08-11-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 11, 2003 199.92' to the south line of said Section 17; thence West and along the South line of said Section 17, 109.98' to the place of beginning. 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, sewage collection, 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, such as street and road construction, possible street lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, and a storm water system, within three (3) 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 as set forth 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 sanitary sewer main lines are currently in place and available to service this annexation area; that a water main line on Brick Road can service this area and is accessible through adjacent public property; that street lighting is contingent upon final development plans but any street lighting will be paid out of the Airport Economic Development Area TIF; that street improvements will be paid out of the Airport Economic Development Area TIF; and that an approved drainage plan will be required with any improvements to Cleveland Road. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and of 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, Planner, 12`' Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Magliozzi advised that this is a voluntary annexation of one -half acre in German Township on the north side of Brick Road east of New Cleveland Road. It is a small residential lot in a group of three (3) residential lots that are being surrounded by the development that has occurred in that area in the last ten (10) to fifteen (15) years. The Police and Fire Departments have indicated that they can provide services to this lot once it is redeveloped. Sewer and water are available and the annexation meets all the criteria of the state annexation laws. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time.