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RESOLUTION NO. 2 1 9, S-00
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE
<br />PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP
<br />(SYLVIA R. HOUSER REVOCABLE TRUST, ROYAL OAK ESTATES BY D & H
<br />HOME BUILDERS, INC. AND COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH ANNEXATION)
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, an ordinance and a petition by more than 51 % of the property owners which proposes the
<br />annexation of the real estate located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more
<br />particularly described in Section I of this Resolution; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 104,69 acres
<br />on which are situated a residence, a pole barn, and a church, which property is at least 12.1%
<br />contiguous to the current City limits, i.e., 16.14% contiguity, and which is generally located on the
<br />South side of Johnson Road, approximately 1,000 feet west of Miami Road, Centre Township,
<br />Indiana. The annexation territory is proposed for development of two single family subdivisions,
<br />and 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, and snow
<br />removal, sewage collection, solid waste and yard pickup as well as recycling services, and services
<br />of a capital improvement nature, including street and road construction, a street lighting system, a
<br />storm water system, a sanitary sewer system, and a water 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 non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing and
<br />snow removal, police and fire protection, solid waste and yard pick -up as well as recycling services,
<br />and other non - capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of
<br />a capital improvement nature, including a sewer collection system, a water distribution system, a
<br />storm water system, street and road construction, and a street lighting system; (2) the method (s) of
<br />financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4) that
<br />services of a non - capital nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the
<br />effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner in standard and scope
<br />to similar non - capital services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South
<br />Bend, regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density; (5) that the
<br />services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within four (4) years
<br />after the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as the services are provided to areas
<br />within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, regardless of similar topography, patterns
<br />of land use, or population density, and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws; and
<br />(6) the plan for hiring the employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated
<br />by the proposed annexation; and
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