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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 11455ORDINANCE NO. //~`~~ AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND COST ESTIMATES FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED IN FORT WORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 DURING THE 1993-1994 FISCAL YEAR; FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS AGAINST TWELVE PARCELS OF PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT AND THE OWNERS THEREOF, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE;JAND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has heretofore directed that certain improvements and/or services shall be provided in the Fort Worth Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Fort Worth during Fiscal Year 1993-1994 of the City of Fort Worth, the area of such district being described as follows: The area bounded by Jones Street on the east; Lancaster Avenue on the south; Texas Street, Macon Street, Fourth Street, Burnett Street, Belknap Street and Taylor Street on the west; and the Trinity River and the East 100 and East 200 blocks of Bluff Street on the north; and WHEREAS, the improvements and/or services to be provided shall consist of the following: (1) A maintenance and landscaping program; (2) A promotions program; (3) A marketing program; (4) A security program; (5) A transportation and parking program; and (6) A management program; which improvements and/or services are fully described in the service, improvement and assessment plan adopted by the City Council on September 28, 1993; and WHEREAS, all of said improvements and/or services shall be provided in accordance with such service, improvement and assessment plan, and a contract between the City and Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.; and WHEREAS, on October 12, 1993, the City Council held a special benefit hearing and levied assessments for the cots of such improvements and/or services against the other parcels of property in the district and the real and true owners thereof as provided by law; and WHEREAS, twelve parcels of property in the district were not assessed at such hearing pending the receipt of additional information from Tarrant Appraisal District, and such information has now been received; and WHEREAS, Section 372.019 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes the City Council to assess omitted parcels of property and to determine the values thereof; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared and filed with the City Secretary a proposed supplemental assessment roll showing the legal description, ownership, 1993 value and proposed assessments to be levied against each of such other twelve parcels of property and the true owners thereof for their pro rata part of the cost of such improvements and services; and WHEREAS, a special benefit hearing may now be scheduled for the proposed assessments .against the twelve parcels of property; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the proposed supplemental assessment roll and cost estimates be, and they are hereby, adopted and approved. -2- SECTION 2. That it is hereby found and determined that a pro rata part of the $476,898.41 to be assessed for the cost of the improvements and/or services to be provided in the district shall be assessed against the twelve parcels of property shown in the supplemental assessment roll and the true owners thereof, all of which parcels are located in the district. Such assessments shall be based on the value of each parcel of property on January 1, 1993, as determined by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, including the value of structures or other improvements on the property, with the assessment on each parcel to be determined by applying a rate of 8.5 cents for each $100.00 of value of such parcel, as determined by the City Council. SECTION 3. That a public hearing shall be given and held by and before the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to consider the proposed assessments shown on the supplemental assessment roll. Such hearing shall be given and held on the 30th day of November, 1993, at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 100 Throckmorton, 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 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least ten (10) days before the hearing, and shall state the date, time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the -3- improvements and/or services, the boundaries of the improvement (assessment) district, and that written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing. The City Secretary shall also mail to the owners of property liable for assessment, as shown in the supplemental assessment roll, at their last known address, a notice of the hearing which shall contain all of the information required of the notice published in the newspaper. The failure of a property owner to receive the notice does not invalidate the proceedings. Such personal notices shall be deposited in the United States mail at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing, postage prepaid, in envelopes addressed to the owners of the property, as the names of such owners are shown on the current tax rolls of the City of Fort Worth, and at the addresses so shown, or if the names of such owners do not appear on the tax rolls, or cannot readily be ascertained, no notice need be mailed. In those cases where the owner is shown to be an estate or corporation, the notice shall be addressed to the estate or corporation. In this connection, the City Secretary shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with these proceedings a certificate which shows that each of the persons shown in the list of proposed assessments 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 conclusive evidence of the facts therein recited. -4- SECTION 4. That at the hearing on the proposed assessments shown in the supplemental assessment roll or at any adjournment of the hearing, the City Council shall hear and pass on all objections to each proposed assessment. The City Council may amend the proposed assessments as to any parcel. When all objections have been heard and action has been taken with regard to them, the City Council, by ordinance, shall levy the special assessments on the property and shall specify the method of payment of the assessments and the rate of interest thereon. SECTION 5. That the costs of the improvements and assessments against property shown in the supplemental assessment roll and located in the improvement district shall be apportioned by the City Council based on the special benefits accruing to the property because of the improvements and/or services. SECTION 6. That except as hereby amended, the provisions of Ordinance No. 11417 adopted on October 12, 1993, and the assessment rolls heretofore approved by the City Council, and the assessments and liens levied and established pursuant to the provisions of such ordinance and assessment rolls, shall remain in full force and effect . -5- SECTION 7. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date of same in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the complete ordinance in the ordinance records of this City. SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney q Date : ~ ~ ~ < < ~ ` ~ ADOPTED : ~~ ~f0 -~ EFFECTIVE: -6- City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council ~nication DATE REFSRENCB NUNSER IAO MANS PAGE 11 / 16/93 **G10~3 13HEAR 1 of 1 svsJECT APPROVAL OF ESTIMATES AND SETTING SECOND BENEFIT HEARING FOR FORT WORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 1 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance• 1 Approving the amounts to be assessed against an additional twelve (12) parcels for improvements and/or services more fully described in the Plan of Services for Fort Worth Improvement District No 1, which was approved by the City Council on September 28, 1993 (M&C G-10356), and 2 Setting Tuesday, November 30, 1993, as the date for the benefit hearing for these parcels, and 3 Approving the attached proposed supplemental assessment roll and authorizing notification of the property owners in accordance with state law DISCUSSION On October 12, 1993, a benefit hearing was held regarding the assessments for the Fort Worth Improvement District No 1 Three hundred forty-six (346) parcels of property within the District's boundaries were assessed at that time for a total of 5476,382 00 Attached is a pcroposed supplemental assessment roll which lists twelve (12) additional parcels not on the original role The proposed values are shown on the attached proposed supplemental assessment roll The total amount of the assessments proposed to be levied against these twelve (12) parcels is 5516 41 If City Council levies the 5516 41 in assessments as proposed, the total amount of the assessments to be levied for the Fort Worth Improvement District No 1 for the 1993-94 fiscal year will be 5476,898 41 CB:r Submitted for City Matoager'a FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: {~~ APPROVED Chadea Boswell asoo CITY C De tutmeut I;e~+d: OEJNCIL p w NFU ~6 1993 chaaw Boa eu ssoo c~m> ~J For Additiaoal Lafotlmatiou Citq,~otmzy of t3t® Contact: City of Fort Worth, Yexas Nat O'Day ~9 dapted Ordnance No // ~ , , r -~~~ Printed on recycled paper