HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 17, 1999 D-03bCITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Presentation of February "Community Improvement Award."
MEETING DATE: March 17, 1999
PREPARED BY: Community Development Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Mayor present Christopher & Denise Ellsworth, Owner -occupants of the
single-family residence located at 322 N. Pleasant, with the Community
Improvement Award for March 1999.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The existing house and detached garage building were originally moved
onto the property in 1955, from their original location at 201 N. School
Street in Lodi. That Victorian single-family dwelling was converted with
permits to a duplex in 1962, and finally to a triplex in 1975.
More recently, the property came to the attention of the Community Improvement Division, when the Lodi Police
Department arrested the occupants of one of the rental units and discovered that a clandestine methamphetamine
lab had been set up and in use in the upstairs unit. Subsequent to that discovery, the building was posted with a
Notice to Vacate and the building was cleaned of any illegal materials and tested to verify that there was no
residual contamination.
The property remained vacant after that and the property owner at the time lost the property in foreclosure. The
current owners, the Ellsworths, purchased the property from the beneficiary and immediately started working with
the Community Development Department to get approval for a major renovation that returned the structure to its
original configuration as a single-family dwelling.
Chris Ellsworth, family and friends worked on the renovation through 1998. The completed project stands as a
beautiful example of not only Victorian architecture and exterior decoration, but also of the commitment of these
residents of Lodi in improving their neighborhood and our City as a whole.
For their efforts and accomplishments in improving this property, and in tum their neighborhood and our
community, Christopher & Denise Ellsworth have been selected to receive the Community Improvement Award for
the month of March, 1999.
FUNDING: None.
—Konradt Bartlam
Community Development Director
Prepared by Joseph Wood, Community Improvement Manager
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APPROVED:
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Christopher S Denise Ellsworth 03/09/99