Minutes 04/06/2017 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 6,2017
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Thursday, April 6 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 (absent)
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Neil Dorrill, Administrator (absent) Lisa Jacob, Associate Project Manager
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager (absent) Barbara Shea, Recording Secretary
Also Present
Jennifer Bobka, Earth Tech Jeremy Sterk, Earth Tech
Mike Shepherd, PBSD Board Dave Trecker, PBSD Board
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Roll Call
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 03/02/17 meeting minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Mangrove die-off monitoring going forward
6. Clam Bay monitoring
a. H&M March tidal ratio data
b. Water level logger data
c. Mangrove plot monitoring
d. Maintenance of hand-dug channels
7. RFQ for water quality reports
8. RFQ for sediment testing
9. Clam Bay expenses for FY18
10. Copper results
11. County Lab vs. Benchmark costs for water quality analysis
a. County Lab January results (add-on)
12. Next meeting: May 4
13. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
Mr. Ventress was absent and a quorum was established
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AGENDA APPROVAL
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the agenda as amended
with the addition of discussion item #lla. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 03/02/17 MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the 03/02/17 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Dr. Trecker commented on the good news in the December & January water quality
reports which show only one instance of TP exceeding FDEP standards.
MANGROVE DIE-OFF MONITORING GOING FORWARD
By consensus, the committee agreed that staff will obtain the next Clam Bay aerial photo
and updated mangrove die-off report from Turrell Hall in July. After a review of that report, the
committee will reassess quarterly mangrove die-off reporting.
CLAM BAY MONITORING
H&M MARCH TIDAL RATIO DATA
March tidal ratio data was provided by Humiston & Moore in the agenda packet. Ms.
O'Brien commented that although the ratios are not at levels we had hoped for, Dr. Dabees has
expressed that he is not concerned, and that additional time is needed for these ratios to improve.
WATER LEVEL LOGGER DATA
Mr. Sterk commented that he has a year's worth of water level logger data. He
commented that the drought experienced over the last six months has improved the drainage in
Clam Bay.
MANGROVE PLOT MONITORING
Mr. Sterk reported completing the last set of the mangrove plot monitoring. He reported
that (1) plots are generally stable from the previous monitoring event, (2) a decline in mortality
was observed, (3) some recruitment was observed, and (4) his observations reinforce Mr. Hall's
conclusions of a reduction in the number of acres of the mangrove die-off and an increase in new
recruitment.
MAINTENANCE OF HAND-DUG CHANNELS
Mr. Sterk reported that J. A. Aquatics has completed about half of the hand-dug channels
maintenance project (approximately $35,000), consisting of clearing debris and roots from the
channels. The committee and Mr. Sterk agreed that he would direct J. A. Aquatics to focus on
Upper Clam Bay for the second half of the project.
RFQ FOR WATER QUALITY REPORTS
A copy of the RFQ for annual Clam Bay water quality monitoring & reporting was
provided in the agenda packet for informational purposes.
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RFQ FOR SEDIMENT TESTING
A copy of the RFQ for bi-annual sediment sampling & reporting was provided in the
agenda packet for informational purposes. Ms. Jacob commented that sediment testing would be
completed in April and October.
CLAM BAY EXPENSES FOR FY18
Ms. O'Brien provided a draft FY18 Clam Bay budget for committee review.
COPPER RESULTS
Ms. O'Brien reported that the January report from the County Lab showed no samples
out of compliance with FDEP copper standards; the December samples contained one sample
exceeding FDEP copper standards.
COUNTY LAB VS. BENCHMARK COSTS FOR WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS
Staff obtained quotes for water quality sampling from Benchmark, which were compared
to recent pricing by the County Lab. The committee noted that Benchmark pricing is
significantly higher, and therefore, by consensus, the committee agreed that staff would continue
to use the County Lab for water quality analysis.
COUNTY LAB JANUARY RESULTS (ADD-ON)
Ms. O'Brien reported that the County Lab lost refrigeration where the January samples
were stored. This appears to have had no adverse affect on the nutrient levels reported to us.
NEXT MEETING:
By consensus, the committee agreed that the next meeting of the committee would be
held on June 8 at 1:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
IThe meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
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Susan O'Brien, Chairman
Minutes approved [ 1 as presented OR [ 4 as amended ON I 6--F-17 1 date
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