No. 0117 approving undertaking of surveys and plans for an urban renewal project know as the Central Downtown Project and filing of an application

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RESOLUTION NO. // 7 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, APPROVING UNDERTAKING OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT TOTOWN AS THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT AND FILING OF AN APPLICATION WHEREAS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (herein referred to as "Title I "), the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized to extend financial assistance to local public agencies in the elimination and prevention of the spread of their slums and urban blight through the planning and undertaking of urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the.H using and Home Finance Agency effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, 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; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment make surveys and prepare plans, presently estimated to cost approximately Two hundred seventy four thousand, three hundred fifty eight dollars ($274,358), in order to undertake and carry ou an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110(c) o Title I, in that area proposed as an Urban Renewal Area, situated in the C ty of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, which is described as follows: Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the north line of LaSalle Street and the west line of Main Street; thence easterly along the north line of LaSalle Street to the west bank of the St. Joseph River; thence southeasterl# along the west bank of the St. Joseph River to the south line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence westerly along the south line of J fferson Boulevard to the east line of St. Joseph Street; then a southerly along the east line of St. Joseph Street to the ouch line of Monroe Street extended; thence westerly along the south line of Monroe Street to the west line of Main Street extended; thence northerly along the west line of Main Street to the south line of Western Avenue; thence westerly along the south line of Western Avenue to the west alley line of the first alley west of Lafayette Boulevard; thence northerly along said alley extended to the north line of Washington Street; thence easterly along the north line of Washington Street to the west line of Main Street; and thence northerly along the west line of Main Street to the poin of beginning. NOW,ITHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1. and bli renewal communit of Redev Renewal 'hat the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is a slum, ited, deteriorated, or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban ,roject, that the development of such Area for predominately !ntial uses is necessary for the proper development of the i, and that the undertaking by the City of South Bend Department alopment of surveys and plans for an urban renewal project of the contemplated by Section 110(c) of Title I in the proposed Urban ►rea. R -144