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7. PfOGRESS REPORTS a River Bend Plaza Schedule of "Activities, R =66s Mr. Louis N. ACTIVITY Wilcox, Director of the River Bend Plaza Office, said that SCHEDULE, the activities on the Plaza are in full swing. The activi- RIVER BEND ties schedule previously distributed is about 99% unchanged PLAZA, R -66 involving activities scheduled. Also, last Sunday, we had the Progressive Country Western Group on the Plaza and it was extremely well attended. It lasted from Noon until 6:00 p.m. Mr. Wilcox's estimate of the crowd was in excess of 2.,000 people Sunday afternoon, with some of`the people eating their lunches, etc. Hope - fully, after looking at it Sunday, when the discussion comes up for the public input on the building of the Plaza between Jefferson and Washington Streets, at that time he would like to 'put his oar' in, if he may. b River Bend Plaza Pools: Commissioner Wiggins said along thi "s RIVER BEND same matter of the Plaza - -in the operation and maintenance PLAZA POOLS, of it - -this morning, before this meeting, he made a tour of R -66 all the pools, since the pools were an item of quite some discussion in our last meeting. "I am still a long way from satisfied in the appearance of the pools. I see that the pool with the black rocks is currently being dried out, and I understand that they will re- cement the stones, is that right? Mr. Bill Slabaugh, with the Department of Public Works, advised Hickey Construction Company is working on it, as part of their maintenance bond. Mr. Brownell said this is part of their guarantee. Mr. Wiggins continued, "At the same time, there are some other items that I want to be sure will be handled. There are some several electrical boxes of some sort that have covers that are apparently unsecured, screws missing, or have bolts half out from some of the grating that fits in the center part, which shows it was completely unscrewed and apparently has been unscrewed for quite some length of time. As I examined the area that the light screws go into and the appearance of the aluminum itself, there has been no contact with any lighting screws or anything." "Similar other items, I think, should be checked out, particu- larly in view of the OSHA safety regulations, in that those pits that contain the electrical panels and the rest of it, when those lids are raised, there is no barrier, nothing there to prevent any careless pedestrians, small dog, child, or whatever., from crawling into the pit, and it would be a very serious thing if it would happen. Those things are deep. There are various things people. could bank against. Now, whether or not the regulations require that there be some sort of safety fence, curtain or what- ever, to come up with the doors against it, but in the event that this. is not practical; certainly the people who have occasion to raise those doors should have saw horses or something of a protec- tive barrier to be installed and in use anytime those things are open, and this should be a definite requirement and be enforced - 13 -