4A Wichita Falls Economic Development Minutes - 05/15/2025 MINUTES OF THE
WICHITA FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MAY 15, 2025
PRESENT:
Leo Lane, President § WFEDC Members
Brent Hillery §
Reno Gustafson §
Mike Battaglino, Councilor, District 4 § Mayor & Councilors
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager § City Administration
Blake Jurecek, Assistant City Manager
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney §
Terry Floyd, Dir of Development Services §
Russel Schreiber, Director of Public Works §
Monica Aguon, Senior Assistant City Attorney §
Kaitlin LeVasseur, Budget Analyst §
Samantha Forester, Social Media & Marketing §
Ron Kitchens, CEO § Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Moriah Williams, Partner §
Vicki Pratt §
Absent: §
David Toogood, Vice President §
Craig Lewis §
1. CALL TO ORDER.
Mr. Leo Lane called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
2. CONSENT AGENDA.
a. Approval of Minutes (March 20, 2025)
b. Financial Report
Mr. Paul Menzies reported that sales tax revenue has remained flat and that the City has
prepared the upcoming fiscal year's budget without projecting any increase in revenue. He further
noted that if no additional expenditures are made for the remainder of the year, the projected fund
balance at fiscal year-end is estimated to be approximately $16 million.
Mr. Lane asked if there were any further comments or questions. No comments were
made, nor questions asked. Mr. Reno Gustafson made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Seconded by Mr. Brent Hillery, the motion carried 3-0.
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3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER A CHANGE ORDER TOTALING $9,626.42
RELATED TO THE EXTENSION OF PRODUCTION BLVD BY CONTRACTOR BH DEVCO IN THE WICHITA
FALLS BUSINESS PARK.
Mr. Russell Schreiber reported that the proposed change order pertains to the City's reuse
line located within the Production Boulevard right-of-way. The City had previously installed testing
stations in the middle of the roadway, which include tracer wire access points used to locate and
trace the line. These stations now need to be relocated, resulting in a change order in the amount
of$9,626.42.
Mr. Lane asked whether sufficient funds remained in the project budget. Mr. Schreiber
confirmed that the project remains under budget.
Mr. Hillery made a motion to accept and approve a change order related to the extension
of Production Blvd by Contractor BH Devco, totaling $9,626.42. Seconded by Mr. Gustafson and
with no further public comment, the motion carried 3-0.
No further comments were made, and no questions were asked.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. Lane adjourned the meeting into executive session at 2:35 p.m. pursuant to Texas
Government Code §§§§ 551.072, 551.087, 551.071, and 551.074. He announced the meeting
back into regular session at 3:33 p.m. The subjects posted in the Notice of Meeting were
deliberated, and no votes or further actions were taken on the items in executive session.
5. ADJOURNED.
Mr. Lane asked if the public had any questions or comments. Since there were none, he
adjourned the meeting at 3:34 p.m.
Leo Lane, President
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