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7. PROGRESS REPORTS a River Bend Plaza Report, R -66: Mr. Louis N. Wilcox, RIVER BEND Director of the River Bend Plaza, distributed the River PLAZA REPORT, Bend Plaza activity schedule for the period from April 5 R -66 through August 8, 1975, which he advised are confirmed activities on the Plaza. He said he has had discussions with numerous other groups in the community and this will be elaborated on in the future. Mr. Wilcox invited the Commissioners and anyone inter - ested to stop in at the Plaza Office and view the samples of additional seating they have on display which will be under consideration for the unfinished portions of the Plaza. They have; two different alternatives. Mr. John R. Kagel, Executive Director, Downtown South Bend Council, advised they have several very constructive sug- gestions on the seating and was deferring the floor to Mr. Edward F. Soltesz, Chairman, Governmental Coordination Committee of the River Bend Plaza Advisory Committee, as he is more of an expert in this field. Mr. Soltesz said the gentlemen were at the Advisory Board Meeting and showed them the furniture being considered for the Plaza. They were discussing the longevity of the pieces. He said the furniture is of good solid design. The only thing he ob- jected to is the laminates, and he suggested to have some bolts placed that would go down through to hold the laminates together, to make the furniture as indestructible as it can possible be. Mr. Soltesz said they took it under advisement and will take the information back to the engineers. Mr. Wilcox advised some of the existing furniture has only been in use for approximately one year and is not holding up be- cause it was not constructed as Mr. Soltesz is recommending. Mr. Phil Simonds, our consulting design engineer with Environ- mental Planning, has been requested to mark on the over -all plan where he would suggest the seating be placed to be in accord with the design plan. Staff Reports 1) Acquisition Status Report: Mr. William J. Parrish, Real ACQUISITION Estate Officer, submitted a written report on the follow- STATUS REPORT ing projects: R -57, R -66, MERRY AVENUE, R -57: Remains the same - -one remaining to be acquired. & A -10 382 Parcels purchased, 18 Condemnation Cases, totalling 400. R -66: Three (3) remains to be acquired. 228 Parcels purchased, 1 Condemnation Case, totalling 229. - 12 -