09/27/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 ;~ ~, v Attest: s/Angela Jacob, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 51-2006 - A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (SOUTHFIELD LAKE ANNEXATION AREAL Mr. Marco Mariani, Community and Economic Development, stated this area South of Kern ~~ Road and east of Miami Street is slated single resident homes and retail/office development. Police Beat No. 15 and Fire Station No. 10 will service this area with no additional costs. Response time by the Fire Department will be monitored. Mr. Mariani noted there were a few resident concerns regarding the Miami Road drainage. The developers are working on this issue. Area Plan will consider this Fiscal Plan at the October 17, 2006 meeting for rezoning. Upon a motion made by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Alford and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Safety: RESOLUTION NO. 51-2006 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (SOUTHFIELD LAKE ANNEXATION AREA) WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an Ordinance and a petition by all (100%) property owners which proposes the annexation of real estate located in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, which is more particularly described at Page 15 of Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 55 acres of agricultural land, which property is at least 12.5% contiguous to the current City limits, i.e., approximately 64.3% contiguous, generally located directly south and adjacent to the existing Southfield Village subdivision, east of Miami Street and south of Kern Road. It is anticipated that the annexation area will be developed for single-family homes, condominiums and office- retail land uses. 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 temtory 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.