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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 737 was further amended by Resolution No. 2385 adopted on November 2, 2007; and said Resolution No. 2385 expanded the South Bend Central Development Area by adding Expansion Area No. 8; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 737 was further amended by Resolution No. 2425 adopted on January 18, 2008; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 737 was further amended by Resolution No. 2441 adopted on March 28, 2008; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 737 was further amended by Resolution No. 2467 adopted on July 18, 2008; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 737 was further amended by Resolution No. 2695 adopted on August 21, 2009; and and WHEREAS, the Development Plan includes a list of parcels of property to be acquired; WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the list of parcels of property to be acquired by adding additional parcels of property to the acquisition list; and WHEREAS, the Commission previously adopted the Development Plan and now desires to amend the Development Plan to provide for the acquisition of the parcels of property set forth in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Commission authorized the Department to conduct surveys, appraisals and investigations and to thoroughly study the South Bend Central Development Area within the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Department has conducted surveys, appraisals and investigations and has thoroughly studied the South Bend Central Development Area and the Development Plan, resulting in the preparation of the East Bank Village Master Plan; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2467 adopted the East Bank Village Master Plan on July 18, 2008; and WHEREAS, upon such surveys, appraisals, investigations and studies having been made, the Commission finds that the Plan Amendment cannot be achieved by regulatory processes or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the powers allowed under the Act and that the public health and welfare will be benefited by the accomplishment of the Plan Amendment which shall include the acquisition of the properties identified in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Plan Amendment conforms to other development and redevelopment 4