Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 10/12/2021 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
October 12, 2021
PRESENT:
■Members
David Coleman, Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
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
Vikesh Desai, Engineering
Robert Mauk, TP&W ■Guests
Wes Dutter, TP&W
ABSENT: Jeremy Garza, Steve Garner, Crystal Byrd, Eve Montgomery, Alicia Castillo, and
Alison Sanders
1. Call to Order and Introduce New Member: David called the meeting to order at 10:04
am and declared a quorum. Our new member, Alison Sanders, is ill and could not attend.
2. Approval of Minutes: September meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates:
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project: David shared a letter from the DAR wherein they state they
are pursuing an alternate site for their Vietnam statue, so it can be publicly displayed
sooner than the Veterans Plaza project would provide. Vikesh will contact KHA to find
out what steps must be taken to install the Vietnam statue at the Veterans Plaza site
before the overall plaza is constructed, and David will follow up with the DAR when we
get KHA's response. John Strenski will also find out if we could obtain a static display,
such as a Vietnam era helicopter.
3.b. Veterans Plaza Rendering: David sent to John Strenski the April 2021 signed Minutes
to show the LWRC approved the cost to create the new rendering, so that John will use
the PayPal account to pay for the rendering.
3.c. Lake Deepening: David and Matt Marrs will do more research on the ACOE Section
1135 program, and we will probably form a sub-committee to pursue this project.
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3.d. Kayak Launch Grant: Robert Mauk informed the group that Inland Fisheries will vote
tomorrow on the HAAP Grant requests, and we should find out this week if our request
was approved. If so, then we will need to provide a detailed plan for further approval.
3.e. Lakeside City Boat Ramp grant request: John stated that Lakeside City's matching
funds are currently tied up, and they will be able to submit a Grant request in about a
year. Robert said he believes these grant requests are due in October, so the timing
will work out well.
3.f. Circle Trail at Lake Wichita: 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 all
the information before deciding whether the Committee will make a recommendation.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: David and Steve Garner are
still in touch with two families regarding major donations. David will work with Kathie
Forehand-Chaddick regarding a fundraising push at end of year.
4.a. Memorial Brick Certificates: David stated he's gotten 3 requests for a certificate that
people who purchased bricks can show their loved one. The Committee approved David
creating and sending out these Certificates.
5. Other Business Matters: Robert introduced his new assistant director Wes Duffer,
and we welcomed him to the group. Robert also stated that Lake Wichita has been
stocked with Flatheads, and he is pursuing Blue Catfish as well. Russell stated that
Vikesh will be moving to Dallas, and he will assign another engineer to the LWRC work.
Everyone wished Vikesh well and thanked him for all his work on our behalf.
5.a. Website Changes: David will contact Crystal Byrd to get our website content updated.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:52 am.
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