HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-12-13; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesCARLSBAD BEACH EROSION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 13, 1990
The Carlsbad Beach Erosion Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December
13, 1990, in the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California.
Members in Attendance: Members Absent:
Gary Nessim Pearl Johnson
Donald Jackson
Bailey Noble Others in Attendance:
R. David Copley
Sally Vigil Joe Vigil
Anna Leeds Rick Hardy
City Staff in Attendance:
John Cahill, Municipal Projects Manager
Gary Kellison, Associate Engineer
AGENDA TOPICS
1. Committee Chairman Gary Nessim opened the meeting by welcoming the Committee
members.
2. The minutes of the November 8,1990, Beach Erosion Committee meeting were read and
approved.
3. John Cahill reported that the SDG&E Notice of Intent application with the California
Energy Commission for the potential Encina Power Plant expansion has been placed on
temporary hold at the request of SDG&E.
4. Committee members David Copley and Sally Vigil reported on the November 1990
California Shore and Beach Protection Association Conference held in Monterey. They
attended lectures and returned with papers on various topics relating to beach sand and
shoreline protection. A sand placement operation of the Silver Strand in San Diego was
presented as an example of barge dredging of off-shore sand to enlarge a beach. Other
topics presented included a case study of a sand mining operation, berming as a method
of beach sand placement, and the effect on beach sand from structures such as dams.
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5. The Committee developed a work plan for the coming year and assigned the following
Committee personnel to monitor and report on their respective topics:
Sally Vigil The Oceanside Harbor Sand Bypass Project
The Oceanside Harbor expansion and south jetty extension
David Copley The flood control channel in the San Luis Rey River
Sand mining in the San Luis Rey River Valley
Donald Jackson Grading and erosion control upstream of the Buena Vista Lagoon
Anna Leeds Monitoring of coastal seawall projects
Bailey Noble Monitoring of SDG&E Agua Hedionda Lagoon Dredging Program
Monitoring of legislative efforts regarding coastal issues
Gary Nessim Off-shore sand mining
Additionally, the Committee as a whole will work on producing an annual report to
publicize beach erosion concerns and corrective opportunities.
6. Additional Business - No information was available from BEACh because that Committee
has not met recently. The Beach Erosion Committee asked City staff to contact SANDAG
for the status of the Coast of California Storm and Tidal Wave Study as well as any other
issues related to northern San Diego County beach erosion.
The next meeting of the Beach Erosion Committee is scheduled for Thursday, February 21,1991.
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Nessim at 7:40 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