No. 0422 authorizing the filing of a neighborhood development program application for Program No. A-10

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O Q RESOLUTION NO. 422 ..w" RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A NEIGHBOR- HOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR PROGRAM NO. A -10 WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the public interest that the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment avail itself of the financial assistance provided by Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to commence a Neighborhood Development Program in the urban renewal area described in Exhibit "A" attached, hereinafter referred to as the "Program;" and WHEREAS, it is recognized that the Federal contract for such finan- cial assistance pursuant to said Title I will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the Local Public Agency and will require among other things (1) the provision of local grants -in -aid; (2) a feasible method for the relocation of individuals and families displaced from the urban renewal area comprising the Program; and (3) other local obliga- tions and responsibilities in connection with the undertaking and carrying out of the Program; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimi- nation on the basis of race, color or national origin under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, and Executive Order 11063 co prohibits discrimination on basis of race, religion, color, sex or national origin in sale, lease or other disposition of residential property (includ- ing landirtended for residential use) or in the use or occupancy thereof; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has elected to make relocation pay- ments in excess of $25,000, it is recognized that such payments are to be made in accordance with the regulations governing relocation payments; and the Local Public Agency has, or will have, available local funds (other than local grants -in -aid or program funds) with which to pay its share of the payments in excess of $25,000, and WHEREAS, in those areas where clearance is proposed, the objectives