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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PORT TOWN-
SEND, WASHINGTON, DECLARII'IG THE INTENTION OF
THE COU~.ICIL TO ORDER THE FORMATION OF A LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTIOMS AND
I~ISTALLATION OF ADDITIOI',IS AND BETTERMENTS TO
CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF SAID PROPOSED LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT; SETTING FORTH THE NATURE AND TERRI-
TORIAL EXTENT OF SUCH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS;
DESIGNATING THE MUMBER OF THE LOCAL IMPROVE-
" MENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF; STATING THE ESTIMATED COST AND EX-
PENSE OF THE IMPROVEME~ITS A~D THE AMOU~T
THEREOF PROPOSED TO BE BORNE BY THE PROPERTY
WITHIN THE PROPOSED LOCAL IHPROVEMENT DISTRICT;
AND FIXIMG A DATE, TIME A~ID PLACE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING O2.1 THE FORMATIO~I OF THE pROPOSED LOCAL
IMPROVEMEMT DISTRICT; AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION 90-106
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend desires
to make certain improvements, additions and betterments to several
specific City streets more particularly described in this Resolu-
tion below, and to finance the cost t~ereof by assessments to be
levied in a local improvement district authorized to be created; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to proceed with the carrying out
of the improvements, additions and betterments and to establish a
local improvement district in connection therewith;
~IOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT TOWNSE~ID, WASHINGTOn!, as follows:
Section 1. It is the intention of the Council to order the im-
A attached
provement of the area within the City described in Exhibit _
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, by the improvement
of the City streets within the area, which streets and improvements
are more particularly described in Section 2 of this Resolution and
in Exhibit A hereto.
Section 2. The nature and territorial extent of the proposed
improvements for said area shall be as described in Exhibit _B at-
tached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. The City shall aceuire by gift, purchase, franchise,
lease or condemnation all property, both real and personal, or any
interest therein and all rights-of-way, franchises, permitS and
easements which may be found necessary to acquire, construct and in-
stall the above-described improvements.
Section 4. It is hereby further provided that the hereinbefore
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authorized plan of improvements shall be subject to such
to details of said plan, not affecting the service to be provitled
by the main general plan, as shall be authorized by the Council
either prior to or during the actual course of construction..
Section 5. Said proposed local improvement district shall be
designated "Local Impro.vement District ~o. 2." The cost of the im-
prov.ements described in Section 2 shall be assessed against the
property specially.benefited by such improvements, on the basis of
the amount of the special benefits to such. property. The assess-
ments shall be for the sole purpose of payment into such bond or
other fund as may be specified by the City Council for .the payment
of the costs or of bonds to be issued in part-to defray the costs
of such improvements.
Section 6. All persons who may desire to object to such im-
provements and the formation of a local improvement district are
hereby notified to appear and present such objections at the meet-
ing of the City Council to be held in the Council C~ambers of 'the
City ~lall at Port Townsend, Washington, at ~,'~ p.m. on
[~ , ]99~ , wlaich time and place are l~ereby fixed for ~earing all
mat'ter's relating to said proposed improvements and all objections
thereto and for determining the method of payment of said improve-
ments. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice substan-
tially in the form set forth in Exhibit _C of said hearing in the
manner required by law, with the date of the first publication to
be at least fifteen days prior to the date of said hearing, and to
mail a notice of such hearing setting forth the nature of the pro-
posed improvements., the total ,estimated cost including the amount
thereof to be borne by the City, the estimated benefits of the im-
provements to the particular lot, tract or parcel of land, the time
and date of said hearing, at least fifteen days before the date
thereof, to eact~ owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract or parcel
of land or other p.roperty specially benefited by said improvements,
at the address shown on the tax rolls of the County Assessor.
Section 7. Resolution No. 90-106 is hereby rescinded.
ADOPTED at its regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Port Townsend, Washington, held on the 15th day of
January. .., 1991.
Attest:
David A. Grove, City Clerk
Appro~ed~. as to fo#m:
Harper, City Attorney
Mayor Brent Shirl~
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