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ISLAND STRATEGIC ACTION COMMITTEE
December 4, 2012
5:30 PM -6:30 PM
1) Call to Order
➢ Chair called the regular meeting of the
Island Strategic Alliance Committee to order at 5:30 PM on
December 4, 2012.
2) Roll Call
➢ Chair calls the roll.
Committee Members Present
Committee Not Present:
John A. White Sr.
Jyoti Rakesh Patel
Gabriele Hilpold
John Trice
Charles Mader
Jay Gardner — Ex- Officio
William F. Goldston
Keith Arnold — Ex- Officio
Paul Schexnailder
Gregory Smith
J.J. Hart
Alex Harris
Jodi Steen
Ralph Tapscott
Stan Hulse
Bryan Gulley — Ex- Officio
Wes Pierson — Ex- Officio
3) Approval of Minutes for November
➢ November 6, 2012 minutes were approved. Motion by Ralph Tapscott and 2 nd by Charles Mader.
4) Public Comment
Andrea Holley: Resident at 3514 Topsail. Requested the committee consider making Aquarius St. a safe
place to exercise or be outside and provided a list of improvements that accomplish this.
5) Duck Hunting Updates
➢ Carlos Valdez: Local Government Code 22902, says a municipality may not apply an ordinance relating
to a discharge of weapons, either in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, or an area annexed after 1981. City
has drafted a change that removes all parts dealing with ETJ and everything annexed after Sept 1 5t ,
1981. Requests committee could consider making a motion authorizing the chair to send letter to
council endorsing amendment to ordinance.
➢ Motion for support City's efforts upon further study by Stan Hulse, second by William Goldston.
Approved by committee.
6) Welcome/ HWY 361 Bridge —
➢ TxDOT Representative, Ismael Soto, stated the HWY 361 Bridge lights should've been repaired already.
We're scheduling lifting device in December or early January.
➢ Committee requests update in the March 2013 meeting.
7) Municipal Management District
➢ PIPOA board identified need for additional funding to repair bulkhead in case of hurricane, and came up
with a Municipal Management District. This one does not have taxing authority, nor provide city
services; just give us the ability to go out for funds. Item scheduled for 1st meeting on Dec 11 It needs
city council resolution then to go through state legislature.
➢ POA has created resolution consents to the creation of the Padre Island Municipal Management District
and recommends its approval by the legislature. City support is conditional; it just covers territory of
PIPOA. The Board of MMD will initially be the board of the POA, serving concurrently.
➢ State Representative will not carry anything that raises or has potential to raise taxes or fees. This is a
POA bill, the City will just support it or not.
➢ Committee should've been included at the beginning. Are we changing the powers of the POA to assess,
other than for emergency? Are we changing anything in regards to ownership of the bulkheads?
Proposes reviewing legislation. Paul, JJ, Stan and William will be working on this, answer before
December 11
8) Vendors on Seawall
➢ Owner of Island Market requests permission to use section of seawall in front of parking lot to attract
beach - goers.
➢ Commercial use of seawall prohibited by the Natural Resources Code.
➢ Committee would like to find solution and place on January agenda.
9) Padre Island Park Development Fees
10) Street Light Repair
11) Engineering Status Report
12) Bond 2012 Report
13) Beach Management
14) Schlitterbahn Updates
15) Schedule Next Meeting
➢ Thursday, January 3 rd at 5:30 PM at Padre Island Country Club.
16) Adjournment
➢ Motion to adjourn by Greg Smith, second by Paul Schexnailder. Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.