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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving the Urban Renewal Plan together with the proposed amendments thereto and plan changes and the feasibility of relocation for the Central Downtown ProjectAttest: RESOLUTION NO. 521 -76 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, May 24 19 76 N City Clerk J G Attest: president of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana May 25 19 76 Approved and signed by me a, 19 City Clerk Mayor RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN TOGETHER WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PLAN CHANGES AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, IN. R -66 WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carry- ing out urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the 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 provided 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 Plan 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 City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment (herein called the "Local Public Agency "), has entered into a planning contract for financial assistance under such Act with the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to which Federal funds were provided for the urban renewal project (herein called the "Project "), identified as "Central Downtown Project, IN. R -66" and encompassing the area bounded by a line drawn 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 Washing- ton Street to the west right -of -way line of Lafayette Boulevard; thence south along the west right -of -way line of Lafayette Boule- vard 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 pro- ceeding in a northeasterly direction along said right -of -way 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, all in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, (herein called the "Project Area "); and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistance under such Act and proposed to enter into an additional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and the 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 Project Area, because of the presence of blighted structures and the lack of adequate community improvements, and the members of this Governing Body have been fully appraised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions. Due to the changing market conditions governing land use, certain land use provisions should be changed in order to update the Urban Renewal Plan in accordance with these current market condi- tions and update plan studies; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common Council of the Project Area (herein called the "Governing Body ") for review and approval certain revised pages to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area, dated November 15, 1967. WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the amendments and plan changes proposed by those certain pages presented at this meeting have been approved by the Local Public Agency, as evi- denced by the copy of said Body's duly certified Resolution No. 522 approving the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes which resolution and which revised pages are attached thereto; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Project Area as a whole; and WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Project Area, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan and said amend- ments and plan changes for the Project Area and has certified that said 'Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes conform to the said general plan for the Project Area as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendation, and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project Area prescribe certain land uses which the Project Area will require, among other things, changes in zoning,the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the loca- tion and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance with said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes; and WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing Body information and data respecting the relocation program which have been prepared by the Local Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the Project Area and the assembling and analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and -2- WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project Area and of the availability of proper housing in the City and County for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced from the Project Area and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS it is necessary that the Governing Body take appro- priate official action respecting the relocation program and said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project, in conformity with the contracts for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America acting by and through the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment Administrator; and WHEREAS the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban re- newal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those proscribing discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex or national origin: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend: That it is hereby found and determined that the Project Area is a blighted area and qualifies as an eligible Project Area under the Redevelopment of Cities and Town Act of 1953, as amended. 2. That the Urban Renewal Plan, and the amendments and plan changes thereto proposed, presented at this meet- ing for the Project aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and considered, are hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file copies of said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes with the minutes of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objec- tives of the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amend- ments and plan changes cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation in the Project Area, and that the additional acquisition proposed should be accomplished. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and minor plan changes for the Project Area conform to the general plan of the City and County. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area. 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the above mentioned Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area will afford maxi- mum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the City and County as a whole, for the urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and minor plan changes for the Project Area give due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas -3- 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 Project Area. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Project in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with accep- table standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project, and such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made available to such displaced individuals and families are at least equal in number to the individuals and families, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the Project Area, are available at rents or prices within the finan- cial means of the individuals and families, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment. 9. That in order to implement and facilitate the effec- tuation of the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this Governing Body with reference,among other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action, and accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such Urban Renewal Plan as amended by those certain pages presented at this meeting; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consis- tent with said Urban Renewal Plan as amended by those certain pages presented at this meeting; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon pro- posals and measures designed to effectuate said Urban Renewal Plan as amended by those certain pages presented at this meeting. 10. That additional financial assistance under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, may be necessary to enable the land in the Project Area to be renewed in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area and, accordingly, the filing by the Local Public Agency of an application or applications for such finan- cial assistance under said Title I is hereby approved. SUBMITTED, for consideration this day of May, 1976. `J B G PRESENTED Y : ✓ �' Co nci man NOT APPROVED ADOPTED S - a_ b ATTEST: ity Clerk Presiding Officer