Central Wichita Falls Revitalization Area Committee Minutes - 03/26/2025 MINUTES
Central Wichita Falls Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
March 26, 2025
PRESENT:
Ann Arnold-Ogden ♦ Member
Wendy Browder ♦Vice Chair
Councilor Whitney Flack ♦Councilor
Jose Garcia ♦ Member
Mike Mitchell ♦Chairman
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager ♦City Staff
Terry Floyd, Development Services Director ♦City Staff
Fabian Medellin, Planning Manager ♦City Staff
Christal Cates, Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator ♦City Staff
ABSENT:
Councilor Robert Brooks ♦Councilor
Larry Fox ♦ Member
Andrea Robles ♦ Member
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Mike Mitchell called the meeting to order at 1 :35 p.m.
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chairman Mitchell asked if any members of the public wished to speak. No
comments.
III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
Chairman Mitchell asked if there were any public comments regarding the minutes.
Councilor Whitney Flack made a motion to approve the minutes as presented from
March 18th, 2025. Mrs. Ann Arnold-Ogden seconded. The motion passed
unanimously, 5-0.
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Presentation and discussion of the draft Heart of the Falls Neighborhood
Revitalization Plan
Chairman Mitchell asked staff to begin presentation of the Heart of the Falls
Neighborhood Revitalization Plan to the Committee. Staff advised the plan, in
sections had already been covered in the previous year at different times, working
on various initiatives. Staff briefly covered the "Plan Purpose" and "Existing
Conditions" outlined in the plan as well as the "Built Environment" and all graphs
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featured with it. Staff went over the "Zoning" portion and "Public Engagement"
aspects through "Previous Planning Efforts". Staff finished the presentation with
sections, "Where We're at Now" and "Action Steps". During the presentation the
Committee had brief discussions about the plan with staff.
Chairman Mitchell stated he believed the Committee was ready to bring a favorable
recommendation to City Council. Staff advised the next regularly scheduled
meeting on April 1st, 2025 staff would have the plan ready for the Committee to
vote on.
Councilwoman Flack requested this plan be fast-tracked to be presented and voted
on by City Council on April 15th, 2025. Staff advised the Committee they would
work with management and should be able to have it ready to present to City
Council as requested.
V. OTHER BUSINESS
1. Updates
A. Neighborhood Party Planning Meeting — Bridwell Park
The public meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 30th from 3pm — 5pm was
discussed as well as the need for volunteers for the event. Staff handed out flyers to
be distributed to the Committee members neighbors and advised staff would be
distributing as well on foot Thursday and Friday as weather permitted. Volunteers
were asked to meeting under the park pavilion between 2:30 — 3pm.
Staff also discussed a 4-question survey that would be given to attendees and
published on social media for artist feedback for the design of the futsal court
murals.
VI. ADJOURN
The next regularly scheduled meeting was set for Tuesday, April 1st at 1:30pm at the
Travel Center Conference Room for the plan to be presented in its entirety to the
Commission for recommendation.
Chairman Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 2:17 p.m.
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