Designating the South Side Development Area as Blighted and Approving the Order of the Area Plan Commission of St Joseph Co.

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thence West along said South right -of -way line to the West right -of -way line of Fellows Street projected South; thence Westerly, Southwesterly, and Southerly to the South right -of -way line of Jackson Road; thence West to the Westerly right -of -way line of said U. S. 20 Bypass; thence Northerly, Northwesterly, and Westerly along said South right -of -way line of the U. S. 20 Bypass to the Easterly right -of -way line of the now abandon Penn Central Railroad located in the South half of said Section 26; thence Northeasterly along said Easterly right -of -way line to the Southerly right - of -way line of Ireland Road; thence West along said South right -of -way line to the West right -of -way line of said abandon Penn Central Railroad; thence Northeasterly along said West right -of -way line to the place of beginning. WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that the Area is contiguous and compact; and WHEREAS, the Commission has caused to be prepared maps and plats of the Area which show the boundaries of the Area, the location of various parcels of property, streets, alleys, and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replatting, replanning, rezoning, or redevelopment of the Area, indicating the parcels of property to be excluded from acquisition and the parts of the Area to be devoted to public ways, levees, sewerage, parks, playgrounds and other public purposes; and WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations, and studies being made, the Commission has found and determined in its Resolution No. 1914, that the Area is blighted to the extent that such blighted conditions cannot be corrected by regulatory processes or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Act and that the public health and welfare would be benefitted by acquisition in and redevelopment of the Area under the provisions of the Act; and WHEREAS, the Commission has in its Resolution No. 1914 adopted the South Side Development Area Development Plan ( "Development Plan ") to serve as the plan for the redevelopment of the Area; and WHEREAS, in its Resolution No. 1914, the Commission also approved conditions under which relocation payments will be made within the Area and established an Allocation Area for purposes of tax incremental financing; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Commission has submitted its Resolution No. 1914 together with the Development Plan and supporting data to the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Indiana ( "Plan Commission ") for approval; and WHEREAS, the Plan Commission by its Resolution No. 142 -02, adopted on November 19, 2002, approved, ratified and confirmed Commission Resolution No. 1914 and the Development Plan and further, the Plan Commission determined that Resolution No. 1914 and the Development Plan conform to the Master Plan of Development for the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has received from the Commission certain proposed findings of fact as set forth in the Commission's Resolution No. 1914 which concern the location,