No. 0110 approving undertaking of surveys/plans for an urban renewal project known as the Central Downtown Project and filing of an application

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referred authoriz eliminat through RESOLUTION NO. 110 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVT -RNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, APPROVING UNDERTAKING OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT AND FILING OF AN APPLICATION LS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (herein as "Title I "), the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is to extend financial assistance to local public agencies in the i and prevention of the spread of their slums and urban blight planning and undertaking of urban renewal projects; and WHER`' S, Title VT of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall, on the ground•of "race, color, or- nafi6nal origin, be excl"ded from participation in, be'-de'n'ied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of 4rban renewal projects assisted u der Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended; and WHEREkS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Bend, Department of Redevelopment make surveys and prepare plans, estimated to cost approximately one hundred eighty one thousand, ninety two dollars ($181,292) , in order to undertake and carry out an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section ° c) of title I, in that area proposed as an Urban Renewal Area, sit Uated in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, and State of Ind ana, which is described as follows; y 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 ban's of the St. Joseph River; thence southeasterly along the vest bank of the St. Joseph River to the south line of Ja ferson Boulevard; thence westerly along the south line c:2 Jefferson Boulevard to the east line of St. Joseph Street; thence southerly along the east line of St. Joseph Street to th e south line of Monroe Street extended; thence westerly alerg the south line of Monroe Street to the west line of P =" i.n Ureet,- .,;.tended; thence northerly along the west line of Main Street to the south line of Western Avenue; thence waste ly 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 Wa 'gington 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 point of beginning. NOW, THERErORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1. That the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is a slum, and blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban renewal project, that the development of such Area for predominately nonresiden ail uses is necessary for the proper development of the community, and that the undertaking by the City of South Bend Department of Redevel pment of surveys and plans for an urban renewal project of the character ontemplated by Section 110(c) of Title I in the proposed Urban Renewal Arta R -144