HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 2-59RESOLUTION NO, ~., 2-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
'CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, APPOXNT-
ING ATTORNEYS FOR PURPOSE OF PREPARING
AND TYPING RESOLUTIONS, NOTICES AND OTHER
PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS FOR ANY WORK AUTHOR-
IZED BY "IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911", BEING
DIVISION. 7 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND/OR THE "SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT INVESTIGATION, LIMITATION'AND
1 1 BEING DIVISION
MAJORITY PROTEST ACT OF 93 ",
4 OF SAID CODE, IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 740.
~'rHEREAS, it is contemplated, and it is the intention of
the City Council of the City of Bakersfield, California, pro-
ceeding under the provisions of the "Improvement Act of 1911",
being Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Codes to carry
through proceedings for the construction of public improvements
on Chester Avenue and the intersections of all intersecting
streets between 4th Street and 660 feet south of the center line
of Terrace Way, in the City of Bakersfield, California, the same
to be designated as Public Improvement District No. 740; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that some competent person be
appointed for the purpose of preparing and typing the resolutions,
notices, or other papers and proceedings for any work authorized
by the above mentioned "Improvement Act of 1911", being Division
7 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California,
together with any proceedings made necessary under the provisions
of the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority
Protest Act of 1931", being Division 4 of said Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AS FOYiOWS:
1. That the law firm of Wild, Christensen, Barnard& Wild
of the City of Fresno, State of California, be and said firm is
hereby employed and appointed for the purpose of typing and pre-
paring the resolutions, notices, and other papers and proceed-
ings for any work contemplated by this City Council under the
provisions of the above mentioned Acts, in the matter Of the said
proposed construction of such public improvements, exclusive of
the Engineer's diagram~ specifications, plans, printed notice of
improvement, assessments and bonds in connection with said Acts,
which will be prepared and furnished by the City of Bakersfield
with advice of said firm.
2. That the compensation of said firm is hereby fixed
at an amount equal to the following percentages of the total con-
tract cost for said construction, above mentioned, to wit:
PERCENT TOTAL CONTRACT COST
2% On the first $100,000.00
12~% On the next $200,000.00
1% On all over $300,000.00
That it is further provided that said compensation of said firm
therefor shall not be less than $350.00°
Payment of said compensation shall be made as follows:
(a) An amount equal to one per cent (1%) of the estimated
amount, represented by the low bid submitted for the construction
cost, shall be collected from the contractor as incidental ex-
penses and should be paid to the said firm within fifteen (15)
days after the date of said contract;
(b) The balance of said compensation shall also be collected
from the contractor and shall become due and payable within
fifteen (15) days after the assessments for said improvements are
confirmed by the City Council of said City and recorded by and
in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of said City.
3. That in the event that*~He proCeedi~gS-~initiated cease,
or are abandoned before the awarding of the contract, the City of
Bakersfield shall be liable only for the time actually incurred
by the said firm at the rate of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per
day of seven (7) hours each, for the preparation of such proceedings,
together with automobile allowance of eight cents (8~) per mile
for the use of automobiles for travel actually used in securing
data and/or attending meetings of the said City Council in the
furtherance of any of said proceedings, which said amounts shall
be submitted to this City Council by an itemized sworn statement.
of such services and/or automobile allowance; provided, that should
said proceedings cease or be abandoned, the amount to be paid by
the City shall not exceed one per cent (1%) of the estimated cost
of said proposed improvements.
4. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the
the following vote:
day of January, 1959, by
APPROVED this
IRVIN,
City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Bakersfield, California
12th day of January, 1959.