HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 08/13/2015 - Special WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Special Called Meeting, Thursday,August 13, 2015 5:30 p.m.
Staff Conference Room, City Hall
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX
Members Present Members Absent Staff Present
Cameron Perry Stacie Talbert
Cliff Schlabach Reba George
Joseph DePalma Martha Lawhon
Diana Del Angel Ramiro Lopez
Jay Gardner
Paulette Kluge
Carrie Robertson Meyer
Jennifer Pollack
I. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
The roll was called and a quorum was present.
I. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Minutes from the July 2, 2015 meeting were distributed for review and approval. Carrie noted that the
CEPRA Gant should have read Grant. Jay made a motion to accept the minutes with that change,
Paulette seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed.
IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC - NONE
V. STAFF LIAISON REPORT
Stacie introduced Ramiro Lopez the new Beach and Natural Resources Superintendent to the
committee and thanked Reba. Cameron also thanked Stacie and Reba.
Carrie got a recap of the timeline for North Beach from Cameron.
Packery Channel Monitoring — Reba shared a preliminary report from Deidre with slides showing an
update on shoaling. Cameron explained some of the slides.
Cliff has a verbal agreement with Billy on grading; not so close to the water and that is working well,
"Lake Zahn" is getting smaller.
Carrie asked about showers being installed at the Packery and Jay explained that it was too costly.
The Skid-o-cans are working well.
There was also talk about the new garbage collection system in Port Aransas.
VI. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. New Business
1. Committee Vacancy
Robert Kent has been removed from the committee due to excessive absences. Tonight is Diana's last
meeting so now there will be 2 vacancies after tonight. One vacancy will be for an environmentalist and
the other is at large. Diana will let her colleagues know in case someone is interested.
2. HOT Fund
Reba discussed that the Fiscal year 2016 proposed budget is online and the budget was submitted to
the City Manager's office in May. According to city manager the budget starts at baseline (no changes
from last year). Trash collection on the beach was listed on an approved decision package list for
Council's consideration. Budget amendments may be made mid fiscal year. The Gulf Beach operations
get reimbursed from the HOT fund. The budget office is responsible for revenue projections.
3. Beach Camp Fires
The existing Sec. 10-67 doesn't address pallets, trash, or bottles that are being burned. The biggest
issue is enforcement. Joe commented that"3 by 3"was a joke and that he would like camp fires
prohibited behind commercial buildings. Cameron suggested that Joe, Cliff and Jay review the existing
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ordinance and prepare proposed changes. These changes would then be reviewed/discussed at at the
next meeting and final recommended changes would be provided for Council consideration.
4. Accessibility Mats
Mobility mats were required by the GLO at the seawall and they were purchased with a grant. This was
according to Phase I of the bollard placement plan. The installation, maintenance and removal of these
mats is likely a winter project due to timing. Carrie suggested that the mats that came from North Beach
be returned. Reba is to check with Reuben Trevino from South Padre and the vendors on how they
work with these mats on a seasonal/daily basis.
B. Old Business for Discussion/Action
1. Gulf Beach Adaptive Maintenance Plan— Final review and adoption
Reba reported that the only change is "implement a pilot project to access results of using a truck...", on
page 10. This project should be to accomplish before the end of the summer. We have access to the
water hydrants for water; the truck rental will be the most costly part.
Jay motioned to approve with the changes and Cliff seconded, unanimously approved. Motion
accepted.
VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA
1. Beach Camp Fires Subcommittee
2. CMP Update
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, Jay made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Joe seconded the motion.
Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Martha Lawhon, Management Assistant
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