03-22-71 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 22 1971 RESOLUTION NO. 269 -71 RESOLUTION FOR MODEL CITIES EAST GRANT APPLICATION WHEREAS, Section 117 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to municipalities and countries to assist them in carrying out programs of concentrated code enforcement in deteriorated or deteriorating areas in which such enforcement together with certain public improvements to be provided by the locality, may be expected to arrest the decline of the area; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined by this body that there exists in this locality certain deteriorated or deteriorating areas for which a program of concentrated code enforcement, combined with certain public improvements, may be expected to arrest the decline of the area; and WHEREAS, it is recognized that the grant of funds pursuant to Section 117 will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the City of South Bend, among which is the obligations to assure that any person who may be displaced as a result of the code enforce- ment and public improvements programs are relocated into decent, safe and sanitary housing in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance and Executive Order 11246 prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color, creed or national origin in sale, lease, or other disposition of residential property (including land intended for residential use) or in the use or occupancy thereof: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: 1. That this Council supports and favors the filing of an application with the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development by the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelop- ment for a code enforcement grant under Section 117 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, of two - thirds of the cost of undertaking and carrying out a code enforcement program, which cost is now estimated to be One Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety Four ($1,832,394) Dollars, in an area or areas to be designated and specifically described in such application, and that the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment is hereby authorized to file such application, to provide such additional information and furnish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary for the grant applied for, to execute and file requisitions for funds, and to act as the authorized representative of the City of South Bend in the accomplishment of the code enforcement program. 2. That during the period of the contract for the code enforcement grant the City of South Bend will maintain a level of expenditures for code enforcement activities, exclusive of expenditures in any federally assisted code enforcement or Title I urban renewal project areas, that is not less than the average yearly expenditures for such activities by said City for the two full fiscal years immediately preceding the filing of the Application. 3. That in the opinion of this Council, the City has a program for and will provide in a timely manner all necessary public improvements for the code enforcement area. 4. That there presently exists in the locality and this Council hereby commits itself to make available in the future an adequate amount of decent, safe and sanitary housing which is available to persons displaced as a result of the code enforcement and related public improvements programs, at prices which are within their financial means and which are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families, and it is the sense of this body that such displacee, if any, will be relocated in accordance with applicable regula- tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City of South Bend with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and applicable Executive Orders. /s/ Walter M. Szymkowiak Member of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana Adopted this 22nd day of March, 1971. A public hearing was held at this time on the two foregoing resolutions (Resolution No. 268 -71 and Resolution No. 269 -71) Mr. Howard Bellinger, Executive Director of the Area Planning Commission explained the need for the two code enforcement programs. He said two code enforcement programs have been developed - -urban renewal running with Model Cities. He said this was the development of a rehabilitation code enforcement program, which included site improvements where necessary, street improvements and street lighting, etc. He stated that these were eligible under code enforcement programs. A large portion will come under Urban development and will come through the Council. They are submitting two applications he said, before July 1st, because if there is a restriction on funds, one application might be approved and the other approved later.