ORDINANCE NO.
O-05-2008
AN
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND ORDERING THE STREET IMPROVEMENT OF BONNIE LANE FROM
ITS INTERSECTION WITH ALEXANDRIA PIKE TO ITS TERMINUS; BEING WITHIN THE CITY OF
FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY; IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS THERETO AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND AS APPROVED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT THOMAS, KY; AND, FURTHER, PROVIDING THAT
THE ACTUAL COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT IS TO BE BORNE,
AS CONSISTENT WITH CITY POLICY REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS THOSE COSTS EQUIVALENT TO
STANDARD RESURFACING WITH BITUMINOUS
ASPHALT, TO BE SHARED BY THE CITY FIFTY PERCENT (50%) AND THE PROPERTY
OWNER FIFTY PERCENT (50%), AND ALL ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
RECONSTRUCTION BE BORNE BY THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF
IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS.
BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY:
That Bonnie Lane from its intersection with Alexandria Pike to its terminus be improved with complete reconstruction and replacement of the street pavement and curbing, and a partial replacement of sidewalks and driveway aprons as necessary in accordance with the City Engineer’s Report. The total preliminary cost estimate for this project is $244,000, with costs being shared on a 50/50% basis between the City and property owner (for standard resurfacing equivalency only). All additional expenditures shall be paid by the City.
Using the front foot basis as the fair basis of assessment, the preliminary estimated cost to the City and property owner for standard improvements is $10.82 per front foot (f.f.). Please see the attached schedule listing property description, frontages, and anticipated costs.
That
consistent with City policy regarding improvements, those costs for standard
street improvements shall be shared by the City and property owner on a fifty
percent (50%) to the City and fifty percent (50%) to the property owner basis
and all additional costs associated with reconstruction are to be borne by the
City.
SECTION
III
That the Board of Council shall advertise for bids in a newspaper of general bona fide circulation in the City of Fort Thomas prior to the day set for opening the bids for doing said work, said bids to be received by the City Administrative Officer at his office by the deadline date and time. Said publication shall occur not less than seven (7) days nor more than twenty-one (21) days before said date for opening bids. After said proposals are opened, they shall be transmitted to the Board of Council at their next regular meeting after proposals are received, and all proposals shall be made as required by the specifications thereof. A contract for the work shall be let to the lowest and best bidder; however, the Board of Council may reject all bids and re-advertise.
Upon
completion and acceptance of the work under the contract, the cost and expense
of same shall be ascertained, levied, assessed and apportioned to and against
the said lots or parts of lots and the owners thereof, according to the number
of front feet of the number of abutting feet of ground owned by each of them.
This
street shall constitute a separate and distinct project. Any affected property owner filing an action
contesting the undertaking of other improvements shall only relate to that
street project. The City may proceed
with all other street improvement projects.
The
provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
If any provision, section, paragraph, or part thereof is held invalid,
such decision shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
Ordinance.
This
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the
Board of Council and publication according to law.
APPROVED:
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Mary
H. Brown, Mayor
1st Reading: March 17, 2008
ADOPTED: April 7, 2008
ATTEST:
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Melissa Kelly, City Clerk