Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 11/09/2021 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
November 9, 2021
PRESENT:
•Members
David Coleman, Chair
Eve Montgomery, Secretary
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
John Strenski, Lakeside City
Matt Marrs
Ford Swanson
Alison Sanders
Steve Garner(by phone)
Blake Jurecek, Asst City Manager •Staff
Terry Points, Parks Administrator
Robert Mauk, TP&W ■Guests
Wes Dutter, TP&W
Kathie Forehand-Chaddick
ABSENT: Crystal Byrd, Sharon Roach, Alicia Castillo, and Kendrick Jones
1. Call to Order and Introduce New Member: David called the meeting to order at 10:02
am and declared a quorum. He introduced our new member, Alison Sanders, who is the
City Secretary at Lakeside City.
2. Approval of Minutes: October meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates:
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project: David informed the group that City Council approved locating
the DAR statue at Lake Wichita Park, and they have definitely pulled their Vietnam statue
from the Veterans Plaza project. This creates an opportunity to reduce the scope of the
Veterans Plaza, since now it includes only the Gold Star Family monument.
David summarized the funding for the Plaza, which now totals $730,000. Ford made a
motion to change the project scope to within the available funding and get the Plaza
constructed now. Scope reductions include the second round plaza area, the walkway
leading to it, and the restroom. The one Scope addition is a new statue of a saluting
soldier to be placed at the entrance. John seconded the motion, and it passed
unanimously. Blake will contact KHA to get a revised Construction Cost Estimate and
discuss revising the plans to reflect these scope changes for bidding.
3.b. Veterans Plaza Rendering: John Strenski stated the Lakeside City Council does not
want to be in control of the PayPal account. David offered to be the custodian of the
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account, and John will get the login and password to David, who will provide a statement
of the account. David reminded the group that the first action will be to reimburse the
$475 paid to create the Veterans Plaza rendering.
3.c. Lake Deepening: No updates.
3.d. Kayak Launch Grant: David informed the group that TP&W approved a portion of our
grant request, they have offered $31,500 for the ADA Kayak Launch. Terry Points has
identified one viable product for this, but is still checking on other vendors. Terry asked
whether he can change the location to Lake Wichita Park, and Robert Mauk will check
to see if that will be OK with TP&W. Next step is to create a revised scope of work and
execute an interagency cooperation contract between the City and TP&W. The
Committee voted unanimously for Terry and Blake to make the final decision on the
vendor and location, since paperwork is due to TP&W before our next meeting. Kathie
Forehand-Chaddick offered to create a press release once these decisions are made.
3.e. Circle Trail at Lake Wichita: The City did not get the TXDOT AT Grants for the Circle
Trail segments. They will re-apply at the next opportunity, but for now this issue is
inactive.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: David emphasized with
Blake that we must ensure KHA leaves enough room for all the walkway bricks in the
revised project scope.
5. Other Business Matters: None.
5.a. Website Changes: David will contact Crystal Byrd to get our website content updated.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:53 am.
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David Coleman, Chair Date
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