Approving the urban Renewal Plan and the feasibility of relocation for the neighborhood development program project

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RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NUMBER IND.A-10 WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 , as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects ; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the re- spective project area be approved by the governing body of the local- ity in which the project is situated and that such approval include findings by the governing body that : (1) the financial aid to be pro- vided in the contract is necessary to enable the project to be under- taken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise ; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole ; and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provisions of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities , as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consider- ation for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment (here- in called the "Local Public Agency") , is now operating under a letter to proceed which will lead to a loan and grant contract for financial assistance under such Act with the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , pursuant to which Federal funds were provided for the urban renewal projects within the Neighborhood Development Program (herein called the "Project") , identified as"Model Neighborhood #1 and Southeast Neighborhood #1" and encompassing an area respectively by a line drawn as follows : Model Neighborhood # 1 Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way line of Orange Street and the westerly right-of-way line of Olive Street ; thence in a northerly direction along the westerly right-of-way line of Olive Street to the northerly right-of way line of Linden Avenue ; thence in an easterly direction along the northerly right-of-way line of Linden Avenue to the easterly right-of-way line of Sadie Street ; thence in a south- erly direction along the easterly right-of-way line of Sadie Street to the southerly right-of-way line of Orange Street ; thence in a westerly direction along the southerly right-of- way line of Orange Street to the westerly right-of-way line of Olive Street which is the place of beginning , containing approximately 319 , 000 sq. ft . Southeast Neighborhood Area #1 Part of the Northwest 1/4 section 13 , Township 37 North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana, more particularly