Fiscal Plan for New Cleveland Road Annexation Area in Portage Township

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New Cleveland Road Annexation Area g B. Police Department The noted area would be expected to be added to the already existing Beat 22. Police patrols, traffic enforcement, and emergency responses will be part of the services the City will offer to this area. At this time it is not expected that this annexation would cause calls for service to increase significantly and it is not anticipated that it will be necessary to increase police patrols beyond the already existing beat patrol at this time. The area under consideration is not expected to cause any unusual problems. Cost for servicing this area would be expected to be absorbed by the existing budget of the Police Department, as the addition of this area would not be significant to the point of having to increase any budgetary items. Police services and response time in this area can be expected to be comparable and consistent with that as in all other areas of the City. Police coverage to this area could begin immediately upon annexation and coordination of the conversion of the 911 emergency phone system for that area . It is anticipated that the services of this Department will not be required to a great extent, although monitoring will still be conducted. Therefore, the service cost of the Department has been reduced by two- thirds to reflect a more realistic actual cost to service the Annexation Area in the first five years. 2000 Operating Budget for the Department: $19,596,124 Number of Parcels in City (3/1/00): @47,378 Cost per Parcel: @$414 Proposed Number of Parcels in Area: 1 Cost for Annexation Area per year: @$414 / 3 = $138.00 C. Fire Department The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Station #11, located at 3505 North Bendix Drive approximately one point one (1.1) miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #7 located at 1616 Portage Avenue which is approximately two point seven (2.7) miles away. The South Bend Fire Department does not foresee any unusual fire protection problems related to this annexation. Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired to service the Annexation Area. Adequate water supply will be necessary as development takes place. It is anticipated that the services of this Department will not be required to a great extent, although monitoring will still be conducted. Therefore, the service cost of the Department has been reduced by two - thirds to reflect a more realistic actual cost to service the Annexation Area in the first five years. 2000 Operating Budget for the Department: $14,033,553 Number of Parcels in City (3/1/00): @47,378 Cost per Parcel: @$296 Proposed Number of Parcels in Area: 1 Cost for Annexation Area per year: @$296 / 3 = $131.00 Filed in Clerk's Offlee ®t T 2 2 2003 ftmz.m