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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 072673C - Street Improvements - City Engineer - Multliple Locations - 07_26_197367Z6e75C 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 SPECIFICA BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT: I. Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, high ways, avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof, be improved as herein provided, to -wit: Streets Name From E. Broadway Holly Avenue E. 13th Street Guava Avenue E. 15th Place Guava Avenue 43rd Street Chicago Avenue Dover Avenue Brownfield Drive Hartford Avenue 2nd Street Frankford Avenue Loop 289 Elgin Avenue 82nd Street Alleys From To Boston Avenue Canton Avenue Alley South of 62nd Drive 61st Street Gary Avenue Flint Avenue II. To June Avenue June Avenue June Avenue Dover Avenue 44th Street 2nd Place 36th Street 75th Street Between 20th Street & 21st Street Kenosha Drive and Knoxville Drive 22nd Street & 23rd 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 com- pacted 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 be- tween 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 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 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 railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, in the follow- ing manner: All property which has single family or two (2) family residen- tial usage on both sides of the alley to be improved shall be assessed for fifty (50)ry 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 abut- ting 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 acid 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 p railways for work between rails and tracks and 2 shall be paid on estimates or statements on or be acceptance of the improvements in the unit in whi City Council and shall bear interest from date du of 6% per annum. The amounts assessed against an property and the owners thereof shall be payable meets. The first of which shall become due on or tion and acceptance of the improvements in the un by the City Council; the second, third, fourth a become due one, two, three, and four years respec acceptance of.the improvements in the unit upon w the City Council, and shall bear interest from th acceptance until paid, at the rate of six percent ments, and seven percent per annum on alley impro with provisions that if default be made in the pa promptly as the same matures: then at the option ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, s entire assessment upon which same is made. id by railways and street eet on each side thereof ore twenty days after h the railway lies, by the and until paid at the rate to be paid by the abutting n five (5) equal install - before 20 days after comple- t on which the property abut d fift installments shall ively after completion and .ich the property abuts, by date of completion and per annum on street improve- ements, payable annually, meet of any installment f the holder of such assess- ch default shall mature the VI. 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 accor- dance with the provisions of Article 1105B 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. I VII. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF Y, 1973. Morris W. Turner, Mayor ATTEST• ~ - APP OVED: avenia Lowe, City Secretary Wil D. Watson, City Engineer A V0V nib n ., f/' r-%