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REGULAR MEETING <br />DECEMBER 9, 1991 <br />B. Police Protection <br />The Annexation Area will be added to Beat 15. Police officials <br />do not anticpate that the addition of the development will <br />increase significantly the call for police services. Routine <br />patrol and law enforcement can be provided without hiring <br />additional officers or purchasing additional equipment. <br />Police patrols, traffic enforcement, and emergency responses will <br />be a part of the services the City will offer to the Annexation <br />Area. Police protection will be furnished to the Annexation Area <br />within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation. <br />C. Fire Protection <br />The Annexation Area is located approximately 2.6 miles from South <br />Bend Fire Department Station Number 10 at 308 West Ireland Road. <br />Additional Fire Department units will respond, including engine <br />Number 8, which is located at 2402 Twykenham, approximately 2.0 <br />miles from the Annexation Area. Response times will be <br />comparable to other areas of the City. <br />The Fire Department does not foresee any unusual fire protection <br />problems related to the proposed development. The Fire <br />Department's final approval of the project will require <br />examination and approval of the site plan, including the location <br />of fire hydrants. No additional equipment will need to be <br />purchased or personnel hired to provide fire protection to the <br />Annexation Area. <br />The long range plan, already in place, provides for a continual <br />review of the needs for additional personnel and equipment for <br />all areas of the City. Relocation of Station Number 10 nearer to <br />the southeast side of South Bend is also being considered. <br />D. Neighborhood Code Enforcement <br />The Department of Neighborhood Code Enforcement can provide code <br />enforcement activities without acquiring additional equipment or <br />hiring additional personnel. <br />The Humane Society of St. Joseph County currently provides animal <br />control services on a County -wide basis. <br />E. Public Parks <br />There are adequate park facilities in the Southeast portion of <br />the City that can be used by the residents of the Annexation <br />Area. Parks and facilities that are close to the Annexation Area <br />are: Hamilton Park, which has playground equipment, picnic <br />tables and ball diamonds; Erskine Golf Course, which has an 18 <br />hole course; O'Brien Park, which has picnic facilities, a lighted <br />softball diamond, football field, playground equipment and about <br />five (5) acres of woods; and Marshall Park, which has a tot lot, <br />lighted tennis courts, ball diamonds, and a football field. <br />No additional personnel or equipment will be needed to provide <br />services to the Annexation Area. <br />V. HIRING PLAN <br />This annexation will not result in the elimination of jobs of <br />employees of another governmental entity. <br />APPROVE RELEASE OF TEMPORARY AND PERPETUAL EASEMENTS - CORBY <br />STREET SEWER PROJECT <br />Mr. Leszczynski advised that when the above referred to project <br />began it was discovered that the sewer and water lines were not <br />