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REGULAR MEETING October 8, 2018 areas in the City. I ask for Council's adoption of the fiscal plan and I'd be happy to take any questions you might have. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, Could you follow up on the Pokagon Agreement for the lift station? What is the timing of that and the price tag? Mr. Divita replied, From my understanding, from Public Works, it was tied into when the hotel development happened at the Casino site. I do not have a price tag at this time. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 18-57. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 18-58 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 PORTAGE TOWNSHIP (CERES ANNEXATION AREA) Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with no recommendation. Michael Divita, Planner for the Department of Community Investment with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building,served as the presenter for this bill.Mr.Divita stated,This fiscal plan is for a two hundred and fifty-four point six (254.6) acre annexation that has been requested by the property owner of three (3) parcels at the west end of Calvert Street, west of Renewable Road near the Ethanol Plant. Agriculture and Light Industrial uses are planned for the site. No capital improvements are currently planned by the City as part of this annexation. Water is available along Calvert Street and along Renewable Road. Sewer is available along Calvert Street. The only road being added to the City as part of this annexation is the US 20-31 bypass that will continue being maintained by INDOT. The annexation area will be added to the sixth (6th) Common Council District, served by Police Beat Twenty-Five (25), Fire Station Five (5), Emergency Medics Four (4) or Five (5) and Code Enforcement Area Six (6). I ask for Council's adoption of the fiscal plan and I'd be happy to take any questions you might have. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, Would a Lift Station be considered a capital improvement? Mr. Divita replied, Yes, if that became necessary. Councilmember Jo M. Broden followed up, But we've contemplated earlier, in an earlier agreement with the Pokagons and the potential full development of the site would most likely require that Lift Station improvement? Mr. Divita replied, That is likely. It will depend on the nature of that improvement. Councilmember Jo M.Broden stated,And as much as we're looking in the future,and this doesn't' have a current use identified, it is coming in as just a zoning, I guess my expectation is, and it may be wrong, I think it would be helpful to at least nod to that as an expense in this annexation report as a potential expense. Mr. Divita replied, There is a potential expense there. I think the idea is that any development would be significant enough that it would pay for Lift Station improvements. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. 7