Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 08/09/2022 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
August 9, 2022
PRESENT:
•Members
David Coleman, Chair
Sharon Roach
Mike Battaglino
Alicia Castillo, Gold Star Family Rep
Blane Boswell, City Engineer
Alan Peregrino, Project Manager •Staff
Terry Points, Parks Superintendent
•Guests
ABSENT: Ford Swanson, John Strenski, Alison Sanders, Kendrick Jones, Tim Brewer,
Steve Gamer, Matt Mans, Austin Cobb, Rick Hemandez
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 10:05 am.
2. Approval of Minutes: July meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates:
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project:
Since the last meeting, Alan sent out the 60% plans for the revised design at Lake
Wichita Park. The Committee reviewed the plans and was pleased with what KHA had
done. The revised OPCC is $415,000 which is well within our budget. However, Alan
informed the group that the lower sidewalk, leading from the Vietnam Statue to the Circle
Trail, violates the ADA maximum slope. The group voted unanimously to leave that
sidewalk as-is, with no changes, because any modifications to that sidewalk would
necessitate demolishing the existing sidewalk and correcting the grade to a max of 4%.
This will be good aesthetically, with the walkway from the parking lot being visibly the
main access. However, this sidewalk could be modified if desired in the future.
City Staff discussed the future potential of expanding the Veterans Plaza, perhaps with
new monuments or relocating other existing monuments from other locations. After much
discussion, the group decided unanimously to:
• Move the flagpole to a more central location, north of the walkway
• Relocate the new trees so they're not likely to be cut down in the future
City Staff made further suggestions to make the Veterans Plaza more consistent with
other City parks and monuments, and the following changes were approved unanimously:
• The six Service medallions will be black granite on small pedestals
• The four benches will be granite, to match the Vietnam Statue area
• City will install the irrigation system, and only trees will be irrigated
August 9,2022
David stated that the City of Lakeside City approved us to transfer the funds in PayPal
(approx. $35,000) plus the funds in the Wells Fargo checking account(approx. $500)to
the City of WF to help cover the cost of the re-design work. They also voted to transfer
the balance in Lakeside City's Community Foundation account (approx. $5,000)to the
City of Wichita Falls. David will try to find out when these checks are mailed, to give
Blane time to watch for them and get them in the right City account.
The Saluting Soldier statue is complete and fully paid, but is awaiting shipment.
3.b. Lake Deepening: No discussion.
3.c. Kayak Launch Grant: The Launch equipment has been delivered and Terry will
schedule his crews to install it in a few weeks. The lake is so low that the Launch will
not be usable until it rains, but installation will be much easier in the dry lake bed.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: David stated that the Bricks
and Replicas have been delivered. The Bricks pavers are stored in a warehouse on Call
Field owned by Mike Shallenberger, and will be there until Marrs Patriot is ready to install
them on the walkway. The Replicas are at David's house, and we have gotten approval
from the American Legion Post 169 to use their lobby to lay out the Replicas and set up
three dates and hours for people to stop by and pick up their Replicas. David asked for
volunteers to staff the tables at the Legion to assist people getting their Replicas.
David stated that we received many requests to order Bricks after the newspaper article
was published, so we have re-activated the webpage at Polar Engraving to enable new
orders to be placed. With the construction delays (caused by moving the Plaza to Lake
Wichita Park), we have enough time to leave the order system active until the end of
August.
5. Other Business Matters: Sharon asked whether Kendrick is still an active member,
since he hasn't attended a meeting in a long time. David inquired, and Kendrick has a
new job that is more demanding of his time, and he will submit a resignation.
5.a. Website Changes: David stated he had to pay the bill from Hoegger Communications
for the website, since it was on automatic renewal. But the auto renewal has now been
turned off, and the website domains will be terminated in about 10 months. David informed
the group that he also had to pay for a couple brick orders that were placed, so he
reimbursed himself for the website ($65.42), the bricks ($101.50), and the rendering (which
was $475, paid by David about two years ago)for a total of$541.92. This was approved
unanimously.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 11:00 am.
David Coleman, Chair Date
August 9,2022