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June 3, 2025 ·4:00 PM Final

Carnegie Forum 305 W. Pine Street, Lodi

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Agenda — 11 items

  1. 1 *AMENDED*
  2. 2 Mayor Pro Tempore Yepez will attend the meeting via teleconference from the following location: Main Lobby of Candlewood Suites, 339 W. 39th Street, New York, NY, 10018.
  3. A. Call to Order / Roll Call
  4. B. Regular Calendar
  5. 4 The Special City Council meeting of June 3, 2025, was called to order by Mayor Bregman at 4:04 p.m. Present: Council Member Craig-Hensley, Council Member Hothi, Council Member Nakanishi, and Mayor Bregman Absent: Mayor Pro Tempore Yepez Also Present: Interim City Manager Lindsay, City Attorney Lucchesi, and City Clerk Nashed
  6. B.1 Receive a Presentation Concerning Planning for Future City Growth within the Sphere of Influence and Upcoming General Plan Update (CD) 25-154
  7. C. Adjournment
  8. 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests must be received at least 24 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 24 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. 7 Community Development Director John Della Monica and Deputy Community Development Director Cynthia Marsh provided a PowerPoint presentation concerning planning for future City growth within the Sphere of Influence and the upcoming General Plan Update. Specific topics of discussion included Housing Element rezone sites; purpose of the presentation; how growth planning works; explanation of a General Plan; reasons for the General Plan update; explanation of Sphere of Influence (SOI); map of SOI, Municipal Services Review (MSR), and potential annexations; annexation and future growth; annexation process overview; potential annexations within the SOI; zoning and the General Plan; Council Strategic Vision priorities; "Missing Middle" housing; meeting housing needs with Smart Growth; building a healthier, longer-lasting Lodi; West Side SOI area; West Side vision; East Side SOI area; East Side vision; South Study SOI area; South Study area vision; Precise Plans; preview of upcoming workshops; next steps and Council input; timeline; and RFP steering committee. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding the development status of one of the proposed properties to be rezoned. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Fire Chief Ken Johnson provided information regarding the fire districts serving the areas for potential annexation. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding Downtown housing and transit-oriented development. Council Member Hothi spoke regarding the complaints he has received from developers, the need for more efficient ways for development to be handled, and the housing shortage in Lodi. He suggested monthly meetings with the development community so progress could be made. In response to Council Member Hothi, Community Development Director Della Monica and Deputy Community Development Director Marsh provided information regarding the building rate within the City and how the General Plan update and the precise plans will provide a means to move forward with annexation, development, and affordable housing. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding the need for a parallel track to move forward with development now while waiting for the completion of the General Plan and precise plans; and regarding the Harney Lane/Highway 99 overpass project being a priority project for Measure K funding but a formal request needs to be submitted to San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) to add the project to the SJCOG strategic plan; the upcoming Economic Development Plan meeting and the SJCOG meeting regarding a sustainable neighborhood plan at the LOEL Center. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica verified the two planned schools in the Southside Study area. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Fire Chief Johnson provided information regarding a fire station in the Southside Study area and in the Reynolds Ranch area. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica addressed concerns about the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) not including Lodi and provided information regarding the parks and open space in the East Side area and current land use in that area and the Southside Bioretention and Pedestrian Landscaping Area in the South Study area. Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding communication with CalTrans District 10 about the State intersections on Harney Lane and Kettleman Lane. In response to Council Member Nakanishi, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding public concern over high-rise development. Mayor Bregman spoke regarding the need for the City to grow in order to survive, his concurrence with Council Member Hothi's statement regarding the need to move forward with development, and the ongoing issue with working with Electric Utility and PG&E for allowances for the houses south of Harney Lane. In response to Mayor Bregman, Public Works Director Charlie Swimley provided an update on the drainage alternatives for Woodbridge Irrigation District. Mayor Bregman spoke regarding the need for a greenbelt and to include that in the General Plan. Greg Costa, a member of the public, spoke regarding the lack of required MSR and General Plan updates, the need for additional energy for planned development, and the planned roadway expansions which have not taken place. In response to Mr. Costa, Electric Utility Director Jeff Berkheimer provided information regarding the capacity of the City to move forward on the planned transmission project due to needed Public Utility Commission approval and the need for PG&E buy-in to interconnect new load growth within the City. In response to Mayor Bregman, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding department responsibility and updates for MSRs. In response to Council Member Hothi, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding the 15-year gap between updates of the MSR. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director Della Monica verified that the MSR update will be included with the General Plan update. In response to Mayor Bregman, Community Development Director Della Monica provided information regarding MSR updates moving forward. Zahd Khan, a resident of the City of Patterson, spoke regarding a City solar energy plant for energy production in lieu of obtaining energy from PG&E. Mike Carouba, a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, spoke regarding the parks requirements for development being too high, the inability of the City to pay for the neighborhood parks which it currently has, the need for local input on the General Plan, the income problem in Lodi, the need for a group to guide the General Plan, and the need for public input regarding the proposed rezones. Council Member Craig-Hensley spoke regarding her agreement about the City's inability to financially maintain the parks, the General Plan being updated rather than being recreated, and the need to be business-friendly. In response to Council Member Craig-Hensley, Community Development Director provided information regarding the creation of a stakeholder group including owners and investors in the future development of the City to aid in the General Plan update, the zoning map updates, and the ongoing process of the General Plan update. Mayor Bregman spoke regarding the need of the General Plan steering committee to be well-rounded and the need for public input. Deputy Public Works Director Sean Nathan spoke regarding master plans for sewer, water, and storm drainage updates.
  10. 9 There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 5:32 p.m.
  11. 10 ATTEST: Olivia Nashed City Clerk

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