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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
GRANBURY AVENUE
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:
GRANBURY AVENUE From 9th Avenue to 8th Avenue, known and desigua,tQ,�
as Project No. 104-24000-233, a. seven-inch thick
hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement on a six-inch
thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high
concrete curb and eighteen-itch wide concrete gutter
on a thirty foot roadway. Six-inch thick concrete
driveways mill 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 TEAS BITBLITRIC 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:
GRANBURY AVENUE From 9th Avenue to 8th Avenue, known and designated
as Project No. 104-24000-233.
The estimated cost of improvements is 1 11,680.13 ; the estimated amount
per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for
concrete curb and gutter is $ 3.32 ; the estimated amount per front foot to
be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 10.49 ;
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 $ 1.27 per square foot; the total
estimated amount per front foot to be as against abutting property and the owners
thereof is $ t -gi , 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 3Qth day of April , 19 73 , at 9:30 A.lt.,
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 noticq, 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 of 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,ino 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 . the-
properties filed with these proceedings a list of th
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 perrt
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 a 19
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
City of Fort Worth, Texas
UNE
Mayor and Council Communication
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HANGG_GK DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Assessment PAGE
NUMBER Paving of Granbury Avenue 2
-4 2 73 C-2490 1 of
------Council action on the project described. below is requested.
Project Description
Roadway Width R.O.W.Widt
Street Limits Feet Feet
Granbury Avenue 9th Avenue to 8th Avenue 30 44
This project will provide improved traffic facilities to the area known as
Lot A, Block 2, John A. Thornton Subdivision.
Improvements
The improvements in this project were initiated in conjunction with Developer's
Contract No. 7344, being a border street of a new development (M&C C-2411,
dated January 3, 1973) . The street will be improved by construction of 7"
thick hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement on a 6" lime stabilized subgrade with
7" high concrete curb and 18" wide concrete gutter along with the necessary
storm sewer appurtenances, and 6" thick concrete driveways.
Submission of Bids
The following bids have been received:
Bidder Amount
Texas Bitulithic Company $10,618.30
Glade, Inc. 11,684.00
Austin Road Company 12,062.23
The following contractors took plans and specifications, but submitted no
proposals:
L. Grimes and Company
Walt Williams Construction Company
R. W. Gibbins, Inc.
Bids Received: March 15, 1973
Working Days Allotted: 20
Project Cost and Financing
Based on the low bid, approximately $8,656.42 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, administra-
tive salaries, and miscellaneous costs to the City will be approximately
$3,023.70, for which sufficient funds are available in Project Account No.
104-24000-233, Granbury Avenue.
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Assessment PAGE
NUMBER Paving of Granbury Avenue 2 2
4/2/73 C-2490 or
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
1) The following Bond Fund Transfers be approved:
Amount From To Reason
$8,656.42 Revolving Fund Unspecified Revolving Fund To provide funds
042-09724-901 Granbury Avenue for property
042-10424-233 owners' share of
construction
costs for Assess-
ment Paving of
Granbury Avenue
from 9th Avenue
to 8th Avenue,
Project No. 104-
24000-233
2) An ordinance be adopted:
a) Declaring the necessity for and ordering 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 $10.,618.30; 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 April 30, 1973, as the date for the Benefit
Hearing.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
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