Extend and Improve Utility Service and to allocate costs to a recently annexed area along US 31 S of Kern - Phase II

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ORDINANCE NO. ~ 2 ~ 2- - ©, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE UTILITY SERVICE AND TO ALLOCATE COSTS TO A RECENTLY ANNEXED AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CITY LIMITS AND ALSO TO AN AREA OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS LOCATED ALONG U.S. 31 SOUTH OF KERN ROAD IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA (PHASE II) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT On or around November 27, 2000 the South Bend Common Council passed an Ordinance(# 9179-00) to provide and extend utility services to a portion of a newly annexed territory within the City of South Bend located along U.S. 31, south of Kern Road in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It is now necessary to continue with the extension of water main and sewer main lines to an area directly south of the land serviced by Ordinance # 9179-00 which service area is also both within and outside the U.S. 31 South Annexation Area. Attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" is a map of the area and parcels of real estate affected generally by this Ordinance. The same purposes which were served by the City of South Bend's enactment of Ordinance # 9179-00 are applicable here. Essentially, it is in the best interests of the residents and commercial enterprises located in the U.S. 31 Annexation Area that they have the benefit of City water and sewer service. It is also appropriate that they bear a portion of the costs for installation of water and sewer main lines consistent with the charges assessed against similarly situated property owners in the past. The total actual cost to the City of installing the sewer main line to those affected properties located both in the U.S. 31 Annexation Area and in the nearby land outside the City limits is approximately $305,798 as bid by H.R.P. Construction, the lowest bidder of bids received for this sewer by the Board of Public Works. The cost of the herein applicable water line extension portion of the project is roughly $160,900 as bid by the same contractor. The City proposes to charge each property owner within City limits for the water line main extension a rate based on a linear foot charge of $23.75 per linear foot, which is approximately the same charge assessed on a recent water extension within the City (i.e. Reasor Street). As for the affected area outside City limits, a 20% surcharge applies. However, the surcharge is applied to the rate for City residents ($23.75 per linear foot), not on the City's actual square foot cost ($31.96). Thus, non City residents will pay $28.50 per linear foot (120% of $23.75) not $38.35 per linear foot (120% of actual cost $31.96).