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Home My WebLink About2019-12-03; Beach Preservation Committee; Minutes MINUTES MEETING OF: BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION DATE OF MEETING: Dec. 3, 2019 TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm. ROLL CALL: Present Members: Chair Petrucci, Vice Chair McEachern, Commission Members Briggs, Prietto, Steindlberger, Colby, and O’Malley Absent Members: None Guests: None City/State Staff: Kasia Trojanowska, Kyle Lancaster, Michael Tully, Tim Selke and Adriana Alvarez APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for the meeting of Oct. 1, 2019 were approved (5-0-2-0). 1. SR # 1219-1 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN UPDATE Don Neu, city planner and Melanie Saucier, associate planner gave an overview of the city’s draft Local Coastal Program (LCP) Land Use Plan update. The LCP is required by the California Coastal Act to manage development within the city’s coastal zone and to protect and enhance coastal resources. Per Coastal Act, elements discussed in the LCP include public access to coast, recreation, marine environment, natural resources (e.g., sensitive habitat), and development. The LCP hasn’t been updated since its adoption in the 1980s. It is important to pursue the update in order to receive state grants, reflect current conditions, and to provide consistency with the General Plan. There are eight chapters to the LCP, titled: 1) Introduction, 2) Land Use, 3) Recreation/Visitor Serving Uses, 4) Coastal Access, 5) Agricultural, Cultural, Scenic Resources, 6) Environmentally Sensitive Habitat & Water Quality, 7) Coastal Hazards, and 8) Glossary. Included in the Glossary are two appendices: Appendix A – North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan Overlay, and Appendix B – Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment. The Planning Commission and City Council public hearings are scheduled for the beginning of 2020. The LCP is currently available for public review; comments can be submitted by Jan. 31, 2020, to Melanie Saucier, Associate Planner via email at melanie.saucier@carlsbadca.gov. The draft LCP can be viewed at www.carlsbadca.gov/coastalupdate. 2. SR # 1219-2 STATE OF CA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION ACTIVITIES Michael Tully, City of Carlsbad parks planner, presented the State of California Department of Parks & Recreation Activities Report on behalf of Lisa Urbach, north sector superintendent, San Diego Coast District. The work continues on the ADA accessible pathway along the beach to the parking lot, which is part of the Encinitas Beach Resort construction at South Ponto State Beach. The parking lot is now open and the damage caused by the construction will be repaired shortly. The Department of Parks & Recreation began using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research to help predict flooding in the Tamarack parking lot to mobilize equipment more efficiently. The north part of the campground was closed on Dec. 1, 2019 to trim back vegetation. A project agreement to restore The Historic Adobe Wall at the Department of Parks & Recreation’s North Sector Office should be in place by July 1, 2020. The campground store will be under new management, a candidate has been selected and the new contract will be finalized by May 2020. 3. SR# 1219-3 BATIQUITOS LAGOON DREDGING PROJECT UPDATE Michael Tully, City of Carlsbad parks planner, provided an update of the Batiquitos Lagoon dredging project on behalf of Gabriel Penaflor, environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project deposits sand on the south end of the Ponto State Beach, near the lagoon mouth. Permits have been obtained to dredge 118,000 cubic yards of sand from the lagoon onto the beach. The project started on Nov. 8, 2019 and continues until Dec. 15, 2019. In order to meet the project deadline, the Department of Fish and Wildlife granted permission to continue work on 24 hour a day/7 day a week schedule in December. The project is funded by the San Diego Association of Governments and the California Department of Transportation, and is estimated to cost just under $1,500,000. 3 of 123 of 147 (_ City of Carlsbad 4. SR# 1219-4 BEACH GROOMING ANALYSIS Kasia Trojanowska, parks planning manager, presented an opportunities and constraints analysis of a beach grooming program. The analysis was conducted in response to Commissioner Prietto’s request at the June 4, 2019 Beach Preservation Commission meeting to potentially purchase and use a beach groomer on the northern beach, which is managed by the City of Carlsbad. Parks & Recreation staff analyzed: 1) ownership, 2) location, 3) environment, 4) permitting requirements, 5) equipment cost, 6) operations and maintenance. Based on the evaluation of the above criteria, the analysis of SWOT, which stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, was developed. Ms. Trojanowska discussed each criterion in detail and provided an opportunity for the commissioners’ comments. Based on the findings in the staff report, commissioners decided not to pursue a mechanical grooming program on the northern beach. 5. COMMISSIONER/COMMITTEE REPORTS AND AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS Commissioner Briggs proposed a future agenda item to discuss forming a subcommittee to organize and manage a volunteer cleanup event on the northern beach, as a means of performing manual grooming. The commission voted to agenize the item for the next available Beach Preservation Commission meeting. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm. The next meeting of the Beach Preservation Commission will be Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, 92008. Michael Tully parks planner 4 of 124 of 147