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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 707-94 01-11-1994 t , • 707-94 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM POLICY FOR THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTT~7E DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, has determined that a program for replacement of curbs and gutter facilities within the city would be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Richland Hills, Texas; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds an determines that the attached Curb and Gutter Replacement Program Policy will best serve those interests. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: I. That the document attached hereto and entitled "Curb and Gutter Replacement Program Policy -City of Richland Hills" is hereby adopted by the City Council as • the curb and gutter replace program policy for the City of Richland Hills, Texas. II. Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. III. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED, GNEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the 11th day of January , 1994, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: • C. F. Kelley, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 7 0 7- 9 4 PAGE 1 • ATTEST: - Terri Willis, City Sec tary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ aul F. Wieneskie, i y Attorney mlib449/bh/123093 • ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ ~ - 9 4 PAGE 2 CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM POLICY • CITY OF RICHLAND ffiLLS The purpose of this directive is to set forth City policy as it relates to the Curb and Gutter Replacement Program. STATEMENT OF POLICY The City Council may from time to time allocate funds for a Curb and Gutter Replacement Program. This program shall be executed in accordance with this policy. GENERAL 1. The City Engineer is assigned the responsibility for coordination and implementation of this policy. 2. Upon inclusion of funding in a given year's budget, the City Engineer will begin to develop a recommended priority list of locations for replacement. This list shall be developed from the previous year's City Council approved priority listing of locations not constructed as a base line list (the initial year's program shall use a March 1993 consultant study regarding street condition as a base line list). Then citizen requests on file and Public Services Department recommendations shall be reviewed for • inclusion. 3. The City Engineer shall develop and maintain a procedure for receiving and documenting citizen requests for inclusion in the program. 4. During the development of the recommended priority list, the citizens shall be notified of the process via the newsletter and given opportunity to comment. This period shall not be less than 30 days from the distribution date of the newsletter. 5. The City Council shall approve the year's final priority list. 6. Drive approaches shall be replaced only where proper drainage requirements dictate the need as determined by the City Engineer and only to the extent necessary to match existing infrastructure grades. The remainder of the drive approach within the City right-of-way, upon request of the property owner, may be replaced by the City as a part of the same contract at the sole cost of the property owner for the additional improvements. 7. Based upon the City Council approved final priority list and available funding as approved by the City Council in an annual budget, the City Engineer shall prepare bid documents for advertisement.