05-29-12 Council Agenda & Packet

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Douglas South Annexation Area B. Police Department The Annexation Area would be expected to be added to the existing Beat 11. 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. 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 existing beat patrol. 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 possible 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. Note: The cost of service for this Annexation Area"is based on the number of parcels. Household information is provided for comparative purposes. 2011 Actual Budget Report for the Department: Expenditures (including pension cost): $34,921,936 Number of Households in City (2010): @39,760 Cost per Household: @$878 Number of Parcels in City (2011): @48,360 Cost per Parcel: @$722 Proposed Number of Households in Area: 0 Number of New Parcels: 1 Cost for Annexation Area per year: $722 (1 parcel x $722 / parcel) C. Fire Department Fire Response - The South Bend Fire Department provides a fully staffed, full-time fire department. The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Fire Station #3, located at 1805 McKinley Avenue, approximately 2.7 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #9 at 2520 Mishawaka Avenue, which is approximately 3.9 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.