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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4241 RESOLUTION NO. 4241 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO IMPROVE BERGMAN LANE 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 (AD 113) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the public interest and conveni- ence 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 Bergman Lane between Paramount Boulevard and Orizaba Avenue by the construction of street, alley, storm drain and sanitary sewer improvements on Bergman Lane between the centerline of Paramount Boulevard to the centerline of Orizaba Avenue; including utility relocation; clearing and grading; Portland cement concrete removal; asphalt concrete removal; excavation; subgrade preparation; construction of Portland cement concrete curbs, gutters, driveway aprons, driveway transitions; construction of aggregate base; construction of asphalt concrete paving; construction of storm drain and sanitary sewer and block wall and all appurtenant work thereto necessary to complete the project all as hereafter described. That all of the foregoing work shall be done in accordance with the Profile and Improvement Plan No. 3 -32 -8, and any supplemental drawings mentioned thereon, which said Profile and Improvement Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 4239 of the City Council on May 24, 1983, and is on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Downey, and in accordance with Specification entitled "Assessment District No. 113 - Specifications Bergman Lane - Paramount Boulevard to Orizaba Avenue" which was adopted by Resolution No. 4239 of the City Council on May 24, 1983. That in order to complete the project it will be necessary to acquire certain rights of way, as is shown on that certain drawing No. AD 113, approved by Resolution No. 4239, adopted by the City Council on May 24, 1983. RESOLUTION NO. 4241 The City Council of the City of Downey hereby determines that it is in the public interest and more economical to do work on private property to eliminate any disparity or level in size between the improvement and driveways, housewalks, and sewers than to adjust the work on public property to eliminate such disparity, all as provided in Section 5104 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, and subject to the written consent of the owners of property first being obtained, such work may be done pursuant to such Section, and the cost thereof shall be added to the assessment of the lot on which the work is done. The work and improvement herein described shall be constructed to the grades, subgrades, and elevations severally shown upon said Profile and Improvement Plan No. 3 -32 -8, and detailed drawings thereon, in the respec- tive locations thereof. Reference hereby is made to the Profile and Improvement Plan No. 3 -32 -8, 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 $156,200. There shall be contributed to the cost of doing said work an amount equal to the cost of Engineering estimated to be in the sum of $26,000. Any portion of the cost of said work in excess of said amount shall be assessed upon the district. Contribution by said City shall be paid out of the treasury of said City, from such funds as the City Council shall direct. 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. "City of Downey Boundary Map of Assessment District No. 113 - Bergman Lane - Paramount Blvd. to Orizaba Ave. ", indicating the exterior boundary thereof, and showing the lots, pieces and parcels of land proposed to be assessed, approved by Resolution No. 4238 of the City Council on May 24, 1983, and on file in the office of the City Clerk. 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 street, but reference hereby is 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 descrip- tion and the extent of the assessment district as shown on the plan or map. All public streets or alleys, or portions thereof, hereby are excepted from said district. -2- RESOLUTION NO. 4241 SECTION 3. That serial bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum, shall be issued to represent each assessment of $150.00 or more remaining unpaid for thirty days after the mailing of the notice by the contractor as provided in Section 5390 of the Streets and Highways Code. Said serial bonds shall extend over a period ending nine years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st following their date. Payments on the principal of unpaid assessments 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. The redemption provisions of said bond shall contain a provision providing for a premium of 5% of the unmatured principal. SECTION 4. Notice hereby is given that on June 14, 1983, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of said City in the City Hall located at 8425 East Second Street, Downey, California 90241, any and all persons having any objection to the proposed work or improvement, 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 immedi- ately 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 pre- scribed by law. 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 hereinbefore described assessment district, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll for City taxes or as knownto 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. That it is the opinion of said City Council that the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take the contract for the work to be done under these proceedings. SECTION 7. The Community Development Department of the City of Downey, whose telephone number is 213/861 -0361 extension 275, hereby is designated by the City Council to answer inquiries regarding the hearing procedures for the Resolution of Intention and to answer inquiries relative to any hearings or proceedings concerning this project where it is required by statute that such agency and telephone number be so designated and provided. -3- RESOLUTION NO. 4241 SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall cause this Resolution of Intention to be published twice in the Southeast News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Downey, the first of which publications shall be not less than ten (10) days prior to 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 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and there - after the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of May 1983. / James Quinn, Mayor _..//:) ATTEST: 0.V.. v... � CAS EP 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 24th day of May , 1983, by the affirmative vote of at least five Councilmembers, to wit: AYES: 5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Cormack, Jackman, Barb, Davila, Quinn NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT:0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None CCX) ' EP C ' TY CLERK -4-