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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 04/18/2011 v 4 Island Strategic Action Committee Meeting Minutes RECEIVED April 18, 2011 MAY 0 9 2011 CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 1. Call to order Chair called the regular meeting of the Island Strategic Action Committee to order at 6:00 pm on March 8, 2011 2. Roll call Chair conducted a roll call. Committee members present: Committee members not present: David D. Kurz Paul Schexnailder John A. White Sr. James Needham Gabriele Hilpold John Trice Charles Mader Jyoti Rakesh Patel Ronald A. Voss J.J. Hart R. Bryan Gulley Colleen McIntyre Gregory Smith Staff members present: Johnny Perales, ACM—Engineering and Development Srvc. Pete Anaya, Director of Engineering Services Carlos Valdez, City Attorney Dan McGinn, Development Services Derek Herzog, Gulf Beach Manager Constance Sanchez, Assistant Director of Financial Services Michael Morris, Director of Parks & Rec Ruth Brown, Engineering Services 3. Approval of Minutes for February Gabriele Hilpold: Motions to approve the March Minutes. No comments, March minutes approve. 4. Public Comment None SCANNED lof 4 5. Presentation and Discussions ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: First Item on the agenda the naming of the seawall. ➢ John A. White: This is the naming of the parking lot at the seawall for Mike Ellis. What is the other portion of it? ➢ Dale: It involves the meeting of the beach in front of the seawall, That portion of the seawall is the City parking lot the rest of the area is private property. The City only has authority to name the seawall front of the parking lot and the beach in front of the seawall will be named Michael J. Ellis. Ordinance has been done, for the seawall. ➢ Bryan Gulley: The jetties would that be named differently is it open for future action? ➢ Dale: Branding of the island whether is upper padre or North Padre. Extends from the North boundary the national seashore to the south jetties, plenty of beach will not be named it always known as whatever we branded as Upper padre or north Padre this is just in-front of the seawall, not will destroy the branded. > Gabriele Hilpold: -Will it be ok to add a name to Ellis beach if necessary?Would they be flexible if it can be done in the future? ➢ Dale: Only with authorization, but I don't have authorization to do that. Right now we are only looking at that part of the seawall in-front of the parking lot. ➢ John A.White: Currently as written we are looking only at that area in-front of the parking lot as a future possibility based upon Jerry Patterson wrote something else can happen. ➢ Dale: The beach will be named after Michael with this action tomorrow based on that letter. ➢ Ronald A. Voss: We are supportive for the Michael J. Ellis Seawall beach ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Motions for the seawall portion to be named Michael J. Ellis seawall beach by Ronald Voss, second by Gabriele Hilpold. Motions passed by unanimous vote. ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Next item, presentation by Johnny Perales regarding the zones project and finance plans ➢ Johnny Perales: The staff has created a list for the committee regarding North Padre Island project list sorted by funding source. Our attempt is to identify the money coming in and monies that are committed for going out and what is available. Asked if the format was appropriate with the committee. The committee needs to let us know what they would like to see on the list by prioritization, scheduling and let us know if something needs to be added or deleted from the list. 2 of 4 , e; • ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: recommends giving the package to finance subcommittee and if the city staff can send it electronically so subcommittee can look at it and make comments to it. ➢ Johnny Perales: Recommends for the rest of the subcommittee members to comment between now and the next meeting if possible. City staff will keep a month.to month status at the ISAC meeting. ➢ Johnny Perales: Item number 7 is an extension fo item number 6. The city capital improvements projects, a few funded by Bond 2008 and funded by utilities and capital improvements program. ➢ Pete Anava: We are trying to acquire a list of projects that have been either in planning, design or construction phase or completed in the past few years. This is an outgoing projects and overview of project list for the island. ➢ Pete Anava: Item number 8 bollards for discussion and Item number 11 seawall beach clearing project. Have been working with parks and recreation and Natasha has been working on this project. ➢ Natasha Fudge: contractor anticipated to finish by the end of the week instead of the end of the month. ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: who is the monitoring and inspecting the project work? ➢ Pete Anaya: Felix Ocanas from ECMS. ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Encourage members to check on the project this week. ➢ Pete Anaya: The Aquarius street project update, met with Chip Urban today, the land owner requested for Urban to look an alignment, not a major impact. Trying to work with the land owner. ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Move on to Item number 12 spring break follow up decisions ➢ Johnny Perales: Would like to hear from the committee things that were done well and things that need improvements. ➢ John A. White: One point is the police department and traffic signals commodores and intersection 361 is one major problem even with the controlling. Several occasions during spring break the traffic was backed up 5 -6 miles. ➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Not a lot of crime, but many car break- ins behind Paul pier behind the street and parking lot. ➢ Johnny Perales: Would share this information with PD and see if we can have a plan for next year. 6. Committee Reports ➢ David D. Kurz: At the last subcommittee meeting a decision was made for a survey of Island Recommendations for the residence to prioritized projects. This survey requests their input on possible projects. It will be posted and distribute to 5,500 addresses. Also, it will be added to the islandmoonnewspaper.com business magazine for May 31st. needs a dead line on the survey. 3 of 4 El A..• 0• Gabriele Hiloold: Motions for a deadline of the survey for May 3181 will be added to the business magazine. Bryan seconds the motion, approved by anonymous vote. 7. Schedule Next Meeting Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 5:30p.m. 8. Adjournment > Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:00pm by David Kurz, second by Gregory Smith. 4 of 4