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REGULAR MEETING <br />JUNE 25, 2007 <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AN <br />ORDER OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />AREA PLAN COMMISSION <br />APPROVING A CERTAIN <br />DECLARATORY RESOLUTION AND <br />AN AMENDMENT TO THE <br />DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE <br />AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />AREA ADOPTED BY THE SOUTH <br />BEND REDEVELOPMENT <br />COMMISSION <br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the <br />"Commission"), the governing body of the South Bend Department of Redevelopment <br />and the Redevelopment District of the City of South Bend, Indiana, pursuant to Indiana <br />Code 36-7-14 (the "Act"), on June 19, 2007, approved and adopted its Resolution No. <br />2348 (the "Declaratory Resolution"); and <br />WHEREAS, the Declaratory Resolution (i) designates and declares the <br />Sample-Ewing Development Area (the "Sample-Ewing Area") and the parcels <br />commonly referred to as the LaSalle Square Area (the "LaSalle Square Area") and the <br />Marycrest/Hurwich Area (the °Marycrest/Hurwich Area" and with the LaSalle Square <br />Area, the "New Areas") as economic development areas; (ii) designates and declares <br />certain areas within the City of South Bend (the "City") as a consolidated area, <br />consolidating the Sample-Ewing Area and its allocation area (the "Sample-Ewing <br />Allocation Area") with and into the Airpart Economic Development Area (the "Airport <br />Area") and its allocation area ("Allocation Area No. 1 ") to form a consolidated area and a <br />consolidated allocation area (the entire consolidated area is hereinafter referred to as the <br />"Consolidated Area"), which shall maintain the base assessment dates that exist for the <br />respective areas; (iii) designates and declares that the boundaries of the Airport Area <br />should be further expanded and amended to include the New Areas designated as <br />Expansion Area No. 23 for the LaSalle Square Area and Expansion Area No. 24 for the <br />Marycrest/Hurwich Area in the Airport Area and Allocation Area No. 1; and (iv) adopts <br />an amendment to the Airport Economic Development Area Plan previously adopted by <br />the Commission to include the Sample-Ewing Area and the New Areas as part of the <br />Airport Area and Allocation Area No. 1 entitled °Amendment to the Airport Economic <br />Development Area Development Plan" (the "Plan Amendment"); and <br />WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission, which is the <br />duly designated and acting official planning body for the City, on June 19, 2007, adopted <br />and approved a resolution, a copy of which is attached hereto, determining that the <br />Declaratory Resolution and the Plan Amendment conform to the plan of development for <br />the City and approving, ratifying and confirming the Declaratory Resolution and the Plan <br />Amendment, and designated such resolution as the written order of the Plan Commission <br />approving the Declaratory Resolution and the Plan Amendment as required by Section 16 <br />of the Act (the "Plan Commission Order"); and <br />WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Act prohibits the Commission from <br />proceeding until the Plan Commission Order is approved by the municipal legislative <br />body of the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City is the municipal legislative <br />body of the City and now desires to approve the Plan Commission Order in order to <br />permit the Commission to proceed with the redevelopment of the Area, as consolidated <br />and expanded; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the <br />City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />21 <br />