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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Island Strategic Action Committee - 01/13/2022Padre Island Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 14253 SPID Corpus Christi, TX Island Strategic Action Committee Regular Meeting Agenda Meeting Minutes Thursday, January 13, 2022 5:30 PM ISAC Agenda I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL Chair Jay Gardner called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm and City Staff Bonnie McLaughlin called roll. Present Members (9) Jay Gardner, Dotson Lewis, Daniel Brown, Roy Coons, Cheri Sperling, Eric Evans, Melanie Salinas, Robert Pruski, William Uhlarik Absent Members (4) Polly Balzer, Charles Duffley, Michael Pittman, Tommy Kurtz Present Ex-Officios (4) Darren Gurley, Twila Stevens, Terry Palmer, Brett Oetting Absent Ex-Officios (2) Bryan Gulley, Keith McMullin Present City Staff (6) Bonnie McLaughlin, Andrea Gardner, Kevin Johnson, Larry Wenger, Michael Dice, Greg Smith II. Approval of Minutes from December 7, 2021 Motion by Committee Member Dan Brown to approve. Second by Committee Member Cheri Sperling. Motion carried by unanimous vote. III. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES Eric Evans, Michael Pittman, Melanie Salinas, Robert Pruski, Tommy Kurtz, & William Uhlarik. Motion by Committee Member Cheri Sperling to approve. Second by Committee Member Dan Brown. Motion carried by unanimous vote. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS a. Marvin Jones, PIPOA President VI. ONGOING BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action 1. Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee (Terry Palmer) a. Discussed last meeting about figuring out long term plans for monitoring Packery Channel and the beaches, talked a little bit about the parks along the shoreline, concern about the hydrofoil surfing at the beach, concern that it is dangerous, kite boarders got lumped in with boaters, have to be 50 ft away from swimmers, should they lump the hydrofoils in with them as well, need to make a recommendation on that, member of the public comment on the lifeguarding in dangerous surf on New years day, a few minor comments on the lifeguard program, discussed annual goals. b. Goals for this year: talked about revising beach maintenance plan, long term monitoring plan, increase opportunities for community engagement, create a hybrid meeting with quorum in person, revisit local beach safety system including messaging, bayside park beaches 2. Parks & Recreation (Twila Stevens) a. Met last night (1/12/22), report from PD about Packery Channel Groundbreaking, park playscape going in soon (bond 2020 project), specifics have passed council so there will be a play structure and shade going in on the island. 3. Nueces County (Bryan Gulley) a. Not in attendance 4. Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District #4 (Keith McMullin) a. Not in attendance 5. Convention & Visitors Bureau (Brett Oetting) a. VisitCorpusChristi.com now has strategic plan and annual report that was given to city, shows the impact of tourism, VisitCC is actively advertising up north right now, spending time and money advertising, also down in the valley, working towards being prepared for spring break, launched a volunteer program with golf carts on the beaches, expanded the program to north beach, as far as the island, looking for volunteers for 2-4 hour shifts and sit on a golf cart and chat with visitors. Can go on the website and email Brett for more information. 6. Parks Updates (Darren Gurley) a. Kevin Johnson: Working on project with HOA to repair volleyball court (floods), excavate it and replace it, next park up is Commodore. b. Dan Brown: discussion about when it was built that the volleyball court sun is really hard on the players, if we are going to spend some major effort on it maybe a good time to spin it around. c. Darren Gurley: starting to get ready for spring break, installing new beach marker signs this weekend, about 30 poles to put in, remove a bunch of sand from windward parking lot, dune started encroaching on the parking lots, beach safety pamphlets going to hotels to get people information about all around beach safety, everything going pretty well. 7. Island Engineering Updates (Larry Wenger, Engineer) a. See engineering updates in presentation for more information. b. Chair Jay Gardner: Bond 2018: has stalled a bit, bond subcommittee, list of priorities with the amount of money in the bond, improvements to the geometry of the curve, cost estimates provided by HDR back in March 2021, since then not enough money for the projects city staff asked them to hold off, hopefully will put the remainder of the projects on to bond 2020, amendment to HDR contract in. c. JG: Bond 2022: coming up and due in March, now is the time for ISAC to decide what they want on the bond (parks, streets, and infrastructure money). Construction of paper streets, kind of kicked around in previous bond discussions, mobility plan a potential project, wastewater infrastructure, a couple of large lines missing, pickleball court, dog parks, community center, visitors center, etc. d. JG: wants to sign off on a list by next meeting to submit to the city. e. Member Melanie Salinas: should we include the community? f. JG: Yes, we will get the word out and get as many people as possible for public comment at the next meeting. g. Member Bill Uhlarik: neighborhood app/site could be used for community input/involvement. Volunteered to post. 8. TIRZ #2 & Subcommittee Update (Jay Gardner, Chair) a. No TIRZ #2 subcommittee meeting yet b. Asked Heather Hulbert about renewal, boundaries can be extended as long as continuous with existing TIRZ, parcels can be excluded from the original boundaries but is not recommended, potentially including infrastructure, allowable expenses defined through project financing plan, and it is a living, breathing document. c. Before next ISAC meeting will have a subcommittee meeting to discuss items. VII. NEW BUSINESS for Discussion/Possible Action. 1. Short-Term Rentals (Andrea Gardner, ACM) a. Chair Jay Gardner: Council passed the second reading of registration ordinance this past Tuesday that is effective March 15, 2022. b. Andrea Gardner: Committee update: staff still working on that list, no meeting yet. 2. Island ADP Committee (Jay Gardner, Chair) a. UDC & ADP committee blended, ISAC members on it, will get back to ISAC with the committee updates after the next meeting on 1/28/22. VIII. IDENTIFY ISAC FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Keep current agenda b. Member Robert Pruski: Question about how to get emergency vehicles on the island with the JFK shut down to one lane, if TxDOT has a plan would like to know what it is. c. Darren Gurley: there are places the helicopter will land just FYI, will have a meeting with departments to discuss Spring Break soon. IX. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING Date: February 1, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. Location: Padre Island Baptist Church X. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting Adjourned at 6:34 pm Motion made by Committee Member Melanie Salinas to adjourn. Second by Committee Member Cheri Sperling. Motion carried by unanimous vote.