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RESOLUTION NO. J' —03
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY
<br />FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA
<br />IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP
<br />(THE VILLAS AT LAKE BLACKTHORN II 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 police and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, snow
<br />removal, and sewage collection, as well as services of capital improvement nature, including street
<br />and road construction, street lighting, a storm water system, a sanitary sewer system, and a water
<br />distribution system; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, now desires to
<br />establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of
<br />services of a non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, police and fire protection,
<br />and other non - capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of
<br />a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, street lighting, a sanitary sewer
<br />extension, a water distribution system, and a storm water system to be furnished to the territory to
<br />be annexed; (2) the method (s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and
<br />extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital nature will be provided to the annexed
<br />area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in
<br />a manner 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 similar topography, patterns of land use, or
<br />population density; (5) that the services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the
<br />annexed area within four (4) years after the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as
<br />the services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend,
<br />regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density, and in a manner
<br />consistent with federal, state and local laws; and (6) the plan for hiring the employees of other
<br />governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed annexation; and
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