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RESOLUTION NO.e2Z099 -9yt
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A
<br />WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING
<br />POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF A
<br />SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA
<br />(RESERVOIR ANNEXATION)
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the
<br />City of South Bend, Indiana, a substitute ordinance which proposes the
<br />annexation of the hereinafter described real estate located in Centre
<br />Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses an
<br />operating City reservoir, residential properties, a church, and
<br />commercial and mixed -use property located in Centre Township, St.
<br />Joseph County, contiguous therewith and generally located west of
<br />Ironwood Road, and south of Ireland Road. The development of the
<br />territory proposed to be annexed will require a basic level of
<br />municipal public services, which services shall include services of a
<br />non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, and
<br />services of a capital improvement nature, including street
<br />construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water
<br />facilities; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
<br />now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a
<br />definite policy showing (1) the cost estimates of services of a
<br />non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, police and
<br />fire protection and other non- capital services normally provided
<br />within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement
<br />nature, including street construction, street lighting, water
<br />facilities, sewer facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to
<br />be furnished to the territory to be annexed; (2) the method(s) of
<br />financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and
<br />extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital nature
<br />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
<br />manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non - capital
<br />services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City
<br />of South Bend, that have characteristic of topography, patterns of
<br />land use, and population density similar to that of the territory to
<br />be annexed; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be
<br />provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the
<br />effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services
<br />are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of
<br />South Bend that have characteristics of topography, patterns of land
<br />use and population density similar to that of the territory to be
<br />annexed and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws,
<br />procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) the plan for hiring the
<br />employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated
<br />by the proposed annexation; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, the
<br />Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, and the Board of
<br />Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend have approved a
<br />written fiscal plan and established a policy for the provision of
<br />services to the territory to be annexed which plan and policy, as it
<br />relates to the territory to be annexed, the Common Council finds to be
<br />in the best interests of the City.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. That it is in the best interest of the City of South
<br />Bend and of the area proposed to be annexed that the real property
<br />located in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described in
<br />Exhibit "A," attached hereto and made a part hereof, be annexed to the
<br />City of South Bend.
<br />Section II. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and
<br />established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend to furnish
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