Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 07/14/2020MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
July 14, 2020
PRESENT:
Kathie Forehand-Chaddick; Secretary
David Coleman, Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
Pete Gill
John Pezzano
Kendrick Jones
■ Members
Russell Schreiber, Public Works Director ■ Staff
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
Robert Mauk, TPBW Rep Ex-officio ■ Guests
Claire Kowalik, TRN
Jeremy Garza, KFDX
ABSENT: Ford Swanson, Eve Montgomery, Steve Young, Marcy Brown Marsdon, Eric
Stevens
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 1:05 pm and declared a quorum.
2. Approval of Minutes: Minutes for the June meeting were approved unanimously.
3.a. Project Updates: Boardwalk TPBW grant project
Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held on 10 July, and project is complete. Vikesh stated
that the last TPBW reimbursement is expected to arrive next week.
3.b. Kemp Blvd Boat Ramp TP&W grant project: On hold.
3.c. Veteran's Plaza Project:
Kathie stated that she has been invited to appear on the Social Space show, and that
she and David will make a presentation at the DAR meeting on 19 September. We will
also participate in Texoma Gives on 10 September, at the 6am kickoff, the 10pm
wrapup, and we will raffle off the smoker that day.
Vikesh provided the design schedule: 60% plans on 14 August; the 90% plans on 30
September, and then 100% plans on 30 October. This leaves time for design review at
each stage, and he will provide plans to David, who will send out to the Committee.
Fundraising for the Veterans Plaza has now begun.
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3.d. Lake Deepening Alternatives
Aqua Strategies has provided the soil samples to Jim Hallock, and he will make
Compressed Earth Blocks and test them by the end of July. If the CEBs pass the tests,
then we will market the blocks for sale.
3.e. Resignation of member and soliciting a new Committee Member
David stated that City Council appointed Sharon Roach to the LWRC, and she will
attend the August meeting.
4. Subcommittee Reports: None.
5. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives:
David stated that he received the spreadsheet of brick sales information from Tom
Lang. Vikesh asked David to send him the quantity of each size brick, for the design
engineer.
6. Other Business Matters:
Kathie asked about our policy for Committee Members who don't attend the meetings.
David replied that he would reach out and ask non -attending members to either start
attending or to resign.
7. Ad' urnment: The meeting adjourned at 1:25 pm.
David Coleman, Chair
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July 14, 2020