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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0722 confirming Res. No. 718 redeclaring the Rum Village Industrial Park to be blighted, amending tax allocation provisions therein,i .Ir,;10 '12 1 RESOLUTION NO. 722 C= M =z ��z' ttr) „rn A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND t_3 �p � REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONFIRMING RESOLUTIOI:NO�� 718 REDECLARING THE RUM VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL PA 1 TO C,n BE BLIGHTED AND AMENDING TAX ALLOCATION PROVISIONS THEREIN. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission ( "Commission "), governing body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment ( "Department "), has, pursuant to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (the "Act "), conducted surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied that area in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, hereby designated as the Rum Village Industrial Park which is more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: A parcel of land being a part of the City of Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana more particularly described as follows, viz: South Bend, and hei ng Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the east right -of -way line of Olive Street and the south right -of -way line of Calvert Street; thence west along said south right -of -way line of Calvert Street to west line of the east 1/2 of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15) Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence south to a point (intersecting with the present city limits) two hundred (200) feet south of the north line of Section Twenty -two (22) Township Thirty - seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence west (along present City limits) to the east line of Section Twenty -one (21), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence North (intersecting with the present city limits) to the south line of Section Sixteen (16), Township Thirty - seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence (along the present city limits) west along the south line of said Section Sixteen (16) to the west line of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16); thence north (along the present city limits) along the west line of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16) to the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16); thence west (along the present city limits) to the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16); thence north 1800 feet, more or less, (along the present city limits) to the north right -of -way line of the abandoned Michigan Central Railroad; thence west (along the present city limits) along said right -of -way line to the west line of said Section Sixteen (16); thence north 975 feet, more or less, along the west line of said Section Sixteen (16) to the south line of Belleville Gardens Second Addition; thence east 1985 feet, more or less; thence south 30 feet, more or less; thence east 535 feet, more or less; thence south 100 feet, more or less; thence east to the west line of the west one -half (1/2) of Section Fifteen (15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence south 800 feet, more or less, along the west line of said Section Fifteen (15) to the north right -of -way line of the Penn Central Railroad (Old Pennsylvania Railroad); thence east along said railroad right -of -way to the east line of the west one -half (1/2) of the Northwest (legal description continued) Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15); thence south 550 feet, more or less, along the said east line of the west one -half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15) to the north right -of -way line of the New Jersey, Illinois and Indiana Railroad right -of -way; thence east along said railroad right -of -way line to the east right -of -way line of Olive Street; thence south along said right -of -way line to the point of beginning. WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations made, it has been found by the Commission that area has become blighted to an extent that such cannot be corrected by regulatory process or by operations of private enterprise without resort the Act, and it has been further found that the welfare would be benefitted by redevelopment of provisions of the Act; and and studies being the above described blighted conditions the ordinary to the provisions of public health and such area under the WHEREAS, the Commission has caused to be prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries of such blighted area, the location of various parcels of properties, streets and alleys and other features affecting the replatting, replanning, rezoning and redevelopment of such area, and indicating the parcels of property to be included or excluded in the acquisition, portions of the area which are to be devoted to streets, alleys, levees, sewerage, parks, playground and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan; and WHEREAS, the Development Plan adopted by Declaratory Resolution No. 650, adopted on December 18, 1981 was confirmed by Resolution No. 654 adopted on February 19, 1982; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners did, on October 12, 1984, adopt Declaratory Resolution No. 718 redeclaring, among other things, the Rum Village Industrial Park to be blighted and amending tax allocation provisions in the Area; and WHEREAS, as required by law, the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission and the South Bend Common Council have considered and approved said Resolution No. 718, and, subsequently, the Commissioners did, on December 21, 1984 hold a public hearing for the purpose of presenting said Resolution No. 718 and to hear all persons interested in the proceedings and to consider any written remonstrances and objections that have been filed concerning said resolution; and WHEREAS, said Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, requires that the Commissioners, after such hearing and consideration, shall take final action determining the public utility and benefit of the project, either confirming, modifying, or rescinding Resolution No. 718; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners desire to confirm said Resolution No. 718 without modification. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commissioners of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment that it will be of public utility and benefit to proceed with the plan of redevelopment as set forth in Resolution No. 718 referred to in the WHEREAS clauses above, and that said Resolution No. 718 is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. Adopted at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held December 21, 1984, at the Office of the Commission, 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT By: F. Jay imtz, President ment Commission etary