Fiscal Plan - Southfield Lake Annexation Area

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Southfield Lake Annexation Area 6 Streets -All non-private streets within the annexation area will be added to the City's roadway inventory. The mileage of any existing road and any new roads that might be developed within the property will add to the State's payments to the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund and Local Road and Street Fund sufficient for street maintenance, sweeping, and snow removal. As presented, the extended roadway of Deerfield Trail will be maintained by City forces. Several private streets are proposed with maintenance being provided by the developer or other arrangement. Drainage Plan -Drainage facilities will be required to be constructed by the developer and meet the latest City of South Bend standards. General Budget Analysis 2001 Actual Budget Report for the Department: Expenditures: Miles of Roadway in City: Cost per Mile: New Mileage within Area: Estimated Maintenance cost for Annexation Area per year: B. Police Department $6,228,676 @`~ 7.1, @$13,224 @1.19 miles (6,250 feet) @$15,736 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 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.