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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8139ORDINANCE NO. g ~ ~~- ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PART OF THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF_ CANTRE{~LrSANSOM .ROAD -_ _ AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS FIXING CHARGES AND LIENS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY_THEREON, AND AGAINST THE OWNERS THEREOF PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFI- GATES IN EVIDENCE WHEREOF RESERVING UNTO THE CITY COUNCIL THE RIGHT TO ALLOW CREDITS REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE RESPECTIVE ASSESSMENT TO THE EXTENT OF ANY, CREDIT GRANTED DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY ~'0 EN GROSS AND E1V'ROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH, AND BY FILING THE ORDINANCE IN THE ORDYNANCE RECORDS OF SAID CITYs AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, 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 Woa~th, Texas, be improved by raising grading or filling same and by constructing thereon to-wit CANTRELL-SANSOM ROAD From 120' west of Maiden Lane-~to Mark IV Parkway known and designated as Project No 021-364'97,a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a thirty-six foot roadway (North lane) The above, together with combined concrete curbs and gutter on proper grade and line where same are not already so constructed, together with storm drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtenances all of said improve- ments are to be so constructed as and where shown on the plans and in strict accordance with the Plans and Specifications therefor .and contract has been made and entered into withBrowrr & Blakn y, fn __ R Austin Rnad .nm~y for the making and construction of such improvements on the above said portion of streets, avenues and public places. WHEREAS, estimates of the cost of the improvements of each such portion of streets, avenues and public places were prepared and filed.. and approved and adopted by the City Council of the City and a time and place was fixed for a hearing and the proper notice of the time, place and purpose of said hearing was given and said hearing was had and held at the time and place fixed therefor to-wit, on the.~..5~day of-~1ul~C. 19-$i2_, x.30 A.M. , in the Council Chamber in the City Hall in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and at such hearing the following protests and objections were made, to-wit _protested that protested that. that .protested that -_ __protested that -- -----_ _protested that __ .___. _ __._ ___ _protested that _-- _- _-__.. __________.____.__protested that protested that ---._.____________-..___protested that and said hearing was continued to the present time in order to more fully accomplish the purposes thereof and all desiring to be heard were given full and fair opportunity to be heard and the City Council of the City having fult~ considered all proper matter is of the opinion that the said hearing should be closed and assessments should be made and levied as herein ordered I3E I1' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COITNCII, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 1')H:XA~, 'THAT I. laid hearing• be and the same is hereby closed and the said protest and objections, and an,y and all other ln•otests and ub,jections whether herein enumerated or or not be and t1rE' same ~u•e hereby overruled II. The l.it~ Council 1'rum the evidence finds that the assessments herein levied should be m~.rde and levied against the respectrve parcels of property abutting upon the said portrons of streets avenues and pub',ic places and against the owners of sorb property and that such assessments alyd charges are right and proper and ar•e substantially in proportion to the benefits to t{re respective parcels oi• property by means of the improvements in the unit for whit h sorb assessments are levied and establish substantial justice and equ~rlity and uniformity between the respective owners of the respectr~e properties and ]~etween all partres concerned considering the benefits received and burdens imposed and further finds that in e~u•h case the ~rbutting property assessed is specially benefited rn enhanced value to the said {>ropert~ b~ means of the card improvements in the unit upon which the particular property abuts and fob which assessment is levied and charge made in a sum in excess of the said assessment and charge made against the same b~ this ordinance <ind further finds that the apportion ment of the cost of the improvements is rn acc•ordance ~tirth the law in force in this City and the proceedings of the Cit. Ilf'1'etot•ol'e had ~~ith reference to said impro~ rtrents, and is in all respects valid and regular III There shall be surd is here{n lei red rind assessed against the parcels of property herein below mentioned and against the real and true owners thereof (~tihether such otiners be correetl~ n<<med herein or not) the sums of money itemised below opposite the desorption ot• the respective prrrc•els of• property and the several amounts ~rssessed agriina the same and the owners thereof as far as sorb owners are known being as follows I~ ~~'here more than one person, firm or corpo~•ation owns an interest in any property above described, each said person, fi~•m or corporation shall be personally liable only for its, her or his pro rata of the total assessment against such property irr proportion as its, his or her, respective interest bears to the total ownership of such property and its, his or respective interest in such property may be released from the assessment lien upon pay ment of such proportionate sum. V The several sums above mentioned and assessed against the said parcels of property and the owners thereof and interest thereon at the rate of six per cent (6c.) per annum, together with reasonable attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, are hereby declared to be and are made a lien upon the respective parcels of property :g,rinst which the same are assessed and a personal liability and charge against the real and true owners of such property whether such owners be correctly named herein or not, and the said liens shall be and constitute the first enforceable lien and claim against the property on which such assessments are levied, and shall be a first and paramount lien thereon superior to all other liens and claims, except State County School District and City ad valorem taxes. The sums so assessed against the abutting property and the owners thereof shall be and become due and payable as follows, to-wit in five (5) equal installments, due respectively on or before thirty (3U) days, one (1) two ('L) three (3) and four (4) years from the date of completion and acceptance of the improvements in the respective unit., and the assessments against the property abutting upon the remaining units shall be and become due and payable in such installments after the date of the completion and acceptance of such respective units, and shall bear interest from said date at the rate of six per cent (6 )per annum payable annually with each instal] ment, except as to the first installment, which shall be due and pavabie at the maturity thereof so that upon the completion and acceptance of the improvements in a particular unit, assessments against the property abutting upon such completed and accepted unit shall be and become due and payable rn such installments, and with interest from the date of such completion and acceptance Provided however that any owner shall have the right to pay the entire assessment, or any installment thereof before maturity by payment of principal and accrued interest, and provided further that if default shall be made in the payment of principal or interest promptl~• as the same matures, then the entire amount of.' the assessment upon which such default is made shall at the option of said City of Fort Worth or its assigns, be and become immediately due and payable, and shall be collectable, together with reasonable attorney s fees and cost of c°ollec•tion if incurred PROVIDED however that acting through its duly authorized Director of Public V~'orl;s the City of Fort Worth retains the right to authorize payment of the sums assesed against abutting property upon such completed and accepted unit in not more than forty-eight (~K) equal regular monthly installments of not less than $p 00 each the first of such installments to become due and payable not more than thirty (3O) days after the eonrpletion and acceptance by the City of the particular unit PROVIDED FURTHER that the City Attorney is hereby empowered to authorize payments of said sums of lesser installments and/or o~ er a longer period of time in cases in which the Director of Public ~'~orl;s has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship upon the property owner will otherwise result and PP~OVIDED FURTHER that suer method of payment shall be authorized only in instances where the owner or owners of hropert~ abutting upon such completed and accepted unit shall have executed and delivered to the City of Fort ~L orth a lawful valid and binding note and mechanic s and materialman s contract upon forms supplied b~ the Cite granting a mechamc• s lien upon and c•on~eying the said abutting property in trust to secure the payment h~ said owner or owners according to the terms thereof of the sums assessed against such property ~I. If default shall bF made in the payment of any assessment collection thereof Shall be enforced either by the sale of the property by the Assessor and Collector of 'faxes of said City as near as possible in the same man- ner provided fin, the sale of property for the IIOI]-jril~"Irlerrt ~~f ad ~ alorenr tales or at tl~e option of the City of Fort Worth or its assigns, p<ryment of said sums shall be enforced b~ suit in any eourt of competent jurisdic tion, or as provided in any mechanic, s or materialman s contract as aforesaid and said City shall exercise all of its lawful powers to aid in the enforcement and collection of said assessments. VII. The total amount assessed against the respective parcels of abutting property and the owner thereof is in accordance with the proceedings of the City relating to said improvements and assessments thereof and is less than the proportion of the cost allowed and permitted ln, the law n force ur th<~ City VIII. Although the aforementioned charges have been fixed levied and assessed in the respective amounts hereinabove stated the City Council does heI•eby reserve unto itself t:he right to reduce the aforementioned assessments b~ allowing credits to certain property owners where deemed appropriate. Notwithstanding the City Council has herein reserved the right to issue credits it steal] not be required to issue credits and w ill not do so, if same would result in any equity and/or unjust discriminatx>n The principal amount of each of the several assessment certificates to be issued t11e City of Fort Worth, Texas as her•einaftei• provided shall be fixed and determined by deckuct.ing from the amount of any assessment hereinabove levied such amount or amounts, if any as may hereafter be allowed by the City Council as a credit against the respective assessments IX. For the purpose of evidencing the several sums assessed against the respective parcels of abutting prop- erty and the owners thereof and the time and terms oi' payment and to aid in the enforcement and collection thereof assignal.)le certificates in the principal amount of the respectr~ e assessments less the amount of any re- spective credit allowed thereon shall be )slued 1)v the City of Fort ~~ or th Texas upon completion and accept ~tnce by the Cite of. the impro~-ements rn each unit of improvement as tl~+e ~~orl. rn such unit is completed and accepted which certificates shall be executed b~ the m~r~or rn the name of the Citv and attested by the City Secretary with the torpor ate seal of the Crty rn)pressed thereon tail hill I)e pat able to tine Crty of Fort Worth or its assigns anti shall declare the said amounts, time and terra ~+t• pa. meat rate of interest and the date of the completion and acceptance of the improyemer.ts abutting upon uc h property for whicl~ the certificate is issued -.tad shall contain the name of the owner or :,wners if l.n ~~ r) clesc i ipirun of the property by lot and block number or• i'ront feet thereon or such other descapti.on as may utl er~~rse identify the same and if the said proper•t~ shall be owned by an estate then the desc•riptron +'1• an)e as s., u~yned shall be suHicrent and no error or mistake in descrrl.)ing ant l.~ropert~ or in gig ir.g the name of the +~+ net sh;:ill tn~ alidate of in anywise impair such certificate to the assessments lei iecl 'The certificates shall pro~rde ubstantiall~ t )at rf sank shall nut. bra pain pronrptl~ t+pun matur•rty then they sh 11 1)e c.,llectal)le with r•easunable +ttorne~ s fees and o>as ~f ~ull<><ti~,+~ if incurt•t~d and shall lmovide substantially that the amounts ear fenced therel)~ ;;hall be Paul to the A~ses,o+ and Collector of Taxes of the City of Fort ~'~ orth 'Ce~as who sha}1 issue h+ receipt th re or a h+c I ~h ill be e~ ideate of such payment on any demand foi the same and the tassessut tad (ol}c:ctor of Tales h tl deposit he sums so received 1)v him forth with with the (`itti Treasurer to be kept ;rnd held I). him in i separate t•+rncl anck then ant payment shall be made it the Citt the Assessor and Cc liector of 'faxes a .on ucli r•c~r ilti~ale shall upon presentation to him of the certificate l.>~ the holder thereof endorse sa+d px~ nrent the •en~t ]f uc1+ serf ticate l~)e assigned then the holder thereof shall be entitled to rec•e}~e from the C'tl~ Tte;csurc~r the am+ur+t p~rid upon the presentation to him of such certificate so endorsed and credited and such end_+rsen ~ nt + } + iit :;h it be the Treasurer s Warrant for making such payment tiuch payments h~ the '['~ easu •r' h ,11 !+e i e c, tecl f the ku)lder of such certificate in writing and by su •render thereof' ~~hen the 1)rutt pal f ti r ~.ti+th ~<< rued ir~t+~rest. and 11 cost, of collection and reasonable attorney s fees rf incurred h<r~e been ! ;uc} in full Said certificates shall further recite substantially that ih~ pr oceeclrngs ~~ rth reference to making the improvements have been r•eg~ularl~ had rn compliance ~tiith the i c~ tr~cl tl it all 1>r•c~requr rtes to the fixing of the assessment lieu against the prolerty described in sucdr c~rt.ific tic +nd t.lie per•sc>n;r! hahiltt~ of the owners thereof have been performed and such recital;; shall 1>e prima fat re e~ i lc r. ?• 11 ih nr +tic~r•~ r•ecrted rrr uc•h certificates. and no further proof thereof shall be required in any c•i,urt Said certificates may Kaye co~rpuns attached t.het ~t++ ur e~ + -lea e ui' each r any of the se. eral installments thereof or may h;r~ e cotrl~x)ns for each of• the first four installments lE~ayin the main c•er•trficate to serve for the fifth installment which coupons may be p;rtal)le to the C. t~ of Furt tit orth or rt as:>ihns mat he igned with the facsimile signatures of the ;\'kavot and <'rtv Secretary Said cei~tificatea shall further recite that the City of Fort Worth, Texas shall exercise. all of its lawful powers, when requested so to do, to aid in the enforcement and collection thereof, and may contain recitals sub- stantially in accordance with the above and other additional recitals pertinent or appropriate thereof, and it shall not be necessary that the recitals be in the exact form above set forth, but the substance thereof shall be sufficient. The fact that such improvements may be omitted on any portion of any of said units adjacent to any premises exempt from the lien of such assessments shall not in anywise invalidate, affect or impair the lien of such assessments upon other premises. X. Full power to make and levy reassessments and to correct mistakes, errors, invalidities or irregularities, either in the assessments or in the certificates issued in evidence thereof, is, in accordance with the law in force in this City vested in the City XI. All assessments levied are a personal liability and charge against the real and true owners of the premises described, notwithstanding such owners may not be named, or may be incorrectly named. XII. The assessments so levied are for the improvements in the particular unit upon which the property described abuts, and the assessments for the improvements in any unit are in nowise affected by the improve- ments or assessments in any other unit, and in making assessments and in holding said hearing, the amounts assessed for improvements in any one unit have been in nowise connected with the improvements or the assess- ments therefor in any other unit. XIII. The assessments levied are made and levied under and by virtue of the terms, powers and. provisions of an Act passed at the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, known as Chapter 106 of the Acts of said Session and now shown as Article 110bb of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, which Act has been adopted as an amendment to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. XIV 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 Wortii, Texas, and by filing the complete Ordinance in the appro- priate Ordinance Records of said City XV 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. PASSED AND APPROVED this ~~ day of ~ ~-- 19 ~ v APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney r. /~ PROJECT NO 021-36497 CANTRELL-SANSOM ROAD IN NORTHBROOIC ADDITION, PkIASE 1, FROM 120' WEST F MAIDEN LANE TO MARK IV PARKWAY, to be improved by constructing a seven-inch thick rein- forced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a thirty-six foot roadway (North lane only) ZONING OWNER LOT BLOCK FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT NORTH SIDE NORTHBROOK ADDITION Cambridge Realty Company 22 26 120' Side lot adjusted to 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 100' Pavement $13 22 $1,322 00 Dallas, TX 75240 100' Curb 2 28 228 00 $1,550 00 Maiden Lane intersects Cambridge Realty Company 29 27 110' Side lot adjusted to 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 100' Pavement $13 22 $1,322 00 Dallas, TX 75240 100' Curb 2 28 228 00 $1,550 00 Cambridge Realty Company 27 27 Rear lot 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 120' Pavement $ 6 61 $ 793 20 Dallas, TX 75240 120' Curb 1 14 136 80 $ 930 00 Cambridge Realty Company 26 27 165' Rear lot adjusted to (Drainage easement) 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 110' Pavement $ 6 61 $ 727 10 Dallas, TX 75240 110' Curb 1 14 125 40 $ 852 50 Cambridge Realty Company 22 25 135' Rear lot adjusted to ( Drainage easement) 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 80' Pavement $ 6 61 . $ 528 80 Dallas TX 75240 80' Curb 1 14 91 20 $ 620 00 Cambridge Realty Company 23 25 Rear lot 4850 Westgrove Drive Res 100' Pavement $ 6 61 $ 661 00 Dallas, TX 75240 100' Curb 7 14 114 00 $ 775 00 -1- PROJECT NO 021-36497, CANTRELL-SANSOM ROAD IN NORTHBROOK ADDITION, PHASE 1, Continued ZONING OWNER LOT BLOCK FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT NORTH SIDE Cambridge Realty Company 24 4850 Westgrove Drive Dallas, TX 75240 NORTHBROOK ADDITION 25 Rear lot Res 75' Pavement $ 6 61 $ 495 75 75` Curb 1 14 85 50 $ 581 25 Deerfoot Trail intersects Cambridge Realty Company 1 4850 Westgrove Drive Dallas, TX 75240 22 110 O1` Side lot adjusted to Res 100' Pavement $13 22 $1,322 00 100' Curb 2 28 228 00 $ 1,550 00 J BASS SURVEY R. W McKithan Tract 2 7920 Summit Cove Agri 596' Pavement Fort Worth, TX 76179 Vol 5032 596' Curb Page 333 James E Rogers Tract 2-A (Owner occupied} et ux Mary Agri 240' Pavement 2209 Cantrell-Sansom Rd Vol 5472 240' Curb Fort Worth, TX 76131 Page 61 Drainage easement Cambridge Realty Company 22 4850 Westgrove Drive Dallas, TX 75240 $53 02 $31,599 92 2 28 1,358 88 $33 12 $7,948 80 2 28 547 20 $32,958 80 $ 8,496 00 40' NORTHBROOK ADDITION 57 602 89' Pavement Comm 602 89` Curb $53 02 $31,965 23 2 28 1,374 59 $33,339 82 -2- ,~ PROJECT NO 021-36497, CANTRELL-SANSOM ROAD IN NORTHBROOK ADDITION, PHASE I, continued TOTAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS (ASSESSMENTS) $ 83,203 37 TOTAL COST TO CITY OF FORT WORTH $724,443 38 TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST $807,646 75 -3- ~n / ~~' v ` Mayor and ~o~,n~~l ~om.~aun~catxon DATE NUMBER CE SUBJECT Benefit Hearing - Cantrell-Sanso PAGE 7/15080 G-4619 Road Paving and Drainage Improvements lof 2 ~~. On June 24 1980 (M&C C-5144) the City Council declared the necessity for and ordered the improvements on Cantrell-Sansom Road Project No 021-36497-00 described below Construction contracts were awarded to Brown and Blakney Inc in the amount of $497 049 for the storm drainage improvements including street excavation and to Austin Road Company ire the amount of $264 881 90 for the paving improvements ~Yu1y 15 1980 was set as the date for the.. benefit hearing All adjacent property owners were notified of the hearing by certified mail on June 27 1980 Street Cantrei1-Sansom Road Roadway R 0 W Limits Width-Feet Width-Feet Little Fossil Creek l of 2 60 to Mark ITT Parkway 36-foot lanes I Origin of Project 'This project was initiated in conjunction with. Community Facilities Con- tract No 10036 Non~th~rook Addition Phase I approved September 9 1978 (M&C C-4343) Cantrell-Sansom Road is a border street on the south side of the development Improvements `This project consists of the construction of the north 36-foot wide traffic land of a double 36-foot wide boulevard type roadway `The south 1a.ne will be constructed when futaare development occurs on the south side Current improvements will include construction of major thorough- fare grade concrete pavement with concrete curb Storm drain improve- menu w:~.11 consist of approximately 1 080 feet of reinforced conncrete pipe and appurtenances as well as 380 feet of concrete box culvert Assessme.n2~s ar~d Enhancements In keeping with standard developer and assessment paving policy property zoned other than residential is beirYg assessed $55 30 per front foot for pavement and curb with the exception of one owner occupied parcel which is being assessed $3S 40 per front foot Residentially zoned property is being assessed $15 50 per front foot for pavement and c~nrb and. $7 75 per foot where the street is; at the rear of the 1o~t `T~~.ta1 pro- posed assessments on all adjacent property is $83 203 3'7 DATE 7/15/80 NUMBER CE SUBJECT Benefit Hearing - Cantrell-Sansom PAGE Road Paving and Drainage Improvements 2 or 2 G-4619 Based on previous appraisals of similar property the improved drainage and the new roadway it is the opinion of the Public Works Director that each parcel of property being assessed will be enhanced in value by an amount equal to or greater than the proposed assessment Recommendation It is recommended t hat an ordinance be adopted closing the benefit hearing and levying the assessments as proposed VS cvl Attachment APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL `~UL '~'~ 19$4 .~I~--~_,_._.~.. «x~r~n ~4 o: ~o>r~ ~><~, :W4U- SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S DISP051TION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY APPROVED ^ ORIGINATING Keith Smith ADAPTED ~~ n ~~ RIBE~ C~~~~ CITY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT HEAD: / atlU o n ones FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT DATE