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Minutes 03/18/2014 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MARCH 18, 2014 The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive, Naples, Florida. APPEARANCES Susan O'Brien, Chairman Tom Cravens John Domenie Michael Levy ALSO PRESENT Neil Dorrill, Dorrill Management,Administrator Tim Hall, Turrell, Hall &Associates, Inc. CLAM BAY STAKEHOLDERS Marcia Cravens Kathy Worley Mary Johnson Peter Duggan Linda Roth Annice Gregerson ROLL CALL/AGENDA APPROVAL All members with the exception of Mr. Chicurel were in attendance. It was determined that there was a quorum. A MOTION was made and seconded to approve the Agenda. It was suggested that the Committee receive their agenda packets in a timelier manner due to the large volume of items to be reviewed before the meeting. After a brief discussion, it was agreed that certain items will be tabled until the next meeting. The Agenda was then unanimously approved as amended. AUDIENCE COMMENTS It was noted that the agenda was overly ambitious considering the number of important issues being discussed and the volume of attached material. Mrs.Johnson indicated that it appeared that the bulk of the attached material was previously gone over, and that she had no problem with the agenda. Clam Bay Committee—Minutes March 18,2014 Page 2 APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 4th MEETING MINUTES The February 4th meeting minutes were unanimously approved on a MOTION and a second. DISCUSSION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN'S GOAL AND OBJECTIVES The Committee had been provided with the original Management Plan's goal and objectives as well as that done by Mrs. Worley for comparison and ultimately to make decisions on. The goal and objectives were gone through for consistency of language with attention to several items, such as the protection of the NRVA and its relation to the use of the word estuary, the support and distinctions as it relates to passive recreation, and the timing of bird surveys. This discussion will be continued to the next meeting to give the Committee members additional time to study the information provided to them. DISCUSSION OF REVISIONS TO CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 4,APPENDICES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY The Committee went through these chapters with attention to substantive changes as it relates to consistency and correctness of language and intent. Smaller changes and corrections will be submitted to Mr. Hall. TIMING OF MEETING MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION Mrs. O'Brien asked Mr. Dorrill if the material for the meetings could be provided to the Committee members on the Thursday before the following week's meeting by 5:00 p.m. to give them ample time to study the information. Mr. Dorrill agreed that the request was more than reasonable. SUGGESTED TIMELINE FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PERMIT APPLICATION It was suggested that the latest draft for the Plan be available for stakeholders and put on the website by May 1, with a workshop to follow on May 13. Final comments will be requested from the stakeholders by May 16. POSSIBLE NEW REPORTS/ACTIVITES FOR FY 2015 The Committee discussed the use of volunteer organizations and grants to help reduce the costs of surveys, which vary in methods and costs. This discussion will be readdressed at a subsequent meeting. Clam Bay Committee—Minutes March 18,2014 Page 3 DRAFT OF ARTICLE FOR PELICAN BAY POST The Committee members made a few changes in the article prepared by Mrs. O'Brien. FURTHER DISCUSSION RE: SUGGESTED TIMELINE AND PERMIT APPLICATION As it relates to the suggested timeline, in response to Mrs. O'Brien's question as to whether the Commission can start the application process for the 10 year dredging permit, Mr. Hall indicated that it can certainly be started, although more data is definitely needed. It was pointed out that it may be premature to start the process, but Mr. Hall indicated that it will not be completed until the County Commission approves the Management Plan, which will give them time to adjust and make changes to it. ESTIMATED COSTS AND FUNDING SOURCE FOR PERMIT APPLICATION AND RELATED WORK Mr. Dorrill reported that the costs from Humiston & Moore for engineering and the associated exhibits and meetings would be$32,500, and this estimate from them will be provided to the Committee. Mr. Dorrill will be meeting with the County Manager the following Friday to discuss tourist taxes or county wide property taxes being utilized to cover these costs. Mr. Hall agreed that his cost would be in that neighborhood, possibly as much as$40,000. The bathymetric surveys cost from $13,000 to$26,000, and the cost for an initial bathymetric survey on the interconnecting waterways will be obtained as well. It is hoped that the engineering costs going forward will be covered by 195 or 111 money. OTHER INFORMATION Mr. Hall advised that the manufacturer has agreed to replace all the trail marker poles they had originally sent as they were bad, and they are covering the contractor's costs as well. The county is paying for the additional wrapping. Mr. Williams from County Parks and Recreation will be appearing before the Committee in the near future to present his master plan concepts for Clam Bay Park. Several modification suggestions were made previously to Mr. Williams to incorporate into his plans. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.on a MOTION and a second. Susan O'Brien, Chairman Printed 11/12/2014 at 9:08:39 AM