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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 03/05/2013 MEETING MINUTES ISLAND STRATEGIC ACTION COMMITTEE Padre Isles Country Club 14353 Commodores Dr. Corpus Christi,TX 78418 Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. 1) Call to Order ➢ Chair called the regular meeting of the Island Strategic Alliance Committee to order at 5:36 PM on March 5, 2013. 2) Roll Call ➢ Chair calls roll. Committee Members Present: Committee Members Not Present: Gabriele Hilpold John A. White Sr. Charles Mader Gregory Smith William F. Goldston Jyoti Rakesh Patel Paul Schexnailder Keith Arnold—Ex-Officio Alex Harris Wes Pierson—Ex-Officio Jodi Steen A Hart Ralph Tapscott Stan Hulse Jay Gardner— Ex-Officio Bryan Gulley— Ex-Officio 3) Approval of Minutes for February 5, 2013. ➢ Motion by Ralph Tapscott, second by Charles Mader. 4) Public Comment ➢ None 5) Engineering Project Status Report ➢ Committee agreed that hard copies of Engineering Status Report are not needed as long as electronic versions are sent out in advance. ➢ Park Road 22 Bridge mitigation meeting tomorrow, ➢ Aquarius St. contract to council, waiting for AEP to schedule. ➢ Gabi Hilpold spoke with AEP,which said overall scheduling is done by City engineering and they go by that schedule. May be communication issue, they are willing to accommodate. ➢ FEMA Map panels returning error message. 6) Bond 2012 Report ➢ Bond 2012 project schedule is currently being finalized. Will have at next meeting.* 7) TxDOT Update ➢ Ricky Dailey from TXDOT, updated that lights are up and operating. ➢ State owns access road into Mustang Island State Park, others are city or county. ➢ Traffic engineering will know who owns road ➢ Palm trees maintained on east side—There has been discussion of streamlining palm tree maintenance between the City &TXDOT, but current contract continues for 6 months. ➢ Possibility of roundabouts,there growing consensus they are useful and safe in certain instances, no state roads have roundabouts. 8) Nominations for John Trice's Vacancy ➢ Rick Sowash is nominating committee's choice. He is an appraiser and treasurer of PIBA. MEETING MINUTES ISLAND STRATEGIC ACTION COMMITTEE Padre Isles Country Club 14353 Commodores Dr. Corpus Christi,TX 78418 Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. ➢ Motion to nominate Rick Sowash by William Goldston, second by Jodi Steen. Unanimous approval by committee. ➢ All committee members would like to stay on committee. ➢ Gabi Hilpold will resend list of expiring terms. 9) Council Members at ISAC Meetings ➢ Ethics Committee meeting is March 14t". Stan Hulse and William Goldston will attend. 10) Wastewater Odors ➢ Gerald Garcia,Treatment Superintendent. ➢ Committee informed there is a problem with the SPID line. ➢ City plans to smoke test once the winds die down as a first step. ➢ Invite you back next month. Need follow ups next month's agenda. 11) Beach Management/Spring Break Traffic ➢ Spring break prep gone well, beach is ready,traffic plan set. ➢ Light timing changed, will have officer stationed to manually override if necessary. Code enforcement will be out to ticket littering. Police department will be mustering at Tortuga dunes.Traffic can't go down Zahn Road after noon. ➢ Committee requests traffic count for Whitecap and Gypsy. 12) 4t"of July Fireworks ➢ Jerry Watkins we've raised $5,000; $15,000 needed for event. Any help can get. Great event for island. ➢ Motion to approve use of property for 4t"of July fireworks by A Hart, second by Stan Hulse. 13) Schlitterbahn Updates ➢ Started groundwork, electrical connections, pump stations. Work will be done to the clubhouse. Site work will probably take through end of July. ➢ Corps of Engineers permits for the Island Walk expires at the end of this year; need to file application within next 45 days. ➢ In future, will need to come up with plan for getting pedestrian traffic across HWY 361. ➢ Committee requests plan on possible development layout. 14) Schedule Next Meeting ➢ Tuesday, April 2nd at 5:30 PM. 15) Adjournment ➢ Motion to adjourn by Stan Hulse, second by Charlie Mader. Meeting adjourned at 6:37 PM.