Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-344

ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-20 Public Hearing on Creation of District EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 544 Las Vegas, Nevada April 10, 1953 A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nev­ada held this 10th day of April, 1953 was called to order at the hour of 8:00 P.M. by His Honor Mayor C.D. Baker with the following members present: Mayor C.D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Rex A. Jarrett Commissioner William Peccole Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager C.W. Shelley Asst. City Mgr. Dora Lord City Attorney Howard W. Cannon City Engineer C.C. Boyer City Clerk Shirley Ballinger The Mayor announced that this was the time and place designated for the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada to meet and hear and consider any suggestions and objections that may be made by parties in interest to the proposed improvements, or any matters relating thereto, in the proposed Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-20 in said City as provided in Emergency Ordinance No. 538, passed, adopted and approved the 1st day of April, 1953, and the notice prescribed therein. The Mayor then asked if any written objections, suggestions or comments concerning said District had been filed in the office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk answered that no objections, suggestions or comments concern­ing said District had been filed in her office prior to said meeting and she filed a certificate with the Board of Commissioners to that effect. The Mayor then publicly asked if anyone desired to make any objection, suggestion or comment, or raise any question, concerning said District. There were no objec­tions voiced. Mr. Marion Earl appeared before the Board at this time in protest to the paving of South 9th Street from Bonneville to Gass. Mr. Earl was informed that the pav­ing of these two blocks was not included in this district. Commissioner Whipple introduced and moved the adoption of the following emergency ordinance, which was thereupon read in full, at length, and is as follows: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 544 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-20; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGNATED STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS 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 THE 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 M I L 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 M ATTERS 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 oil bound gravel pavement (4" Type 1 Subbase, Prime Coat, 2" A.C. Paving, Seal Coat and Chips) 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. 100-20 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 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 ary special assessment upon any 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. 538, passed, adopted and app­roved the 1st day of April, 1953, declared its determination to make certain pub­lic improvements as herein provided, to create Street Improvement Assessment Dis­trict No. 100-20 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