EPTAB Minutes 01/27/1992 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes of 27 January 1992 Meeting
Present: Dave Addison Gary Beardsley David Land
David Maehr Steve Means Tony Pires
Mike Saadeh Glenn Simpson Larry Richardson
Absent: Mike Davis (excused) , David Wilkison (excused)
Observers: Tony Polizos, Soil Conservation Service
Larry Banwart, Soil Conservation Service
Kimberly Polen, Collier County Project Review
Services
Fred Reischl, Collier County Project Review Services,
Barbara Prynoski, Collier County Project Review
Services
1. Due to a mix up in meeting rooms, the meeting was called to
order at by Chairman Simpson in Conference Room A; however,
Mr. Saadeh, staff, and SCS representatives were in Conference
Room C. At 4 : 24 P.M. all of the Board in Room A moved to Room
C. As the minute taker was in Room C, it is unknown to him
as to whether past minutes were approved during the start of
the meeting in Room A.
2 . Simpson expressed concern about the "Proposed SFWMD Lower
West Coast Water Supply Plan" . A brief discussion about the
merits and liabilities of the proposal ensued.
3 . Simpson passed out a copy of the "DRAFT EPTAB NATURAL
RESOURCES PROTECTION PLAN" and requested that all members of
the board read and comment on it by next meeting.
4 . Simpson brought up the need to finalize, by early February,
the maps and narrative concerning the land acquisition areas.
He also mentioned that The Conservancy is putting together a
group interested in land acquisition and what the direction
the community should take concerning acquisition. The first
meeting will be held at the Conservancy on 29 January 1992 at
7: 00 P.M.
5. Bill Lorenz expressed the importance of getting a BCC date
for a referendum. A general discussion of CREW, other
acquisition areas, when to go to the BCC, and how to make
informed decisions ensued.
6. The next item was a discussion on the Habitat Protection
Ordinance. G. Beardsley presented a brief committee report
on the Habitat Protection Committee meeting of 14 January
1992 . David Land posed several questions which he would like
to have answered: What habitats are at risk? i.e. not
already in public ownership or not already adequately
protected. Should we differentiate among the geographical