Ordinance No. 6,964940324 -11
ORDINANCE NO. 6964
• AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO A CONTRACT
WITH THOS. Y. PICKETT & COMPANY, INC. FOR ASSESSING
EVALUATIONS OF PROPERTIES WITHIN BAYTOWN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100
DOLLARS ($17,500.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager and City
Clerk of the City of Baytown to execute and attest to a contract
with Thos. Y. Pickett & Company, Inc. for evaluations of properties
within Baytown Industrial Districts. A copy of said contract is
attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof for
all intents and purposes.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
authorizes payment to Thos. Y. Pickett & Company, Inc. of the sum
of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS ($17,500.00),
pursuant to the contract.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown this the 24th day of March,
1994.
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PETE C. ALF O, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
Q Z ACIO RAMIREZ, ., City Attorney
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• THE STATE OF TEXAS $
$ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTIES OF HARRIS
AND CHAMBERS $
THAT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Harris
and Chambers Counties, Texas does not have available among the
files and records of such City a survey of specific industrial and
utility plants of whatever character for the Baytown Industrial
District, nor do they have the necessary scientific or technical
skill to compile, evaluate, and make such survey, for the
convenience and information of the Tax Assessor - Collector of said
City in assessing the valuations of such properties in legal
conformity with all other property valuations in said City for the
Baytown Industrial Districts for which the City of Baytown collects
taxes; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Review and the City of Baytown, sitting
as such Board, as required by law, has heretofore and will in the
future have submitted to it for inspection, correction, or
equalization and approval, renditions of or assessments against
specific industrial and utility plants; and in the performance of
the duties by law upon such Board, will have need for testimony
pertaining to such properties, requiring scientific knowledge,
technical skill and experience in analysis and appraisal of such
properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown for the
Baytown Industrial Districts has determined the need and
• advisability of employing experts skilled in the matter of analysis
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. and appraisal of such properties to compile information for use by
the Board of Review in its inspecting, correcting, equalizing, and
approving the valuations of or assessments against such properties,
duly submitted to it by the Tax Assessor - Collector, for the City
of Baytown for the Baytown Industrial Districts; and
WHEREAS, it is ascertained and determined that Thos. Y.
Pickett & Company, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, are experts with many
years experience in such matters and employ professional engineers,
registered in this State, who have scientific and technical
knowledge; and
WHEREAS, it is found and determined to be to the advantage of
the City of Baytown for the Baytown Industrial Districts that said
City Council employ the services of Thos. Y. Pickett & Company,
Inc., for said purposes;
IT IS THEREFORE AGREED BY AND BETWEEN the City of Baytown for
the Baytown Industrial Districts of Harris and Chambers Counties,
Texas, acting herein by and through its City Council, Party of the
First Part, and Thos. Y. Pickett & Company, Inc., (the Company) of
Dallas County, Texas, Party of the Second Part, as follows:
I.
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART agrees and obligates itself to make
such analysis and survey as of January 1, 1994 through December 31,
1994, which shall include all of the information which Second Party
is able to procure pertaining to the character, quality, quantity,
as well as the value of specific industrial and utility plants
within the City and within the Baytown Industrial Districts for
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• use of the Board of Review in reviewing and equalizing the
assessments against such properties submitted to it by the Tax
Assessor- Collector for said Board's approval, and for the further
purpose of furnishing the testimony as hereinafter specified.
II.
The Company further agrees to provide such expert testimony as
may be required in any civil litigation arising from the appraisals
of property covered by this contract, at a rate not to exceed Five
Hundred and No /100 ($500.00) Dollars per day. The Company shall
also be reimbursed by the City of Baytown for reasonable travel and
subsistence expenses.
III.
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART further agrees to compile all
information procured during its investigation, analysis, and
survey, in such a manner as to facilitate and expedite the
introduction of such expert testimony as requested by the Board of
Review, based on such information and presented in concise and
intelligent form.
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PARTY OF THE SECOND PART further agrees to make available at
stated sessions of the Board of Review, such qualified, competent,
technical personnel as may be required and to furnish for the
benefit of the Board of Review, such expert testimony as may be
deemed advisable by said Board pertaining to the estimated
valuation of specific industrial and utility plants as enumerated,
as of January 1, 1994:
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• ADVANCED AROMATICS, INC.
AMOCO CHEMICALS CORP.
CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO.
EXXON CORPORATION
HOESCH TUBULAR PRODUCTS (also Hoesch American)
HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER
J.M. HUBER CORPORATION
MILES INC.
MOBLEY COMPANY INC.
NATURAL GAS ODORIZING
RHONE - POULENC BASIC CHEMICAL COMPANY
SAMSON CONTROLS INC.
SAW PIPES USA, INC.
SEAPAC INC.
USX CORPORATION
It is expressly understood that Thos. Y. Pickett & Company,
Inc., will work diligently with the Harris and Chambers County
Appraisal Districts and the appraisal firm of Pritchard & Abbott in
coordinating and allocating values located in or appraised by the
Harris and Chambers County Appraisal Districts. All such efforts
will be done in a harmonious manner in properly describing,
defining and allocating values for the Baytown Industrial
Districts. Moreover, it is further understood that Thos. Y.
Pickett & Company, Inc., cannot consistently defend or testify at
Review Board hearings or civil courts having jurisdiction to any
value assigned or adjudicated by the Board of Review for the
respective Appraisal Districts in its final action in certifying
valuations for such properties for 1994.
V.
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the skilled services, technical
knowledge and experience of Second Party, in performance of the
obligations herein agreed to be performed by Second Party, Party of
• the First Part agrees and obligates itself to pay Second Party the
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is sum of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS
($17,500.00) for the year 1994, as full compensation for the
services rendered the City of Baytown for the Baytown Industrial
Districts under the terms of this agreement.
VI.
Payments shall be made on this contract at the office of the
Company, 4464 Sigma Road, Dallas, Texas 75244, from time to time as
the work progresses, as follows: THREE THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS
($3,000.00) on the first day of March, April, May and June, 1994,
and the balance shall be paid upon completion of the work and after
final action has been taken by the Board of Review in and for the
City of Baytown for the Baytown Industrial Districts for the year
1994.
VII.
The said Thos. Y. Pickett & Company, Inc., further agrees that
in no way will the said City of Baytown be obligated to Thos. Y.
Pickett & Company, Inc., or their assistants, for salaries,
expenses, or materials except as above stated.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR THE
BAYTOWN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, HARRIS AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES,TEXAS.
WITNESS OUR HANDS IN DUPLICATE THIS DAY OF ,
AD, 1994.
PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS
By
• BOBBY ROUNTREE, City Manager
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
MONTE MERCER, D rector of F nance
ATTEST:
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PARTY OF THE SECOND PART
THOS. Y. PICKETT & COMPANY, INC.
By
President
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