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Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Minutes - 10/11/2016MINUTES LAKE WICHITA REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE October 11, 2016 MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Garner, Chair ■ Members Penny Miller, Secretary Sam Bownds Kathie Forehand-Chaddick Michael Chapman Pete Gill Eric Godwin Larry Scott Ford Swanson Jake VanDonge Brian Hooker, City Council Tom Lang, Ex -Officio Jack Murphy, Director Parks and Recreation ■ Staff Davis Powell, City Engineer Westin Gilbert, Engineer Jack Browne ■ Guests Sally Gray, Wild Bird Rescue Jonathan Hurst Becky Trammel, Wichita County Historical Commission Lyla Watson, Wichita County Historical Commission ABSENT: None I. Call to Order and Introductions Steve Garner called the meeting to order. Members, staff and guests introduced themselves. II. Approval of Minutes Penny Miller moved that the minutes of the August meeting be approved. The motion passed. There are no minutes for September as there was not a quorum to conduct business. III. 404 Permit The 404 permit application is complete! Steve Garner has scheduled a meeting with the Tulsa Corps of Engineers office on Friday to present the application. He has a vehicle that will seat seven people for those who would like to go. Steve Garner expressed his appreciation to Westin Gilbert, Jack Murphy and Davis Powell for all of their work getting the permit ready. LAKE WICHITA COMMITTEE October 11, 2016 Page—1 IV. Fundraising Texoma Gives on September 15 was a huge success. We had a $25,000 target and we raised $46,400. The last $5,000 prize for best marketing campaign has still to be awarded, and we have a shot at that. Thank you, Brian Hooker, for allowing us to us the Planet Fitness parking lot. We had 500+ individual donors, although officially online it was around 150. Thanks to everyone who volunteered for this event. We raised valuable contributions and helped raise awareness for the project. There were 43,200 views of the Lake Wichita Show and there was a huge increase in likes for the Facebook page. We sold 1100 dozen donuts at $10 each. We then dropped the price. We ended up giving away only about 100 dozen to the Mission and other organizations. We were third in total donations out of 145 nonprofits. After expenses, we will clear $25,000 - $30,000. There will be a closeout recognition on November 1 at 2PM. We need to RSVP the number who can go. Notify Tom. The Wichita Falls Business Expo is the last week of October. We will have a display and need volunteers. Steve Garner announced that Tom Lang is putting together a phone meeting with Teddy Roosevelt IV next Monday to discuss a benefit in the spring. Tom Lang said our reservoir may be the first, but it won't be the last, to go through revitalization and this is something Mr. Roosevelt is interested in. Kathie Forehand-Chaddick said she is working on several grant requests. In addition to the TPWD grants we have discussed in previous meetings, she is working on a US800 grant proposal. In addition, the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership grant, specifically for excavation is due the end of the month. She is also working on a $175,000 grant for excavation from Conoco Phillips. Steve Garner reported that he will have the brick campaign plan by the end of next week. Steve Garner stated that we need help for Kathie Forehand-Chaddick writing grants. We had two volunteers, but they fell through. Ford Swanson and Larry Scott have some potential volunteers they will talk to. V. Other Discussion Becky Trammel, Wichita County Historical Commission, suggested pursuing a historical marker for Lake Wichita. There is a $100 nonrefundable application fee. It is an 18 month — 2 year approval timeframe. We would then need to purchase the marker: $1900 for a large marker; $1100 for a small one. The Commission doesn't fund the markers, but is willing to assist in the process. The application must be submitted within the next month in order to be part of the 2016 application process. Jack Murphy mentioned that the property owner (the City) would have to approve placement of the marker. He doesn't expect a problem. Penny Miller moved and Ford Swanson seconded, a motion to enlist the aid of the Wichita County Historical Commission in preparing an application and to approve funding the $100 application fee. Motion passed. Michael Chapman agreed to be the point of contact for the committee to work with the Historical Commission. Tom Lang reported that the DAR is interested in a Vietnam Veterans memorial at Lake Wichita. They previously presented the memorial idea to the City Council, but did not advance the lake location. There will be a meeting to discuss a location later this week. LAKE WICHITA COMMITTEE October 11, 2016 Page 2 Steve Garner asked Jack Murphy and Davis Powell about engineering for the boat ramp and boardwalk. Jack Murphy said the issue is the city doesn't have a project manager. We will need to hire a firm to do project management with architecture and engineering expertise. Although each grant has money for this, funding may be an issue as there is only a round $150,000 available. With $2M in projects, the likely cost is around $200,000. The first grant status report has been turned in, stating that we are soliciting an engineering firm. Tom Lang said to take a step back and consider where we started a few years ago. We have made huge progress with an all -volunteer committee. Larry Scott praised the leadership and hard work of Steve Garner and Tom Lang. VI. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:56 a.m. Date LAKE WICHITA COMMITTEE October 11, 2016 Page 3