final feb 2011 jb wps briefing

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The Joseph Bonnell Project Update and Outlook2010-2011

Stan BaconFred BothwellSel GrahamWPSCTFebruary 9, 2011

JOSEPH BONNELL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS - 2010

WEST POINT SOCIETY OF CENTRAL TEXAS – FRIENDS OF MT BONNELL PROJECTSCOMPLETED IN 2010

HELD JOSEPH BONNELL DAY CEREMONY, BULLOCK MUSEUM (MAR)

ADOPTED MOUNT BONNELL COVERT PARK (MAY)

APPLIED FOR APF GRANT TO SUPPORT RESTORING VIEWS FROM MT BONNELL (MAY/SEPT)

FILMED “JOSEPH BONNELL STORY” VIDEO (SEP)

ENTERED VIDEO IN SXSW, HCFF, AND THC MEDIA AWARDS (OCT)

SUPERVISED PARD “GREAT OYSTER RACE” CHECKPOINT AT MT BONNELL (OCT)

SUPERVISED AND STAFFED MT BONNELL COVERT PARK FALL CLEANUP (NOV)

PLANNED TXARNG BONNELL AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP (NOV)

SUPPORTED AND STAFFED ALL 2010 “FRIENDS OF MOUNT BONNELL” PROJECTS

AWARDED APF GRANT $1500 TO SUPPORT RESTORATION OF VIEWS +$350 FOR SUPPORT OF

OYSTER RACE

RAISED $2464 OF $3000 REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH RESTORATION OF VIEWS

CREATED/ENHANCED BONNELL WEB SITE, WIKIPEDIA, AND HANDBOOK OF TEXAS CONTENT

APF: AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION; PARD: PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT; THC: TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

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WEST POINT SOCIETY OF CENTRAL TEXAS – FRIENDS OF MT BONNELL PROJECTS

PLANNED IN 2011

COMPLETED FUNDRAISING FOR RESTORATION OF VIEWS (JAN-FEB)

RESTORED VIEWS (28-31 JAN)

SUPPORT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW COVERT MARKER (JAN-JUN)

SUBMIT APPLICATION FOR CORRECTED HISTORICAL MARKER TO THC (JAN-FEB)

CREATED 4 MINUTE BONNELL VIDEO FOR TEXAS MILITARY FORCES MUSEUM (JAN - DONE)

PLAN AND EXECUTE SPRING CLEANUP (MAR)

PRESENT BONNELL AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP AT CAMP MABRY CEREMONY (APR)

MANAGE CEREMONY FOR REDEDICATION OF COVERT PARK (JUN-SEP)

FUND AND MANAGE CONSTRUCTION OF INFORMATION KIOSKS ON MT BONNELL (JUL-DEC)

CREATE, REVIEW, AND MAINTAIN LONG RANGE PLAN FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT

APF: AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION; PARD: PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT; THC: TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

JOSEPH BONNELL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS - 2011

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PROJECT:FUND RAISING

USMA Grads

WPSCT300

NEIGHBORS

650NEIGHBOHOOD ASSOCIATIONS

APF1844

INDIVIDUALS

TOTAL 3689

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PROJECT:RESTORE FABULOUS VIEWS

COVERT PARK MOUNT BONNELL

“FABULOUS VIEWS” RESTORATION

JANUARY 28-31, 2011

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

REPORTFred Bothwell

West Point Society of Central TexasFriends of Mount Bonnell

fred.bothwell@west-point.org(512) 635-4433

MAY 2010 CONCEPTUAL PLAN

PAVILION PICNIC TABLE OBSERVATION POINT PICNIC TABLE

PROPOSED AREAS OF VEGETATION

REDUCTION

….and the Contractor, and the Friends of Mount Bonnell, and the neighbors, and the Neighborhood Associations, and other AOG members….

Project Management span of control….

RIVER VIEWS TO NORTH AND SOUTH FROM PAVILION (SITE 1) AND OBSERVATION PLATFORM (SITE 3) WERE OBSCURED BY VEGETATION

RIVER VIEWS TO NORTH AND SOUTH FROM PAVILION (SITE 1) AND NORTH VIEW FROM OBSERVATION PLATFORM (SITE 3) ARE NOW UNOBSTRUCTED.

BEFORE

BEFORE: FULL AUSTIN SKYLINE WAS ONLY VISIBLE FROM SITE 2 BY STANDING ON PICNIC TABLE. SKYLINE WAS INVISIBLE FROM PICNIC TABLE AT SITE 4

AFTER: PANORAMIC AUSTIN SKYLINE FROM TEXAS TOWER TO LADYBIRD LAKE NOW VISIBLE FROM SEATED POSITION AT BOTH TABLES

HUNDREDS OF CUBIC YARDS* OF VIEW OBSTRUCTING VEGETATION WERE CUT AND STACKED FOR

CHIPPING AND WINDROW FABRICATION

*ESTIMATED STACK SIZE: 10’ H X 5’ DEEP X 20 ‘ LONG

*SCOPE OF ORIGINAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN CONSTRAINED BY PARK BOUNDARY, CONSERVATION, AND PRESERVATION CONCERNS.FINAL SCOPE OF PROJECT DEFINED IN COOPERATION WITH AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BALCONES CANYONLANDS PRESERVE, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES, FRIENDS OF MOUNT BONNELL, AND WEST POINT SOCIETY

ORIGINAL CONCEPTUAL PLANMAY 2010

FINAL TALLY

ACCOMPLISHED AS OF 2/01/2011: ~80% COVERAGE OF ORIGINAL PROPOSED SIGHTLINES INCLUDING 2 NEW PANORAMIC VIEWS OF AUSTIN SKYLINE *

BRACTED TWISTFLOWER

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WEST AUSTIN NEWS PROVIDES CONTINUING COVERAGE

“I’ve never seen this view before…”

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PROJECT:REPLACE DAMAGED MARKER

MOUNT BONNELL

DEDICATED AS A PARK BY

FRANK M COVERT SR.GIVEN TO TRAVIS COUNTY

JULY 15, 1938

WARREN S FREUND COM’R PREC. NO2

Covert Cover

COVERT PARK DEDICATION MARKER REPLACEMENT BRIEFINGJANUARY 10, 2011

West Point Society of Central TexasFriends of Mount BonnellFred Bothwell, WPSCT (512) 635-4433Stan Bacon, WPSCT (512) 345-5964

O’Connell RobertsonArchitectural/EngineeringJason Andrus, AIA (512) 478-7286

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1938 2010

Marker is no longer

vertical

2008 2010

Marker is disintegrating

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MARKER CONDITION:1938-2011Original Marker Reaches End of Life

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THREE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

1. USING EXISTING DESIGN: STASSWENDER

2. USING EXISTING DESIGN: HARDMAN

3. EXPLORING NEW DESIGNS: O’CONNELL ROBERTSONAustin-based, architectural/engineering/interior design firm Established in 1950. Specializes in education, healthcare, and sports facility design,Known for developing innovative design solutionsSpecialtiesmasterplanning, architecture, engineering, interior design, and bond planning.

http://stasswender.com/index.html

Stasswender Memorial Company2801 Hancock DriveAustin, TX 78731PHONE: (512) 477-5021FAX: (512) 477-5995

Bob Bullock

John Connally

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Texas State Cemetery WWII Monument

Texas State CemeteryVietnam Monument

The Fergusons

The Whiteheads

Per Jim Stasswender, head of Stasswender Monument Co, Austin on 11/24:

• His grandfather carved and installed the existing Covert marker on Mt Bonnell in 1938.

• Limestone will not last. Marker must be granite. The inscriptions should be on stone. A plaque, if used, must be bronze

• Bronze is very expensive and likely to be stolen.

• If selected, would plan to visit local quarries with client to select a suitable stone and develop detailed design

• Stone would be polished on one surface for inscription.

• Need three month lead time

• Estimated cost: Not less than $10K, not more than $20K.

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http://www.hardmansigns.com/index.phpmichaelv@hardmansigns.com512-627-7366

HARDMAN SOLUTION

• Replicate original marker in limestone.

• If selected, would plan to visit local quarries with client to select a suitable stone and develop detailed design

• Inscription to be either directly on stone or on metal plaque

• Estimated cost ~$8500

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• Austin-based, architectural/engineering/interior design firm

• Established in 1950. • Specializes in education, healthcare, and sports

facility design,• Known for developing innovative design solutions

Support to dateDesign staff site visit to Mount BonnellJoint design conferencePreliminary design concept presentation

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

• The Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, North End Zone Expansion

• Texas State University Baseball/Softball Complex Enhancements

• New University of Texas Softball Training Facility

• New Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Residence Hall

• New Texas A&M University McFerrin Indoor Athletic Center A/E

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http://www.oconnellrobertson.com/

TEXAS STATE CEMETERY 9/11 MEMORIAL, AUSTIN

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• The Texas State Cemetery 9/11 monument is dedicated to all Texans who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks

• Commissioned in 2002, numerous designs were submitted from artists, architects and private citizens from around the state.

• The final design by O’Connell, Robertson and Associates of Austin was chosen by the Governor’s Office and the Texas State Cemetery Committee.

PROPOSED INSTALLATION

CURRENT INSTALLATION

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3. EXPLORING NEW DESIGNS: O’CONNELL ROBERTSONAustin-based, architectural/engineering/interior design firm Established in 1950. Specializes in education, healthcare, and sports facility design,Known for developing innovative design solutionsSpecialtiesmasterplanning, architecture, engineering, interior design, and bond planning.

2. USING EXISTING DESIGN: HARDMAN

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. USING EXISTING DESIGN: STASSWENDER

XSomewhat responsive. Granite Marker. Cost: $10K-$20K

Generally unresponsive. Limestone Marker. Cost ~$8.5K

Highly responsive. Custom design. Cost TBD

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NOMINATIONS AS OF FEB 2011

SXSW.FILM AUSTIN,TXXPROJECT:BONNELL VIDEOS

Hill Country Film Festival

FREDERICKSBURG, TX

GI FILM FESTIVAL

Washington, DCReel Stories, Real Heroes

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PURPOSE:, presented in memory of Captain Joseph Bonnell, West Point class of 1825, 3rd US Infantry Regiment and Army of the Republic of Texas, Aide to General Sam Houston and Hero of the Texas War for Independence.

SCOPE: Two awards, presented to a junior Officer (0-1 to 0-3) and a junior Non Commissioned Officer (E-4 to E-6) in the Texas Army National Guard.

CRITEREA: Awarded to individuals who best exemplify the qualities displayed by CaptainBonnell. They include professionalism, integrity, inspiring trust in others, courage, ingenuity,use of alternatives to the application of combat power, and the ability to inspire those traits intheir subordinates while deployed on active duty.

The Bonnell Awards for Leadership

CITATIONPER IL RILASCIO IMMEDIATO Una rivolta tribale, un tenente della fanteria: La linea grigia lunga all'eroe non lodato di onore di la guerra del Texas per indipendenza, Joseph Bonnell, un codice categoria di West Point di 1825 A 2 pomeridiane sabato il 6 marzo 2010 la società di West Point del Texas centrale condurrà una cerimonia al museo di storia della condizione del Bob Bullock il Texas a Austin per commemorare eroismo straordinario del tenente Joseph Bonnell che, agente da solo in 1836, ha impedetto una grande forza dei guerrieri ostili l'attacco dell'esercito del Texas nell'ambito dell'ordine del General Sam Houston.

CITATIONPER IL RILASCIO IMMEDIATO Una rivolta tribale, un tenente della

fanteria: La linea grigia lunga all'eroe non lodato di onore di la guerra

del Texas per indipendenza, Joseph Bonnell, un codice categoria di West

Point di 1825 A 2 pomeridiane sabato il 6 marzo 2010 la società di West

Point del Texas centrale condurrà una cerimonia al museo di storia della

condizione del Bob Bullock il Texas a Austin per commemorare eroismo

straordinario del tenente Joseph Bonnell che, agente da solo in 1836,

ha impedetto una grande forza dei guerrieri ostili l'attacco dell'esercito

del Texas nell'ambito dell'ordine del General Sam Houston.

PROJECT:BONNELL AWARDS

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SELECTION: Selection of honorees and preparation of citations to be accomplished by Texas Army National Guard.FREQUENCY: To be awarded annually or as jointly determined by the Adjutant General, Texas and the President of the West Point Society of Central Texas.PRESENTATION: To be presented by a General Officer (Active or Retired) representing the West Point Society of Central Texas at a ceremony to be held at Camp Mabry, Texas on or about American Heroes Day or other suitable occasions.CONTENT: Prepared by the West Point Society of Central Texas: Framed certificates provided by the WPSCT and citations provided by TXARNG detailing the service rendered by the recipients of the award, accompanied by letters of commendation from the President of the West Point Society of Central Texas.