06-23-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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Portage Road Unincorporated Triangle Annexation Area 6 B. Police Department The Annexation Area would be expected to be added to the already existing BEAT 22. 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 already existing beat patrol at this time. The area under consideration is not expected to cause any unusual problems. Cost for servicing this area would be expected to be absorbed by the existing budget of the Police Department, as the addition of this area would not be significant to the point of having to increase any budgetary items. 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. Note: The cost of service for this Annexation Area is based on the number of parcels. Household information is provided for comparative purposes. 2008 Actual Budget Report for the Department: Expenditures_: $27,354,426 Number of Households in City (2000): @42,908 Cost per Household: @637.51 Number of Parcels in City (2008): @48,685 Cost per Parcel: @$562 Proposed Number of Households in Area: 0 Number of new Parcels: 1 Cost for Annexation Area per year: $562 (1 parcel x $562 cost /parcel) C. Fire Department Fire Response — The City provides a fully staffed, full time fire department. The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Station #11, located at 3505 N. Bendix Road, approximately 0.6 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #7 located at 1616 Portage Avenue which is approximately 2.9 miles away and Fire Station #4 at 220 N. Olive St which is approximately 4.8 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.