05-24-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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