HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 08/04/2015 August 4, 2015
ISAC Meeting 5:30 PM
Comfort Suites, 15209 Windward Dr., CC. TX, 78418
Meeting called by: Greg Smith, Chair Type of meeting: Regular
Facilitator: Greg Smith, Chair Note taker(s): Arlene Medrano
John White,William Goldston, Stan Hulse, Greg Smith, Rick Sowash, Jodi Steen, Brud Jones,
Carter Tate, Jay Gardner, Paulette Kluge, Wes Pierson, Bryan Gulley, Libby Edwards Middleton,
Attendees: Jyoti Rakesh Patel
Absent: Kathleen Pratt, David Perry
Minutes
Agenda item: Approval of Minutes Presenter: Greg Smith
Comments:
Rick Sowash proposed creating a consent agenda for consideration of requests for excused absences. Item tabled for
next meeting.
Action:
Motion to approve July 7, 2015 Regular Meeting minutes by Rick Sowash, 2nd by John White. All in favor. Passed.
Motion to approve July 23, 2015 Special Meeting minutes by Libby Edwards Middleton, 2nd by William Goldston.
All in favor. Passed.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Place consent agenda on next regular meeting agenda Staff Support 8/28/15
Agenda item: Consideration of Request for excused absences Presenter: Greg Smith
Discussion: None.
Action:
Motion to approve absences from the July 7, 2015 meeting (Jyoti Rakesh Patel, Kathleen Pratt, and Libby
Edwards Middleton) by Stan Hulse, 2nd by Jodi Steen.All in favor. Passed.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Agenda item: Public Comment Presenters: 1.David Hanes
Comments:
1. David Hanes- 15418 Fortuna Bay- Owns Island Jewelers. Not sure if Aquarius is the right place for the traffic light.
Suggests a light at County Park or Verdimar and a fly over to asses traffic. He is concerned about back-up traffic on
the bridge. Recommends a temporary light to test conditions.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Agenda item: Proposed Access Road 2A Update Presenter: Wes Pierson
Discussion:
Greg Smith, ISAC, and Jeff Edmonds, Director of Capital Programs, connected and are in contact with GLO to check if
funding is available to pursue this road.
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Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Annika Gunning, Senior
Agenda item: PlanCC 2035 Comprehensive Plan Update Presenter: Project Manager
Discussion:
Greg Smith and William Goldston met with city staff regarding PlanCC 2035. Comprehensive Plan will go before Planning
Commission on August 121h.There will be a public presentation with consultant at Planning Commission meeting.
Commission will vote August 261h on each change that they want and will also vote on staffs recommendations. City
Council will receive presentation on PlanCC on October 131h
Annika gave presentation on changes staff is recommending based on public comments:
• Proposed changes are indicated in presentation by purple star(s). See attached /SAC future land use map update
8-4-2015.pdf
• There is a difference between zoning and the future land use map.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Email Development Services presentation to ISAC Staff Support 9/1/15
Jeff Edmonds, Director of
Agenda item: Engineering Project Status: Bond 2012 Report Presenter: Capital Programs
Comments:
PR 22- Permitting process still moving forward.
JFK Infrastructure Project-Will go before City Council on August 18th. Bid was awarded and construction starting later
this year. Consideration that job be finished by Spring Break 2016. Report back on construction schedule.
Restroom Facility-on hold.
Beach Access Road- Design contract was awarded. Currently under design. Part of 2014 Bond Proposition 2.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Report back on construction schedule on JFK Infrastructure Project Capital Programs 9/1/15
Agenda item: Engineering Project Status & Bond 2014 Report Presenters: Jeff Edmonds, Director of
Capital Programs
Comments:
Beach Facility-under design
Padre Island water and gas line extension-work has begun.
Traffic Management Studies-coordinating traffic demand study with TxDOT. Issuing RFQ for access management
study. See a copy of RFQ on access management study(scope of work). Has it been developed?
PR22/Aquarius-Change on Council presentation date due to getting budget items on the agenda. Item will be presented
to City Council on August 18th and 25th.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Send RFQ for access management study, if available, to ISAC Capital Programs 9/1/15
Stacie Talbert Anaya,
Assistant Director of Parks
Agenda item: Packery Channel Phased Improvements (Six Pack) Presenter: & Recreation
Discussion:
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Packery Channel Restrooms- Project on hold. The City added restrooms along the beach in May and has not received
requests for additional restrooms. Considered placing 6 additional restrooms around Packery Channel. TIF money may
be used to purchase skid-o-cans, but need to verify if funds can be used for operational costs.
ISAC is only interested in port-o-potties and no other structure at this time. ISAC likes Port Aransas beach port-o-potty
set-up. Committee would like the City to have the same set-up.
• Add port-o-potties at the end of Zahn Road and at the parking lot outlook area and monitor them.
• Place additional port-o-potties during peak weekends.
• With new HOT legislation there may be extra funds to implement new practices.
• City is researching Port Aransas beach trash can system.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ No anchoring in the channel ordinance and signs? Parks & Rec 09/1/15
Agenda item: Traffic/Street Presenter:
Discussion:
PR22/Aquarius-See Engineering Project Status & Bond 2014 Report
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Stacie Talbert Anaya,
Assistant Director of Parks
Agenda item: Beach & Park Management Presenter: & Recreation
Discussion:
Amendment 11 of Packery Channel Monitoring Contract-Contract is essentially the same scope as usual.
• Greg Smith- spending almost as much on monitoring as they are on dredging. Inlet monitoring is expensive. If
there is a place where TIF capital can be conserved in the future it should be.
• William Goldston- Believes that what is being done is far more complicated than what is needed. City needs to
look at the possibility that too much is being done.
• Bryan Gulley- May have needed this level of monitoring at the beginning, but not anymore. Committee does not
want to support this research forever. Just monitor the depths of the channel to know when to dredge.
• Researchers could secure grant funds to continue research that is applicable to the entire coast in order to alleviate
cost to the TIF.
Motion to recommend Amendment 11 of the Packery Channel Monitoring Contract by Stan Hulse, hearing no 2nd
motion fails.
• Committee wants less expensive option moving forward. Consider hiring Naismith Marine with a specific scope of
work to let them know if/when it is time to dredge. There are other agencies that monitor sand migration now.
Motion to approve amendment 11 of the Packery Channel Monitoring Contract and that ISAC recommend in
future amendments to substantially narrow the scope of the monitoring of the Packery Channel by Greg Smith,
2nd by Jodi Steen. All in favor. Passed.
• Jeff Edmonds to discuss monitoring needs with ISAC to determine scope of future contract.
• Monitoring of the channel was only required for five years following construction of the channel.
• GLO lease might be something that is driving the current scope of Packery monitoring.
• ISAC wants to review the monitoring contract nine months into the contract term.
Beach Status
• New Beach Superintendent is Ramiro Lopez. He graduated from Texas A&M College Station with a degree in
Ranch &Wetland Management. He will be introduced at the September meeting.
• E. Jay Ellington, Director of Parks & Recreation,will attend the October ISAC meeting to introduce himself.
• Is there a "no anchoring"rule in City ordinances?
• City is working with property owners along the seawall to discuss how to manage sand around the seawall.
• Jyoti Patel-The cost of removing sand from seawall in front of her property is $3,000-$4,000 for every
occurrence. City will decide what to do with the sand and is working towards keeping sand in the beach complex.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
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✓ Verify GLO lease requirements for beach monitoring ISAC 9/1/15
✓ Discuss beach monitoring needs with ISAC Capital Programs 9/1/15
Agenda item: Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)Committee
Update Presenter: William Goldston, ISAC
Discussion:
Committee will meet with JJ Hart and have a report at the next meeting.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Gary Grimm,
Commissioner and Dale
Agenda item: Emergency Services Building Update Presenter: Scott, Flour Bluff Fire Chief
Comment:
• Commissioner Gary Grimm- Proposed Emergency Services Building will fill a need for the Island. Corpus
Christi Fire Chiefs need help supporting emergency services on the Island. Flour Bluff would like to build a fire
station on the south side of Padre Island by the county line, but do not have the resources to do that right now.
The Callalen Emergency Services District(ESD) had a need for a station and it was approved; Flour Bluff wants
to do the same. Proposal is to have two full service stations with EMS on Padre Island. The department is asking
that voters in the ESD approve an increase in the ESD rate from 3 cents to 10 cents.The ten cent ESD will raise
the current budget from $900,000 to $2.9 million. Building cost estimate is $2.2 million. Election will be held in
November 2015.
• Chief Dale Scott-- Constables Department is interested in putting Constables at the fire station. Corpus Christi
Police Department is interested in putting a police station at the fire station. This combination will make the
building a Public Safety Station (Fire, CC Police Dept, EMS and Constables). The Constables pledged $35,000
for construction of the building.
o Brush fire capabilities-2 large and 2 small brush trucks, boat and trained crew. Received a $140K grant
from the Texas Forest Service to put brush truck in service.
• Greg Smith-Right now City taxes are about 50 cents per thousand, 20 cents of that are spent on fire protection.
Flour Bluff Fire Department is located on Yorktown Blvd. and is 11 miles from the Island. Islanders have been
paying taxes for years to support that department. Port Aransas tax rate for all emergency services is 28 cents
per thousand total. South Padre is 25 cents per thousand.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Carter Tate, ISAC
Stacie Talbert Anaya,Asst.
Agenda item: Nueces Beach Amenities Report Presenter: Director of Parks & Rec
Comments:
Carter Tate provided a presentation on the size and appearance of beach trash cans. Pictures were taken during a very
busy beach weekend at North Beach, Kleberg Beach, Port Aransas Beach, Corpus Christi Beach, and Padre Island
Beach. See attached Nueces Beach Amenities Report.pdf
• County trash cans are blue; City trash cans are white.
• City does not use bollard system on Padre Island because of need to remove cans during storms.
• Beach visitors moving trash cans.
• Port Aransas as the model for beach trash can set-up,design, and collection.They have two 300 gallon trash cans
($226/ea.) per setting that are emptied using a 4-wheel drive truck ($225,000).
• Vote on recommendation to the City at September 2015 meeting.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Place recommendation vote on September 2015 agenda Staff Support 08/28/15
✓ City to reach out to County about County trash can size/appearance Parks & Recreation 9/1/15
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Agenda item: 2014 Hotel Tax Revenue Review Presenter: Greg Smith
Comments:
• In 2014, the City did $185 million in total HOT revenue. $43 million of that came from Padre and Mustang Islands.
• Downtown Corpus Christi produced $38 million in HOT revenue and the SPID corridor did $42 million.
• Port Aransas did $65 million in Hotel Tax Revenue.
• Important to care for our beaches and enhance the beach experience in Corpus Christi.
• Galveston produced $155 million and South Padre Island did $199 million in HOT rev.
• Corpus Christi miles per beach front in comparison to other beaches is the lowest.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ None
Mustang/Padre Island Area Development Plan
Agenda item: Subcommittee Report Presenter: William Goldston
Comments:
Maybeth Christiansen provided notes to the Subcommittee.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ William to develop a marked up plan IASC 9/1/15
Agenda item: Schedule Next Meeting Presenter: Greg Smith
Comments:
For September Agenda: Packery Channel Safety Issues (Anchoring within the jetties- Bryan Gulley). Does the City have
the ability for rules in navigable water?
Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 5:30 at Comfort Inn Suites.
Motion to adjourn by Stan Hulse; 2nd by Jodi Steen; All in favor. Passed. Meeting ended at 7:09 P.M.
Action items Dept. Responsible Deadline
✓ Post September agenda with City Secretary's Office Staff Support 08/28/15
✓ Confirm Comfort Suites meeting room availability ISAC 08/28/15
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M233 to M237: 10 GC (2 GC every 500)
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