06-26-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 2000 Councilmember Coleman made motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Ujdak seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. This bill had third reading. Councilmember Aranowski made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 9118 -00 AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING $60,000 AMONG VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This bill had third reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION NO. 2891 -00 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA IN WARREN AND GERMAN TOWNSHIPS (JAMES AND BARBARA KIDDER ANNEXATION) WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance and a petition by more than 51 % of the property owners which proposes the annexation of the real estate located in Warren and German Townships, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly described in Section I of this Resolution, which Ordinance also proposes a change in zoning from "R" Residential, to "IP" Industrial Park, contingent upon the owners' submission of a final site plan within one (1) year of annexation; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 108.74 acres of vacant, undeveloped land having general boundaries on the southeast corner of Olive Road and Indiana Toll Road, which is more than 12.5% contiguous to the current City limits, i.e. approximately 27% contiguity. The development of the territory proposed to be annexed will require a basic level of municipal public services, including police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, sewage collection, solid waste and yard pickup as well as recycling services, and services of a capital improvement nature, including construction of streets and roads, a sewer collection system, a water distribution system, and a street lighting system; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of a non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, police and fire protection, and other non - capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement nature, including a sewer collection system, a water distribution system, and a street lighting system; (2) the method (s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner in standard and scope to similar non - capital services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density; (5) that the services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within four (4) years after the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as the 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; and (6) the plan for hiring the employees of 1 1 1