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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 05/01/2018 Holiday Inn Express 15209 Windward Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78418 Island Strategic Action Committee Regular Meeting Agenda Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 1, 2018 5:30 PM ISAC Agenda I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL Chair Brud Jones called the meeting to order at 5:3 0 p .m . City Staff Rozie Canales called roll . Present Members (11) Brud Jones, Stan Hulse, Rick Sowash, Jodi Steen, David Perry, Carter Tate, Charles Knoll, Aaron Huffman, Jay Gardner, Jerry Watkins and Stephan Noack Present Ex-Officios (5) Bryan Gulley, Cliff Schlabach, Dotson Lewis, Paulette Kluge, and Keith McMullin Absent Members (3) Libby Edwards, Kathleen L. Pratt, and Cheri Sperling Absent Ex-Officios (2) Keith McMullin and Dan McGinn Present City Staff (2) Keith Selman and Darren Gurley II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 3, 2018 Keith Selman informed the committee that the folders before them contained the two spreadsheets discussed at the previous ISAC meeting, as well as copies of invoices detailing the expenses of $85,915 and $35,679.98, listed on the bottom of the Summary of Appropriations and Expenditures spreadsheet as requested by the ISAC. Keith Selman also made a correction to the Minutes under Packery Channel Rehabilitation Funding – FEMA, RETORE by clarifying that his comment on the John Sharp Rebuild Texas involving the City’s Director of Intergovernmental Relations was irrelevant to the question posed at the ISAC meeting, and the appropriate response is that the Packery Channel project list is part of the John Sharp Rebuild Texas. Motion by Committee Member Carter Tate to approve the minutes as corrected. Second by: Committee Member Jay Gardner. Motion carried by unanimous vote. III. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES Absences: Rick Sowash, Jodi Steen, David Perry, Aaron Huffman and Jay Gardner were absent on April 3, 2018. Motion by Committee Member Carter Tate to approve the excused absences. Second by: Committee Member Charles Knoll. Motion carried by unanimous vote. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment by Guy Saponari proposing replacing the Oleanders on Park Road 22 medians with Palm trees. He stated he has received overwhelming response in favor of that idea. Mr. Saponari presented the issues of the Oleanders as being unsightly, obstructing view of businesses, of oncoming traffic while turning onto opposite side of the street, and driver distraction while looking for his/her destination. He added that Palm trees would enhance the Island and provide for better driver viewing of its surroundings. Public Comment by Bryan McCabe regarding the lack of notice from the City about not picking up litter from vacant lots. He stated the neighborhood is willing to do what is required if they receive notice ahead of time. Public Comment by Joe Minervini regarding the damages to the Packery Channel from hurricane Harvey and his concern over its engineering design. He asked ISAC to be involved in its future repairs so the damages do not occur again with the next hurricane. He also stated that he had concerns over the water exchange bridge and hoped the ISAC would also be involved in that development. Thirdly, Mr. Minervini expressed that he did not want the Island to explode unlike the board, who was made up of land owners, developers, engineers, etc. Chair Brud Jones recognized Council Member Greg Smith in attendance. V. ONGOING BUSINESS 1. Bond 2018 – ACM Keith Selman reviewed the Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC) and the Soft Cost (engineering) of each of the proposed Bond 2018 Projects (Westbound Snoopy’s Pier, Jackfish Ave., Elbow Cay, Encantada Ave., Sea Pines & PR 22). He shared the grand total (OPCC plus Soft Costs) for the proposed projects totaling approximately $3.4 million and the Proposed Bond 2018 Allocation of $1.5 million. Mr. Selman suggested ISAC defer to the TIRZ #2 subcommittee for further discussion. The ISAC agreed and will discuss each project in detail at the next TIRZ #2 subcommittee meeting, then make recommendation to the ISAC. Mr. Selman added that the Access Management Study presented to ISAC is now in its final draft and the projects presently under consideration stemmed from discussions of that study. 2. Beaches & Parks – Interim Superintendent of Beaches Darren Gurley updated the ISAC on the restrooms stating no vandalism had occurred since the reinforced repair; however, one restroom was still out for pump repair, awaiting parts. He also informed the ISAC that the PARD is in the process of hiring full time lifeguards and the stands should be in place within the next two weeks. Mr. Gurley added that PARD met with the GLO regarding the water lines, and the excess sand due to hurricane Harvey. He stated that the GLO has no problem with PARD running the water lines down the beach off Access Road 3A to the street. He added that the GLO also provided ideas regarding the excess sand. Mr. Gurley stated that he will now have to discuss the water lines with the dune advisory committee, but did not foresee any issues since the lines will not run through the dunes. He was asked about the North side water lines and Mr. Gurley said they would not get worked on until Zahn Road was rebuilt. Mr. Gurley ended his update by informing the ISAC that the street department would be striping the Packery Channel boat ramp in a couple of weeks. 3. Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee Report – WBAC Chair Cliff Schlabach reported to ISAC that WBAC discussed under New Business, a proposed capital project: the Oso Bay Foot Bridge, its estimated cost and possible avenues of funding. Under Old Business, he stated, was the continuous discussion on raising the beach parking permit fees from $12 to $15. He stated that the WBAC would make a recommendation to the PRAC for further recommendation to City Council. Also, under Old Business, he stated, was the change in thought from recommending an Ordinance to require campfire pits be covered af ter usage, but rather recommending that all holes be covered up after usage. Another issue at North Beach, he added were BBQ pits. People are firing up pits too close to hotels, condos, and homes, which cause smoke to go into residential living areas, he said. So, he said, the WBAC made a recommendation to require people be at least 100 feet from any structure when setting up BBQ pits. Mr. Schlabach concluded his update with items on the next meeting agenda as PRAC resolutions, Bay Beach Code Enforcements, and the issues with the bath houses on North Beach. 4. Packery Channel Rehabilitation Funding-FEMA, RESTORE - ACM Keith Selman informed ISAC that the consultant for the RESTORE is on board and feels the Packery Channel is in the strike zone for one of the buckets. The consultant will be working with City staff to prepare the packages to submit through the state, he added. Regarding FEMA, Mr. Selman stated he had good news and informed the ISAC FEMA was advising preventative restoration of the Packery Channel rather than to its previous condition as is typically the norm. He added that FEMA again stated the PC project is fully reimbursable. 5. Island Engineering Updates – ACM Keith Selman reviewed the running updates from engineering on Park Road 22 Bridge, Beach Access Roads, Traffic Management Study, Packery Channel Rehabilitation, and North Padre Island Beach Facility. 6. Renewal/Continuation of the TIRZ #2 – ACM Keith Selman informed the ISAC that the TIRZ #2 Presentation was pulled from City Council in order to reach out to other taxing entities for feedback. He added that the City is considering creating a TIRZ on North Beach and wanted to reach out to the taxing entities on both activities at the same time. Mr. Selman stated that he was waiting to hear back from the Hospital District to confer with its legal department before advising, and added that the Hospital District would still be able to participate in the TIRZ that they are currently involved in. VI. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion on Creating a Beach Crosswalk @ Leeward & Windward – ISAC member Charles Knoll asked about the process of creating a beach crosswalk. There was discussion, and recommendation was made by Mr. Selman to allow the traffic engineers to prepare a cost estimate on creating a crosswalk and discussing those estimates at the next TIRZ #2 subcommittee meeting and then bringing it back to ISAC for review. 2. Discussion of Oleander Plants on PR 22 – ISAC member Jay Gardner had expressed concern over the oleander plants causing dangerous obstruction of oncoming traffic at intersections and turnarounds. Mr. Selman informed the ISAC that he had reached out to TXDOT, and the first response was that the City had control of the plants, but after receiving a copy of an agreement between the City and TXDOT (dated 1999), it reflected only a dual participation in planting along PR22. Mr. Selman stated he would obtain clarification and check with the City’s maintenance contract of the medians to see if it included trimming down the oleander bushes in response to a member’s inquiry. VII. IDENTIFY ISAC FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ISAC member Rick Sowash stated that he would like to discuss the pavement/concrete at Whitecap & PR22; if City has talked to TxDOT. VIII. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING Date: June 5, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express IX. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Committee Member Carter Tate to adjourn. Second by Committee Member Jerry Watkins. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Meeting Adjourned at 6:24 p.m.