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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 0815 RESOLUTION NO. '/6 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO IMPROVE SIXTH STREET AND LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY, DETERMINING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPRESENT THE COST THEREFOR, DECLARING THE WORK TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND THAT THE EXPENSE THEREOF SHALL BE ASSESSED UPON A DISTRICT (A.D. NO. 12) . WHEREAS, there is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Downey that certain report made and filed pursuant to the provisions of Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey has approved the said Investigation Report by Resolution No.jr4, adopted, on June 12, 1961, and has set a public hearing to be held in connection with the said report; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY,' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the public interest and convenience require, and it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Downey to order the following work to be done, to wit: The improvement of Sixth Street between Lakewood Boulevard and 563.82 feet + south- westerly from Lakewood Boulevard by the grad- ing, preparation of subgrade, construction of asphaltic concrete pavement on aggregate base, construction of cement concrete curbs, gutters, cross - gutters, and driveway aprons, and all work appurtenant thereto. A portion of the westerly part of Lakewood Boulevard between 38 feet northeasterly of the center line of Sixth Street and 48 feet south- westerly of the center line of Sixth Street by the grading, preparation of subgrade, construc- tion of asphaltic concrete pavement on aggregate base, construction of concrete cross- gutter, and all work appurtenant thereto. The assessment district shall be known as "A.D. No. 12 (Sixth Street and Lakewood Boulevard)." That all of the fore- going work shall be done in accordance with that certain profile and improvement plan No. 1 -9 -40 and any supplemental drawings mentioned thereon, and in accordance with those r- 1280 certain specifications entitled "Assessment District No. 12 - Specifications - Sixth Street" which were adopted and approved by Resolution No. 7 of the City Council on the 12th day of June, 1961. The work and improvement herein described shall be con- structed to the grades, subgrades, and elevations severally shown upon said profile and improvement plan, No. 1 -9 -40, and detailed drawings thereon, in the respective locations thereof. Reference hereby is made to the profile and improvement plan, No. 1 -9 -40, for a description of the grades to which all the work and improvements under this Resolution of Intention shall be done, which said grades hereby are adopted and established as the official grades therefor, for all purposes in connection with the proceedings pursuant to this Resolution of Intention. Notice hereby is given that said grades are or may be, in part, new and different from those heretofore established or existing, or may be, and in some cases are, different from existing ground levels. SECTION 2. The estimated cost of this improvement is $14,016.34. That said proposed work or improvement, in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Downey, is of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and the Council hereby proposes that the district in the City of Downey to be benefited by said work or improvement and to be assessed to pay the cost and expenses thereof is shown on that certain plan or map, No. A.D. 12, in- dicating the exterior boundary thereof, approved by Resolution No. 1 f , of the City Council on June 12, 1961, and on file in the office of the City Engineer. Said plan or map hereby is referred to and shall govern for all details as to the extent of the assessment district. The assessment district includes, in general, the lots and parcels of land abutting upon or contiguous to the hereinabove described streets, but reference hereby is -2- made to said plan or map for all details as to the extent of said assessment district and for any variation between the last mentioned general description and the extent of the assess- ment district as shown on the plan or map. All public streets or alleys, or portions thereof, hereby are excepted from said district. SECTION 3. That serial bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum, shall be issued to represent each assess- ment of $50.00 or more remaining unpaid for thirty (30) days after the date of the recordation of the warrant. Said serial bonds shall extend over a period ending nine (9) years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st following their date. Payments on the principal of unpaid assess- ments and interest shall be made by property owners to the City Treasurer, and the sums shall be disbursed by him or as provided in the Improvement Act of 1911 hereinafter referred to. SECTION 4. Notice hereby is given that on July 25, 1961, at 8 :00 a.m., in the Council Chamber of said city in the City Hall located at 8425 Second Street, Downey, California, any and all persons having any objection to the proposed work or improve- ment, to the extent of the assessment district, or both, may appear before the City Council and show cause why the proposed work or improvement should not be carried out in accordance with this Resolution of Intention. Protests must be in writing, must contain a description of the property sufficient to identify it, and must be delivered to the City Clerk not later than the hour set for hearing. SECTION 5. The Superintendent of Streets immediately shall cause notice of the passage of this Resolution of Intention to be posted conspicuously along the line of the contemplated work or improvement and along all the open streets within said district, in the manner and form prescribed by law. -3- 1282 The City Clerk hereby is directed to mail notices, in the manner and form prescribed by law, of the adoption of this resolution to all persons owning real property in the herein - before described assessment district, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll for City taxes or as known to the City Clerk. SECTION 6. The City Council of the City of Downey, in making the improvement and in doing the work prescribed herein, elects to proceed under and in accordance with the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911, being Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution of Intention and shall cause the same to be published twice in the Downey Live Wire, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Downey, the first of which publica- tions shall be not less than ten (10) days prior to July 25, 1961, the date of said hearing, and which hearing shall be not less than fifteen (15), nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of adoption of this resolution. SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of June, 1961. OP Mayor - ProTempor -i AT: City Clerk I, Hereby Certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 12th day of June, 1961, by the following vote: 3. AYES: Councilmen: Giddings, Corbin, Temple NOES: -L #- 2 ABSENT: Councilmen: Peavey, Dunnum City Clerk