Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952, lvc000007-612

The presiding officer declared the motion carried and the ordinance placed upon its final passage. Commissioner Whipple then moved that said ordinance be passed and adopted as read and as an emergency ordinance. Commissioner Bunker seconded the motion. The question being upon the passage and adoption of said ordinance, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting "Aye": Commissioner Bunker Commissioner Jarrett Commissioner Peccole Commissioner Whipple, and Mayor C.D. Baker Those voting "Nay": None Absent None The presiding officer thereupon declared that all commissioners having voted in favor thereof, said motion was carried and said ordinance was duly passed and adopted as an emergency ordinance. Commissioner Whipple moved this ordinance be numbered 488. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Peccole, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. 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: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 489 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-17; PRO­VIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGNATED STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN; PROVID­ING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO FRONTAGE TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO REVIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION, AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PRO­VIDING FOR THE INDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESS­MENTS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECT­ING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING SAID STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 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 best interests of said City to improve certain streets and parts of streets, hereinafter particularly described, by the laying of an oil bound gravel pavement thereon and by constructing on both sides thereof concrete curbs and gutters and concrete valley gutters wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improve­ment Assessment District No. 100-17 for the purpose of making said improvements, 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; and 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. 485, passed, adopted and approved the 29th day of April, 1952, declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein provided, to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-17 for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to frontage, 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 Emergency Ordinance No. 485 and by Section 57, Chapter 11, Charter of the City of Las Vegas as amended; 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, all objections, suggestions, comments and questions were made, raised and considered 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. 100-17, 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 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 489 Assessment District No. 100-17