Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 02/08/2022 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
February 8, 2022
PRESENT:
Members
David Coleman, Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
Eve Montgomery, Secretary
Alicia Castillo, Gold Star Family
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Matt Marrs
Sharon Roach
Ford Swanson
Rick Hernandez
Blake Jurecek; Asst City Manager
Blane Boswell, City Engineer ■ Staff
Terry Points, Parks Administrator
Robert Mauk, TP&W ■ Guests
Wes Dutter, TP&W
ABSENT: Crystal Byrd, John Strenski, Alison Sanders, Steve Garner, Kendrick Jones
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 10:02 am and declared a quorum.
2. Approval of Minutes: January meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates:
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project: David summarized the project status: Down payments have
been made on the Gold Star Family monument and the Saluting Soldier statue, the
modification to the KHA contract has been approved, and the final design documents are
due to be complete tomorrow. Blane will send the 100% plans to David for review, and
he will coordinate review with Committee members. David will coordinate with Steve
Garner for the wording on the brass plaque to recognize donors. Blane outlined the
schedule for the project:
• Feb 27: Advertisement begins
• Mar 7: Pre-Bid conference
• Mar 15: Bids opened
• Apr 5: City Council considers award of contract to low bidder
• 6 Months project duration, with good weather
Much discussion was held regarding design and construction details for the plaza. For
the memorial bricks, now that we have only one walkway (instead of two), our options for
grouping the memorial bricks are limited, and the committee voted to have the contractor
place the bricks randomly. Also, the possibility of holding a region-wide Veteran's Day
ceremony at this plaza was discussed, and David stated he would like to invite
Congressman RonnyJackson as guest speaker, and this was approved.
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3.b. Lake Deepening: No updates.
3.c. Kayak Launch Grant: Robert Mauk stated the contract is complete and is under
review, and should be signed soon by both the City and TP&W. When that is complete.
the City will order the kayak launch dock, and we will then have more information
regarding the schedule. Rick asked whether a TDLR inspection was needed, and
Blane replied since the sidewalk project is under $50,000 this is not required.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: David stated that we must
get all the paper brick orders entered into the Polar Engraving website system, and he
will set up a work session to get that done.
5. Other Business Matters: David stated he has gotten no response from Crystal Byrd
regarding her lack of attending meetings, but it's been over six months since she
attended a meeting. The committee voted to remove Crystal from the Committee and
work with the City Clerk to find a new member who can be an active participant.
5.a. Website Changes: On hold.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 11:04 am.
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