Minutes 06/08/2017 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MEETING
JUNE 8,2017
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Thursday, June 8 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
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
APPROVED AGENDA(AS PRESENTED)
1. Roll call
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 04/06/17 meeting minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Clam Bay monitoring
a. H&M reports
b. Timeline for bathymetric survey report
c. Escarpment near Clam Pass
d. Mangrove die-off update in June
e. Timeline for sediment testing
f. ETE observations and recommendations
g. Copper results for Feb. & March
h. Quarterly report on TP and TN
i. Entering WQ data into WIN
6. High-speed boat activity in Clam Bay
7. Next meeting: July 6
8. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
All members were present and a quorum was established
AGENDA APPROVAL
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Mr. Ventress motioned, Mr. Hirniak seconded to approve the agenda as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 04/06/17 MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the 04/06/17 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Mr. Pete Merkel commented on a possible mangrove die-off area behind the Vizcaya,
observed from his residence in Bay Colony. Ms. O'Brien suggested that this month's Turrell
Hall aerial photos of the mangrove die-off area include the area specified by Mr. Merkel. Mr.
Sterk commented that he will also take drone photos of this same area.
CLAM BAY MONITORING
H&M REPORTS
The agenda packet included a memo from Dr. Dabees on current conditions in Clam
Pass; he will continue to closely monitor its tidal hydrodynamic and physical conditions.
Ms. O'Brien reported that although April tidal gauge ratio data was good, the May data
was not. She commented that we will continue to closely monitor the monthly tidal gauge ratio
data.
TIMELINE FOR BATHYMETRIC SURVEY REPORT
Ms. Jacob commented that she will obtain an expected completion date for the Clam Pass
bathymetric survey report from Humiston& Moore.
ESCARPMENT NEAR CLAM PASS
Ms. Jacob reported that she has contacted Mr. Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management,
to request re-grading of the escarpment near Clam Pass.
MANGROVE DIE-OFF UPDATE IN JUNE
Ms. O'Brien reported that Mr. Tim Hall is scheduled to take aerial photos and complete
an assessment of the mangrove die-off area in June. Ms. Jacob reported that an infrared photo of
Clam Bay will be taken in July,per FDEP permit requirements.
TIMELINE FOR SEDIMENT TESTING
Ms. Jacob reported that sediment testing at 12 locations in Clam Bay has been completed.
She will obtain an expected report completion date from Turrell, Hall.
ETE OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Mr. Sterk's comments on his June 8 site visit to Clam Bay included, (1) he observed 6-12
inches of standing water throughout the system, (2) he observed the dune swale "completely full
of water," (3) he will closely monitor how the system recovers from the recent 5-day storm
event, and (4) he recommended pursuing a future phase 2 dune swale project to re-establish the
dune swale back to its original position/location.
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Mr. Sterk commented that in the near-term he expects to make a site visit to the areas
where maintenance work was completed on the hand-dug channels a few months ago. He will
report on any longer term effects he observes in these areas at the next committee meeting.
COPPER RESULTS FOR FEB. & MARCH
Ms. O'Brien commented that the February and March copper results, included in the
agenda packet, were encouraging; just 3 out of 45 results over five months exceeded the state
standard.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON TP AND TN
Ms. O'Brien commented that the Tomasko quarterly water quality report was
encouraging, with only a few instances of problematic total phosphorus results. She suggested
that a map of the sampling sites be included in future Tomasko reports; that the non-berm
samples not be included in the report; and that the TP & TN results for the berm sites be
disaggregated to show possible correlations with TP & TN in Clam Bay.
ENTERING WQ DATA INTO WIN
A copy of the Turrell Hall proposal ($7000) for set-up and data entry of existing Clam
Bay WQ data (March 2015 - present) into the new FDEP Watershed Information Network
(WIN) database, was provided in the agenda packet. Staff has also requested a quote for this
work from the Collier County Pollution Control Dept.
HIGH-SPEED BOAT ACTIVITY IN CLAM BAY
The committee listened to taped comments by Mr. McAlpin at a recent BCC meeting
(provided by Ms. O'Brien), which included, (1) "there are no speed zones in Clam Bay," and (2)
"there is no boat activity in Clam Bay." Ms. O'Brien pointed out that Mr. McAlpin made no
mention of the "idle speed zone no wake" designation by County ordinance, previously in effect
for 13 years.
Ms. O'Brien commented on the PBF's appeal to FWC for a manatee protection zone
designation for Clam Bay; the outcome will not be known until August or September. She
suggested that if the PBF is unsuccessful with their appeal, then safety speed zones for Clam Bay
should be pursued with the County.
Ms. O'Brien commented that the County has scheduled public workshops on boating
safety over the summer.
NEXT MEETING:
By consensus, the committee.agreed that the next meeting of the committee would be
held on July 6 at 1:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
IThe meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
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Susan O'Brien, Chairman
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