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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8469~^ ORDINANCE NO. ~~ ~ ~ - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF IMPROVE- MENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON A PORTION OF MEADOWBROOK DRIVE 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 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE From Loop 820 to Hal6errt Street known and designated as Project No 021-23165 Unit I a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade and widening the existing street to sixty feet Concrete curb, gutter and driveways will be replaced where specified HANDLEY DRIVE From 360' south of Meadowbrook Drive to 360' north of Meadowbrook Drive, known and designated as Project No 021-23165, Unit IA to be widened to provide left-turn lanes at the intersection ~~ n together with concrete curbs, gutters, driveways and incidentals to such improvements on proper 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 constructed as and where shown on the Plans and in strict accordance with the Plans and Specifications therefor contract therefore has been made acd entered into with MafrnnlPx Paving C;D__ T~_ 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 sueh improvements against abutting pro- perty and the owners thereof, are as follows to-wit MEADOWBROOK DRIVE From Loop 820 to Halbert Street, known and designated as Project No 021-23165 Unit I HANDLEY DRIVE ~ From 360' south of Meadowbrook Drive to 360' north of Meadowbrook Drive known and designated as Project No 021-23165, Unit IA The estimated. cost of improvements is $ 586.2:11.4$ the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for concrete curb and gutter is $ -0- the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavementWidellTnq 1S $5.97„ 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..01 per square foot the total estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof is $ 5.97 , plus the cost incurred for concrete driveway construction where specified /~ 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 15th day of cPmbPF ___ 19~_ at 10 00 A.M, 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 May 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 tine 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 Maid at least fourteen (14) days before the date of the hearing postage prepaid in envelopes addressed to all persons owning or claiming any interest in the respective properties abutting the high ways, streets avenues and public places ar 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 suct, 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 Worth tax rolls 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 end 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 per= 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 of 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 IV The City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption of carne in the Minute Book of the City Council and by filing the complete ordinance in the appropriate Ordinance Records of this City V This or°dinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage Passed and approved thi s_ l? ~ .day of ~~i+e ~ 19~ APPROVE~:D AS TO F"ORM AND LEGALITY i ty ttorney ~ ~d,3 i ..~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECt Award of Contract - Meadowbrook PAGE NUMBER Drive Improvements - I-820 to 1 of 3 llf. x.7881 ** C-5aa~n Halbert Street City Council action is requested on Project No 021-023--165-00 as described below Roadway ROW Unit Street 'Limits Width-I"eet Width-F`ee I Meadowbrook Drive East Service Road of I-820 - 60 80 to 10 East to Halbert Sheet Origin of Project On 3une 6, 1978 (M&C G-3837) the city Council approved the 1978-81 Capital Improvement ProgYam (C]~P) which inc.~uded the upgrading of Meadowbrook Drive to a facility with tou;e moving lanes and turn lanes where needed Also included are intersection improvements at Handley Drive to provide for turn lanes from each direction on Handley Drive (1978-81 CIP P ST-31) On November 14 .1978 (M&C C--4414) the City Council authorized a contract with ltady and Associates Inc for the engineering services and preparation of plans and specifications for the project Delays have been experienced on the project due to condemnation of several parcels of required right-of-way Improvements This segm~nt of Meadowbrook Drive is currently 36' wide with no turn lanes and is very congested Itnpx~svements will include the construction of major thoroughfare grade pavement with concrete curb and driveway approaches, where required on a 60' wide roadway The new roadway will provide for two moving lanes in each direction with continuous left-turn lane in the center of the street Improvements at the Handley Drive intersection will include widening to provide for turn lanes in eac£~ direction Also included are required drainage facilities and appurtenances Receipt of Bids The project was advertised for bids on October 1 and 8 1981 and the following bids were received on October 29 1981 with 120 working days allotted to complete the project Bidder Metroplex Paving Co Inc J L Bertram Construction & Engineering Ync Austin Road Company APAC-Texas Inc SRO Asphalt Inc L H Lacy Company L Grimes & Company Industrial Contracting *Low Bid Alternative_"A" Alternative "B" *$547 861 20 $554 267 89 $559,522 68 $621 214 20 No Bid $625 833 98 No Bid No Bid $563 408 20 No Bid *$483 456 74 $526 656 20 $529 623 87 No Bid $546 245 80 $781,215 96 5 DATE REKERENCE SUBJECT Award of C©'ntra~t - MC;ad®wbroOk PAGE NUMBER Drive lmprovemen~.s - 1-820 to 2 3 11/17781 ~~ C-.599,1. ra~,~v,~~~• ~w~o~s~ of _.-_ The: project was laid. with two alternates as to the new pavement A.~ternate "A stipulates 7" thick vog~~crete pavement whereas Alternate 'B" stipul.~ites 9" thick hot-mix asphaltic. co.~i~~;,,e~,e pavement Both axe class~.fied as majoL~ thoroughfare type pavement The Le~~G: donere~te bid ~Alterraate "B) ~eepresents a 13% premium aver the low iC b:~d However, the City can expect d 40-year ser$~°Y~e life from the concrete pavementi whereas the ser;rice life of the HMf~C pavement is yeaxs or less Meadowb~~•ook Drive is very heav~.ly traveled and is a bus route The new buses and ether co~~nercial carrier's have arx extremely nigh wheel load which impos a tremendous impact. on pavement by braking forces new bus stops and intersections Yn view of the lenger service life and generally lower maintenan~c.e cos a. on concrete str:ee"~s, the Department. cvf Trar'~sp~~rtativn~'Ptx~bl.i~. Works x•e«:.amtnends that the low bid for A1tex=Hate °"L~" concrete pavement) Rye awarded Project, Cost and Fis.;aru~i~n Standard City policy states that under street reconsiex~action arrd widening residentiaYly zoned property will not be assessed any portion of the cost except for ;coon-existing curb gutter and driveway approaches Prope;ety zoned other than resident:i.al will be assessed for non-existing curb gutter and driveway approaches plus pa~aement widening to a maximum of 20° fra,m the f~:ce of the curb on each side of a 60` wide street with credit being giverY for the existing 18` from the face of the ~:v~x~b on each side of a 36' wide street Cons:~quently owners of property adjacent r~o ~'ieadowbrook Drive which is zoned other than residential will be assessed for non-~:xisting curb gutter and driveway approaches and 2- a~f pavement widening on each side of the street Based on the shave and tike Yow bid unit pri~.es app~o~imately $13 554 76 is proposed to be assessed against ad,~acent properties which wily be provided for by a bond fund transfer from the Revolving Fund Unspecified Acec~~unt Cost to the City fob construction is approximately $534 306 44 of whicta $34 642 is for storm drain improvements plus $38 350 28 (7%) for engineering Sufficient funds are available ira the project account for the City's construction cost A bond fund transfer from the "Engineering Unspecified Account" is requi~eed for the engineeri costs Recommendations It is recommended that 1 The following bond fund transfers be approved From To A~mopnt Reason 094-009-901-00 Revolving Fund Unspecified ozl-o95-901-00 Engineering Unspecified 021-023-165-00 Meadowbrook Drive 1-820 to Halbert 094-023-165-00 Meadowbrook Drive Y-820 to Halbert 021-023-165-00 Meadowbrook Drive 1-820 to Halbert 021-023-901-00 Major Thoroughfares Unspecified ~' l3 554 76 To provide for the pro- perty owners share of construction cost $ 38 350 00 To provide funds for th City's engineering in- spect.~on testing, surv & ~sd.ministrative costs $293 250 00 T® reduce excess allo- cation ;~ =, DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Ward Of Cvzntra,~:.i~ - MeadOWbrOOk PAGE ' NUMBER Drive impx'oveTC~.~nts -- T-820 t~v -3-of--~._ ~. 1 81. ~9~C-5991 Halbert St~~e~: 029-023-:165-00 029-023-901-00 :~ 95 000 00 yro, reduce eaccess all® Meadowbrook Dr~.ve Major Th®roughfares oats®rx --820 to Hal`blrrt l~~~spees.fied 2 ~>r~ crd~.r~anoe be ,adopted ADOPTED o~al~ANC~ No ~ ~ ~~ A Deo~.aring ~heneeessit~ fog- and ®gdering thLe ~.mprove~ents B Making p~eovisions ~'®r levying assessments C Dire~~ting h~e "I'rax~sport~ation,~l~ubliC Works Department to prepare est~.mates a~f os.ts aa~d a~moa~nt toy be assessed D l~warding the ~e,ntract to Metropl~2x Paving Company Tno in the am®unt of $547 861 20 based on their low bid for L~lternate A" B Making apps°opriations ko cover the indelbtedness thereby ~.ne~nrred for improveralen~ts of the project a~amed above. and 3 An ordinance be adapted ADOPTED ORDINANCE N® gy (~ `~ A l~pproving tf~e erstimates o~ costs and amounts proposed to be assessed and B Setting Dee:ember 15 198., as tha date far the benefit herring GC plg ... ~~ APPRQ~'~D 8Yl ~ CITY CDUI~C~ .t~~~*!~'f~li eotakaxy of the ~ 's! losR'Woxth~ ~~ p SUBMITTED FOR THE ~, CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY ~ ~~ ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD: ~sar 5 nt~7C,Y,E CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT DATE