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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 23, 2008 Department will respond to calls for service upon the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated response will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. Wastewater treatment services are supported by user fees, and are paid through the Water Works billing system. Industrial, commercial and apartment customers are not served by the Bureau of Solid Waste. The annexation area will contain commercial buildings. A licensed private waste hauler will be required to serve this development. Mr. Vitton stated that as with any new development, the proposed use and development of this site becomes important relative to its relationship with the existing, surrounding, and planned uses. City Plan’s Future Land Use Map identifies the parcels adjacent to Portage Road between Cleveland and the Corporate Limits to be developed for commercial purposes with the exception of the site of the Hurwich Farms Apartments. As such, this annexation and rezoning request is consistent with City Plan, South Bend’s comprehensive plan. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. Councilmember Dieter asked what business would be going into the site. Mr. Vitton stated that at this present time, he did not have the name of the business. Councilmember Dieter stated that this area will be in SBPD Beat 22. That particular beat is stretched to capacity; however when there are calls for service in that area, they are responded to. He wanted to go on record noting that this would cause an additional increase on the already stretched police service in Beat 22. Mr. Tom Zmyslo, 51042 Prairie View Way, spoke in opposition to this Resolution. He stated that the annexation area is too congestion already. He advised that since the new restaurant Sonic has gone in, traffic is a nightmare and parking is a problem. He stated that patrons are parking across Portage Road in the Teacher’s Credit Union Parking Lot and walking across the very busy road to get to the Sonic Restaurant. He noted that the traffic was so busy that it had backed up all the way to the entrance to the Meijer store. He also advised that the parcel in question has been used by the new restaurant for traffic overflow. Mr. Zmyslo urged the Council to vote against this annexation and fiscal plan. There was no one wishing to speak in favor of this bill and no one else wishing to speak in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Dieter made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Puzzello seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3877-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 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 GERMAN TOWNSHIP, AUTEN CONNECTOR ANNEXATION AREA PHASE TWO WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an Ordinance and a petition by all (100%) property owners which proposes the annexation of real estate located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, which is more particularly described at Section I of this Resolution; and 5