HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7474 ORDINANCE NO. -7 4 -7 4 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF IMPROVE-
MENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON A PORTION OF
MEACHAM BOULEVARD
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:
MEACHAM BOULEVARD from 824' west of Blue Mound Road to Blue Mound
Road, known and designated as Project No.
104-36000-415, a seven-inch thick reinforced
concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized
subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete
curb. The roadway will consist of two thirty-six
foot traffic lanes with a twenty-eight foot median.
Twelve-foot left-turn lanes will be constructed at
Pylon Street and Blue Mound Road.
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 and
entered into with Texas Bitulithic Company ;
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:
MEACHAM BOULEVARD From 824' west of Blue Mound Road to Blue Mound
Road, known and designated as Project No. 104-
36000-415.
The estimated cost of improvements is $ 112,758.24 the estimated amount
per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for superimpose
concrete curb is $ t _nh ; the estimated amount per front foot to
be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 27.83 ;
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the
owners thereof for -n- 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 $ _n_ per square foot; the total
est4mated amount per front foot to be as against abutting property and the owners
thereof is $ 28.89 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 7th day of February , 19 77 , at 9-In A 4.
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 City 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, in 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 tax 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 berimproved is listed as "unknown" on the then current City of
Fort Worth tax rolls, or the name o€--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 in 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 as,sessed,, 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 perms
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 same in the Minute Book of the City Council and by
filing the complete 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.
Passed and approved this lot" day of January 1977
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
- City of Fort Worth, Texas
"'F Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Meacham PAGE
NUMBER Boulevard Improvements 2
1/10/77 C-3646 i of
City Council action is requested on Project No. 104-36000-415, as described
below:
Roadway R.O.W.
Unit Street 'Limits Width-Feet Width-Feet
II-B Meacham Boule- 824' West of Blue Mound 2 - 36' Lanes 120'
vard Road to Blue Mound Road W/28' Median
Origin of Pro-t!�ct
This project was initiated in conjunction with Community Facilities Contract
No. 8988 as approved by M&C C-3548 on October 18, 1976, with Meacham 3/Way
Center, a joint venture. Meacham Boulevard is a border street on the south
side of the development. Unit II-A, drainage improvements contract will
be awarded by the Developer,
Improvements
e
This portion of Meacham Boulevard will be improved with major thoroughfare
grade concrete pavement with superimposed concrete curb and two 36-foot traffic
lanes with a 28-foot median. Also included are 12-foot wide left-turn lanes
at Pylon Street and Blue Mound Road. Street excavation work will be done by
the Developer.
Submission of Bids
The following bids were received on November 30, 1976:
Bidder Amount Workin& Days
Texas Bitulithic Co. $101,584.00 90
J. L. Bertram Construction 104,047.52 55
Austin Road Company 120,023.62 75
Project Cost and Financing
Based on the low bid and standard policy, approximately $42,835.66 is pro-
posed to be assessed against abutting properties, which will be provided
for by a bond fund transfer from the Revolving Fund Unspecified. Cost to
the City for street construction is estimated to be approximately $69,922.58,
including engineering, requiring bond fund transfers from the Streets in
New Additions Unspecified and Engineering Unspecified Accounts, to supple-
ment Account No. 104-36000-415, Meacham Boulevard.
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Meacham PAGE
NUMBER
1/10/77 C-ER Boulevard Improvements 2 or 2
Recommendations
It is recommended that;
1) The following bond fund transfers be approved:
-Amount From To Reason
$42,835.66 Unspecified Revolving Meacham Boulevard To provide funds for the
Fund 042-09000-901 042-15000-415 property owners' share
of construction costs.
$ 99000,00 Streets in New Meacham Boulevard To provide additional
Addition (Unspeci- 104-36000-415 funds for the City's
fied) share of construction
104-36000-901 costs.
(Future Sales)
$ 1,800.00 Engineering Meacham Boulevard To provide additional
Unspecified 104-36000-415 funds for engineering
104-95000-901 fees.
(Future Sales)
2) An ordinance be adopted:
a. Declaring the necessity for and ordering of the improvements;
b, Making provisions for levying assessments;
c, Directing the Public Works Department to prepare estimates of
costs and amounts to be assessed;
d. Awarding the contract to Texas Bitulithic Company in the amount
of $101,584,00 based on their low bid for Meacham Boulevard Improve-
ments; and
e. Making appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred
for improvements of the project named above,
3) An ordinance be adopted:
a. Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to be
assessed; and
b. Setting February 7, 1977, as the date for the Benefit Hearing.
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Attachment
SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIO BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
APPROVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
dozw-d Ord{nsnna ih1e�_•••.�14'23 Ileclaring that CITY SECRETARY
necessity for and ordering of the improvements. DATE
CITY MANAGER dopted Ordinance No. ? -,4 .7 ,Setting Februa /_ l o -7-7
7, 1977, as date for the Benefit Nearing