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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 23, 1973
<br />11REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED)
<br />in the City of South Bend, State of Indiana (herein called the "Locality "); and
<br />WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistance
<br />under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts with the
<br />Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making
<br />available additional financial assistance for the Project; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location,
<br />physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and the social,
<br />cultural, and economic conditions of the Project area and has determined that the area
<br />is a blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menance to the safety, health, and
<br />welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large, because of
<br />the presence of blighted structures and the lack of adequate community improvements; and
<br />WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the Locality
<br />(herein called the "Governing Body ") for review and approval of an Urban Renewal Plan for
<br />the project area; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Governing Body of the Local
<br />Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly- certified resolution approving
<br />the Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and
<br />WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for
<br />the general development of the Locality as a whole; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which is the duly- designated
<br />and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to the Governing Body its
<br />report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and has
<br />certified that said Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the said general plan for the Locality
<br />as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendations, and
<br />certifications of the planning body; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area prescribes certain uses for the
<br />Project area and will require, among other things, changes in zoning, the vacating and
<br />removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns,
<br />the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other
<br />public action; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relo-
<br />cation of individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the
<br />Project in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; and
<br />WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing Body information and data
<br />respecting the relocation program which have been prepared by the Local Public Agency as
<br />a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the Project area and the assembling and
<br />analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions
<br />prevailing in the Project Area and of the availability of proper housing in the Locality
<br />for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced from the Project area;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate official action
<br />respecting the relocation program and said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, in con-
<br />formity with the contracts for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and
<br />the United States of America acting by and through the Department of Housing and Urban
<br />Development Administrator; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the
<br />undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance
<br />under Title I, including those prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed,
<br />or national origin.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project is a blighted area and
<br />qualifies as an eligible Project area under the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of
<br />1953, as amended.
<br />2. That the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project aforementioned, having been duly
<br />reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed
<br />to file said copy of said Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting.
<br />3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Urban Renewal
<br />Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of the Project area.
<br />4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the project
<br />area conforms to the general plan of the Locality.
<br />5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be
<br />provided pursuant to said contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the
<br />Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban
<br />Renewal Plan for the Project area.
<br />6. That it is hereby found and determined that the above- mentioned Urban Renewal
<br />Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound
<br />needs of the Locality as a whole, for the urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise.
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