HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-26; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesMINUTES OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
DATE OF MEETING: OCTOBER 26, 2004
TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALlT
Present Members: Bud Carroll, Bruce Macklin, Norine Sigafoose, Jon Campbell, Dick Erhardt,
and Ed Andrews
Absent: None
Guests: Angela Lockhart, Babette Lithgow, Carlsbad Magazine, Geoff Phillips
representing Hofman Planning Associates and Shelia Henika, Encina PowerPlant
Staff: Steve Jantz, Eric Munoz and Belinda Guzman
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - 6-0. Campbell/Siqafoose:
By a 6-0 vote, the Committee approved the minutes of the August 10, 2004 meeting. (September
14 and October 12, 2004 meetings were cancelled due to lack of quorum).
1. AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON MAINTENANCE DREDGING - 6-0: Special Use Permit 01-
02 included a condition requiring the Encina Power Plant to present future maintenance
dredging activites of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon before the Committee. Sheila Henika,
representing the Encina Power Plant provided a summary of the proposed dredging event
(scheduled to begin on January 3, 2005) and described the beaches where approximately
380,00 cubic yards of sand will be placed. The north beach sand will be deposited last to
enable longer sand retention. Ms. Henika confirmed the Coastal Commission permit has
been approved and she is waiting for written approval.
The Committee accepted the proposal from the Encina Power Plant and recommended the
Public Works Director approve the proposal. Staff member Jantz will forward a letter to
Public Works Director with the Committee's recommendation to accept the proposal to
begin work on January 3, 2005 with a completion prior to April 15, 2005.
2. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Member Andrews discussed the importance of meeting with
the Council Members individually to inform them of the Committee's desire to ask the
Council to consider certain ideas in their 2005 Goals process. The Committee agreed to
have a longer meeting on November 9, 2004, beginning at 3:00 p.m. to summarize the key
issues to bring to City Council.
3. PROGRAM/PROJECT UPDATES:
• Opportunistic Sand Program - Member Carroll asked if we can improve
Opportunistic Sand Program by using City funds to create a project that includes
funding of permits and sand for our beaches.
• Coastal MOU's and Beach Budgets - Member Campbell reminded the Committee
of the Committee's plan to gather all the information prior to proceeding with Council
member meeting or presentation.
• Local Lifeguard Program - Member Macklin reported no statistics are available from
the Police or Fire Department regarding drowning along the Carlsbad beaches. He
asked the Committee for feedback on his proposal to have a 5-day lifeguard service
covering the main beach sectors.
• TOT Analysis - Member Sigafoose thought Ag mitigation funds (derived from the
sale of farm lands) might be a better source of funding than TOT to be used for beach
preservation purposes. A Citizens Committee has been developed to review funding
options. The Committee is interested in investigating the opportunity.
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: Member Sigafoose suggested having a Committee
member attend the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (AHL) meetings and have one of
AHL members attend our meetings to build a relationship to share common concerns.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. The next meeting of the Beach
Preservation Committee will be Tuesday, December 14, 2004, 3:00 p.m. at the City of CarlsbadFaraday Administration Building, Planning Library. (1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, 92008).
BELINDA GUZMAN
Administrative Secretary