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In the City Council
City of Lodi
Lodi, California
ORDINANCE NO. 518
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI PROHIBITING
ING COURTROOM FACILITIES FOR THE JUSTICE COURT,
LODI JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OR JAIL FACILITIES OR
ON THE NORTH BY ELM STREET, ON THE WEST BY PLEA-
SANT STREET, ON THE EAST BY CHURCH STREET AND
ON THE SOUTH BY PINE STREET IN SAID CITY.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HALL OF JUSTICE, INCLUD-
POLICE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES IN THE AREA B~UNDED
The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. There shall not be constructed in the City
of Lodi a Hall of Justice, including courtroom facilities for
the Justice Court, Lodi Judicial District, or jail facilities,
or police department facilities in the area bounded on the
north by Elm Street, on the West by Pleasant Street, on the
east by Church Street, and on the south by Pine Street in
said city.
Section 2. As a part of this ordinance, the City
Council finds it pertinent and desirable to include the follow-
ing comments as relating to the purpose and intent of the
ordinance:
After study and public consideration of the needs of
the City, the City Council in 1950 determined the necessity of
constructing a Ha11 of Justice, to contain consolidated quarters
for the Police Department, the jail and the District court
system.
A site on City-owned property immediately east of the
City Hall was selected as appropriate and on September 3,
1952, a contract was publicly entered into by the City with
a firm of architects to prepare plans and specifications for
such a building on this site. These plans and specifications
were approved and paid for on February 18, 1953.
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On August 23, 1954, prior to the commencement of con-
struction, a notice of intention to circulate an initiative
petition was published by certain persons in the local press.
Said petition would have proposed the adoption by initiative
election of an ordinance expressly prohibiting the construction
of the proposed building, as delineated in the language of
Section 1 hereof.
In the view of the City Council then in office, there
existed a question as to the legality of such an initiative
proposal, owing to the time having elapsed between the legis-
lative decision of 1952 and the filing of notice.
in order to avoid the unnecessary expense of a special election
and extensive litigation, the City Council on its own motion
placed the measure, exactly as proposed, on the ballot as a
part of the gubornatorial election of November 2, 1954. It
was publicly stated by the City Council at the time of making
this decision that the reasons therefor were as stated herein,
and that the results of the election would constitute an ad-
visory vote to the City Council.
However,
At the election of November 2, 1954, the proposal to
pass such an ordinance was approved by a vote of 2,819 to
2,420.
ingly, does so in recognition of an advisory action by a
majority of those persons voting on the measure, and wishes
to make clear that this said ordinance is not in fact an
initiative ordinance as defined by the laws of the State of
California.
The City Council in adopting this ordinance, accord-
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published one time
in the "Lodi News-Sentinel" and shall be in full force and take
effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval.
ATTEST % HENRY A. / GLAVES, &J. . Hgy of Lodi
Approved this 15th d of December, 1954.
City Clerk
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I, HENRY A. GLAVES, JR., City Clerk of the City of
Lodi and ex officio Clerk of the City Council of said city
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 518
was introduced in regular meeting of said City Council held
December 1, 1954, and was thereafter passed, adopted and
ordered to print at the regular meeting of the City Council
held December 15, 1954, by the following vote:
Robinson and Fuller AYES: Councilmen - Hughes, Mitchell, Richey,
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT: Councilmen - None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 518 was approved
and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and that
the same has been published pursuant to law.
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City Clerk
Date: December 1954.
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