HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8451ORDINANCE NO. ~ '`E ~ ~ -
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF IMPROVE-
MENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON A PORTION OF
NORTH HOUSTON STREET
AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING TO THE
OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED; DIRECTING
THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE
CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE
CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOK OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY FILING
THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE
CITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has heretofore ordered that each of the
hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, be im-
proved by raising grading and filling same and by constructing thereon the following to-wit
NORTH HOUSTON STREET From NW 25th. Street to NW 26th Street known and de-
signated as Project No 029-24298, aseven-inch thick
reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime
stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed
concrete curb on a forty-foot roadway Six-inch thick
concrete driveways will be constructed where specified
together with concrete curbs, gutters driveways and incidentals to such improvements
on pzoper grade and line where same are not already so constructed together with storm
sewers and drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtenances all of said im-
provements to be co nstructed as and where shown on the Plans and in strict accordance
with the Plans and Specifications therefor contract therefore has been made and
entered into with Walt Williams Construction ,Inc. ,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has caused the Public
Works Director to prepare and file estimates of the cost of such improvements and
estimates of the amount per front foot proposed to be assessed against abutting property
and the owners thereof and such estimates have been examined NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT
I
Such estimates be and they are hereby adopted and approved
II
It is hereby found and determined that the cost of improvements on each portion of
streets avenues and public places hereinafter described with the amount or amounts
per front foot proposed to be assessed for such improvements against abutting pro-
perty and the owners thereof, are as follows to-wit
NORTH HOUSTON STREET Fram NW 25th Street to NW 26th Street known
and designated as Project No '029=24298
The estimated cost of improvements is $__ 90,'771.08 the estimated amount
per front foot to be assessed .against abutting property and the owners thereof forSUperimpOSed
concrete curb #~ is $ 1.'64 the estimated amount per front foot to
be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 49 46
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the
owners thereof for -0- wide concrete sidewalk is $ =0- the estimated
amount per square foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for
six inch thick concrete driveway is $__2.70 per square foot the total
estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners
thereof is $ 5"1.1(l plus the cost incurred for concrete driveway construction
where specified
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III
A hearing be given and held by and before the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth Texas to all owning or claiming any property abutting upon said
portions of highways streets avenues and public places as well as to all
owning or claiming any interest in any such property Such hearing shall be
given and held on the 24th day of November 19 $~_ at 1Q.QQ A_N6.
in the Council Chamber in the City Hall in the City of Fort Worth Texas and
the City Secretary is hereby directed to give or cause to be given notice ,of the
time and place of such hearing and of other matters and facts in accordance with
the terms and provisions of an Act passed at the First Called Session of the
Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas and known as Chapter 106 of the Acts
of said Session now being known as Article 1105b of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes
as amended by Acts 1967 60th Legislature Page 365 Chapter 176 Section 1,
emergency effective tiny 12 1967 Such notice shall be by advertisement inserted
at least three (3) times in a newspaper published in the pity of Fort Worth
Texas the first publication to be made at least twenty-one (21) days before
the date of said hearing Said notice shall comply with and be in accordance with
the terms and provisions of said Act as amended The City Secretary is further
directed to give or cause to be given personal notice of the time and place of
such hearing to all owning or claiming any property abutting on said portions of
highways streets avenues and public places as well as to all owning or claiming
any interest in any such property Such personal notice shall be in writing and
shall be given or caused to be given by the City Secretary by depositing such
written notice in the United States Mail at least fourteen (14) days before the
date of the hearing, postage prepaid i~1 envelopes addressed to all persons
owning or claiming any interest in the respective properties abutting the high
ways streets avenues and public places or portions thereof to be improved as
the names bf such persons are shown on the current rendered tax rolls of the City
of Fort Worth and at the addresses so shown or if the name of such respective
owners do not appear on such rendered ta•x rolls then address to such owners as
their names are shown on the current unrendered tax rolls of the City of Fort Worth
at the addresses shown thereon In those cases in which an owner of property
abutting a highway street avenue or public place or portion or portions there-
of which is to be improved is listed as "unknown" on the then current City of
Fort Worth tax rolls or the name of an owner is shown on the City of Fort North
tax m1ls but no address for such owner is shown no notice need be mailed In
those cases where the owner is shown to be an estate the mailed notice may be
addressed to such estate In this connection, the City Secretary shall prepare
and file or cause to be prepared and filed with these proceedings a list of the
properties to be assessed, the names of those persons owning or claiming any
interest in said properties to whom the notice was mailed together with the last
known addresses determined as aforesaid of the respective owners and those pera
sons owning or claiming any interest in said property
The City Secretary shall certify that each of the parties in said list whose
address is shown on the then current rendered or unrendered tax rolls of the City
o.f Fort Worth was mailed a copy of the notice of hearing and shall further certify
the date or dates on which said notice was mailed A copy of each notice shall be
attached to such certificate The certificate of the City Secretary will be con-
clusive evidence of the facts therein recited
'fir,`
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 and by
filing the r.omplete ordinance in the appropriate Ordinance Records of this City
V
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage p _'f
Passed and approved this_a~d '~` day of 19~
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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w ity ttorney
.Mayor a~,cl ~ou~.c~l ~oma~a.u~a,~cat~.on
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - North Houston PAGE
NUMBER
Street from NW 25th to NW 26th iof 2
**C=5..9:6.$,
City Council action is requested on Project No 029-024-298-00 described below
Roadway ROW
Street Limits Width-Feet Width-Feet
North Houston Street NW 25th to NW 26th Streets 40. 80
Origin of Project
On July 12, 1979 (M&C G-4230), the City Council adopted a resolution endorsing
the construction of the Northside Police Sector Headquarters and on November 5
1980 (M&C C-5376) awarded a contract for the construction of the facility On
March 4 1981 (M&C G-4884), the Public Works Director was authorized to prepare
plans and specifications for the improvement of North Houston Street from 25th
to 26th Streets adjacent to the police facility
Ymprr~vements
This segment of North Houston Street will be improved with industrial-type
concrete pavement with concrete curb and concrete driveway approaches as indica
on the plans No storm drain facilities are required
Receipt of Bids
The project was advertised for bids on September 17 and .24 1981, and the
following bids were received on October 8, 1981 with 45 working days allotted
to complete the project
Bidder Amount
Walt Williams Construction inc. $79 623 75
M & D Construction Company $83 517 55
Austin Road Company $89,815 33
Project Cost and Financing
Based on the low bid and standard City policy, approximately $41 985 90 is
proposed to be assessed against adjacent properties, all of which are zoned
"industrial" with the exception of the Police Facility which is zoned for
community facilities Funding for the property owners' share of construction
cost will be provided for by ~ bond fund transfer from the "Revolving Fund
Unspecified" Cost to the City for construction is approximately $37 637 85
plus engineering Bond fund transfers are required from the "Assessment Paving
Unspecified" account for the City's construction cost and from the "Engineering
Unspecified" account for the City's engineering inspection) cost
Recommendations
It is recommended that
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - North Housto PAGE
NUMBER Street fr®m NW 25th t0 NW 26th
10/28/81 ** .C-5968 Streets 2 °r___~__
1 The following bond fund transfers be approved
From To Amount Reason
013-024-90I-00 013-021-101-00 $41 985 90 To provide funds for
Assessment Paving Contribution to property owners.' con-
Unspecified Revolving Fund struction cost
094-009-901-00 094-024-298-00 $41,985 90 To provide funds for
Revolving Fund N Houston Street property owners'
Unspecified from 25th to .26th construction cost
029-024-901-00 029-024-298-00 $38 000 00 To provide funds for
Assessment Paving N Houston Street the City's construction
Unspecified from 25th to 26th cost
029-095-901-00 029-024-298-00 $ 1 150 00 To provide funds for
Engineering N Houston Street the City's engineering
Unspecified from 25th to 26th inspection salaries
2 An ordinance be adopted
~ ADOPTED ORDINANCE I~0 $ 4 SCE
A Declaring the necessity for and ordering the improvements
B Making provisions for levying assessments
C Directing the Transportation/Pu'blic Works Department to prepare estimates
of costs and amounts to be assessed
D Awarding the ca~ntract to Walt Williams Construction Tnc in the amount
of $79,623 75 based on their low bid
E Making appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred for
improvements of the project named above and
3 An ordinance be adopted ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO 84 S
A Approving the estimates :mf costs and amounts proposed to be assessed and
B Setting November 24, 1981 as the-date for the benefit hearing
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RPPROVED BYI
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