Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 06/09/2020MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
June 9, 2020
PRESENT:
Kathie Forehand-Chaddick; Secretary
David Coleman, Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
Ford Swanson
John Pezzano
Eric Stevens
Eve Montgomery
■ Members
Russell Schreiber, Public Works Director ■ Staff
Terry Points, Parks and Recreation Administrator
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
Robert Mauk, TP&W Rep Ex-officio
Torin Halsey, Times Record News
Ray Horton, Guest
■ Guests
ABSENT: Pete Gill, Kendrick Jones, Steve Young, Marcy Brown Marsdon
Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm and declared a quorum.
2. Approval of Minutes: Minutes for the February meeting were approved unanimously.
3.a. Project Updates: Boardwalk TP&W grant project
Vikesh stated that the Boardwalk project is complete, the grass is doing well enough,
and final completion will be declared after Texas Parks & Wildlife inspects the project
next week, on 17 June. The orange construction fence will be removed after the
inspection. All but $48,000 of the TP&W Grant funds have been received, and that will
be released after the inspection.
David will check with Donors regarding whether they would like to attend a Ribbon
Cutting ceremony, and if so, what dates would work for them. Late June or early July is
the target time frame, and David will work with Lindsay Barker to coordinate dates for
the Mayor and other City Officials schedules.
3.b. Kemp Blvd Boat Ramp TP&W grant project
David stated the Boat Ramp project is on hold, but we have reserved the option to
submit a request to reinstate the TP&W Grant in the future.
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3.c. Veteran's Plaza Project:
Kathie stated that meetings have been held with Glenn Barham, Carol Dorrough, and
others to gain support for our Veterans Plaza project. Carol is with Catholic Charities,
(who sponsors the Veteran's Coalition), and she has allotted 10 minutes for a Lake
Wichita Veteran's Plaza presentation at their 25 June virtual meeting. We will also
participate in Texoma Gives on 10 September. Kathie will meet with KAUZ on
Thursday, they've offered to do media productions to promote the project.
Vikesh provided a new sketch and cost estimate ($740,000) for Phase One of the
Veterans Plaza, and explained this version is the least cost possible for the project.
David asked whether Phase Two would be necessary to follow on, and Russell
explained that Phase Two is not essential, it could be done in the future or not. Vikesh
requested guidance whether to proceed with construction plans based on the new
sketch. After discussion, Ford motioned to adopt the new sketch as the complete
Veterans Plaza project — Eve seconded, and it was unanimously approved. Vikesh will
instruct the design firm to proceed with construction plans, which he expects will be
done late summer.
Fundraising for the Veterans Plaza will begin at the Ribbon Cutting for the Boardwalk.
Production of bricks is on hold until we are sure we can get adequate donations or
grants to fund the Veterans Plaza construction. Kathie will ask Tom Lang for his
spreadsheet listing all the bricks that have been purchased to date.
3.d. Lake Deepening Alternatives
David stated that Aqua Strategies will be at Lake Wichita to sample the lake bed
materials in late June. (When firm dates are set, David will let Torin and John know, so
they can provide press coverage and drone footage.) Aqua Strategies will provide the
soil samples to Jim Hallock to test whether they're suitable for Compressed Earth
Blocks. We should have final test results by the end of July.
3.e. Resignation of member and soliciting a new Committee Member
David stated that Stewart Harvey accepted a job in Midland, and he has resigned from
the LWRC. Further, we will not be hiring Stewart's former position as Executive
Director of Friends of Reservoirs, Lake Wichita Chapter. However, we will fill his
position on the Committee, and the City has already posted a request for applications.
David introduced Ray Horton, who is interested in serving on the Committee.
4. Subcommittee Reports: None.
5. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: None.
6. Other Business Matters: None.
7. Ad'ournment: The meeting adjourned at 1:28 pm.
David Coleman, Chair Date
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