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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 09/04/2014 WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Regular Called Meeting, Thursday, September 4, 2014 5:30 p.m. Staff Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Cameron Perry Diana Del Angel Michael Morris Jennifer Pollack Joseph DePalma Cliff Schlabach Jay Gardner Cody Bates Paulette Kluge I. CALL TO ORDER Chair, Cameron Perry called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. II. ROLL CALL The roll was called and a quorum was present. I. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Minutes from the August 7, 2014 meeting were not available for consideration and were tabled until the October meeting. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC— Phillip Goff expressed concerns about the erosion of sand on North Beach and spoke in favor of a new breakwater at North Beach. Carrie Robertson-Meyer expressed concerns about the erosion of sand on North Beach and spoke in favor of a new breakwater at North Beach. Requested a feasibility study be conducted to investigate a new breakwater at North Beach. V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION A. New Business 1. North Beach Erosion Beach Nourishment Projects have been done on North Beach in 1979, mid 1980's and in the 2000's. North beach has a consisting moving shoreline. Sand primarily moves to the north. The terminal groin catches some, but much sand goes over the groin and is lost in to the Bay at the north end of North Beach. The City was approved for a Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)grant through the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in November of 2013 and is currently working with a local Coastal Engineering firm on the design and Army Corps of Engineers Permit for a $2.5 million nourishment of North Beach. There is not funding currently appropriated for a feasibility study and proposed FY2015 Budget does not have funds identified for a feasibility study. Potential exists to apply for future CEPRA grants to conduct a feasibility study. Cody Bates moved to recommend staff pursue funding for a feasibility study that identifies the best erosion control solutions for North Beach. Cliff Schlabach seconded. All voted in favor with Cameron Perry abstaining due to involvement in the current North Beach Nourishment Project. 2. Trot Lines—Laguna Madre Discussion occurred about who had jurisdiction over the Laguna Madre and thus this issue. It was believed that the Laguna Madre is State of Texas Waterway. If so the issue would be one for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department(TPWD). This might need to be considered by the Coastal Resource Allocation Committee of TPWD. Paulette Kluge will call CCA of Houston to gather information about how who and how these types of issues are handled in Texas Waterways. B. Old Business for Discussion/Action 1. Bollards on the Beach An update on the Bollards was given by Mike Morris. The update included a summary of the July 22 Presentation to City Council. City Council asked staff to put together details of the project including parking and ADA requirements by the GLO and bring back a drawing and costs associated with those requirements. An update will be presented to City Council later in September. An update from that presentation will be given to WBAC at the next meeting. 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. VI. STAFF LIAISON REPORT No report VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA • Presentation by Jennifer Lawrence • Trot Line Information • North Beach Erosion Feasibility Study (Staff Report) • Beach Bollard Update (Staff Report) VIII. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, Cliff Schlabach made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Cody Bates seconded. Chair, Cameron Perry adjourned the meeting at 6:37 pm.