Fiscal Plan - Southfield Lake Annexation Area

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RESOLUTION NO. ~ ~° ~$ ~~O A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (SOUTHFIELD LAKE ANNEXATION AREA) WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the Citv of South Bend. Indiana, an Ordinance and a petition by all (100%) property owners which proposes the annexation of real estate located in Centre Township. St. Joseph County. Indiana. which is more particularly described on Section I of this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately » acres of agricultural land, which property is at least 12.x% contiguous to the current Cit}• limits, i.e.. approximately 6~.3% contiguous, generally located directly south and adjacent to the existing Southfield Village subdivision. east of Miami Street and south of Kern Road. It is anticipated that the annexation area will be developed for single-family homes, condominiums, This mix of uses will require a basic level of municipal public services of anon-capital improvement nature, including street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, snow removal, and sewage collection, as well as services of a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, and a storm water system and drainage plan: and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of anon-capital nature. including police and fire protection, street and road maintenance. street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal. and sewage collection. and other non-capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries and services of a capital improvement nature including street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer extension. a water distribution system. and a storm water system to be furnished to the territor<• to be annexed (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (~) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (-1) that services of a non-capital nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation. and that then will be provided in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non-capital services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend. regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, and population density; (~) that services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the effective date of the annexation within 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, and in a manner consistent ~~°ith federal. state and local laws. procedures, and planning criteria: and (6) the plan for hiring the employees or other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed annexation.