01/22/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 Crossings. A flow test on 8/17/00 indicated a static pressure of 54 psi, a residual pressure of 43 psi, and a flow rate of 1074 gpm. The flow should provide adequate capacity for the annexed area but continued development in this area will require installation of a larger diameter main. Extensions of, or taps into sanitary sewer and water lines shall be governed by LC. 36-9-22-2, LC. 8-1.5-3 and 4, and the rules and regulations of the South Bend Water Works and Sewer Utility. Regarding street lighting, the developer of this property will be required to install a street lighting system. Additional revenue to the General Fund from this annexation area will be sufficient to pay for street light operations. There are no waivers of annexation in effect fro the annexation area. No new public streets have been proposed for this development. All non-private streets within the annexation area will be added to the City's roadway inventory. All private lanes and access proposed with Maintenance of any private lanes or access will be provided by the developer or other arrangement. Two small segments of Burdette Street and Willis Avenue will be annexed. These segments cannot be effectively operated and maintained by the City. These street segments should remain on the St Joseph County inventory for maintenance until such time as additional annexation occurs. Drainage facilites will be required to be constructed by the developer and meet the latest City of South Bend standards. The annexation area would be expected to be added to the already existing Beat 11. Police patrols, traffic enforcement, and emergency responses will be part of the services the City will offer to this area. This proposed annexation would require officers to cover a relatively small additional area to this beat. The Annexation Area is located in an area of the city that is expected to continue to grow, both in commercial development as well as residential. At this time it is not expected that this annexation would cause calls for service to increase significantly and it is not anticipated that it will be necessary to increase police patrols beyond the already existing beat patrol at this time. The area under consideration is not expected to cause any unusual problems. At the present time the cost for servicing the proposed area is not expected to impact the existing budget of the Police Department with any significance. However, this area, as well as all other areas of the City, will continually be monitored for level of service demands and other criteria that would necessitate additional resources through budgetary increases or possibly shifting of existing resources, such as a beat restructure. Police services and response time in this area can be expected to be comparable and consistent with that as in all other areas of the City. Police coverage to this area could begin immediately upon annexation and coordination of the conversion of the 911 emergency phone systems for that area. The annexation area will be serviced primarily by Station #3, located at 1805 McKinley Avenue, approximately 1.7 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #9 located at 2520 Mishawaka Avenue which is approximately 29 miles away. The South Bend Fire Department does not foresee any unusual fire protection problems related to this annexation. Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired to service the Annexation area. Adequate water supply will be necessary as development takes place. The Fire Department will continue to review and monitor response times in this area and make necessary recommendations to improve response times that are comparable to other areas of the City. The annexation area is currently being serviced by Medic #ll, located at Fire Station #ll at 3505 Bendix. Upon incorporation, the Annexation Area will be serviced by Medic #3, also located at Fire Station #2, located at 110 E. Marion Street. Emergency medical response will continue to be proved by the City of South Bend. Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired to service the Annexation Area. The annexation area will be added to Area 4 with the Department of Code Enforcement. Wastewater treatment services are supported by user fees, and are paid through the Water Works billing system. Industrial, commercial and apartment customers are not served by the Bureau of Solid Waste. The annexation will contain condo-hotel and multi-family residential units. These uses will have centralized waste collection locations. A licensed private waste hauler will be required to serve these developments. As single-family, duplex units are constructed, the Division of Environmental Services could service them. Mr. Mariam advised that these services are available upon the effective date of the annexation. Full and dedicated response for non- capital services will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. 10