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2) the need , intention and feasibility of providing a full range of urban services to the entire planning area, including a description, for each urban service, of whether the service is needed or appropriate, a description of how the services could be provided and by which governmental units , and an assessment of the feasibility or practicality of service provision; 5) a detailed description of the urban services to be initially provided to the area proposed to be added to the urban service area , including an indication of commitment and intent by the sponsoring unit to provide the services and a discussion of the compatibility or consistency of the provision of these initial services with the long— range service provision to the entire planning area described in 2) . The full list of urban services to be considered in this analysis (although not all services may be required or appropriate in each case) include the following: a) the urban transportation system and facilities, including public street layout and standards , provisions for mass transit service , and provisions for pedestrian and bicycle movement ; b) public sanitary sewerage -ystem layout and facilities ; c) public water supply and distribution system layout and facilities , for both potable water and fire protection; d) higher or urban levels of police and fire protection services than generally provided in rural areas; e) solid waste collection service; f) a publicly managed urban storm drainage system layout and standards; g) neighborhood public facilities and sites , including neighborhood and community parks , schools ,- etc. The purpose of this required planning as a prerequisite to adding developable land to the urban service area is to ensure that intergovernmental conflicts or differences are identified in advance, and that urban services can be economically and efficiently provided or extended to the added area consistent with long—range service provision to a logical service area or unit. It is not expected that the required planning will eliminate all differences or resolve all conflicts , although it provides a basis for addressing these issues. In making the decision as to whether or not an area should be added to the urban service area and committed to planned urban development , the RPC will have to evaluate whether any unresolved conflicts are likely to pose insurmountable obstacles to sound development and needed provision of urban services . 23