HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC-08-19-02-07 Fiscal Pln C-239 SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILORS KOVEN, SNYDER
AND WILSON
RESOLUTION NO. CC-08-19-02-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL, INDIANA, ADOPTING A FISCAL PLAN FOR THE
ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY
OF CARMEL, INDIANA
WHEREAS, well defined long term planning benefits the City of Carmel ("City") and the
community at large; and
WHEREAS, in recognizing the need and benefit of long term plarming, the Common
Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana ("Council") is desirous of annexing a certain portion of
Clay Township into the City of Carmel (the "Annexation Territory"); and
WHEREAS, the Annexation Territory is contiguous to the existing city limits of the City
of Carmel; and
WHEREAS, a map describing the boundaries of the Annexation Territory is attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, a legal description of the Annexation Territory is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the Annexation Ten-itory consists of approximately 354.31 acres; and
WHEREAS, the Annexation Territory is needed and can be used by the City for its
development in the reasonably near further; and
WHEREAS, responsible plarming and state law require adoption of a fiscal plan and a
definite policy for the provision of certain services to annexed areas; and
WHEREAS, the Council is desirous of adopting a written fiscal plan for the Annexation
Territory;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Carmel of Carmel, Indiana, that:
Section One:
The Council adopts the Fiscal Plan ("Plan") prior to the adoption of the
armexation ordinance for the Annexation Territory, a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C.
Section Two: The purpose of the Plan is to confirm that the City is physically and
financially able to provide municipal services to the Annexation Territory
pursuant to the Plan.
SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILORS KOVEN, SNYDER
AND WILSON
Section Three: The basic services described in the Plan become effective pursuant to the
Plan upon adoption of Annexation Ordinance No. C-239.
Section Four: The City will provide a copy of the Plan immediately after adoption to the
landowner in the Annexation Territory who requests a copy from the
Clerk-Treasurer of the City.
Section Five: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from the date of passage,
and its publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this/9~day of
2002, byavoteof ~' ayes and O nays.
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COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
Wayne Wi$on, President Pro Tempore
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ATTEST:
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sented by me to the Mayor of
, 2002, at ~r~.m.
SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILORS KOVEN, SNYDER
AND WILSON
City of Carmel, Indiana, the ~ day
the
of
Diana L. Cordray,
Approved by me, the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ~/~J-~ay of
~ ?~ ~ ,2002 at/~ ~ ~.m.
/~es Brainard, Mayor
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Prepared By:
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Sue A. Beesley
Bingbam McHale LLP
1100 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
320 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Parcel numbers 1710350000001003, 1710350000001004, 1710350000001005,
1710350000001001, 1710350000001002, 1710350000001000, 1710350000002001,
1710260000005000, 1710260000013001, 1710270000006000, 1710260000015000,
1710260000016001, in Hamilton County, containing 354.31 acres, more or less,
including all road right of way inside Hamilton County which is adjacent to these
boundaries which was not previously annexed by the City of Carmel.
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EXHIBIT C
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City of Carmel
Annexation Fiscal Plan
Area 23- 10 Parcels at Prairie View
(Owners: Moffitt, Earlham, Carmel Clay Schools, Roan, Applegate, Hamilton
County Parks Board)
(Parcel No's 17-10-35-00-00-001.000, 17-10-35-00-00-001.101, 17-10-35-00-00-001.002,
17-10-35-00-00-001.004, 17-10-35-00-00-001.005, 17-10-26-00-00-005.000, 17-10-27-00-00-
006.000, 17-10-35-00-00-002.001, 17-10-26-00-00-013.001, 17-10-35-00-00-001.003, 17-10-
26-00-00-015.000)
This Fiscal Plan may be inspected at the Department of Community Services, located on the 3rd floor of
City Hall, Carmel, IN. Copies of the Fiscal Plan are available to the public for a fee in accordance with
city ordinances. Questions related to this annexation can be directed to Michael Hollibaugh, Director,
Department of Community Services, City of Carmel (317-571-2417).
Executive Summary of Annexation Impact
Summary of Fiscal Impact
The following table summarizes the properties involved in the proposed annexation and the property tax
burden on that property, according to the "Online Tax Report" obtained from the Hamilton County website.
parcel # taxable value 2002 semi-annual zoning area
property taxes
17-10-35-00-00-001.000 $50,200 $490 s-1 4.8
17-10-35-00-00-001,001 $45,300 $442 s-1 2.6
17-10-35-00-00-001.002 $41,600 $406 s-I 1.0
17-10-35-00~00-001.004 $39,400 $384 s-1 1.1
17-10-35-00-00-001.005 $37,900 $368 s-1 0,9
17-10-26-00-00-005,000 $2,353,900 $22,959 s-1 205.6
17-27-00-00-00-006.000 $68,100 $664 s-1 80.1
17-10-35-00-00-002.001 $114,000 Exempt 34.8
17-10-26-00-00-013.001 $136,000 Exempt 30.9
17-10-35-00-00-001.003 $87,100 $753 s-1 1.0
17-10-26-00-00-015,000 $75,000 $388 s-1 0.5
totals $3,048,500 $26,854 363.2
projected semi-annual property tax increase $3,222 $4,028
resulting from annexation (Iow-high)
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Annexation of the above properties is projected to result in an overall increase in the total property tax
bills of the parcels, as shown above, which represents a projected tax impact of 12%-15%. The final
amount of this tax increase will depend upon several factors, possibly including: the final, approved
budgets (and subsequent property tax rates) of the county, township, and city of Carmel; any changes
to the financial configuration of the joinder agreements between the City and township (especially
changes relating to the Parks and Fire joinders); and the final disposition of property tax issues resulting
from recent legislation.
Contiguity
The annexation territory is > 12.5% contiguous with the corporate boundaries of the City of Cannel.
Proportion Subdivided
The annexation territory is largely the result of the subdivision process. Although the parcels,
themselves, were not a direct part of a developed subdivision, research into county land records
suggests that these parcels are remnants resulting from subdividing larger parcels for the purpose of
residential development. Eight of the 10 parcels in the annexation area appear to have been subdivided
from larger tracts. As such, these parcels are themselves subdivided from larger parcels, thereby
making the annexation area more than 60% subdivided.
Annexed Population
The proposed annexation will include a nominal amount of additional population, amounting to a
population increase of less than 0.1%. Consequently, the annexation is not projected to have any
appreciable impact on population-based revenue streams of the City.
Annexed Streets & Roads
The annexation area is estimated to add less than 0.2 miles of streets and roads to the municipal
thoroughfare system which contains approximately 204 miles of local streets and roads. Therefore, the
projected fiscal impact of the proposed annexation on the street department is estimated to be less than
0.1% on the revenue streams related to thoroughfare miles. The Carmel Street Department already
takes care of the segments of 126th and 131st Street, as well as Hazel Dell Road (which was built by
the city).
Summary of Municipal Service Impact
The proposed annexation involves properties which are already receiving a full complement of
municipal services, including capital and non-capital services of the Street Department, Fire
Department, Police Department, city administration (including planning), and municipal utilities. Some
of these municipal services are provided through joinder agreements with the township. All municipal
services will be provided to the annexation territory in a manner equivalent to the provision of services
to other parcels within the corporate limits.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY JOINDER
Many municipal services of the City of Cannel are offered through a joinder agreement with Clay
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Township. The following services are provided through joinder agreements: fire protection, parks,
planning/zoning/community development services, and the communications center. Since these joinder
services are provided inside and outside of the corporate limits of the City, the proposed annexation
will generate no measurable fiscal impact on the operation of these joinder departments. Instead, the
revenues associated with these departments will simply be transferred fxom the township budget to the
municipal budget, thereby generating no net impact on the taxpayer.
IMPACT ON POLICE DEPARTMENT
The projected fiscal impact of the annexation on the police department is projected to be negligible.
Carmel Police already patrol the Corridors serving the property in the annexation territory, as well as
answering calls for service in the area. As a purely technical matter, if a crime or a call for service were
to occur on the property within the annexation territory, the City Police are supposed to defer to the
County Sheriff. However, as a practical matter, the technical minutia of such jurisdictional issues is
projected to actually cost more than it is worth to enforce. In fact, the annexation willprobably
result in a cost savings to the municipality due to clarification of such jurisdictional minutia.
However, the only way there would be any difference in the cost of municipal police service would be if
a crime were to occur directly on these parcels, which is an extremely unlikely occurrence, in statistical
terms. Therefore, the projected impact on municipal police services is negligible.
IMPACT ON STREET DEPARTMENT
The projected impact of the proposed annexation on the municipal operation of the Street Depatla~ent
is estimated to be $0, due to the fact that the thoroughfare corridors in the area are already serviced by
the Cannel Street Department.
IMPACT oN MuNICIPAL AI>MINISrlOt TION
The projected impact of the proposed annexation on the departments involved in municipal
administration is projected to also be $0. The practicality of the matter is that citizens in the annexation
territory are already free to request administrative services of the City, including phone calls to the
Mayor and City Council and appearances before municipal boards, in which residents of the annexation
area are treated with respect and given appropriate response.
IMPACT ON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
All of the parcels within the annexation territory will be afforded full utility services, including capital and
non-capital water and sewer utility services precisely in accordance with the standard practices of the
city utility ordinances, and in accordance with the systems of rates and charges which arc administered
by the utility departments.
Legal Description of the Annexation Area
The annexation territory consists of the parcels numbered, 17- I 0-35-00-00-001.000, 17- I 0-35-00-
00-001.101, 17-10-35-00-00-001.002, 17-10-35-00-00-001.004, 17-10-35-00-00-001.005, 17-
10-26-00-00-005.000, 17-10-27-00-00-006.000, 17-10-35-00-00-002.001, 17-10-26-00-00-
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013.001, 17-10-35-00-00-001.003, 17-10-26-00-00-015.000, as well as any previously un-annexed
roadway right of way adjacent thereto.
Provision of Municipal Services
Non-Capital services which are not covered under the joinder agreement with Clay Township will be
provided within one year of the effective date of the annexation action. Within the context of the City of
Cannel and its joinder service provisions, the non-capital services would include road maintenance by
the Street Department and police protection by the Carmel Police Department. Non-capital service
costs will be paid through the annual revenues of the City, including property tax revenues and other
municipal revenues, as appropriate.
Capital services which are not covered by the joinder service agreements will be provided within 3
years of the effective date of the annexation. At this time, capital services are already provided to the
annexation area and no additional capital services are projected to be required by the annexation area.
If capital services are later identified as necessary and appropriate under the municipal service policies
of the municipality, such capital services will be covered through the issuance of some form of municipal
debt.
Other Considerations
Land Use
The annexation area is currently dominated by low-density residential zoning.
60% Subdivided
The annexation area has been more than 60% subdivided for development under the provisions of the
comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and subdivisions regulations which govern the joinder services of
the community (including the city and the township).
Population Density
Due to the fact that the annexation area is small, and having very few parcels, the population density
cannot be precisely determined with available data, but is likely less than 3.0 persons per acre:
Needed & Can Be Used
The annexation area is needed by the municipality for its development at the present tirae and in the
reasonably near future. The municipality already provides many municipal services to the annexation
area, as well as reviewing/approving development proposals for land within the area.
Annexing Territory 100% Contiguous with the City
The City of Carmel previously approved annexation policies which specifically addressed areas of
100% contiguity with the City, as follows: "As Carmel has developed, there have been areas left
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outside of its corporate limits which are approaching 100% contiguity (i.e. completely surrounded by
the city). A recent map of the incorporated city shows several such areas east of Spring Mill Road. It
is, therefore, the policy of the city that such areas be considered for annexation at the earliest practical
time, with appropriate consideration of the cost of services to each specific area." This annexation is
specifically undertaken due to this policy. (The only portion of the annexation area boundary not
contiguous with the City of Carmel, is the boundary shared with the Town of Fishers.)
Annexation of Indebtedness
In any annexation action, the City of Carmel will comply with all statutory requirements regarding the
absorption of debt incurred by the unincorporated township for the purpose of providing municipal
services to the annexation territory.
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