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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT 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 SPECIFICATIONS.
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:
STREET FROM TO
Brownfield Drive
Englewood Avenue
Dover Avenue
Elkhart Avenue
Brownfield Drive
45th Street
43rd Street
Brownfield Drive
Dover Avenue
50th Street
Elkhart Avenue
Loop 289
Utica Avenue
58th Street
59th Street
58th Street
Toledo Avenue
Utica Avenue
Toledo Avenue
58th Street
59th Street
78th Street
University Avenue
Alley West of Canton
Avenue
46th Street
Avenue "A"
Avenue "D"
West 1/2 of Globe Avenue
36th Street
37th Street
Avenue "R" (East 1/2)
3rd Street
Clovis Road
Waco Avenue
Auburn Street
A.T.S.F. Railroad
Hartford Avenue (East 1/2)
2nd Street
2nd Place
Wabash Street
Mesa Road
Cypress Avenue
6th Street
Toledo Avenue
Vicksburg Avenue
E. 47th Street
Quirt Avenue
Ute Avenue
Ute Avenue
E. 47th Street
E. 50th Street
ALLEY
E-W alley between llth Street and 13th Street from Raleighto Salem
E-W alley between 19th Street and 20th Street from Boston to Canton
E-W alley between 22nd Street and 23rd Street from Canton to Elgin
E-W alley between 25th Street and 26th Street from Elgin to Flint
E-W alley between 39th Street and 40th Street from Gary to Hartford
E-W alley between 56th Street and 57th Street from Boston -to Canton
University Avenue South Loop 289 to 76th Street
II.
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 com-
pacted caliche base, and by surfacing with four (4) course penetration type
or 1-1/2"-,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 specifications
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
s8id:,.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.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS:
(b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be assessed
for all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective property
and a partrof the remaining cost of such improvements, after deducting the
sum 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
shall not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvements 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 railwayp under sub -paragraph (a) above, in the followin
manner: All property which has single family or two (2) family residential
usage on both sides of the alley to be improved shall be assessed for fifty
(50) `/ of the cost of such improvements. Vacant property zoned for two
(2) family residential purposes shall be assessed for fifty (50) % of the cost
of ;such improvements. Property which has commercial or semi -commercial usage
and property used or vacant and zoned for three (3) or more family residential
usage, shall be assessed for ninety (90) % of the cost of such improvements.
Where there is commercial or semi -commercial usage or zoning on one side of
an, -.alley, and single family residential usage and zoning on the other side,
property used as a single family residence will not be assessed. Said
abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and be assessed for the costs
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 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.
(d) The remaining cost of said improvements after deducting the sums
finally assessed against railways and street railways under sub -paragraph
(a) hereof, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under
sub -paragraphs (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
railwyas 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 at
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 abuts 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 abuts, by the City Council, and shall 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 provisions that if default be
made in the payment of.any installment promptly as the same matures: then
at the bption of the holder of such assessment or certificate issued in
evidence thereof, such default shall mature the entire assessment upon which
same is made.
V1.
Assessments shall be made and levied, and shall be a first and prior
lien,'and personal liability for principal, interest, reasonable attorney's
fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all under and in accordance with
the Charter, and amendments thereto, now in force in this City, and in
accordance with the provisions of Article 1105 B Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas as amended by Chapter 281 Acts 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 9th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1972.
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Morris W. Turner, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Laveriia Lowe, ity Secretary
APPROVED:
Wilf d D. Watson, City Engineer
APPROVED:
'red 0. Senter, Jr., Cit ttorney