HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 14, 2015 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
The Special City Council meeting of April 14, 2015, was called to order by Mayor Johnson at
7:00 a.m.
Present: Council Member Kuehne, Council Member Mounce, Council Member Nakanishi,
Mayor Pro Tempore Chandler, and Mayor Johnson
Absent: None
Also Present: Deputy City Manager Ayers, City Attorney Magdich, and City Clerk Ferraiolo
B. Topic(s)
B-1 Authorize Council to Sign Letter of Support for San Joaquin Delta College North County
Center (CM)
Mayor Johnson stated that this item appears on the agenda at his request, explaining that the
promised Delta College presence in Lodi as a result of Measure L has not materialized and that
over the last couple of years, a group has been working to increase pressure on Delta
representatives to fulfill this undertaking. Delta College representatives circulated a request for
proposals in which interested parties were invited to submit potential properties for consideration
as a Lodi -area campus. Part of the process included a request for letters of support and, to date,
letters have been, or are expected to be, submitted from various manufacturing companies, the
Lodi District Chamber of Commerce, Visit Lodi!, the Lodi -Woodbridge Winegrape Commission,
and the Lodi District Grape Growers Association. Mayor Johnson stated there is competition with
a site north of Lodi that is below the Galt/Sacramento County line, but he stated he believed it
was not a suitable location for Delta's purposes. He requested that Council consider signing a
letter of support, which was before Council as a "blue sheet" item.
In response to Council Member Mounce, Mayor Johnson stated he did not have a complete
listing of the properties submitted but was aware of three: 1) the former Plummer -Cadillac
property, which is in town, has infrastructure and a building, but may be too small; 2) a portion of
the General Mills property; and 3) the property on the southeast corner of Highway 99 and
Harney Lane, which is owned by the Catholic church and has been on sale off and on for
decades. Council Member Mounce expressed her preference that the location be an in -fill site,
rather than an isolated area, and stated she would sign the letter with reservation because too
little information is available.
In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Mayor Johnson stated that Delta is looking for a site of
potentially 20 to 40 acres.
In response to Council Member Mounce, Mayor Johnson stated that Delta College would make
the decision on which property to select, adding that most of the properties are in Lodi or
immediately adjacent to it.
In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Mayor Johnson stated that the committee working on
this effort includes Bill Huyett, Mamie Starr, Sam Hatch, Jeff Thompson, and Taj Khan, in addition
to himself, and the group has been in communication with the Delta College president, board, and
consultant.
Council Member Mounce stated that she would have liked to have all of this information before
making a decision on this matter.
In response to Council Member Kuehne, Mayor Johnson stated that the Measure L bond was for
$160 million designated toward a number of projects, including the Mountain House campus, the
Stockton campus, and a portion set aside for a Lodi-area campus. At one point, the Lodi campus
was number six on Delta's priority list, but recently it fell to number 38, which is the reason the
group decided to be more active on this effort.
Mayor Johnson made a motion, second by Council Member Kuehne, to authorize Council to sign
a letter of support for the San Joaquin Delta College North County Center.
VOTE:
The above motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Kuehne, Council Member Mounce, Council Member Nakanishi, Mayor
Pro Tempore Chandler, and Mayor Johnson
Noes: None
Absent: None
C. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at
7:09 a.m.
ATTEST:
Jennifer M. Ferraiolo
City Clerk