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The attached Minutes of the Beach Erosion Committee will provide information as to the How,
What, When, Where and Why the dredging on the inner lagoon is currently under operation.
While the dredging operation will have an impact to the Recreation Program which currently
occurs on the Lagoon, with the cooperative efforts of SDG&E, Lagoon users and the City of
Carlsbad, staff expects those impacts to be minimal.
Staff will provide more information in the staff presentation and be available to answer specific
questions related to impacts on the Recreation Program from the dredging operation.
EXHIBITS:
- MTG. DATE: 3/16/98 AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON DREDGING PROJECT
DEPT. CSD
DIV. Park Pln&Rec.
STAFF: Price
1. Minutes, Beach Erosion Committee, Feb. IO, 1998
2. Dredging Map
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- MINUTES OF: Beach Erosion Committee Februa 10,1998 7 DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING: 4:O p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present: Absent : None Guests: Ray Duncan
Members Jackson, Hall, Howers, King, Prohaska, Macklin and Meyer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The January 13, 1998 minutes were approved by a 7-0 vote.
1. AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON DREDGING: Staff member Jantz briefed the Committee on SDG&E’s permit application schedule for the February 5, 1998 Coastal Commission
hearing. The Coastal Commission granted SDG&E a permit to dredge the inner lagoon including an amendment for one last maintenance dredging operation of the outer lagoon. SDG&E also had a special condition from Coastal Commission requiring a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between SDG&E and the Coastal Commission committing to the placement of 500,000 cubic yards of sand on Carlsbad’s beaches as follows: A minimum of 150,000 cubic yards on north beach prior to Memorial Day 1999, 200,000 cubic yards on middle beach and 150,000 cubic yards on south beach. The MOA also stipulates that these conditions will happen even if the plant is sold to a new buyer.
The Public Utilities Commission requires SDG&E to dredge the lagoon prior to the sale of the plant. When the plant is sold SDG&E will still operate the plant for two years. SDG&E will dredge the inner and outer lagoon and the last maintenance dredging bringing the whole lagoon to its optimum configuration. This dredging will begin February 16, 1998. The middle lagoon dredging was finished last week putting 57,000 cubic yards on the beach. The dredge will now be moved to the eastern side of 1-5 to start the “pit”. Middle beach and south beach will receive sand starting next week. SDG&E requested a time extension from the Army Corps dredge the inner lagoon throughout the summer because they are not doing beach disposal. This will not effect the findings of the offshore study. Member Macklin expressed concern over the dredging of the lagoon effecting the recreational users.
2. SHORELINE EROSION COMMIlTEE: Member Jackson and Staff member Jantz briefed the Committee on the February 6, 1998 Shoreline Erosion meeting; key topics were:
0 Navy Homeporting update - Sand disposal at LA-5 was halted by a lawsuit from the Coastal Commission against the Navy to require mitigation for the sand that is not going to the beaches in order to comply with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The Navy discussed a federal bill to reroute the funding back to the region and complete the Homeporting project. The Navy report of findings shows no solution for the screening process problem. La Paz Sand for Trash proposal - Rescheduled for the March Shoreline Erosion meeting.
Regional Offshore Monitoring funding - Carlsbad’s portion is $6,656 to continue with this service in conjunction with Sandag.
Beach related Assembly Bills - he Shoreline Erosion Committee supports the three pending bills: AB 1228 Public Beach Enhancement Act, AB 1000 Clean Coastal Water & Rivers and Bond Act for long range park clean up.
Update on regional Opportunistic Sand projects - Sandag staff updated the region on future beach nourishment projects.
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