HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-11-08; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesCARLSBAD BEACH EROSION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1990
The Carlsbad Beach Erosion Committee was called to order at 6:00 P.M., Thursday,
November 8, 1990, in the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California.
Members in Attendance: Members Absent:
Bailey Noble None
Gary Nessim
Pearl Johnson Others in Attendance:
Donald Jackson
R. David Copley Joe Vigil
Sally Vigil
Anna Leeds
City Staff in Attendance:
John Cahill, Municipal Projects Manager
Gary Kellison, Associate Engineer
AGENDA TOPICS
1. John Cahill introduced and welcomed the Committee members.
2. The Committee opened discussion on the appointment of a new Committee
Chairperson. The members acknowledged Mr. Mario Monroy's hard work and
dedication to the Committee. It was agreed that a new chairperson and vice-
chairperson should be appointed in each of the four years of the Committee's term.
The Committee discussed the matter in some detail and then by unanimous vote
elected Mr. Gary Nessim to serve as Chairman and Mr. Don Jackson to serve as
Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the 1990-91 fiscal year.
3. The minutes of the June 28,1990, Beach Erosion Committee meeting were read and
approved.
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4. John Cahill asked which Committee members planned to attend the annual meeting
of the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association on November 13 and 14
in Monterey. Sally Vigil and David Copley will attend the Association's meeting and
will report back to the Committee what they learned.
5. John Cahill presented correspondence to the committee from San Diego Gas &
Electric regarding the 1-5 freeway and AT&SF Railroad bridges. Previous depth
sounding in the Agua Hedionda Lagoon had detected depressions in the lagoon
bottom scoured by tidal flow. SDG&E measured the lagoon depth on either side of
both bridges and sent the information to the bridge owners requesting their
comments. Both the AT&SF Railroad Company and Caltrans replied that they saw
no problem as long as the scour holes are monitored annually.
6. John Cahill reviewed for the Committee the progress on the Batiquitos Lagoon
Enhancement Project. The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was approved over
the summer by the City Planning Commission and the City Council. The project
now has a certified EIR under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
A parallel process is followed with the Corps of Engineers and approval of the
Federal Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is expected in early 1991. The California
Coastal Commission staff has asked for additional information about the project and
the Coastal Commission hearing on the project has not as yet been formally
scheduled.
The Beach Erosion Committee will support the Batiquitos Lagoon Enhancement
Project at the upcoming Commission hearing because the project places 3.5 million
cubic yards of sand on Carlsbad beaches and as previously identified in Beach
Erosion Committee correspondence, the overall Enhancement Project is a
tremendous benefit to the lagoon and the community.
7. The Committee discussed what items could be included in its work plan over the
next year. Areas of concern include:
a. /"The Oceanside Harbor Sand Bypass Project
b. vjrhfi_0ceanside Harbor expansion and south jetty exte
c. /^The^flood control channel in the San Luis Rey River
d. _Sand mining in the San Luis Rey River vajle:
e. Gra3uig and erosion control upstream of the Buena Vista Lagoonx
f. Continuation of the Carlsbad Sand Survey and Beach Profile Program -
g. Monitoring of coastal seawall projectst» -=V. tJ f J v »" * "•«•' W ^-
h. (^Monitoring of SDG&E Agua Hedionda Lagoon Dredging Program
i. Monitoring of legislative efforts regarding coastal issues —' "^
j. Annual report to publicize beach erosion concerns
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8. John Cahill briefed the Committee that SDG&E is scheduled to dredge the Agua
Hedionda Lagoon starting in mid-December and continuing through February.
Suggestions from the Beach Erosion Committee and the City has resulted in SDG&E
agreeing to deposit the sand over a longer stretch of Carlsbad beaches depending
upon the final volume which is estimated to approach 400,000 cubic yards. Sand
will be deposited in equal amounts below, between, and above the lagoon jetties.
The sand will be deposited in benches in front of and to a point north of the
Carlsbad Seawall.
9. The Committee agreed to schedule its next meeting on December 13, 1990. The
major topics of discussion will be the Committee's work plan. Reports will be heard
on the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association meeting, the NOI
process for SDG&E's proposed power plant expansion, and the Batiquitos Lagoon
Enhancement Project.
The meeting wasadjourned by Chairman Nessim at 7:35 p.m.
JOHN J. CAHILL
Municipal Projects Manager
Secretary, Beach Erosion Committee
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Distribution: Beach Erosion Committee Members
Mayor and City Council Members
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
Community Development Director
City Engineer
Research Manager
Assistant Director of Planning