City Council - Special

Carnegie Forum 305 W. Pine Street, Lodi

Agenda — 11 items

1. A. Call to Order / Roll Call
2. B. Regular Calendar
3. 2 The Special City Council meeting of December 16, 2025, was called to order by Mayor Yepez at 4:06 p.m. Present: Council Member Craig-Hensley, Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi, and Mayor Yepez Absent: Council Member Bregman and Council Member Nakanishi Also Present: Interim City Manager Lindsay, City Attorney Lucchesi, and City Clerk Nashed NOTE: Council Member Bregman arrived at 4:08 p.m. NOTE: Council Member Craig-Hensley left the meeting at 4:56 p.m.
4. B.1 Provide Information to Council on the Typical Resident Request Process (For Example: All-Way Stop Sign Requests) (PW) 25-523
5. B.2 Discuss Agenda Items for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Planning Session (CM) 25-529
6. 4 Council Member Craig-Hensley made a motion, second by Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi, to move Item B.2 before Item B.1 on the agenda. VOTE: The above motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Council Member Craig-Hensley, Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi, and Mayor Yepez Noes: None Absent: Council Member Bregman and Council Member Nakanishi
7. C. Adjournment
8. 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection. Agendas and staff reports are also posted on the City’s website at www.lodi.gov. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests must be received at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Olivia Nashed at (209) 333-6702. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 72 horas de anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Olivia Nashed (209) 333-6702. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived webcasts of regular City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by clicking the meeting webcasts link. Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this meeting at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. 6 Interim Public Works Director Sean Nathan provided a presentation regarding on the typical residential traffic request process. Specific topics of discussion included previous discussions, all-way stop requests, Oak Street and Crescent Avenue intersection all-way stop request, resident's concern/request, warrant analysis, standards for analysis, collisions, minimum traffic volumes, combined collisions and volumes, other potential considerations, next steps, history of Oak Street and Crescent Avenue intersection, and reason for following standards. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding the reason for a two-way stop at the Oak Street and Crescent Avenue intersection when adjacent intersections are four-way stops. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding the perception that Oak Street and Crescent Avenue is a four-way stop due to the adjacent four-way stops and voiced her support for a four-way stop at the location. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding installation of four-way stops under stricter guidelines than those used for warrant analysis. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim Public Works Director Nathan and Senior Traffic Engineer Dorothy Kam provided information regarding the installation of larger stop signs and "cross traffic does not stop" signs. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding the cost of installing a four-way stop. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke in favor of a four-way stop at Oak Street and Crescent Avenue and requested that the item be added to a future Council agenda for staff to present recommendations. In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi, Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding other four-way stop intersections that did not meet or no longer meet the criteria for a four-way stop and the potential for City liability. Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi voiced his support for the four-way stop. In response to Council Member Bregman, Interim Public Works Director Nathan confirmed that speed was not measured in the warrant analysis. Council Member Bregman spoke regarding the speed of vehicles in the intersection and the residents' petition requesting a four-way stop. He further voiced his support for the four-way stop. Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided further information regarding vehicle speed in warrant analysis. Mayor Yepez requested a copy of the current Intersection Study List. In response to Interim City Manager Lindsay, Mayor Yepez clarified that he would like to receive the entire Intersection Study List. In response to Mayor Yepez, Interim Public Works Director Nathan provided information regarding the enforceability of speed limits which did not meet State guidelines. In response to Mayor Yepez's request for a list of the intersections which have stop controls which did not meet the criteria, Interim Public Works Director Nathan stated that the data was not tracked and it would be difficult to produce such a list. Kim Combs, a resident of Crescent Avenue, spoke regarding the monthly meetings about neighborhood concerns, accidents at the intersection that did not have police response, speeding on Crescent Avenue, and worsening conditions. Paul Schultz, a resident of Crescent Avenue, spoke regarding speeding, worsening conditions, multiple near-accidents witnessed while in his yard, difficulty in crossing the intersection, and petition supporting the four-way stop. Mary Jane East, a resident of Crescent Avenue, spoke regarding vehicles running the stop sign, speeding on Crescent Avenue, near collisions which are not reported, an accident which caused a vehicle to land in her yard, a collision with a cement light post, petition supporting the four-way stop, and appreciation for Council Member Craig-Hensley's efforts. Scott Hamilton, a Crescent Avenue property owner, spoke regarding the problem being worsened by the adjacent four-way stops and the crosswalks in the intersection without a stop sign, and the large number of residents walking in the neighborhood. In response to Mayor Yepez, Interim City Manager Lindsay clarified that the direction from Council is to bring this item back on an agenda in January for installation of a four-way stop. No Council action was required on this item.
10. 8 Per the Council vote, this item was heard before Item B.1. Interim City Manager Lindsay provided a presentation regarding potential agenda items for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Planning Session. Specific topics of discussion included preparation for January 27, 2026 Planning Session; Strategic Vision; new short-term initiatives; Pension Stabilization Policy; deferred maintenance of parks, streets, and facilities; implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan and Economic Strategic Plan; and need for Council direction. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim City Manager Lindsay provided information regarding the use of the existing Strategic Plan as a framework for the discussion. Council Member Craig-Hensley stated that she was still comfortable with the headings (Downtown, Economic Development, Fiscal Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Parks, Public Safety, and Public Well Being) for prioritization though there may be a difference of prioritization of those items and related action items. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Interim Public Works Director Sean Nathan provided information regarding the status of the roads assessment report. In response to Council Member Bregman, Interim City Manager Lindsay provided an update on the monthly permit tracking report. Council provided topics for discussion at the January 28 meeting. Mayor Pro Tempore Hothi: Funding Opportunities (MH) Council Member Craig-Hensley Preservation of Downtown historic character (LCH) Downtown Transportation Plan (LCH) Micro loan funds supporting small business development (LCH) White Slough Public Safety Training Facility (LCH) Lobbying Firm (LCH) Focus on fiscal priorities (LCH) Access Center (LCH) Housing (LCH) Infrastructure (LCH) Roads assessment/study (LCH) Turner Road traffic study (LCH) Public/private partnership for sports facilities and entertainment facilities (LCH) Parks deferred maintenance - Lawrence Park and Grape Bowl (LCH) Mention Library under Public Well-Being (LCH) Permit Process Reform Council Member Bregman: Permit Process reform (CB) PRCS projects (CB) Parks partnerships with other entities - working with LUSD (CB) Sponsorship of parks - create a program (CB) Homeless and abandoned vehicles (CB) Infrastructure (CB) Mayor Yepez: New Sources of revenue (RY) Customer service - metrics process (RY) permit process (RY) annexations (RY) cameras in District 4 (RY) Interim City Manager Lindsay provided the following recap of topics for the January 28 agenda: 1. Strategic Vision 2. Opportunities to Increase Funding • Operations • Existing and Future Infrastructure • Lobbying Support • Training Facility at White Slough 3. Opportunities for Service Improvements • All service delivery points • Permit processes • Public safety • Mitigating impacts of homeless population • Use of technology 4. Parks Master Plan development • Public private partnerships • Identifying use case for each City park • Improvement program Council Member Craig-Hensley requested the addition of the implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan and the Economic Development Strategic Plan. Council Member Bregman spoke in favor of holding Town Hall Meetings to discuss parks rather than spending time and money on a master plan, at a time when other plans are already under development. Council Member Bregman requested that bond financing be investigated as a funding opportunity. No Council action was required on this item.
11. 10 There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at ___ p.m. ATTEST: Olivia Nashed City Clerk

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