11-27-06 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETINGNOVEMBER 27, 2006 station in the annexation area that has sufficient capacity to serve the annexation area as well as already developed land and other vacant land in the general vicinity of the annexation area. The developer of this property will need to extend sewer lines to the site from various locations adjacent to the annexation area to the extents of this proposed development as well as all other public works infrastructure required for the development. The wastewater treatment plant and downstream collection facilities are adequately sized to handle the additional flow from any development. Revenues from the development of the site will be sufficient to provide sewage collection and treatment services to the site. An 8” water main is located on Deerfield Train that terminates at the end of the road. There is a 10” water main on the west side of Miami Street running to 150’ south of Ridge Trail. Flow test data from June 8, 2001 indicate a static pressure of 54 psi, residual pressure of 48 psi and a flow rate of 1060 gpm. Depending on the development, it may be necessary to loop the water mains to provide adequate capacity to the annexation area. 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 that are in effect for this annexation area. The 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. 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 problem. 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 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 5303 York Road, approximately 1.2 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #8 located at 2402 Twyckenham Avenue which is approximately 3.2 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 City, under contract with St. Joseph County, provides emergency medical response to the unincorporated areas of St. Joseph County. Of the seven ambulances currently in service, 3 are dedicated for response to the unincorporated areas. These are Medic Units #10, 11, and 12. The Annexation Area is currently being serviced by Medic #10, located at Fire Station #10 at 5303 York Road. Upon incorporation, the Annexation Area will be serviced by Medic #1, also located at Fire Station #10, located at 4303 York Road. 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. Mr. Mariani advised that the annexation area will be added to the Department of Code Enforcement Area 5. The wastewater treatment services are supported by user fees, and are paid through the Water Works billing system. In regard to solid waste, industrial, commercial and apartment customers are not served by the Bureau of Solid Waste. The annexation will contain single-family and duplex residential units and office-retail units. The office-retail uses will have centralized waste collection 13