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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 09/14/2021Padre Island Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 14253 SPID Corpus Christi, TX Island Strategic Action Committee Regular Meeting Agenda Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 14, 2021 5:30 PM ISAC Agenda I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL Chair Jay Gardner called the meeting to order at 5:3 0 pm and City Staff Bonnie McLaughlin called roll . Present Members (9) Jay Gardner, Daniel Brown, Melanie Salinas, Roy Coons, Dotson Lewis, Charles Duffley, William Uhlarik, Polly Balzer, Robert Pruski Absent Members (2) Cheri Sperling, Tommy Kurtz Present Ex-Officios (4) Terry Palmer, Brett Oetting, Keith McMullin, Bryan Gulley Absent Ex-Officios (1) Twila Stevens, Darren Gurley Present City Staff (5) Daniel McGinn, Bonnie McLaughlin, Thomas Klein, Heather Hulbert, Kevin Johnson II. Approval of Minutes from August 3, 2021 Motion by Committee Member Dotson Lewis to approve. Second by Committee Member Charles Duffley. Motion carried by unanimous vote. III. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES 8/3/21 Absences: William Uhlarik, Polly Balzer, & Robert Pruski Motion by Committee Member Polly Balzer to approve. Second by Committee Member Robert Pruski. Motion carried by unanimous vote. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS Marvin Jones, PIBOA, concerns about general code enforcement on the island VI. ONGOING BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action 1. Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee (Terry Palmer) a. No quorum last meeting, but the previous online meeting there was discussion about long-range planning for the beach with some upcoming actions (proposes having someone attend next ISAC meeting to discuss those upcoming items), everything going well, lifeguard stands removed for weather incident and will not be returning due to the end of the season, showers also removed due to weather incident but will be put back on the beach b. Question from member Dan Brown about platforms staying out and suggests putting reflectors on the platforms for the people out at night on golf carts/ATVs as a precautionary measure. c. Terry Palmer: platforms will be left out (confirmed by Kevin Johnson). 2. Parks & Recreation (Twila Stevens) a. Not in attendance 3. Nueces County (Bryan Gulley) a. Didn’t get usual update, dodged a lot of potentially disastrous weather, barely enough tide to clean the beaches but came through it all very well. 4. Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District #4 (Keith McMullin) a. No updates 5. Convention & Visitors Bureau (Brett Oetting) a. Presentation at the end of agenda 6. Parks Updates (Kevin Johnson, Assistant Director, Parks & Recreation) a. Reiterates the importance of the relationship between ISAC and the city, mentions amendment to city ordinance of no wake zone between Packery Channel and marker 37 (ISAC previously discussed 8/3/21 with Dante Gonzalez). b. Packery Channel: looking for funds for wayfinding and rebranding of the Packery Channel, change out benches, add foliage, add an entry sign and signage within the parking lot so visitors know where they are. Mentions repairs being funded by the city, hoping for additional money from the government so that they can move forward with repairs ASAP. c. Comment from City Staff member Thomas Klein: city received obligation of funds letter from FEMA for Packery Channel repairs. Segue into Island Engineering updates. 7. Island Engineering Updates (Thomas Klein, Engineer IV) a. Packery Channel Repairs: FEMA committed 13.5 million dollars and the city will contribute 1.5 million dollars. Concern that there were no bidders last time, monitoring will need to happen after they schedule the restoration project, then dredging. Would like to start as soon as possible, just want to make sure that there are no conflicts with the channel restoration. b. See presentation for further updates 8. TIRZ #2 Update (Heather Hulbert, Director of Finance) a. Presented steps for potential renewal of the TIRZ #2, there is support for renewal but will need clarification on what they would like to accomplish (projects specifically), would need a financing plan and then would bring it forward for adoption and extension, notes that hospital district will not be able to participate moving forward, suggests reaching out to Del Mar who has participated in the past but not recently, county must be involved or it won’t make sense to proceed, the different entities involved are really what makes it work, if not renewed then projects would be moved to the general fund to be completed. b. City needs to decide about what works best for the projects if there are not enough entities involved, ultimately a City Council decision, last discussion with the county last fall so not sure where the county stands currently, no indication that the county will not participate, just important to assess all possibilities. c. Chair Jay Gardner asks about the timing of the renewal of the TIRZ #2 d. Heather Hulbert responds that it would need to be renewed by September 2022 but renewing it now could cause us to lose the hospital district earlier than necessary. States that we would need to extend and create the ordinance by the last bond payment in order to renew, assumes that base values would stay the same but may adjust contribution percentage. Reiterates that city funds are invested and must follow certain rules for investments, restrictions on what we can invest in. 9. TIRZ #2 Subcommittee Update (Chair Jay Gardner) a. Reviewed all projects that have both been completed and not completed, brainstormed a list of new projects, need to meet again to prioritize the project list, would like to have some items to present at next ISAC meeting. b. Would like to create an ADP Subcommittee, potential workshop, decide what the ADP has prioritized. VII. NEW BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action. 1. Short-Term Rentals (Dan McGinn, Director of Planning) a. Multiple departments within the city are currently handling the short-term rentals item, presentation to council occurred on 6/21/21 and received direction from the City Manager to develop an ordinance by the end of the year, contract in place with Smart City Policy Group (consultant Matt Curtis) from Austin to help the city develop policy/ordinances most appropriate for Corpus Christi. Kick-off for the project within the next week or so. Currently developing a stakeholder committee, requests a member or two from ISAC to be on the committee, plans to engage the public and present to council in December. b. Chair Jay Gardner expresses concern that ISAC has already given their recommendations to the city, consultant may be doing work that has already been done. c. Dan McGinn: this is just the first phase to get something in place and to create boundaries to work within. d. Chair Jay Gardner proposes Charles Duffley and Polly Balzer to join committee. Motion by Committee Member Dan Brown to nominate Charles Duffley and Polly Balzer to represent ISAC on the Short-Term Rentals Advisory Committee. Second by Committee Member Melanie Salinas. Motion carried by unanimous vote. 2. Area Development Plan Subcommittee-Chair Jay Gardner No updates; will be worked on for next meeting. VIII. IDENTIFY ISAC FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Keep current agenda with one addition below. Litter issue on the island: Code Enforcement/Police/Neighborhood Services representatives to be invited to next meeting. IX. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING Date: October 5, 2021 @ 5:30 p.m. Location: TBD X. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting Adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Motion made by Committee Member Charles Duffley to adjourn. Second by Committee Member Melanie Salinas. Motion carried by unanimous vote.