Minutes 04/24/2014 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE
APRIL 24, 2014
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Thursday, April 24, 2014,
at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive, Naples Florida.
APPEARANCES: Susan O'Brien, Chairman
Joe Chicurel
Tom Cravens
Mike Levy
ALSO PRESENT: Mohamed Dabees, Humiston & Moore
Kyle Lukasz, Operations Manager
Arielle Poulos, Turrell, Hall &Associates
CLAM BAY STAKEHOLDERS Annice Gregerson
Linda Roth
Geoff Noble
Peter Duggan
ROLL CALL/APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It was determined that a quorum was present, with the members listed above in attendance.
A MOTION was then made and seconded to accept the Agenda.
Mr. Levy suggested that an update be given by the experts under Item 8, and Mrs. O'Brien
added a discussion on the letter to stakeholders as well as the recommendations that the
Committee should be making to the full Board.
The Agenda was then unanimously accepted.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
There was no audience comment received.
DISCUSSION OF DRAFT TEXT ON PARAMETERS TO DETERMINE THE NECESSITY OF DREDGING
The committee discussed the dredging that had occurred in the past and the management plan
that was in place to address the clogging issues. After a brief discussion, Dr. Dabees was asked
to insert a note in the data indicating why dredging was done at certain times in the past.
The Committee members went through the draft text, clarifying and changing certain language
to better express the intent of and reasoning for the parameters to be used. Mr. Hall will be
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consulted as to the correct wording in certain areas as well.
The variables provided by Dr. Dabees to determine if dredging was needed were included in
summary fashion in the draft text, along with the pertinent, excerpted pages from his report.
It was agreed that various tables provided by Dr. Dabees would be combined in the text when
possible to provide more information, and Dr. Dabees added language that clarified certain
areas of his report.
DISCUSSION OF DRAFT TEXT ON TYPICAL AND MAXIMUM DREDGE CUTS
The committee discussed the sufficiency of the five foot buffer for the cuts at the mangroves
used in the past, and refined the language to better express the parameters for typical and
maximum dredge cuts going forward. They also discussed crafting language that would protect
the intent and expectations included in the management plan, and both Mrs. O'Brien and Dr.
Dabees indicated that they would go through their notes taken during this discussion and have
them available for the next meeting.
A short break was then taken.
DISCUSSION OF GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT PLAN
Ms. Poulos and Mr. Hall had edited the Goal and Objectives of the plan, a copy of which was
provided to the Committee members.
The Committee agreed that they would bullet point the objectives to make them as clear as
possible, and an information board will also be put up to further enhance the recognition of
water and shore birds and other wildlife seen in the Clam Bay area. Additionally, protected
species, such as the gopher tortoise, can then be monitored as to sightings.
The appropriate State and Federal permits to be obtained will also be listed, and information on
the copper levels and what steps the PBSD is taking to determine its possible impact was
included to address questions the relevant agencies may have.
SUGGESTED EDITS/OTHER ISSUES RE: MANAGEMENT PLAN
The sentence indicating that the Seagate community homeowners were recognized as having
many boats will remain in place, and the arrangement between the County and the Waldorf
Astoria as it relates to the adjacent park will be described as being managed by the hotel. A
few grammatical and form changes were made throughout the Plan, and the acronyms being
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used will be checked for correctness as well. Where necessary for clarity and completeness,
additional verbiage was inserted.
POSSIBLE NEW REPORTS/ACTIVITIES FOR FY 2015
A list of possible activities for the coming year was provided to the Committee members. A fair
and realistic number to request for these activities was discussed, and the Committee agreed
that the number would be left at $25,000.
TIMELINE AND FUNDING FOR TEN YEAR PERMIT APPLICATION
It was expected that the timeline and funding information would be available the following
Monday,
UPDATE ON BOATS IN CLAM BAY AND REVISED ORDINANCE
Mr. Hall provided a copy of the revised ordinance relative to vessel speed control in the Clam
Bay system to the Committee, and once they approve it, it will go to the full Board for their
approval, and then to the County for consideration for adoption. After a few minor changes
and corrections, on a MOTION and a second, the Committee unanimously approved
presenting the revised ordinance to the full Board for their approval.
UPDATE ON MOORINGS BAY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
It was believed that the Moorings Bay Committee was no longer a problem; however, if there is
anything further to be addressed on it, it will be brought before the full PBSD Board.
NEXT MEETING
It was agreed that the next Clam Bay Committee meeting would be held on the 22nd of May.
ADJOURNMENT
With nothing further to be discussed by the Committee, the meeting was adjourned on a
MOTION and a second at 4:05 p.m.
Susan O'Brien, Chairman Printed 11/12/2014 at 9:04:56 AM