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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10882_da-.. ORDINANCE NO. U~y AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1990-91 ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE FOR FORT WORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1; REDUCING THE ASSESSMENT AGAINST CERTAIN PARCELS OF PROPERTY OF CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; AUTHORIZING A REFUND OF OVERPAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth has heretofore directed that certain improvements and/or services (the "Improvements") be provided in the Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 (the "District") during the 1990-91 fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a special benefit hearing and levied assessments against parcels of property in the District and the owners thereof for a portion of the cost of such Improvements during the 1990-91 fiscal year, which assessments were levied by the Council pursuant to the Public Improvement District Assessment Act, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, Section 372.001 et seq.; and WHEREAS, such assessments were levied by the City Council through the adoption of an assessment roll and an assessment ordinance; and WHEREAS, the amount of such assessments was based on the appraised value of the parcels of property as determined by the Tarrant Appraisal District on January 1, 1990; and WHEREAS, City Center Development Company filed suit No. 48- 129961-90 against the Tarrant Appraisal District in the 48th District Court of Tarrant County, appealing from the 1990 appraised value established by the Tarrant Appraisal District for the tax accounts 04411420 and 04411439, which accounts are under the ownership of City Center Development Company and are located in the District; and WHEREAS, judgement was entered in such suit and the judgement reduced the appraised values of such parcels of property (Attachment A); and WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the assessment roll and assessment ordinance which levied the FY 1990-91 assessments against such property and the owners thereof to reflect the new appraised value established by the 48th District Court and the assessment based thereon; .~. ~~'° NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: I. That the assessment roll and ordinance which levied assessments against parcels of property and the owners thereof on behalf of Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 during the 1990 fiscal year be and are hereby amended by changing the assessment levied against the following parcels of property and the owners thereof to read as follows: Acct./Owner 0441-14-20 City Center Develop. Co. 0441-14-39 City Center Develop. Co. Legal Description City Center Add. Block 36R City Center Add. Block 40R Appraised Value $54,000,000.00 $53,000,000.00 II. Assessment $ 43,200.00 $ 42,400.00 That the amount of any previously paid FY 1990-91 assessment against the respective parcel of property and the owners thereof in excess of the amended assessment amount shall be refunded to the property owner. III. That except as heretofore and hereby amended, the assessment roll and assessment ordinance approved and adopted by the City Council for Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 during the 1990-91 shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect. IV. The City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption of same in the Minute Book of the City Council of Fort Worth, Texas, and by filing the complete ordinance in the ordinance records of said City. V. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. w ,a r r^~ ar PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 1991 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: ADOPTED: ~ ~ ~. ~/ EFFECTIVE: ~r~~~~j MASPER FILE 1 RGCOUNTIIVG 2 City of Forrl~ ~o~th, Texas 7RANS('OR1'AT13PI~PUP,LIC WORKS•Q ~ ~1aTEF2 AUMINiS'i~~ ~ ~~ '~~II~~~~~ '~~~~~~ y G17 of TE° REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 1 of 1 07/30/91 **G-9234 02AMEND SUBJECT AMENDMENT TO 1990-91 ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT N0. 1 AND APPROVAL OF REFUNDS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached ordinance which amends the FY 1990-91 assessment roll for Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1, and 2. Authorize the Finance Department to refund $1,425 O1 in overpaid assessments on account 04411420 and $3,153.24 in overpaid assessments on account 04411439. DISCUSSION: In Cause No. 48-129961-90, in the 48th District Court, City Center Development Co. appealed the 1990 assessed valuations set by the Tarrant Appraisal District for accounts 04411420 and 04411439. On April 9, 1991, an agreed judgement which reduced the assessed valuation for the two accounts was entered in the suit. Accounts 0441420 and 04411439 are part of Public Improvement District No. 1. Adoption of the attached ordinance would make the following amendment to the 1990-91 assessment roll for PID No. 1: Account: 04411420 Old Value $61,028,332.00 Assessment Paid $ 44,625.Oi New Value $54,000,000 00 Assessment Due 43,200.00 Refund $ 1,425 O1 Account: 04411439 Old Value $57,508,896.00 Assessment Paid $ 45,553.24 New Value $53,000,000 00 Assessment Due 42,400 00 Refund $ 3,153.24 If this ordinance is adopted, the total PID No 1 assessments for FY 1990-91 will be reduced from $600,834.74 to $596,256 49 FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION• The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that the money required for these refunds is available in the Public Improvement District No 1 project account. 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