HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 09/13/2016 ISAC Meeting September 13,2016
5:30 PM
Holiday Inn, 15202 Windward Drive,
Corpus Christi Texas 78418
Agenda Item:L Call to Order,Roll Call Presenter: Kent Meek
Meeting Called by: Libby Edwards Middleton,Chair Type of Meeting: Regular
Facilitator: Libby Edwards Middleton,Chair Note Taker: Kent Meek
Attendees:Libby Edwards,William Goldston,Alex Harris, Stan Hulse,Jodi Steen,Brud Jones,David Perry,
Carter Tate,Cheri Sperling,Charles Knoll,Aaron Huffman,Kendra Kinnison,E. Jay Ellington,Jay Gardner,
Paulette Kluge,
Absent: Kathleen Pratt,Rick Sowash,Bryan Gulley
Minutes
Agenda Item:IL Approval of Minutes from August 2nd,2016 Presenter: Libby Edwards
Middleton
Comments:
Action: Motion to approve minutes from June was seconded and unanimously accepted.
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Agenda Item:III. Consideration of Request for Excused Presenter: Libby Edwards
Absences Middleton
Comments:
Action: Absences for Cheri Sperling and David Perry were excused unanimously
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Agenda Item: IV Introduction of Captain Christopher Presenter: Libby Edwards
White CCPD Middleton
Comments: Captain Christopher White was recently assigned to the Bravo District which includes Flour Bluff
,North Padre Island and the area extending to Port Aransas.
Action:
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Agenda Item:V. Public Comment Presenter/s: 1. Raymond Rose
2. Doreen Kinkel
3. Neil McQueen
4. David Pierce
5. Keith McMullin
6. Henry Quigley
7. Dutch Wurrbach
8. Cliff Slavich
9. Vicki Hunter
Comments:
1. Mr. Rose asked for more detail in the agenda's.
2. Mrs.Kinkel reminded attendees of the upcoming endorsement night on Monday 9.19.16&9.26.16 @
6:30pm at the Holiday Inn for the candidates running for City Council District 4 and Mayor.
3. Neil McQueen addressed the unfinished"6 pack"projects that were designed in coordination with the
creation of the Packery channel and TIRZ 42. Mr. McQueen is in favor of the development of the
uncompleted"6 pack"projects.
4. David Pierce updated the council about an upcoming beach enforcement coordination meeting which
will take place on September 29tH.
5. Keith McMullin offered himself as support for ISAC in any capacity. He served on the City Council of
Port Aransas for 10 years 6 of which he was the Mayor. He has lived in the area for 30 years,in May
2016 He termed out his ability to be a representative of Port Aransas's City Council and would like to
offer himself to ISAC.
6. Mr. Quigley represented his approval of building the proposed Park Road 22 Bridge and the use of
TIRZ42 money as a funding source.
7. Mr. Wurrbach has had trouble identifying when and where the ISAC committee is scheduled to meet.
ISAC will begin coordinating meeting times and locations with the Island Moon in addition to the
postings on the ISAC Webpage and the City Secretary's website.
8. Cliff Slavich continued the points brought up by Neil McQueen about the necessity of the unfinished"6
Pack"engineering projects.
Action:na
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VI. Ongoing Business
Agenda Item:A,B,C,D Updates by City Staff Presenter: E.Jay Ellington
ACM Responses from August
1. JFK Striping — The area in question is owned by GLO but was developed by the City. The Traffic
Engineering department is currently working up an assessment of this area including costs.
2. Abandoned Boats—The boats mentioned during August's meeting are within GLO territory.
3. Sand Complaints & PR 22 Development — The development services department has contacted the
developer about blowing sand. Resolutions were offered by the development services department to the
developer, any future violations will result in a referral to code enforcement.
Active ISAC Items
1. Plastic Bag Ban—Temporary Working Dates:Presentation Item 10.25.16;First Reading 11.15.16; Second
Reading 12.13.16. City Attorney Lisa Aguilar provided a brief update about the pending appellate process
for the City of Laredo's plastic bag ban.
2. TIRZ 42 Subcommittee—The subcommittee has met twice and will present findings during new business.
Island Engineering Updates
1. Traffic management studies —Traffic Demand Modeling Study is pending coordination with TxDOT
for a more coordinated approach. The RFP is out and open for bids. Regional Parkway Study continues
stakeholder outreach with local business owners and residents. Anticipated completion summer 2016.
Mobility&Access Management Study Approved by City Council on August 16'.
2. Commodores Drive"Left Hand"Turn Lane:Bidding is underway and will open September 21.
3. Aquarius Signal Light Completion is planned for the first week of October. Delays due to TxDOT
coordination for construction zone speed reduction. Anticipated completion of construction only a few
weeks after demolition. Contractor is behind,and has been given an overdue notice by the City
4. Billish Park—no progress has been establish since last meeting.
5. Beach Access Road 3a& 2—they will be packaged together. Construction will take roughly 4 months
and should be completed before next spring
6. Beach Maintenance Facility discussions about site, location and joint operation continue between the
city and the county.
7. Beach Status—water shore and beach advisory board approved new signage for the beaches which will
presented later in this meeting.
8. Beach Enforcement is still hiring for the 2 vacant positions. An enforcement coordination meeting is
being scheduled.
9. Packery Chanel Monitoring Since 2008,the estimated value of"avoided"costs due to informed decision
making is $5,000,000. New contract negotiations with TAMU-CC for a Master Service Agreement
(MSA)with annual task orders. Agreement anticipated for City Council Action in October 2016. Brian
Bresler provided responses to committee member questions. First year will cost$257k,the lake study can
be covered in this monitoring contract. Lake Padre could be impacted by the development of the water
exchange implicit to the Park Road 22 Bridge. Motion to support the City in instituting a multiyear
contract including annual task orders was seconded and unanimously accepted.
Water shore&Beach Advisory Committee Update
1. The committee discussed an ordinance restricting RV's on the beach past a certain number of days.
Paulette Kluge presented the recently established beach signs. The new signs all reflect similar aesthetics
and were voted on by the Watershore&Beach Advisory Committee.
Padre Island Area Development Plan Subcommittee
1. The subcommittee has completed a draft area development plan which is ready to be supplied to the
planning commission. A motion to submit the draft plan to the planning commission was seconded and
unanimously accepted.
Action:
1. ISAC Support of the Packery Channel MSA Contract
2. Draft Area Development Plan to Planning Commission
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Prepare Memorandum to Present the Draft Area Party October 4'2016
Development Plan to the Planning Commission Kent Meek
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VII. New Business
Agenda Item:A Park Road 22 Bridge Presenter: E.Jay Ellington
Libby Edwards
J.J.Hart
The Interim Assistant City Manager E.Jay Ellington presented the background of funding for the Park Road 22
Bridge. This project is moving forward as either a public bid or as an approved development agreement pursuant
to action by City Council. The current schedule for this project is to be finalized and approved by the City
Council within the next 6 to 8 weeks. The development agreement is almost finished and the City hopes to have
it signed by the developer within the next 2 weeks. J. J. Hart gave a brief overview of what the TIF/TIRZ42
represents historically to the island and how this project could yield higher returns via development. The ISAC
TIRZ 42 Subcommittee will revisit the uncompleted"6 Pack"projects and discuss the extensions of the TIRZ 42
pending its expiration in 2022. The subcommittee believes that the Park Road 22 Bridge project is in the spirit of
the TIRZ 42. The Subcommittee reviewed the current TIRZ 42 fund balance and used a conservative 5%growth
forecast to establish the viability of the TIRZ 42 fund when considering the required reserves in addition to
funding the Park Road 22 Bridge. The committee feels that if development projects are not completed on the
island the TIRZ 42 fund will not see growth. The committee passed a motion to Support the use of no more than
4 million dollars from TIRZ 42 funding to supplement the development of the park road after all other committed
monies have been used.
*AARON HUFFMAN RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS VOTE
Action: Support the use of no more than 4 Million dollars from TIRZ 42 to supplement funding for the Park Road
22 bridge after all committed funds are spent.
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Provide ISAC support as part of Tri Party agenda item. Kent Meek
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Agenda Item:VIII Next Months ISAC Meeting Presenter: Libby Edwards
October 4t"@ 5:30
Location TBD
Action:n/a
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Agenda Item:IX Adjournment Presenter: Libby Edwards
ISAC Adjourned at 6:42 pm
Action:n/a
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