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BEACH EROSION COMMITTEE
Summary of the meeting - Thursday, February 20, 1986
City Council Chambers Conference Room
6:00 P.M.
Members Present: Mario Monroy, John Gray, Gary Nessim, and David
Castel.
City Staff Present: Bob Johnson.
Members Absent: Steve Jensen, Sally Vigil and Pearl Johnson
The meeting officially opened at 6:00 P.M. The minutes from the
previous meeting were approved.
Mario Monroy discussed in general that:
1. Carlsbad beaches were fairly stable until 1978 and since
then beach erosion problems have occurred.
2. Return of sand from offshore source has not been
occurring since the 1982-83 storms.
3. Data is not available to account for what is happening
within limits of Carlsbad beaches in terms of loss or
gain of sand on beaches.
4. The only type of bluff protection that is practical is a
sea wall.
5. For beach protection, a breakwater may be practical
since it would encourage beach nourishment.
6. There are places where groins may be required.
7. Surfers and others may oppose construction of physical
features in the ocean.
8. The beach erosion problem is a political problem.
David Castel stated that the committee wasn't in a position to be
able to recommend groins, breakwaters, etc., but that a study by
experts in the field of erosion should be the ones to recommend
specific solutions to the problems that Carlsbad beaches have.
He stated also that there have been cycles of beach erosion since
at least 1944-45 and problems have existed along the littoral
cell since at least that time.
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Considerable discussion took place on the effects of an offshore
breakwater on reducing wave energy, providing sand, etc. The
issue of cost effectiveness was discussed.
Mario stated that the committee should recommend to the City
Council that money be put into the 1986-87 budget to perform
beach profile surveys.
David Castel indicated a willingness to report back to Mario in
an informal manner the amount of money such a study may cost and
the work program needed to gather data.
The committee discussed in general the need to expand such a
survey to include studying where sand is coming from and to
monitor the movement of sand.
The committee discussed at length whether to list mitigation
measures available to solve beach erosion, together with
disadvantages and advantages, in the final report. The consensus
was to present options in the report, but not to place a ranking
weight to each option.
Mario wi
with the
weeks.
ill condense all reports for review at the next meeting,
e final report being completed in about six to eight
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 1986 in the
Council Chambers Conference Room at 6:00 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 8:02 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
( /T. 3flHNSON, JR^ROBERT
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