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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-07-08; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesMINUTES OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DATE OF MEETING: July 8, 2008 TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:04 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present Members: Ed Andrews, Mat Huff, Dick Erhardt, Bud Carroll, Angela O'Hara, Matt Rocco Absent Members: Bill Gelfound Guests: Brian Ketterer, Ray Duncan, Eric Munoz Staff: Steven Jantz and Jayme Foster APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the June 10, 2008 meeting were approved 5-0 (Erhardt/Andrews). 1. SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP: Committee chair O'Hara provided a brief summary of the Sandag Shoreline Preservation Working Group meeting of June 12, 2008: • Coastal Frontiers presented the annual Beach Monitoring Report which indicated the current sand levels are lower than before the 2001 Regional Beach Sand Project. Coastal Frontiers strongly recommended ongoing beach replenishment efforts to prevent further erosion. • Chris Webb presented the Coastal Sediment Management Plan which indicated the region was losing approximately 400,000 cubic yards of sand per year. Webb recommended introducing new ideas to balance the surplus and deficiencies in the region. Coastal Frontiers reported on the condition of Pratts Reef, an attempt to create a sandbag structure to influence the surf breaks. Since the reef installation, monitoring reports indicated there has been no change in sand accumulation and the surf break was not realized. A plan has been developed to remove the reef. 2. PUBLIC OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES: • The Committee discussed and assigned venues/facilities for Committee Members distribution of Beach brochure in order to further the Public Outreach Goal. • Committee chair O'Hara will distribute to the Chamber of Commerce Committee member Rocco will distribute to ConVis • Committee member Huff will distribute to the Lagoon's Visitors Centers • Committee member Carroll will distribute to the Rotary's Committee member Andrews will continue to distribute to the City's libraries Staff member Jantz will distribute to City Hall • State Representative Ketterer will distribute to the State Parks Office. The Committee will reassess the distribution and progress at the next meeting. Committee chair O'Hara would like more opportunities for the Beach Awareness Presentation. O'Hara suggested the City's Citizens Academy and will be contacting Marilyn Strong to try to include in upcoming academy classes. Committee member Andrews recommended the H2O Conference and volunteered to be the presenter. Andrews also suggested this would be a good opportunity to distribute the brochure. 3. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: • Lagoon Committee Report - Committee member Huff reported on the annual Lagoon Day on July 12. All three Lagoons will have open houses and a wide variety of events to compliment the celebration. Guest speaker Munoz spoke regarding the opening of communication with the City and the enthusiasm of the Lagoons in the increasing City's interest. Munoz spoke about the Committee's involvement in next years Lagoon BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Minutes of JulyS, 2008 Page 2 Day, which they are hoping to expand to a week. He also recommended the Committee to help with next year's Celebrity Fishing Tournament. Munoz spoke about the strong front that we could show the community if all three lagoons and the Beach Committee were united in the awareness and outreaches. Munoz also recommended the Committee attend the Lagoon's Board Meeting to continue to open up the communication and O'Hara volunteered to go. State Parks Report - State Representative Brian Ketterer reported on the recent activities at the State level. • 4th of July was very mellow and the largest complaint was regarding the motor homes parked along the coastline. • The pedestal for the Tamarack Beach Parking fee stand has been installed and installation of the Automatic Pay Machine is on hold pending the verdict of an injunction recently submitted by the city. • The arrundo is scheduled to be cut down, since it has again grown very large. • The Tamarack Beach restrooms are getting some attention with the site tour of three assembly persons; hopefully this will bring attention to the dire need of improvements. • The state will be continuing to work with Keep California Beautiful, they offer materials for clean ups, sponsors, and also funding for planting greenery. • The Lifeguard Academy had its highest passing rate at 80% resulting in the hiring of 23 new lifeguards, most of which are from coastal communities. . Committee member Carroll commented on the newspaper article that was published July 8th in the North County Times regarding the low amount of sand currently on the beach. Carroll suggests we take an aggressive approach to promote a reef structure to preserve the sand we keep replenishing. . Staff member Jantz recommends the Committee revise the current resolution establishing the role of the Committee. A subcommittee of O'Hara, Huff, and Rocco will meet to discuss terminology and present the revised resolution to the Committee at the next meeting. If approved, the Committee will take to council. . Staff member Jantz asked for a vote for removal of Committee member Gelfound. Gelfound missed six meetings due to health problems and cannot commit to a return date. The Committee voted to remove Gelfound and Jantz will send the paperwork and request for replacement to the Mayor. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: None ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation Committee will be Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the City of Carlsbad Faraday Administration Building, Room 173-A (1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, 92008). STEVEN JANTZ Associate Engineer