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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 11/02/2017 WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Regular Called Meeting, Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:30 p.m. Staff Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Cameron Perry Jennifer Pollack Darren Gurley Jay Gardner Paulette Kluge Martha Lawhon Cliff Schlabach Mukesh Subedee Terry Palmer Jyoti Patel Carrie Robertson Meyer 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 October 5, 2017 meeting were distributed for review and approval. Cliff made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, Jay seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC None present. V. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1 New Business a. Presentation from Deidre Williams on Gulf Beach Conditions post Hurricane Harvey Deidre gave the committee a Post Harvey Assessment of the beaches and the Packery Channel system. Deidre looked at several different"surveys" and all those reports will go to the Coastal Engineers Group which will look at the reports in detail. Deidre's focus tonight will be the beach; she explained that it was difficult to look at just post Harvey issues when we had an extended period of inundation. The greatest degree of damage was structural, south of Fish Pass. What Deidre did find is that the level of erosion increased moving south; away from the Packery but moving north it was more variable. Deidre did say that the erosion after Harvey was nothing compared to Hurricane Ike and fortunately there was not substantial dune damage. b. Discussion on nominations for Chair&Vice Chair and filling future vacant positions on the WBAC committee It was discovered that Jay Gardner's term is not expiring and that he is eligible for re- appointment, this was a surprise to him and he is thinking about it. Cameron's term is expiring in December 2017. Darren went through the list of people that have applied to be on the WBAC committee. The 3 committee members, with expiring terms (other than Jay) have stated that they would like to be re-appointed. Martha is to check on other December meeting dates based on how many members are available for the regular December 7th meeting. 2 c. North Beach Redevelopment Initiative Gateway Planning of Dallas was hired by the City in 2016 for$49,900 to come up with a redevelopment plan for North Beach to address changes due to the new Harbor Bridge coming. This plan was not intended to replace the community-based 2012 North Beach Development Plan, but rather to compliment it. Carrie presented WBAC copies of the most recent draft of the Redevelopment Initiative, which is currently available on the city's website. Carrie explained that, since 2016, Gateway Planning has never held a public meeting about this plan. In Feb 2016 a small group of North Beach community leaders were selected to meet with the Gateway Team for 1 hour, where they learned about the plan for the first time. However, City staff members have attended North Beach Community Association meetings and have held public meetings to take comments about the draft plan, which Gateway released in late 2016. The majority of current land owners commented that the canal on the Alternative 2 map breaks up the beach and the 1.5-mile-long concrete Beachwalk, which is a very popular amenity with residents. As a result, Gateway produced a second version (called Alternative 1)that does not include a canal and that keeps the Beachwalk in place. Residents told the city that infrastructure improvements and a pier at Surfside Park, which are project priorities on the North Beach 2012 Development Plan, are more important and realistic than a canal. The canal concept was initiated by an out-of-town developer who has worked closely with the Gateway Team, as he is interested in developing on North Beach. To reflect both viewpoints, the North Beach Redevelopment Initiative current draft includes both Alternatives 1 and 2. Carrie informed WBAC that City Council is getting ready to pass the plan before any engineering analysis has been completed on a canal. After discussion, the committee passed the following motion: "WBAC recommends that the City perform a coastal engineering study to review the potential shoreline erosion, regulatory, and environmental impacts associated with a cut in the shoreline shown in the North Beach Alternative 2 plan prior to adopting Alternative 2." Cameron made a motion to recommend this to the City, Cliff seconded, motion passed. 2 Old Business a. Update: Fire Regulations Darren explained that the regulation went to the Fire Marshall and that that is where changes were made and not made to WBAC's recommended regulation. Darren will follow up on the changes not made to the ordinance. b. Update: Packery Channel ATON (Aids to Navigation) There is no update. c. Update: ISAC The meeting was on October 11th and there was a lot of talk about coyotes. There was talk of keeping up with the six pack, fixing the ADA boat ramp, and an update on the restrooms. There was a presentation on Access Road 3A; they are widening the shoulder and adding a sidewalk. There was discussion about Spring Break 2018 being bigger than ever because of Port A being shut down. The next full TIRZ2 meeting is November 14tH d. Update: TRIZ2 Darren has been assigned to get pricing on the pavilion and relook at the restroom cleaning and check on the shower situation. He is also working on the ADA mats. C:\Users\Tam era rWppdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\ZQFLP32G\110217 Minutes.Doc 3 VI. STAFF LIASON REPORT • On November 11 they will start mobilization on Access Road 2. • Regarding the oil spill there were some tar balls and beach operations cleaned them up to the GLO satisfaction. VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA 1. Update: Fire Regulations 2. Update: Packery Channel ATON (Aids to Navigation) 3. Update: ISAC 4. Update: TIRZ2 Project 5. North Beach: Fire Regulations and BBQ 6. Voting on the Chair&Vice-Chair VIII. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Martha Lawhon, Management Assistant C:\Users\Tam era rWppdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\ZQFLP32G\110217 Minutes.Doc