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BILL NO. 18-58
<br /> RESOLUTION NO. 4749-18
<br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br /> SOUTH BEND,INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND
<br /> ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN
<br /> ANNEXATION AREA IN PORTAGE TOWNSHIP
<br /> (CERES ANNEXATION AREA)
<br /> WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South
<br /> Bend, Indiana, an Ordinance and a petition by all (100%) property owners which proposes the
<br /> annexation of real estate located in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, which is more
<br /> particularly described at Section I of this Resolution; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 254.6
<br /> acres containing agricultural land, which property is at least 12.5% contiguous to the current City
<br /> limits, i.e., 27.6% contiguous, generally located at the west end of Calvert Street, west of
<br /> Renewable Road. It is anticipated that the annexation area will be used for agricultural purposes;
<br /> and
<br /> WHEREAS,this development will require a basic level of municipal public services of a
<br /> non-capital improvement nature, including police and fire protection, street and road
<br /> maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, snow removal, and sewage collection, as well as services
<br /> of a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, sidewalks, street
<br /> lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, and a storm water system and
<br /> drainage plan; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council now desires to establish and adopt a
<br /> fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of a non-
<br /> capital nature, including police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping,
<br /> flushing, and snow removal, and sewage collection, and other non-capital services normally
<br /> provided within the corporate boundaries; and services of a capital improvement nature including
<br /> street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer extension, a water distribution
<br /> system, and a storm water system to be furnished to the territory to be annexed (2)the method(s)
<br /> of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4)
<br /> that services of a non-capital nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year
<br /> after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner equivalent
<br /> in standard and scope to similar non-capital services provided to areas within the corporate
<br /> boundaries of the City of South Bend, regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, and
<br /> population density; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the
<br /> annexed area within three (3) years after the effective date of the annexation within the same
<br /> manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of
<br /> South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density, and in a
<br /> manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6)
<br /> the plan for hiring the employees or other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by
<br /> the proposed annexation.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
<br /> THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be
<br /> annexed that the following described real property located in Portage Township, St. Joseph
<br /> County, Indiana be annexed to the City of South Bend:
<br /> Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 16 and the North Half of Section 21,
<br /> Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana,
<br /> being more particularly described as follows:
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