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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 11/07/2013 WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Regular Called Meeting, Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:30 p.m. Staff Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX Members Present Member Absent Staff Present Neil McQueen Butch Pool Derek Herzog Carrie Meyer Jennifer Pollack Tara Galvan Jay Gardner Diana Del Angel Cody Bates Cameron Perry I. CALL TO ORDER Chair, Neil McQueen called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. II. ROLL CALL The recording secretary called roll and announced that a quorum was present. III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Regular called meeting-June 6, 2013. Minutes need to be corrected under New Business>6-pack update. Regarding the parking lot, corrections are as follows: Due to rule changes, the initial design is no longer valid. Regular called meeting-September 5, 2013. Correction to attendance. Check on North Beach street sweeping. Cody Bates made a motion to approve. Carrie Robertson seconded. Minutes approved as corrected. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC - none. V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION A. New Business Beach Parking Permits ISAC has asked to raise the cost of Beach Parking Permits. The city is not opposed to raising the prices. Currently awaiting feedback from the county and Port Aransas. With an increase in Beach Parking Permits sales, they can use the funds toward marketing. The price could increase to $15 or $20. If the City decides to raise it, they would like to get approval from the GLO to have a maximum increase to a set amount. This way, in the future, they will not have to get approval from the GLO. It is only in the preliminary discussion phase. It has been 7 years since there has been an increase in Beach Parking Permit fees. If sales increase for beach parking, less money comes out of the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Fund. Council will have to determine where the money can be spent. Discussion was held regarding the benefits of raising the fee. Committee would like additional information once it has been decided. Derek asked if the committee would support the increase in the Beach Parking Permit fee. Cameron made a motion recommending an increase to $15, contingent on a proposal on how the increase in funds will be utilized. Jay Gardner seconded. Cody amended the motion, adding that an increase be set not to exceed $15, with half of additional revenue based on 2013 sales going to the HOT Fund, and other half of revenue going to increasing Beach Operations Division Budget with purpose to be determined. Jay Gardner seconded the amendment. The vote was called. Motion passed unopposed. North Beach Restoration City has applied for grants to fund the renourishment of North Beach. Details are unknown at this point. Parks and Recreation and Engineering are aware of the problem and are waiting on word of the grants. If approved for grants, City will have to provide matching funds to complete the project. Carrie would like to see a long term approach to resolving the problem, possibly something engineered in the water to prevent this from happening years down the line. B. Old Business for Discussion/Action Donation for Windward Parking Lot Plumber has been hired, but they are still waiting for the installation. VI. STAFF LIAISON REPORT Vacant position has been changed to a hotel representative. Derek spoke with a local hotel owner to try and fill the position. VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA • Donation at Windward Parking Lot VIII. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, Jay Gardner made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Cody Bates seconded. Chair, Neil McQueen adjourned the meeting at 6:34 pm. Tara Galvan Administrative Assistant Parks and Recreation Department