Juntas públicas para discutir la aumentación de las tarifas

La ciudad de Lodi está considerando una aumentación de las tarifas para proveer una extensión de las horas los sábados y los domingos. Las fechas que siguen son para la aumentación de las tarifas:

el 19 de noviembre, 2009 – 8:00 a.m.
Senior Commission Meeting
Hutchins Street Square Pisano Room - 125 S. Hutchins Street

el 1 de diciembre, 2009- 10:00 a.m.
LOEL Senior Center – Garden Room - 105 S. Washington Street

el 16 de diciembre, 2009 – 7 :00 p.m.
Junta Pública con el Concilio de la Ciudad de Lodi:
Carnegie Forum- 305 W. Pine Street
(La ciudad esta proveendo servicio gratís para la junta, pero necesita hacer una reservación.
Por favor llame al 333-6806 para hacer una reservación.)

Aqui están los aumentos propuestos:


Dial-A-Ride
Público (0-59)
Tarifa Currente $5.00
Tarifa Propuesto $7.00

Ancianos/descapacitados/medicare
Tarifa Currente $1.50
Tarifa Propuesto $2.00

Boleto de 10 paseos para el publico
Tarifa Currente $50.00
Tarifa Propuesto $66.50

Boleto de 10 paseos para los Ancianos/descapacitados/medicare
Tarifa Currente $12.00
Tarifa Propuesto $20.00

VineLine
Pasajeros con la certificación ADA
Tarifa Currente $1.50
Tarifa Propuesto $2.00

Afuera de los limites de la Ciudad
Dial-A-Ride
Tarifa Currente $1.00
Tarifa Propuesto $1.50

Rutas Fijas
Público (5-59)
Tarifa Currente $1.00
Tarifa Propuesto $1.25

Ancianos/descapacitados/medicare
Tarifa Currente $0.50
Tarifa Propuesto $0.65

Boleto mensual para el público
Tarifa Currente $35.00
Tarifa Propuesto $44.00

Boleto mensual para los Ancianos/descapacitados/medicare
Tarifa Currente $17.50
Tarifa Propuesto $22.00

Boleto de 10 paseos para el público
Tarifa Currente $10.00
Tarifa Propuesto $12.50

Boleto de 10 paseos para los Ancianos/descapacitados/medicare
Tarifa Currente $5.00
Tarifa Propuesto $6.25

Para más informacion llame al 333-6706.

Annual Leaf Pick-Up begins November 16th

The City of Lodi's annual leaf removal program begins Monday, Nov. 16.
Residents still needing leaf removal services are reminded that street sweeping begins at 4 a.m., with the leaf collection crews following at 6:30 a.m. The City will not collect leaf piles placed in the street after collection crews pass until the next regularly scheduled pickup. Please rake leaves beyond the toe of the gutter so any rain can flow into the storm drain unobstructed.

A map of the City's 10 leaf pickup districts is shown below. The pickup schedule is on an approximate two-week cycle. The leaf pickup program will last approximately two months.

Some tips for residents:
Leaf piles containing prunings, lawn clippings or flowers will NOT be picked up.
Do not place leaves in plastic bags. The bags will not be picked up.
Please do not park cars on the street. They interfere with pickup.

If you need additional yard and garden waste containers, contact Central Valley Waste Services at 369-8274.

Week of: Nov. 16-27
Date /District
Monday, Nov. 16 /5
Tuesday, Nov. 17 / 6
Wednesday, Nov. 18 / 7
Thursday, Nov. 19 / 8
Friday, Nov. 20 / 9
Monday, Nov. 23 / 10
Tuesday, Nov. 24 / 1
Wednesday, Nov. 25 / City work furlough
Thursday, Nov. 26 / Holiday
Friday, Nov. 26 / No pickup

Fare Increase Public Meetings

The City of Lodi will be considering fare increases to provide extended hours on Saturday and Sunday. Below are the dates to consider the fare increases:

NOVEMBER 19th @ 8:00 a.m.
Senior Commission Meeting
Hutchins Street Square Senior Center
125 S. Hutchins Street

DECEMBER 1st @ 10:00 a.m.
LOEL Senior Center - Garden Room
105 S. Washington Street

DECEMBER 16th @ 7:00 p.m.
Lodi City Council Public Hearing
Carnegie Forum
305 W. Pine Street
(Free transportation will be provided to this meeting, but reservations must be made. Please call 333-6806 to make your reservation).

PROPOSED FARE INCREASES:
Dial-A-Ride:
General Public (0-59) Currently: $5.00 /Proposed: $7.00
Senior/Disabled/Medicare Currently: $1.50 / Proposed: $2.00
10-Ride Pass General Public Currently: $50.00 / Proposed: $66.50
10-Ride Pass Senior/Disabled/Medicare Currently: $12.00 / Proposed: $20.00

VineLine:
ADA-Certified Passenger Currently: $1.50 / Proposed: $2.00

Outside City Limits:
Dial-A-Ride Currently: $1.00 / Proposed: $1.50

Fixed Route:
General Public (5-59) Currently: $1.00 / Proposed: $1.25
Senior/Disabled/Medicare Currently: $0.50 / Proposed: $0.65
General Public Monthly Pass Currently: $35.00 / Proposed: $44.00
Sr/Disabled/Medicare Monthly Pass Currently: $17.50 / Proposed: $22.00
10-Ride Pass General Public Currently: $10.00 / Proposed: $12.50
10-Ride Pass Senior/Disabled/Medicare Currently: $5.00 / Proposed: $6.25

If you have any questions, please contact the City of Lodi at 209.333.6706.

Transit Thanksgiving Holiday Closures

The GrapeLine, Fixed Route and Dial-A-Ride/VineLine services will not be operating on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th or Friday, November 27th. Service will resume on Saturday, November 28th with the new service times. Saturday - Fixed Route: 7:45 a.m. to 3:09 p.m.; Dial-A-Ride/VineLine: 9:15 a.m. to 3:09 p.m. Sunday - Fixed Route: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Dial-A-Ride/VineLine: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

One person's junk is another person's treasure?

Roughly 150 pieces of office furniture ranging from desks to lockers and couches are available for sale between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the City of Lodi's Municipal Service Center, 1331 S. Ham Lane.

And no haggling!

The items, priced from $5 to $25, were formerly used in the City's police, library, finance and transit departments.

All purchases must be made in cash and are final. All purchased merchandise must be removed by noon or the items will be disposed of as trash or scrapped for recycling. Prices are not negotiable.

Interested buyers should park at the Kofu Park parking lot and walk into the Municipal Service Center to the sales location. Once an item is purchased, the buyer will be allowed to drive a vehicle into the MSC to load his or her item(s).

The City is conducting the surplus sale to free space for other storage needs. Funds will benefit the City's General Fund programs.

Downtown Summit follow-up

About 70 Lodi community members attended Friday's Downtown Summit, with guest speaker Michael Freedman -- the architect behind the School Street renovations of the mid-1990s (pictured to the right) -- the highlight.

Also unveiled were survey results. More than 60 business and/or property owners returned surveys, and another 50 downtown visitors were polled over three separate days.

Conclusions: Everyone identifies downtown Lodi with the theater, restaurants, farmers market and special events, with a generally positive view of downtown overall. Interestingly, the vast majority of visitors felt safe downtown, with 47 of 50 saying they felt "very safe" during the daytime, and 43 of 50 saying they felt "somewhat" or "very" safe at night.

There also was a consensus of those surveyed that downtown needs more parking more specialty shops/museums and more restaurants. A few areas showed dramatic differences of opinions between property/business owners and visitors. Visitors felt businesses should open on Sundays, but business owners disagreed. Meanwhile, businesses felt downtown needed to be cleaner, but that didn't register with visitors.

One thing the surveys couldn't reveal was what is the attitude of those people in the region who don't visit downtown Lodi. Is it because they don't know the city has a downtown recognized as one of the best in the Central Valley? Are there qualities of downtown that keeps them away?

Meanwhile, Freedman gave his opinion of what it would take to bring Lodi's downtown to the next level. Some of his observations: property owners, not the City, should now be the catalyst behind boosting downtown's vitality; Sacramento Street improvements should wait until School Street business intensifies; and a handful of underutilized key downtown properties could stall downtown's potential.

Summit attendees eventually broke into five discussion groups, where they each identified five priorities for boosting downtown.

A recap of the Summit is scheduled for the City Council's "shirtsleeve" session at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Carnegie Forum. Freedman is scheduled to attend and answer questions.

Public Works Goes Pink!

It was a cool, damp, foggy morning as 18 ladies joined hundreds of other walkers/runners for this year's Race For Awareness. We gathered at Geweke's car lot on Beckman Road. This is our second year that members of the City of Lodi Public Work's Department, their family and friends participated in the 5k Run/Walk. We were able to field two teams in this year's event and most walked the 5k route while we did have one runner who won her age division. We had a great time raising funds for a great cause and ended the morning with a pink pancake breakfast provided by the Kiwanis.

Special guest to the morning's event was Tina Macuha, Good Day Sacramento (CW31) morning traffic commute host. She shared about her recent diagnosis (April 2009) and treatment of her breast cancer, the importance of early detection and how her mother died of breast cancer in 1983.

Funds raised benefit Geweke's Caring for Women Foundation. The Foundation has always been focused on creating awareness for the need of early detection for breast cancer.

As the event has grown and progressed they have begun to realize the other side of the breast cancer story; women who are in the fight for their life and struggling financially to stay afloat. The stories have touched their hearts deeply which is why the Geweke's Caring for Women Foundation was started in November of 2008. All money raised through Pink October events will go towards helping Breast Cancer Survivors who are struggling with financial needs. They are able to see the tangible results of their efforts by touching these women directly.