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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 23, 2008 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 Road. 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 Indiana Code and the rules and regulations of the South Bend Water Works and Sewer Utility. 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 feet long. No waivers of annexation are in effect for the Annexation Area. The annexation area would 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. The propose 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. Cost for servicing this area would be expected to be absorbed by the existing budget of the Police Department, as the addition of this area would not be significant to the point of having to increase any budgetary items. Police services and response time in this area can be expected to be comparable and consistent with that as in all other areas of the City. Police coverage to this area could begin immediately upon annexation and coordination of the conversion of the 911 emergency phone systems for that area. 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 supply will be necessary as development takes place. The City, under contract with St. Joseph County, provides emergency medical response to the unincorporated areas of St. Joseph County. Of the seven ambulances currently in service, 3 are dedicated for response to the unincorporated areas. These are Medic Units #10, 11, and 12. The Annexation Area is currently being serviced by Medic #11, stationed at 3505 Bendix Drive. Upon incorporation, the Annexation Area will be serviced by Medic #4, also located at Fire Station #4, located at 220 N. Olive Street and Medic #3, located at Fire Station #2, 402 Martin Luther King Drive. Emergency medical response will continue to be provided by the City of South Bend. 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. The Annexation Area will be added to Area 8 of the Department of Code Enforcement and they will be able to provide services to the Annexation Area with comparable response times and with no additional increase in manpower. The 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. White the annexation currently has one residence; the proposed land use will not require services. 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 calls for the creation of the proposed roadway that this annexation will help make possible. In addition, City Plan calls for the land on the north and south sides of the proposed roadway – between Mayflower and Portage to be developed for medium density residential in the futures. As such, this annexation is consistent with City Plan, South Bend’s comprehensive plan. Mr. Vitton stated that the roadway will aid in the implementation of the traffic circulation plan for Portage Prairie, a private 300 million dollar mixed-use development. 8