Park Board Minutes - 04/28/2022 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
April 28, 2022
W.F. Recreation Center
600 11th Street Room 205
Time: 1:30pm
Presiding: Jim Heiman
Members Present: Thomas Taylor, Alan Donaldson, Larri Jacoby,
Dorcas Chasteen, Michael Battaglino
Members Absent: Crystal Byrd, Sandy Fleming, Jessica Traw, Patrick
Hearn
City Council Representative: Absent: Steve Jackson
Other: Blake Jurecek, Scott McGee, Terry Points (Staff
Liaison)
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Jim Heiman called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from March 24, 2022, were put before the Board for approval.
Dorcas Chasteen made the motion to approve the minutes and Larri Jean Jacoby
seconded the motion.
4. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
A. Recreation: Attached
B. Parks: Attached
C. Blake Jurecek: Asst. City Manager
• Spoke to the board about the Lake Wichita Parking Lot and turf
for the Sports Complex being a priority for the ARPA funds.
• Developing partnerships with groups such as the Disc Golf
Association to fund other projects and needs
• Updated possible move of the original Veteran's Memorial to the
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial along with consolidating other
memorials in the same central location.
D. Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee: Mike Battaglino
• Question and discussion about the Memorial Flame now at
Memorial Auditorium being moved to the new memorial area and
what it would take to do that. A propane gas supply would need
to be installed and decision on who would be responsible for
operating it when scheduled.
• The committee has sold over 900 bricks for the Veteran's
Memorial and are in the process of verifying those purchases to
see how many bricks they actually have.
• Committee discussed naming the Memorial in honor of Harry
Patterson but Patterson family declined at this time.
• Question about creating bricks from the lake bottom was that it
would make a good brick but not cost effective to do so.
• The consolidation of the memorials will result in new engineering
cost as well longer time frame for completion.
• Discussion/ questions regarding how ARPA funding awarded,
Blake explained that each department could use all that money
just for themselves but the goal was to give a little of it to as
many departments as they could.
4. Circle Trail Update: Terry Points
• New section of trail may be completed earlier than expected.
• Problem with people walking through Larry's Marine property
when the trail ends.
5. Parks Review Update: Tom Taylor
• Limited feedback on report. Will continue to collect feedback and
present to board.
• Discussion of Councilman Nelson being representative for Park
Board.
• Rotary Park Dedication will be May 15.
6. Other Business, Announcements, Comments:
Motion by Dorcas Chasteen to adjourn. 2nd by Larri Jean Jacoby
Meeting was ad'ourned at 2:33
Signature: G-172--1 f�C/
Jim eiman (First Chair)