Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 03/09/2021 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
March 9, 2021
PRESENT:
•Members
David Coleman, Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
Sharon Roach
Eve Montgomery
Crystal Byrd
Jeremy Garza
Matt Marrs
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager •Staff
Russell Schreiber, Public Works Director
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
■Guests
ABSENT: Eric Stevens, Pete Gill, Alicia Castillo, Steve Garner, Kendrick Jones, Ford
Swanson
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 10:04 am and declared a quorum.
2. Approval of Minutes: February meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Election of Officers: Tabled.
4.a. Veteran's Plaza Project: With the design complete, the focus has turned to
fundraising.
4.b. Medal of Honor Statue Consideration
David stated that a sculptor named Dan Brook contacted him regarding the possible
placement of a bronze statue of John R Kane, a Medal of Honor recipient who was
raised in Wichita Falls. The Committee clearly will not entertain changes to the existing
design, but might consider something like this in the future. It was suggested to contact
Bob Hampton and Joel Jiminez to learn more about local history, and find out if other
WF residents have received a Medal of Honor. Another suggestion was to possibly
place the Kane statue at Base Camp Lindsey.
4.c. Lake Deepening Alternatives
David stated he received the information to calculate what percentage of lake bed
materials would be removed if Compressed Earth Blocks were used for the two new
high schools, and based on those numbers only 0.06% would be removed. This
amount would be like the volume of a small swimming pool, but would fill back in
quickly.
March 9, 2021
5. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives:
David will update Mac Cannedy to see if the Bridwell Foundation or other foundations
that he manages would be interested in supporting the Veterans Plaza, and will also
update Harry Patterson to ensure he knows the status and is still on board.
David asked Blake about the possibility of requesting funds for the Veterans Plaza from
the 4B Board. After some discussion, the consensus is that we must exhaust all other
possible funding sources before asking the 4B Board. Russell asked about the Gold
Star Family Foundation fundraising, and David stated he will contact their POC.
6. Other Business Matters:
The new Intern, Kimberly Paris, should be processed through the City's HR Dept, and
David will contact Brian Lester at 940.761-7619
David urged all members to complete their ORA and OMA training.
7. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:28 am.
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David Coleman, Chair Date
March 9, 2021