The consultants’ report to the Parks Department took a year to complete and Quennell acknowledged that they do have specific recommendations, which will be announced soon. When asked, he noted that the report will offer big plans for the Fountain of the Planets, a large, underutilized and sometimes trash-filled holdover from the 1964 World’s Fair.
   It is located on the eastern side of the park. The fountain’s jets have been turned off for over 30 years.
   Overall, Quennell noted that Flushing Meadows “has incredible potential” and that the future “can only get better and better.” He called the Queens Zoo “a magical place” and the best-kept secret by the zoological society that runs it.
   Some of the negatives outlined by the consultants include areas in the park that have poor drainage and still flood, the large amount of paving left over from the fair, and restricted access to certain areas of Flushing Meadows.
   Specifically cited was the Meadow and Willow llakes areas of the park, which are lacking adequate access and parking. Although Willow Lake is more of a protected nature preserve, the consultants suggest opening up some former access points over the highway.
   Other problems include not enough bathrooms and the lack of different topographies in the 1,225-acre park that would add interest and beautification. The consultants added that the Long Island Rail Road and bus and subway service is inadequate and adds to the lack of access to the park.
   Hawkinson discussed the deteriorating New York State Pavilion from 1964, which last week was called one of 100 of the world’s most endangered sites by the World Monuments Fund. “As an architect, I love that structure,” she said. “It’s very iconic and you can see it from everywhere.”
   The Parks Department plans to do another structural study for a phased stabilization, but has warned major work there will be very expensive.
   “It should serve as a gateway to welcome you,” Hawkinson said. “It’s paid for. It just has to be fixed.”
   Vincent Arcuri, chairman of Community Board 5, in the Glendale-Ridgewood area, suggested that a commercial developer could fix the pavilion “and it probably wouldn’t cost him anything.” He pointed to someone like Donald Trump, who went in and repaired the Wollman ice skating rink in Central Park years ago when the city was unable to fix it.
   Other board members were concerned at the small sampling taken of park visitors for the report. Quennell assured them that they were not basing their recommendations on the results of the survey, which had only a 7 percent return.
   Gene Kelty, chairman of Community Board 7 in Flushing, was annoyed that the Parks Department had never made a presentation to boards that surround the park. “We should be part of the scoping process,” he said.