10/14/91 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 14, 1991 In response to an inquiry from Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Norris indicated that he will be making presentations to the Board of Public Safety and the Water Board regarding their areas of concern, which include the water system and police and fire protection. Therefore, Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the Resolution be adopted. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried and the following Resolution No. 42-1991 was adopted: RESOLUTION NO.42-1991 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the hereinafter described real estate located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed is located to the southwest of the intersection of Douglas Road with Hickory Road, extended, and is developable land, the development of which land will require a level of municipal public services basic to the establishment and maintenance of such development, which services shall include services of a non -capital nature, including street and road maintenance, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water facilities; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing (1) the cost estimates of services of a non -capital nature, including street and road maintenance and other non -capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water drainage facilities 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 services of a non -capital nature 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 a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non -capital services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of topography, patterns of land use, and population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend that have characteristics of topography, patterns of land use and population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) 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 WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section I. That it is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and of the area proposed to be annexed that the real