Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 09/14/2021 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
September 14, 2021
PRESENT:
•Members
David Coleman, Chair
Eve Montgomery, Secretary
Alicia Castillo, Gold Star Family
John Strenski, Lakeside City
Matt Marrs
Sharon Roach
Ford Swanson
Kendrick Jones
Blake Jurecek, Asst City Manager ■Staff
Russell Schreiber, Public Works Director
Blane Boswell, City Engineer
Terry Points, Parks Administrator
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
Shirley King, DAR ■Guests
Robert Mauk, TP&W
Alison Sanders, Lakeside City
ABSENT: Jeremy Garza, Steve Garner, Tim Brewer, Crystal Byrd
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 10:02 am and declared a quorum.
2. Approval of Minutes: July meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates: David informed the group of the controversy with the planned
construction of the second phase of the Circle Trail along Lake Shore drive, and asked
the Committee if they believe we should voice a position on the matter. Russell
Schreiber told us that the issue will be on the City Council agenda on 19 October, and
Blane Boswell will present all the facets of the situation. Consensus was to table this
issue until after 19 October, so we can have ail the information.
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project:
David stated that we've not heard back from the two potential donors mentioned at
the previous meeting. But we did well at Texoma Gives, raising $9,500 for the Veterans
Plaza—this includes donations to both funds at WFACF, plus the prizes we won, plus
the match from Mr. Bob Howard.
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3.b. Veterans Plaza Rendering
David said he will get copies of approved Minutes to show the LWRC approved the cost
to create the new rendering, so that John Strenski will use the PayPal account to pay
for the rendering.
3.c. Lake Deepening: David explained what we learned from talking to Mr. Abate and
others at the Tulsa office of the Army Corps of Engineers. We can pursue a Section
1135 project to modify a previous Corps project for environmental restoration and to
improve the ecosystem. These projects are a 35/65 match, with the local 35% including
items like Land, Easements, and Relocations. The ACOE 65% cannot exceed $10
million. Both Matt and David will do more research on the program, and we will
probably form a sub-committee to pursue this project.
3.d. Kayak Launch Grant: David informed the group that he got the HAAP Grant request
submitted to TPWD timely and received a confirmation email from Mr. Michael Homer
stating they will review the applications soon. Robert Mauk stated he believes we
should find out in October.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives:
David stated that Rich Haddox agreed for Channel 6 to be our Media Partner again this
year for Texoma Gives, and that on 9 September, Chris Horgen did 8 live spots
throughout the day with David and Steve. Also, David stated that he's been working
with Kathie Forehand-Chaddick for an end of year fundraising push.
5. Other Business Matters:
a. Website Changes: David stated he would try to reach Crystal and work with her to
get our website content updated.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:37 am.
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David Coleman, Chair Date
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