Approving the Urban Renewal Plan together with the proposed amendments thereto and plan changes for the LaSalle Park Project

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or less, to the west right -of -way line of the alley between and parallel to Kentucky Street and Dundee Street; thence south along said alley right -of -way line a distance of 250.0 feet, more or less; thence at 90 degrees in an easterly direction along a line north of and parallel to the north right -of -way line of Washington Street, to the west right -of -way line of the alley west of and parallel to Kaley Street; thence north along said alley right -of -way line to the south right -of -way line of the New York Central Railroad; thence southeasterly along said right -of -way line to the east right -of -way line of the first alley east of and parallel to Meade Street; thence south along said alley right - of way line to the center line of the first alley north of and parallel to Western Avenue; thence west along said alley center line to the west right -of -way line of the alley between and parallel to Sheridan Avenue and Chicago Street; thence north along said alley right -of -way line to the north right -of -way of Linden Avenue which is the place of beginning. WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and the social, cultural, and economic conditions of the Project Area and has determined that the area is a blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Project Area, because of the presence of blighted structures and the lack of adequate community improvements, and the members of this Governing Body have been fully appraised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions. Due to the changing market conditions governing land use, certain land acquisition should be deleted in order to update the Urban Renewal Plan in accordance with these current market conditions and update plan studies; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the Project Area (herein called the "Governing Body ") for review and approval certain revised pages to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area, dated November 1, 1965. WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the amendments and plan changes proposed by those certain pages presented at this meeting have been approved by the Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly certified Resolution No. 533 approving the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes which resolution and which revised pages are attached thereto; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Project Area as a whole; and WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Project Area, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project Area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes conform to the said general plan for the Project Area as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendation, and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project Area prescribe certain land uses which the Project Area will require, among other things, changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action; and -2-