HomeMy WebLinkAbout033019 RES - 04/11/2023Resolution of the Corpus Christi City Council supporting open beaches and
opposing any legislation, administrative action, or executive action that may
directly or indirectly limit the public's right of access and open enjoyment of
public beaches, including vehicular access.
Whereas, public beaches are recognized as a resource of the State of Texas to which the
public is entitled to have access and maintained;
Whereas, for purposes of the statutory provisions about the use and maintenance of public
beaches, the term "public beach" generally means any beach area, whether publicly or privately
owned, extending inland from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation bordering on the
Gulf of Mexico to which the public has acquired the right of use or easement to or over the area
by prescription, dedication or presumption, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in
public since time immemorial as recognized in law and custom;
Whereas, Senate Bill 2550 eliminates the consideration of the effect of the meteorological
event on the location of the public beach easement when determining the line of vegetation and
eliminates the prima facie presumption regarding the GLO commissioner's determination of the
line of vegetation, which may result in a decrease in the width of public beach access easement
in specific locations; and
Whereas, Padre Island National Seashore is considering developing a Beach
Management Plan and is in the planning process;
Whereas, an item for consideration for the Beach Management Plan is Beach Driving; and
Whereas, only one portion of the Padre Island National Seashore park's beach is currently
closed to driving, and that is Closed Beach, with such park being Malaquite Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL THAT:
Section 1. The City Council supports open beaches, including vehicular access.
Section 2. At a state level, the City Council opposes Senate Bill 2550 or other legislation,
administrative action, or executive action that could directly or indirectly limit the public's right to
access and open enjoyment of public beaches, including vehicular access.
Section 3. At a state level, the City Council opposes Senate Bill 2550 or other legislation,
administrative action, or executive action that could directly or indirectly reduce the State's or local
government's ability to protect the public's right to access and enjoy public beaches, including
vehicular access.
Section 4. At a federal level, the City Council opposes any Beach Management Plan or legislation,
administrative action, or executive action that could directly or indirectly limit the public's right to
access and open enjoyment of public beaches, including vehicular access.
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SCANNED
PASSED AND APPROVED on the I day of
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Sylvia Campos
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Jim Klein
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
ATTEST:
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City Secretary Mayor
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