05/24/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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300 REGULAR MEETING MAY 24, 1982 of Washington Street,. 132.00 feet North 890-45'-24" West from the Southeast corner of lot forty-eight (48) in the Original Plat to the Town of Lowell, now City of South Bend; thence South 360-45'-32" East, along an Easterly line of said East Race, a distance of 103.30 feet to the South right-of-way line of said Washington Street; thence South 30-57'-43" East, along an Easterly line of said East Race, a distance of 293.37 feet to the Easterly meander line of the St. Joseph River; thence North 520-03'-45" West, along said Easterly meander line, a distance of 193.67 feet to a Westerly line of said East Race; thence North 520-57'-51" East, along said Westerly line, a distance of 32.89 feet; thence North 30-12'-46" East, along a Westerly line of said East Race, a distance of 8.90 feet; thence North 30-34'-50" West, along a Westerly line of said East Pace, a distance of 228.50 feet to the point of intersection of said Westerly line with the South right-of-way line of Gintz Avenue; thence North 50-53-22" West, along a Westerly line of said East Race (said Westerly line being also the Easterly right-of-way.line of Gintz Avenue) to said South right-of-way line of Colfax Avenue; thence Northwesterly along a Westerly line of said East Pace to.its intersection with the centerline of Colfax Avenue; thence Easterly along the centerline of Colfax Avenue to its intersection with an Easterly line of said East Race; thence Southerly to the point of beginning. Excepting therefrom the public right-of-way of Colfax Avenue. Subject to any easements, covenants or restrictions of record. WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend determined.that the acquisition of the parcel of real estate referred to as Parcel IV - EAST RACE was of public utility and benefit to the citizens and property in the Park District of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the 30th day of December, 1980; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-11-8 provides that a transfer or exchange of property may be made with a governmental entity upon the terms and conditions agreed upon by the entities as evidenced by adoption of a substantially identical resolution by each entity; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend desires to transfer that portion of Parcel IV - EAST RACE described herein to the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend for utilization by said Board for park purposes; and WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend on May 17, 1982 adopted a resolution determining to acquire said property from the City of South Bend by a transfer of title to the Board of Park Commissioners; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Public Works determines to transfer title to that portion of Parcel IV - EAST RACE described herein by execution of a deed to said property conveying title to the Park Department of the City of South Bend.