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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 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.
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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
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