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REGULAR MEETING
<br />AUGUST 14, 1995
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council
<br />Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, August 14, 1995, at 7:00 p.m. The
<br />meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given.
<br />ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Luecke, Washington, Kelly,
<br />Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda, and
<br />Ladewski
<br />Absent: Council Member Puzzello
<br />REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the July 24, meeting of the Council
<br />and found them correct.
<br />Therefore, we recommend the same be approved.
<br />/s/ Eugene Ladewski
<br />/s/ Lee Slavinskas
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the July 24, meeting be
<br />accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Duda. The motion carried.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2273 -95 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br />BEND ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A
<br />POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA
<br />IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP (LILAC TRAILS.)
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the hereinafter
<br />described real estate located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses approximately 9.93
<br />acres of vacant land located in German Township, St. Joseph County, contiguous
<br />therewith and generally located on west side of Lilac Road, approximately 700 feet
<br />north of Darden Road. The development of the territory proposed to be annexed will
<br />require a basic level of municipal public services, which services shall include
<br />services of a non - capital nature, including street and road maintenance, and services
<br />of a capital improvement nature, including street construction, street lighting,
<br />sewer facilities, and storm water facilities; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana now desires to
<br />establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing (1) the
<br />cost estimates of services of a non - capital nature, including street and road
<br />maintenance, police and fire protection and other non - capital services normally
<br />provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement
<br />nature, including street construction, street lighting, water facilities, sewer
<br />facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be furnished to the territory to
<br />be annexed; (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the
<br />organization and extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital
<br />nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective
<br />date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner equivalent in
<br />standard and scope to similar non - capital services provided to areas within the
<br />corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of
<br />topography, patterns of land use, and population density similar to that of the
<br />territory to be annexed; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be
<br />provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the effective date of the
<br />annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the
<br />corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend that have characteristics of
<br />topography, patterns of land use and population density similar to that of the
<br />territory to be annexed and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local
<br />laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) the plan for hiring the employees of
<br />other governmental entities whose jobs will be eliminated by the proposed annexation;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of
<br />Public Safety of the City of South Bend, and
<br />of the City of South Bend have approved a
<br />policy for the provision of services to the
<br />policy, as it relates to the territory to be
<br />in the best interests of the City.
<br />the City of South Bend, the Board of
<br />the Board of Water Works Commissioners
<br />written fiscal plan and established a
<br />territory to be annexed which plan and
<br />annexed, the Common Council finds to be
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. That it is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and of the
<br />area proposed to be annexed that the real property located in German Township, St.
<br />Joseph County, Indiana, described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
<br />hereof, be annexed to the City of South Bend.
<br />Section II. That it shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it
<br />is the policy of the City of South Bend to furnish to said territory services of a
<br />non - capital nature, such as street and road maintenance, police and fire protection,
<br />within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation, in a manner equivalent
<br />in standard and scope to the services furnished by the City to other areas of the
<br />City which have characteristics of typography, patterns of land utilization and
<br />population density similar to said territory; and to furnish to said territory
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