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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-01-09; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesMINUTES BEACH EROSION COMMITTEE Summary of the meeting - Thursday, January 9, 1986 City Council Chambers - 6:00 P.M. Members Present: Mario Monroy, Sally Vigil, John Gray, Gary Nessim, David Castel, Alternate Pearl Johnson and City staff members Bob Johnson, Gary Wayne and Mike Brooks. Members Absent: Steve Jensen and Ed Martinet. The minutes from the prior meeting were not amended or approved. The meeting was unofficially opened at 6:00 P.M. with the intro- duction of the guest speaker, Dr. Ed Aguardo, Professor of Geography at San Diego State University, Meterologist and Clima- tologist. Dr. Aguardo presented a chart of the annual rainfall history from 1850 to 1984. He stated that there is no appreciable trend in history to indicate that there will be more rain in the future. He also told us that the jet stream has no significant affect on the overall rainfall and that El Nino's relationship to rainfall is only a condition, not a trend. There are unpredictable cases where extreme conditions may occur that will cause critical situations. There does not appear to be any relationship from year to year as to what may happen during any given month. The chart provided showing rainfall each year did not relate directly to high wind conditions or severity of storm or inch fall per day. Dr. Aguardo concluded his discussion by stating that other than for some relationship on a long term basis, the predictability of weather is not a highly relevent factor for erosion control. Gary Wayne (RAG) also made comments on this subject. The new members of the committee were introduced. Gary Nessim who lives in south Carlsbad is a real estate agent interested in beach changes and the use of Batiquitos Lagoon. David Castel also lives in south Carlsbad and is interested in beach and wave studies due to where he lives and his work at Scripps. Copies of Dana Whitson's report about Oceanside were requested to be sent to all the members of the committee. MINUTES BEACH EROSION COMMITTEE January 9, 1986 Page: 2 Mario Monroy gave a brief review of the committee accomplishments to date and the hopeful results of the studies undertaken. He also reiterated that the committee had recommended that (1) the City join the BEACh organization and (2) that the City form an interdisciplinary group from the staff to monitor beach and erosion problems. The committee proceeded to review, with the new members, all the possible methods of sand retention and the ramifications of their uses. Mario pointed out that the committee doesn't have the expertise to recommend any specific recommendations, but should try to give general direction to the City that there are certain areas which need attention, the problems related to correct these problems, and what is missing to supply data. The next scheduled meeting of the Beach Erosion Committee (a work session on the report to the City Council) is tentatively set for January 23, 1986 at 6:00 P.M. at the La Costa Library. Respectfully submitted, MIKE BROOKS MB:lch