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Island Strategic Action Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 5:30 PM ISAC Agenda
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
Chair Jay Gardner called the meeting to order at 5:3 3 p .m . City Staff Jennifer Berkich called roll .
Present Members (10) Jay Gardner, Brud Jones, Charles Duffley, Cheri Sperling, Carter
Tate, Jodi Steen, David Perry, Polly Balzer, Aaron Huffman, and
Kaylynn Paxson
Absent Members (0)
Present Ex-Officios (4) Terry Palmer, Dotson Lewis, Keith McMullin and Bryan Gulley
Absent Ex-Officios (2) Dan McGinn, Alyssa Barrera Mason
Present City Staff (3) Ashley Rioux, Keith Selman, and Jennifer Berkich
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 3, 2019
Motion by Committee Member Cheri Sperling to approve the minutes.
Second by: Committee Member Carter Tate.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
III. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
None. All members were present during the January meeting.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
Chel McGuin – Spoke regarding crime increase on the island. Requesting a substation on the island to help
deter crime.
V. ONGOING BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action
1. Ex-Officio Members’ Updates
Terry Palmer, Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee
The Watershore Beach Advisory Committee (WBAC)
The committee welcomed Terry Palmer as the new WBAC representative. Mr. Palmer informed the committee
that they are working on a 2020 Bond wish list and rip current taskforce.
Dotson Lewis, Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
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Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC)
The group is also working on a 2020 Bond wish list. Mr. Lewis noted that beach permits are no longer available
at CVS or Stripes. There was discussion of how many permits were sold last year and the possibility of breaking
down numbers of permits sold by zip code.
2. Island Engineering Update – LJ Francis, Project Manager, City of Corpus Christi
NPI Beach Access Roads – Construction contract award to City Council in January. Construction scheduled to
begin February/March 2020 and be complete by February 2022. PR 22 Bridge – Council will award the contract
to the low bidder and issue a limited Notice to Proceed to allow for value engineering. The Developer
Agreement was amended in December 2019. PC Restoration – No bids were received. The project should re-
bid mid-year in 2020. FEMA has not approved project in order to get the reimbursement. PC Dredging –
Working on permit. Design contract to City Council in January. PC Boat Launch – Slab poured and nearing
completion. Packery Channel Waterline crossing – CIP project to replace exiting and installing a new 20” water
transmission line across Packery Channel after Hurricane Harvey damage.
VI. NEW BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action
1. Election of officers
Motion by Committee Member Carter Tate to reappoint Chair Jay Gardner and co-chair Brud Jones.
Second by: Committee Member Jodi Steen.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
2. 2018 BOND – Sam Salvador, HDR Engineering representative
Contract with HDR engineering initiated in December 2019. HDR Engineering representative, Sam Salvador,
discussed what was in their scope of work. Chair Jay Gardner provided a wish list of repairs: parking and lights
under the bridge, movement of signage during deceleration areas, fix flooding underneath the bridge by
Snoopy’s.
3. Discuss Bond 2020 Recommendations & Padre Island Mobility and Access Management Study
Review
TIRZ 2 subcommittee met December. The project list has not changed since 2017-2018. Committee member
Kaylynn Paxson added the reinvestigation of a CCPD substation. The group want s a list of the
SPMP street locations specific to the Island area.
4. Police substation on the Island
The committee members would like to invite Police Chief to the February meeting to discuss the feasibility of
having a CCPD substation.
5. Island Overlay subcommittee
The group did not meet. Would like a timeline of events regarding the Island Area Development Plan.
6. CVB Island Branding Study Recap
The project is on hold pending a permanent CVB Director is found.
7. Power Line Business
CP& L has no provision in agreement to demand fishing line removed.
VII. IDENTIFY ISAC FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
VIII. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING
Date: February 4, 2020 @ 5:30 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Express
IX. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting Adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Motion by Committee Member Carter Tate to adjourn.
Second by Committee Member David Perry.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.