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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC-02-17-03-03 Fiscal Plan/C251 SPONSORED BY: COUNCILORS KOVEN, SNYDER AND WILSON RESOLUTION NO. CC-02-17-03-03 (Formerly Resolution No. CC-11-18-02-04) 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 planning, the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana ("Council") is desirous of annexing a certain portion of Clay Township into the City of Cannel (the "Annexation Territory"); and WHEREAS, the Annexation Ten'itory 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 Territory consists of approximately 20 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 planning 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 annexation 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-251. 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 [/-/ff/,I day of ~-~c~xrl.l~0~0 ,2003, byavoteof Lo ayesand C) nays. COMMON COUN, CI~FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ,P/~siding Officer ~ Kevi~irby~..-'~ Wayne Wilson, Robert Battreall N.L. Ru.ndle /~ald E Carter ~-L~c~ftfyuer, ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray, Clerk-Treasur~(r/ 2 SPONSORED BY: COUNCILORS KOVEN, SNYDER AND WILSON Pr~dby me to the ~Iayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, the ~ day of / , 2003, at Diana L. Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer / Approved by me, the Mayor._of the City of Carmel, Indiana this /t]~day of , OO at ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray, Clcrk-Tr~r Prepared By: Sue A. Beesley Bingham McHale LLP 10 W. Market Street Suite 2600 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Exhibit A Annexation C251 Maple Acres Produced by City of Carmel, Property Lines Rig ht-of-Way Existing Corporate Boundary Annexation Area EXHIBIT B LEGAL DESCRIPTION ANNEXATION ORDINANCE C251 MAPLE ACRES (REVISION 2) Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 18 North, Range 4 East and part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 18 North, Range 4 East in Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southwest comer of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 20, said point also being the assumed centerline of Smokey Row Road (136th Street) and Carey Road and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; Thence south 89 degrees, 55 minutes 13 seconds east 359.45 feet on and along the south line of said Section 20 and along the assumed centerline of Smokey Row Road/136th Street (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via A~mexation Ordinances C-165 and C-36); Thence north 00 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds west 25.0 feet to a point on the north right of way line of Smokey Row Road (136t~ Street) and the south boundary of Kinzer's Maple Acres subdivision (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinances C-165 and C-61/67); Thence south 89 degrees, 55 minutes 13 seconds east on and along the north right of way line of Smokey Row Road (136th Street) and the south boundary of the Maple Acres subdivision a distance of 962.55 feet to the southeast comer of the Maple Acres subdivision, said point being located 15.0 feet south of the southwest comer of the Cool Creek North Section 9 subdivision (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-61/67); Thence north 00 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds west along the east boundary of the Maple Acres subdivision and the west boundary of the Cool Creek North Sechon 9 subdivision a distance of 635.003 feet to the northeast comer of the Maple Acres subdivision (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C55); Thence north 89 degrees 55 minutes 13 seconds west along the north boundary of the Maple Acres subdivision and the south boundary of the Cool Creek North Section 13 subdivision a distance of 1,297.0 feet to the northwest comer of the Maple Acre subdivision, said point being located on the east right of way line of Carey Road (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-55); Thence north 89 degrees 55 minutes 13 second west a distance of 25.0 feet to a point on the west line of said Section 20, said point being the assumed centerline of Carey Road (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-55); Thence south 00 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds east along the west line of said Section 20 and the assumed centedine of Carey Road a distance of 660.003 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 19.478 acres, more or less, subject to all legal easements and right of way of record. ALSO: Commencing at the southeast comer of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 19, said point also being the assumed centerline of Smokey Row Road (136th Street) and Carey Road and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; Thence north 00 degrees 05 minutes 23 seconds west (assumed bearing) on an along the east line of said Section 19 and assumed centerline of Carey Road 647.42 feet; Thence north 89 degrees 54 minutes 31 seconds west 40.0 feet to a point on the west right of way line of Carey Road, said point also being the northeast comer of the Smokey Ridge Section 1 subdivision (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-111 ); Thence south 00 degrees 05 minutes 23 seconds east on and along the west right of way line of Carey Road and the east boundary of the Smokey Ridge Section 1 subdivision a distance of 647.42 feet to a point on the south line of said Section 19 (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-101 ); Thence south 89 degrees 54 minutes 31 seconds east on and along the south line of said Section 19 a distance of 40.0 feet (coincident with the corporate limits of the City of Carmel via Annexation Ordinance C-165) to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.594 acres, more or less, subject of all legal easements and right of way of record. The aggregate total acreage is 20.072 acres. This annexation includes the following parcels: Maple Acres (27) 17-10-20-03-01-001.000 17-10-20-03-02-001.000 17-10-20-03-01-002.000 17-10-20-03-02-002.000 17-10-20-03-01-003.000 17-10-20-03-02-003.000 17-10-20-03-01-004.000 16-10-20-03-02-004.000 17-10-20-03-01-005.000 17-10-20-03-02-005.000 17-10-20-03-03-001.000 17-10-20-03-03-002.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -003.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -004.000 17-10-20-03-03-005.000 17-10-20-03-03-011.000 17-10-20-03-03-012.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -013.000 17-10-20-03-03-014.000 17-10-20-03-01-006.000 17-10-20-03-01-007.000 17-10-20-03-02-006.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -006.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -007.000 17-10-20-03-03-008.000 17-10-20-03-03-009.000 17-10-20-03 -03 -010.000 The following right of way is included in this annexation: Subdivision Streets · Beech Drive · Maple Street Perimeter Streets · The full right of way of Carey Road. · A portion of the north half right of way of Smokey Row Road/136t~ Street (Remainder previously annexed via Annexation Ordinances C61/C67). S 5ANNEXATIONS\LEGA [ 251 REV2 City of Carmel Annexation Fiscal Plan 27 Parcels at Maple Acres 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 property involved in the proposed annexation and the property tax burden on the annexation area according to the "Online Tax Report" obtained from the Hamilton County website. )arcel# taxable value 2002 semi-annual pmpedytaxes 17-10-20-03-01-001.000 $61,800 $538 17-10-20-03-01-002.000 $48,400 $419 17-10-20-03-01-003.000 $56,000 $493, 17-10-20-03-01-004.000 $59,200 $513 17-10-20-03-01-005.000 $86,100 $745 17-10-20-03-01-006.000 $75,500 $653 17-10-20-03-01-007.000 $54,900 $488 17-10-20-03-02-001.000 $62,000 $537 17-10-20-03-02-002.000 $51,900 $456 17-10-20-03-02-003.000 $53,900 $526 16-10-20-03-02-004.000 $300 $7 17-10-20-03-02-005.000 $200 $5 17-10-20-03-02-006.000 $200 $5 17-10-20-03-03-001.000 $43,400 $375 17-10-20-03-03-002.000 $38,700 $355 17-10-20-03-03-003.000 $58,700 $508 17-10-20-03-03-004.000 $58,700 $512 17-10-20-03-03-005.000 $11,700 $114 Annexation Fiscal Plan/27 Parcels at Maple Acres, Carmel, IN ] 17-10-20-03-03-006.000 $59,200 $520 17-10-20-03-03-007.000 $52,900 $459 17-10-20-03-03-008.000 $43,300 $492 17-10-20-03-03-009.000 $54,800 $534 17-10-20-03-03-010.000 $38,100 $330 17-10-20-03-03-011.000 $53,300 $461 17-10-20-03-03-012.000 $8,800 $86 17-10-20-03-03-013.000 $62,700 $542 17-10-20-03-03-014.000 $39,300 $341 $1,234,000 $11,014 proje~ed semi-annual property ~x $1,322 $1,652 increase resulting from annexation (Iow-high) Acreage hsted as 0 on tax bill. Annexation of the above properties in the area is projected to result in an overall increase in the total property tax bills 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 implementation of property tax changes made by the Indiana General Assembly during the 2002 Spring Session, as well as on-going statewide re-assessment. Contiguity The annexation territory is substantially more than 12.5% contiguous with the corporate boundaries of the City of Carmel. Proportion Subdivided The armexation territory is entirely the result of the subdivision process. 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, (estimated to be no more than 70 people) amounting to a population increase of less than 1%. Consequently, the annexation is not projected to have significant impact on population-based revenue streams of the City. Annexed Streets & Roads The annexation area is estimated to add approximately 0.65 miles of streets and roads to the municipal thoroughfare system which contains a total of approximately 215 miles of local streets Annexation Fiscal Plan/27 Parcels at Maple Acres, Carmel, IN 2 and roads. The streets in the area were developed under development standards without curbs and sidewalks. Therefore, the City will install no curbs and/or sidewalks in the area after annexation. The City will, however, assume responsibility for replacing defective street signs in accordance with City policy. Therefore, the projected fiscal impact of the proposed annexation on the street department is estimated to be less than 0.3% on the expenses and revenue streams related to thoroughfare miles. It should be noted, however, that Carmel has a number of pending annexations which collectively add potentially significant miles of city street and the costs will accrue. Summary of Municipal Service Impact The proposed annexation involves properties which are already receiving a substantial 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 Carmel are offered through a j oinder agreement with Clay 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 from 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 major corridors serving the property in the annexation territory, as well as answering calls for service in the general area. As a purely technical matter, ifa 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 enfome. In fact, the annexation will probably result in a cost savings to the municipality due to clarification of such jurisdictional minutia. However, the only way there would be any practical difference in the cost of municipal police service would be if a crime were to occur directly on one of these parcels, which is an extremely unlikely occurrence, in statistical terms. Therefore, the projected impact on municipal police services is estimated to be negligible. IMPACT ON STREET DEPARTMENT The projected impact of the proposed annexation on the municipal operation of the Street Department is estimated to cause additional expenses of approximately 0.3% to the Carmel Street Department, due to the local streets added by the annexation. Annexation Fiscal Plan/27 Parcels at Maple Acres, Carmel, IN J~ IMPACT ON MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION 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 offering testimony at public meetings, which are treated with respect and given appropriate response. IMP,~CT ON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES All of the parcels within the annexation territory will be afforded access to full utility services, as specifically provided by the City's annexation policies, 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 are administered by the utility departments. The Utility Department estimates the cost of installing water and sewer services in the annexation area to be $270,000 to $300,000. The City's policy is that homeowners may request utility service extensions to their neighborhoods. The cost of these services is projected to be paid in accordance with established City policies where the property owners pay the cost of these capital improvements. 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 armexation action. Within the context of the City of Carmel and its j oinder 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, sewer and water capital services are not provided to the parcels within 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, with costs to be repaid by property owners in the annexation area, as specified in the City's armexation policies. Other Considerations Land Use The annexation area is currently dominated by low to medium-density residential development. Population Density Due to the fact that annexation area is a residential subdivision and having larger parcels, the population density cannot be precisely determined with available data. Needed & Can Be Used Annexation Fiscal Plan/27 Parcels at Maple Acres, Carmel, IN 4 The annexation area is needed by the municipality for its development at the present time 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 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. 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. Annexation Fiscal Plan/27 Parcels at Maple Acres, Carmel, IN 5