01-14-63 Council Meeting Minutes

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ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE MUNICIPAL BONDS OF 1961 - $326,632.92 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Lehman made a motion that the Ordinance be set for public hearing on February 11, 1963. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN MUNICIPAL BONDS OF 1962 - $997,991.09 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Lehman made a motion that the Ordinance be set for public hearing on February 11, 1963. Councilman Ladewski seconded the motion-. Motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE 1960 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND - $61,524.13 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full Councilman Muszynski made a motion that the Ordinance be set for public hearing on February 11, 1963. Councilman Lehman seconded the motion. Motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SANITATION FUND - $1,077.55 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Lehman made a motion that the Ordinance be set for public hearing on February 11, 1963. Councilman Allen seconded the motion. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 27 - - -63 RESOLUTION OF COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR PROJECT NO. INDIANA R -29 Action on this Resolution having been deferred until this meeting, the President announced that all persons interes in the Resolution could now be heard. Councilman Lehman moved that the Resolution be amended in the following manner: "In the last 14HEREAS clause, substitute "; and" for the punctuation at the end, and add :the following clause: "WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend 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 prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed, or national origin It Councilman Allen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Resolution amended. The Resolution, as amended, reads as follows: RESOLUTION OF COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR PROJECT NO. INDIANA R -29, AS AMENDED WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective project area be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the project is situated and that such approval include findings by the governing body that: (1) the financial aid to be pro- vided in the contract is necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole; and (4) the Urban Renewal P1 gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities; as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan; and WHEREAS the Department of Redevelopment of the City of South Bend (herein called the "Local Public Agency ") has obtained the concurrence of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator in the commencement and preparation, without Federal financial assistance, of surveys and plans for the urban renewal project (herein called the "Project".) identified as "Chapin Street, Indiana R -29" and encompassing the area bounded by Western Avenue, Scott Street, New York Central Main Line, and Laurel Street in the City of South Bend, State of Indiana, (herein called the "Locality "); and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has applied for financial assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into a contract or contracts with the Housing and Home Finance Agency for the undertaking of, and for making available financial assistance for, the Project; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has made detailed sttidies of the location, physical condition of structures, la use, environmental influences, and social, cultural and economic conditions of the Project area and has determined that the area is a blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health,.and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large, because of the fact that ninety per cent (90 %) of the dwellings are in blighted condition and because unfavorable environmental conditions prevail, specifically including the following: (1) Overcrowding or improper location of structures on the land. A majority of the lots are 40' or less and average 4000 square feet.