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5 REGULAR MEETING MARCH 22, 1971 RESOLUTION NO. 266 -71 (Continued) the northeast right -of -way line of George Avenue to the South right -of -way line of Sample Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south right -of -way line of Sample Street to the east right -of -way line of High Street; thence in a southerly direction along the east right -of -way line of High Street to the south right -of -way line of Calvert Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south right -of -way line of Calvert Street to the west right -of -way line of Franklin Street; thence in a northerly direction along the west right -of -way line of Franklin Street to the South right -of -way line of Sample Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south right -of -way line of Sample Street to the projected northwest property line of the City of South Bend Municipal Service Facility; thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwest property line of the City of South Bend Municipal Service Facility to the projected west right -of -way line of Scott Street; thence in a northerly direction along the west right -of -way line of Scott Street to the north right -of -way line of the alley paralleling the Penn Central Railroad; thence in an easterly direction along the north right -of -way line of the alley paralleling the Penn Central Railroad to the west right -of -way line of Taylor Street; thence in a northerly direction along the west right -of -way line of Taylor Street to the north right -of -way line of Western Ave., which is the point of beginning. (The public hearing on the above resolution was held at the same time as the following Resolution No. 267 -71) RESOLUTION NO. 267 -71 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA, APPROVING THE UNDERTAKING OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AND THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION. WHEREAS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (herein referred to as "Title I "),-the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to extend financial assistance to local public agencies in the elimination and prevention of the spread of their slums and urban blight through the planning and undertaking of urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment make surveys and prepare plans, presently estimated to cost approxi- mately Four Hundred and Fifty -Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Seventy Five ($452,775) Dollars in order to undertake and carry out an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Sec- tion 110 (c) of Title I in the proposed Urban.Renewal Area, situated in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, which is described as follows: SEE ATTACHMENT NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: 1. That the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is a slum, blighted, deterior- ated, or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban renewal project and that the undertaking by the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment surveys and plans for an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110 (C) of Title I in the proposed Urban Renewal Area is hereby approved. 2. That the financial assistance available under Title I is needed to enable the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment to finance the planning and undertaking of the pro- posed Project. 3. That it is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those relating to (a) the relocation of site occupants, (b) the provision of local grants -in -aid, (c) the prohibition of discrimination because of race, color., creed, or national origin, and (d) the requirement that the locality present to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as a prerequisite to approval of the application described below, a workable program for community improvement, as set forth in Section 101 (e) of Title I, for utilizing appropriate public and private resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight. 4. That it is the sense of this body (a) that a feasible method for the relocation of individuals and families displaced from the Urban Renewal Area, in conformity with Title I, can be prepared, and (b) that the local grants -in -aid can and will be provided in an amount which will be not less than one -third of the Net Project Cost of the Project and which together with the Federal capital grant, will be generally equal to the difference between Gross Project Cost and proceeds or value of project land sold, leased, or retained for use in accordance with the urban renewal plan. 5. That the filing of an application by the City of South Bend, Department of Redevel- opment for an advance of funds from the United States of America to enable it to defray the cost of the surveys and plans for an urban renewal project in the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is hereby approved /s/ Fredrick D. Craven A Member of the Common Council of the City of South Bend,.Indiana