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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10508 ORD - 10/13/1971AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS: N. A. S. DRIVE FROM PARK ROAD 22 TO THE SOUTH GATE OF THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION; REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES TO PREPARE AND FILE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; REQUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE NOTICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS TO THE ACTION HEREIN; PROVIDING HOIJ SUCH IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PAID; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO PERMANENTLY IMPROVE THE HEREINAFTER NAMED STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION ,. THAT THE FOLLOWING STREETS SHALL BE IMPROVED BY THE RAISING, GRADING, FILLING, WIDENING, PAVING, REPAVING OR REPAIRING SAME, BY THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIRING OR REALIGNING CON- CRETE SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS AND DRIVEWAYS WHERE THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES DETERMINES ADEQUATE SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, AND DRIVEWAYS ARE NOT NOW INSTALLED ON PROPER GRADE AND LINE, AND BY CON- STRUCTING SUCH STORM SEWERS AND DRAINS, TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER INCIDENTALS AND APPURTENANCES, ALL AS DEEMED ADEQUATE BY THE DIRECTOR OF-ENGINEERING SERVICES AND AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PREPARED BY SAID DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES, SAID STREETS TO BE PAVED AND CURBS AND GUTTERS INSTALLED AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS 091 � AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER: N.A.S. DRIVE FROM PARK ROAD 22 TO THE SOUTH GATE OF THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION. SECTION 2. THAT THE COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST ADJOINING PROPERTY A14D PAID FOR AS FOLLOWS TO -WIT: A. IMPROVEMENTS - STREET SHALL CONTAIN A PAVED SURFACE, PLUS TWO FEET (2') OF CURB AND GUTTER SECTION ON EACH SIDE, A MINIMUM OF FOUR - FOOT (4') WIDE SIDEWALK ON EACH SIDE, OR WIDER WHERE NEEDED, PLUS DRIVE- WAYS AS NEEDED. THE PAVED SURFACE SHALL BE AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. B. ASSESSMENT POLICY - PROPERTY OWNERS ABUTTING ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET SHALL BE ASSESSED ON TIIE FRONT FOOT BASIS AS FOLLOWS: _ 1. NINETY PERCENT (9M) OF COST OF IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO PAVEMENT FOR ONE -HALF OF THE STREET ABUTTING PROPERTY. SUCH IMPROVEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE EXCAVATIONS CALICHE BASES SHELL BASE, LIME STABILIZED BASES ASPHALT OILS ASPHALT SURFACE, OR CONCRETE AND INCLUDE SIX AND ONE -HALF PERCENT (6 -1/2A) OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR ENGINEERING. IN CALCULATING THIS RATE CREDIT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE ABUTTING OWNERS FOR AN ASSUMED lb -FOOT WIDE SECTION OF PAVEMENT WHICH WILL BE AN ASSUMED 9 FEET ABUTTING EACH PROPERTY, WHERE PAVEMENT EXISTS. 2. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS AND GUTTERS, PLUS SIX AND ONE -HALF PERCENT (6 -112%) OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR ENGINEERING. 3. EIGHTY PERCENT .(8Y.) OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF SIDE - WALK, PLUS SIX AND ONE -HALF PERCENT (6 -1/2%) OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR ENGINEERING. Y. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (1005%) OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS, PLUS SIX AND ONE -HALF PERCENT (6 -1/2%) OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR ENGINEERING. THE ABOVE METHOD SHALL BE USED REGARDLESS OF DEPTH.AND SHAPE OF LOT AND ANY PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECTS HOWEVER TO A FINDING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF INEQUALITY OR INJUSTICE AND CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT. CREDIT SHALL BE GIVEN FOR EXISTING CURBSj GUTTERS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS IF THEY MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI -2- AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR THE AMOUNT SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SPENT FOR PERMANENT TYPE PAVEMENT BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN EXCESS OF THE 9 -FOOT WIDE PAVEMENT CREDIT ABUTTING THE PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. PROPERTY WHICH SIDES ALONG THE STREET BEING IMPROVED SHALL BE ASSESSED THE RATE COMPUTED ABOVE INCLUDING DRIVEWAYS. PROPERTY BACKING ONTO A STREET BEING PAVED WILL BE ASSESSED THE SAME RATE AS ABOVE EXCEPT IF ACCESS IS PROHIBITED THEN THE RATE WILL BE REDUCED BY 50jb. WHERE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT A HEADER CURB ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE OF COMMERCIALLY USED PROPERTIES TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM PARKING, BACKING OR TURNING ON THE SIDEWALKS THE HEADER CURB WILL BE I00,1u ASSESSED, PLUS 6 -11121,45 OF C014STRUCTION COSTS FOR ENGINEERING AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY. WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT PROPERTY IS PLATTED FOR AND COMMITTED IN WRITING TO ONE- OR TWO - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE AND SO USED AT THE TIME OF ASSESSMENT, OR PLATTED WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS BUT C014MITTED IN WRITING TO ONE- OR TWO- FA,IILY RESIDENTIAL USE OR IN USE FOR CHURCH OR SCHOOL PURPOSESS THEN THE ASSESSMENT RATE WILL NOT EXCEED $4.75 FOR CURB AND GUTTER AND PAVEMENT AND 1 MA OF DRIVEWAY COST. PROPERTY IN THIS CATEGORY WHICH SIDES ON A STREET BEING IMPROVED SHALL BE ASSESSED NOT EXCEEDING Son OF THE $4.75 RATE, AS WELL AS 50% OF SIDEWALKS AND 100% OF DRIVEWAYS. PROPERTY WHICH IS USED FOR SINGLE- FAMILY PURPOSES AND BACKING ONTO THE STREET BEING IMPROVED WILL NOT BE ASSESSED FOR CURBS, GUTTERS OR PAVEMENT, BUT WILL BE ASSESSED 50,S' OF SIDEWALK, INCLUDED IN THE STREET IMPROVEMENT WHERE NO SIDEWALK EXISTS IN FRONT OF PROPERTY; PROVIDED THAT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS OVER 250 FEET DEEPS THEN THE RATE WILL BE THE SAME AS IF PROPERTY WERE FRONTING THE STREET. THE DETERMINATION OF THE ASSESSMENT RATE SHALL BE MADE BY APPLYING THE UNIT PRICES OBTAINED BY BIDS TO THE CALCULATED QUANTITIES AND FRONT FOOT MEASUREMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ABUTTING THE PROPERTY. THE COST ASSESSED AGAINST SAID OWNERS AND THEIR PROPERTY RESPECTIVELY, SHALL BE PAYABLE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS NOT TO EXCEED -3- SIXTY (6O) IN NUMBER, THE FIRST OF WHICH SHALL BE PAYABLE WITIIIN TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMPLETION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND ONE INSTALLMENT EACH MONTH THEREAFTER UNT IL PAID, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE RATE OF SIX AND ONE -HALF (6-112,15) PERCENTS WITH THE PROVISION THAT ANY OF SAID INSTALLMENTS MAY BE PAID AT ANY TIME BEFORE MATURITY BY THE PAYMENT OF THE PRI14CIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST THEREON. ANY PROPERTY OWNER AGAINST WHOM AND AGAINST WHOSE PROPERTY AN ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN LEVIED MAY PAY TI4E WHOLE ASSESSMENT CHARGEABLE TO HIM WITHOUT INTEREST WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS AFTER THE ACCEPTANCE AND COMPLETION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS. PROVIDED, THAT IF THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE - MENTIONED RULE OF APPORTIONMENT BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD, IN THE OPINION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, IN PARTICULAR CASES BE UNJUST OR UNEQUAL, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE SAID COUNCIL TO ASSESS AND APPORTION SAID COST IN SUCH MANNER AS IT MAY DEEM JUST AND EQUITABLE, HAVING IN VIEW THE SPECIAL BENEFITS IN ENHANCED VALUE TO BE RECEIVED BY EACH OWNER OF SUCH PROPERTY THE EQUITIES OF OWNERS, AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF SUCH APPORTIONMENT, SO AS TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIAL EQUALITY OF BENEFITS RECEIVED BY AND BURDENS IMPOSED UPON SUCH OWNERS. , THAT NO SUCH ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE AGAINST ANY OWNER OF '- ABUTTING PROPERTY, OR OF A STREET RAILWAY OR STEAM RAILWAYS IF ANY UNTIL AFTER THE NOTICE AND HEARING PROVIDED BY LAWS AND NO ASSESSMENT SHALL BE MADE AGAINST AN OWNER OF ABUTTING PROPERTY IN EXCESS OF THE BENEFITS TO SUCH PROPERTY IN ENHANCED VALUE THEREOF BY MEANS OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS. FOR THAT PART OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHALL BE DETERMINED TO BE LEVIED AGAINST THE OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY SHALL BE LEVIED BY ASSESSMENT AS HEREIN - PROVIDED, AND SAID IMPROVEMENTS MAY FURTHER BE SECURED BY MECHANICS LIENS TO BE EXECUTED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PROVIDED BY LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. PAVING CERTIFICATES EVIDENCING THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE ISSUED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENTS WHETHER THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE EXECUTED MECHANIC'S LIENS TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OR NOT, AND SHALL BE PAY- ABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING PAVING IMPROVEMENT COSTS. WE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PREPARE AT ONCE SPECIFICATIONS AND FILE THE SAME WITH THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED IMPROVEMENTS. THAT IN THE SPECIFICATIONS PREPAREDj PROVISION.SHALL BE MADE TO REQUIRE ALL CONTRACTORS TO MAINTAIN FOR A TERM NOT LESS THAN ONE (1) YEAR ALL PAVEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED, IFS IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE CITY COUNCILS IT 15 DEEMED ADVISABLE TO REQUIRE SAME. THAT SUCH SPECIFICATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THE BIDDER TO MAKE A DID UPON THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS ABOVE DESCRIBED, WITH MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AS HEREIN PROVIDED. THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS SHALL ALSO STATE THE AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND, EACH OF WHICH SHALL EQUAL THE AMOUNT OF THE BIDS AS WELL AS THE METHOD BY WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO PAY THE COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS SAID METHOD BEING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL, IN INITIATING THIS PROCEEDING IS ACTING UNDER THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE ACT PASSED AT THE FIRST CALLED SESSION OF THE FORTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KNOWN AS CHAPTER 100 OF THE .ACTS OF SAID SESSIONS TOGETHER WITH ANY AMEND- MENTS THERETO, NOW SHOWN AS ARTICLE 11058 OF VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES WHICH SAID LAW, AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASj HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SAID CITY. SECTION II. THAT AFTER APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, BIDS SHALL BE TAKEN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORK FOR THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION ENUMERATED ABOVE AND SET FORTH IN SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE WORK SHALL BE DONE3 WITH THE MATERIALS AND ACCORDING TO PLANS AND METHODS SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCILS AFTER THE BIDS ARE OPENED AND CONTRACT AWARDED. SECTION 5. THAT IT 15 FURTHER PROVIDED AS IS STIPULATED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXASj AND THE LAWS ABOVE IDENTIFIED THAT SAID IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE OMITTED IN FRONT OF ANY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM THE LIEN OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR STREET IMPROVE- MENTS WITHOUT INVALIDATING OR AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE OTHER PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREET. FURTHERS THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE -5- i • CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PREPARE A NOTICE IN THE NAME OF SAID CITY OF ACTION TAKEN HEREIN AND TO HAVE SAME FILED BY THE COUNTY CLERK OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AMONG THE MORTGAGE RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. SECTION 6. THAT THE NEED FOR PREPARATION OF PLANS AND PROCEEDING WITH IMPROVEMENTS AS HEREIN PROVIDED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE CREATES. A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS- PENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORD114GLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE j TH DAY OF OCTOBER , 1971 ATTEST: / o r 0 ST Ty SECRETARY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS C RISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: n wl DAY 0 OC BER , 1971 CITY ATTORN Y CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS F -3 `D-DAY OF ll L&�, 19 Lt TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTly TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCEy A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CTF LLY, Aw v O THE CITY'OF0RP)JS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK i