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5. OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd <br />lked to the designer and they indicated that the ladders will <br />what they were designed for, but will not last long enough. <br />other words, if there is a hazard there, it would be his <br />zard. Commissioner Wiggins stated, "It sounds like a cope -out. <br />mmissioner Robinson asked if it was in the bid specifications that <br />ese ladders should last for 20 years, and Mr. Slabaugh advised <br />the negative for the ladders; the whole park was designed for <br />years, and that he was just saying what the designer had said. <br />mmissioner Wiggins again expressed his opinion, that in short <br />was a design goof. Mr. Slabaugh felt that it's an under- <br />sign; it didn't look the same out in the field as it did on <br />per. <br />. Dan Caesar, WSBT -TV Reporter, said that he went out to the Plaza <br />rk last night and did an extensive purview of what was out there <br />d noted extensive erosion along the banks that will further erode <br />less there is something done, and it will erode right up to the <br />dewalk.- Mr. Brownell stated that this is one of the punchlist <br />ems, but Mr. Caesar stressed this is one erosion that won't be <br />ntrolled after the other erosion is controlled. This is along <br />e banks, and the ladders at the boat docks are extremely hazardous <br />d very flimsy. He stated we are going to have a problem along the <br />nd of the river, just north of the bridge, and that erosion is a <br />sult of water action in the river. Also the water running into the <br />ver edge all along that bank. There are deep ruts in there already <br />next year it will be up the sidewalk. He didn't know what we can <br />about that, but the sidewalk is going to bellow unless something is <br />ing to be done. <br />M% Slabaugh advised that we didn't tear up the old Lincolnway because <br />w were afraid of that; now we are going to tear the old Lincolnway <br />o t and will correct that drainage under the next contract (Contracts <br />N). 39 and 39 -A) coming up. <br />C mmissioner Wiggins asked Mr. Slabaugh if there is proposed planting <br />o erosion control by this means along that bank area, and Mr. Sla- <br />b ugh advised that we are at the mercy, right now, of the street being <br />ii where it is, so we can't control it, but we definitely will nail <br />i down to the flat areas and it won't.go over the side and erode out <br />the way it is now. <br />M% Caesar further commented the foot bridge is very nice, but on the <br />o her end of the foot bridge, what is going to happen there? It cer- <br />t inly is a very hazardous situation over there, where the bridge ends <br />u at the other end of the river, at the other side of the river, but <br />ft. goes no where and it is not protected. Mr. Slabaugh said that is <br />b ing taken into consideration on the demolition contract; we are going <br />t fill that and bring it up so that it can be seeded_, but we won't be <br />pitting a sidewalk in, it will be just a grassy slope. The land on <br />tie other side is owned by the Park Department, and they are working <br />oi that but he didn't know to what extent. <br />Mt. John R. Kagel, Executive Director, Downtown South Bend Council, <br />s ated last week there was a ground breaking ceremony for Block 6, <br />