HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - July 6, 2016 Council CommentsMounce stated that it has been 60 years since the motto In God We Trust" was adopted and
10 years since Lodi adopted the motto and displayed the plaque in the Carnegie Forum lobby.
Council Member Mounce welcomed the new Lodi News-Sentinel reporter, Danielle Vaughn.
Mayor Chandler also welcomed Ms. Vaughn, stating she interviewed him recently via phone and
he found her to be bright and accurate with quotes. Mayor Chandler congratulated Council
Member Mounce on her leadership role at the League and in her representation of Lodi. He
stated that the July 1 Celebrate America event at Hutchins Street Square was a lovely evening on
the lawn and he was proud of the Fire Department with its flag raising and of student
Davis Mahoney who sang the National anthem that night. He stated that Kiwanis once again
hosted the pancake breakfast at the Fourth of July event at Lodi Lake and that Kiwanis donated
and built the new shade structure for $65,000 over a ten-day period. Mayor Chandler stated that
Kiwanis presented a proclamation to the City at the event, officially presenting the shade structure
to the City of Lodi Parks and Recreation Department for the enhancement of Lodi Lake Park and
the community's use, which he forwarded to the City Clerk for display at the City.
F. Comments by the City Manager on Non-Agenda Items
None.
G. Public Hearings - None
H. Communications
141 Appointments to the Lodi Arts Cemmission, Planning Commission, and Library Board of
Trustees; and Re-Post for Vacancies on the Lodi Arts Commission and Greater Lodi Area
Youth Commission (CLK).
City Clerk Ferraiolo reported that the Mayor recommended appointments to the Lodi Arts
Commission, Planning Commission, and Library Board of Trustees and requested that Council
concur with the appointments and direct the City Clerk to post for the remaining vacancies on the
Lodi Arts Commission and the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission.
Council Member Mounce stated that she appreciates that the Mayor interviewed the applicants
and trusts he demonstrated good faith and responsibility in making his decision without playing
politics. She expressed her disappointment that the Mayor was not reappointing long-term
Planning Commissioner Wendel Kiser. She stated that Mr. Kiser is a stellar commissioner, has
great attendance, works in construction, and is dedicated to the City and she hoped he was not
passed over because he ran for City Council at the last election or because she endorsed him.
Council Member Mounce believed that Mr. Kiser does not always stand with the majority and may
not represent the opinion of the Chamber of Commerce, but he brings a different view to the
Commission, and, when making appointments, the overall make-up of a commission should be
considered to ensure every opinion is represented and reflective of the community.
MOTION: Council Member Mounce made a motion to postpone the appointments to the
Planning Commission.
SECOND: Council Member Nakanishi stated he believes appointments should be the Mayor's
prerogative, but Mr. Kiser has served on the Commission for 10 to 15 years and has performed
well in his capacity; therefore. he seconded the motion for discussion purposes.
DISCUSSION: Council Member Mounce recounted that when she was Mayor in 2012, one of her
recommended appointments was rejected by Council because it was felt the candidate did not
have the background and experience to serve on the committee and later during that term, her
recommendation to replace a long-term member of the Recreation Commission was rejected by
Council because it did not want to penalize a member who contributed significantly to the
Commission. That appointment was postponed long enough for the next Mayor, Alan Nakanishi,
to make the appointment. She believed Mr. Kiser was the right choice for the Planning
Commission and she would like him to have the opportunity to serve another term.
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi was founded in 1965 and is part of Kiwanis
International, a global organization of volunteers whose core mission is to improve the world,
"One Child and One Community at a Time." Whose motto is "We Build" by "Serving the
Children of the World."
WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi's objectives are:
• To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
• To encourage the daily living of the GOLDEN RULE in all human relationships.
• To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional
standards.
• To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable
citizenship.
• To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service,
and to build better communities.
• To cooperate in creating and maintain that sound public opinion and high idealism which
make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
WHEREAS, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi in communication and partnership with the City
of Lodi, Parks and Recreation Department—whose celebrating their 75 anniversary, saw a need
for the building of a shade structure in the designated area of Lodi Lake Park know as the
Kiwanis Area. This shade structure would provide much needed cover for community activities
and events for use by the citizens of the Greater Lodi area.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Azuma Akbar, President of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi,
representing our sixty-six (66) members present the Kiwanis Shade Structure, valued at $65,000,
to the City of Lodi, Parks and Recreation Department, that enhances the Lodi Lake Park for our
community's use while enjoying this beautiful park.
This 4th day of July in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Sixteen.
Az
Ki
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r, President
lub of Greater Lodi