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South Florida Water Management District
BIG CYPRESS BASIN BOARD
AGENDA
This meeting is open to the public
August 25, 2015
9:00 AM
Collier County Government Center
Commission Chamber, 3rd Fir
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112
Pursuant to Section 373.079(7), Florida Statutes, all or part of this meeting may be conducted by means
of communications media technology in order to permit maximum participation of Big Cypress Basin
Board Members.
The Big Cypress Basin Board may take official action at this meeting on any item appearing on this
agenda and on any item that is added to this agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by
the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes. The order of items
appearing on the agenda is subject to change during the meeting and is at the discretion of the presiding
officer. Public Comment will be taken after each presentation and before any Big Cypress Basin Board
action(s).
1. Call to Order- Frederick Barber, Chairman, Big Cypress Basin Board
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance - Frederick Barber, Chairman, Big Cypress Basin Board
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Agenda Addendum - Lisa Koehler, Administrator, Big Cypress Basin
6. Abstentions by Board Members from items on the Agenda
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Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District—August 25,2015
7. Lake Trafford Update
A) Lake Trafford Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Mapping — Dr. Serge
Thomas, Florida Gulf Coast University
B) Lake Trafford Watershed Study Preliminary Findings to Date — Dr. Sanjay
Shukla, UF/IFAS
8. Capital Projects Update - Jeff Kivett, Division Director, Operations,
Engineering and Construction
9. BCBB - 2015-801 A Resolution of the Big Cypress Basin Board of the South
Florida Water Management District approving the submittal of the rolled-back
millage rate (0.1429 mills) for fiscal year 2015-2016; requesting the
Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District to levy ad
valorem taxes within the Big Cypress Basin based on that rate to finance
Basin functions contained in the fiscal year 2015-2016 Basin Budget;
providing an effective date. - Doug Bergstrom, Division Director,
Administrative Services.
10. BCBB - 2015-802 A Resolution of the Big Cypress Basin Board of the South
Florida Water Management District submitting the fiscal year 2015-2016
Basin budget in the amount of $12,866,172 to the Governing Board of the
South Florida Water Management District for inclusion in the District budget;
providing an effective date. Doug Bergstrom, Division Director, Administrative
Services.
11. General Public Comment
12. Technical Reports
A) Water Conditions Report — Jocelyn Nageon De Lestang, Principal
Engineer, Big Cypress Basin
B) Field Station Activity Report — Chris Doherty, Superintendent, Big Cypress
Basin Field Station
13. Staff Reports
A) Chief of Staff Report— Dan DeLisi, Chief of Staff
B) Basin Administrator Report — Lisa Koehler, Administrator, Big Cypress
Basin
14. Board Comment
15. Adjourn
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Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District—August 25,2015