06/26/89 Board of Public Works Minutes

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185' REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 1989 The street locations within the Annexation Area will permit adequate access for police patrols as well as offering resistance to criminal activity. No unusual problems are anticipated; however, the number of homes, the proximity areas of high activity and traffic flow will require the City of South Bend to budget and appropriate additional funds in the approximate amount of $50,000 per year to provide police protection to the Annexation Area. C. Fire Protection The South Bend Fire Department can provide reasonably comparable fire protection to the proposed annexed area. The Annexation Area is located approximately 3.8 miles from South Bend Fire Department Station #10 at 308 West Ireland Road. Additional Fire Department units would respond, including Engine #8, which is located approximately 3.8 miles at 2402 Twyckenham. Response times will be comparable to other areas near the Annexation Area which are also served by stations 8 and 10. The Fire Department is in the process of considering the relocation of Station 10 to a location more central to the area served. It is anticipated that the relocation will occur within the next three to five years. No additional cost to the City can be attributed to the annexation of this area at this time. 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. E. Public Parks There are adequate park facilities in the Southeast portion of the City which can be utilized by residents of the Annexation Area. Parks and facilities which are reasonably close to the Annexation Area are: Hamilton Park which has playground equipment, picnic tables and ball diamonds; Erskine Golf Course, which has an 18 hole course; O'Brien Park which has picnic facilities, lighted softball diamond, football field, playground equipment and about five (5) acres of woods; and Marshall Park, which has a tot lot, lighted tennis courts, ball diamonds, and a football field. No additional personnel or equipment will be needed to provide services to the Annexation Area. V. HIRING PLAN This annexation will not result in the elimination of jobs of employees of another governmental entity. NO. 25-1989 - TRANSFER OF VEHICL] CE DEPARTMENT/ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE) In a letter to the Board, Police Chief Ronald G. Marciniak advised that the South Bend Police Department and the Civil Defense Unit are going to exchange two (2) vehicles. The South Bend Police Department is loaning two (2) vehicles to the Civil Defense Unit and the Civil Defense Unit is returning two (2) vehicles to the Police Department. Therefore, the appropriate Resolution has been prepared and is being submitted for approval., Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that Resolution No. 25-1989 be adopted. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried and the following Resolution was adopted: