Annexing Cleveland, Maple and East West Toll Road

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"EXHIBIT A" RESOLUTION NO. WHEREAS the.City of South Bend desires to annex to the City, certain territory described in the attached exhibit incor- porated herein, made a part hereof, and marked Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works now desires to develop a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of planned services to be furnished to the terri tory to be annexed; (2) the methods of financing the planned services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of the services; (4) the furnishing of services of a non - capital nature including street and road maintenance, trash and garbage collection within one year from the effective date of the annexation and which services will be provided in a manner which is equivalent in stan- dard and scope to those non - capital services provided to areas within the annexing city which have similar topography, patterns of land utilization and population density; (5) the furnishing of services of a capital improvement nature, including sewer faci- lities within three years from the effective date of the annexa- tion in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the annexing city which have similar topography., patterns of land utilization and population density; and in a manner con- sistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures and plan- ning criteria; (6) the plan for hiring the employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed annexation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana; SECTION I. It is now declared and established that it is the plan and policy of the City of South Bend: (a) to furnish the territory to be annexed within a period of one year from the effective date of the annexation, street and road maintenance and garbage and trash collection, which services are normally provided within the City of South Bend and will be furnished in a manner which is equivalent in standard and scope to those non - capital services provided.to areas within the City which have similar topography, patterns of land utilization and population density, and, (b) the furnishing of services of a capital improvement nature, including sewer facilities, when required by the occupants of the territory in the same manner as those.services are provided to areas within the annexing city which have similar topography, pattern of land utilization and population density, and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures and _planning criteria. SECTION II. Mai=ntenance of ro be annexed would be commenced within effective date of the annexation and additional cost to the City of South the existing annual operating budget the City. ads within the territory to sixty (60) days.of the would be accomplished at no Bend and would be covered by of the Street Department of SECTION II.I. Trash and garbage collection could be made available to the area on a monthly fee per residential family and is currently furnished as a self - supporting municipal service. Such service could be available upon demand by residents of the area without additional expense to the City. SECTION IV. Existing sanitary sewer service is in place in Cleveland Road adjacent to the territory to be annexed, and is immediately available to service the territory without additional expenditures on the part of the City of South Bend.