09-09-96 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9 , 19 9 6 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, September 9, 1996, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Luecke, Pfeifer, Kelly, Broden, Varner, Zakrzewski, Coleman Hosinski and Washington Absent: None REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the August 26, meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. Js/ Roland Kelly /s/ David Varner Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the August 26, 1996, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Washington. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council Member Luecke made a motion to set the September 30th special meeting at 4:30 p.m., for the purpose of third reading and voting on the budget, seconded by Council Member Washington. The motion carried. RESOLUTION 2399 -96 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 CLAY TOWNSHIP WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the hereinafter described real estate located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 27.1 acres of land, located in Clay Township, north of State Road No. 23, west of Ironwood Drive, south of Dunn Road (Hepler Street), east of Willis Avenue; contiguous with the City of South Bend twenty -six percent (26%) of its aggregate external boundaries coinciding with the boundaries of the City of South Bend; approximately ninety -six percent (96 %) subdivided; with a resident population density of excess of three (3) persons per acre; and commercially and residentially zoned. The development of the territory proposed to be annexed will require a basic level of municipal public services, which services shall include services of a non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water facilities; 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 street construction, street lighting, water facilities, sewer