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

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WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those proscribing discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex or national origin: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend: 1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project Area is a blighted area and qualifies as an eligible Project Area under the Redevelopment of Cities and Town Act of 1953, as amended. 2. That the Urban Renewal Plan, and the amendments and plan changes thereto proposed, presented at this meeting for the Project aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and considered, are hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file copies of said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes with the minutes of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through further land acquisition and that further acquisition should not be under- taken. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project Area conform to the general plan of the City and County. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area. 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the above mentioned Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the City and County as a whole, for the urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and minor plan changes for the Project Area give due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the Project Area. 8. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this Governing Body with reference, among other things, to 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 accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such -3-