Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 02/12/2019MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
February 12, 2019
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Penny Miller, Secretary/Interim Chair ■ Members
Tim Brewer, City Council
Kathie Forehand-Chaddick
Steve Garner
Ford Swanson
Tom Lang, Ex-Officio
Jim Dockery, City Manager's Office ■ staff
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney
Davis Powell, Engineering
Terry Points, Parks and Recreation
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
Judy Brunson, DAR ■ Guests
Dave Coleman
Lori Davidson, Kimley Horn
John Fielder, Kimley Horn
Kimberly Florsheim, DAR
Richard Garza, Property Owner
Sally Gray
Katelyn Grass, Kimley Horn
Torin Halsey, Times Record News
Joel Jimenez, DAV
Shirley King, DAR
Claire Kowalick, Times Record News
Vickie Payne
Sandy Person, DAR
Nicolas Quallick, KFDX
Becky Racke. Bike Friendly Action Committee
Sue Ramser, DAR
Brenda Robleto, KAUZ
ABSENT: John Pezzano, Steve Young, Pete Gill, Kendrick Jones, Eve Montgomery
1. Call to Order and Introductions
Penny Miller called the meeting to order. Members, staff and guests introduced
themselves.
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II. Approval of Minutes
Steve Garner moved the minutes for the December and January meetings be
approved. Ford Swanson seconded. Motion passed.
III. Presentation
John Fielder and Katelyn Grass of Kimley Horn presented final concept drawings and
initial design estimates for the boardwalk, boat ramp, and veteran's plaza projects.
Options were discussed for the boardwalk. After discussion, Steve Garner moved the
committee agree to a 12-foot width for the boardwalk and an enhanced entry stairway.
Tim Brewer seconded. The motion passed.
Design estimates for the projects are:
Boardwalk: $2, 520,000
Boat Ramp/Seawall: $3,222,000
Veteran's Plaza: $1,865,000
IV. Discussion of Fundraising
Jim Dockery asked if the project could be broken into pieces in order to preserve
funding. Davis Powell stated the seawall and walkway must be done as part of the boat
ramp project as they are part of the grant. Our boat ramp grant includes the boat ramp,
restroom, and 200 ft of the walkway/seawall. We have an additional year on the grant
for that project.
$1.5 million is needed for the Boardwalk, which is the first priority, due to grant
timelines.
There is no time limit for the veteran's plaza.
The brick company agreed to produce only the tiles now for those who bought bricks.
However, we were selling them for $10, but to get this run early, we will have to pay $20
each. We have 81 tiles that would need to be run, so the committee would need to pay
the additional $810 to place the order. We will change the order form to make it clear
the replica bricks would be made when the bricks are manufactured for the project.
Kathie Forehand-Chaddick moved the committee pay the additional $810 to have the
replica bricks made for those who have ordered so far. Steve garner seconded. The
motion passed.
V. Discussion of Committee Matters
Jim Dockery indicated the City Council will act on committee vacancies at their
February 19 meeting. He agreed to pass on names of those who have applied to
members of the committee for comment before the council takes action.
Steve Garner has contacted our next MSU intern candidate. Alex Nelson has moved
on. There was a consensus on the committee to proceed.
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VI. Other Discussion
Becky Racke, Bike Friendly Action Committee, reported they have a Ride and Seek on
March 9, from 10 — 12, beginning at the pavilion in Lake Wichita park. This is a bike -
friendly scavenger hunt, with a child and an adult bike being given away. They will have
swag bags for the first 100 people. She invited the committee to set up an informational
booth.
Davis Powell and Kimley Horn will be meeting with the Corps of Engineers concerning
wetland mitigation.
Terry Points reported that the fish cleaning station is complete, as far as the Arconic
grant is concerned. He will get with Tom Lang to do that. We are awaiting the permit to
complete the awning.
Richard Garza, one of the property owners along the lake, asked if when the dredging is
done will it go to the existing city property line or the current lake level? Davis Powell
responded that this will be determined later as it depends a lot on wetlands.
Claire Kowalick, TRN, reported that the Lake Wichita project will be a part of the
Progress Edition of the paper on February 24.
Joel Jimenez, DAV, thanked the committee for involving the DAV in the veteran's plaza
project.
Vickie Payne is interested in applying for the Gantt crowdsourcing grant. It has a
potential of $100,000. Steve Garner stated he is favor of moving forward with that grant.
No matching funds are required, and the grant is unrestricted. Vickie would need to have
everyone involved in social media. It was moved and seconded to have Vickie Payne
move forward with applying for the grant to put toward the boardwalk. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Penny Miller, Interim Chair
Date
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