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ORDINANCE NO. gQ-9 6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING THE SALE OF PARK PROPERTY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend, Indiana, for the use and benefit of its Park Department and/or Board of Park Commissioners (hereinafter, the "Park Department") owns certain real property located in the 900 block of West LaSalle Street, and being more particularly described as follows : Lot Numbered Fifty-nine (59) as shown on the recorded Plat of Cobb' s Subdivision of Bank Out Lot Numbered Thirty (30) of the First Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City of South Bend, as platted by the State Bank of Indiana, recorded in Plat Book 2, page 20, in the Office of the Recorder of St . Joseph County, Indiana, (hereinafter, the "Real Property") . Pursuant to I .C. 36-10-4- 9 (a) , said lands are under the exclusive control of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend (hereinafter, the "Park Board") . The Real Property is located on West LaSalle Street within an area being revitalized by the South Bend Heritage Foundation, a non-profit corporation. The property is equipped with certain pieces of playground equipment, but is no longer needed for park purposes . At its meeting of February 19, 1996, the Park Board determined that the Real Property is not required for park purposes and authorized the sale of the Real Property upon the following conditions : A. That the Real Property be transferred to the South Bend Heritage Foundation for the sum of One Dollar ($1 . 00) for use in its West LaSalle Street revitalization project . B. That the playground equipment located at the Real Property be relocated by South Bend Heritage Foundation to a location serving an eligible South Bend neighborhood. Pursuant to I .C. 36-11-1-3, Common Council approval of the Sale of the Real Property is required. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS : Section I . The disposal of the Real Property is approved, subject to the following conditions : A. That the Real Property be transferred to the South Bend Heritage Foundation for the sum of One Dollar ($1 . 00) for use in its West LaSalle Street revitalization project . B. That the playground equipment located at the Real Property be relocated by South Bend Heritage Foundation to a location serving an eligible South Bend neighborhood.