Approving General Neighborhood Renewal Plan

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RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROVING GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL PLAN WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment (herein called the "Local Public Agency") has entered into a contract, designated Contract No. Ind. R-41(GN)(A) with the Federal Government pursuant to which the Government has made available to the Local Public Agency financial assistance for the preparation of a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area designated as the LaSalle Park Area in the City of South Bend, State of Indiana (herein called the "Locality"); and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency proposes to undertake with Federal financial assistance one or more urban renewal projects in the above-described urban re- newal area; and WHEREAS there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area, dated August 14, 1964, entitled "General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the LaSalle Park Area" and consisting of 18 pages and 9 exhibits; and WHEREAS said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan has been approved by the gov- erning body of the Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said body's duly certified resolution approving said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan which is attached thereto; and WHEREAS there have also been presented to the Governing Body certain supplemen- tary data, including data respecting estimated grant-in-aid requirements, relocation requirements and resources, and governmental actions required to carry out said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS a general plan is in existence and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Locality as a whole; and, also there has been pre- sented to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, and said Administrator has approved, a Program for Community Improvement (Workable Program) for the community; and WHEREAS the City of South Bend Plan Commission which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has reported to the Governing Body respecting the conformity of said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan to the general plan for the Locality as a whole: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: 1� That the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the area aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved; that it is determined to be adequate as an outline of the urban renewal activities proposed for the area involved, as a framework for the preparation of urban renewal plans, and as an indication generally, to the extent feasible in pre- liminary planning, of land uses, population density, building coverage, pros- pective requirements for the conservation and rehabilitation of property, and any portions of the area contemplated for clearance and redevelopment, and that the Executive Director of the Department of Redevelopment be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. -1- GN 304