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Meeting Minutes - Final
Island Strategic Action Committee
Tuesday,September 12,2023 5:30 PM Seashore Middle Academy Cafeteria
14253 S. padre Island Dr. C.C.TX. 78418
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A. Call To Order
Chair Jay Gardner called the meeting to order at 5:36pm.
B. Roll Call
Present: 11 - Chair Jay N. Gardner, William Uhlarik, Robert Pruski, Michael Pittman, Meagan Furey,
Robert Corbett, Roy Coons, Charles F. Duffley, Dotson Lewis, Marvin Jones, and Terry A.
Palmer
Excused: 1 - Craig Thompson
C. Public Comment
Nick Pelosi: Riley P. Dog Park, met with water department recently, city would offer water
to the park to use for irrigation, city said they would put a line in but have not had a
chance to get in touch with anyone since. Also, the city announced 2 new dog parks.
Considering that dog parks are becoming so popular, and realizing that this would be an
exception but is there a way for the city to contribute some funding to assist with the
park?
D. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences
This was passed.
1. 23-1503 ISAC Minutes 8/8/23
Attachments: ISAC Minutes$.$.23 Legistar
G. Unfinished Business
2. 22-0397 Ex-Officio Member Updates
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Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee Representative not in attendance.
Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (Jay Gardner for Twila Stevens): passed
motion of support for the WABAC Resolution regarding lifeguard pay, discussed banning
vaping/smoking in all city parks, city has beach wheelchairs available, public comment
regarding electric ATVs for less emissions.
Convention & Visitor's Bureau (Brett Oetting):
1. ISAC played a big role in the strategic planning process, on the website, official
presentation at the state tourism event in November, 4 year strategic plan starting
October 1, continuing on the current path, focus on developing tourism ecosystem, in the
first year looking at a development strategy (up to 10 years), bring in folks from different
areas to develop a 10-year strategy to be sure that we are being smart when building a
tourism strategy, large steering committee, super exciting, your input makes a huge
difference. Had a great summer of collecting HOT, biggest difference is that folks are
using STRs as opposed to hotels, national studies say that tourism is back about 5%
over what is was pre-covid, not just Corpus Christi.
2. Sports Commission: One thing that is helping is the sports commission, update given
today at council. Xlncentivizing different groups to come to Corpus Christi. Working to
find competitive events (September— March) to boost tourism in our slower months.
Working on our"second summer" tourism campaign, hitting northern cities like
Minneapolis, Denver, etc. Ads to run until the end of October. Looking at kite boarding,
pickleball, etc.
3. Bill Uhlarik: in terms of reaching out to national orgs, are you doing outreach to large
national organizations? (Gave examples such as realtors associations, etc.)
1.4. BO: We are not quite big enough for some of these national events/organizations,
but we have a system we use to determine if our spaces are appropriate for their events.
Nueces County (Bryan Gulley)
1. Spoke to Scott Cross recently, 60% complete, Corps of Engineers, also 60%
complete on the revetment they're doing on the Packery Channel, they need $4.75 million
to do the Briscoe King update, engineering cost 13% of the project, RFQ going out for
the RV parks expansion, they changed the designation of the wetlands, will be official this
month, took the areas that aren't really jurisdictional, difficult to fill in little areas on the
island.
2. Roy Coons: are the ditches along 361 considered wetlands?
3. BG: Yes. Because it connects to other low spots.
3. 22-0398 Beaches & Parks Update
Kevin Johnson, Assistant Director
1. Had a great summer, currently beach lifeguards are mobile, next week we will start
moving bollards back to 2.1162 for 150" ft. clearance for safety on the wall, dredging to
begin 11/1/23, should take a few months to dredge the canal.
2. Commodores Park Survey Results
a. Survey Results: Swimming pool, Walking/exercise trails, Splash pad, Pickleball,
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Covered pavilion/shelter, and Playground.
b. Results from Community Engagement Meeting: Pickleball, Splash Pad, Community
center, and Walking trail.
Meagan Furey: what are the next steps?
Heather Hurlbert: initial bond funding of a million dollars, this is a master plan, so we don't
expect everything to happen at once, will also look at TIRZ funding, not a set budget so
nothing has been guaranteed or eliminated.
KJ: this is for the draft of the master plan, so that will be the next step.
Bill Uhlarik: will this park be in my lifetime? What sort of timeline are we looking at?
HH: will depend what the master plan shows. I can't promise anything, I anticipate at least
a component or so in the 2024 Bond coming up.
4. 22-0399 Engineering & Bond Updates
Daniel McGinn (Planning) for Dazhi Sun (Engineering)
Park Rd. 22 Bridge: Completion estimated November/December 2023
Packery Channel Restoration: Completion estimated October 2023
Packery Channel Monitoring: On hold until the completion of the restoration
Packery Channel Dredging: Council approved; construction estimated to begin in
October
Bond 2020
1. Beach Access Road No. 3 (SH 361 to Beach): In design and currently at 60%, working
with TXDOT on next steps.
2. Encantada (Encantada to Nueces County Park): In design and currently at 60%,
working with TXDOT on next steps.
3. Jackfish (Aquarius to Park Rd. 22): Construction estimated to begin September 2023.
4. Park Rd. 22 (South Access Rd., Commodore to Jackfish): Project is under
construction and set to be completed June 2024.
Bond 2018 (Jay Gardner)
1. Councilman Suckley and a few of us are working on moving this forward with TXDOT,
TGLO, and also getting a new multi-use agreement with TXDOT. Also working with the
consultant from Bond 2018/2019 to discuss the priorities discussed then.
2. Robert Pruski: it needs to be paved, everyone goes down there, and we need trash
cans, etc. Can the city expand the trash patrol? Or at least put cans there?
3. Bryan Gulley: why can't they just put some material that they have from other jobs and
then we could use the area for parking?
4. JG: I don't know if anyone is actually looking at doing that.
5. Terry Palmer: question about the delay on Park Rd. 22 bridge.
6. HH: challenge with an order of materials.
5. 22-0400 TIRZ#2 & Subcommittee Updates
Heather Hurlbert, Assistant City Manager
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HH: was waiting to see if Del Mar wanted to rejoin the TIRZ#2 but were waiting for their
budget season to close, probably in October. The city estimated some costs with certain
projects, but when we put the plan and the projects together, the money is assigned to
certain categories, not actual projects. Some are preferred/suggested projects but there
are not any dollar amounts/budgets assigned until they are brought forth for
implementation. X
Type A Sales Tax: will be rolling out some sessions across the city in the next few weeks,
city council did call for an election for the type A sales tax (only for seawall and arena
currently), CC looking for permission to expand the sales tax to use it for parks,
commercial and industrial streets, destination expansion at the airport, expansions to
convention center complex. If action isn't taken, we could lose it, so this is just an
expansion of use of it.
Marvin Jones: do you mean subsidizing airlines or infrastructure?
HH: capital improvements that would support new destinations, to provide those
minimum revenue guarantees. But this money could also be used to expand security,
baggage areas, ticket areas, gates, etc.
Bryan Gulley: I was on a committee that really worked to keep that money in the arena
and the seawall. We figure realistically that we could use about half of that on other
projects. We were also using some of that arena money to incentivize groups to come
down to corpus Christi.
HH: the sales tax produces nearly $18 million a year, we are covered for any immediate
needs we have, including ongoing and major repairs (reserve funding). The seawall is
also covered via FEMA funds as well. Will continue to build the reserve to prepare for any
major issues/disasters.
Brett Oetting: events that we incentivize for the arena have to fit in the arena, so there is a
separate incentive fund to bring in additional/larger groups.
HH: November 7th is the election; city will be distributing session schedules soon.
6. 22®0402 Island ADP Committee Update
Island ADP Committee Update (Jay Gardner)
Haven't met in a bit, waiting to hear back from Michael Dice on UDC updates.
Island Mobility Study (Roger Montelongo)
1. 573 surveys completed, phase 1 report is complete, this week and next will be meeting
with stakeholders and working with consultants on the survey summary.
2. Open House, October 25th (Seashore Learning Center)with recommendations from
the meetings and survey.
7. 23®0793 Island BFE/FEMA Subcommittee Update
Bob Corbett, ISAC Member
Committee comprised of Marvin Jones, Bob Corbett, Michael Pittman, and Roy Coons.
Discussion of problems with island elevation, review of images
Options:
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1. Eliminate or reduce fill requirements on infill lots.
2. Specify max runoff slope to adjacent properties to 2" per foot.
3. Change City BFE back to FEMA requirement.
BC: around half the new buildings that we looked at are using stem wall, but they're level
to an older, adjacent home. Would like the city to use the proposed solutions, codify
them, and put them in the UDC.
Michael Dice: UDC update postponed until 2024.
BC: should we pass a resolution?
JG: absolutely, I think we have enough to make a recommendation.
MD: we did add the extra foot for the FEMA flood insurance rate, cities like Houston went
to two feet, which was proposed in CC and compromised to a foot. And even though the
UDC update has been pushed back, the stormwater master plan will still go to council,
looking at creating stormwater design manual for the city, something the committee
looked at for coastal properties.
I. Future Agenda Items
J. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 6:45pm.
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