HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 09/06/2012WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Regular Called Meeting, Thursday, September 6, 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
Butch Pool Tara Galvan
Cody Bates
Cameron Perry
JoAnn Gilbertson
Jennifer Pollack
Diana DelAngel
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair, Neil McQueen called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
The recording secretary called roll and announced that a quorum was present.
III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Regular called meeting- July 12, 2012. Jay Gardner made a motion to approve the minutes as written.
Cody Bates seconded. Minutes approved.
IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC - none.
V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION /ACTION
A. New Business
Discussion Regarding North Beach Name Change
Name changed from Corpus Christi Beach to North Beach. JoAnn reported that businesses on CC
Beach did not support the name change other than the Texas State Aquarium. She stated that changing
the name is a huge expense to the businesses operating on CC Beach. Discussed that marketing
campaigns advertise the beach as Corpus Christi Beach. Since 1959 it has been marketed as Corpus
Christi Beach. She also noted the name change to North Beach gives no designation to being in Corpus
Christi. Corpus Christi Beach Association voted for the name to be Corpus Christi North Beach. JoAnn
feels the WBAC made a recommendation without enough information. In the future, JoAnn would like
the committee to do additional research when similar issues arise in the future.
Presentation by Jeff Pollack with HDR
Presentation by Jeff Pollack with HDR — Gave presentation on low impact designs. There are multiple
water bodies in the area on the list of impaired water bodies. Impaired waters affect community
economics not to mention public health safety. Discussed infrastructure being the main source of
contamination and how implementing low impact development principles such as redirecting storm
water runoff towards vegetation can reduce contamination to bays. 5:55pm quorum was lost when
Cody Bates left the meeting.
Tara Galvan
Administrative Assistant
Parks and Recreation Department