02-24-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 2003 WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 387.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SAID DESCRIBED TRACT CONTAINING 2.81 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Section II. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, to furnish services to said territory of a non - capital nature, such as police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation, in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to the services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density; and to furnish to said territory services of a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer extension, a water distribution system, and a storm water system, within four (4) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density, and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria. Section III. The Common Council for the City of South Bend shall and does hereby now establish and adopt The Fiscal Plan described in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which Fiscal Plan provides among other things, that the public sanitary sewer network will be available to this phase of the Villas when the developer completes the first phase network, with extensions to be paid by the developer; that an existing water main is available to service the area; and that all or most other capital improvements required to service the annexation area will be planned, provided, and paid for by the developer subject to compliance with state and local law. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Karen L. White Member, South Bend Common Council Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee sends this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Larry Magliozzi, Staff Member, Department of Community & Economic Development, 12`' Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Magliozzi advised that this is a voluntary annexation of just over 2.8 acres which will be utilized for a residential development located off of Orange Road. It will become part of the villas development currently being developed by the Cooreman Real Estate Group. Mr. Magliozzi noted that the larger development came into the City on a previous annexation. This annexation does meet the contiguity requirements of State law and will be part of the First Councilmanic District. Both sewer and water are available to the site and the City does not foresee any capital expenditures to extend those utilities. Fire Station #11 and Police Beat #22 will provide services to this area when it is annexed.