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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 27, 2008 Councilmember Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee met this afternoon on this bill and due to the lack of a quorum sends it to the Council with no recommendation. th Mr. Jeff Vitton, Planner, Community and Economic Development, 12 Floor County- City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Vitton stated that the Annexation Area is generally located at 54908 Ivy Road, which is now commonly referred to as the Ivy Court cul-de-sac and includes a significant amount of right of way considering the size of the annexation area. It should be noted that the right of way that does not have direct frontage to the parcel being annexed abuts property already within the corporate limits of the City. The Annexation Area is at least 1/8 (12.5%) contiguous to the current City limits. The Annexation Area is 0.78 acres in area. The site currently contains one single-family detached structure. Generally speaking, the annexation area is surrounded by the University of Notre Dame and medium to high density uses save for some single family residential structures directly to the north.The site is zoned “R” Residential in unincorporated St. Joseph County. It is proposed to be zoned “SF1” Single Family Residential upon approval of the City Council and incorporation into the City of South Bend. It is anticipated that rezoning to “MU” Mixed Use will be sought in the future. One (1) person currently resides in the Annexation Area. The Annexation Area will be in the 4th District. A twelve inch (12”) diameter public sewer is available on Ivy Road to serve this one lot annexation area. Revenue from customers on this sewer will be sufficient to operate and maintain the facility without burden to other ratepayers. There is an 8" water main that provides service from Edison Road to Jamison Inn development south of the Annexation Area. The main terminates at a fire hydrant about 150 feet south of the property at 54908 Ivy Road. A short main extension will be required to reach the annexed area at the developer’s expense. No recent flow test data is available for Ivy Road. The static pressure will be about 55 psi and there should be adequate capacity for the annexed area. 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. No waivers of annexation are in effect for the Annexation Area. The University of Notre Dame and Saint Joseph County constructed Twyckenham Drive. The Twyckenham alignment included some segments of Ivy Road, but deviated from that alignment in several areas including the region of this annexation area. The Twyckenham project included construction of “Ivy Court” to provide access to properties fronting Ivy Road, including this annexation area. The new streets were dedicated to St. Joseph County in 2006. Several segments of Ivy Road were demolished and removed as part of the project. That includes a segment within this annexation area. Petitions to vacate the right of way segments have been prepared by an engineering consultant and surveyor but they have not been submitted to the County Council for action. As there is no continuity between the City of South Bend street network and the small segment of Ivy Court in this annexation area. The street segment should remain on Saint Joseph County’s inventory for maintenance and fuel tax reimbursements. Drainage facilities will be required to be constructed by the developer and meet the latest City of South Bend standards. The Annexation Area would be expected to be added to the already existing . BEAT 11Police 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. At the present time the cost for servicing the proposed area is not expected to impact the existing budget of the Police Department with any significance. However, this area, as well as all other areas of the City, will continually be monitored for level of service demands and other criteria that would necessitate additional resources through budgetary increases or possibly shifting of existing resources, such as a beat restructure. 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 system for that area. The City provides a fully staffed, full 12