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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Watershore And Beach Advisory Committee - 02/04/2021 WATERSHORE AND BEACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Regular Called Meeting Thursday, February 4, 2021 5:30 pm WEBEX – Meeting Number: 146 548 4099 | Password; mpXK8uH543g Join by phone: 1-408-418-9388 Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Terry Palmer Larisa Ford Lauren Williams Daniel Mazoch Mukesh Subedee Meredith Darden Philippe Tissot Harrison McNeil Jyoti Patel Darren Gurley Martha Lawhon I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 5:33 pm. ll. ROLL CALL The roll was called, and a quorum was present III. EXCUSED ABSENCES: Daniel Mazoch & Harrison McNeil Philippe made a motion to excuse last month’s absences, Larisa seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. IV. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Minutes from the January 7, 2021 meeting were distributed for review. Larisa made a motion to accept the minutes, Mukesh seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. V. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC There was one person from the public who wished to give comments: Cliff Schlabach. Cliff wanted to compliment Beach Operations; he and others have commented on how good the beaches look. He also asked that Darren comment on the progress on the beach showers and also what is going on in front of the seawall (moving s and?). Vl. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1 New Business a. Adding “Nueces County Beach Management Committee” as a regular monthly report given by Cliff Schlabach Meredith made a motion to add this report to the monthly meetings and Philippe seconded, unanimously approved. Motion passed. b. Deidre Williams’ Presentation This is postponed until next month. c. Forming a Beach Management Plan revision subcommittee Terry suggested forming a Beach Maintenance Plan subcommittee (not Beach Management Plan). Darren explained to the committee that when he gets the permit from USACE, he will make changes and send them to all the relevant organizations, make any additional changes and present it to this committee. He is not sure when he will get this from the USACE. Darren doesn’t believe that a subcommittee is necessary and that any necessary changes can be discussed at one of our regular meetings. Terry’s thoughts were that we might need a subcommittee so that others (public) could participate. Terry is going to investigate this further so that it can be revisited by WBAC at the next meeting. d. 2021 Goals Meredith is compiling these to distribute to the committee, next month. 2. Old Business e. North Beach Update 2 C:\Users\NormaD2\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\C1K8JZ51\February.docx Meredith emailed a report to the group regarding North Beach for the members to look at. Darren reported the several plans were going to be submitted to the City Manager and he would choose the 3 best, and this should happen within the next month. Deidre was at City Council when this was discussed and she wanted this committee to know that the proposed cuts to North Beach were not discussed, nor investigated, and the TGLO was not approached regarding any permitting. There was discussion about getting an informed individual to come and speak to the group about these plans. Terry suggested that we think about this for the April meeting. Deidre strongly suggested that this committee review the presentation and it can be found at “corpuschristi.granicus.com/player/clip/1500?view_id=2&meta_id=287653&redirect=true”. f. Packery Channel Repair Philippe noted that the Conrad Blucher Institute (CBI) has been helping the USACE to help with the funding. For the USACE to find funding, they need to have proof that Packery Channel functions to function as a means of flood control. USACE and CBI are looking at the repairs that are needed and will determine whether those repairs reduce the opportunity for flooding. The USACE are now looking to see if the repairs are economically viable. If this source of USACE funding isn’t deemed appropriate by the USACE, Deidre says that there could be other avenues. VlI. PARK AND RECREATION ACTION COMMITTEE – Howard Schauer Howard did not attend this meeting. VlII. ISAC Report Deidre Williams reported on this. Deidre presented on the monitoring of Packery Channel and the Gulf beaches to ISAC. One of the questions of the meeting was what will happen when they open the canal under PR22? Deidre’s answer to this is the same as she always gives: “there has not been a complete study of this” so she couldn’t give an answer. No one; the City nor the developers have asked for a study. One of the ISAC members commented that maybe the sand from Lake Padre could be retained to nourish some of the beaches, which Deidre thought was not a bad idea, but again, it needs a study. There was also some concern with the slim width of the beach in front of the seawall and she relayed the information about the ordinance. lX. STAFF LIAISON REPORT Darren reported that the main focus for Beach Operations is getting the sand moved! He did report that he has permission from USACE to truck the sand, in dump trucks, to the bollard area while he waits for the permit to be renewed. The showers will not be up by Spring Break, but the meter is installed at Zahn and there is water at 3A. The enclosures still need to be made but the showers are here. Darren has had conversation with the GLO about moving the bollards closer to Holiday Inn but is still waiting for approval. He also relayed that he would like to make a “safe zone” parallel to the beach in front of the Windward parking lot but the GLO wants the “safe zone” to go all the way to the jetties. Darren will have to take his plan, and more to the GLO and then City Council, which will probably not be until next summer! The lifeguard stands are in and Beach Operations is making stands for them so that the sit above the sand and keeps the wheels out of the water; the GLO has given us the approval for that. X. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA 1. Deidre Williams’ Report 2. Forming a Beach Maintenance Plan Revision Subcommittee 3. 2021 Goals 4. North Beach Update 5. Packery Channel Repair Xl. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:46 pm.