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WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial as-
<br /> sistance under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or
<br /> contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the under-
<br /> taking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for the
<br /> Project; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location,
<br /> physical condition of structures , land use, environmental influences, and the
<br /> social , cultural , and economic conditions of the Project area and has determined
<br /> that the area is a blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menance to the
<br /> safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Lo-
<br /> cality at large, because of the presence of blighted structures and the lack of
<br /> adequate community improvements, and the members of this Governing Body have been
<br /> fully appraised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and condi-
<br /> tions; and
<br /> WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the
<br /> Locality (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval of an
<br /> Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, dated November 15, 1967, and consisting
<br /> of 41 pages, supported by the Final Project Report material , data, and recommenda-
<br /> tions, which material , data, and recommendations are not a part of the Urban Re-
<br /> newal Plan.
<br /> WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Governing Body of
<br /> the Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly-certified
<br /> resolution approving the Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and
<br /> WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a
<br /> guide for the general development of the Locality as a whole; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which is the duly-
<br /> designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to
<br /> the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal
<br /> Plan for the Project area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan conforms
<br /> to the said general plan for the Locality as a whole, and the Governing Body has
<br /> duly considered said report, recommendations, and certification of the planning
<br /> body; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area prescribes certain
<br /> land uses for the Project area and will require, among other things , changes in
<br /> zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys , and other public ways , the
<br /> establishment of new street patterns , the location and relocation of sewer and
<br /> water mains and other public facilities , and other public action; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for
<br /> the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of
<br /> carrying out the Project in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; and
<br /> WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing Body information
<br /> and data respecting the relocation program which have been prepared by the Local
<br /> Public Agency as a result of studies , surveys , and inspections in the Project
<br /> area and the assembling and analysis of the data and information obtained from
<br /> such studies, surveys , and inspections ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general knowledge of the
<br /> conditions prevailing in the Project area and of the availability of proper
<br /> housing in the Locality for the relocation of individuals and families that may
<br /> be displaced from the Project area and, in the light of such knowledge of local
<br /> housing conditions , have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for
<br /> relocation; and
<br /> WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate official
<br /> action respecting the relocation program and said Urban Renewal Plan for the Pro-
<br /> ject, in conformity with the contracts for financial assistance between the Local
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