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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 10/08/2020 - Special WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Special Called Meeting Thursday, October 8, 2020 5:30 pm WEBEX – Meeting Number: 146 746 3717 | Password; qhWAMhPP743 Join by phone: 1-408-418-9388 Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Terry Palmer Larisa Ford Harrison McNeil Lauren Williams Jyoti Patel Mukesh Subedee Meredith Darden Philippe Tissot Daniel Mazoch Darren Gurley Martha Lawhon I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 5:39 pm. ll. ROLL CALL The roll was called, and a quorum was present III. EXCUSED ABSENCES: Mukesh Subedee Lauren made a motion to excuse last month’s absences, Harrison seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. IV. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Minutes from the September 3, 2020 meeting were distributed for review. Larisa made a motion to accept the minutes, Harrison seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. V. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC One person was in attendance and he wanted updates on the showers at North Packery and what is being done with all the loose sand on the beach. Vl. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1 New Business a. North Beach Parking Lots Terry told the group that he went to North Beach to check it out and couldn’t because the parking lots were flooded. Darren said that this issue, flooded North Beach parking lots, is on the 2020 Bond Projects’ list. b. Clearing the jetties of fishing line Terry had a conversation with Jay Gardner about this and Terry will be notified when/if this is being scheduled. Terry noted that the window of “clear water” in the jetties is gone for the year; Harrison agrees. c. Packery Channel & FEMA Terry reported that at the ISAC meeting, there was a quick update: last week the City did some paperwork for FEMA concerning the sidewalk, dome post and cables. Darren reported that FEMA is saying the USACE should be repairing the channel. Basically, these two federal agencies are fighting over who should do the repairs. Darren does say “it is moving forward”. 2. Old Business a. Signage – City vs County Meredith was working on this and she missed this meeting. Darren did report that with the storms we have had, that we have lost lots of signs. b. Packery Jetties – Water seepage Darren reported that part of the parking lot at the overlook collapsed. He spoke with storm water because he believes that they should be fixing it, but nothing is happening now. Darren was instructed to run a cable down along the dome post and this should be done within the next couple of weeks. 2 C:\Users\NormaD2\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\18Z4XUQT\October.doc VlI. PARK AND RECREATION ACTION COMMITTEE – Howard Schauer Howard did not attend this meeting but did email a written report that Martha read. Howard wrote about the 5 projects on the 2020 Bond; only the North Beach restrooms and parking lots pertain to WBAC. Access Road 3 runs through the State Park. VlII. ISAC Report Terry reported that most of the rocks and limestone has been removed from the County beach and they are still wanting other bids for the work on Bob Hall pier. He reported that the CVB is doing a survey; they are comparing Corpus to other cities with regards to tourism, or lack of. Deidre Williams attended this meeting and she told ISAC that the surveys of the beach are completed. The beach maintenance permit is out for public comment. Terry will resend the email with the link to the Mustang/Padre Island development plans. lX. STAFF LIAISON REPORT Darren reported that the trash cans and portable toilets were back on the beach but now they need to be removed again (Hurricane Delta). He also reported that, as far as he knows, the City will not be closing the beaches. As far as the sand goes, Cliff is correct; there is lots of sand! The City is only allowed to move it back and forth, according to the USACE permit. The concentration for Beach Operations is to keep the beach open which means keeping the access roads open, and they are a mess. Beach Operations is moving sand in front of the seawall because that area is getting narrower and narrower. The City is working on amending the permit to be able to move the sand laterally. The water line for the shower is supposed to be in but Engineering has not confirmed that, nor have they marked where it ends, Darren is waiting for a call back. The showers are getting a redesign. X. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA 1. Signage – City vs County 2. North Beach parking lots 3. Cleaning up the jetties – Fishing line 4. Repairs to the Packery Channel 5. Closing the jetties Xl. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm.