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Island Strategic Action Committee JUL 12 2011
Meeting Minutes CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
May 3, 2011
1. Call to order
➢ Chair called the regular meeting of the Island Strategic Action Committee to order at
5:35 pm on May 3, 2011.
2. Roll call
➢ Chair conducted a roll call.
Committee members present: Committee members not present:
David D. Kurz
John A. White Sr. Ronald A. Voss
Gabriele Hilpold John Trice
Charles Mader R. Bryan Gulley
J.J. Hart
Colleen McIntyre
Gregory Smith
James Needham
Jyoti Rakesh Patel
Paul Schexnailder
Staff members present:
Joe Adame, Mayor
Johnny Perales, ACM — Engineering and Development Srvc.
Pete Anaya, Director of Engineering Services
Jay Reining, First Asst. City Attorney
Derek Herzog, Gulf Beach Manager
Constance Sanchez, Assistant Director of Financial Services
Michael Morris, Director of Parks & Rec
Martha Quiroz, Engineering Services
3. Approval of Minutes for May
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Motions to approve the May Minutes. No comments, May minutes
approved.
4. Public Comment
➢ None
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5. Presentation and Discussions
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: First Item on the agenda the beach cleaning
➢ Mayor: Beach cleaning is one of the bold future projects to do a better job and
work together. Need to work on how we can communicate more with visitors and
what they can expect on the beach.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: _The process of streamlining, we would like to give you
recommendations of what we have been working on.
➢ Mayor: In a couple of meetings John Trice, Charlie and John Michael, have met
with the County and Joe McComb, for improvements of beach cleaning.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: We will follow up with John Trice for an update on the beach
cleaning at the next meeting.
➢ Mayor: Keith Arnold is teaming up with a group at New York (DCI group) that
does key placement of stories in major publications. How can we strategic to get
the stories in major publications?
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Request for the marketing committee that will need a list of all
the events that occurring and anyone will give ideas to Colleen so a list can be
generated; this is for the Marketing committee.
➢ JJ Hart: coastal wave is the event website, we get information from Parks & Rec
and find out what is going on with the events in the City and that is also including,
the island.
➢ JJ Hart: Wanting to know if they can use the City website to communicate the
public where to go on the beaches and condition of the beaches.
➢ Michael Morris: Michael and Derek have working together how to communicate
with the visitors by passing out flyers or handouts, so they can have some
information of the beaches conditions. Will be working on putting it on the City
website.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Requested to add to the Agenda for next week for details on
what needs to be placed on website, connection with Keith Arnold.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Would like to invite the CM to next meeting to meet the
committee, the Island and overview of the projects.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Keith Arnold has done work at the Upper Padre, he is here to
explain the Upper Padre by the CVB
➢ Keith Arnold: We are a destination marketing organization. Organization that
represents a certain metro areas or destinations. Our goals are to increase
convention and sports sales, Increase group and leisure travel, Increase funding
for the Corpus Christi CVB to strengthen marketing ability to generate greater
economic impact for our stakeholders.
(CC Upper Padre Island Handout passed out to the committee)
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: I would like to know from the committee if we any concerns or a
reservation if the committee thinks are a good idea to move forward. Need to
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implement the name in between next 2 years. We need to split it up and think what
we want. TxDot should be helpful to change the street names.
➢ JJ Hart: What should we be aware to move forward? Then we can move forward
with the Upper Padre. Anything to start the process give us idea and summary.
➢ John White: The Business Association is putting the dollar figure together to put
up a billboard to changeable to daily events. We can add Upper Island to keep on
going now.
➢ JJ Hart: needs to file a fee in order to move forward.
Gabriele Hilpold: John Wright Would you give us or adopt a new name and follow
up on the name change. How about the POA? The City will look at the concept of
the street names. Keith was asked to come back with more information once the
committee has decided and other issues.
➢ Gabriele Hilpold: Next Item, TIRZ No. 2, Project/Finance Plan, Federal funding
for Packery Channel recreational.
➢ Johnny Perales: Summarize a financial and scope information for all the TIRZ No.
2. (Hand outs to committee). All the projects scope has been previously identified
this is just a draft and will need the committees input. Some projects have been
completed and try to brief a small summary of the project scopes.
➢ JJ Hart: Finance subcommittee will get together to get a better review of the
numbers and will contact Johnny Perales. We will meet Monday, May 23rd at the
POA.
6. Committee Reports
7. Schedule Next Meeting
June 7, 2011 at 5:30pm
8. Adjournment
➢ Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:00p.m.
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