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CAC Minutes 12/08/2016 CAC January 12,2017 VI-1 Approval of Minutes 1 of 5 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, December 8, 2016 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 1:00 P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at Administrative Building -F", 3 ' Floor, Collier County Government Complex Naples, Florida with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: John Sorey, III VICE CHAIRMAN: Debbie Roddy Ian Butler(Excused) Joseph A. Moreland Linda Penniman Robert Brown Steve Koziar Thomas McCann Jim Burke ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Manager, Coastal Zone Management Colleen Greene, Assistant County Attorney Gail Hambright, Accountant Stephanie Molloy, City of Naples CAC January 12,2017 VI-1 Approval of Minutes 2 of 5 Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the video recording from the Collier County Communications and Customer Relations Department or view online. I. Call to Order Mr. Sorey called the meeting to order at 1:00PM IL Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. III. Roll Call Roll call was taken and a quorum was established. IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda Mr. McCann moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Ms. Penniman. Carried unanimously 7—O. V. Public Comments None VI. Approval of CAC Minutes 1. October 12,2016 Ms. Roddy moved to approve the minutes of the October 12, 2016 as submitted. Second by Mr. Koziar. Carried unanimouslF 7-0. VII. Staff Reports 1. Expanded Revenue Report The Committee reviewed the"Collier County Tourist Tax Revenue FY 17 TDC Revenue Report" dated through November 30, 2016. VIII. New Business 1. Annual Monitoring of Beaches& Inlet Proposal Work Order Mr. McAlpin presented the Executive Summary -Recommendation to approve a proposal from Humiston& ;More Engineers for Collier County Beaches and Inlets Annual Monitoring.*2017 under Contract No. 15-6382, authorize the County Manager or his designee to execute the work order for a not to exceed amount of S182,8.10.00 and makes a finding that this expenditure promotes tourism"dated December 8,2016 for consideration. He noted: • The scope of work includes the annually survey of the beaches and inlets. • The results will be utilized to determine the 2017 beach renourishment and dredging projects for the County. • The item will be heard by the Board of County Commissioners at their January 3'2017 meeting with after the fact approval sought from Tourist Development Council in late January of 2017. • The work is anticipated to be completed by February of 2017. Mr. Burke moved to recommend the Board of County Commissioners approve a proposal from liumiston & Moore Engineers for Collier County Beaches and Inlets Annual Monitoring for CAC January 12.2017 VI-1 Approval of Minutes 3 of 5 2017 under Contract No. 15-6382,authorize the County Manager or his designee to execute the work order for a not to exceed amount of$182,840.00 and hereby finds the expenditure promotes tourism." Second by Ms. Roddy. Carried unanimously 7—0. 2. Beach Renourishment Truck Haul-Update/Report Mr. McAlpin provided an update on the Beach Renourishment Truck Haul project highlighting: • The renourishment was initiated on November 1 and anticipated to be completed December 9'2016. • Sand was placed on 4 area beaches(Vanderbilt, Pelican Bay. Park Shore, Marco Island and Sugden Park)and Pelican Bay will be reimbursing the County for the sand placed on their portions of the beach per an agreement with the County. • The County worked diligently on establishing protocols for the truck routes established by all parties involved. • • Unfortunately,some truck haulers violated the routes intentionally, while others left the stickers issued for the project on their trucks while they performed work under other contracts. This led to individuals from the public lodging complaints the County was not adhering to the agreed traffic standards. • To address the issue for future projects,the County is investigating the feasibility of utilizing transponders on the trucks. The technology would allow an interested party to determine via the internet where the trucks are at a particular time. Also,a notification may be provided to qualified individuals if the truck is off the approved route. • The County also utilized a different survey process with the Engineer of Record verifying the quantity of sand placed and the County was satisfied with the new activity. • The County was satisfied with the project with no complaints were lodged by the City of Naples or the City of Marco Island. 3. Truck Haul vs.Hopper Dredging Recent Discussions Mr. McAlpin provided the report "Beach Renourishment Options with Hopper Dredging"dated 11/10/16 highlighting: • The County is assessing the feasibility of hopper dredging for future beach renourishment projects. • In recent years,the County has been utilizing truck haul projects for the activity for several reasons which included: • The County project is small in nature compared to other jurisdictions projects and the dredgers prefer focusing on larger projects(Collier County requires 10cy/foot of sand to be placed while areas like Captiva requires 80— 100cy/foot of sand). • The County beaches are narrow in width and in close proximity to the nearshore hardbottom and require placement of a larger grain of sand which is only available further off shore. • The coastal area is relatively shallow and with the available freeboard of the dredges they are required to be moored far offshore which requires larger equipment(50,000hp pumps)to transfer the sand to the beaches. • The work may only be completed outside of turtle nesting season(May 1 — November 1)and the dredgers require a more flexible construction schedule to mobilize and undertake the projects. CAC January 12,2017 VI-1 Approval of Minutes 4 of 5 • There are only 3 —5 contractors available for the work creating a high demand for their services. • Factors are emerging which may alleviate some of the issues include dredges requiring less freeboard, the potential of leaving the pipeline in place for long periods of time and the ability to screen the sand on the beach as opposed to the dredge site. • Truck hauls have proven more cost effective however the activity is restricted placement of approximately 250,000cy of sand. • The Board of County Commissioners is reviewing the item at their next meeting and he will provide updates as they become available. Mr. Brown arrived at 1:48pm. IX. Old Business Mr. McAlpin provided the following updates: Doctors Pass • I he beach in the area is one of the most eroded in the County and there are two projects underway to address the issues: Rebuilding of the South Jetty and construction of erosion control structures. • The County continues to pursue the approvals from the applicable Agencies for the work including addressing shore bird habitat(Red Knot and Piping Clover). • They are moving up the queue in the review process and hope to have the work underway by the end of 2017. Coastal Planning—Beach/Coastal Resiliency Ms. Penniman expressed concern the County is focused on project oriented solutions to issues and not long term solutions to protect the beaches and coastal structures. She recommended consideration be given to developing a long range plan for"beach/coastal resiliency"to aid the County in addressing the issues. The Committee discussed the recommendation noting: • The study could include the feasibility of widening and increasing the masses of the beaches, expanding the dune system, installation of soft or hard breakwater"structures" including mangrove islands. • It would be beneficial to develop initial concepts and present them to the various jurisdictional Agencies to determine if they arc"permittable." • The study would require a directive from the Board of County Commissioners. The Committee reached consensus and directed Staff to contact the County Manager on the concept of developing a 20—50 year "beach/coastal resiliency plan." Rocks on the Beach Mr. McAlpin reported the County is investigating the status of rocks on the beaches, many of which have been removed in the past. Any work may be completed at the time of the Doctors Pass project and he will provide an update at a future meeting. Sea Level Rise Study CAC January 12,2017 VI-1 Approval of Minutes 5 of 5 Chairman Sorey reported, under direction from the Committee, he contacted the Board of County Commissioners in writing on the CAC wishes to provide input on any studies the County undertakes regarding sea level rise. He has not heard back from Chairman Fiala on the correspondence at this point in time. X. Announcements None XI. Committee Member Discussion Ms. Roddy requested an update on the Marco Island Regrade project—Mr. McAlpin reported, at this point in time, the project is anticipated to be undertaken in November of 2017. Mr. Moreland reported Members of the Estuary Conservation Association, Pelican Bay Yacht Club, etc. assess the Wiggins Pass area and develop updated navigational information and requested Staff to identify any avenues which may be available for dissemination of the information to the public. XII. Next Meeting Date/Location January 12,2017—Government Center,Administration Bldg. F,3rd Floor There being no further business for the good of the County,the meeting was adjourned by order of the chair at 2:02 P.M. Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee ohn Sorey, III Chairm These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on / l 2 ' 17 as presented ✓ or as amended