Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8274ORDINANCE NO ~~ AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF mNO AS PLACE AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS LETTING CON- TRACT TO APAC-TEXAS. INC. AND FOR THE MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECU- TION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INDEBTEDNESS THEREBY INCURRED MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND THE OWNERS THEREOF FOR A PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY TO PRE- PARE ESTIMATES DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS DECLAR- ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT ARE AND SHALL BE PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE FIRST CALLED SESSION OF THE FORTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CHAPTER 106 COMMONLY 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; AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND EN- ROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOKS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY FILING THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THIS CITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Public Works Director for the City of Fort Worth Texas has prepared Plans and Specifications for the improvements of the hereinafter described portions of streets avenues and public places in the city of Fort Worth Texas and same having been examined by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas and found to be in all matters and things proper NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS, THAT I The hereinafter described Plans and Specifications are hereby approved and adopted II There exists a public necessity for the improvement of the hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth Texas to-wit THOMAS PLACE From Pershing to El Campo known ana~ designated as Project No '021-24293 III Each. of the above described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be improved by raising grading, and filling same and by constructing thereon the following to-wit THOMAS PLACE From Pershing to El Campo known and designated as Project No 021-24293 a five-inch thick hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement on a four-inch thick crushed stone base with seven-.inch high concrete curb and eighteen-inch wide concrete gutter on a thirty-foot roadway Six-inch thick concrete drive- ways will be constructed where specified The above together with concrete curbs gutters driveways and incidentals to such improvements on proper grade and line where same are not already ao constructed together with storm sewers and drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtenances all of said improvements to he constructed as and where shown on the Plana and Specifications therefor IV The cost of said improvements as herein defined shall be paid for as follows to-wit A The property abutting on that portion of the street avenue or public place and the real and true owners thereof shall pay all of the cost of. curbs and gutters fn front of. their property and not exceeding nine-tenths (9/lOths) of, the estimated cost of the remainder of such improvements B The Cfty of Fort Worth shall pay all of the remainder of the cost of. said improvements after deducting the amounts herein specified to~be paid by the abutting properties and the real snd true owners thereof. as set out in subsection A The amounts payable by the abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof shall be assessed against such properties and the real and true owners there- of and shall constitute a first and prior lien upon such properties and a personal liability of the real and true owners there of and shall be payable to-wit When the improvements- are completed and accepted by the City on a particular unit the sums assessed against property abutting upon such completed and accepted units shall be and become payable in five (5) equal installments due respectively on or before thirty (30) days and one (1) two (2) three (3) and four (4) years from the date of sash completion and acceptance and the assessments against the pro- perty abutting upon the remaining units shall be and become due and payable in such installments after the date of completion and acceptance of such respective unit The entire amount assessed against the particular parcels of. property shall bear interest from the date of such completion and acceptance of. the improvements on the unit upon which the particular property abuts at the rate of six (670) percent per annum, payable annually except as to interest on the first installment which shall be due and payable on the date said installment matures provided that any owner shall have the right to pay any and all of such 3.natallment at any time before maturity by paying principal with interest accrues to the date of payment and further provided if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly $s the same matures, then at the option of the City of Fort Worth or its assigns the entire amount of the assessment upon which sash default is made shall be and become immedi- ately due and payable but it is specifically provided that no assessments shall in any case be .made against any property or any owner thereof in excess of the special benefits to property in the enhanced value thereof by means of said improvements in the unit upon which the particular property abate, as ascertained at the hearing pro- vided by the law in force in the City nor shall any assessment be made in any case until after notice of hearing as provided by law Said assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of a special assessment which shall be executed in the name of the City of Fort Worth, PROVIDED however, that acting through its duly authorized Director of Public Works., the City of Fort Worth retaining the right to authorized payment of the sums assessed against abutting property upon such completed and accepted unit in not more than forty-eight equal regular monthly installments of not less than $9 00 each, the first of such installments to become due and payable not more than 30 days after the completion and acceptance by the City of the particular unit PROVIDED FURTHER, that the City Attorney is hereby empowered to authorize payments of said sums in lesser installments and/or over a longer period of time in cases in which the Director of Public Works has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship upon the property owner will otherwise result and PROVIDED FURTHER that such method of payment shall be authorized only in instances where the owner or owners of property abutting upon such completed and accepted unit shall have executed and delivered to the City of Fort Worth a lawful, valid and binding note and mechanic's and materialman's contract upon forma supplied by the City granting a mechanic's lien upon and conveying the said abutting property in trust to secure the payment by said owner or owners according to the terms thereof of the sums assessed against such property V The assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and the owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of special assessment which shall be executed in the name of the City by the Mayor of said City and the City Secretary shall attest the same and impress the corporate seal of the City thereon and which may have attached thereto coupons in evidence of. the several installments or in evidence of any of the installments in which the assessment is payable which certificates shall be issued to the City of. Fort Worth shall recite the terms and time of payment the amount of the assessment the description of the property, and the name of the owners as far as known, and shall contain such other recitals as may be pertinent thereto and shall further recite substantially that atl pro- ceedings with reference to the making of such improvements have been regularly had in compliance with law and that all prerequisites to the .f.ixing of. the assessment lien against the property described in said certificates and the personal liability of the owners thereof have been regularly had done and performed, and such re- citals shall be prima facia evidence of the matters ao recited and no further proof shall be required in any court and the said certificates shall provide substantially that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly ae the same matures then, at the option of the City of Fort Worth or its a~saigna, the entire amount of the assessment shall be and become immediately due and payable together with reasonable attorney s fees and costa of collection if incurred all of which, as well as the principal and interest on the assessment shall be a first and prior lien against the property superior to all other i~.~ns and claims except State County, School District and City ad valorem taxes No error or mistake in naming any owner or in describing any property or in any o~:her matter or thing shall invalidate any assessment or any certificate issued in evidence thereof and the omission of improvements on any particular unit or in front of any property exempt by law from the .lien of special assessment for street improvements shall not in- validate any assessment levied The certificates referred to need not contain recitals in exactly the works above provided for but the substance thereof shall suffice and they may contain other and addi tonal recitals pertinent thereto VI Bids having been advertised for sa required by Article 11QSb of the re- vised Civil Statutes of Texas ae amended and the bid of APAC-TEXAS, INC. having been found to be the lowest and beat bid for the making and construction of said improvements the contract there- fore is hereby awarded. to T~oan_m~vag R~~TC at and for the prices stated in the Proposal of said company and as reported and recommended by the Public Works Department which said report and recommendation is on file with the City the City Manager and the City Secretary are hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City of Fort Worth Texas and to impress the corporate seal of the City thereon the said contract embracing among other things the prices for the work VII To provide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred by the City of Fort Worth Texas by said contract there is hereby appropriated out of available funds and current revenues of the City an amount sufficient to pay said indebtedness so incurred VIII The improvements provided for herein shall be made and constructed notice given hearing held and assessment levied and all proceedings taken and had in accordance with and under the terms of the powers and provisions of Chapter 106 of the Acta of the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas now known as Article 1105b of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, which lew has been adopted as an amendment to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and under which law these proceedings are taken and had IX Each unit above described shall be and constitute a separate and independent unit of improvement and the assessments herein provided for shall be made for the improvements in each unit according to the cost of the improvements in that unit and according to the benefits arising from the improvements in that unit X In making assesamenta if the name of the owner be unknown, it shall be sufficient to so state the fact, and if any property be owned by an estate or by any firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient to so state, and it shall not be necessary to give the correct name of the owner but the real and true owners of the property mentioned shall be liable and the assesamenta against the property shall be valid XI The Director of Public Works of the City or Fort Worth Texas, be and he is hereby ordered and directed to file with the City Council estimates of the coat of such improvements in each unit in accordance with the terms of the powers and provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth Texas XII The City Secretary is directed to prepare sign and file with the County Clerk of Tarrant County Texas, a notice in accordance with the provisions of the Act passed at the Fifth Called Session of the Forty-first Legislature of the State of Texas and shown as Chapter 21 of the Acts of said Session of the Legislature said Act having been passed in the year 1930 and now known as Article 1220a of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes XIII 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 complete ordinance in the appropriate Ordinance Records of this City XIV This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ~ 7 ~ DAY OF , 19 ~ / APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney Via.. pity of Fort Worth, ~e~a~ 1~ayor and Co~an.cal Corn.~a.~ara.~cat~on DATE REFERENCE StlBJECT Award of Contract - Assessment PACE NUMBER Paving of Thomas Place from 2/17/81 **C-5538 Pershing to El Campo 1of 2 City Council action is requested on Project Nos 021-024-293-00 (Engineering) a 029-024-293-00 (Construction) as described below Street Limits Roadway-Width-Feet ROW-Width-Feet Thomas Place Pershing to E1 Campo 30 60 Origin of Project This project was initiated by a paving petition signed by the owners of 75% of the adjacent property and was received in the Assessment Paving Office on April 11 1980 On May 13 1980 (M&C G-4537) the City Council authorized the Director-of Public Works to design the project and prepare plans and specifica- tions for the advertisement of the project Improvements 'this .segment of Thomas Place will be improved with residential type hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement with concrete curb and gutter and driveway approaches Concrete sidewalk will be constructed on the east side of the street to provide a safe pedestrian walkway for school children in the area No storm drain facilities are required since the grade of the street will be adjusted to provide adequate drainage Receipt of Bids -The project was adver-used for bids on January 8 and 15 1981 and the following bids were received on January 29 1981 with 35 working days allotted to complete the project Bidder APAC-Texas, Inc A-1 Maintenance Inc Bob Moore & Bob Moore Inc Austin Road Company Pate Jones Asphalt Ince James W Jackson Inc Metroplex Paving Company SRO Asphalt Inc Ed Bell Construction Co M A Vinson Construction Uvalde Construction Co Amount $33 955,. 10 $34 681 05 $34 749 45 $35 931 00 $36 473 50 $37 132 00 Inc $37 214 00 $39 746 00 $:42 600 00 Co $43 645 45 $47 212 50 Project Cost and Financing Based on the low bid and standard policy approximately $6 810 98 is proposed to be assessed against the adjacent properties all of which are zoned "Residential and funding for the property owners' share of construction cost will be provided for by a bond fund transfer from the "Revolving Fund Unspecified" Cost to the City for construction is approximately $27 144 12 plus engineering Bond fund transfers in the amount of $27 200 are necessary from the Assessment Paving Unspecified" account for the City's construction cost and $800 from the 'Engine- ering Unspecified account to supplement the engineering funds in the project account J DAtE REfER NC , E ~ NUMBER t9UBJECT: AWard Of COtitraCt ~- A$$e$sment PACE~~ *C'~5538 Paving of Thomas Place from 2 2 at Itecornmenciatfayiis It i$ reconanended that 1 ~ The tollot~ittg band fund tran$f exa be approved f Fr`°~~ ~O Amount Reason 029-~OZ4~-~0].~bi~ Assessment Pavin~ ~ 029-021-x],01-00 Rdvolvin Fund $6.810 9$ Ta provide funds i ~Jiispecfied g Unspetif ied the Contribution Account 09r1.009~901-~00 ~tevolvitig ~'urid (194024-293'00 x,810 98 ~o provide funds V~apecifiecl Thomas PlacfE~ for pxoperty o~mers' Share of ~~.., con$tructian c+D$t 029~d74~9C11~~8 ; Aeeesa>me~tt PeVi: `:~, t~~~~~1~4~-25.3w Qf~ 27' ~ ~d0~ Ob ~o provide funds Uia~pecif ied "~hAtnli~ P~.a1C~` C~.t. ~ y $ COlcletruc~io~ cgat b2I~«d95w901~00~ „. E~~n$ir~earing - Ox1~'0~4-79k~0(~ ~`' 800x,0'0 Ta provide addi'~ 3 Utt$peci~ ied Thoiaas P1g~e ' tionsl Funds f9r' ' r+.~" :~.,. City $ suxwey, ~, inspection and ad>riinia~trative coal 2 An ordir-a~in~~ ~e adnptea A ~Decla~ici~ig ;the nece$sity for aria dre~e~ing tl~f~ >~tprave~nents; g 1~8king pr(riiaion$ for levyin8 ac+r~e$amet~t; C bl.rectit~g ttie Public Work$ De~sartment ttS pre~~i~e estimates o~ co$ts end ainouatg to be a$sesaed; "' U. A~iarding the contract to ApAC-Texas, ific-, iri the amount of X33,955 10 based oa their low bid; E. Making appropr,iati:ons to covet the itlc~ebtedne~ls tharr~by incurxed for imprnvetaeiit~i of the project nAiprad above;. aria 3 Afi ortlifian~e btu adopted ~F A iAppr+aving the estimates of eost$ acid amcunt$ propo$ed ,t ~s e~¢sed;and Setting Mare~h 17, 198]., es thA, data for the $enefit ~~~ arU ~1' GAY C ~i~Cl L GG p1g SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY: OAIGINATINn bEPARTMENT HEAD: P~8 ~'?' '1981 C o! PoIrC Moreht~Tn;..d 'ION 8V COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY ^ APPROVED OtWER (DESCRIDE) CItY SECRETARY FOR ADdIt1ONAL INFORMATION - ~ - ~ _, ~ ' CONTACt O ~ t e 7 ~~~ DATE "Ada tea 01~dinance ~o.d' 7 Declaring Necessl~ty &nd Ordering Paving and Ordinance No ,~:~setting date n enef ~t f~~e~~^ f ng r'