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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6992 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 _ BOLT STREET 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: BOLT STREET From Hemphill Street to May Street known and designated as Project No. 104-22000- 146,a seven-inch thick reinforced con- crete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a forty- four foot roadway. Four-foot wide concrete sidewalk and six-inch thick concrete drive- ways will be constructed where specified. 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 AUSTIN ROAD 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: BOLT STREET From Hemphill Street to May Street, known and designated as Project No. 104-22000-146. The estimated cost of improvements is $ 101,897.74 the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for superimpose concrete curb ####### # is $ 1_54 ; the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 30.08 ; the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for four font wide concrete sidewalk is $ 4.45 ; the estimated amount per square foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for six-inch thick concrete driveway is $ 1 _16 per square foot; the total estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof is $ -16_n7 , 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 loth day of May , 19 74 , at 9:30 A.M9 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 pity 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 assessed,, 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 ,Z 2, h d day of A Pt APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney E � r ' PROJECT NO. 104 - 22000 - 146 TEXAS STEEL r": � t• �; END PROP. � 1 PAVEMENT n END PROJ. 7-j I L t IBOLT ST .. .BEG. PRO n �! W I � / I 4 SEMINARY SOUTH SHOPPING CENTER 7 I � BOLT S1" RE ET Hemphill to May CITY OF FORT WORTH PUBLIC WORDS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DIVISION ASSESSMENT PAVING ON BOLT STREET PROJECT NO. 104-22000-246 On Mondays April 8, 1974, a Neighborhood Meeting was conducted by the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department for the Assessment Paving on Bolt Street. Procedures concerning proposed improvements, owner participation in costs and methods of payment were explained by Odell Schmidt to the five persons attending. After this explanation the meeting was opened for questions and answers, Mrs. Ioma Inskeep, owner of Lots 1 thru 7, Block 1, South Side Addition, said that in her opinion the street was adequate and that she felt the improvements would only be of benefit to the Seminary South Shopping Center. Mr. ,Cohn H. Names, president of Liberty Manufacturing Company, also objected to the improvements. He asked for a reason for the proposed sidewalks. Mr. Schmidt explain- ed that the sidewalks were necessary for the protection of the pedestrians, Mro Charles Bo Harris, attorney for Liberty Mfg, Co, questioned the amount of the benefit to the property that he represented, Mr. E. A. Roberts and Mr, David Mitchell, co-owners of Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 1, South Side Addition, both agreed that the improvements were needed and would enhance the property in the whole area. After a short general discussion, the meeting was adjourned, FORT WORTH, TEXAS April 22 , 19 74 TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. Gentlemen and Mrs. Rimmer: In accordance with the proceedings of your Honorable Body, I have prepared estimates of the cost of street improvements as shown below: Estimates of the total cost of improvements on a portion of Bolt Street and portions of sundry other streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and estimated amounts per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof, on each portion of street, avenue and public place are as follows, to-wit: PROJECT N0, 104-22000-146, BOLT STREET FROM HEMPHILL STREET TO MAY STREET, to be improved by constructing a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven inch high super-imposed concrete curb on a forty-four foot roadway. Four-foot wide concrete sidewalk and six-inch thick concrete driveways will be constructed where specified. The following assessment rates have been estabilished: Seven-inch reinforced pavement (Industrial zoning less .27 credit for existing penetration)...$29.81/L.F. (Industrial zoning less .27 credit for existing penetration less owner occupied credit).......00.o..000000000.. ..o ..000000$17.25/L.F. Seven-inch super-imposed concrete curb... 000000 .00000000000c00000$ 1.54/L.F. Four-foot concrete sidewalk.... ....o ...o ..00.. o... .. ..00.00.00. ..$ 4.45/L.F. Six-inch thick concrete driveways.. ....... oo ....00 ... ....o. .... ..$ 1.16/S.Fo The assessments result in the following division of cost: TOTAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS..... .o.00000$ 39,733.62 TOTAL COST TO CITY OF FORT WORTH.. ... .....$ 62,164.12 TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST. ....00..$1011897.74 CIS M. GRAHAM, P. E. CITY ENGINEER PROJECT N0. 104-22000-146, BOLT STREET FROM HEMPHILL STREET TO MAY STREET, to be improved by constructing a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high super-imposed concrete curb on a forty-four foot roadway. Four-foot wide concrete sidewalk and six-inch thick concrete driveways will be constructed where specified. BLOCK OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT NORTH SIDE E. P. PARRIS SURVEY Beginning at the northeast corner of Hemphill Street and Bolt Street. Liberty Mfg. Company Tract A 535' Pavement $29.81 $15,948.35 4025 Hemphill Ind. 535' Curb 1.54 823.90 76115 425' Sidewalk 4.45 1,891.25 362 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.16 419.92 $19,083.42 Railroad Crossing 100' No Assessment North Texas Steel Co. Tract 3 325' P.O. Box 2497 Ind. 219' Sidewalk $ 4.45 $ 974.55 76101 611 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.16 708.76 $ 1,683.31 May Street Intersects SOUTH SIDE Homart Development Co. Tract 2 295' Sidewalk $ 4.45 $ 1,312.75 Dept. 568 SW Ind. Sears Roebuck Co. $ 1,312.75 653 Seminary South Fort Worth, Texas 7611.5 Railroad Crossing 100' No Assessment PROJECT NO. 104-22000-146, BOLT STREET FROM HEMPHILL STREET TO MAY STREET, Continued BLOCK OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT SOUTH SIDE ADDITION Mrs. Ioma Inskeep 1 thru 5 1 210' Pavement $29.81 $6,260.10 533 W. Bolt Ind. 200' Curb 1.54 308.00 Fort Worth, 76115 102' Sidewalk 4.45 453.90 622 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.16 721.52 $7,743.52 Mrs. Ioma Inskeep 6 & 7 1 80' Pavement $29.81 $2,384.80 533 W. Bolt Ind. 80' Curb 1.54 123.20 76115 58' Sidewalk 4.45 258.10 126 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.16 146.16 $2,912.26 David E. Mitchell & 8 thru 10 1 120' Pavement $29.81 $3,577.20 Everett E. Roberts Ind. 120' Curb 1.54 184.80 4804 Boulder Run 98' Sidewalk 4.45 436.10 76109 126' Sq. Ft. Drive 1.16 146.16 $4,344.26 Mrs. Ida Derden 11 1 Owner Occupied 4101 Hemphill Comm. 126' Pavement $17.25 $29173.50 108' Sidewalk 4.45 480.60 $2,654.10 TOTAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS...... ...$ 39,733.62 TOTAL COST TO CITY OF FORT WORTH. .....$ 62,164.12 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST.. .........$1019897.74 UNE s City of Dort Worth, Texas -Mayor, and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE UM NUMBER suEuEcr: Award of Contract Bolt Street PAGE R 3 4/22/74 C-2785 Improvements 1of City ,Council action is requested as described below: Pro ect Des cri�tibn. . ,.. Roadway Width R.O.W. Street Limits Feet Vidth-Feet Bolt Street Hemphill. Street to 44 60 May Street The 1973 Capital Improvement Program ()?age A--29) provides for the widening and improvement of the existing asphalt and gravel surface of Bolt Street from Hem- pull to May Street.. Bolt Street is an' Arterial .Street with a traffic count of 3408 vehicles per eight hour (10 A.M. to 6 P.M.) period, east and west bound and the section from the North-South Freeway to May Street has already been widened' and improved with industrial type pavement. The completion of this section will provide improved access to the heavy industry on the north as well' as to Seminary South and the South Freeway from Hemphill Street. Improvements This section of Bolt Street will be improved with industrial grade concrete pave merit with superimposed curbs, concrete driveway approaches and four-foot wide con- crete sidewalks. Also included is an extensive storm drain improvement to serve this sect4on of Bolt Street and leading south-along the railroad right-of-way to Malta Street. Improvements at the M.K.T. railroad crossings will consist of storm drain improve- ment, extending the plank crossings from 40-fovt width to 64.--foot width, and re- locating the existing crossing protective 'devioces. Railrgod Agreement It will be necessary for the 'City to enter into an agreement with the Missouri- Kans,as-Texas Railroad Company for improvements to the railroad crossing. It is proposed that: a) The Railroad Company agree to install 64!-foot fully fabricated crossings over their main line tracks, passiTig track, and industry track at Bolt Street and that the. City share in the cost of the planking by ' assuming the, cost of' extending tie three track ct sl- ings an" additional 12-!feet oil each side, the cost to the City being $2,437. b) The Railroad Company relocate its existing crossing signals and the City reimburse the Railroad for two- thirds of any and all sums expended therefore, in accord-- ance'with present City policy. Estimated City cost is $966.67. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Bolt Street NUMBER 2 PAGE 4/22/74 UMBER Improvements Of Submission of Bids The following bids have been received; Bidder Amount Austin Road ompany $92 6 4.31 James W. Jackson Construction Company, Inc. 94',229.70 Texas Bitulithic Company 97,154.45 J. L. Bertram 'Construction & Engineering, Inc. 99,324.96 The following contractors took plans and specifications but did not submit bids: Glade, Inc. Lewis & Lewis, Inc. E. H. Shaw Construction Company Bids Received: March 28, 1974 Working Days Allotted: 44 Proposed Assessments and Enhancement #p rails Adjacent to this section of Bolt Street there are several unupual conditions as related to assessment costs to adjacent benefitted property. The zoning and use of properties is mixed with a number of parcels being vacant. Consequently, an independent land appraiser has been retained to appraise the adjacent prd-- perties as to enhancement resulting from the proposed street improvement. Result of the appraisal will be presented at the Benefit Hearing, Pro ect Cost and Financin Based on the low bid, approximately $39,733.62 will be assessed against abutting property owners, which will be provided for by a Bond Fund transfer from the Re- volving Fund Unspecified. Cost to the City for construction, inspection engineer ing, administration and miscellaneous costs is approximately $62,164.12. The. estimated cost to the City for relocating the existing railroad crossing protect- ion devices is $966.67, plus $2,437 for extending the three fabricated crossings , making the total project cost to the City $65,567.79. A Bond Fund Transfer of $5,770 is required from Miscellaneous Streets Unspecified, Account No. 104-35000- 901, to supplement the $59,800 remaining available in Project Account No. 104- 22000-146. Recommendations It is recommended that: (1) The following Bond Fund Transfers be approved; Amount From To Reason $5,770 Miscellaneous Streets Arterial Streets To provide additional Unspecified 104-35000- Bolt Street funds for City's share 901 104-22000-146 of construction, s` DATE NUMBER Award suBJEcr: Award of Contract -- Bolt Street PAGE 4,�22/74 3 3 C-2785 Of Amount From To Reason inspection engineering and administrative salaries , relocation of railroad signals and fabricated railroad crossings, to the exist- ing $59,800 available in the project account. $39,733.62 Unspecified Revolving Bolt Street To provide funds for Fund 042a-09724-901 Revolving Fund property owners' share 042.-10422-146 of construction cost of Bolt Street Improvement (2) The City Manager be authorized to execute the proposed agreement with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company. (3) 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 Austin Road Company, in the amount of $42,634.44 and, e) Making appropriations to cover indebtedness thereby iac:urred for improvements of the project named above. (4) An ordinance be adopted: a) Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to be assessed; and, b) Setting May 20, 1974, as the date of the Benefit Hearing. RNL:hlc Attachment SUBMITTED BY: DkSPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY Q APPROVED O OTHER (DESCRIBE) Adopted Ordinance No.6�7/rDeclaring Necessity city SECRETARY fepe,4�. & Ordering Paving, & Ordinance No. 4( 14W, DATE CITY MANAGER Setting Otaat of Benefit Hearing.