Approving the Urban Renewal Plan and the making of Relocation Payment for the East Bank Development Project Area

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RESOLUTION 626 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION DESIGNATING THE EAST BANK DEVELOPMENT AREA, DECLARING THE EAST BANK DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND APPROVING DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RELOCATION PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment has, pursuant to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (the "Act "), conducted surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied that area in the City of South Bend, County Of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, hereby designated as the East Bank Development Area which is more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana and being more particularly described as follows, viz: Beginning at the point of intersection of the North right -of -way line of Sorin Street with the East right -of -way line of Niles Avenue in said City; thence South along said East right -of -way line of Niles Avenue to the centerline of the first fourteen (14) foot alley lying North of Cedar Street and between Niles Avenue and Hill Street; thence East along said centerline, to the centerline of Hill Street, a sixty -six (66) foot right -of -way; thence South, along said Hill Street centerline, to the centerline of Jefferson Boulevard; an eighty -two and one -half (82.5) foot right -of -way; thence West, along said Jefferson Boulevard centerline to the center of the St. Joseph River; thence in a Northwesterly and Northeasterly direction along the centerline of said River to its intersection with the projected North right -of -way line of said Sorin Street; thence East, along said projection and along said North right -of -way line to the East right -of. -way line of Niles Avenue which is the place of beginning. WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has been found by the City of South Bend Redevelop- ment Commission that the above - described area has become blighted to an extent that such blighted conditions cannot be corrected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of private enter- prise without resort to the provisions of the Act, and it has been further found that the public health and welfare would be bene- fitted by acquisition in and redevelopment of such area under the provisions of the Act; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries of such blighted area, the location of the various parcels of properties, streets and alleys and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replatting, replanning, rezoning and redevelopment of such area, and indicating the parcels of property to be included or excluded in the acquisition and portions of the area to be acquired which are to be devoted to streets, alleys, levees,-sewerage, parks, playgound and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan; and WHEREAS, there was presented to this meeting of the Gover- ing Body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment for its consideration and approval, a copy of Development Plan For the project area dated October 3, 1980, whic}i plan is entitled: