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Minutes 01/15/2013 161 a A 1°) - ?III"J FEB 2 2013 0 LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION BOARD MEETING MINUTES BY TUESDAY,JANUARY 15,2013 ' .-.... LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Landscape Water Management Subcommittee of the Pelican Bay Services Division Board met Tuesday,January 15 at 1:00 PM at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive,Naples,Florida.The following members were present Landscape Water Management(LWM)Subcommittee Dave Trecker,Chairman Keith J.Dallas John P.Chandler Geoffrey S.Gibson Tom Cravens Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry,Operations Analyst W.Neil Dorrill,Administrator Lisa Resnick,Recording Secretary Kyle Lukasz,Operations Manager Fiala Hiller 5 in the audience Henning I- AGENDA Coyle �, �' 1. Roll Call J 2. Approval of December 10 LWM Subcommittee meeting minutes 11-44c'"'c'44 3. Update on copper monitoring and status of trial programs on algae control 4. Pelican Bay community outreach regarding the importance of BMP a. Landscaping color at"end-caps"discussion(Chandler add-on) 5. Audience Comments 6. Adjournment ROLL CALL All Subcommittee members were present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Cravens made a motion, second by Mr. Dallas to approve the agenda as amended, adding Mr. Chandler's item 4a, Landscaping color at"end-caps"discussion. The Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor and the motion passed. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 10 LWM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Mr. Cravens made a motion, second by Mr. Dallas to approve the December 10 LWM Subcommittee meeting minutes as presented. The Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor and the motion passed. UPDATE ON COPPER MONITORING AND STATUS OF TRIAL PROGRAMS ON ALGAE CONTROL Mr.Lukasz reported that this month,staff plans to implement the copper monitoring and trial program using alternatives to copper sulfate to control algae at sites located within Basin 3. Mr. Cravens made a motion, second by Mr. Dallas to make a recommendation to the PBSD Board to direct the Administrator to investigate subcontracting mechanical removal of algae in lake systems. The Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor and the motion passed. Misc.Corres: 16 Date: Item#: Copies to: i ... . , . 161 2A Landscape Water Management Subcommittee Meeting Minutes January 15, 2013 Chairman Trecker was concerned about rumors he heard that PBSD was not incompliance with the SFWMD Master Surface Water Management permit. Mr.Dorrill acknowledged that he planned to meet with SFWMD officials January 23 to resolve permit modifications conveyance-related issues,but was not aware of any non-compliance issues regarding the Master permit. PELICAN BAY COMMUNITY OUTREACH REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF BMP Mr. Cravens made a motion, second by Chairman Trecker to make a recommendation to the PBSD Board to proceed with production and distribution of"Landscape BMP Draft 1.0" The Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor and the motion passed. LANDSCAPING COLOR AT"END-CAPS"(CHANDLER ADD-ON) Mr.Chandler was concerned about resident complaints regarding the lack of color in landscaping at median"end-caps". Mr.Dallas said planting maintenance-intensive Annuals would defeat the purpose of attempting to employ BMP. Staff would contact Landscape Architect,Ms.Ellin Goetz to make a presentation at the next LWM meeting of her recommendations for colorful and drought-resistant alternatives to Annuals. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Ms.Diane Lustig explained`BMP Draft 1.0"was informative but lackluster. Mr.Dave Cook suggested PBSD hold a workshop that focuses on littoral plantings. Mr.John Domenie was concerned that employee training did not change behavior. ADJOURN Mr. Cravens made a motion,second by Chairman Trecker to adjourn. The Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor, the motion passed,and meeting adjourned at 2:12 p.m. El 11A...-,a 4 j 2.c....4 e 4 2_--�.. Fe r •r,Chairman Minutes by Lisa Resnick 1/29/2013 3:37:34 PM 17