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Island Strategic Action Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:30 PM ISAC Agenda
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
Chair Jay Gardner called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. City Staff Bonnie McLaughlin
called roll.
Present Members (#) Jay Gardner, Brud Jones, Charles Duffley, Cheri
Sperling, Carter Tate, David Perry, Armon Alex,
Tommy Kurtz, Daniel Brown
Absent Members (#) Polly Balzer, Jodi Steen
Present Ex-Officios (#) Terry Palmer, Keith McMullin
Absent Ex-Officios (#) Twila Stevens, Bryan Gulley, Brett Oetting
Present City Staff (4) Daniel McGinn, Bonnie McLaughlin, Keren Costanzo,
Richard Martinez, Trenade Paddock
II. Approval of Minutes from February 2, 2021
Motion by Committee Member Cheri Sperling.
Second by Committee Member Dan Brown.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
III. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
February 2, 2021: Jodi Steen
Motion by Committee Member Tommy Kurtz.
Second by Committee Member Cheri Sperling.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
No Public Comments.
VI. ONGOING BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action
1. Ex-Officio Members’ Updates
a. Terry Palmer, Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee
b. Showers not built on beach, going to reevaluate goals for the year in upcoming meeting,
will be discussing beach maintenance committee, might be asking some ISAC members
to sit on subcommittee with Watershore, can send out beach maintenance plan to anyone
who needs it.
2. Beaches & Parks Updates
a. Darren Gurley: recovering from storm season last year, moving sand, seawall almost
cleared, installed gates to all access roads except Whitecap and Zahn (scheduled in next
few weeks), building platforms for lifeguard stands on the beach, showers to be installed
as soon as possible, including water line on Zahn (meter is in), bought a “shower tower”
to build, busy cleaning up dead fish from freeze.
3. Island Engineering Update
a. Thomas Klein not present, no other updates
b. Dan McGinn: Beach maintenance facility project is in the design process and moving
forward, more updates to come. Bond 2008 JFK Projects updates including cost
estimates to be discussed at next meeting (presentation).
4. TIRZ #2 Subcommittee Meeting Update
a. City Council (previous week) had a meeting, swore TIRZ #2 committee in, no updates from
city staff yet.
b. Dan McGinn to provide update at next ISAC meeting.
c. TIRZ #2 ISAC Subcommittee to meet in March.
VII. NEW BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action
1. Public Works Update Presentation – Richard Martinez
a. Traffic studies, Padre Island Project Updates
2. Padre & Mustang Island Area Development Plan (ADP) – Daniel McGinn
a. The Freese & Nichols consultant team presented the draft Padre/Mustang Island
ADP.
b. ISAC requested that the consultants provide a breakdown of open space acreage in
the Future Land Use Map by ownership entity – city, county, and private ownership.
c. March 10th deadline established for ISAC comments and edits to the draft ADP,
submit to Keren Costanzo, who will organize and submit to FNI for incorporation into
the revised draft ADP for public review.
d. Community online Open House Survey will be open from March 22 through April 11.
e. After brief discussion of timing of next meeting and online survey remaining open,
ISAC requested discussion of draft ADP at April meeting with a possible vote on
recommending ADP adoption.
3. Bond Taskforce
a. No Updates, waiting on cost and list updates.
b. Dan to chat with TXDOT for update next meeting, explain eligible projects with cost
estimates, ask ISAC to prioritize which projects.
4. Island Overlay Subcommittee – Brud Jones
a. No update, waiting for plan.
VIII. IDENTIFY ISAC FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1. Complete Packery Channel Monitoring Presentation (Deidre Williams)
2. TIRZ #2 & TIRZ #2 ISAC Subcommittee Updates
3. Bond 2008 JFK Projects & Bond Taskforce (TXDOT Update)
4. Mustang & Padre Island ADP Vote for Recommendation
IX. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING
Date: April 6, 2021 @ 5:30 p.m.
Location: Webex
X. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting Adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Motion made by Committee Member Tommy Kurtz to adjourn.
Second by Committee Member Carter Tate.
Motion carried by unanimous vote.