HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-08-09; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesMINUTES OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
DATE OF MEETING: August 9, 2005
TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m.
ROLL CALTT
Present Members: Bud Carroll, Ed Andrews, Dick Erhardt, Jon Campbell and Angela Lockhart
Absent Members: Mike Sullivan, Bruce Macklin
Guests: Ray Duncan - City of Oceanside, Kurt Burkhart - Carlsbad Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Staff: Steve Jantz & Belinda Guzman
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
By proper motion (Campbell/Carroll) the minutes of the July 12, 2005 meeting were approved by a 5-0
vote.
1. CARLSBAD BUSINESS AND VISITOR BUREAU: Mr. Kurt Burkhart provided a brief PowerPoint
presentation on the Carlsbad Convention and Visitors Bureau. The CCVB Mission Statement is
as follows: To successfully promote Carlsbad as a preferred year-round leisure travel destination,
with the primary emphasis on increasing travel spending within the City, generating additional tax
revenue and expanding travel and tourism-related employment within the City of Carlsbad
Key points of the presentation were the Bureau's Mission and Vision Statements, current and
future community events supported by the Bureau, and the upcoming proposed Tourism Business
Improvement District. After discussion, the BPC agreed the three topics outlined by Mr. Burkhart
tie in well with the Committee's desire for public outreach, providing sand nourishment at the
beach, and on-going promotion of tourism. The Bureau is interested in collaborating with the
Beach Preservation Committee on future efforts of joint interest.
2. CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Mr. Steve Aceti, CalCoast Executive Director was
unable to attend and will reschedule for a future meeting.
3. PROPOSED PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM: Member Lockhart provided a final draft of the
beach website text for Committee discussion. After review, the Committee suggested certain
minor modifications to the text. Member Lockhart indicated she would make the changes and
forward to staff for submission to the city's website committee. Member Andrews stated he sent
some pictures of the beaches for inclusion in the web page.
4. SHORELINE PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES & STRATEGIES CONFERENCE: Committee
member Erhardt provided a brief summary of the Shoreline Preservation Technologies and
Strategies Conference held on August 3, 2005. The purpose of the conference was to continue
discussion on the need to protect the coastline. The conference also provided two alternative
approaches for "growing the beach".
5. PROGRAM/PROJECT UPDATES:
• Opportunistic Sand Program Update - The Committee received a brief update from Staff
member Jantz on the Opportunistic Sand Program. Mr Jantz indicated a developer along the
north shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon is required to export approximately 70,000 cubic
yards of sand to allow for the construction of future housing units. The developer and the city
have had preliminary discussions about the material and how it may fit with the Opportunistic
Sand Program. Staff member Jantz will provide routine updates at future BPC meetings.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: None
7. PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. Burkhart suggested improving access to the beach by proposing a
stairway on the north side of the beach parking lot next to the surf shop. He also suggested
increasing the number and emptying of trashcans, and investigating methods of grooming the
beach.
August 9, 2005
BEACH PRESERVATION MINUTES OF 8/09/05
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ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation
Committee will be Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at the Encina Power Plant to tour the
Carlsbad Aquafarm.
BELINDA GUZMAN
Administrative Secretary