CBSC Minutes 05/23/2013 CLAM BAY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY,MAY 23,2013
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Clam Bay Subcommittee of the Pelican Bay Services Division Board met
on Thursday,May 23,2013 at 1:00 PM at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive,
Naples,Florida.The following members were present:
Clam Bay Subcommittee
Susan O'Brien,Chairman John Domenie absent
Joe Chicurel Mike Levy
Tom Cravens
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff
W.Neil Dorrill,Administrator Mary McCaughtry,Operations Analyst
Kyle Lukasz,Operations Manager Lisa Resnick,Recording Secretary
Moderator Tim Hall,Senior Ecologist&Principal,Turrell,Hall&Associates,Inc.
Also Present
Kevin Carter,Field Manager,Dorrill Management Group
Mohamed Dabees,Ph.D.,P.E.,Humiston&Moore Engineers
Lauren Gibson Turrell,Hall&Associates,Inc.
Jim Hoppensteadt,President and Chief Operating Officer,Pelican Bay Foundation
Clam Pass Stakeholders
John Arnett,University of Florida
Ronnie Bellone,Pelican Bay Foundation Board of Directors
Mary Bolen,Mangrove Action Group
Marcia Cravens, Sierra Club
Peter Duggan,Pelican Bay Resident
Jerry Moffatt,Pelican Bay Foundation Board of Directors
Ted Raia,Mangrove Action Group
Linda Roth,Mangrove Action Group
Michael Seef,Mangrove Action Group
Kathy Worley,Conservancy of Southwest Florida
AGENDA
1. Roll call
2. Stakeholder Input
3. Goals for the Management Plan
4. Developing the Management Plan
5. Audience Comments
6. Adjourn
ROLL CALL
Four members were present(O'Brien,Chicurel,Cravens,Levy)and one member was absent(Domenie).
GOALS FOR THE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Mr. Hall reported that based on the input from the last meeting,the overall goal of the management plan is
to protect and enhance the environmental system. To accomplish this goal,the main categories of priorities included
improving the flora and fauna communities, maintaining sufficient flow through the Pass, improving water quality,
protecting listed species, addressing uses of the system, and monitoring the System to ensure that the management
activities are effective.A separate category listed other items to address that did not fit the main categories.
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Mr.Hall explained that the purpose of today's meeting is to review the list of goals,receive additional
input,and amend the goals as necessary to come to consensus.The next step would be to develop the scope of
services needed to design the management plan that included approaches to permitting and monitoring methods.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
The audience was concerned about the County dredging the Pass as a sand source for beach renourishment;
correlating flushing with water quality;addressing existing recreational uses such as motor boat speeding and access
enforcement,and signage;monitoring seagrasses;maintaining hand-dug channels;and suggested including funding
sources such as cost sharing or grant opportunities as part of the management plan.
Mr.Hall would discuss with the appropriate agencies for advice on how to proceed and apply for a
maintenance dredge permit and would revise the draft goals document for the Subcommittee to address at a meeting
to be scheduled prior to the Board's July meeting.
ACCEPTANCE OF PRIORITY TARGETS
It was the consensus of the Subcommittee to accept the priority targets for the Clam Bay Management Plan.
ADJOURN
Mr. Cravens made a motion,second by Dr. Chicurel to adjourn. The Subcommittee voted unanimously
in favor,the motion passed,and the meeting adjourned at 2:51 p.m.
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Susan O'Brien,Chairman Minutes by Lisa Resnick 6/13/2013 9:39:48 AM
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