07/23/1979 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M W Q Q 139 REGULAR MEETING the annexing city which have.s.imilar utilization and population density, with federal, state and local laws, criteria. JULY 23, 1979 .topography, patterns of land and in a manner consistent procedures and planning SECTION II. Maintenance and traffic control of streets and roads within the territory to be annexed would be commenced within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the annexation. Present costs of operation of the city street and traffic department is $4,652.67 per mile. There are 7.01 miles of streets and roads in the territory and the annual cost of street and road maintenance and traffic control would be $32,615.21. This cost would be included in the annual operating budget of the Street Department and the Traffic Department and paid therefrom. SECTION III. Trash and garbage collection is provided by the City on a monthly fee per residential family and is currently furnished as a self - supporting municipal service. This service would be available to any residence in the territory to be annexed upon demand immediately upon the effective date of the annexation,-,,Services to the territory could be extended without any additional personnel or equipment and no additional expenditures of money are necessary to serve the territory. SECTION IV. A survey of necessary street lighting within the area would be made within ninety (90) days after the effective date of the annexation and contracts for the erection of street lighting as needed to furnish an equivalent lighting to that of the other areas of the city with the aforesaid similar characteristics would be contracted for within six months of the effective date of the annexation, and such lighting could be completed dependent upon the supplies and equipment of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company within nine (9) to twelve (12) months thereafter. The annual cost of street lighting within the City of South Bend is approximately $1,812.50 per mile and on the basis of 7.01 miles of streets and roads in the territory, annual cost would be $12,705.62. This cost would be included in the annual operating budget of the Street Department and the Traffic Department and paid therefrom. SECTION V. The city would furnish sanitary sewer service by extending the existing 18 inch sanitary sewer 450 feet northward to Cleveland Road to a new manhole, thence westward 7500 feet with a 4 inch cast iron force feed main to a proposed lift station, thence further west 2500 feet along Cleveland Road to the U. S. 31 North By -Pass with a 10 inch vitrified clay pipe. Such sewer extension will be completed within three years of the effective date of the annexation. Costs of the sanitary sewers is estimated to be $112,500.00 and would be paid from the Cumulative Sewer and Building Fund which contains sufficient assets for such purpose. In the event there are insufficient funds available in any particular budget for the extension of services, revenue sharing funds of the City of South Bend would be available for the financing of such projects. SECTION VI. The territory to be annexed would be served by four existing parks located within the City of South Bend, Boland Park, Pinhook Park, Riverside Park and Voorde Park and no additional parks would be necessary to satisfactorily serve said territory.