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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 12/06/2016 ISAC Meeting December 6,2016 5:30 PM 14353 Commodores 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,Kathleen Pratt,Rick Sowash,Jodi Steen,Brud Jones,David Perry, Carter Tate,Cheri Sperling,Charles Knoll,Aaron Huffman,E. Jay Ellington,Jay Gardner,Paulette Kluge, Dotson Lewis,Bryan Gulley Absent: Alex Harris, Stan Hulse, Charles Knoll Minutes Agenda Item:IL Approval of Minutes from November 1 st, Presenter: Libby Edwards 2016 Middleton Comments: Action: Motion to approve minutes was seconded and unanimously accepted City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item:III. Consideration of Request for Excused Presenter: Libby Edwards Absences Middleton Comments: Both Alex Harris and Kendra Kinnison were excused of their absence at Novembers meeting unanimously Action: City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item: IV. Public Comment Presenter/s: 1. Robert Algeo 2. David Pierce 3. John Purcell 4. Margie Jorgensen 5. Mike Gollihar Comments: 1. Mr. Algeo asked that the improvements to Billish Park be streamlined and accelerated so children have somewhere to recreate. Beach access road 3a has been flooding which keeps beachgoers from accessing the beach on the north side of the bollards. Mr. Algeo also suggested that the street light at Aquarius be postponed until ground is broken on the east side of PR 22. 2. Mr.Pierce spoke about the 3600 acres of beach that was recently acquired by Nueces County. Mr. Pierce showed pictures of people driving in the dunes,littering and shooting firearms. His focal concern is that this area of beach is underserved by law enforcement. 3. John Purcell,an island resident expressed his concern for out of Towner's speeding over the PR22 Bridge and encountering stopped traffic caused by the new Aquarius street light. 4. Mrs.Jorgensen brought up speeding and illegal driving on Aquarius. She claims that her dog was hit by a speeding car and her daughter has nearly been hit by speeders despite school bus stops and loading zones. 5. Mr. Gollihar is in favor of the street light at Aquarius and PR22. He claims that the residents that live in the area of Aquarius have serious problems accessing PR22 during the weekends because of traffic. He feels that the light at Aquarius solves a number of safety issues particularly for residents of the Aquarius neighborhood. Action:na City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party 1. Get Agenda Date for ADP Draft and Update ISAC Kent 12.6.16 NA NA NA VI. New Business (Chair moved ahead in agenda) Agenda Item: 1 Safety Signage on JFK Causeway Presenter: Jeff Edmonds,Director of Engineering Jeff Edmonds presented background for the newly constructed Aquarius street light,safety concerns and engineering's solutions to problems the signal light could cause. Mr.Edmonds explained the technical capacity of the signal light and the technological systems contained within it to monitor traffic and predict potential problematic traffic. Engineering has evaluated the concern of speeding traffic encountering stopped traffic on the east side of PR22. The signal light includes an Advanced Warning for End of Green System(AWEGS),a Radar Advanced Detection System(RADS)and signage on the east side of the JFK Causeway bridge as well as an LED signal indicator sign on the west side of JFK Causeway. Engineering suggests that because the signal needs testing it should be activated as soon as possible. During high traffic events like spring break and 4'of July Engineering use TxDOT's dynamic message sign near the red dot pier to warn drivers as well as temporarily placing a trailer mounted LED board on the west side of the JFK Causeway. A few ISAC committee members met with Mr.Edmonds at City Hall and discussed Engineering's recommendations for safety concerns and felt that they were sufficient. Mr.Edmond's reiterated that this signal light will be demand driven and relies on its on board system to dictate green,red and yellow times. Action:NA City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party Provide ISAC with monthly updates to the status of this study Kent Meek Monthly NA NA NA Agenda Item:2 Ex-Officio Appointments Presenter: Libby Edwards Chairperson Libby Edwards addressed the committee about the status of ex officio positions currently seated on ISAC and the two vacant seats. Both the planning commission and the Nueces County Water improvement district 44 have not formally appointed anyone as ex officious for ISAC. The planning commission will more than likely nominate Dan McGinn for their seat,Nueces County has not yet notified ISAC of who they will nominate. Action:NA City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party Provide ISAC with monthly updates to the status of this study Kent Meek Monthly NA NA NA V. Ongoing Business Agenda Item:A,B,C Updates by City Staff Presenter: E.Jay Ellington Active ISAC Items 1. 6 Pack Subcommittee: Meeting is to be scheduled during the 1st quarter of 2017 2. Plastic Bag Ban: City of Laredo filed a petition with the Supreme Court Early November. The Attorney General has filed suit against The City of Brownsville, Corpus Christi Ordinance currently on hold 3. North Padre Island Area Development Plan: Development Services has received the Draft Area Development Plan Presentation of the Plan to the Planning Commission December 14th @ 5:30pm City Hall Council Chambers Island Engineering Updates 1. Mobility&Access Management Study: Evaluated and Adjusted growth factors for SH 361.Evaluated future facility types to reflect future increases Currently gathering traffic data Preparing a schematic for possible driveway consolidation Preparing a driveway design standard Preparing a proposed sidewalk proposal Meeting scheduled with Development Services to discuss paper streets and new developments 2nd week of December 2. Commodores Drive "Left Hand" Turn Lane - Bid awarded to A Ortiz Construction and Paving Inc. 10.25.16, Construction is currently underway 3. Aquarius Signal Light: Light will be operational by the first week of December 4. Packery Channel Monitoring -This contract is expected to go before city council in the form of Task orders. Committee members asked for a report of how much the city has historically spent for monitoring in the past. It was also revealed that TAMUCC subcontracts with an organization to complete the monitoring. A subcommittee was created to research the historical spending on this contract and the possibility of contracting directly with providers of this data. The subcommittee will provide their research to ISAC at Januarys meeting for action. 5. Park Road 22 Bridge—Construction time is expected to take 1 year and should begin in March 2017. 6. Billish Park—PIPOA has received an updated agreement from the Parks & Recreation Department to oversee the execution of Bond funded improvements to Billish Park. The City is waiting for the PIPOA to authorize the agreement. 7. Beach Access Road 3a&2—Bids opened for Beach Access Road 3a on 11.30.16. Construction time is anticipated to last under 3 months with the complete closure of access road 2. Completion is anticipated for late spring 2017 8. Beach Maintenance Facility-The Architectural/Engineering preliminary design is being executed. The City continues to work with Nueces County for adequate building accommodations. Current planning is focused on site at the corner of Beach Access Road 5 and Elliff Road. Construction completion of Phase 1 anticipated by Spring 2018. 9. Beach Status—Beach enforcement follow up meeting has been scheduled.Discussions between the City Executive Department and Corpus Christi Police Department continue regarding Beach Enforcement Officers Water shore&Beach Advisory Committee Update 1. A subcommittee of the WBAC met onsite at Packery Channel to develop ideas and recommendation for the 6 pack project lists. Each of the recommendations made by the WBAC were presented to ISAC. They are anticipating a public comment period to receive input from the community about recommended additions or changes to the 6 pack projects. Action: 1. City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party 1. Coordinate with TAMUCC Monitoring sub 1. Kent 1. 1.11.17 committee Meek 2. NA Agenda Item:VII Next Month's ISAC Meeting Presenter: Libby Edwards January 3rd @ 5:30 Location Schlitterbahn Action:n/a City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item:VIII Adjournment Presenter: Libby Edwards ISAC Adjourned at 7:03 pm Action:n/a City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA