HomeMy WebLinkAbout4953-22 Development Plan for the River East Development Area RESOLUTION
No. 4953-22
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April25, 20 22.
Attest: L a , City Clerk
Dawn M. Jones
Attest: / �' President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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April 22,, 20
City Clerk
Dawn M. Jones
Approved and signed by me 2, i 20 2-2
Mayor
BILL NO. 22-19
RESOLUTION NO. 4953-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
APPROVING AN ORDER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND PLAN
COMMISSION APPROVING A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION AND
AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVER
EAST DEVELOPMENT AREA ADOPTED BY THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission"),
governing body of the City of South Bend (the "City") Department of Redevelopment (the
"Department") and the Redevelopment District of the City of South Bend, Indiana (the
"Redevelopment District"), exists and operates under the provisions of the Redevelopment of
Cities and Towns Act of 1953 which has been codified in Indiana Code 36-7-14, as amended from
time to time (the"Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Commission on April 14, 2022, approved and adopted its
Resolution No. 3548 entitled "Resolution of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission
Amending the Boundaries of the River East Development Area and the River East Development
Area Allocation Area No. 1, Amending and Restating the Development Plan for Said Area and
Regarding Related Matters" (the"River East Declaratory Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, the River East Declaratory Resolution (i) designated and declared
certain areas within the City to be redevelopment areas and an allocation area for purposes of tax
increment financing to expand the existing River East Development Area(the"River East Area");
(ii) added certain parcels of property to the River East Area property acquisition list; and
(iii) approved a Second Amended and Restated Development Plan for the River East Area (the
"River East Plan"); and
WHEREAS,on April 18,2022,the City of South Bend Plan Commission(the"Plan
Commission") adopted and approved its resolution, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A, determining that the River East Declaratory Resolution and the River East Plan conforms to the
plan of development of the City, and designated such resolution as the written order of the Plan
Commission approving the River East Declaratory Resolution and the River East Plan, as required
by Section 16 of the Act (the"Plan Commission Order"); and
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Act prohibits the Commission from proceeding until
the Plan Commission Order is approved by the legislative body of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City (the "Common Council') is the
legislative body of the City and now desires to approve the Plan Commission Order in order to
permit the Commission to continue to proceed with the redevelopment and economic development
of the River East Area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. The Plan Commission Order is hereby approved, ratified and
confirmed in all respects.
SECTION II. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
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Sharon L. McBride, President
South Bend Common Council
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