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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 9, 2008 land will be paid by the developer of the adjacent land who will also pay for any street lighting, parking, sidewalks and similar improvements of the adjacent land including a drainage plan, all subject to the latest State and City of South Bend standards and ordinances. Section IV. This Resolution shall be effective from and of the date of adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Timothy A. Rouse Member of the Common Council Councilmember Oliver Davis, Vice-Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Jeff Vitton, Community Development Planner, Community & Economic th Development, 12 Floor County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Vitton advised that this annexation area is generally located on the east side of Mayflower Road approximately a quarter mile south of Adams Road. This is the first phase of annexations that will yield an extension of Auten Road. The annexation area is approximately 9.77 acres in area and is 12.5% contiguous to the current City limits. The Annexation area currently contains one single-family home with one occupant. The existing home is slated to be removed for the extension of Auten Road by the City of South Bend utilizing TIF funds. The site is zoned “R” Residential in unincorporated St. Joseph County. Per the municipal code, the annexation area will be zoned “SF1” Single Family Residential upon approval by the Council and incorporation into the City of South st Bend. The annexation area will be located in the 1 District. Mr. Vitton noted that currently, there is no sanitary sewer on any boundary of this site. A sanitary sewer plan for this and surrounding areas is under study, but has not yet been adopted. Sewer services will be constructed and provided when the road is developed. The South Bend Water Works currently has a 12” water main on the west side of Mayflower Road that is looped at Brick and Adams Roads. There should be more than adequate capacity for the annexation area. Water services will be provided to adjacent areas of the roadway when the road is constructed. Extensions of, or taps into sanitary sewer and water lines shall be governed by I.C. 36-9-22-2, I.C. 8-1.5-3 and 4, and the rules and regulations of the South Bend Water Works and Sewer Utility. Currently, there are no public improvements in the annexation area. The full array of improvements will be extended with the proposed roadway for future service to adjacent areas. Water and sewer services will be constructed with the roadway at an estimated cost of 1.3 million dollars per lane-mile. The roadway is expected to be a four lane boulevard and approximately 10,250 long. No waivers of annexation are in effect for the annexation area. The Annexation 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. This proposed annexation would require officers to cover a relatively small additional area to this beat. 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 and the costs for servicing this area would be absorbed by the existing budget of the Police Department. Mr. Vitton addressed that the City provides a fully staffed, full time fire department. The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Station #11, located at 3505 N. Bendix Road, approximately 2.7 miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Fire Station #7 located at 1616 Portage Avenue which is approximately 5.6 miles away and Fire Station #2 at 430 Martin Luther King Dr., which is approximately 7.0 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. The City, under contract with St. Joseph County, 5