REGULAR MEETING MAY 24, 1976
<br />REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED
<br />WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the amendments and plan changes proposed by those cer-
<br />tain pages presented at this meeting have been approved by the Local Public Agency, as evidenced
<br />by the copy of said Body's duly certified Resolution No. 522 approving the Urban Renewal Plan
<br />and said amendments and plan changes which resolution and which revised pages are attached there-
<br />to; and
<br />WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the gen-
<br />eral development of the Project Area as a whole; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which is the duly designated and
<br />acting official planning body for the Project Area, has submitted to the Governing Body its report
<br />and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for tY
<br />Project Area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes
<br />conform to the said general plan for the Project Area as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly
<br />considered said report, recommendation, and certification of the planning body; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the Project Area
<br />prescribe certain land uses which the Project Area will require, among other things, changes
<br />in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment
<br />of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public
<br />facilities, and other public action; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relocation of
<br />individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accord
<br />with said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes; and
<br />WHEREAS, there has also been presented to the Governing Body information and data respecting'
<br />the relocation program which have been prepared by the Local Public Agency as a result of studies,
<br />surveys, and inspections in the Project Area and the assembling and analysis of the data the in-
<br />formation from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and
<br />WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions pre-
<br />vailing in the Project Area and of the availability of proper housing in the City and County for
<br />the relocation of individuals and families, that may be displaced from the Project Area and, in
<br />the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed
<br />such proposals for relocation; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate official action respecting
<br />the relocation program and said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the
<br />Project, in conformity with the contracts for financial assistance between the Local Public Agenc
<br />and the United States of America acting by and through the Department of Housing and Urban Develo -
<br />ment Administrator; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the under-
<br />taking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title 1
<br />including those prescribing discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex or national origin:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project Area is a blighted area and
<br />qualifies as an eligible Project Area under the Redevelopment of Cities and Town Act
<br />of 1953, as amended.
<br />2. That the Urban Renewal Plan, and the amendments and plan changes thereto proposed, pre-
<br />sented at this meeting for the Project aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and con
<br />sidered, are hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file copie
<br />of said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes, with the minutes of this
<br />meeting.
<br />3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan and
<br />the proposed amendments and plan changes cannot be achieved through more extensive re-
<br />habilitation in-the Project Area, and that the additional acquisition proposed should be
<br />accomplished.
<br />4. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments
<br />and minor plan changes for the Project Area conform to the general plan of the City and
<br />County.
<br />5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be pro-
<br />vided pursuant to the contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Projec,
<br />is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal,
<br />Plan and the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area.
<br />6. That it is hereby found and determined that the above mentioned Urban Renewal Plan and
<br />the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project Area will afford maximum op-
<br />portunity, consistent with the sound needs of the City and County as a whole, for the
<br />urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise.
<br />7. . That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed
<br />amendments and minor plan changes for the Project Area given due consideration to the
<br />provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable fo:
<br />neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare
<br />of children residing in the general vicinity of the Project Area.
<br />8. That it is hereby found and determined that the = program for the proper relocation of in-
<br />dividuals and families displaced in carrying out the Project in decent, safe, and sani-
<br />tary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably
<br />and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project, and
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