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l? 5 {o <br /> Sinki® m.. <br /> n lot . a ' <br /> Lacko f <br /> advance <br /> warning - <br /> irks cityR .} <br /> N! . <br /> officials <br /> 4 <br /> By <br /> Jim Sams <br /> Record 51atL Wriief' <br /> City officials were told two $< <br /> months ago that a parking lot a � *;• y+'�'' .+�. y� ti x{, h+ . <br /> straddling a downtown Stockton <br /> channel was in danger of col- <br /> lapsing, but City Council mem- <br /> bets said they weren't notified <br /> before they to lease the <br /> _k <br /> �"" _ _ '� ',s�- ..�.• <br /> .. .. Property, and the city did not <br /> warn the motorists who rent <br /> parking spaces there until Hecad photo by AMEt]TA 6' <br /> Wednesday. CHANGING TIMES: Patrick Smith has spent his 'pieces'of property. But the parking lot is sir <br /> City code enforcers posted entire adult life — 41 working years — parking and the municipal government is now ca <br /> unsafe-structure notices on caul cars on one of downtown Stockton's most-visible Smith's workplace unsafe. <br /> parked in the Civic Center <br /> Parldng lot and told motorists responsibility I think to dose it when concerns about the safety <br /> no cars would be allowed to immediately,". Mow said. "If 1 of the parking lot were <br /> Park there after 6 p.m. Friday. had known the thin was x $ <br /> g expressed in Public session. r, A $ <br /> City records, however, show that unsafe, it would have been. _ ;��; <br /> an Oct_ 3 report engineeringclosed the next da because The report, by Seigfried � W ;€ <br /> consultants deems the you're Jeopardizing people and Engineering, contains pho m ' Civic F` "iso <br /> lot unsafe. Top city officials lives." le' tographs that show badly rotted Auditorium ' Cr <br /> made no mention of that fact City Manager Dwane Milnes pilings and sagging girdersh. �. H�. <br /> on Oct. 21, when they recom- said he did not become aware underneath the garldrtg lot The htcixad m <br /> mended that the city lease the of the Oct. 3 report until two word �'�� Is not used, but77. <br /> the engineers concluded that DOINNT,O' <br /> Property for $50,Ot)D per year. weeks ago. Ke said the'report the parking lot 'cannot- be . Parking STOCKTC <br /> The lot occupies the block was delivered to former Deputy �,» lot to Mine►ay.`` <br /> surrounded by Weber Avenue City Manager Lyn Krieger, who CIOS@ Hotel <br /> and EI Dorado, Channel and at the time was packing up and The public was not given that SroGcior. <br /> Center streets. preparing to leave the city fora information before the Council . Friday <br /> Councilman Victor Mow job in Southern California. voted 4-3 to rent the land from vt= r y� SI. <br /> called the failure to give noticeMilnes said the report yimPly . heirs of Stocktores founder. <br /> "a violation of public trust." eonf rued the structural rob- Krieger said during a public <br /> "If we had knoiviedge of it lents that city officials suspected hearing that the lease was nec- webef v <br /> being unsafe in October, when- all along. He said he could not essary so consultants could per- y AP <br /> ever we knew, then we had a recall, however, an instance Ik �� W_ <br /> Y Please see PARKING,Back page <br /> Rec <br /> Bouts�r affu <br /> Jod <br /> C4 <br /> culldidacy on hold c Y: <br /> am a <br /> TT AT l .-1^. _ _ z y • w .. _ _. { ts��7�r3'-�`; a,r; ,., "� _ C .. <br />