HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-08; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesM I N U T E S
MEETING OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
DATE OF MEETING: November 8, 2016
TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Parks and Recreation Administration
799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:07 pm.
ROLL CALL:
Present Members: Chair Pro-Tem Darryl Hatheway, Amy Ahrendt, Bret Barger, Sage
Naumann, and Fred Briggs,
Absent Members: Chair Linda Petrucci and Norelynn Pion-Goureau,
Guests: Lisa Urbach
Staff: Liz Ketabian, Kasia Trojanowska, Kyle Lancaster, Carl Stiehl, and Adriana
Alvarez
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes for the Beach Preservation Committee Meeting of July 12, 2016 were approved (4-0-1), on
proper motion by Members Barger and Briggs.
1. SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Carl Stiehl, Associate Planner presented a slide show on the overview of the Local Coastal Program
(LCP), which is being coordinated with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) and SANDAG. The
California Coastal Commission, in partnership with the Ocean Protection Council, established a Local
Assistance Grant Program to support local governments in updating their coastal programs. The City
completed a draft report on June 2016, The City of Carlsbad Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment,
showing how a rising sea level could result in future flooding and erosion along its coastline and
around lagoons. An overview of assessment was presented at a community meeting on Oct. 12, 2016,
where it was well received. the next steps are to 1) develop adaptation strategies for each planning
area 2) finalize the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment 3) Prepare an update to the Local Coastal
Program 4) conduct future community meetings on this topic. More information can be found on the
city’s website; comments may be sent to Associate Planner Carl Stiehl at carl.stiehl@carlsbadca.gov.
2. ENCINA MARINE OIL TERMINAL DECOMISSIONING PROJECT
Kasia Trojanowska, Parks Planner presented an update on a project application submitted by Cabrillo
Power I, LLC earlier this year, to remove a pipeline, offshore mooring equipment and a riprap groin
that extends west of the existing power plant. The request was approved by the California Coastal
Commission on November 4, 2016. Removal of pipeline will commence in September 2017, and is
expected to be completed by May 2018. Expected costs will be about $11.2 million. The work has
been scheduled to minimize any effects on beachgoers, fisheries and wildlife. When completed, the
beach and seafloor will be restored to its original state.
3. STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION REPORT
Lisa Urbach, State of California Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) Interim Superintendent, for
the San Diego North Coast Sector, provided a summary of local state beach related activities:
The DPR staff is currently working with engineers to repair tide damage to the southern ramp
and stairs at the South Carlsbad State Beach Campground. They’re looking at different repair
options available for the ramp. The staircase will be repaired and paid for with a grant; work
on that project will commence by the end of Jan. 2017.
The DPR staff will be installing permanent fencing, upon receiving all pertinent permits,
around a sea cave that opened beneath the state-owned bluff south of Cerezo Dr. This work
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is expected to be conducted in Dec. 2017. New “no trespassing” signs will be installed soon.
The sea cave will remain as a natural feature, however public safety is still a priority and the
area will continue to be cordoned-off as a precautionary measure.
Encinitas Beach Resort, south of Ponto Beach (and south of the Carlsbad city limits), will be
the site of construction on an underground parking garage, commencing in 2017.
Moonlight Beach’s old headquarters building will be torn down, and a new beach
headquarters will be constructed at same location. Work is expected to be completed by
March 2017.
San Elijo Beach;s headquarters construction will commence by April 2017.
ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation
Committee will be Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the City of Carlsbad Parks & Recreation
Administration Offices, 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, 92008.
KASIA TROJANOWSKA
Parks Planner