City Council Report

Public announcements

In Mayor Patrick McNulty's absence, Mayor Pro-Tem Kerry Schwartz announced the City's open house for possible design input on the Bay access improvement project on Jun. 15 and Jun. 20. The City provided a survey for individuals living on the project's streets.

Schwartz praised the 17 completed Island Metro bus shelters. According to Schwartz, the project costs were $353,981 and were 100% grant-funded with no local match required. The project n was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded the City of South Padre Island an Outstanding Achievement in Public Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR).

Schwartz also advised the public that hurricane season is approaching and to prepare.

Lori Moore, Operations Services Manager for the CVB, introduced Harmony Heard as the new Sales Director.

Regular Agenda

4.1

What happened: Shoreline Director Kristina Boburka gave a presentation explaining the importance of maintaining healthy amounts of sargassum (seaweed).

Why it matters: Sargassum is floating macroalgae that acts as the habitat for many ecosystems. Under the City's beach management plan on file with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the repositioning of sargassum is "only done when necessary, during a higher-than-normal accumulation that is impeding public access."

The City's instructions are only to rake the dried portion of the beach, and it must be early in the morning or late at night, according to Boburka.

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