12-08-69 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1969 RESOLUTION NO. 232 -69 (Cont'd.) grant under Section 117 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, of two- thirds of the cost of undertaking and carrying out a code enforcement program, which cost is now estimated to be Nine Hundred and Sixty Eight Thousand, Four Hundred and Nineteen Dollars ($968,419.00) in an area or areas to be designated and specially described in such application, and that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and file such application, to provide such additional information and fur- nish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to execute and file requisitions for funds, and to act as the authorized representative of the City of South Bend in the accomplishment of the code enforcement program. 2. That during the period of the contract for the code enforcement grant the City of South Bend will maintain a level of expenditures for code enforcement activities, exclusive of expendi- tures in any federally assisted code enforcement or Title I urban renewal project areas, that is not less than the average yearly expenditures for such activities by said City for the two full fiscal years immediately preceding.the filing of the application. 3. That in the opinion of this Council the City has a program for and will provide in a timely manner all necessary public improvements for the code enforcement area. 4. That there presently exists in the locality and this Council hereby commits itself to make available in the future an adequate amount of decent, safe, and sanitary housing which is available to persons displaced as a result of the code enforcement and related public improvements programs, at prices which are within their financial means and which are not generally less desirable in regard to public unilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families, and it is the sense of this body that such displacee, if any, will be relocated in accordance with applicable regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development . 5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City of South Bend with regulations of the Department of- Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and applicable Executive Orders. /s/ Janet S. Allen Member of Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana Adopted this 8th day of December, 1969. A public hearing was held at this time on the above Resolution. Mr. Howard Bellinger, Director of Redevelopment explained that this resolution would authorize the Redevelopment Department to apply for a $968,419 federal grant for the code enforcement program in the Northeast section of South Bend. He stated that the City's share of the cost would be financed through the City Improvement Fund. Without a program of this nature the area to be improved would ordinarily deteriorate. -He -said- several meetings have been held with the area residents and there is strong l support. Those residents attending the Council meeting and speaking on. behalf of the resolution were: Mrs. John Hall, 509 E. Collins St.; Mrs. Quagley, 1019 N. Frances St.; Mr. Walsh, 709 N. Notre Dame Ave., and Mrs. McCullough, Chairman of Head Start in this Area, stated that she goes into the many homes in the area and -she believes this resolution should be adopted. Councilman Zielinski made a motion that the resolution go to the Council as favorable and be adopted. Councilman Grounds seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes (Councilmen Laven, Allen, Craven Reinke, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Wise, Palmer and Zielinski) 0 nays. NEW BUSINESS Councilman Allen asked that the City officials take a close look at walkways constructed within the City around construction sites. - She said some of them are poorly constructed. There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Allen made a motion the meeting be adjourned. Councilman Craven seconded the motion. Motion carried. ATTEST: APPROVED: f SIDENT