Minutes 02/24/2016 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 24,2016
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Wednesday, February 24
at 1:00 p.m. at the SunTrust Bank Building, 801 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 302,Naples, Florida
34108. In attendance were:
Clam Bay Committee Bohdan Hirniak
Susan O'Brien, Chairman Gary Ventress
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Neil Dorrill, Administrator Lisa Jacob, Associate Project Manager
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager Barbara Shea, Recording Secretary
Also Present
Joe Chicurel, PBSD Board
Jacob Damouni, PBSD Board
Tim Hall, Turrell, Hall & Assoc.
Adam Northrup, Collier County Procurement Services Division
Mike Shepherd, PBSD Board
Dave Trecker, PBSD Board
Kathy Worley, Conservancy of SW Florida
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Roll call
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 01/21/16 meeting minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Clam Bay monitoring for 2016
6. Updates on the following:
a. Erecting an osprey nesting platform near marker 36
b. Status of USACE permit application
c. 2015 Clam Bay Tidal Analysis and Bathymetric Survey reports
7. Mangrove stress in Clam Bay
a. Hand-dug channel maintenance
b. Water management drainage in Basin 6
8. Other
9. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
All members were present and a quorum was established
AGENDA APPROVAL
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Mr. Hirniak motioned, Mr. Ventress seconded to approve the agenda as amended
with the transposition of Item #5 with Item #6. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 01/21/16 MEETING MINUTES
Ms. O'Brien motioned, Mr. Hirniak seconded to approve the 01/21/16 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Dr. Trecker commented on the high level of phosphorus reported in the Vizcaya private
lake which empties into Upper Clam Bay.
IT WAS NOTED BY MS. O'BRIEN THAT THE AERIAL PHOTO OF CLAM BAY HAS
BEEN TAKEN AND IS ON DISPLAY ON THE WALL IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM
OF THE PBSD OFFICE.
CLAM BAY MONITORING FOR 2016
Mr. Adam Northrup, Collier County Purchasing Agent, answered general questions on
the bid tabulation for the RFQ for Clam Bay monitoring activities for FY16, which was added to
the record. He noted that this award will be a one-year contract and will include a standard 30-
day termination provision.
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Mr. Ventress seconded to recommend to the full PBSD
Board that the contract be awarded to the apparent low bidder Earth Tech for
items #1-10. After discussion with Purchasing Agent Adam Northrup,Mr. Hirniak
amended his motion to include item #11. The motion carried unanimously.
UPDATE ON ERECTING AN OSPREY NESTING PLATFORM NEAR MARKER 36
The committee discussed possible locations for the installation of an osprey nesting
platform. Mr. Dorrill reported that staff will follow up with Collier County environmental staff
on the possibility of locating a nesting platform on a parcel of land located north of Marker 36
property, owned by Collier County. In addition, he reported that staff will explore the possibility
of installing a nesting platform along the water management berm as well as discuss the
possibility of a nesting platform at the PBF North Beach Facility/Marker 36 property with the
Pelican Bay Foundation.
UPDATE ON STATUS OF USACE PERMIT APPLICATION
Mr. Tim Hall reported on the issuance of the Clam Pass biological opinions by the U.S.
Fish& Wildlife Service; the USACE has begun to process the permit application. If the permit
were to be issued in March, a special PBSD Board meeting may need to be scheduled to approve
the construction drawings for the dredging event. An expedited approval may be necessary in
order to enable a dredging event to occur in April before turtle season.
Mr. Dorrill reported that Commissioner Hiller was scheduled to meet with Collier County
lobbyists in Washington D.C. this week and would be discussing the urgency of the issuance of
the Clam Pass dredging permit.
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UPDATE ON 2015 CLAM BAY TIDAL ANALYSIS AND BATHYMETRIC SURVEY
REPORTS
Ms. Jacob reported that the tidal analysis and bathymetric survey reports have not been
received from Humiston& Moore.
MANGROVE STRESS IN CLAMBAY
HAND-DUG CHANNEL MAINTENANCE
Ms. Kathy Worley, Conservancy of SW Florida,reported on her recent observations in
Upper Clam Bay. She has observed extensive erosion which has caused channels to now appear
to be wider and shallower, resulting in slower water velocity. Mr. Tim Hall, Turrell, Hall&
Assoc., suggested that excessive amounts of rain,the current incomplete tidal exchange in Upper
Clam Bay, and other drainage issues in Basins 5 and 6 may be contributing to the mangrove
stress. He recommended that the channels be re-examined in March.
WATER MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE IN BASIN 6
Mr. Dorrill reported that staff has hired an engineer to perform a topographic survey of
the dune swale along the Bay Colony beach. This survey will assist in decision making on future
maintenance work in Basin 6.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Susan O'Brien, Chairman
Minutes approved [ ] as presented OR [✓] as amended ON [ q-026-16 ] date
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