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

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described as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the West line of the North- south alley adjacent and East of lots AF, AG, and AH in the Plat of the Commissioner ' s Subdivision of Lots 1 and C and the North line of Paris Street ; thence southerly along the West line of said north-south alley extended to the south line of the east-west alley between Paris Street and Pen- nsylvania Street ; thence easterly along the south line of said east-west alley to the intersection of the east line north-south alley adjacent and east of lot 73 in the Plat of Elder Place extended southerly; thence northerly along the east line of said north-south alley extended southerly and the east line of the north-south alley adjacent and east of lots 73 , 52 , 35 , and 19 in the Plat of Elder Place to the intersection with the north line of the east-west alley adjacent and north of said lot 19 extended easterly; thence westerly along the north line of said east-west alley ex- tended and the north line of the east-west alley adjacent and north of lots 2 through 19 in the Plat of Elder Place and the north line of said east-west alley extended west- erly to the intersection with the west line of the north- south alley adjacent and east of lots AF, AG , and AH in the Plat of the Commissioner ' s Subdivision of lots 1 and C extended northerly; thence southerly along the west line of said north-south alley extended northerly and the west line of said north-south alley to the point of beginning, containing approximately 481 , 000 sq . ft. in the City of South Bend, State of Indiana, (herein called the "Locality") ; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for the Project ; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures , land use , environmental in- fluences , 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 menance to the safety, health, and welfare of the in- habitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large , because of the presence of blighted structures and the lack of adequate community im- provements , and the members of this Governing Body have been fully appraised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions ; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the Locality (herein called the"Governing Body") for review and approval of an Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, dated April 6 , 1973 , and consisting of pages , supported by the Final Project Report material data, and recommendations , which material , data, and recommendations are not a part of the Urban Renewal Plan. WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Governing Body of the Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body' s duly-certified resolution approving the Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto ; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Locality 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 Locality , has