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RESOLUTION NO. 3~ ~ l -O~
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND
<br />ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN
<br />ANNEXATION AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP
<br />(54908 IVY ROAD (COURT) 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
<br />annexation of real estate located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, which is more
<br />particularly described at Section I of this Resolution; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 0.78 acres
<br />of land, containing one single family structure, which property is at least 12.5% contiguous to the
<br />current City limits, i.e., approximately 40.45% contiguous, generally located at 54908 Ivy Road.
<br />It is anticipated that the annexation area will be developed for a mixed use project with retail
<br />uses on the first floor and residential uses on the second floor. This development will require a
<br />basic level of municipal public services of anon-capital improvement nature, including police
<br />and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, as
<br />well as services of a capital improvement nature, including street and. road construction,
<br />sidewalks, street lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, and a storm water
<br />system and drainage plan; and
<br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal
<br />plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of services of anon-capital
<br />nature, including police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping,
<br />flushing, and snow removal, and sewage collection, and other non-capital services normally
<br />provided within the corporate boundaries; and services of a capital improvement nature including
<br />street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer extension, a water distribution
<br />system, and a storm water system to be furnished to the territory to be annexed (2) the method(s)
<br />of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4)
<br />that services of anon-capital nature will be provided to the annexed azea within one (1) yeaz
<br />after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner equivalent
<br />in standard and scope to similar non-capital services provided to areas within the corporate
<br />boundaries of the City of South Bend, regardless of similaz topography, patterns of land use, and
<br />population density; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the
<br />annexed azea within three (3) years after the effective date of the annexation within the same
<br />manner as those services aze provided to azeas within the corporate boundaries of the City of
<br />South Bend regazdless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density, and in a
<br />manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6)
<br />the plan for hiring the employees or other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by
<br />the proposed annexation.
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