HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-08; Beach Preservation Committee; MinutesM I N U T E S
MEETING OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
DATE OF MEETING: May 8, 2018
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 4:04 pm.
ROLL CALL:
Present Members: Chair Linda Petrucci, Vice Chair McEachern, Committee Members Briggs,
Lang, Prietto and Steindlberger
Absent Members: None absent
Guests: Lisa Rodman, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
City/State Staff: Aeryn Donnelly-Terrey, Kasia Trojanowska, and Adriana Alvarez
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the meeting of March 13, 2018 were approved (6-0-0), on proper motion by Steindlberger
and McEachern.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Linda Schlesinger requested copies of the Beach Preservation Committee Meeting presentations be
available to the public before and after the meetings. Ms. Schlesinger also inquired about the status of
the North Ponto Beach Access referenced at the Beach Preservation Committee Meeting of Mar. 14,
2017, during the Public Comment.
1. AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES
Lisa Rodman, Foundation President, presented a slide show and provided handouts on the Agua
Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (AHLF) activities. Highlights of the presentation included: 1) AHLF
maintains 60% of public shoreline access areas at the lagoon, 2) habitat protection, 3) Agua Hedionda
North Shore Hubbs Trail bluff restoration, 4) tidal erosion repairs, and 5) Graffiti removal within 24
hours of receiving a report. Ms. Rodman also talked about a bio-survey application that can be
downloaded from the AHLF website. The link to the website is aguahedionda.org/community-science.
There’s an upcoming lagoon clean-up event scheduled for May 19, Paddle Pull & Sweep. More
information on the event is provided on the AHLF website, at aguahedionda.org.
2. STATE OF CA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Lisa Urbach, Interim Sector Superintendent was absent. Therefore, no State of CA Department of
Parks & Recreation Report was provided.
3. COASTAL CONDITIONS CONFERENCE – CITY STAFF & BPC MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Aeryn Donnelly-Terrey, Parks Planner, provided a recap of the Coastal Conditions Conference attended
by her and Beach Preservation Committee Member McEachern, which was organized by the American
Shore & Beach Preservation Association. Topics covered during the conference included climate change
impacts to the coast; challenges with off-shore drilling in and around northern California; ocean
acidification. A variety of other coastal studies were presented at the conference, including the
economics of the coast, and how value of coastal property and recreational opportunities are
determined.
BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Minutes of May 8, 2018
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4. BEACH CLEAN-UP EVENT – CITY STAFF & BPC MEMBER PARTICIPATION (ACTION)
After staff’s description of existing local beach clean-up events, members discussed their potential
participation in a future beach clean-up event. Participation in such an event was approved (6-0-0), on
proper motion by Lang and Steindlberger. Further discussion on this topic will be agenized for future
Beach Preservation Committee Meetings.
ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
On proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:13 pm. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation
Committee will be Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the City of Carlsbad Parks & Recreation
Administration Offices, 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, 92008.
Aeryn Donnelly-Terrey
Parks Planner