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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 01/11/2017 ISAC Meeting January 11,2017 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,Alex Harris, Stan Hulse,Kathleen Pratt,Rick Sowash,Jodi Steen,Brud Jones, Carter Tate,Cheri Sperling,Charles Knoll,Kendra Kinnison, Absent: William Goldston,David Perry,Aaron Huffman Minutes Agenda Item:IL Approval of Minutes from December 6th, Presenter: Libby Edwards 2016 Middleton Comments: Charles Knoll was absent in December and Kendra Kinnison was not listed Action: Motion to approve minutes with corrections 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: December Absences for Charles Knoll,Stan Hulse and Alex Harris were excused Action: City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item: IV. Public Comment Presenter/s: 1. Stacy Kempf 2. Sidney Smith 3. Brinn Perez 4. Robert Algeo 5. Rick Hunts 6. Sam Crisilias Comments: 1. Mrs Kempf addressed the water fowl hunting ordinance on the Island. Mrs Kempf and her family hunt regularly and support the ordinance which allows water fowl hunting on the spoils islands. She feels that the 1000 ft rule is adequate for safety and the nuisance of noise is a regular part of living near a naval air station. Her primary concern is that restricting this ordinance could impact the number of hunters that use this area for recreation. 2. Mr. Smith is opposed to the water fowl ordinance. He lives near the area that hunters occupy and feels unsafe with hunters pointing rifles towards his house. As a home owner on the island he feels that he shouldn't be subject to annoyances and safety concerns. 3. Mrs.Perez has lived on the island for over 30 years. She is requesting support to change the lighting system on the island. She is concerned that the lights that are not working on the island lead to increases in crime. 4. Mr. Algeo referenced some ongoing projects such as Beach Access Road 3a and Billish Park. Fireworks and loud noises scare his dogs and can cause undue stress to community members who suffer from PTSD. 5. Mr. Hunts has lived on the island for 10 years and does not feel comfortable with duck hunters lining up near his property. He feels that 3 months out of the year he is forced to put up with noise and the fear of safety. He is concerned that a duck hunter will accidently load a slug instead of buckshot which could reach his property and potentially kill someone. 6. Mr. Crisilias is opposed to the duck hunters using Spoils Island. As a homeowner near Spoils Island he feels that the noise and safety issues are much more significant than they are being made out to be. He feels that because of the hunters he cannot appreciate his deck and the serenity the island brings. Regardless of the ordinance,he feels that hunters that use Spoils Island are inconsiderate to the homeowners. ISAC Chair asked City Attorney Lisa Aguilar to read the Water Fowl Ordinance to ensure everyone attending is aware of its language. Chair spoke with Council Member Greg Smith about this issue and the ISAC committee can look into it by placing it on an upcoming agenda. Action:na City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party 1. Kent 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 was held to discuss moving these projects forward. Island Engineering Updates 1. Mobility & Access Management Study: MBITS is Currently Evaluating: Driveway consolidation, Possible sidewalk and golf cart path locations,Long Range Planning:Looking at 4 different scenarios for the 361 intersection as well as providing construction estimates for the scenarios, Short Range Planning: Identifying new signal locations and determining level of service for each, as well as looking into signal coordination 2. Commodores Drive "Left Hand" Turn Lane - All major work has been completed, Pending final miscellaneous activities,final inspection,etc. 3. Aquarius Signal Light: Final surface is being placed on the shoulder taper. Electrical work should be completed by 12/30/16. The signal will be tested and placed into operation during the week of 1/2/17. The advance warning signs with LED flashers will be installed by 1/13/17 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. 5. Park Road 22 Bridge —Bid opening will be done on February V 2017 at city hall. Construction is expected to take 12 months. The Bid opening could be moved to February 8". 6. Billish Park—the PIPOA has the latest draft of the agreement and is exploring ways to reduce the scope of the designed improvements to meet the budget available. Any changes to the design will require approval from Parks&Recreation and Engineering. 7. Beach Access Road 3a & 2 —Pending final permit approval from GLO as a result of comments and revisions from the Dunes Committee. Access Road 3A was awarded to JE Services in December,pending final contract execution and PRECON in January with construction planned to commence by February. Access is required at all times and full access over Spring Break. Access Road 2 is planned to bid summer of 2017 for construction in October to December 2017 8. Beach Maintenance Facility- A memo has been prepared for the City Manger to inform the New City Council about this project and potential partnership with the County. 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 Operations began installing new standardized signage at Michael J Ellis parking lot and along the seawall.Installation will continue through the month of January 2017. We have started repainting the restrooms and replacing the stainless steel mirrors at the Michael J Ellis parking lot in preparation for Spring Break and the 2017 summer season. We have 2 Beach & Park Enforcement Officers patrolling our beaches and the City Parks on the Island. With the two officers we are able to maintain coverage on our property 7 days a week.We've tried to keep our heavy machinery off the beaches as much as possible,only running them when necessary. However,with the groomed roads comes people who think it's a raceway and continually do donuts creating ruts and running over the trash corrals and barrels.We've rebuilt 4 corrals in the past few months and have had to replace 10 trash barrels. We are in the process of upgrading the Whitecap Beach traffic circle to help it have more curb-appeal when entering at that entrance.The project should be done by Spring Break. Water shore&Beach Advisory Committee Update 1. 6 pack projects were reviewed in addition to Access Roads 3a. Concerns about kite boarders were also discussed. A number of complaints have been made that involve kite boarders cutting in front of boaters. Action: City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Party Deadline NA U New Business Agenda Item:3 Changes to Mustang Island State Park Presenter: Scott Walker Scott is the new superintendent to Mustang Island State Park. He has 10 years' experience with the parks service. He provided a little background about the park,jurisdiction lines and responsibilities. 153,000 visitors annually come through the 250 acre portion of the park. The Park is having a difficult time staffing the Park. High turn over and funding are limiting their ability to adequately staff the park. Funding was recently approved by the State to support some new additions to the park including a new restroom facility. Vehicular access restrictions will also be installed in accordance with a longterm plan in addition to Pavilions,a kayak launch and walkways. Staff are also trying to develop a friends group to further assist development at the State Park. Action:NA City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item: 1 6 Pack Projects Presenter: Jay Ellington ACM Jay Ellington reviewed the categorized 6 pack project list created by the Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee. Mr.Ellington wants to move these new project definitions into engineering's review process to be re-scoped and priced. Each of these projects would then formally come back to ISAC once priced for approval. - Committee member indicated that a number of these projects are direct purchases which could be executed much quicker than design build installations. - A Motion was made in support of moving the following 6 pack projects to the Engineering Department for pricing: Bathrooms, Showers, Mobile Mats and a Beach Maintenance Building. Motion was seconded and unanimously accepted Action: Allow Showers,Mobile Mats,Bathrooms,Beach Maintenance Building to the Engineering Dept. City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Provide Engineering with the 6 pack projects vetted by the Party Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee. Kent Meek January 2017 NA NA NA Agenda Item:2 Packery Channel Monitoring Program Presenter: Jay Ellington ACM Jay Ellington requested action from the ISAC committee to approve the 5 year contract with annualized task orders. Mr.Ellington included the historic costs of this service which is between$300k and$350k. - The committee requested documentation that expresses what monitoring is required. Committee members would like to review the documentation before making taking formal action for or against issuing the 5 year contract. - Mr.Ellington expressed that every task order would be brought back to ISAC for approval. A Motion was made to support allowing the Packery Channel Monitoring Sub Committee to make a recommendation on behalf of ISAC at the TIRZ#2/NPIDC meeting scheduled for January 17"2017. This motion was seconded and unanimously accepted. Action: City Staff/ISAC Action Items: Responsible Deadline Party NA NA NA Agenda Item:VII Next Month's ISAC Meeting Presenter: Libby Edwards February 6t"2017 @ 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