02-14-11 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 14, 2011 Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish to said territory services of a non-capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, sidewalks, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density. Section III. The South Bend Common Council, shall and does now hereby establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that the public sanitary sewer and water network is available with sufficient capacity to service this area, with fees for prior main line extensions due upon application for a tap permit, and any improvements in sewer or water capacity to be paid for by the developer in compliance with state and local law; that no new street lighting will be necessary; and that a street maintenance plan for Farmington Lane will be developed cooperatively with the County. Section IV. This Resolution shall be effective from and of the date of adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Derek D. Dieter Member of the Common Council Councilmember Oliver Davis, Vice Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee met on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Mike Divita, Planner, Community & Economic Development, 12th Floor County- City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Divita advised that this bill is the fiscal plan that is a companion bill to the petition for voluntary annexation of 1.21 acres located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, has been filed by 100% of the owners of the land in the territory sought to be annexed. It is the intent and purpose of this Ordinance to annex this territory to the City of South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Davita stated that the proposed annexation will add one existing single-family home to the City of South Bend. The property in the Annexation Area is currently zoned "R" Single Family District. Per City ordinance, the property will automatically be zoned "SF 1" Single Family and Two Family district upon annexation. Mr. Davita noted that essential city services can be made available to the residents of the Annexation Area in a timely and comparable fashion per the requirements of State law and this fiscal plan. 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, Councilmember Rouse made a motion tot adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 6