09/17/90 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 17, 1990 The City can also provide solid waste collection services as needed to the Annexation Area without additional equipment or personnel and without additional expenditure of money. B. Police Protection The Annexation Area's use, as well as its size and location, necessitate the creation of a new police patrol beat adjacent to the existing Beat 24 to provide adequate and comparable police protection to the area. The additional beat will require 4.5 patrol officers to cover all three shifts and days off. Personnel will spend approximately 20 percent of their time on patrol within the area. Total yearly cost for personnel associated with the new patrol beat is approximately $31,550, including supervision, vacation coverage, and overtime as required. An additional patrol vehicle, costing approximately $13,000 will also be needed for the new beat. Total costs attributable to the creation of the new beat is $44,550. Personnel costs will be included in the annual operating budget of the Police Department. Vehicle costs will be paid from the Cumulative Capital Development Fund or the General Fund. Police protection of the scope detailed herein shall be furnished to the Annexation Area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation. C. Fire Protection Fire protection can be furnished immediately upon the effective date of the annexation. No site plan has been developed for this particular development. When one is submitted, however, adjustments in personnel and equipment will be made as necessary to provide adequate fire protection. Depending upon the final configuration of the roads and the location of the buildings and golf course within the complex, fire protection will be provided by either Station *11 at 3505 North Bendix Drive, Station 7 at 1616 Portage Avenue, or Station 4 which is located at 220 North Olive Street. Response times will be comparable to other parts of the City near the Annexation Area which are also served by stations 4, 7 and 11. D. Neighborhood Code Enforcement The Department of Neighborhood Code Enforcement can perform code enforcement activities without acquiring additional equipment or hiring of additional personnel. The Humane Society of St. Joseph County currently provides animal control services on a County -wide basis. These services shall be furnished to the Annexation Area immediately upon the effective date of the annexation. E. Public Parks There are adequate park facilities in the northwest area of the City which can be utilized by persons within the Annexation Area, immediately upon the effective date of the annexation. Parks and facilities which are reasonably close to the Annexation Area are: 1) Voorde Park which is comprised of fourteen (14) acres, containing- a softball field, picnic tables and playground equipment; and, 2) Boland Park, comprised of twenty-one (21) acres containing three lighted tennis courts, a lighted softball diamond, basketball courts and various picnic and playground facilities.