No. 0458 declaring, confirming, delineating Model Neighborhood Area #1, Southeast Neighborhood Area #1 to be blighted, approving an urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation pmts. will be made - Project # IND A-10

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WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that IL title, provide that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, sex, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects assisted under Title I or the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, as well as other Civil Rights Acts and Presidential Executive orders: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF RE- DEVELOPMENT: 1. That the (MN #1) Model Neighborhood X61 and (SE #1) Southeast Neighborhood # 1 of the Neighborhood Development Project Area, which are described in the first "WHEREAS" clause hereof, are blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating, and constitute a menace to the social and economic interest of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants, that said areas are designated as urban renewal project areas, and that it will be of public utility and benefit to acquire such areas and redevelop the same under the provisions of the Redevel- opment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended. 2. That the Department of Redevelopment confirms that it pro- poses to acquire that land and the interests therein within aforementioned boundaries as designated in the Urban Renewal Plan and under the conditions set out therein. 3. That it is estimated that the cost of acquiring the properties in the area will be $271,235. 4. That the schedule of average gross rentals for standard prop- erty within the City of South Bend, that the fixed relocation payment schedule and the schedule of average sale prices for use in displaced housing payments is hereby, in all respects, approved and the Secretary is hereby directed to file certi- fied copies of these schedules as a part of the Relocation Plan. 5. That the conditions under which the City of South Bend Depart- ment of Redevelopment will make the relocation payments are hereby, in all respects, approved. 6. That it is hereby found, determined, and confirmed that the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of the Project Area. 7. That approval of the Urban Renewal Plan is hereby in all res- pects confirmed. 8. That the United States of America and the Secretary of the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City of South Bend De- partment of Redevelopment with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, other Civil Rights Acts and Presi- dential Executive orders. Adopted at the Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on July 20, 1973, at the office of the Commission, 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601. President Ce ATTEST: 4S (SEAL) - 3 -