Ordinance 1221ORDINANCE NO. 1221
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE
XIX OF THE ALAMEDA MUNICI-
PAL CODE, RELATING TO AS-
SESSMENT PROCEEDINGS, AC-
QUISITION, IMPROVEMENT AND
CLOSING PROCEDURE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA:
SECTION 1. Title XIX of the Ala-
meda Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Article
10 to Chapter 1 thereof, which shall
read as follows:
Article 10. Assessment and Diagram
See. 19-1101. Assessment. Parcels
may be described in the assessment
as shown on the assessment roll on
which City taxes are collected , or
by reference to recorded maps or
deeds or assessors' maps, or by
other means sufficient for identifi-
cation.
See. 19-1102. Diagram. The dia-
gram may describe the property
by reference to or be copies of
official naps or assessors' maps, or
be otherwise sufficient to identify
the several parcels thereon. It shall
not be necessary to show thereon
their relationship to the acquisitions
or improvements.
SECTION 2. Title XIX of the Ala-
meda Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Section
19-223 to Chapter 2, Article 2 thereof,
which shall read as follows:
See. 19-223. Time. No hearing need
be set for a longer period than the
time required for giving notice
thereof.
SECTION 3. Sections 19-231 and 19-
232 of Chapter 2, Article 3 thereof,
are
hereby amended, to read as
follows:
Sec. 19-231. Modifications. During
the progress of the project, the
Council may make changes in the
improvements or acquisitions, the
boundaries of the proposed assess-
ment district, or the assessment or
the estimate of costs, or in any of
the proceedings or procedures.
See. 19-232. Notice. Where said
changes result in extending the
boundaries of the assessment dis-
trict, increasing the total amount
to be collected, or increasing Do-
provements or acquisitions or mak-
ing substitutions therein, or in the
proceedings or procedures, they
shall not be ordered except after
notice of the Council's intention so
to do published by one insertion in
the newspaper in which the resolu-
tion of intention or notice of im-
provement was published, describ-
ing the proposed changes and speci-
fying the time and place of hearing.
SECTION 4. Sections 19-235 and 19-
236 are hereby added to Chapter 2,
Article 3, and shall read as follows:
See. 19-235, Record. Said changes
may be made upon the face of the
plans, specifications, estimate, dia-
gram, assessment or other docu-
ment affected, or by an amended
or supplemental document.
Sec. 19-236. Lien. The lien date
of the original assessment shall not
be affected by such order. The lien
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date of such cl shall be the
date on which the original assess-
ment was recorded.
SECTION 5. Section 19-244 is here-
by added to Title XIX, Chapter 2,
Article 4, and shall read as follows:
Sec. 19-244. Payment. Proceedings
for notice, demand and payment
shall be had as provided for the
original assessment.
SECTION 6. Sections 19-323 and 19-
324 are hereby added to Title XIX,
Chapter 3, Article 2, and shall read
as follows:
Sec. 19-323. Constitutionality. If
any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or word of this Title
is held to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such decision shall not af-
fect the remaining portions of this
Title. The Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted and
passed this Title and each part,
chapter, article, division, section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
and word hereof, irrespective of
the fact that any one or more of
other parts, chapters, articles, divi-
sions, sections, subsections, sen-
tences, clauses, phrases or words
hereof be declared invalid or un-
constitutional.
Sec. 19-324, Validity. No step in
any proceeding shall be invalidated
or affected by any error or mis-
take or departure from the provi-
slons of this Title as to the officer
or person posting or publishing or
mailing, or procuring the publica-
tion or posting or mailing, of any
notice, resolution, order or other
matter when such notice is actually
given for the time required.
SECTION 7. Section 19-512 of Chap-
ter 5, Article 1, Title XIX, is hereby
amended, to read as follows:
Sec. 19-512. Preliminary Determi-
nation of Necessity. A resolution of
preliminary determination shall be
adopted describing in general terms
the proposed improvement or ac-
quisition and setting a time and
place when and where any and all
persons interested may appear and
show cause, if any they have, why
the Council should not find and
determine that the public conveni-
ence and necessity require the pro-
posed acquisition or improvement
without compliance with said In-
vestigation Act.
SECTION 8. Sections 19-518 and 19-
519 are hereby added to Title XIX,
Chapter 5, Article 1, and shall read
as follows:
See. 19-518. Modification. When
proceedings are had for a change
and modification, the resolution of
intention to change and modify
shall be deemed a resolution of
intention and the resolution order-
ing the changes and modifications
shall be deemed a resolution order-
ing the improvement or acquisition
as to the changes and modifica-
tions.
Sec. 19-519. Finality. Where pro-
ceedings for any improvements
and/or acquisitions or any part
thereof have been undertaken with-
out compliance with said Investiga-
tion Act or without proceedings
under this Article, proceedings may
thereafter be had under this Article
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with reference thereto, and the
- be in full force and effect from and
order of the Council determining
after the expiration of thirty (30)
convenience and necessity therein
days from the date of its final pas -
shall be final and conclusive.
sage. ;
SECTION 9. Section 19 -547 of Title
R. P. KRANELLY
XIX, Chapter -5, Article 4, is hereby
Presiding Officer of the Council.
repealed:
Attest:
SECTION 10. Sections 19 -618, 19 -619
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
and 19 -6110 of Title XIX, Chapter 6,
City Clerk
Article 1, are hereby amended, to
_ o
read as follows:
I, the undersigned, hereby certify
Sec. 19 -618. Registration— ,Against
that the foregoing Ordinance was
Theft. Bonds may be registered
duly and regularly adopted and
against theft, in which event
passed by the Council of the City of
Article 7, Chapter 4, Division 4,
Alameda in regular meeting assembled
Title 4, of the Government Code
on the 19th day of February, 1957, by
shall apply,
the following vote, to wit:
Sec. 19 -619. Id.- Delinquent Bonds.
AYES: Councilmen Haag, Hove, Mc-
Bonds may be registered for non-
Call, Moresi and President Kranelly,
payment, in which event Article 2,
(5).
Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 1, Title 5
NOES: None.
of the , Government Code shall
ABSENT: None.
apply.
See. 19 -6110. Id. —Lost Bonds. New
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
bonds or coupons may be issued to
replace lost or destroyedbonds, -in
the official seal of said City this 20th
which event the provisions of
day February, 1957.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
Article 3, Chapter 3, Part 1, Div'
Sion 2, Title 5, of the Government
(SEAL) City Clerk of the City
Code shall apply.
of Alameda
SECTION 11. This ordinance shall
Publish Feb. 22, 1957.