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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6938 t s i r ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF IRVING STREET AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TERAS; LETTING CON- TRACT TO J. L. BERTRAM CONSTRUCTION AND FOR THE MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECU- TION; MAKING APPROPRIATION$ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INDEBTEDNESS THEREBY INCURRED; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND THE OWNERS THEREOF FOR A PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY TO PRE- PARE ESTIMATES; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS; DECLAR- ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT ARE AND SHALL BE PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE FIRST CALLED SESSION OF THE FORTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CHAPTER 106; COMMONLY 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; AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND EN- ROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOKS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY FILING THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THIS CITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Public Works Director for the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has prepared Plans and Specifications for the improvements of the hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and same having been examined by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and found to be in all matters and things proper, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: I. The hereinafter described Plans and Specifications are hereby approved and adopted. II. There exists a public necessity for the improvement of the hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to-wit: IRVING STREET From Blue Mound Road to 2480' east,known and designated as Project No. 104-24000-235. III Each of the above described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be improved by raising, grading, and filling same and by constructing thereon the following, to-wit: IRVING STREET From Blue Mound Road to 2480' east, known and designated as Project No. 104-24000-235, a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a forty foot roadway. Six-inch thick concrete driveways will be constructed where specified. The above, 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 improvements to be constructed as and where shown on the Plans and Specifications therefor. IV. The cost of said improvements as herein defined shall be paid for as follows, to-wit: A. The property abutting on that portion of the street, avenue or public place and the real and true owners thereof shall pay all of the cost of curbs and gutters in front of their property and not exceeding nine-tenths (9/10ths) of the estimated cost of the remainder of such improvements. B. The City of Fort Worth shall pay all of the remainder of the cost of said improvements after deducting the amounts herein specified to be paid by the abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof as set out in subsection A. The amounts payable by the abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof shall be assessed against such properties and the real and true owners there- of and shall constitute a first and prior lien upon such properties and a personal liability of the real and true owners there of and shall be payable to-wit: When the improvements- are completed and accepted by the City on a particular unit, the sums assessed against property abutting upon such completed and accepted units shall be and become payable in five (5) equal installments, due respectively on or before thirty (30) days, and one (1), two (2), three (3), and four (4) years from the date of such completion and acceptance and the assessments against the pro- perty abutting upon the remaining units shall be and become due and payable in such installments after the date of completion and acceptance of such respective unit. The entire amount assessed against the particular parcels of property shall bear interest from the date of such completion and acceptance of the improvements on the unit upon which the particular property abuts at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum, payable annually except as to interest on the first installment, which shall be due and payable on the date said installment matures provided that any owner shall have the right to pay any and all of such installment at any time before maturity by paying principal with interest accrued to the date of payment and further provided if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then at the option of the City of Fort .Worth or its assigns, the entire amount of the assessment upon which such default is made shall be and become immedi- ately due and payable; but it is specifically provided that no assessments shall in any case be made against any property or any owner thereof in excess of the special benefits to property in the enhanced value thereof by means of said improvements in the unit upon which the particular property abuts, as ascertained at the hearing pro- vided by the law in force in the City, nor shall any assessment be made in any case until after notice of hearing as provided by law. Said assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of a special assessment which shall be executed in the name of the City of Fort Worth, PROVIDED, however, that acting through its duly authorized Director of Public Works, the City of Fort Worth retaining the right to authorized payment of the sums assessed against abutting property upon such completed and accepted unit in not more than forty-eight equal regular monthly installments of not less than $9.00 each, the first of such installments to become due and payable not more than 30 days after the completion and acceptance by the City of the particular unit, PROVIDED FURTHER, that the City Attorney is hereby empowered to authorize payments of said sums in lesser installments and/or over a longer period of time in cases in which the Director of Public Works has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship upon the property owner will otherwise result and PROVIDED FURTHER, that such method of payment shall be authorized only in instances where the owner or owners of property abutting upon such completed and accepted unit shall have executed and delivered to the City of Fort Worth a lawful, valid and binding note and mechanic's and materialman's contract upon forms supplied by the City granting a mechanic's lien upon and conveying the said abutting property in trust to secure the payment by said owner or owners according to the terms thereof of the sums assessed against such property. V. The assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and the owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of special assessment, which shall be executed in the name of the City by the Mayor of said City and the City Secretary shall attest the same and impress the corporate seal of the City thereon, and which may have attached thereto coupons in evidence of the several installments, or in evidence of any of the installments in which the assessment is payable, which certificates shall be issued to the City of Fort Worth, shall recite the terms and time of payment, the amount of the assessment, the description of the property, and the name of the owners, as far as known, and shall contain such other recitals as may be pertinent thereto, and shall further recite substantially that all pro- ceedings with reference to the making of such improvements have been regularly had in compliance with law, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment lien against the property described in said certificates and the personal liability of the owners thereof, have been regularly had, done and performed, and such re- citals shall be prima facia evidence of the matters so recited, and no further proof shall be required in any court, and the said certificates shall provide substantially that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then, at the option of the City of Fort Worth, or its assigns, the entire amount of the assessment shall be and become immediately due and payable, together with reasonable attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all of which, as well as the principal and interest on the assessment, shall be a first and prior lien against the property, superior to all other !tens and claims except State, County, School District, and City ad valorem taxes . No error or mistake in naming any owner or in describing any property or in any ocher matter or thing, shall invalidate any assessment or any certificate issued in evidence thereof, and the omission of improvements on any particular unit or in front of any property exempt by law from the lien of special assessment for street improvements shall not in- validate any assessment levied. The certificates referred to need not contain recitals in exactly the works above provided for, but the substance thereof shall suffice, and they may contain other and additional recitals pertinent thereto. VI. Bids having peen advertised for as required by Article 1105b of the re- vised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, and the bid of J. L. Bertram Construction having been found to be the lowest and best bid for the making and construction of said improvements, the contract there- fore is hereby awarded to J. L. Bertram Construction at and for the prices stated in the Proposal of said company and as reported and recommended by the Public Works Department, which said report and recommendation is on file with the City, the City Manager, and the City Secretary are hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and to impress the corporate seal of the City thereon, the said contract embracing, among other things, the prices for the work. VII. To provide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred by the City of Fort Worth, Texas, by said contract, there is hereby appropriated out of available funds and current revenues of the City, an amount sufficient to pay said indebtedness so incurred. VIII. The improvements provided for herein shall be made and constructed, notice given, hearing held and assessment levied and all proceedings taken and had in accordance with and under the terms of the powers and provisions of Chapter 106 of the Acts of the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, now known as Article 1105b of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, which law has been adopted as an amendment to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and under which law these proceedings are taken and had. IX. Each unit above described shall be and constitute a separate and independent unit of improvement and the assessments herein provided for shall be made for the improvements in each unit according to the cost of the improvements in that unit and according to the benefits arising from the improvements in that unit. X. In making assessments, if the name of the owner be unknown, it shall be sufficient to so state the fact, and if any property be owned by an estate or by any firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient to so state, and it shall not be necessary to give the correct name of the owner, but the real and true owners of the property mentioned shall be liable and the assessments against the property shall be valid. XI. The Director of Public Works of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, be and he is hereby ordered and directed to file with the City Council, estimates of the cost of such improvements in each unit, in accordance with the terms of the powers and provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. XII. The City Secretary is directed to prepare, sign and file with the County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, a notice in accordance with the provisions of the Act passed at the Fifth Called Session of the Forty-first Legislature of the State of Texas, and shown as Chapter 21 of the Acts of said Session of the Legislature, said Act having been passed in the year 1930, and now known as Article 1220a of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. XIII. 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. XIV . This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS / / DAX OF 19 19 . APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 4, 0 FAMA"p, City Attorney s �., IN, City of Fort Worth, Texas im Mayor and Council Communication WUR DATE REFERENNUMBER CE SUBJECT. Contract Award Assessment PAGE am"" 12/17/73 C-2688 Paving of Irving Street for 3 w�acocu Council action is requested on Project No. 104-24000-235, as described below. Roadway R.O.W. Street Limits Width Feet Width Feet Irving Street Blue Mound Rd. 40 ""60 to 2480' East Improvements The improvements in this project were initiated in conjunction with Community Facilities Contract No. 5601 as amended by M&C C-2460, dated March 5, 1973. All of the property adjacent. to the north side of the street is owned by the developer. The property adjacent to the south side of the street is owned by six individual owners including the Federal Aviation Administration. All property owners were informed of their proposed assessments by letter, dated November 30,1973, and a Neighborhood Meeting was conducted on the project on December 10, 1973. The existing 14 foot wide gravel street will be improved by construction of 7-inch thick concrete pavement with 7-inch high concrete curb on a 6-inch lime stabilized subgrade along with 6-inch thick concrete driveways where specified on the plans. In addition, storm drainage facilities will be constructed to serve Irving Street as WA1 as improving drainage facilities on the east side of the Blue Mound Road at Irving Street. Submission of Bids The following bids have been received: Bidder Amount J.L. Bertram Constr. $167,978.33 Aust-iw Road Company 172,195.03 Texab Bitulithic' Co. 175,770.50 The following Contractors took plans and specifications, but submitted no p'ioposals: Glade, Inc. Walt Williams Constr. Co. Bids Received: November 29, 1973 Working days allotted: 60 DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Contract Award Assessment PAGE NUMBER 12/17/73 C-2688 Paving of Irving Street 2 of 3 Project Cost and Financing Based on the low bid, approximately $108,780.84 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 $75,995.32. Approximately $34,000 remains available from the $37,500 provided for City expenses in Project Account No. 104-24000-235 by M&C C-2460, dated March 5, 1973. A bond fund transfer from Assessment Paving Unspecified, Account 104-24000-901 in the amount of $42,000 will be required to supplement the above $34,000. The storm drainage costs are substantially higher than originally estimated because adjacent property is flatterthan indicated by the contour maps used in making the original estimates, and because the cost of construction has risen since the original estimate. Recommendations It is recommended that: 1) The following bond fund transfer be approved: Amount From To Reason $108,780.84 Revolving Fund Assessment Paving To provide funds for Unspecified of Irving Street property owners share 042-09724-901 042-10424-235 of Irving Street improvements, Pro- ject No. 104-24000-235 $ 42,000.00 Assessment Paving Assessment Paving To provide additional Unspecified of Irving Street funding for City's 104-24000-901 104-24000-235 share of construction, inspection engineering and administrative salaries and misc. expenses to the exist- ing $34,000 avail- able in the Project Account. 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 J. L. Bertram Construction Co. $167,978.33; e) Making appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred for improvements of the project named above. bdw. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Contract Award Assessment PAGE NUMBER 12/17/73 C-2688 Paving of Irving Street 3 Of 3 3) An ordinance be adopted: a) Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to be assessed; and, b) Setting January 21, 1974, as the date for the Benefit Hearing. RNL:cd Attachments SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: P OCESSED BY AVPFkOVED . ❑ OTHER a(D SCRIBE) U�y ' CITY EC ARY DATE CITY MANAGER (!/00 PROJECT NO . 104 - 24000 - 235 } Cr 3 aLOOP 820 Ya d3 LOOP 820 OD 3 � -N- � � � 3 • LL: U') Y M Z Bqn. Proj. a Scale.- /'� 3000' M C) IRVING STi JODUM RD w M End Proj. W- J w M > TERMINAL RD a Meacham I-- Field N Li z a a z 2 LONG AVE a > J } N Z r z w Z o IRVING STREET Blue Mound Road to 2480 east CITY. GF fiCRT WORK PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING Ll. 'YS CN ASSESSMENT PAVING OF IR ING S`IML EET On Monday, Dezember 10, 1973, a Neighborhood Meeting wts conducted by the Engineer- ing Division of the Public Works Department in the Public Works Conference Room, for the Assessment Paving of Irving Street from Blue ?Lound road to 2480° east. Project No. 104-24000-235. 'Ih(�z meeting Ydas attended by four property owners, -gamely M- a Al ferry, represent- ing hobb°s Trailers, Mr, Allen Pelton9 Pelton Manufacturing Company, Mxe Leo Flo Steele, of National Broomcorn Company and Mr, Le Ne Wilemon, owner of Tract 7, W. ', Tucker Survey, Procedures concerning the proposed i.mprovemeets, owner participation in costs and methods of payment were explained by Odell Schmidt to those present. After this explanation, the meeting was opened for discussion,, ;war, )wilemon said that he felt that constructing a dead-end street was not going to improve a development, He also said that he had no immediate plans for developing his property and felt that the improvement was a little premature. Mi. Steele objected to the improvements at this time. He also said that he felt sure that the improved- street would raise the lime value and they would be forced to pay a higher tax rate before the property was developed. Mr. Pelton, owner of Tract 7, agreed with the other property owners objections He said Ise: felt that the street improvements would enhance the property but he was not prepared to make the improvement at this time. Mr. Terry, stated that hobb°s Trailers is in the process of bui.ldirA a wholesale parts warehouse and that the improved street was very important to the company. After a short general discussion the meeting was adjour-ned, Zecembcer 17 , 191 C-'entlemen and Mrs. Rimmer- Lnl accordance with the proceedings of your "Yanorarble Sod , I have prepared estimates of the cost of street improvements a;w shw-n below: Estimates of the total cost of improvicem'er�tr on a portion of T_*VINC. STP,'RT a'���d portions of si_,ndry other streets, aven�,es a_:Ld public pltces in th;e�°_.ity of Fort Texas, estimated amounts per front foot to be ,assessed against abuuninsg property and t'' a owners thereof, on each portion of street, avenue and p;Mic place a7re as follows, to-wit: +R.�,�•SE,Y '^ '-so. 104-24000-2.35, l�+r�,.�,.�' �1��'r �.CJ�i JL'..� ?�{ry5a �'�1 �LG�D �� �4�d� �L�, to bv� imp7it,o ed `Ll.y constructing a sever.-inch, thick noinforced concrete pavement on a six- iac'_�, think, lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch Eigh superimposed concrete curb on a forty foot: roadway. Sic-inch tHiA co-ncrete driveways will be constructed w1heLre specified. Tl_e followi6,4 assessment rates have been oven-inch reinforced conac�aete even—inch si�:perimpcsed concrete caur�:. .....................5 fj?-inch coricre-Le d.rivrewa•�Ys.. . ..... . ...... ... .... .. ....... .Y 1.00/S,:r T ,.e assessments result in t: e followriarg division of coat: Y0TIMI,, C-sS'� XG P_R0?ZR 7'_, cwNj,,�.S... ....... . .... .. . ... .. 1QS,3g0.b4 I`JTAL COST T� C,:'7"Y '�V lECRT T OT&L S'.ST2sA'n.M CO_M `Y'Q.l`_' C:'I_'h. . . . .. . . .... . .o. . . . o 184,776.16 PROJECT NO, 104-24000-235, IRVING STREET FROM BLUE MOUND ROAD TO 2480' EAST, to be improved by constructing a seven-inch reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabil- ized subgrade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a forty foot roadway. Six- inch thick concrete driveways will be constructed where specified. BLOCK 014NER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT NORTH SIDE HOBB'S TRAILERS ADDITION Hobb's Trailers 1 1 2415' Pavement $21.37 $51,608.55 A Division of Fruehauf, Inc. Ind. 2375' Curb .95 $ 2,256.25 609 N. Main 465 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.00 465.00 76106 $54,329.80 SOUTH SIDE W. B, TUCKER SURVEY NORTH R. D. Ryno, Jr. Tract 10-A 320' Pavement $21.37 $ 6,838.40 7201 Richland Road Ind. 310' Curb .95 294.50 76118 $ 7,132.90 Lone Star Gas Co, Tract 7-A 50' Pavement $21.37 $ 1,068.50 Transmission Dept. Ind. 50' Curb .95 47.50 908 Monroe Street 76102 $ 1,116.00 L. N. Wileman & Tract 7 515' Pavement $21.37 $11,005.55 C. P. Hadley Ind. 495' Curb .95 470.25 P.O. Box 7426 76111 $11,475,80 Pelton Mfg. Co. Tract 7-C 435' Pavement $21.37 $ 9,295.95 P.O. Box 4748 Ind 425' Curb .95 403.75 $ 9,699.70 76106 PROJECT NO. 104-24000-235, IRVING STREET FROM BLUE MOUND ROAD TO 2480' EAST, CONTINUED: OWNER LOT ZONING FRONTAGE RATE AMOUNT ASSESSMENT SOUTH SIDE W. B. TUCKER SURVEY NORTH Alice L. Pelton Tract 7-B 437' Pavement $21.37 $ 9,338.69 P.O. Box 4148 Ind. 437' Curb .95 415.15 76106 237 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.00 237.00 $ 9,990.84 Federal Aviation Admin. Tract 6 500' Pavement $21.37 $10,685.00 Chief Logistics Div. Ind. 500' Curb .95 475.00 P.O. Box 1689 193 Sq. Ft. Drive 1.00 193.00 76101 $11,353.00 Attn: Mr. Marvin R. Warren Lone Star Gas Co. Tract 5 165' Pavement $21.37 $ 3,526.05 Transmission Dept. Ind. 165' Curb .95 156.75 908 Monroe $ 3,682.80 76102 TOTAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNERS. . . , . . . . _ , .$108,780.84 TOTAL COST TO CITY OF FORT WORTH. . . • . . ,$ 75,995.32 TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST. . . . . . . . $184,776.16