Floodplain Management Committee Minutes 02/04/2008 R Co ' e-r. County
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Floodplain Management Planning Committee
Ray Smith, Chairman Mike DeRuntz,Vice-Chairman
Phillip Brougham Pierre Bruno Gene Calvert Stan Chrzanowski
Bob Devlin(Marco I.) Joseph Gagnier Travis Gossard Mac Hatcher
Christa Carrera(Naples) Adoni Kokkinos Herb Luntz Charles Martin
Lew Schmidt Noah Standridge Dan Summers Clarence Tears
John Torre Jim Turner Duke Vasey Christine Sutherland
Terry Smallwood(Everglades City)
Meeting Minutes for 2-4-08 Regular Meeting
Start: 9:00 a.m. End: 11:25 a.m. Location: 2800 North Horseshoe Drive,Rm. 609
Meeting Attendance: Ray Smith,Mike DeRuntz,Rick Zyvoloski(substituted for Dan ,
Sr nr ers), Steve Preston(substituted for Gene Calvert),John.Torre,Mac Hatcher,Travis
Gossard, Adoni Kolddnos, Christine Sutherland,Clarence Tears,Duke Vasey,Phillip Brougham,
Pierre Bruno, Lew Schmidt,and Robert Wiley.
Absent: Jim Turner, Stan Chrzanowski (Excused),Charles Martin,Herb Luntz(Excused),
Joseph Gagnier(Excused),Bob Devlin,Christa Carrera, and Terry Smallwood.
Meeting called to order by Ray Smith,Chairman
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Welcome to the two new Floodplain Management Planning Committee(FMPC)members
Adoni Kokkinos and John Torre.
2. Approval of minutes for the 1-7-08 regular meeting—Motion to approve by Lew Schmidt,
approved unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Dewberry's Teleconference-Ray Smith discussed the contracted review of the FMP by the
consultant firm,Dewberry, and the remaining additional work to finalize the Repetitive Loss
properties analysis to a sufficient detail. Robert Wiley is working on this, and when it is
complete the FMP will be sent to Dewberry for their final review and development of a
scoresheet"crosswalk"that must accompany the submittal of the FMP to the Insurance
Services Office(ISO).
2. Attorney's Ruling on Sub-Committee Meetings in the Sunshine—Robert Wiley briefly
discussed the legal opinion that the sub-committees have to fully comply with all the meeting
notification requirements of the Sunshine Law and keep meeting minutes. There was much
discussion on how cumbersome this will be. Mike DeRuntz motioned to identify these
constraints that will be placed on the FMPC members as they try to implement the FMP
Action Plan tasks,and provide this information to the County Manager. The motion passed
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12-1. Phil Brougham asked for information on how other Florida communities handle the
Sunshine Law issues. Rick Zyvoloski discussed how the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS)
Workgroup was designated as a part of the Citizen Corps.
3. Sub-Committee Meeting Selection/Reports-Ray Smith led the discussion of the Action Plan
items from the spreadsheet distributed to the FMPC members.
• Items 1(a)(i)& 1(a)(ii)—Mike DeRuntz informed the Committee that deadlines for the
2008 Land Development Code(LDC)Cycle 1 can't be met,and he discussed interim
deadlines for the 2008 Cycle 2. He also discussed the use of web page links on the
zoning maps to show the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA).
• Item 1(f)(i)needs to have a revised due date to reflect the upcoming year's work.
• Item l(f)(ii)needs to have a typo corrected in the spreadsheet. Clarence Tears and
Travis Gossard reported that scheduling of drainage system maintenance coordination
meetings between the County and Big Cypress Basin is complete.
• Item 1(g)—A grant application has been prepared for dune vegetation planting. Duke
Vasey asked to see a copy of the grant application,requested staff to provide
information on what is meant by dune spot planting, and requested a map showing the
areas of proposed planting.
• Item 3(a)—Mike DeRuntz reported on Conservation Collier's recent land acquisition
efforts. Duke Vasey clarified the issues on how the Board of County Commissioners
(BCC)approvals for purchase are still pending.
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• Item 3(b)-Pierre Bruno had no report on activities for,this item. •
• Item 3(c)—Mike DeRuntz said he would contact Marlene Foord, Grants Coordinator
for Collier County, about this item and try to obtain some information.
• Items 4(a) &4(b)--Rick Zyvoloski reported that the requirements for continued
designation as a"Storm Ready"community have been met and he now needs to report
to the BCC.
• Item 5(c)(i)—Clarence Tears reported some progress is being made on the 100-cfs
inter-basin project, and he is working with the County's Transportation Division on the
needed drainage easement. Duke Vasey reported on efforts to coordinate the programs
of the Collier Soil and Water Conservation District(CSWCD)with the County.
• Item 5(c)(ii)—Clarence Tears reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(ACOE)
tentatively anticipates groundbreaking on the first Picayune Strand Restoration Project
pump station in November 2008. Duke discussed competing programs in the Picayune,
• Item 5(f)(ii)—Travis Gossard briefly discussed slotted pipe usage criteria.
• Item 5(f)(iii)—Travis Gossard said that the Road Maintenance Department has located
and cleaned some cross drains and is working on developing an overall policy.
• Items 6(a)through 6(e)—Ray Smith reported very little progress was made at the sub-
committee level due to the Sunshine Law information received from the County
Attorney. He did report that the sub-committee was to be chaired by Joe Gagnier.
Christine Sutherland expressed a desire to get involved in the meeting of the Action
Plan items, but feels stymied and needs further clarification on how the Committee
members can effectively work together.
4. Correspondence with the County Manager(Ray Smith)-Discussions on the development of
an education video for the County TV channel focused on the issue of properly designed and
maintained swales. The ideas were on informing the public what swales are supposed to do,
what are problems, and what are not. John Torre said he will look into putting that effort
forward this summer when the summer rains produce water in swales. Travis Gossard also
brought up the"one person to call"issue as a part of the video. John said he would prepare a
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schedule for developing the video and present it to the FMPC at the March meeting. The
Committee also discussed sending a letter to County Manager Mudd to get his written
response on establishing a centrally-focused stormwater management planning,construction
and maintenance program in the County.
Christine Sutherland and John Torre had to leave at 11:00 a.m. for other scheduled appointments.
5. Public Information Gathering Meeting this evening-Mike Deruntz informed the Committee
that the first of five evening meetings is scheduled at the Avalon Elementary School starting
at 6:30 p.m. today. Mike asked the Committee for their thoughts on the proposed
questionnaire. Jerry Kurtz will be attending the meeting for Stormwater Management. Mike
then discussed how the meeting format will be conducted.
6. Watershed Management Plan Prioritization—Mac Hatcher provided a map and spreadsheet
to the Committee along with a brief discussion on the major objectives of the Watershed
Management Plans. The map showed the major watershed delineations for the western half
of the County and the spreadsheet identified some of the criteria used in establishing a
prioritized ranking for completing the Watershed Management Plans. Mac also provided
some information on the Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL)program being developed by
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection(FDEP).
7. 'NPDES Program for 2008—Steve Preston reported on the six major program objectives of
the County's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES)permit and how the
County is addressing them.
8. Public Comments--None.
9. Assignments for the 3-3-08 meeting:
• Mac Hatcher will discuss development of peak discharge rate for the Belle Meade basin
through the ordinance process. 1
• John Tone will provide a swale video development schedule.
Next Regular Meeting Date: Monday,March 3,2008 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 2800 North
Horseshoe Drive,Room 609 in the CDES building.
Motion adjo • D) - Vasey ±assed unanimously at 11:25 a.m.
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Robert Wiley,S Coordinator
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