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2041 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CERTAIN STREET IN COPO?2 DI NANC E NO, 2 041 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE HFARING GIVEN TO THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON A CERTAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TF.XAS, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINAFTER DEFINED, AS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS TO ACCRUE TO SAID PROPERTY AND THE RFAT" AND TRUE OLVNERS THEREOF BY VIRTUE OF IMPROVEMENT OF SAID STREET WITHIN SAID LIMITS, AND AS TO ANY EFZRORS, INVALIDITIFS OR IRREGULARITIES IN ANY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OR CONTRACT THERE- FOR; OVERRULING AND DENYING ALL PROTFSTS AND OBJECTIONS OFFERED; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT EACH AND EVERY PARCEL OF PROPF.RTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREET WITHIN THE LIMITS DEFINED WILL BE SPBCIALLY BENEFITED AND EIVHANCED IN VALUE IN EXCFSS OF THE AMOUNT OF THE COSTS OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TO BE AND AS ASSFSSED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEZEOF, AND LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF IMPROVING SAID STREET WITHIN SAID LI- MITS DEFINED, FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNIIZS THEREOF, FIXING THE MANNER AND TIME OF PAYMENT THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE MANNIIZ AND ME- THOD OF SAI D PAYMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: SBCTION l. The City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, finds : (a) That the City Council of the City of Paris has hezetofore, by ordinance duly enacted on the 14th day of September, 1970, determined a necessity for and ordered the improve- ment of portions of the following street, to-wit: Brown Avenue, from the West Boundary Line of 19th Street, S. W., 591 feet West to the West Boundary Line of Lot 7, Block A, Meadowview Addition, owned by Harrell A. Tippit, and the West Boundary Line of Lot 11, City Block 309, owned by R. A. Williams, each of which lie in the East Boundary Line of Lot 15, City Block 309. within the limits therein defined and in the manner and according to the plans and specifications therefor, which plazzs and specifications have heretofore been approved and adopted by said City Council, (b) That a notice duly executed in th e name of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, of the enactment of said above de- scribed ordinance has been heretofore filed with the County Clerk of Lamar County, Texas, the county in which said City of Paris is situated, on the 23rd day of October, 1970. (c) That said City Council has ordered and authorized said improvements. • v N ~ F-4 . < <J (D ~ J ~ ~rl) :7~ ! , j ~ ! C ^ ~ N ti N r ~ - _ I\ , ~ ~ r i 1- ~ 'va r• 's. ~ ~ W .1 I N' i-% ~ b • ` ~ ~ ; ~D ~J vr ~J ~o ! ~ ~ O ; , , . ` ` iJ i n ~i.. 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The assessments levied in Section 4, above, are for a portion of the costs of said improvements in the street and units therein set out, which are included in said ordinance en- acted on September 14, 1970, and the assessments for the im- provements in said units are in no wise related to or connected with the improvements or assessments in any other street or unit descxibed in said ordinance, if any; and in levying said assess- ments the amounts so assessed for the improvements in said units have been in no wise affected by any fact or thing in any way connected with the improvements or by the assessments therefor in any other of said units. The omission of the improvements in any of said streets or units as a whol e shall in no wise af.fect or impair the validity of the assessments in any other of said units and the omission of the improvement in any particular street or unit in front of any parcel of property exempt from the lien of such assessments, or against which a val id property assessment cannot be levied, shall in no wise affect or impair the validity of the assessments against the other properties in such unit. SBCTION 6. The costs of said improvements shall be paid as follows, to-wit: (a) The City shall pay all of the oosts of drainage installa- tions, wherever located, if any, all the costs of excava- tion, base preparation an d paving within street inter- sections, and not less than one-third of the costs of ex- cavation, base preparation and paving all other portions of the street involved. In cases where the City Council may deem it just and proper, the City shall also pay all or any part of the amount of any credited adjustment which may be allowed in the assessment of abutting pro- perties and the owner thereof, as herein provided, for the cost of excavation, base preparation an d paving, and of installation of curbs and gutters. The remaining costs of all such improvements shall be paid by the pro- perty abutting such portion of said street and the owners ther eof . (b) The remainder of the costs of such improvements shall be assessed against the respective abutting properties an d the real and true owners thereof in accordance with the statutes of Texas and the Charter of the City of Paris herein referred to. No assessments shall be made against any abutting property or the real and true owner thereof for costs in excess of the benefits to such pro- perty in enhanced value thereof by means of such im- provements. The amounts of such assessments shall con- stitute a first and prior lien upon all such properties and a personal liability of the real and true owners thereof, whether correctly named or not, and shall be payable in installments as follows: When the improve- ments herein ordered .for the street designated above and portions thereof have been completed and accepted by the City of Paris, the amount of the assessment against each property abutting thereon and the real and true owner thereof shall be and become payable in five (5) equal annual principal installments, due respectively thirty (30) days after one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years from the date of acceptance by the City, together with interest on each installment from said date of acceptance until paid at the rate of six per cent (69-6) per annum, payable annually; provided, however, that the owner of any of said property shall have the privilege of paying all or any of said install- ments at any time before maturity thereof by paying the total amount of the principal of such installments, to- gether with the interest accrued thereon to the date of payment. Further, if default be made in the payment of any of said installments of principal or interest promptly as the same become due, then at the option of the City of Paris, the entire amount of the assessment upon which default is made, together with reasonable attorney's fees and all collection costs incurred, shall be and become immediately due and payable. SBCTION 7. All such assessments levied are, and shall be, a personal liability and charge against the respective real and true owner or owners of sai d abutting properties, notwith- standing such owner or owners may not be named or correctly named, and any irregularity in the name of the property owner, or the description of any property or the amount of any assessment, or in any other matter or thing, shall not in any- wise invalidate or impair any assessment levied hereby, an d any such mistake, or error, invalidity or irregularity, may be, but is not required to be, in order to be enforceable, corrected at any time by the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas. The total amounts assessed against the respective parcels of property abutting upon the units or portions o.f the street above set out, and the real and true owner or owners thereof, are the same, or less than, the estimate of said assessments prepared by the Dir ector of Public Works and approved an d adopted by said City Council, and are in accordance with the proceedings of said City relative to said improvements and assessments thereof, and with the terms, powers an d provisions of Article 1105b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, an d the Charter of the City of Paris, under which terms, provisions and powers of said statute, said improve- ments and assessments were had and made by said City Council. Passed and adopted this 9th day of August, 1971. W. Farris, Mayor ATTFST ; W~y ZCle rk ~P D T FORM : T. K. ynes, ' y Attorney (d) That the City Council caused DheecostsoofPsbchcimorks to prepare and file estimates provements and estimates of the amoun~oP£rabutting proposed to be assessed against the p pertY said street within the limits defined, and against the real and true owners thereof. (e) That upon the filing of said estimates, the City Council of May, did, by ordinance duly enacted on the ~otbe dheld at 7•00 1971, provide for and order a hearing in the • o'clock P. M., on the 14th day of June, 1971, City Council Room, City Hall, an d adopted ondthe nance was amended by or~-nancPass aid public hearing for 24th day of May, 1971, resetting s 7:00 0' clock P. M., on the 12th day of July, 1971, in the City Council Room, City Hall, Parisations and esch time and place all persons, firms, corpor e~ty~ or tates owning or claiming any such abutting proP a,ny interest therein, and their agents and attorneys, and all other persons interested therein, were to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel, and such ordi- nance directed that the City Clerk give due notice of such hearing in the manner required by law. (f ~ That after due publication of notice, as requir ed by law, on the 12th day of July, 1971, at 7:00 o'clock p, lvi., said hearing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time and place an opportunity was given to all of the above mentioned parties and their agents and attorneys to be heard or offer evidence as to all matters in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time the following appeared and testified as follows : J. E. Albright, the Director of Public Worlcs af the City of Paris, briefly described the improvements con- structed and explainedthe hbetweenPPhetCityeand the the costs of such imp ovements abutting property and the owners thereof. The City Attorney then pointed out that notice of the hearing had been published in the Paris News at the time and in the manner required by law, and that such contained proposed rates to be assessed against the abutting property and its owners and the estimated~o~he amount of the whole improvement, and tha~oaT~Py oowners. notice had been mailed to the abutting p Pe The City Manager, C. L. Walker, testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improve- ments and the degree to which they enhanced the value of the respective abutting property and that, in his opinion, the abutting properties, and each of them, were enhanced in value by the building of said im- provements in an amount greater than the assessments pro- against such PniPeenhancedXtoPthehextent oflthe1amount perties were oy shown as follows: Lot Block Add on Owner Amount IIzhanced 9 309 - W. T. Bagley $328.67 830.12 12 309 Rudy Patterson (g) That at said hearing on July 12, 1971, the following property owners were present and offered objections or testimony as to said improvements, contracts or assess- ments therefor, or as to proceedi.ngs with reference the reto . Rudy Patterson Robert M. Childres That after all persons were heard, saidh~helC9tyas continued to the next regular meeting of Council, to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M., on the 9th day of August, 1971. That at the continued hearing the following property owners were present and offered objections or testi- mony as to said improvements, contracts or assess- ments therefor, or as to proceedings with reference thereto. None That the City Council has heard all persons who appeared and desired to testify, object or protest as to the special benefits in enhanced value to accrue to said abutting property and the real and true owners thereof as compared with the portion of the cost of constructing said improvements proposed to be assessed against said abutting property, and has heard all parties appearing and offering testimony, together with all objections and protests relative to such matters and relative to any errors, invalidities or irregularities in any of the proceedings and con- tract for said improvements, and has given a full and fair hearing to all parties making or desiring to make any such protest or objection or to offer testi- mony, and has fully examined and considered all of said evidence, matters, testimony and objections off er ed. (h) That the City Council did consider and correct all errors, invalidities or deficiencies called to its attention and did find that all proceedings and contracts were proper and in accordance with the laws under which same are be- ing had an d with the directives of said City Council in reference to such improvements, an d that the same are, in all respects, valid and regular, as corrected. The Mayor announced that the hearing was closed and di- rected the City Attorney to present an cr dinance incor- porating the findings of the City Council. (i) That based on the evidence, matters, objections an d tes- timony considered at such hearing, the City Council has determined that the properties, and each and every par- cel of such property abutting upon the street and units as hereinafter set out, will be enhanced in value and specially benefited by the construction on such improve- ments in an amount in excess of the amount of such im- provements proposed to be, and as hereinafter assessed against each of said parcels of property abutting upon said street and the real and true owners thereof. (j) That the City Council is of the opinion and finds that the Front Foot Plan or rule would result in justice and equity between all parcels of property within the same unit; and the City Council has determined to apportion and assess the costs on the Front Foot Plan or Rule, except in the following situations and adjustments in assessments against corner properties, so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits received and burdens imposed. Lot 9, Block 309, owned by W. T. Bagley, is only en- hanced $328.67. Lot 12, Block 309, owned by Rudy Patterson, is only enhanced $830.12. And the City Council has further found upon the evidence considered that the assessments hereinafter made and the charges hereby declared against said abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof are just and equit- able, and all objections and protests thereto should be overruled and denied , except as they relate to the matters specifically covered in Paragraph (f ) and this Paragraph (j) of this Section. SECTION 2. There being no further protests or testimony for or against or in reference to said improvements, benefits, or pro- ceedings, said hearing granted to the real and true owners of properties abutting upon said street within the limits and units herein defined, and to all persons, firms, corporations and estates, owning or claiming same or any interest therein, shall be, and the same is hereby closed, and all protests and objections, whether specifically mentioned or not, shall be, and the same are hereby overruled and denied. SDCTION 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines upon the evidence heard in reference to each and every parcel of property abutting upon the street and units hereinafter set out that th e enhancement in value to accrue to said property and the real and true owners thereof by virtue of the construction of said improvements in said portions of said street will be in excess of the costs of said improvements made and as herein assessed against said abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof; and finds that the apportionment of the costs of said improvements and the assessments hereinafter made are just an d equitable and produce substantial equality, consider- ing the benefits received and the burdens imposed thereby, and are in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Paris; and further finds that all pro- ceedings and contracts heretofore had with reference to said improvements are in all respects, regular, proper and valid, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment liens against said abutting properties, as hereinafter de- scribed, and the personal liability of the real and true owners thereof, whether named or correctly named herein or not, have been in all things regularly had and performed in compliance with the law and the proceedings of said City Council. SDCTION 4. In pursuance of said ordinance duly enacted by said City Council authorizing and ordering the improvement of said street and units, including the said portions of said street and units hereinbelow set out, which ordinance was passed, as aforesaid, on the 14th day of September, 1970, and in pursuance of said proceedings heretofore had and enacted by said City Council in reference to said improvements and by virtue of the powers vested in said City with respect to said street improve- ments by the laws of the State of Texas, with particular re- ference to Article 1105b, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, and the Charter of the City of Paris, there shall be, and is hereby levied, assessed and taxed against the respective parcels of property hereinafter set out and within the limits below defined and against the real and true owners of such property, whether such real and true owners be named, or correctly named, or said properties be correctly described herein, or not, the several sums of money hereinbelow mentioned and itemized opposite the description of the respective parcels of said property, the description of such property, the number of front feet of each and the amount assessed against the same and the real and true owners thereof, and where the amount so assessed against the corner properties has been computed by ad- justing the frontage, such amount so assessed shall constitute a lien against the entire property abutting the paving actually constructed and not merely against the amount of frontage used as an adjusted basis for the assessment, and the names of the apparent owners thereof, all as corrected and adjusted by said City Council, being as follows, to-wit: