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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-25; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesMEETING OF: DATE OF MEETING: TIME OF MEETING: PLACE OF MEETING: CALL TO ORDER: ROLLCALL: Present Members: Absent Members: Guests: Staff: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MINUTES BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITIEE March 25, 2014 4:00p.m. Parks and Recreation Administration 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200 The meeting was called to order at 4:02 pm. Darryl Hatheway, Linda Petrucci, Bret Barger, Norelynn Pion-Goureau and Shelly Sander Jayme Timberlake and Matt Rocco Mat Huff and Fred Briggs Steven Jantz, Liz Ketabian, Kyle Lancaster, Lolly Sangster and Adriana Alvarez Minutes for the Meeting of July 9, 2013 (Hatheway, Pion-Goureau) were approved. 1. 2014 CARLSBAD BEACH FEST: Mat Huff, Executive Director of the California Beach Foundation {CaiBeach), provided a brief update on the planning efforts for the 2014 Carlsbad Beach Fest scheduled for June 14, 2014. This year, the California Beach Foundation will be taking the lead role with coordinating the event. The event will include a beach cleanup, coastal and environmental educational booths, local artist and food vendors, a 1-mile kid's fun run and adult Sk race, surf and beach chalk art contests, professional sand sculptures, and a bike water pump challenge. The foundation has been contacting local businesses and corporations asking to provide financial support and/or participate in the event, however volunteers and sponsors are still needed. Members of the BPC are supportive of the event and have committed to volunteer for the event. 2. 2014-15 BPC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PROGRAM: The Committee discussed their 2014-15 BPC Goals and Objectives Program. The BPC suggested this topic needs considerable review and by consensus voted for this item be continued to the May 13, 2014 meeting. 3. COMMITIEE MEMBER DISCUSSION: • State Parks Report-Robin Greene was absent, no State Parks Report. • Buena Vista Lagoon Restoration EIR-Staff mentioned that the Buena Vista Lagoon Restoration EIR is currently progressing and that Sandag is expecting to make the draft document available for public comment in November 2014. • Staff mentioned that Matt Rocco has resigned from the BPC. • Member Barger proposed to hold special meetings, whenever there is a previous cancellations of the BPC. The committee discussed and agreed to the special meetings and to allow conference calls if necessary. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Fred Briggs provided the Committee with a brief update of his concerns with Carlsbad's Beachfront facilities, parking and landscaping. He discussed the various issues, he addressed to Council at a July 2013 council meeting. He feels optimistic and preliminary efforts with some of his concerns are underway at Council. BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITIEE Minutes of March 25, 2014 Page 2 ADJOURNMENT /NEXT MEETING By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:38 pm. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation Committee will be Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, 92008. STEVEN JAN Z Associate Engineer