HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 6831,h;ouLUT1t,,,Ii sio. 08;5
WitalU4A, tho City of Lodi hue heretofore entered into
agreement with the Colorado Power Company under which a oortain
power it eonaiating of real property located 04 4110 Uokolumne
River u short distance below the Pardee DriM in Calaveras -c.nd ,ipaidor
Countit was conveyed to the City of Loai for the development of a
municipal hydro-olectric plant; and
41.10A44.Z3, 44iti property waa accepted by t:& City Council
or Lodi for use and development ue a munieipal powor project there-
on, oubject to the conditione aubsequent in the eal 0OliNeyOJIGO
therein uet forth; and
previotA4 to the said conveyance Ittigation had
eaeued between th Colorado Power Company, the grantor of the City
of Lodi. and th Pacific Gala and 4leotric Company, involvin tho
right of the oald. Pacifio Gua and Sloetrio Oompahy to conetruot und
operate it propose0 new gokolomne 0.0Y011404t ,,nd thereby liroapaee
upon the riparian right c4 the Colorado Power Celapany; and
WILiaL, subsequently
t Wprome Court of the ,Auto of
CalifOrniu affirmee the 0.00i0lOU 01 tLrthaperior CoUrt a Calaveras
County thereby oompellinz the 4-auifio 0,4Lzi and Electric Company to
annually release and return to ti auio. river, from atorago
natural flaw, aa avemge daily reloaeo of 475 44O4iO rtst'90r 404WM
for each day so long aa there is water in any of the Pacific Gus aria
4lectric Company's storage. work.0; iz
Wilii11334A;.;, rullowina the euid conveyance litigation enaued
between the City of Lodi, and the juat Uunicipal Utility lAatrict
involving the extent or the riuht to the use of the natural flow of
the Mol(elemne River ut waid aito by th,. City of Lodi ae pppeboa to
the aeeerted right of tho 4i4t Liay Municipal Utility lilatrict to coo.,
demn end extinguish said water right to the extent of ite proposed
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ultimate operations, which litigation has now been finally termin-
ated and th said District having acquired it: a,ia asoartud right.
for the purpoee of protecting the City's munici-
pal water aupply, the City of Lodi has orossuuted additional liti-
gation against said i:4%.0t Hay 1,1unicipal Utility Dietriot and Pacific
Oas
an 41outric Oompany in the nuporlor Court of the County of -.1tin
Joaquin, to insure a suffioient flow ia the MokelUmae laver to main-
tain the percolation into the City's walls; and
aiLliAAz.;, the Honorable lenjamin C. Joneo, Judge, Presiding
in the .Liuperior Court of juin County at eel:: trial, hns
dared and entered a judgment in favor or the City of Lodi requirlag
specific releases by the Pacific Gao and Illeotric Company and I4,ot
Bay Ilanicip,a Utility Uietrict or certain flows or water; and
41L4LA, ouch relcaood flow, together with 4:11 other
watero or the Ubkaiumno Favor, excepting only that portion diverted
rrom the watax whed rox municipal and domestic 1464Wo will ,i)e.4 over
and across the property conveyed to the City of Lodi by• the Colorado
Powor Company, and ouch waters will ti available fur the development
of hydroelectrie Querto. at the said City of Lodi power eite; and
4.U.146, the Ulty Council believe* that the preeent -ne
future economic development or the City of Lodi ana itu adjacent
territory is lexgely dependant upun oeuurina ti aooured am,
pendent aource of hydro,,eloQtric power v,hereby electrical energy
may be available at a low coot; and
411A.j, the City Counuil believes, from proviods investi-
gations, engineering studies and reports concerning potentia,1 power
development at th0 site acquired from the Colorado Power Company and
it applioation to the needo of the City or Lodi. and adjacent terri-
tory, that it 14 desirable that -1-1 examination be made at this time
of the present possibility of utilizing said water releases as hero-
inbefors referred to, through a power plant conotructed by the City
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or Loi on adia ldndo irod from onid Colorado .Power Company dna
the diotrieution or tau eleutria energy therefrom to Luei ana a
Utility Dietriot; and.
WLi;A:O, undor ties National Induatrial Recovery ;',at paaaea
by the Congr000 of th000 United :,tateo, there aro available Yeaeral
Axada for the development or ittuaicipaI improvements through grante
ana louno or money to oelr aop,portiaz projeate;
City Courioil of the City or Lodi hao hereto-
rore employed Meuora. Aoloon 4, ;o:414.rt, ,alter L. 4abor zocia kred Q.
Herrminin. Cavil...-..4,4ineard of ii44..h utunaing -ha repotationin the
City Lrd cloority nSTanolaao. to invootigato ,na rent upon tho
projeat herein under aohoideration prior tc tho temination or the
above-montionoC litigation.
it La1i:R11014. IT ,LJOLCW: That in the opiuion of the
City Counall of tho City or Loci. tho prooent ooheitioao alotate
that further ant,: immediate aohordoration b w,ivent ti c:ItotoLopiz:out
tha hereihbefere tientioned power projoat, and that tilo City Counoil
ohooic pleoe itooir in a 'oitioh .to fully derihitoly iniorm the
rint tii djediont territory of th4 fcaoiOility or
Uhe prop000a Covolopmont; and be it
'aci.,V2 that ror the purpooe or oOtainin, ouoh
'104 the 4ayor 4o and h4 le hereb:/ duthorizoe and dirootea to
areploy ConoaItin 44..gineore Lietioro. Ueloon A. Aykart. Walter L. Rubor
aria YreaL.irorrmeiia tc• rEAlly and complete:1,y invoutizate if414 rOpc,4
14994 20 preaeht f4.0t4 004041111.4d 00'4 vaarE.et4 , inz.nhi lag 41ad
40040410 reaaibility of the oonatroction ana operation Jf the foowor
Projoct 44 Lore:Inner-ore referred to aaa aa it way be adapted to tho
amide or the City or noel ant, tho adjacent territory.
),:iLLVY.:1), that ao eoon thio information oen be
inform&
. obtained ths Mayor is requested to transmit the sums to ths City
Council for its further consideration.
Adopted in regular session of the City Council of the City. of
Lodi held Monday August 21. 1933, by tie following vote:
Ayes: Council Weihs, Clark, agia,
400ner -nd 4teele
Moss: Councilman
Absent: Councilmen - MO=
Attest.
City Clerk,