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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 1052 - Prepare Plans_Specifications - City Engineer - Paving Improvements - 03_25_1982RESOLUTION 1052 - 3/25/82 1 a' RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF PORTIONS OF STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECI- FICATIONS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS THAT: I. Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof, be improved as herein provided, to -wit: NAME 77th Street (36') 76th Street (36') 76th Street (36') 77th Street (361) Avenue F (36') Avenue B (42') 74th Street (461) Ash Avenue (52') STREETS FROM Avenue F Avenue B Avenue D Avenue D 76th Street 74th Street Ash Avenue South Loop 289 II. TO U.S. 87 (Tahoka Hwy.) Avenue D U.S. 87 (Tahoka Hwy.) Avenue F 77th Street 76th Street Avenue B 74th Street Said portions of streets, highways, and avenues shall be improved by raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and gutters, by installing storm sewers and drains where necessary, by installing a compacted caliche base and by surfacing with four (4) course penetration type or 1-3/4" hot mix type asphaltic surface treatment. Alleys shall be improved by installing a ten (10) foot wide, 5" thick reinforced concrete strip in the center thereof. The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifica- tions for such improvements. IV. Such improvements in each unit shall be paid for in the following manner: (a) Railways and street railways using, occupying or crossing any portion of said streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys to be improved shall be assessed for and shall pay for all of the cost of the work in the area between their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts, and switches and two feet on each side thereof. -RESOLUTION (Page 2) STREET IMPROVEMENTS (b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be as- sessed for all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respec- tive property and a part of the remaining cost of such improvements, after deducting the sums to be paid by the railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, provided, that such part of the cost assessed to the abutting property or owners thereof will.not exceed 90% of the cost of the improve- ments plus the cost of the curb, and further provided that if it shall appear at the hearing, to be had before final assessment is made, that the special benefits to such property by way of enhancement value thereof by means of such improvements will not aggregate such proportion of the cost as specified above, then there shall be assessed and be paid by such abutting property and the owners thereof, a lesser amount not to exceed the benefits. ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS (c) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be assessed for a part of the remaining cost of such improvements, after deducting the sums to be paid by the railways under sub -paragraph (a) above in the following manner: All property will be assessed ninety (90) percent of the construction cost. Said abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and be assessed for the cost of constructing alley paving improvements as specified above, provided,.that if it shall appear at the hearing to be had before final assessment is made, that the special benefits to such property bylway of enhancement value there- of by means of such improvements will not aggregate such proportion of the cost as specified above, then there shall be assessed and be paid by such abutting property and the owners thereof, a lesser amount not to exceed the benefits. (d) The remaining cost ofsaid improvements after deducting the sums finally assessed against railways and street railways under sub -paragraph (a) hereby, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under sub -paragraph (b) and (c) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock. V. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and street railways for work between rails and tracks, and 2 feet on each side thereof shall be paid on estimates or statements on or before twenty days after acceptance of the improvements in the unit in which the railway lies, by the City Council and shall bear, interest from date due and until paid by the rate of 6% per annum. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by the abutting property and the owners thereof shall be payable in five (5) equal installments, the first of which shall become due on or before 20 days after completion and acceptance of the improvements in the unit on which the property abutts by the City Council; the second, third, fourth and fifth installments shall become due one, two,.three, and four years respectively after completion and acceptance of the improvements in the unit upon which the property abutts, by the City Council and shall RESOLUTION (Page 3) bear interest from the date of completion and acceptance until paid, at the rate of six percent per annum on street improvements and seven percent per annum on alley improvements, payable annually, with provi- sions that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures; then at the option of the holder of such assessment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, such default shall mature the entire assessment upon which same is made. VI. Assessments shall be made and levied, and shall be a first and prior lien and personal liability for principal, interest, reasonable attor- ney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all under and in accor- dance with the Charter and amendments thereto, now in force in this City, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 1105B Revised Civil Statutes of Texas as amended by Chapter 281 of the 52nd Legislature, and most recent amended by Chapter 176 Acts of the 60th Legislature. VII. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 25th DAY OF MeARCH 2. r Bill c lister, Mayor ATTEST: µ.- Evelyn Gaffga, City e r , ary APPROVED' S TO CONTENT: Don J Wings City Engineer APPROVED AS TO FFORM: 904 ti �''- n C. Ross, Jr., C Attorney