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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8068ORDINANCE NO.~~ 8 ORDINANCE CLOSING HEARING AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PART OF THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF__,~9S~. NnRTN~rnF nRrvF _ AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE ('ITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS FIIi-ING 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 CATE$ IN EVIDENCE WHEREOF RESERVING UNTO THE CITY COUNCIL THE RIGHT TO ALLOW CREDITS REDUCING THIL AMOUNT OF THE RESPECTIVE ASSESSMENT TO THE EXTENT OF ANY, CREDIT GRANTED DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EN GROSS AND ENROLL 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 ORDINANCE RECORDS OF SAID CITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texans, has heretofore ordered that each o:P the hereinafter described portions oP streets, avenues and public .places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, be improved by raising grading, or filling same and by constructing thereon to-wit EAST NORTHSIDE DRIVE From Trinity River Bridge to Samuels Avenue Bridge, known and designated as Project No 021-36513, shot-mix asphaltic surface course on a concrete base with seven-inch high super- imposed concrete curb on a sixty-foot roadway Six-inch thick concrete driveways will be con- structed where specified 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 Plana and in strict accordance with the Plans and Specifications therefor .and contract has been made and entered into with Ashland-Warren. InC. 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 flxeil therefor to-wit, on the 25th day of March , 1g_gp_._, 9.30 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 that protested that __-___-_` ___ ______ _protested that -- ----------------- ----------------- -Protested that protested that protested that __-__ -.__~____-____-_-___...___protested that xnd 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 1'ull~ considered all proper matter is of the opinion that the said hearing should be closed xnd assessments should be made and levied as herein ordered BE IT ORDAINED $Y THE ('ITY COLTN('IL OF THE CITY OI•' FORT WORTH 7'H:XA~, 'THAT I. laid hear•in~• be and the same is herebv closed and the said protest and oh•tections, and any and all other Irrotests and objections whether herein enumerated or u- not be ~rlld thEr same ~u•e hereby overruled. II. The City (.oUn(lI 1'rum the evidence finds that the assessments hereur levied should be made and levied against the respec•t-ve lru•c•els of property xbuttrng upon the said portions of streets, avenues and public places and against the gwners of such property and that such assessments and charges are right and proper and are substantially in proportion to the benefits to the respective parcels of prvperh by means of the improvements in the rmit for wliirh such assessments are levied, and establish substantial ,justice and eduality and uniformity between the respective owners of• the respective I»•operties, and between all pai•tres concerned considering the benefits rec•eiyeci and burdens imposed and further finds that in each case the abutting property assessed is specially benefited -n enhanced value tq the said prober ~ b~ means of the said improvements in the unit upon which the particular ln•crperty abuts xnd fo- NIl]Cl? assessment -s levied and charge made in a sum in excess of the said assessment and charge made against the same bt this grdinanee and further finds that the apportion meat of the cost of the inprovements is in ac•cor~dxnre ~ti-th the law in force in this City and the pr•oeeedings of the (`it.~ Ilf'1'et0fol'e had tiith reference to card impro~ >?7?ents, and is in all respects valid and regular III There shall be and is herelr~ lei ied and issessed ~tg<rinst the parcels of f.n•opert~ herein below mentioned and against the re~rl xnd true off Hers thereof (~ti Nether such o~ Hers, be c•orrectl~ named herein or not) the sums of money itemised below oppos-te the description of• the respec tip e parcels uf• property and the several amounts assessed against the same and the owners thereof <-s far as such owners are l:npwn being as follows ti IV ~'~'here more than one person, firm or corporation owns an interest in any property above described, each said person, firm or corporation shall be personally liable only for- its, her or his pro rata of the total assessment against such property in proportion as its his or het- 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 sevet•al 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 (6~) per annum, together with reasonable attorney s fees and casts of collection, if incurred at•e 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 (2) 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 ;ix per cent (6 ) het- annum, payable annually with each install- ment, except as to the first installment, wliich 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 in 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 insl:allment 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 promptly 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 assrg•ns be and become immediately due and payable, and shall be collectable, together- with reasonable attorneys fees and cost of collection if incurred, PFOVIDED however that acting through its duly authorized Director of Public VC or la the City of Furt Worth retains the right to authorize payment of the sums assesecl against abutting property upon such completed and accepted unit in not more than forth-eight (4R) equal regular monthly installments of not less than $9 00 each the first of such installments to become due and payable not more than thirty (311) days after the completion and acceptance by the Citv of the particular unit PP~OVIDED Fi. PTHEF 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 ~'~ of ks has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship upon the property owner will otherwise result and PROVIDED FUY.THEI., that such method of payments shall be authorized only in instances where the owner or owners of property abutting upon such completed and ~iccepted unit shall have executed and delivered to the City of Fort forth a lawful ~alyd and binding note and mechanic s and materialman s contract upon forms supplied b~ the City granting a mechanic- s lien upon and c•omeving 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 be made in the payment of ant assessment collection thereof shail be enforced either by the sale of the property In the Assessor and Collector of Taxes of said City as near as possible in the same man ner provided for the sale of property for the non. prtymet;t of ad ~ alorem taxes o at the option of the City of Fort Worth or its assigns, payment of said sums shall he. enforced b~ suit rn any cotu•t of competent jurisdic tion, or as provided in and mechanic s or mater•ialman 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 relatrng to said improvenie~nts and assessments thereof and is less than the proportion of the cost allowed and permitted by the law n force rn the City VIII. Although the aforementioned charges have been fixed levied and assessed in the respectrve amounts hereinabove stated the City Council does hereby reserve unto rtself t:he right to reduce the aforementioned assessments by allowing credits to certain pi°oper°ty owners where deemed appropriate Notwithstanding the City Council has herein reserved the right to issue credits it shall not be required to issue credits and will not do so if same would result in any equity and/or unjust discrimination. The principal amount of each of the sever.•al assessment certificates to be issued the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as hereinafter provided shall be fixed and determined by deducting 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 agarnst the respective parcels of abutting prop- erty and the owners thereof and the time and terms of payment and to aid rir t:he enforcement and collection thereof assignal.)le certificates in the principal amount of the respectr~ e assessments less the amount of any re- spective c°redrt allowed thereon shall be issued by the City of Fort ~~ or th Testis upon completion and accept ante by the (`ity of the impro~•ements in each unit of improvement as the wort. in such unit is completed and accepted which certificates shall be executed by the mayor in the Hanle of the Citv and attested by the City Secretai°v with the corporate seal of the City impressed thereon and hall lte payable to tite City of Fort Worth or its assigns anti shall declare the said amounts, time and tei•rn of lrrt ment rate of interest, and the date of the completion and acreptanre c f the rmproyements abutting upon such propert~~ for whuh the certificate is issued and shall contain the name of the owner or owners rf l.n ~~ n desc ~ rptiun of the property by lot and block number or front feet thereon or uch other desciption as may utl erwrsc, rdentifv the same and if the said property shall be owned by an estate then the descriptron of ante as su owned shall be sufiic°ient and no error or mistake in describing am property or ur gry ir.o• the nanre of thE~ ,u Her shzdl rm alidate or in am wise impair such certificate to the assessments ley red The certificates shall proy rde ubst<uttially t tat if san)c hall nut 1)r~ paui pre)nrptly upon maturity then they sh Il be culler table with reasonable rttorney s fees and r~o t f r•olle< trop rf incurred and shall provide substantially that the amounts e~-r ~lenced there~l,~ sh~lll he pzu~l to tht~ A sessu) rnd Collector of Taxes of the City of Fort ~~'orth 're~as who shall issue hi receipt there rn «h)r I h rll be ~~ rdence of such payment on any demand for the same and the Assessor utd Colic~ctor of -['ales h rl dept stt he sums so received by him forth with wrth the Crty Treasurer to be kept <rnd held I)~ him in i. separate frtud and when ant payment shall be made rr the City the A lessor and Cc liector of 'I•axes a )un uc I~ r erotic rte shill upon presentation to him of the c•ertrticate 1n the holder thereof endorse said p<ry meat thr •eut' li uc 1) ce)•t tic ate be assigned then the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Crt~. '),reasurer the utwnn+~ paid upon the presentation to him of such certificate so endorsed and credited <rnd such end u•sen c~nt .r ~i r lit sh it be the Treasurer's Warrant for nraking such payment such payments })~ the 'I'reasurei h rll !re rc er teri f r the holder of such certificate in writing and 1)v su -render thereof' when the ln•inc pal i ti ) ~.y~th uc rue,i interest and :11 costs of collection and reasonable trtt()1'11P.1 s fees i1' rncurr•ed hate been yard in full Said certificates shall further recite sub<;t~uitially that the ln•oceedings w•rih reference to making the impro~~ements have been i•egulail} had in compliance y+ith the 1 ~~ utd tl ii all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment hc:n a~•ainst the property described rn such cr~r+. riu ate urd t.l~c~ persc nal liahilit~ of the owners thereof hate been performed and sur_h recitals shall 1)e prirria facie eyiclr~n !' Il th nr rttcrti recrted fir uc•h certificates. <rnd no further proof thereof shall Le required in any ri>ui•t. Said certificates niay have coupons attached thereto in e. i -lent e r i' c~ac it n any nf• the ley er a] installments thereof or may hay e c°oul)ons for ear h of tl~e first four rnst~illments le~ryin thr~ m~rin rei•trfrc•at.e to serge for the fifth installment which coul~ions may be parable to the C ty of Fur-t 1'4orth rn it assigns mar be igned with the f~icsimile signatures of the A'iayrn and t'ity ~~ecretarv Said certificates 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 ather additional recitals pertinent or appropriate thereof, and it shall not be necessary that the recitals be in th.e 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 irnprovementa in any unit are in nowise affected by the improve- ments or assessments in any other unit, and ins 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 1106b 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 `lVortii,, 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 '~`S-day of ~''~'"`'~`' 19~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney PRtlJECT N0 _ 021-36513, EAST NORTHSIDE GRIVE, FROM TRINITY RIVER BRIDGE TO SAMUELS AVENUE BRIDGE, to be improved by constructing a hot-mix asphaltic surface course on a concrete base, with seven-inch high superimposed' concrete curb on a sixty-foot roadway Six-inch thick concrete driveways will be constructed where specified BLOCK OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE NORTH SIDE F G MULLIKIN SURVEY Tarrant Co Water Tract 8 76' Curb Control Board Ind 263 S F Driveway 800E Northside Drive Vol 3445 Fort Worth, TX Page 1 76102 Crowley-Stewart Co Tract 21 164 7' Curb 526 Roberts Cut-off Ind 682 S F Driveway Fort Worth, TX Vol 3445 76114 Page 316 Attn John H Stewart Dean Meat Co 8 1-R P 0 Box 4155 Ind Fort Worth, TX 76106 North Park Drive intersects Joe W Ogburn's 3 2-R Brake & Equipment Ind P 0 Box 4510 Fort Worth, TX 76106 Tesco Tract 7-A P 0 Box 970 Ind Fort Worth, TX 76101 NORTHPARK INDUSTRIAL 164' Existing facilities $1 91 $314 58 3 71 2,530 22 $2,844 80 193 73' Existing facilities F G MULLIKIN SURVEY 75' Curb RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT $1 91 $145 16 3 71 975 73 $1,120 89 $1 91 -0- -0- $143 25 $ 143 25 1 PROJECT NO 021-36513, EAST NORTHSIDE DRIVE cont BLOCK OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT NORTH SIDE NORTHPARK INDUSTRIAL Leo Bradshaw 1 2-R P 0 Box 4487 Ind Fort Worth, TX 76106 SOUTH SIDE Four-way Properties, 5-A Inc Ind 2630 W Freeway Fort Worth, TX 76102 Tesco Tract 7-A P 0 Box 970 Ind Fort Worth, TX 76101 J D Aston 2 2502 Cullen Ind Fort Worth, TX 76107 Utility easement Northpark Venture #1 1 c/o Nick Rose Dev Co Ind 2630 W Freeway Suite 128 Fort Worth, TX 76102 216' Curb $1 91 NORTHPARK BUSINESS CENTER 254 2' Frontage 186' Curb $1 91 $355 26 271 S F Driveway 3 71 1,005 41 $1,360 67 F G. MULLIKIN SURVEY 75' Curb $1 91 NORTHPARK BUSINESS CENTER 230' Curb $1 91 $412 56 $ 412 56 $143 25 $ 143 25 $439 30 $ 439 30 25' 208 16' Curb $1 91 $397 59 $ 397 59 2 PROJECT NO 021-36513, EAST NORTHSIDE DRIVE, cont BLOCK OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE SOUTH SIDE Tarrant Co Water Control Board 800E Northside Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76102 FRUHWIRTH ADDITION RATE ~4MOUNT A 247' Existing facilities Ind TOTAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS (ASSESSMENTS TOTAL COST TO CITY OF FORT WORTH TOTAL ESTIMATEC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCCCCAAC I,IT -0- $ 6,862 31 $142,229 89 $149,092 20 3 ~~~~. ~~. • • • City of l~~ort Worth, texas .A~7ayor and ~o~~a,~~l Com.rn.-a,~naccat~oaa, DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT BenEf~t.. Hearing - East Northside PACE NUMBER Drive Paving` and Drainage 3/25/80 G`4484 Tmprovements lof 2 On February 26 1980 (M&C C-4999) the City Council declared the necessity for and ordered the improvements on East Northside Drive Project No 021-36513-00 as described below A construction contract was awarded to Ashland-Warren, Inc , in the amount of $139 338 50 and M'.arch 25 1980 was set as the date for the Benefit Hearing All the adjacent property owners were notified of the hearing by certified mail on March 7 1980 Project Description Roadway ROW Street Limits Width-Feet Width-Feet East Northside Drive Trinity River Bridge 48 to 60 130-155 East to Sam.uel~ Ave Origin of Project On February 7 1977 (M&C C-3669) the City Council approved a Community Facili- ties Contract with Four-Way Properties Inc for the development of North Park Business Center which is located on the south side of East Northside Drive and west of Samuels Avenue The contract did not stipulate the upgrading of East Northside Drive Howevez° the developer arnd other property owners requested the street be improved to provide continuous ~.urb and better access to their businesses On November 14 1978 (M&C C-4418) the City Council approved an engineering contract with Farrington and Associates. Ync to perform the engineering design service and prepare plans a.nd specifications for the improvement of East Northside Drive to include the widening to five lanes required left turn lanes and median openings curb and gutter drainage facilities and required appur- tenances lmprovements East Northside Drive will be improved by removal of the asphalt surface removal of a portion of the concrete median and replace it with a new concrete base repair existing concrete base failures and widen the base from 48 to bD' to include construction of a concrete: superimposed curb and construct a.x~ew hot-mix asphaltic concrete surface course the length of the project Storm drainage will consist of 576' of concrete pipe and appurtenances Assessments and Enhancements ~ All of the adjacent property is zconed industrial Standard City policy states that under street reconstruction or widening proper~y zoned other than resi- dential shall be assessed for non existing curb gutter and driveway approaches • • DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Benefit Hearing - East Northside PAGE NUMBER Drive Paving and Drainage 3 25y~80 G-4484 Im rovements -~°f~- plus widening The assessment paving policy for new street construction also im~.ts the amounts to be assessed on a 40 - 64' wide street to 20' of paving from the face of the curb toward the center of the street East Northside Dxi~re has previously been constructed to a 48' wide roadway and assessed accordingly Consequently on this project, property owners will only be assessed for non-existing concrete curb and driveway approaches which amounts ~:o apprn~ximately $6 862 31 It is the opinion of the Public Works Director that each parcel of property being assessed will enhance in value in an amount equal to or more than the prop:~sod assessment as a result of the improvements Recommendation It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted closing the benefit hearing and levying the assessments as proposed ~S plg Attae.h..ment 'APPROVED BY ~ CITY CQU~iCIL MAR ~~ 1980 ~~ SUBMITTED FOR THE ABY GER'S I ecretazy DISPOSITION BY COUNC ~~ Gt ~pIC WO C f the ~PR~),Cy~SED BY O FFICE .~ ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ~ D q~ ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) l` " ~ EPARTMENT HEAD• Kelth A Smlth S; ~` ~~ y r~'~ 'u ~~~ F~.~,~ + o ,~ ~ O ~ CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ~~ . c. u ~ CONTACT John Jones, EXt 7901 DATE