11-23-64 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING 1VUVxrlts�x c3, iyv+ RESOLUTION NO. 85 - -64 (Continued) WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment make surveys and prepare plans, presently:..estimated to cost approximately One Hundred Twenty -Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Dollars ($122,800) in order to undertake and carry out an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110(c) of Title I, in that area proposed as an Urban Renewal Area, situated in the City of South Bend-,,County of St. Joseph, and the State of Indiana, which is described-as follows: Beginning at a point on the north right -of -way line of Linden Avenue which point is the intersection of said right -of -way line and a line which is an extension of the west right -of -way line of the alley between the parallel to Sheridan Avenue and Chicago Street proceed east along the north right -of -way line of Linden Avenue to a point 130 feet, more or less, east of the east right -of -way line of Falcon Street; thence south along a line which is 130 feet, more or less, east of and parallel to the east right -of -way line of Falcon Street, a distance of 400 feet, more or less; thence at right angles in a westerly direction a distance of 130 feet, more or less, to the east right -of -way line of Falcon Street; thence south along said right -of -way line a distance of 430 feet, more or less; thence east at right angles to Falcon Street a distance of 150 feet, more or less; thence south along a line parallel to and 150 feet east of Falcon Street, a distance of 150 feet, more or less; thence east at right angles along a line parallel to Washington Street a distance of 180 feet, more or less, to the east right -of -way line of Lake Street; thence south along said right -of -way line a distance of 60 feet, more or less; thence east at right angles along a line parallel to Washington Street a distance of 800 feet, more or less; thence south along a line parallel to and 150 feet east of the east right -of -way line of Kentucky Street to the north right -of -way line of Washington Street; thence east along said right -of -way line of Washington Street to the west right -of -way line of the first alley west of and parallel to Kaley Street; thence north along said alley right -of -way line to the south right -of -way line of the New York Central Railroad; thence southeasterly along said right -of -way line to the east right -of -way line of the first alley east of and parallel to Meade Street; thence south along said alley right -of -way line to the south side of the first alley north of Western Avenue; thence westerly on said alley to the west right -of -way line of the alley between and parallel to Sheridan Avenue and Chicago Street; thence north along said alley right -of -way line to the north right -of -way line of Linden Avenue, which is the place of beginning. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: 1. That the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is a slum, blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating area appropriate for an urban renewal project and that the undertaking by the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment of surveys and plans for an urban renewal project of the character contemplated by Section 110(c) of Title I in the proposed Urban Renewal Area is hereby approved. 2. Thatthe financial assistance available under Title I is needed to enable the City of South Bend Depart- ment of Redevelopment to finance the planning and undertaking of the proposed Project. 3. That it is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those relating to (a) the relocation of site occupants; (b) the provision of local grants -in -aid; (c) the prohibition of discrimination because of race, color, creed, or national origin with respect to housing, facilities related to residential use, and all public facilities within a project area; public facilities proposed as noncash local grants -in -aid; and employ- ment; and (d) the requirement that the locality present to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, as a prerequisite to approval of the application described below, a workable program for community improvement, as set forth in Section 101(c) of Title I, for utilizing appropriate public and private resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight.. 4. That it is the sense of this body (a) that a feasible method for the relocation:of families displaced from the urban renewal area, inconformity with Title I, can be prepared, and (b) that the local grants -in -aid can and will be provided in an amount which will be not less than one -third of the Net Project Cost of the Project and which, together with the Federal capital grant, will be generally equal to the difference between Gross Project Cost and the proceeds or value of project land sold, or retained for use in accordance with the urban renewal plan. 5. That the filing of an application by the*City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment an advance of, funds from the United States of America.. to enable it to defray the cost of the surveys and plans for an urban renewal project in the proposed Urban Renewal Area described above is herey approved. /s/ Walter G. Glass Member of the Common Council (SEAL) ATTEST: Kathryn L. Blough /s/ City Clerk The.Resolution: was read by the Clerk. Those heard were Virginia Guthrie, Executive Secretary of the South Bend Civic Planning Association; Carl W. Nowak, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Department, and T. Brooks Brademas, head of City Planning Associations, Inc. ' Councilman Muszynski made a motion for the adoption of the Resolution. Councilman Szymkowiak seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 5 ayes (Councilmen Allen, Wise, Szymkowiak, Glass and Muszynski), 4 nays (Councilmen Hunter, Palmer, Geib and Smith).