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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 <br />s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend <br />Councilmember Dieter made the presentation for this Resolution by reading it in its <br />entirety and presenting it to Tim Harmon, Managing Editor, South Bend Tribune. <br />A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. <br />There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in <br />opposition to this Resolution. <br />Tim Harmon, Managing Editor, South Bend Tribune, thanked the Council for this honor. <br />He also stated that the South Bend Tribune's journalistic efforts in the areas of <br />community service, investigative reporting, sports, arts and entertainment writing, <br />editorial cartooning and overall writing have been recognized in the Suburban <br />Newspapers of America 2006 editorial contest. He noted that The Tribune gained afirst- <br />place win in the Community Service category for the series "Where's Daddy? How single <br />motherhood affects the community." The lead writer on that series was May Lee Johnson <br />and Tribune columnist Bill Moor won third place in the SNA daily newspaper journalist <br />of the year competition. <br />Councilmember Kelly made a motion to adopt this Resolution by acclamation. <br />Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 3684-07 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A <br />WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND <br />ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE <br />PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN <br />ANNEXATION AREA IN CLAY <br />TOWNSHIP, STADIUM VILLAGE <br />ANNEXATION AREA <br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, an Ordinance and a petition by all (100%) property owners which <br />proposes the annexation of real estate located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, <br />Indiana, which is more particularly described in Section I of this Resolution; and <br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 3.1 <br />acres of land containing four single family structures and one vacant lot, which property <br />is at least 12.5% contiguous to the current City limits, i.e., approximately 23.1% <br />contiguous, generally located at the northwest comer of Vaness Street and Willis Avenue <br />and a parcel on the west side of Burdette Street. It is anticipated that the annexation area <br />will be developed for single-family, attached condominiums and a 3-story condominium- <br />hotel building. This development will require a basic level of municipal public services <br />of anon-capital improvement nature, including police and fue protection, street and road <br />maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, snow removal, and sewage collection, as well as <br />services of a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, street <br />lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, and a storm water system <br />and drainage plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council now desires to establish and adopt <br />a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of a <br />non-capital nature, including police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, <br />street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, and sewage collection, and other non- <br />capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries; and services of a <br />capital improvement nature including street and road construction, street lighting, a <br />sanitary sewer extension, a water distribution system, and a storm water system to be <br />furnished to the territory to be annexed (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) <br />