Minutes 12/30/2014 CLAM BAY COMMITTEE 5'
PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
DECEMBER 30,2014
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The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Tuesday, December 30,
2014, at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive,Naples, Florida.
In attendance were:
Clam Bay Committee
Susan O'Brien, Chairman Ken Dawson
Joe Chicurel (absent) Mike Levy
Tom Cravens Dave Trecker (ex-officio)
Pelican Bay Services Division
Neil Dorrill, Administrator Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager Lisa Jacob, Recording Secretary
Also Present
Henry Bachman, PBSD
Peter Duggan, resident
Tim Hall, Turrell-Hall &Associates
Mary Johnson, Pelican Bay Foundation Board
Joanne Markiewicz, Purchasing Director
Arielle Poulos, Turrell-Hall & Associates
Linda Roth, resident
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Roll call
2. Agenda approval
3. Audience comments
4. Options for biological, hydrological and water quality monitoring
of Clam Bay
4a. Issues involving Clam Bay Management Plan (add-on)
5. Review of biological assessment
5a. Oysters in Clam Bay (add-on)
6. Update on tidal gauges
7. Data for next meeting
8. Other
9. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
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It was determined that a quorum was in attendance.
AGENDA APPROVAL
Mr. Cravens moved, Mr. Dawson seconded to approve the agenda with the
addition of items 4a, Issues involving Clam Bay Management Plan and 5a, Oysters
in Clam Bay. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
No comments were received from the audience at this time.
OPTIONS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL,HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY
MONITORING OF
CLAM BAY
The contract for this work will expire in April of 2015 and the Committee discussed the
scope of work and the possibility of using different contractors. Options for this would be
sending out another RFP, a bid invitation for these services that would provide some flexibility,
or hiring someone to provide all of these services.
Further discussion was held on the available options, the CCNA and the scope of work.
Mr. Cravens moved, Mr. Dawson seconded that a recommendation be made to the
full Board that they direct the County to develop an RFP for the Clam Bay
monitoring scope of services. After brief Committee and public input,the motion
carried unanimously.
ISSUES INVOLVING CLAM BAY MANAGEMENT PLAN (Add on) j
The County Commissioners deferred consideration and approval of the Plan at their most
recent meeting until January to give Ms. Taylor time to review it. The City Council then sent a
letter to the BCC registering a number of objections to the Plan. Dr. Trecker prepared a draft
summary of the situation with supporting attachments urging the BCC to approve the plan as
submitted.
Ms. O'Brien will prepare a summary as well, and the Board can look at these summaries the j
following week at their regular meeting.
REVIEW OF BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Mr. Hall provided this assessment to the Committee and will make a few changes to the
form and wording for clarity as suggested by the Committee and the Stakeholders.
Mr. Cravens moved, Dr. Trecker seconded to recommend to the full Board to
approve the biological assessment as modified. The motion carried unanimously.
OYSTERS IN CLAM BAY (Add on)
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Mr. Hall explained that there were oysters presently in Clam Bay, but noted that farther
north the tidal range and salinity changes are a risk to oyster survival. The young oysters must
already be in the water in order for the placing of shells in a given area to be successful, and he
suggested that some smaller pilot areas be started in inner Clam Bay. If copper levels are too
high, it will kill the oysters, but the oysters can remove low levels of copper.
Mr. Hall will talk with Mike Bauer as he has had more experience with this issue and will
report on it at the next Clam Bay Committee meeting.
UPDATE ON TIDAL GAUGES
Mr. Hall will be meeting with the Sanibel-Captiva Foundation in a week to discuss the
proposal received for the new gauges. There are two other options available for gauges, and
once all the information is compiled he will present it to the Committee and the Board.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on January 22 at 1:00 p.m.
OTHER
Dr. Trecker completed some calculations and found that the number of truckloads of sand
needed for beach renourishment would not be significantly reduced if the sand from a dredging
event at Clam Pass was used for beach renourishment. He also noted that using the 1998
Management Plan with some additions as the plan to be submitted was not feasible.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Mr. Cravens and unanimous approval, the meeting was adjourned
at 3:15 p.m.
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