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<br /> REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 27,2003
<br /> RESOLUTION NO. 10-2003
<br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF
<br /> SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING
<br /> A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA
<br /> IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP
<br /> (VILLAS AT LAKE BLACKTHORN 11 ANNEXATION AREA)
<br /> WHEREAS,there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br /> Indiana,an Ordinance and a petition by all(100%)property owners which proposes the annexation
<br /> of real estate located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.which is described more
<br /> particularly at Table 2 on page 13 of Exhibit"A"attached hereto and incorporated herein;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 2.81
<br /> acres of land containing one(1)house surrounded by vacant land,which property is at least 12.5%
<br /> contiguous to the current City limits,i.e.,approximately 20.8%contiguous,generally located on the
<br /> east side of Orange Road, approximately 700 feet north of Brick Road. This annexation area is
<br /> intended to be used as a residential subdivision development. Accordingly,the annexation territory
<br /> will require a basic level of municipal public services, of a non-capital improvement nature,
<br /> including street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, snow removal, and sewage
<br /> collection, as well as services of a capital improvement nature, including street and road
<br /> construction,street lighting,a storm water system,a sanitary sewer system,and a water distribution
<br /> system;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Board of Public Works now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and
<br /> establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of a non-capital nature,
<br /> including street and road maintenance,street sweeping,flushing, and snow removal,and sewage
<br /> collection,and other non-capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries;and
<br /> services of a capital improvement nature including street and road construction,street lighting,a
<br /> sanitary sewer extension,a water distribution system,and a storm water system to be furnished to
<br /> the territory to be annexed (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the
<br /> organization and extension of those services; (4) that services of a non-capital nature will be
<br /> provided to the annexed area within one(1)year after the effective date of the annexation,and that
<br /> they will be provided in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non-capital services
<br /> provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend,regardless of similar
<br /> topography,patterns of land use,and population density;(5)that services of a capital improvement
<br /> nature will be provided to the annexed area within four (4) years after the effective date of the
<br /> annexation within the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate
<br /> boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or
<br /> population density,and in a manner consistent with federal,state and local laws,procedures,and
<br /> planning criteria;and(6)the plan for hiring the employees or other governmental entities whose jobs
<br /> will be eliminated by the proposed annexation.
<br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
<br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> Section 1. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be
<br /> annexed that the real property located in German Township,St.Joseph County,Indiana,described
<br /> at Table 2 on page 13 of Exhibit"A"(The Fiscal Plan)attached hereto and made a part hereof,be
<br /> annexed to the City of South Bend.
<br /> Section Ii. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy
<br /> of the City of South Bend,by and through its Board of Public Works,to furnish to said territory
<br /> services of a non-capital nature,such as street and road maintenance,street sweeping,flushing,snow
<br /> removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in
<br /> standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar
<br /> topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory,
<br /> services of a capital improvement nature such as a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution
<br /> system,a storm water system street and road construction,and street lighting within four(4)years
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