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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6691 r 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 HANDLEY 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 FILLING 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: HANDLEY DRIVE From Spur 303 to East Lancaster Avenue, known and designated as Handley Drive, Project No. 104-35000-352: a seven- inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on six-inch thick cement stabilized sub- grade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb so that the finished road- way will be fifty feet wide, and by con- structing six-inch thick concrete drive- ways where specified. T ? 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 James W. Jackson Construction Company, Inc. ; 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: HANDLEY DRIVE From Spur 303 to East Lancaster Avenue, known and designated as Project No. 104- 35000-352. The estimated cost of improvements is $ 70,476.56 the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for superimpose concrete curb aKkkigu is $ .90 ; the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 22.73 ; 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 $ .80 per square foot; the total estimated amount per front foot to be as against abutting property and the owners thereof is $ 23_63 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 +fit day of July , 19 72 , at 9:30 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 -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 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 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 perk 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 day of , 19 / APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 05ri, s ' ,ty Attorney "NE a-., City of Fort Worth, `texas DOBBS ANAA1 Mayor and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Handley Driv PAGE NUMBER Project No. 104-35000-352 3 6/26/72 C-2263 Iof Council action on the project described below is requested. Project Description ROADWAY WIDTH R.O.W. WIDTHS UNIT STREET LIMITS FEET FEET 1 Handley Drive Spur 303 to East Lancaster Avenue (Highway 80) 50' 80' This project will provide improved traffic facilities between Highway 303 and Highway 80. Existing Conditions The above portion of Handley Drive is a major thoroughfare with a present traffic count of 8500 vehicles per day. The existing street varies in width from 25' to 50' , of sub-standard pavement, partially curbed and guttered, with two railroad track crossings. The two railroad crossings consist of a main line and a team track, all on railroad right-of-way, very close to each other, and on different grades, thereby, providing a poor riding quality. Improvements The improvements will consist of widening to a 50-foot width by the construction of 7" thick reinforced concrete pavement, with 7" high concrete curb, on a 6" lime stabilized subgrade, along with the necessary storm sewer appurten- ances, and 6" concrete drives. Improvements at the railroad crossings will consist of raising the team track to the proposed paving grade, extending the plank crossings, relocating the existing crossing protection devices, and converting the existing flasher devices to cantilever type devices. Railroad Agreement It will be necessary for the City to enter into an agreement with the Texas and Pacific Railway Company for the improvements to the railroad crossings. It is proposed that: (a) The City pay 2/3 of the cost of the railroad company's signal relocations and revisions, in accordance with present City policy. (b) The railroad company will extend the plank crossings at railroad expense. (c) The City is to pay the cost of adjusting the team track to street grade by the railroad company. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Handley Drive PAGE 6/26/72 NUMBER C-2263 Project No. 104-35000-352 2 of 3 County Participation In accordance with the agreement between the City Council and the. Tarrant County Commissioners Court for the improvement of sub-standard streets within the City limits, a request was made by the County to resurface this section of Handley Drive. Upon notification of the City's plans for this project, Mr. R. L. Mebus, Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2, has offered County participation in the amount of $5,000. Submission of Bids The following bids have been received: Bidder Amount James W. Jackson Construction Co. , Inc. $64,069.60 Austin Road Company 69,522.60 Texas Bitulithic Company 69,736.65 L. Grimes and Company, Inc. 72,898.00 The following contractors took plans, but submitted no bids: Walt Williams Construction Company Glade, Inc. R. W. Gibbins, Inc. Bids Received: June 8, 1972 Working Days Allotted: 65 Project Cost and Financing Based on the low bid, approximately $15,548.55 will be assessed against abutting property owners, to be provided for by a bond fund transfer from Revolving Fund Unspecified. Total construction, inspection engineering salaries, and miscellaneous costs to the City will be approximately $57,491.05. The estimated cost to the City for relocating the existing railroad crossing protection devices and converting the existing flashers to cantilever is $6,500. The cost to the City to raise the team track to meet the grade of the proposed paving is estimated to be $2,870. The total estimated cost to the City for the entire project, less the $50000 from Tarrant County, Precinct No. 2, is $61,861. Sufficient funds are avail- able in Project Account No. 104-35000-352, "Handley Drive Improvements", to finance the City's cost. Recommendations It is recommended that: 1) The following Bond Fund Transfers be approved: DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Handley Driv PAGE 6/26/72 NUMBERC-2263 Project No. 104-35000-352 3 of3 AMOUNT FROM TO REASON $15,548.55 Unspecified Handley Drive To provide funds for prpp- Revolving Fund Revolving Fund erty_owners' -share;6f con- 042-09724-901 042-10435-352 struction cost of Handley Drive, Unit I 2) The City accept the $5,000 from Tarrant County, Precinct No. 2, and deposit same to the project account. 3) The City Manager be authorized to execute the proposed agreement with the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. 4) An ordinance be adopted: a) Declaring the necessity for and ordering the improvements; b) Making provisions for levying of assessments; c) Directing the Public Works Director to prepare estimates of costs and amounts to be assessed; d) Awarding the contract to James W. Jackson Construction Co. , Inc. , in the amount of $64,069.60; and, e) Making appropriations to cover indebtedness therby incurred for improvements of the project named above. 5) An ordinance be adopted: a) Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to be assessed; and, b) Setting July 31, 1972, as the date of the Benefit Hearing. RNL:mj Attachments: "A" - Location Map "B" - Engineers' Preliminary Rolls SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY UNCIL: PROCESSED BY OVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) 446 -CITY SECRETARY DATE i CITY MANAGER