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. r Council Member Coleman made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kelly that Bill No. 38-04 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member Kuspa then called for a presentation on Bill No. 36-04 which would annex and bring into the city limits property in German Township commonly known as 23977 Brick Road. Mr. Magliozzi noted that this Bill had its public hearing on July 12th along with its fiscal plan and tonight it will have a 3rd reading only. Therefore no action by the Committee is necessary at this time. Council Member Kuspa then called for a presentation on Bill No. 04-81 which would adopt a written fiscal plan and establish a policy for the provision of services to an annexation area in German Township commonly known as the Steve and Jean Cooreman Annexation Area. Council Member Kuspa also asked for a presentation on its companion bill, namely Substitute Bill No. 28-04 which would annex and being into the city limits and amend the zoning ordinance for 21300 block of Cleveland Road and 52804 Lynnewood Avenue located in German Township. Council Member Deiter disclosed that he recently had a dealing with the petitioner,Mr. Cooreman, however that transaction has nothing to do with the proposed Bills pending before the Council. Larry Magliozzi reviewed the proposed fiscal plan which received a favorable recommendation from the Board of Public Works and the Board of Public Safety on this area of approximately five(5)acres. He also provided a separate 2-page document highlighting seven (7)areas which he noted, in response to a question from Council Member Coleman,that it was not part of the written fiscal plan(copy attached). Andy Videkovich of the Area Plan staff noted that at the May 18, 2004 meeting of the Area Plan Commission Substitute Bill No. 28-04 had a public hearing. The Area Plan Commission sends the Bill to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Michael Danch of Danch,Harner&Associates,Inc.,with offices at 2422 Viridian Drive in South Bend made the presentation. He noted that the area in question is in the northeast corner of the development and he provided copies of a preliminary site plan(copy attached). He and Mr. Steve Cooreman then provided a 13-page document to the committee which contained: a colored map of the area in question depicting other commercial uses in the area; pictures of the Niles Kentucky Fired Chicken Store; a letter dated July 15,2004 to the Council from William F. Alford,Jr. Corporate President of KFC of Niles,Michigan which stated that the lighting would go on at dusk and go off at 10:00 pm and would be directed toward the building. That letter also indicated that trash pick-up would take place 3-4 times a week and that the trash containers are enclosed and not visible to the public. The packet contained a letter dated May 19, 2004 from Robert W. Sante,Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission noting that Karl King and Roland Kelly made the motions at the May 18,2004 Area Plan Commission meeting recommended favorable action on the proposed rezoning from"0"Office and"R"Residential to"CB" Community Business,noting that the "use and zoning proposed is appropriate for this location given the other business and office uses that are located along Cleveland Road". The July 26,2004 Zoning and Annexation Committee-page 2