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O R D I N A N C E NO. 10348
AN ORDINANCE, levying special benefit assessments against all of the land
benefited by the construction of sewers within the boundaries of Subdistrict No. 94105
(Tescord Drive) of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; directing issuance of Special Tax
Bills evidencing said levy; setting out the form, terms and provisions of said Special Tax Bills.
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District was created pursuant to a
Plan adopted by the voters of the City of St. Louis and of St. Louis County, Missouri, at a
special election held on Tuesday, the 9th day of February, 1954, all as provided and
authorized by Sections 30(a) and 30(b) of Article VI of the Constitution of the State of
Missouri; and
WHEREAS, thereafter, proceeding under the authority of the aforesaid Plan, the
Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, pursuant to proceedings duly
and lawfully had in accordance with the provisions of said Plan, did proceed as follows, to wit:
1. By Ordinance No. 9921, adopted on the 15th day of August, 1996, after
a public hearing thereon held at 7:30 o'clock P.M. on the 11th day of July, 1996, at the St.
Louis County Library (Tesson Ferry Branch), 9920 Lin Ferry Drive, St. Louis County,
Missouri, pursuant to notice thereof published in the St. Louis Countian on the 18th day of
June, 1996, at which public hearing all persons interested were given an opportunity to be
heard, did establish and prescribe the boundaries of a subdistrict designated Subdistrict No.
94105 (Tescord Drive) of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District;
(2) By Resolution No. 2230, adopted on the 10th day of October, 1996, did
declare the necessity of an improvement consisting of the construction of lateral sanitary
sewers in an area designated Subdistrict No. 94105 (Tescord Drive) of The Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District, and did provide that the entire cost of such improvement shall be paid
for by Special Tax Bills or other evidence of special benefit assessments levied on all land
benefited by such construction, whether public or private, exclusive of streets, roads and alleys
within such Subdistrict No. 94105; and
(3) Did cause to be duly called and held a public hearing at the Robert H.
Sperring Middle School, 12111 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis County, Missouri, at the hour of
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7:30 o'clock P.M. on the 29th day of October, 1996, at which public hearing all persons
interested in such improvement were given an opportunity to be heard; and
(4) By Resolution No. 2231, adopted on the 14th day of November, 1996,
did determine that it is in the public interest that such improvement be made, and did direct
that The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District proceed with the said improvement according to
the provisions of said Resolution No. 2230; and pursuant to said direction, plans and
specifications for the improvement were prepared and the Board did approve the same on the
13th day of February, 1997, and proper notice to contractors for bids was published in the St.
Louis Countian on the 17th, 24th, and 31st days of May, 1997; and
(5) By Ordinance No. 10131, adopted on the 10th day of July, 1997, did
authorize a contract with Budrovich Excavating Co., Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder,
pursuant to bids for construction of such improvement received and opened on the 9th day of
June, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the construction of said improvement is hereby accepted upon the
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Executive Director's determination that said improvement has been completed satisfactorily by
the contractor and that the entire cost thereof amounts to One Hundred Seventy-four
Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-two and 54/100 Dollars ($174,322.54), which sum is the
total of the following two components, to wit:
(1) An advancement from the funds of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District, in the sum of Thirty-one Thousand Seven Hundred Eight and 82/100 Dollars
($31,708.82),
(2) Contract items in the sum of One Hundred Forty-two Thousand Six
Hundred Thirteen and 72/100 Dollars ($142,613.72),
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Special benefit assessments in the sum of One Hundred Seventy-
four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-two and 54/100 Dollars ($174,322.54) are hereby
levied on all land whether public or private but exclusive of streets, roads and alleys, in
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Subdistrict No. 94105 (Tescord Drive) of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, as
bounded in said Ordinance No. 9921. Said levy is for the cost of construction of said
improvement to serve said benefited area, and said sum shall be levied ratably by area upon
the lots or parcels of ground within said benefited area, whether public or private, in the
proportion that the area each such lot or parcel of ground bears to the said entire benefited
area, exclusive of streets, roads and alleys and, where requested, an additional levy shall be
made upon those lots or parcels of ground for the payment of connection fees.
Section Two. There are hereby authorized and ordered to be prepared, issued,
registered, and recorded, as soon as practicable after the Executive Director shall have
determined that said contractor has fully performed under said contract, Special Tax Bills
evidencing the levy of the special benefit assessments provided in Section One hereof. Said
bills shall be prepared on the standard Special Tax Bill form of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District as provided by Ordinance No. 7420, adopted April 13, 1988, and said Bills
shall mature at the times and shall bear the rate of interest prescribed by said Ordinance No.
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7420.
Section Three. The Director of Finance and the Secretary-Treasurer are hereby
authorized and directed to cause the Special Tax bills herein described to be prepared and to
execute and attest the same in accordance with said Ordinance No. 7420; to cause the same
to be registered in the offices of the Director of Finance and of the Secretary-Treasurer; to
cause the same to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of St. Louis County,
Missouri.
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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted May 7, 1998.