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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 08/03/2010 RECEIVED Island Strategic Action Committee JAN 0 6 2011 Meeting Minutes CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE August 3, 2010 I. Call to order Chair called the regular meeting of the Island Strategic Action Committee to order at 5:30 on August 3, 2010. II. Roll call Chair conducted a roll call. The following members were not present: David A. Kurz Jyoti Rakesh Patel III. Approval of minutes from last meeting Minutes from the July meeting have not been transcribed and will have to be approved at a later date, per Johnny Perales. Discussion concerning minutes of committee meetings. Due to the broad range of subjects and the number of issues discussed at each meeting, Mr. Perales will have City Staff develop a request list. The request list will be distributed with the meeting minutes,within 10 days after the meeting. IV. Public Comment Mr. Larry Foster—Placement of sand on beach Ms. Smith—Road access to beach/soft sand problem There are currently meetings being held to address these problems. Items to be placed on next meeting agenda. V. Discussion of By-laws with possible action Jay Reining addressed the following four items Item 1—Appointment of sub-committees: Refer to the ordinance, there are limitations to who can be appointed. This section shall be unamended. Item 2—Meetings of sub-committees are open and subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act. They have to be published and properly noticed Item 3 —By-laws state you must abide by city code of ethics. Persons with interest in a project or property can neither discuss nor vote on any recommendations regarding that project or property. Item 4—Regarding authority to administer oaths or compel l to witness, does not apply to this committee. Remove from by-laws. Johnny Perales handed out copies of a report summarizing high profile Island related projects with a current overview of each. He also discussed SCANNED commercial activity in the mainland areas of the city. Including the two new Walmarts and several retirement housing projects. The chair requested information regarding how the retirement housing projects are subsidized. Mr. Perales asked for comments regarding the way the report is presented. The committee requested the report be put in chronological order, rather than alphabetic order. Pete Maya gave the committee a recap of the following projects: Seawall Bathrooms—almost complete Packery Channel Development Area—construction should begin on Phase 2, within the next 60 days. Johnny Perales introduced Mike Morrison, the new Parks and Recreation Director for the City. Mr. Perales then introduced Dan McGinn, Senior Project Manager with Development Services, and gave a report on private development projects in Island area. VI. Sub-Committee Reports Infrastructure Sub-Committee --There are 15 items on the list, would like to work with city staff representing each of the items. Johnny will go through list and identify city representative for each. J.J. Hart will set up meetings. Marketing Sub-Committee --- Out of town/did not meet Maintenance Sub-Committee -- Report VII. Next Meeting Next meeting is scheduled for September 7, 2010._ VIII. Adjournment Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:30pm.