01/22/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 intersection than currently use those facilities. Thus, the potential developer will need to make a traffic impact analysis of the proposed development and site-plan to guide a determination of roadway modifications and intersection controls necessary and sufficient to provide safe and orderly traffic movements. The Indiana Department of Transportation has undertaken a project to relocate U. S. 31 between Plymouth and South Bend. That project will impact this property with a proposed taking or real estate on the west and Main Street realignment on the east. Drainage facilities 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 15. 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. However, due to the nature of the type of use proposed, calls for service can increase at any time for various reasons. 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 system for that area. The City provides a fully staffed, full time fire department housed in 12 fire stations strategically located throughout the city. The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Station # 10, located at 5301 York Road, approximately 2.4 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #8 located at 2401 Twyckenham Drive which is approximately 3.7 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 recommendation to improve response times in this area and make necessary recommendations to improve response times that are comparable to other areas of the City. Upon incorporation, the Annexation Area will be serviced by Medic # 1, also located at Fire Station # 10. Emergency medical response will continue to be provided 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 Department of Code Enforcement will be able to provide services to the Annexation Area with comparable response times. The annexation area will be added to Area 6 in 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 a motel. This use will have centralized waste collection locations. A licensed private waste hauler will be required to serve this development. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councihnember Puzzello made a motion to correct the date on the last line on page 3 of the bill, and strike 2006 and replace with 2007. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine ayes. Additionally, Councihnember Dieter made a motion to adopt this Resolution as amended. Councilmember Pfeifer seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 14