Citizen Committee for Public Safety Facility Needs Minutes - 06/24/2025 MEETING AGENDA & NOTES
Project: Public Safety Assessment Committee
Job No: 23023 Date: June 24th, 2025
Location: MPEC Room 6
City of Wichita Falls— Public Safety Facilities Committee
PSA Committee Meeting #8
1. Call to Order
a. Chair Mike Battaglino called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM.
2. Committee Members
Present:
Chair: Mike Battaglino, City Councilor Al Vitolo, Fire Dept./IAFF
Manuel Borrego, Chief of Police Kevin Folmar, Police Dept.
Cody Melton, Fire Chief Ford Swanson, Public Member
Jeff Jenkins, City Manager Steve Wood, BYSP Architects
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney Austin Cobb, City Councilor
Reno Gustafson, Public Member Glen Barham, SMAC
Derek Brown, IT/Facilities Manager Steven Kelvin, WFPD
Tyler Methvin, Public Member Murphy Davis, Sentry Management
Ford Swanson, Public Member Bobby Whiteley, Public Member
Design Team:
Absent:
Dave Clark, Public Member
Gina Irwin, BSW
Don Greer, BSW
Tanner Wachsman, Public Member
3. Minutes Approved
4. Chief Melton gave a presentation on WFFD.
a. Impact of adding 9th station. Impact of moving station 6 to SW Pkwy.
b. Toured Old High Campus.
c. Chief Borrego discussed limited road access.
5. Blake discussed funding scenarios.
6. Other Business Matters
a. No new business.
7. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned by Chair Battaglino at 12:51 PM.
Next Meeting for Wichita Falls Public Safety Facilities Committee: TBD
Secretary: Tyler Methvin
Committee Chair:
Mike Battaglino