Minutes 04/26/2016 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 26,2016
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Tuesday, April 26 at 9:00
a.m. at the SunTrust Bank Building, 801 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 302,Naples, Florida 34108. In
attendance were:
Clam Bay Committee Bohdan Hirniak (absent)
Susan O'Brien, Chairman Gary Ventress
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Neil Dorrill, Administrator (absent) Lisa Jacob, Associate Project Manager
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager Barbara Shea, Recording Secretary
Also Present
Mohamed Dabees, Humiston& Moore
Jacob Damouni, PBSD Board
Robert Naegele, PBPOA
Jeremy Sterk, Earth Tech
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Roll call
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 02/24/16 meeting minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Hand-dug channel work
6. Osprey nesting platform near marker 36
7. Status of dredging project
8. Mangrove die-off monitoring
9. Data for January, February, March, and April from tidal gauges
10. Quarterly water quality reports (Turrell, Hall quote)
11. Monthly water quality results
a. Dune swale work—Basin 6 (add-on)
12. Other
13. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
Mr. Hirniak was absent and a quorum was established
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AGENDA APPROVAL
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Mr. Ventress motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the agenda as amended
with the addition of Item #11a, The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 02/24/16 MEETING MINUTES
Ms. O'Brien motioned, Mr. Ventress seconded to approve the 02/24/16 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
None
HAND-DUG CHANNEL WORK
Mr. Jeremy Sterk, of Earth Tech,provided a map of Basin 6 which showed the locations
and depths of those hand-dug channels for which his teams have completed examinations. They
are in the process of mapping locations and depths of all of the hand-dug channels, and
simultaneously recording the conditions of those channels as well as the locations of any exotics.
Mr. Sterk requested that staff provide him a copy of the infrared photo which identifies
those areas of significant mangrove die-off in Upper Clam Bay to determine if a correlation
exists with those areas of clogged or non-existent hand-dug channels. He reported that a
significant area in the northern section of Basin 6 has no hand-dug channels, despite existing
maps showing their existence.
Staff reported that a work order has been issued for maintenance work of the hand-dug
channels for a total of 27 days of work.
UPDATE ON ERECTING AN OSPREY NESTING PLATFORM NEAR MARKER 36
Ms. Jacob reported that Mr. Dorrill contacted Mr. Hoppensteadt, President of the Pelican
Bay Foundation, to discuss the possibility of an osprey nesting platform on PBF North Beach
Facility/Marker 36 property. Mr. Hoppensteadt is open to the idea. Additional discussion is
required to identify the source of funding for this project.
STATUS OF DREDGING PROJECT
Dr. Dabees reported on the progress of the Clam Pass dredging project and estimated
completion by May 5. Mr. Damouni commended Ms. Jacob for her dedication to the oversight
of this project.
MANGROVE DIE-OFF MONITORING
Ms. Jacob reported that staff is in the process of obtaining a new proposal from Turrell,
Hall for mangrove die-off monitoring, commencing in May 2016.
DATA FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH FROM TIDAL GAUGES
Dr. Dabees reported that the new tidal gauges were not fully functional in January, and
therefore, no report for January will be available. He reviewed the February and March tidal
gauge data with the committee. Dr. Dabees expects to see some improvement in future monthly
reports as a result of the dredging event. He reported that one gauge is "off-line"and that Mr.
Sterk will troubleshoot this issue.
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QUARTERLY WATER QUALITY REPORTS
Ms. Jacob reported that the first quarterly water quality report, to be completed by
Turrell, Hall, will cover November, December and January. Ms O'Brien requested staff to
establish due dates for subsequent quarterly reports.
MONTHLY WATER QUALITY RESULTS
Ms. Jacob reported that the County Lab's turnaround time for reports on water samples to
be 6-9 weeks.
DUNE SWALE WORK—BASIN 6
Ms. Jacob reported that our engineering firm,Agnoli, Barber& Brundage, has not
completed the interpretation of the topographic survey of the dune swale along the Bay Colony
beach. Mr. Sterk reported that there are no hand-dug channels in this area as previously thought.
Mr. Bolick reported that the swale is clogged and requires maintenance work.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:48 a.m.
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Susan O'Brien, Chairman
Minutes approved [ j as presented OR F 1 as amended ON F (o-30-l L 1 date
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