No. 0540 redeclaring Central Downtown Renewal Area blighted, reapproving urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation pmts. will be made for Project No. R-66 and for making of certain changes to Urban Renewal Plan

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8404038 to be included in the acquisition and portions of the area acquired which are to be devoted to streets, parks, playground, and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan, and it has been found that certain parcels are not feasible for rehabilitation and should be added to the acquisition list and that certain land use provisions should be changed and updated to conform with current market condi- tions; and WHEREAS, in connection with an application of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for financial assistance under Title I of the Housing act of 1949, as amended, the approval by the Governing Body of the City of South Bend Department of Re- development of an Urban Renewal Plan for the project area involved in such application is required by the Federal Government before it will enter into a contract for loan or grant with the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment under Title I; and WHEREAS, the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Govern- ment pursuant to Title I require that the conditions under which the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment will make Reloca- tion Payments in connection with the Urban Renewal Project contem- plated by the application be officially approved by the Governing Body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment; and WHEREAS, there was presented to this meeting of the Governing Body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment for its con- sideration and approval, a copy of the amended pages of the Urban Renewal Plan for the project area, and the parcels to be added to the acquisition list as well as the changes in the land use provisions, which plan is entitled "URBAN RENEWAL PLAN CENTRAL DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AREA PROJECT NO. IND. R -66 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA" and consists of a typewritten document and a set of conditions under which the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment will make Relocation Payments, which set of conditions is set forth in the Relocation Plan attached hereto and marked for the Urban Renewal contemplated by the application; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the conditions under which the Local Public Agency will make Relocation Payments were reviewed and considered at the meeting, and the additions to the acquisition list and changes to the Urban Renewal Plan were considered at the meet- ing; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regula- tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that 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 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended: - 2 -