MINUTES:  The minutes of the last meeting, April 21, 2018, are on our website, www.wgipoa.com.

MEETING:  The next meeting will be Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road , starting at 8:30 AM with breakfast burritos and the meeting starting at 9:00 AM.

PROGRAM:   Tim Tietjens, Director of the Galveston Department of Planning Services, and Dustin Henry – Coastal Resource Manager with the Department, will discuss the department and the responsibilities, which includes the following Divisions:

Building Division (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and building permitting and inspections)

Coastal Resources Division

Economic Development Division

Historic Preservation Division

Planning & Development Division

We have a great meeting planned as you can see by the agenda.

NOTE:  The Management of the Galveston Country Club has established new parking procedures for meetings on Saturday morning.  The main front parking lot will be reserved exclusively for golfers and all other parking will be on the side next to the pool, in back next to the bay, and behind the club house where the entrance is the back door.  There will be parking attendants to direct you.  If it is raining, the golfers parking lot will be available.

Upcoming Events:

Ongoing:  Join the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and automatically become a member of the Texas Chapter.  See www.asbpa.org and www.texasasbpa.org for details.

June 12-14, 2018: Management of coastal dunes and sandy beaches workshop, Dunkirk, France. Details at www.lifeflandre.be or www.natuurenbos.be/ FLANDRE-international-workshop.

July 30-Aug. 3, 2018: International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2018), Baltimore, MD. Details at www.icce2018.com/

October 4, 2018: ASCE COPRI Houston/Texas Chapter Fall Conference, Grand Hall at Rice University Houston, Texas

October 30-November 2, 2018: ASBPA’s National Coastal Conference, Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas. See www.asbpa.org

November 15-16, 2018: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Annual Meeting, Hyatt Place Historic District, Charleston, SC, Details at www.atlanticintracoastal.org.

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday May19, 2018, at the Galveston Country Club, starting at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and the meeting to follow at 9:00 AM.

Jerry Mohn

President