01-12-98 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12, 1998 plan, described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed. Section IV. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Sean Coleman Member, Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Larry Magliozzi, assistant director of Planning, made the presentation for the resolution. He informed the Council that Wal -Mart was planning to build on this location. He reported that this fiscal plan was approved by the Board of Public Works, Board of Safety and the Board of Water Commissioners. He indicated there was one residence on the site, and it will remain. He advised that all City services could be provided to the area. Council Member Hosinski made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Aranowski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of seven ayes and one nay (Council Member Pfeifer.) RESOLUTION NO. 2539 -98 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP (ASHLEY ANNEXATION) WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the real estate described hereinafter as Exhibit "A ", located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be voluntarily annexed by more than 51% of the owners, consists of approximately 10.24 acres currently vacant, but proposed to be developed in its northern half as a single family sub - division, and for industrial use in its southern half. it is located immediately south of Brick Road and about 3,000 feet west of Portage Road, in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; with approximately 68% of its aggregate external boundaries coinciding with the boundaries of the City of South Bend. The development of the territory proposed to be annexed will require a basic level of municipal public services, including fire and police protection, street and road maintenance, water and sewer service, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street lighting; potential street widening and traffic light installation; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing (1) the cost estimates of services of a non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, police and fire protection and other non - capital services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement nature, including street construction, street lighting, water facilities, sewer facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be furnished to the territory to be annexed; (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non - capital services provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of topography, patterns of land use, and population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area within four (4) years after the effective date of the annexation 1 1