Approving the Urban Renewal Plan and the feasibility of relocation for the Lasalle Park Urban Renewal Area No. 1, Project Number Ind. R-57

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1 and parallel to Kaley Street; thence north along said alley right-of-way line to the north 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 line of Linden Avenue which is the place of beginning, 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 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 Locality at large, 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; 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 November 1, 1965, and consisting of 22 pages, supported by the Final Project Report material, data, and recom- mendations, 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 submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the said general plan for the Locality as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendations, and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area prescribes certain land uses for the Project area and will require, among other things, changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establish- ment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; and _2_ R 302