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Washington-Chapin Development Area in order to accomplish the Development Plan; and WHEREAS, the Development Plan, as adopted by Resolution No. 818, was amended by Resolution No. 990, adopted on May 10, 1991, and was further amended by Resolution No. 1243, adopted on May 6, 1994, and was further amended by Resolution No. 1399, adopted on January 2, 1996, and was further amended by Resolution No. 1436, adopted on July 3, 1996, and was further amended by Resolution No. 2587, adopted on July 14, 2009, and said Resolution Nos. 990, 1243, 1399, 1436 and 2587 modified the list of parcels to be acquired by adding parcels to the list; and WHEREAS, the Commission now desires to further modifythe list ofparcels ofpropertyto be acquired by adding two parcels of property to the list, such parcels being commonly referred to as the northwest corner of Washington and Taylor ("the Added Parcels"') and more particularly described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Commission previously adopted the Development Plan and now desires to amend the Development Plan to provide for the acquisition of the Added Parcels; and WHEREAS, on January 14, 2011, the Commission authorized the Department to conduct surveys and investigations and to thoroughly study the West Washington-Chapin Development Area within the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Department has conducted surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied the West Washington-Chapin Development Area and the Development Plan; and WHEREAS, upon such surveys, 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 Added Parcels; and WHEREAS, the Commission has previously caused to be prepared maps and plats of the West Washington-Chapin Development Area showing the boundaries of the West Washington- Chapin Development Area which boundaries were previously adopted by the Commission (Exhibit B) and which shall remain unchanged by the Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Plan Amendment conforms to other development and redevelopment plans for the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, AS FOLLOWS: 2