No. 3116 Authorizing the Director of the Department of Redevelopment to approve and execute plats and conduct other administrative acts of behalf of the City of South Bend, IN, Department of Redevelopment (2013)

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RESOLUTION NO. 3116 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE PLATS AND CONDUCT OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT (2013) WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission") is the governing body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment (the "Department") established under the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, being Indiana Code § 36-7-14-1 et seq. (the"Act"); and WHEREAS, the Department owns, leases and manages property within the boundaries of the City; and WHEREAS, as a result of such ownership, leasing and managing of property, the Department receives frequent requests to perform administrative functions on behalf of the Department, including but not limited to, the approval of plats, the release of obsolete financing documents, the submission of forms to other various entities and the execution of documents related to the ownership and maintenance of property; and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to expressly authorize the Director of the Department of Redevelopment for the Commission to execute such administrative documents as necessary to provide for the proper maintenance and management of its property interests; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Director of the Department of Redevelopment of the Commission, Donald Inks, or his successor (the "Director") is hereby authorized to perform, on behalf of the Commission, all administrative acts related to the owning, leasing, or managing of property, including but not limited to all approvals necessary to complete a replatting process, a tax appeal process, the release of obsolete financing documents, or any other review process, whether such process was initiated by the Commission or another entity, which authority shall include the authority to execute documents on behalf of the Commission which relate to the completion of such administrative acts. An administrative act is one in which the Director determines,upon the advise of legal counsel, that said act has occurred within the course of owning, leasing or managing property and does not adversely impact an interest of the Commission in light of the Commission's overall purpose and goals as set forth under the Act.