Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-55

ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-27 Determination to Create WHEREAS, said Emergency Ordinance No. 598 provides a time certain for hearing protests against said proposed improvements and directing that notice thereof he given, such time of the protest hearing being 8:00 o'clock P.M., on the 12th day of April, 1954. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas a t a special meeting thereof held on the 31st day of March, 1954, that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she is hereby directed to publish notice of said hearing once a week for two successive weeks in the Las Vegas Sun, a daily newspaper published in the City of Las Vegas; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she hereby is directed to post notice of said hearing in at least three public places near the site of the proposed work; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said notice shall be in substantially the form attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 31st day of March, 1954. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. Commissioner Whipple introduced and moved the adoption of the following emergency ordinance, which was thereupon read in full, and at length, and is as follows: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, TO MAKE CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID CITY BY INSTALLING A COMPLETE STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM: TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-27 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO FRONTAGE; FIXING A TIME IN WHICH PROTESTS AGAINST THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR THE CREATION OF SUCH DISTRICT MAY BE HEARD AND CONSIDERED BY SAID BOARD; DIRECTING NOTICE THEREOF TO BE GIVEN; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, certain streets in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, are without adequate street lighting; and WHEREAS, the said Board of Commissioners deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve those certain streets hereinafter particularly described by installing thereon a complete street lighting system; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-27 for the purpose of making said improve­ments, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to the frontage against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district; and WHEREAS, there is included within said district some public or other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City, but which the proportionate amounts of assessments will be paid in cash by said property owners or from the City's general funds; WHEREAS, the remaining portion of the lands included within said district may be levied against by said City by a valid special assessment; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premise for said improvements exceed 50% of the value as such lot or premise as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County tax; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Las Vegas, it is fair and equitable that no portion of said cost and expense be borne by the City from its general funds except as herein provided; and WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, held on the 17th day of February, 1954, a resolution was adopted and approved, directing the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof, and plats, diagrams and plans of work of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and plans with the City Clerk for public examination; and WHEREAS, on the 31st day of March, 1954, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark and State of Nevada, does hereby declare its determination to make certain public improvements by installing along certain streets hereinafter described a complete street lighting system, to create a special assessment district therefor, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district Section 2. That the Board proposes to improve said street by constructing thereon street lighting facilities which include concrete bases, aluminum standards, mercury vapor luminaires and underground and single over heard wire and series lighting system, together with such appurtenances as may be required, as more particularly shown by the plats, diagrams and plans of the work and locality to be improved now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas. Section 3. That the certain streets which the Board proposes so to have improved are the following: