PBSD MSTBU Minutes 06/04/2012 Clam Bay SubcommitteeCLAM BAY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 BY ........................
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Clam Bay Subcommittee of the Pelican Bay Services Division Board met
on Monday, June 4 at 3 :00 p.m. at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive, Naples,
Florida 34108. The following members were present:
Clam Bay Subcommittee
Dave Trecker, Chairman
Tom Cravens
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff
W. Neil Doff ill, Administrator
Kyle Lukasz, Operations Manager
Five (5) attendees.
1. Roll Call
2. Clam Bay monitoring
3. Dredging permit application
4. Audience comments
5. Adjourn
ROLL CALL
All Subcommittee members were present.
INTRODUCTION
Susan O'Brien
Mary Anne Womble
Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst absent
Lisa Resnick, Recording Secretary
AGENDA Fiala
Hiller
Henning
Coyle _
Coletta _
Chairman Trecker explained that the purpose of the meeting was to take input on Clam Bay and consider
specific requests that the Subcommittee could recommend to the full Board for action.
Requests regarding water quality monitoring were: 1) to enter data into STORET; and 2) request the
County's annual monitoring report. Chairman Trecker reported that he received the County's report and requested
that staff distribute.
DREDGING PERMIT APPLICATION
Dr. Ted Raia, President, Mangrove Action Group (MAG) recommended that the Pelican Bav Services
Division support MAG and notify the Army Corps of Engineers of concerns related to the County's Clam Bay
dredging permit application. Dr. Raia presented information and alleged the application: 1) allowed more extensive
dredging than was authorized in 1998 and implemented in 2007; and 2) did not contain legally binding triggers for
dredging.
Ms. Marcia Cravens, Co- Conservation Chairman, Siena Club reported that she and representatives from
the Conservancy and Audubon Society met with the Army Corps of Engineers to provide information regarding the
Clam Bay dredging permit application that alleged the proposed dredging would negatively impact the benthic
community and cause erosion to the adjacent shoreline.
Mr. Cravens speculated the purpose of increasing the dredge cut was to obtain more sand for the beach.
Mr. John Domenie was concerned about excessive sand.
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Mr. Dorrill said it was unclear whether the information that Dr. Raia presented was new or a new
interpretation of old information and suggested inviting the appropriate Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
department staff and engineering consultants to the June 6 Board meeting to present the rationale for the increased
dimensions of the dredge cuts. The Subcommittee agreed with Mr. Dorrill's suggestion.
Additionally, at the June 6 meeting, the Subcommittee would present to the full Board draft correspondence
from the Board to the Army Corps of Engineers supporting Dr. Raia's concerns about the dredging permit
application.
CLAM BAY MONITORING
Ms. Cravens presented a recent Atkins Technical Note that concluded Clam Bay was impaired due to high
levels of fecal coliform, but was inconclusive as to the source. Ms. Cravens requested that the Pelican Bay Services
Division consider funding 1) fecal coliform "caffeine" testing; and 2) additional fish and bird surveys. She
recommended that Turrell -Hall & Associates do the work.
The Subcommittee agreed to obtain proposals and cost estimates to present to the Board.
ADJOURN
There was no further discussion and the meeting was adjourned at 4:42 p.m.
Dave Trecker, Chairman Minutes by Lisa Resnick 6/21/2012 2:35:16 PM
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