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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-309

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ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No. 100-21 Determination to Create Emergency Ordinance No. 536 Commissioner Peccole introduced and moved the adoption of the following emergency ordinance, which was thereupon read in full, and at length and is at follows: 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 PAVING AND GRAVELING CERTAIN STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN, TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-21 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO BENEFITS; 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, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas in the County of Clark and State of Nevada deems it expedient and for the beet interests of said City to improve certain streets and parts of streets hereinafter particularly described by the laying of oil bound gravel pavement (4" Type 1 Subbase, 4" Type 2 Subbase, Prime Coat 2" A.C. Paving, Seal Coat and Chips) and gravel surface (4" Type 1 Gravel Subbase and 4" type 2 gravel subbase) wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-21 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises, and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district; and WHEREAS, there in 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 considers it necessary, desirable, and for the best interests of the City, to take the steps provided by law for the organization of an assessment district and the construction therein of said improvements; and WHEREAS, said Board, by a Resolution duly adopted and approved on the 18th day of March, 1953, ordered the City Engineer to make estimates of the expense thereof, and plats, diagrams and plans of the work and of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and. plans with the City Clerk for public examination; and WHEREAS, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed on the 25th day of March, 1953. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES 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 paving and graveling certain streets and parts of streets therein, to create a special assessment district therefore, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district, proportionately to the benefits received. Section 2. That the Board proposed to pave and gravel said streets and parts of streets by grading and constructing thereon an oil bound gravel pavement (4" type 1 Subbase, 4" type 2 Subbase, Prime Coat, 2" A.C. Paving, Seal Coat and Chips) and by constructing gravel surface (4" type 1 Gravel Subbase and 4" type 2 Gravel Subbase) 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 the Board proposes to nave improved are the following: PALOMINO LANE from the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE½) 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, T 20S, Range 6l 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 (18 foot street south of the proposed center line); SHETLAND ROAD from the North right of way line of Alta Drive (36 foot street;. Improvement consisting of 4" Type 1 Gravel Subbase and 4" type 2 Gravel subbase.