10/22/84 Board of Public Works Minutes

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tl ' • REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 22, 1984 Ms. Meyer further stated that yearly Community Development entitlement funds will be utilized for this project and that South Bend Heritage and the Chapin Neighborhood Upkeep Group will assist with revitalization of the area. Councilwoman Eugenia Braboy was also in attendance at the meeting and spoke in favor of the designation of the Chapin Neighborhood Revitalization District as an Impact Area in order to qualify for Community Development Block Grant Funds. Mrs. Braboy expressed hope that private enterprise will increase in addition to the use of the public funds spent for this project. There being no one else present wishing to speak in favor of this matter and no one wishing to speak against, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Public Hearing on this matter was closed. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the evidence submitted by the Division of Community Development for the area was found to meet the criteria for the designation of an Impact Area as established in Section 2-171 of Ordinance No. 7372-84, the following Board of Public Works Resolution No. 22-1984 was adopted, and the Clerk of the Board was instructed to forward a copy of said Resolution to the Common Council together with copies of documents considered by the Board in making its recommendation: RESOLUTION NO. 22, 1984 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDING TO THE COMMON COUNCIL THAT THE CHAPIN NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION DISTRICT BE DESIGNATED AN IMPACT AREA FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES FOR USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 7372-84, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has responsibility for reviewing proposals for the establishment of impact areas for the planned use of Community Development Block Grant Funds and of making recommendations to the Common Council as to the. designation of said areas, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has received from the Division of Community Development maps and plats showing boundaries of the area known as the Chapin Neighborhood Re- vitalization District along with evidence of physical deteriora- tion in the area, which evidence is based on objective criteria for residential and for commercial areas, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has examined the evidence submitted by the Division of Community Development for designat- ing this impact area using criteria set forth in Section 2-171 of Ordinance No. 7372-84, and WHEREAS, on October 22, 1984, the Board of Public Works held a duly advertised Public Hearing to receive further evidence regarding the Chapin Neighborhood Revitalization District, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has found that the evidence submitted for the area meets the criteria for the designation of an impact area as established in Section 2-171 of Ordinance No. 7372-84. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, as follows: LJ 1 1