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<br />REGULAR MEETING JULY 22, 1996
<br />WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A
<br />POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO
<br />AN ANNEXED AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP
<br />(IRONWOOD PLAZA NORTH ANNEXATIONI
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the hereinafter described real estate located
<br />in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 27.1 acres of
<br />land, located in Clay Township, north of State Road No. 23, west of Ironwood Drive, south of Dunn
<br />Road (Hepler Street), east of Willis Avenue; contiguous to the City of South Bend, twenty-six
<br />percent (26%) of its aggregate external boundaries coinciding with the boundaries of the City of
<br />South Bend; approximately ninety-six percent (96%) subdivided; with a resident population density
<br />in excess of three (3) persons per acre; and commercially and residentially zoned. The development
<br />of the territory proposed to be annexed will require a basic level of municipal public services, which
<br />services shall include the provision of water service; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and
<br />establish a definite policy showing (1) the cost estimates of services of a non -capital nature,
<br />including street and road maintenance and other non -capital services normally provided within the
<br />corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street construction,
<br />street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be furnished to the territory to
<br />be annexed; (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and
<br />extension of those services; (4) that services of a non -capital nature will be provided to the annexed
<br />area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in
<br />a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non -capital services provided to areas within
<br />the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of topography, patterns
<br />of land use, and population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed; (5) that services of
<br />a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the
<br />effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within
<br />the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend that have characteristics of topography, patterns
<br />of land use and population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed and in a manner
<br />consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) the plan for
<br />hiring the employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed
<br />annexation.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF
<br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. That it is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and of the area proposed
<br />to be annexed that the real property located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described
<br />in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and made a part hereof, be annexed to the City of South Bend.
<br />Section II. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of
<br />the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public Works, to furnish to said territory
<br />services of a non -capital nature, such as street and road maintenance, within one (1) year of the
<br />effective date of the annexation, in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to the services
<br />furnished by the City to other areas of the City which have characteristics of typography, patterns
<br />of land utilization and population density similar to said territory; and to furnish to said territory
<br />services of a capital improvement nature, such as street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities,
<br />and storm water facilities, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation, in the same
<br />manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South
<br />Bend that have characteristics of topography, patterns of land use and population density similar to
<br />that of the territory to be annexed and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws,
<br />procedures, and planning criteria.
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