09/27/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 26.2 acres of vacant, unimproved land, which property is at -least 12.5% contiguous to the current City limits, i.e., approximately 63.4% contiguous, generally located East of Eddy Street, west of Ivy Road and South of Edison Road. It is anticipated that the annexation area will be developed for various land uses including but not limited to research facilities and other commercial and residential uses typically associated with a college or university campus. These uses will require a basic level of municipal public services, including the provision of police and fire protection; and ' WHEREAS, the Board of Public Safety now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of police and fire protection to be furnished to the territory to be annexed; (2) the method (s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4) that those services will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density, and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures and planning criteria; and (5) the plan for hiring the employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed annexation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be annexed that the real property described more particularly at Page 15 of Exhibit "A" attached hereto be annexed to the City of South Bend. Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public Safety, to furnish to said territory police and fire services within one (1) year of the effective date of annexation in a manner ~' equivalent in standard and scope to similar services furnished by the City to other areas regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria. Section III. The Board of Public Safety shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, most particularly those provisions pertaining to police and fire protection at pages 6 and 7 of Exhibit "A", for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed. Adopted the 27`" day of September 2006. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA s/Jesusa Rodriguez s/Juanita Dempsey s/Donald Alford s/Bruce J. BonDurant Patrick Cottrell -ABSTAINED Attest: s/Angela Jacob, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 50-2006 - A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL l' PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP (BRICK ROAD ANNEXATION AREA) Mr. Marco Mariani, Community and Economic Development, stated this annexation and the Olive Road annexation areas are for right-of--way purposes. The annexation is comprised of approximately 3 acres. Police Beat No. 22, Fire Station No. 11 and Medic 4 will serve the area with no additional costs. Upon a motion made by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Alford and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Safety: •.: .j V