05-22-67 Council Meeting Minutes

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so ;EGULAR MEETING MAY 22, 967 ORDINANCES, FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 4925 -67 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $63,870.00 BY THE WATER WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE PURCHASE OF ASBESTOS CEMENT WATER PIPE AND FITTINGS FROM THE CERTAIN -TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1967. The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Laven made a motion for suspension of rules. Councilman Szymkowiak seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 7 ayes, (Councilmen Hunter, Allen, Palmer, Wise, Szymkowiak, Laven and Smith), 0 nays, 2 absent, (Councilmen Geib and Muszynski). Howard Goodhew, Water Works Superintendent spoke in favor of the Ordinance. The Ordinance was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 7 ayes, (Councilmen Hunter, Allen, Palmer, Wise, Szymkowiak, Laven and Smith, 0 nays, 2 absent, (Councilmen Geib and Muszynski). RESOLUTION NO. 155 -67 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 Department 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, the Common Council of the City of South Bend did adopt Resolution 106 -65 on September 27, 1965, as amended by Resolution 126 -66 adopted on January 10, 1966, and now desires in the public interest to further amend said Resolution, as amended, by amending the proposed project boundary as hereinafter provided; 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 approximately Two Hundred Seventy -Four Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty -Eight Dollars ($274,358) in order to undertake and carry out an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110(c) of Title I, in that area proposed as an Urban Renewal Area, situated in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, which is described as follows: Beginning at a point, formed by the intersection of the north right of way line of LaSalle Avenue and the west right -of -way line of Main Street; thence south along the west right -of -way line of Main Street to the north right -of -way line of Washington Street; thence west along the north right -of -way line of Washington Street to the west right -of -way line of LaFayette Boulevard; thence south along the west right - of way line of LaFayette Boulevard to the south right -of -way line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence east along the south right -of -way line of Jefferson Boulevard to the west right -of -way line of Main Street; thence :south along the west right -of -way line of Main Street to the south right -of -way line of Monroe Street; thence east along the south right -of -way line of Monroe Street to the west right -of -way line of Fellows Street; thence south along the west right -of -way line of Fellows Street to the south right -of -way line of Monroe Street; thence east along the south right -of -way line of Monroe Street and proceeding in a northeasterly direction along said right -of -way line to the center of the St. Joseph River; thence proceeding in a northwesterly direction along the center of the St. Joseph River to the north right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue; thence west along the north right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue to the west right -of -way line of Main Street which is the point of beginning 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, deteriorated or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban renewal project and that the undertaking by the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment of 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 proposed 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 the Department 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 (c) 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 the United States of America and the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 5. 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 the proceeds or value of project land sold, leased, or retained for use in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan.