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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0200 declaring industrial expansion urban renewal area to be blighted, approving an urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation payments will be made for Project No. INDIANA R-56WHEREAS Redevel investi County Urban R RESOLUTION NO. 200 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION DECLARING THE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION URBAN RENEWAL AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND APPROVING AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RELOCATION PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR PROJECT NO. INDIANA R -56 e City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment has, pursuant to the ent of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, conducted surveys and ions and has thoroughly studied that area in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph, State of Indiana, designated as the Industrial Expansion wal Area which is more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: The ndustrial Expansion Project, Indiana R -56, is located in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, and is desc ibed as follows: Begi ning at the point of intersection of the north right -of -way line of C tter Street and the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street; then a south along the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street to a point 570 feet, more or less, to the north right -of -way line of the ew Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad; thence west on a line parallel to the north right -of -way line of the said Railroad for a di tance of 1,073 feet, more or less, to the west right -of -way line of Kemble Avenue; thence north along the west right -of -way line of Kemble Avenue and its extension, for a distance of 375 feet, more or less, to the north -west right -of -way line of Prairie Avenue; then :e north -east for a distance of 278 feet, more or less, along the nort -west right -o` -way line of Prairie Avenue to the point of inte section of the north -west right -of -way line of Prairie Avenue and he extension of the north right -of -way line of Cotter Street; thence east for a distance of 944 feet, more or less, along the north, right -of -way line of Cotter Street to the intersection of the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street, this point of intersection being the point of beginning. WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has been found by the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission that the above described area has become blighted to an extent that such blighted condition cannot be corrected by regulatory process, or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, and it has been further found that the public health and welfare would be benefited by the acquisition and redevelopment of such area under the provisions of such Act; and WHEREAS the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plans showing the boundarie of such blighted area, the location of the various parcels of properties, streets a d alleys and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replanning, and redev lopment of such area, and indicating the parcels of property to be included in the ac uisition and portions of the area acquired which are to be devoted to streets, arks, playground and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan; and WHEREAS, i of Redevel assistance Governing Renewal P1 Federal Gc City of Sc connection with an application of the City of South Bend Department pment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for financial under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the approval by the ody of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment of an Urban n for the project area involved in such application is required by the ernment before it will enter into a contract for loan or grant with the th Bend Department of Redevelopment under Title I; and -1- R 303 (1) WHEREAS t e rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Government pursuant to Title require that the conditions under which the City of South Bend Department of Redeve opment will make Relocation Payments in connection with the Urban renewal Project c ntemplated by the application be officially approved by the Governing Body of t e City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment; and WHEREAS t of South a copy of plan is e and consi Bend Depa ditions i Urban Ren ►ere was presented to this meeting of the Governing Body of the City Send Department of Redevelopment, for its consideration and appr6al, an Urban Renewal Plan for the project area, dated October 5, 1967, which ititled, "URBAN RENEWAL PLAN INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION URBAN RENEWAL AREA Project No. IND. R -56 South Bend, Indiana" ;ts of 17 pages and a set of conditions under which the City of South -tment of Redevelopment will make Relocation Payments, which set of con- ; set forth in the Relocation Plan attached hereto and marked for the �wal Project contemplated by the application; and WHEREAS, �he Urban Renewal Plan and the conditions under which the Local Public Agency wi 1 make Relocation Payments were reviewed and considered at the meeting; and WHEREAS, itle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Departmen of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that title, provide that no person sh 11, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participa ion in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaki g and carrying out of urban renewal projects assisted under Title I of the Housing A t of 1949, as amended: NOW, THER FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT: 1. hat the Industrial Expansion Urban Renewal Area, which is described n the first "WHEREAS" clause hereof, is blighted and constitutes a mace to the social and economic interest of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants and that it will be of public utility and benefit o acquire such area and redevelop the same under the provisions of the edevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended. 2. Jhat the Department of Redevelopment proposes to acquire that land and he interests therein within aforementioned boundaries as designated in he Urban Renewal Plan and under the conditions setout therein. 3. :hat it is estimated that the cost of acquiring the properties in the rea will be $298,300. 4. That the conditions under which the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment will make the Relocation Payments are hereby in all respects, approved, and the Secretary is hereby directed to file a certified copy of the Relocation Plan with the minutes of this meeting. 5. hat it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the rban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation f the Project Area. 6. at the Urban Renewal Plan is hereby in all respects approved and the cretary is hereby directed to file a certified copy of said Urban newal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. -2- R 303 (1) 7. hat the United States of America and the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are, assured of ull compliance by the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development ffectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Adopted a the regular meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on Octobe 5, 1967, at the office of the Commission, 120 West LaSalle Avenue, South Ben , Indiana. -3- R 303 (1) CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER The undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. He is the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission (hereinafter called "Governing Body "), the governing body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelop- ru (hereinafter called "Local Public Agency ") and the custodian of t e records of the Governing Body, including the minutes of its pro - c edings; and is duly authorized to execute this certificate. 2. A tached hereto is a true and correct copy of Resolution 200, including t e WHEREAS clauses, adopted at a meeting of the Governing Body held o the 5th day of October, 1967. 3. S �d Resolution has been duly recorded in the minutes of said meeting a d is now in full force and effect. 4. Sid meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance w th law and the bylaws of the Local Public Agency. To the extent r quired by law and said bylaws, due and proper notice of said m eting was given. A legal quorum of members of the Governing Body was present throughout said meeting, and a legally sufficient number oi members of the Governing Body voted in the proper manner for the a option of said Resolution. All other requirements and proceedings u der applicable law, said bylaws, or otherwise, incident to the proper a option of said Resolution, including any publication, if required by 14w, have been duly fulfilled, carried out, and otherwise observed. 5. Il a seal appears below, it constitutes the official seal of the Local P blic Agency and was duly affixed by the undersigned at the time this certificate was executed. If no seal appears below, the Local P blic Agency does not have and is not legally required to have an official seal. IN WI of Oc S WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 5th day r, 1967. i Jo C enney S retary, Redevelopm t Comm, ion R303(1)