Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-363

WHEREAS, there is not included within said district any public or other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or pre­mises for said improvements exceed fifty percent of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for state and county taxation; 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; and WHEREAS, said Board by Emergency Ordinance No* 536, passed, adopted and approved the 25th day of March, 1953, declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein pro­vided, to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-21 for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made accord­ing to benefits, and fixed a time in which protests against the proposed improvements or the creation of such District might be heard and considered by said Board, and directed notice thereof to be given; and WHEREAS, said Board determined that said notice was given in the manner prescribed by Section 7 of said Emergency Ordinance No, 536 and by Section 57, Chapter II, Charter of the City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, the owners of more than one-half the frontage to be assessed have not filed writ­ten objections concerning the making of said improvements, the creation of said District, or the defraying of the'entire cost and expense by special assessments; and WHEREAS, no objections, suggestions, comments nor questions were made or raised at said pro­test hearing; and WHEREAS, said Board has done all things necessary and preliminary to the creation of said Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-21, and now desires to create said District; NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There shall be and there hereby is created a special assessment district in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, to be called and designated Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-21, which shall include all the lots, premises and property within said improvement dis­trict to their full depth; and the boundaries of said district, all within the City of Las Vegas, are described as follows; to-wit? Beginning at a point where the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼ ) of Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 61 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian intersects with Palomino Lane, thence East along Palomino Lane including all property on both sides thereof to the West right-of-way line of Rancho Road, thence East along Palomino Lane from the East right-of-way line of Rancho Road to the West line of Tonopah Drive, thence North along the West line of Tonopah Drive to the center line of Alta Drive, thence West along the center line of Alta Drive to the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼ ) of Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 61 East, M.D.B.&M., thence South to the point of beginning. Section 2. That the streets and parts of streets hereinafter described shall be improved by the laying of oil bound gravel pavement (4" Type 1 Subbase and 4” type 2 Gravel Subbase) on certain streets and parts of streets, wherever said improvements are missing, 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 streets and parts of streets which are to be improved, wherever said improvements are missing, are the following: PALOMINO LANE from the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼ ) of Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 61 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, to the West right-of-way line of Rancho Road. Improvement consisting of the construction of a 24-foot street, A.C. Pavement (4" type 1 Subbase, 4" Type 2 Subbase, Prime coat, 2” A.C. Paving, Seal Coat and Chips). PALOMINO LANE from the East right-of-way line of Rancho Road to the West right-of-way line of Tonopah Drive (18 foot street North of the proposed center line); PINTO LANE from the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼ ) of Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 61 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, to the West right-of-way line of Rancho Road, and from the East right-of-way line of Rancho Road to the West right-of-way line of Tonopah Drive (36-foot street); ALTA DRIVE from the center of said Section 32 to the West right-of-way line of Rancho Road and from the East right-of-way line of Rancho Road to the West right-of-way line of Tonopah Drive (18-foot street South of the proposed center line);SHETLAND ROAD from the North right-of-way line of Palomino Lane to the South right-of-way line of Alta Drive (36-foot street). Improvement con­sisting of 4” type 1 Gravel Subbase and 4” type 2 gravel subbase. Section 4. That the entire cost and expense of making said improvements, including all incidental expenses which may be legally included in the sums assessed, including, without limit-ing the generality of the foregoing, the cost of surveys, plans, assessments, the costs of con­struction, and the fees and compensation properly charged in the work of making special assess­ments , shall be defrayed by special assessments made according to the benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said District. The entire cost and expense of making said improvements are deemed to be $24,344.76 and the total of the special assessments so levied shall be in that amount. Section 5. That in no case shall the amount of any special assessment upon any such lot or premises exceed 50% of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County taxation, but such cost in excess of 50% shall be borne by the City of Las Vegas and paid out of the General Fund.