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Hena Annexation Area 6 <br />At the present time, the cost for servicing the proposed area is not expected to impact the <br />existing budget of the Police Department with any significance. However, this area, as well as <br />all other areas of the City, will continually be monitored for level of service demands and <br />other criteria that would necessitate additional resources through budgetary increases or <br />possible shifting of existing resources, such as a beat restructure. <br />Police services and response time in this area can be expected to be comparable and <br />consistent with that as in all other areas of the City. Police coverage to this area could begin <br />immediately upon annexation. <br />Note: The cost of service for this Annexation Area is based on the number of parcels. <br />Household information is provided for comparative purposes.. <br />2010 Actual Budget Report for the Department: <br />Expenditures: <br />Number of Households in City (2000): <br />Cost per Household: <br />Number of Parcels in City (2010): <br />Cost per Parcel: <br />Proposed Number of Households in Area: <br />Number of New Parcels: <br />Cost for Annexation Area per year: <br />C. Fire Department <br />$26,728,828 <br />@42,908 <br />@$623 <br />@48,370 <br />@$553 <br />1 <br />1 <br />$553 (1 parcel x $553 / parcel) <br />Fire Response - The City provides a fully staffed, full time fire department housed in 11 fire <br />stations strategically located throughout the City. The Annexation Area will be serviced <br />primarily by Fire Station #10, located at 5303 York Road, approximately 1.5 miles away. <br />Additional Fire Department Units would respond from Fire Station #8 at 2402 S. Twyckenham <br />Drive, which is approximately 3.3 miles away, Fire Station #1 at 1222 S. Michigan Street, <br />which is approximately 5.0 miles away, and Fire Station #5 at 2221 Prairie Avenue which is <br />approximately 6.0 miles away. <br />The South Bend Fire Department does not foresee any unusual fire protection problems <br />related to this annexation. Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No <br />additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired to service the annexation <br />area. Adequate water supply will be necessary as development takes place. <br />Emergency Medical Response - The City, under contract with St. Joseph County, provides <br />emergency medical response to the unincorporated areas of St. Joseph County. Of the seven <br />ambulances currently in service, 3 are dedicated for response to the unincorporated areas. <br />These are Medic Units #10, 11 and 12. The Annexation Area will be serviced by Medic #10, <br />located at Fire Station #10 at 5303 York Road before annexation. After annexation, this area <br />will be serviced by Medic #1, located at Fire Station #10, located at 5303 York Road and <br />Medic #2 which is at Fire Station #1 which is located at 1222 S. Michigan Street. <br />Emergency medical response will continue to be provided by the City of South Bend. <br />Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No additional equipment will <br />