Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 12/13/2022 MINUTES
LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE
December 13, 2022
PRESENT:
■Members
David Coleman, Chair
Steve Garner, Vice Chair
Tim Brewer, City Council Rep
Matt Marrs
Rick Hernandez
Sharon Roach
Ford Swanson
Austin Cobb
Alicia Castillo, Gold Star Family Rep
Blane Boswell, City Engineer ■Staff
Terry Points, Parks Superintendent
Wes Dutton, TX Parks &Wildlife •Guests
ABSENT: Mike Battagiino, John Strenski, Alison Sanders, Kari Shaw
1. Call to Order: David called the meeting to order at 10:01am.
2. Approval of Minutes: October meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
3. Project Updates:
3.a. Veteran's Plaza Project:
David updated the project status since the last meeting: Marrs Patriot Construction
(MPC) new total price for the site at Lake Wichita Park and the granite benches is approx.
$460k, and City Staff has executed the Change Order for this new contract price, and
they have issued a Notice to Proceed for construction. Site work will begin after New
Year's at which time access to the Vietnam Statue will be restricted. The final brick order
is in, with the bricks to be delivered mid-January. David asked Blane to facilitate
communication with MPC regarding where they would like to have the bricks delivered.
David paid the Polar invoice of$2.096.53 and the committee approved him to reimburse
himself from PayPal. Project funds remaining available are: $13k held by the City, $5k
held by the WFACF, and $38k in PayPal.
David stated that the Groundbreaking ceremony was NOT held at all, since
Congressman Jackson's schedule would not allow him to be in Wichita Falls until mid
January, at which time construction will be well underway. But his staffers have assured
us that 29 May 2023, Memorial Day, is on his calendar for a Dedication Ceremony.
Steve brought in a poster, mounted on foam board, of the new Veterans Plaza rendering,
which turned out very well and gives an excellent feel for how the Plaza will appear.
David paid the graphic artist, Carey Dodson $225 for the artwork and $64.95 to Hudson
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Blueprint for the foam board mounting of two prints, and both expenses were approved
unanimously for David to reimburse himself from the PayPal account.
3.b. Lake Deepening: Steve suggested we create a project to make a berm from the Boat
Ramp area, extending south to Lakeside City east. This would create a separate section
of the Lake that could dredged out, then re-connected later to the main body. He will
pursue this project and look at potential fundraising and contractors for this work.
3.c. Kayak Launch Grant: Terry will schedule his crews to install the launch equipment,
after we get some rain.
3.d. Former Yacht Club Rehabilitation: This will be our next project. Steve's initial idea is
to deepen the basin, stabilize the bank with riprap, and beautify the area. Wes stated
this basin is already the best fishing spot at the Lake, and we need to make access
easier, perhaps with a Boy Scout community service project to clean up the area.
Blane will check the 404 Permit to see if this area requires any wetland mitigation, and
Rick will bring materials to the next meeting to facilitate a work session to create a
project scope.
4. Discussion of Brick Sales and Fundraising Initiatives: David stated that the final
Brick order has been submitted, and it includes 9 Replicas that were ordered from the
original set of bricks. These Replicas cost more, because they're made without an
accompanying brick, and Polar charges us $20 (instead of the normal $10) and the group
decided that we will simply charge the $20 to the customers for these 9 Replicas.
5. Other Business Matters: David asked the group whether we should pursue relocating
some, or all, of the WFISD Veterans Memorial from the Memorial Stadium to the new
Veterans Plaza area at Lake Wichita Park. The group agreed to pursue this idea, and
David will contact Ms. Ashley Thomas of WFISD to start a discussion.
6. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:50 am.
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David Coleman, Chair Date
December 13, 2022