HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0650 designating the Rum Village Industrial Park, declaring the area constituting the Rum Village Industrial Park to be blighted and approving a development plant-
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RESOLUTION NO. 650 WANDA A. Y��''�'
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION DESIGNATING THE RUM VILLAGE INDUSTRIC. JOSEPH G
PARK, DECLARING THE AREA CONSTITUTING THE RUM i'ti°& ANA
VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL PARK TO BE BLIGHTED AND APO*", CIF= Cab
VINE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment has, pursuant to
the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (the "Act "), con-
ducted 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:
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WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has been
fund by the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission that the above described
area had become blighted to an extent that such blighted conditions cannot be cor-
rected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise
A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Town-
ship, St. Joseph County, Indiana and being more particularly described
as follows, viz:
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 112 of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of
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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
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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
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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 (112) of the Northwest
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 (112)
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
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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.
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WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has been
fund by the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission that the above described
area had become blighted to an extent that such blighted conditions cannot be cor-
rected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise
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without resort to the provisions of the Act, and it has been further found that the
public health and welfare would be benefited by acquisition in and redevelopment of
such area under the provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plats showing
the boundaries of such blighted area, the location of the various parcels of properties,
streets and alleys and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replat-
�. ting, replanning, rezoning and redevelopment of such area, and indicating the parcels
of property to be included or excluded in the acquisition and portions of the area to
be acquired which are to be devoted to public ways, levees, sewerage, parks, play-
ground and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan; and
WHEREAS, there was presented to this meeting of the Governing Body of the City
of South Bend Department of Redevelopment for its consideration and approval, a
copy of the Development Plan for the project area dated December 18, 1981, which plan
is entitled:
"RUM VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL PARK
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA"
and consists of 11 pages; and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended and the regula-
tions of the Department of Housing and Ubran Development effectuating that title,
provide that no person shall, on the grounds of race, age, sex, color or national
origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject
to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of any federally assisted
projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMIS-
SION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT:
1. That the Rum Village Industrial Park, which is described in the first
"WHEREAS" clause hereof, is blighted and constitutes a menace to the social and eco-
nomic interest of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants and that it will be of
public utility and benefit to acquire real estate in such area and to redevelop the
area under the provisions of the Act.
2. That the Department of Redevelopment proposes to acquire such real estate
and the interests therein within the aforementioned boundaries as designated in
the Development Plan and under the conditions set out therein.
3. That it is estimated that the cost of acquiring the properties in the area
will be $185,200.00.
4. For purposes of the allocation provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities
and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (Indiana Code 36 -7 -14) ( "Act "), the following
IL areas of the blighted area described in this resolution shall be constituted an
"Allocation Area" for purposes of the Act and this Resolution:
A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Town-
ship, St. Joseph County, Indiana and being more particularly described
as follows, viz:
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 112 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
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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 (112) of the Northwest
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 (112)
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.
i 5. Such allocation area shall be designated the "Rum Village Industrial Park
Allocation Area" ( "South Bend Allocation Area No. 4 ").
6. Any taxes levied on real property in said South Bend Allocation Area No. 4 in
1981, for collection in 1982, and thereafter, except as hereinafter provided, for
the benefit of any taxing unit entitled to a distribution thereof, shall be allocated
and distributed as Drovided in the allocation and distribution provisions of the Act,
and more particularly as follows:
(a) the proceeds of such taxes attributable to the lesser
of (i) the assessed value of all such property in said
Allocation Area No. 4 for the assessment date with
respect to which the allocation and distribution is
made or (ii) the assessed value of all such property
as finally determined for the assessment date imme-
diately preceeding the effective date of these alloca-
tion provisions, which assessment date is March 1,
1981, shall be allocated to, and when collected shall
be paid into the funds of the respective taxing units
entitled to a distribution of such taxes;
(b) the proceeds of such taxes in excess of those described
in clause (a) above shall be allocated to the redevelop-
ment district, and when collected shall be paid into a
special fund hereinafter created.
7. The proceeds of such taxes distributed to the Department pursuant to Para-
graph 6 (b) hereof shall be deposited in a special fund designated "South Bend Depart-
ment of Redevelopment Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 4) Special
Fund" ( "Special Fund "), and may be used only as provided in the'Act, and more
particularly (a) to pay principal of and interest on any obligations issued by the
Department for the purpose of financing or refinancing the redevelopment of South Bend
Allocation Area No. 4 or (b) to reimburse the City for expenditures made by it for
public improvements in South Bend Allocation Area No. 4, or for rentals paid by it
for building or parking facility in South Bend Allocation Area No. 4 under any lease
entered into pursuant to Indiana Code 36 -1 -10. When money in the Special Fund shall
be sufficient to pay when due all principal of and interest on obligations payable
therefrom, any excess over such amount shall be paid to the respective taxing units
entitled thereto in the manner provided in Paragraph 6 (a) hereof, and thereafter the
allocation and distribution provided for in Paragraph F hereof shall be discontinued,
and taxes on real property in South Bend Allocation Area No. 4 shall thereafter be
distributed without regard to the provisions of Section 39 of the Act.
8. The provisions of this Declaratory Resolution shall be subject in all re-
spects to the Act.
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9. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Development
Plan cannot be achieved by regulatory procoss or by the ordinary operations of private
k enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Act.
10. That the Development Plan -is hereby.-in all respects approved and the Secretary is
hereby directed to file a certified copy of said Development Plan with the minutes of
this meeting and to have a certified copy of said Plan recorded in the Office of
the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana.
11. That the United States of America be, and hereby is assured of full compliance
r by the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment with regulations of the Depart-
' ment of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, as amended.
Adopted at the Rescheduled Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Com-
mission held on December 18, 1981, at the Office of the Commission, 1200 County -City
Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana.
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A. Peter Dona dson, Secret ry
Redevelopment Commission
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CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
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