HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 1017In the City Council
City of L;di
Lodi, California
RESOLUTION NO., 1011
Pursuant to the CATKIN pIA COMA UNITY RECREATION
ENABLING ACT OF 1939 and in order to carzy out the purposes
thereof;
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California as follows:
(1) That there is herebX established in and for
the City of Lodi a commission to own as the Recreation
CnVpission whici shall consist of five embers e?ch odf vA-"n
s a serve wit out compensation; and t eat each o sai commissioners
shall serve upon said commission for a term of five years, after
appointment, except that of the first appointments made under
this resolution, one commissioner shall serve one year, one
commissioner shall serve two years, one commissioner shall serve
three years, one commission shall serve four gears, one commissioner
shall serve five years and upon the expiration of each of said
terms respectively a nevi commissioner shall be appointed to serve
for a term of five years thereafter. Three members of said
commission shall at all times be appointees of the Citq Council
made frorr the list of members, or proposed members submitted to
the City Council by the Directors of the Civitan Club of said
city, if approved by the City Council. In the event the said
Board of Directors of the Civitan Club fails at any time to
submit such a list of candidates, or if such recommended candidates
be not approved by the City Council the City Council shall,
without such recommendation, appoint the necessary members to
serve upon said commission, and each member of said commission
shall at a 11 times be a resident of the Lodi District.
In case of a vacancy in the membership of said
commission the same shall be filled by an appointee of the City
Council upon the recommendation of the .remaining members of said
commission for the remainder of such vacancy, if such recom" endation
be approved by the City Council-.
Three members of said commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business and said commission
shall select, from its members, a chairman and a secretary of
such commission, Said commission nay appoint such other officers
and committees as to it may seem expedient all such officers
and committeemen to serve without compensation.
(2) Except as hereinafter specially mentioned, said
commission shall have all the powers contemplated by said
"California Community Recreation Enabling Act of 1939" and
shall have the power to adopt by-laws, rules and regulations
for the proper. conduct of public reation for the City of Lodi,
subject at all times to the approval of the City Council of said City.
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The said commission shall provide, conduct and supervise public
play grounds, atheletic fields, recreation centers, and other
recreational facilities and activities on any of the properties
owned or controlled by the city, or on other properties with the
consent of the owner and persons in charge thereof. It shall
have the power to conduct any form of recreation or cultural
activity that will employ the leisure time of the people in a
constructive and wholesome manner.
Provided, However, that said recreation commission
shall have no power, authority or control over Lawrence Park,
or any activities therein, nor any baseball or soft ball diamonds
or fields provided by the city, nor over Lodi Lake Park or any
activities therein.
(3) Said Commission shall have power to appoint or
designate someone to act as recreational supervisor and such
other assistant recreational supervisors as to said commission
may appear to be necessary from time to time, provided however,
that no such appointment of a recreational.:supervisor, or any
deputy or assistant supervisor, shall be valid unless approved by
the City Council.
(4) That the said Recreation Commission annually
shall submit to the City Council a budget for the coming fiscal
year of the estimated expenses and cost of its activities, which
budget may be approved, amended or rejected'by the City Council.
Said Commission shall make full and complete monthly and annual
reports to the City Council and such other reports as may be
required by the council from time to time.
(5) That said commission may accept donations, legacies
or bequests for the aid and improvement of any center under its
control, provided that all moneys to.:'be derived from such donations,
legacies or bequests, shall, unless otherwise provided for under
the terms of such .donations,legacies or bequests, respectively,
be deposited in the treasury of the City of Lodi.to the credit
of the said commission, established under this numbered resolution,
and provided further that the city may invest such donations,
legacies or bequests (if not otherwise limited by the terms
thereof) in interest bearing securities of the United States
Government, the State of California, municipal corporations
or school: districts, and the city may change the form of such
investments from time to time, as it may deem best. Nothing
herein contained shall prevent said commission. from accepting
donations, legacies or bequests or conveyances or devises which
may be limited to be used for any specific purpose or purposes
by the respective donors or testators.
(6) The Comr^ission shall have the right to recommend
the disbursement of funds regularly apportioned or received for
the support of its activities, provided however that all bills,
demands or claims, after having been audited and approved by
said commission shall be presented to the City Council for its
approval and payment out of the proper fuYd or funds.
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(7) That anything herein to the contrary not-
withstanding said coxmi_ission shall have no pourer to inciir
any indebtedness or obligation against the City of Lodi nor
against any fund or funds of said city, without the prior approval
of the City Council; and provided further, that the Cit Council
of said city docs not, by the terms here( , intend to, n7or does
it, relinquish its powers, or any povwer,, ver any park or recreational
facilities or property of said city, it in
the intent hereof
that said commission shall serve for the purpose of coordinating
recreation in said city, to the end that said city, in establishing
and operating its recreational facilities shall act in conjunction
with the federal and state governments , and. any department or
department of either thereof.
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Certified to be a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 1017 of the City Council of the
City of Lodi as passed and adopted in a regular
meeting of said Council held on Wednesday,
December 20, 1939 b7 the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Clark, uraffigna, Spooner,
Weihe and Steele
HOES: Councilmen, None
ABSENT: Councilmen, bone
City Clerk
DATED: December 20, 1939