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Street) began deteriorating years ago. We have found spare dollars several years in a row and were able to replace a section each year with decorative concrete, stamped with a brick pattern. We would like to see the upper portion completed to prevent further deterioration and to match that already done. I have attached a photo showing the area completed t.o date and the area we wish io do at this time. • To repair /replace the brick section described above to match previous sections is estimated to cost. 8 000 (see attached). The total cost to complete, as described above, a) Fountain repairs, b) Install a moat debris catcher, and c) Replace a section of brick walkway would be approximately: 31 500. It has been suggested that this funding might be available from TIF funds as we are in a TIF district. Further, it has been explained to me that TIF money can only be used for infrastructure improvements including protecting current property investments from deterioration. The repairs necessary surely fall under that provision. No? Finally, it has been suggested many times that the expansive grass area adjacent to the Plaza / Fountain is not well utilized by our good citizens and City guests because it. is bound on two sides with heavy traffic. It has been suggested, by many over the past eight. years especially by those attending the "Fridays by the Fountain" events, that a decorative aft high wrought iron fence be installed around the borders of the park to completely enclose the Jon Hunt Plaza from the streets. This idea is of great interest however, it has been estimated that such an undertaking would cost in the neighborhood of X75,000. Should this be of interest to you, I would be glad to research further. Thank you for any help you might be able to provide in securing funds for the necessary Jon Hunt Plaza /Park and Fountain repairs. Please note that the Parks Department, until this year, had budgeted for the general running of the fountain during the summer. They budgeted X10,000 for supplies and labor. Due to the reduction in budgets, the Parks Department. will no longer service the fountain. On or about October 23, 2008, I informed Don Inks of this situation, and requested that he look into funding the service needed to run the fountain during the summer. While, as Executive Director of the Morris Complex, I have been asked to schedule all events at the Jon Hunt. Plaza, my budgets have never included expenses for maintenance in the plaza. In subsequent. conversations with Don, I began looking into reducing the fountain's operational cost and discovered the needed repairs. The request to Don, to support. the summer fountain maintenance service, still exists as we know of no other source of funding at this time. Again, thanks for your concern and assistance in Growing South Bend! cc: Don Inks