HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3503 (Declaring Certain Properties Blighted)RESOLUTION NO. 3503
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO BE BLIGHTED AND
IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("Commission"), the
governing body of the South Bend, Indiana, Department of Redevelopment ("Department"),
exists and operates under the provisions of I.C. 36-7-14, as amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Commission previously designated and declared certain areas in the
City of South Bend (the "City") to be blighted and in need of redevelopment, including the River
West Development Area ("River West"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-7-4-19.5, the Commission may acquire property within
the City that it determines is blighted, unsafe, abandoned, foreclosed, or structurally damaged
from a willing seller and with a purchase price of not more than Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000), so long as the Commission has the funds to do so; and
WHEREAS, the Department staff has identified certain properties located within River
West that they believe to be blighted, unsafe, and/or abandoned and for the purchase of which
they would like to negotiate, which properties and their descriptions are set forth on Exhibit A
(the "Properties"); and
WHEREAS, the Department staff desires the Commission to declare the Properties to be
blighted, unsafe, and/or abandoned and to allow the Department staff to negotiate with the
owners for the purchase of the Properties by the Commission each at a price less than Twenty -
Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Commission has reviewed Exhibit A and determines and declares that the
Properties as set forth thereon are blighted, unsafe, or abandoned and in need of redevelopment.
2. The Commission hereby authorizes David Relos or Andrew Netter of the City's
Department of Community Investment to negotiate with the owner of the Properties for the
City's acquisition thereof at a purchase price of less than Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) each.
3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption.
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ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on
September 26, 2019, at 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, Indiana 46601.
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Marcia I. Jones, Plident
ATTEST:
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entin Phillips, Secretary
EXHIBIT A
Properties to Be Acquired
Tax ID:
018-1040-1735
Address:
1205 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46616
Legal Desc.
E 51.48' Lot 42a Rockafellers 2nd Addition to the City Of South Bend 1 st
Replat 04-05 New Replat Tr 2495 5-2-03
Tax ID:
018-1040-1733
Address:
1215 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46616
Legal Desc.
W67.96' Lot 42a Rockafellers 2nd Addition to the City Of South Bend 1 st
Replat 04-05 New Replat Tr 2495 5-2-03