11-24-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 24, 2003 Street; thence North along the said centerline to the centerline of Edison Road; thence Southwesterly and Westerly along said centerline and the centerline ofAngela Boulevard to the West line of Lot 95 University Heights as shown in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana projected North; thence South along the West lines of Lots 95, 94, 93, 92, 33 and 32 to the Southwest corner of said Lot 32; thence West along the North lines of Lots 29 thru 6 in University Heights to the centerline of Lawrence Street; thence South along said centerline to the centerline of Napoleon Street; thence West along said centerline to the centerline ofNiles Avenue; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to the centerline of Corby Street; thence East along said centerline to a point 120 feet West of the first North -South alley East of Niles Avenue projected North; thence South, to a point 150 feet South of the South right -of -way line of Corby Street; thence East parallel with said South right -of- way line to the West right -of -way line of said first North -South alley East of Niles Avenue; thence South along said West right -of -way line, a distance of 222 feet; thence Southwesterly, a distance of 260.82 feet; thence Northwesterly, a distance of 85 feet; thence Southwesterly, a distance of 222 feet to the Northeasterly right -of -way line of Niles Avenue; thence Northwesterly along said right -of -way line, a distance of 312 feet; thence Northeasterly, a distance of 199.95 feet; thence Northerly, a distance of 141.54 feet to a point 378.66 feet West of said first North -South alley East of Niles Avenue to a point on the South right -of -way line of Corby Street; thence West along said South right -of -way line and its projection West to the East shore of the St. Joseph River; thence Southerly along said East shore to the intersection with the centerline of the East Race; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to the place of beginning containing 616.0 acres more or less. WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that the Area is contiguous and compact; and WHEREAS, the Commission has caused to be prepared maps and plats of the Area which show the boundaries of the Area, the location of various parcels of property, streets, alleys, and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replatting, replanning, rezoning, or redevelopment of the Area, indicating the parcels of property to be excluded from acquisition and the parts of the Area to be devoted to public ways, levees, sewerage, parks, playgrounds and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations, and studies being made, the Commission has found and determined in its Resolution No. 2016, that the Area is blighted to the extent that such blighted conditions cannot be corrected by regulatory processes or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Act and that the public health and welfare would be benefitted by acquisition in and redevelopment of the Area under the provisions of the Act; and WHEREAS, the Commission has in its Resolution No. 2016 adopted the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area Development Plan ( "Development Plan ") to serve as the plan for the redevelopment of the Area and approved conditions under which relocation payments will be made within the Area and established an Allocation Area for purposes of tax incremental financing; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Commission has submitted its Resolution No. 2016 together with the Development Plan and supporting data to the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Indiana ( "Plan Commission ") for approval; and WHEREAS, the Plan Commission by its Resolution No. 146 -03, adopted on November 18, 2003, approved, ratified and confirmed Commission Resolution No. 2016 and the Development Plan without modification and further, the Plan Commission determined that Resolution No. 2016 and the Development Plan conform to the Master Plan of Development for the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has received from the Commission certain proposed -26- 1 �J 1