HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 48-55RESOLUTION NO. 48-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING
ATTORNEYS FOR PURPOSE OF PREPARING AND
TYPING RESOLUTIONS, NOTICES AND OTHER
PAPER~ AND PROCEEDINGS FOR ANY WORK AUTHORIZED
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 MAJORITY PROTEST
ACT OF 1931", BEING DIVISION 4 OF SAID CODE,
IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO~ 715
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WHEREAS, it is contemplated, and it is the intention
of the City Council of the City Of Bakersfleld, California,
proceeding under the provisions Of the "ImproVement Act of
1911", Being Division'7 of the Streets and Highways Code, to
carry through proceedings for the construction of public im-
provements on "H" Street between the center line of Golden
State Avenue and the southwesterly right of way line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad and in the intersection of "H"
Street and 32nd Street in the City of Bakersfi~d, California,
the same to be designated as Public Improvement District No.
715; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that some competent person
be appointed'for the purpose of preparing and typing the resolu-
tions, 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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the taw firm~of Wild, Christensen, BarnaM
& Wild of the City of Fresno, California, be and said firm is
hereby employed and appointed ~or the purpose of typing and
preparing the resolutions, notices, and other papers and
proceedings for any work contemplated by t~s 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 connec-
tion with said Acts, which will be prepared and furnished by
the City of Bakersfield with advice of said firm.'
R. That the compensation of said firm is hereby
fixed at an amount equal to the following percentages of the
total contract cost for said construction, .above mentioned, to wit:
PERCENT TOTAL CONTRACT COST
~% Onthe first $100,000.00
1~% On the next $200,000.00
1% ~On all over $BO0,O00.O0
That it is further provided that said compensation of said firm
therefor shall not be less than.$350.O0.
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 bidsubmitted for the
construction cost, shall be collected from the contractor as
incidental expenses and should be 'paid to the said firmwithin
fifteen (15) days after the date of said contract;
(b) The balance of s~id compensation shall also be
collected from the contractor and shall become due and payable
within fifteen (15) days after the assessments for said improve-
ments are confirmed by the City Council of Said City and recorded
by and in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of said
City..
B- That in the event' that the proceedings 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 Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
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 travelsactuallY
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 im-
provements.
4. That this resolutio~ shall take effect immediately
'upon its passage.
I HEHEBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Bakers-
field at a regular meeting thereof held on the ,1Sth day of
July , 1955, by the following.vote:
AYES: CARNAKIS, ~, C,~OES, DOOLIN, EVELETH, SCHWEITZER, SULLIVAI~;.
I'iOES: ~ ~
~x-o~~ Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Bakersfield, Califomia
APPROVED thislSth day
July , 1~.
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