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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 08/07/2014 (2) WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Regular Called Meeting, Thursday,August 7, 2014 5:30 p.m. Staff Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX Members Present Member Absent Staff Present Cameron Perry Cody Bates Derek Herzog Jennifer Pollack Paulette Kluge Tara Galvan Joseph DePalma Cliff Schlabach Diana Del Angel Jay Gardner I. CALL TO ORDER Chair, Cameron Perry called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. II. ROLL CALL The Recording Secretary called roll and announced that a quorum was present. I. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Regular called meeting-July 10, 2014. Jay made a motion to approve. Joseph seconded; minutes approved. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC—Jerry Hartung 2101 Laguna Shores Rd- Concerned about commercial trot line fisherman moving into the Laguna Madre. Provided information on how Aransas County and Rockport- Fulton have protected their shorelines against these lines. He expressed concerns regarding the trot lines and the dangers they pose to the patrons visiting the area. V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION A. New Business Storm Water Discussion Based on the presentation at the last meeting, the item was added to the discussion this week. There were issues regarding the placement of Texas Beachwatch Signs. Placement of the signs is dictated by GLO and would need to be addressed to them. Members asked what the scope of the committee was for issues like storm water. The committee is limited on what it can make recommendations for and any recommendations made will need to be presented to PRAC before it can be taken to Council. B. Old Business for Discussion/Action Power Lines Over Laguna Madre Cliff provided a recap on the lines over Laguna Madre. He and others approached the City Council in opposition to the power line's proposed location over the Laguna Madre. Since then, the proposition has been removed from the plans. Bollards on the Beach Derek updated the committee on the bollards on the beach. Mike Morris did a presentation to Council with the options of the bollards. Council asked staff to put together details of the project including requirements and costs for ADA access to the Seawall. They requested ADA access to the far south end. The 150 ft. would be based on the yearly surveys taken of the beach. Cliff mentioned holding town hall type meetings to discuss the topic with the community. Members discussed the ordinance details and the inconsistencies with the bond language. Without being able to add ADA access, the 2008 bond will be difficult to complete. Cliff expressed serious concerns about the ballot language on the 2008 vote that approved Seawall Ordinance. He felt that the ballot language did not reflect the full intent or the full ordinance that was voted on. He felt that it caused a lot of voters to not understand what they were voting for or against and that confusion still seems to be a problem even at the present time. Members asked to see further bond language. Derek informed the committee that after diligent research, no further language has been found. Jay Gardner moved to recommend amending the ordinance to reflect the bond language. Cliff seconded. Discussion was held. Jay amended his motion asking City Staff with providing a map to coincide with the 2008 bond, but withdrew his amendment. Cameron called for the vote. 3 votes in favor; 2 in opposition; 1 abstention. Motion passed. VI. STAFF LIAISON REPORT Derek announced that it was Tara Galvan's last meeting as recording secretary for WBAC. In addition, everything looks good as the department is coming to the end of the summer. VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA • Trout Lines • North Beach Re-nourishment VIII. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, Jay made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Joseph seconded. Chair, Cameron Perry adjourned the meeting at 6:40 pm.