09/25/06 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 ~ 3 ~ Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be annexed that the real property described more particularly at Page 15 of Exhibit "A" attached hereto be annexed to the City of South Bend. Section II. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public Works, to furnish to said territory services of anon-capital nature, such as street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal, within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar topography, patterns of land utilization, and population density; and to furnish to said territory, services of a capital improvement nature such as street and road construction, a street light system, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution system, a storm water system and drainage plan, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density. Section III. That the Board of Public Works shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that the public sanitary sewer and water network is available with capacity sufficient to service this area; that street lighting, parking and will be installed at the developer's expense; and that a street drainage plan will be also be planned, provided and paid for by the developer subject to compliance with state and local law. Section IV. Inconsideration of pedestrian safety and proper vehicular movement, it is required as a condition of annexation that the developers give very careful consideration to vehicular access and circulation as well as pedestrian movement for the developments within the annexation area. If possible, the site should include multi-use path/open space that could be linked in the future to other areas nearby as part of a larger open space network. It should also be required that neo-traditional building/site design elements be included in terms of context, setback, orientation, spacing, style, massing, height, entry, fenestration, materials, accessory buildings, landscape buffering and lighting that achieve development and design of the highest possible quality. It is required that the annexation area integrate harmoniously with the surrounding land uses. Building plans and other information to satisfy these requirements must be finalized between the Developer and the City before the annexation is effective. Adopted the 25`h day of September 2006. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA s/Gary Gilot, President s/Carl Littrell, Member s/Donald E. Inks, Member ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 55-2006 - A RESOLUTION OFTHE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA___IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (SOUTHFIELD ANNEXATION AREA) Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works, with changes in Section 3, Line 4 in the Resolution to read as "that public water and sewer network is available". In addition, the second paragraph, third sentence, "64.3% contiguous" was corrected to "35.7°/d'. RESOLUTION NO.55-2006 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (SOUTHFIELD LAKE ANNEXATION AREA)