HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 03/01/2012WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Regular Called Meeting, Thursday, March 1, 2012 5:30 p.m.
Staff Conference Room, City Hall
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX
Members Present Member Absent Staff Present
Neil McQueen John Powell Derek Herzog
Jay Gardner
Cody Bates
Cameron Perry
JoAnn Gilbertson
Jennifer Pollack
Butch Pool
I. CALL TO ORDER
In absence of the chair, co -chair Neil McQueen called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Staff Liaison called roll and announced that a quorum was present.
III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Regular called meeting- November 3, 2011. Jay Gardner made a motion to approve the minutes. Cody
Bates seconded. Minutes approved.
IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC — none.
Members introduced themselves.
V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION /ACTION
New Business
Elect new Chair and Co -Chair
Jake Herring has recently resigned. JoAnn nominated Neil McQueen as chair, seconded by Cody
Bates. Butch moved to close nominations. Vote was called. Motion passed; Neil was appointed as Chair
of WBAC. Jennifer Pollack nominated Jay Gardner, seconded by Cody Bates. Butch moved to close
nominations. Vote was called. Motion passed; Jay was appointed as Co -Chair of WBAC.
Review By -Laws
JoAnn asked if it needs to be put in the By -Laws if the regular scheduled meeting is missed, it would
automatically be held the following week. The By -Laws currently state that if the regular meeting is
missed, the Chair can request a special called meeting or 2 members must request a Special Called
Meeting to the Chair. Agenda has to be posted 72 hours in advance. No changes were made to the By-
Laws.
List of Projects on the Beach for 2012
Committee asked for current projects for the beach so they can be discussed and review actions that
need to be taken.
Dredging that is going on right now will be halted on Monday and suspended until October 1 St to allow
for tourism season.
Spring Break is the next big project. It will be the same plan as last year. City will assist State in trash
maintenance. County will be responsible for their own maintenance. No pallets or furniture will be
allowed on the beach. Roll -offs will be placed on the access roads. The busiest days of Spring Break
will be from March 10 through March 18. Derek will provide a report on Spring Break at the next
meeting.
CAST for Kids is another event held on the beach at the north jetty. It had to be rescheduled and should
be held the 2 nd weekend in September. The event is free and paid for by sponsors. Kids receive a
fishing pole, tackle box, and plaque.
Turtle monitoring is coming up. City is not contracting through PINS anymore.
Sargassum will be coming in soon. Beach crews will maintain areas. They will either front stack or
trench. In more narrow areas they will bury the seaweed. In wider areas, they stack the seaweed in front
of the dunes. In addition, the natural beach is now in effect from mile marker 236 to 252.
Item will be listed on Old Business at the next meeting, and if any members have ideas or suggestion
they can be discussed.
VI. Staff Liaison Report
No Report
VII. Committee Concerns, Request for Information, Agenda Items
Identify Items to be placed on next agenda
The following items will be placed on the next agenda:
• Possible Donation at Windward Parking Lot
• Spring Break Update
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, Butch Pool made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Cody Bates
seconded. Neil McQueen adjourned the meeting at 6:29 pm.
Tara Raith
Administrative Assistant
Parks and Recreation Department