVof the cost of the building to be erected in the uuniciral Corroration `ward for the storage of city property. The Council on advise of attorney decided that it was necessary to appoint a relief driver in the :ire "epart=ert, but the a_..ointment was withheld until Councilman Graffigna, Chairman of the Comm. ttee of public -ealth and Safety, ccald retort back to the board on the best ::ethod such a relief driver could be em;loved. Cn motion of Councilman ',Veihe, seconded by Council- man Clark, the City Council adjourned at 11:30 o'clock ?. ::one dissenting. ATi=JT. _may erk The foregoing minutes of a regular meeting of the City Co*_ncil of the�City of Lodi ware read at a subsequent meeting of said Council held December o, 1937 and approved without correction..