EPTAB Minutes 10/11/1993 DRAFT: 10/12/93
APPROVED: 10/25/93
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES OF October 11, 1993
Present: Bob Duane Gary Beardsley Steve Means
Nancy Payton Mike Davis Christopher Hagan
David Addison Dorothea Zysko
Notified David Maehr
Absent David Land
Staff: Bill Lorenz Martha Howell Fran Stallings
Mac Hatcher Maura Kraus Dick Hartwell
Public: Stewart Swanson Emma Ross Judy Haner
Virginia Corkran Chris Anderson
I. Meeting called to order
II. Roll call
III. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of the September 27, 1993 , meeting was approved
unanimously.
IV. Old Business
1. Nomination of Mike Davis for Chairman and Larry Richardson
as Vice Chairman was approved unanimously.
2 . Status report on Sand Dollar Island was presented by Nancy
Payton. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission will
meet with Collier County officials to work out a solution to
this problem. Ms. Payton said that there may still be a
public meeting on the subject.
3 . Upcoming NRPA Workshop was discussed at length.
A. Video tape of Camp Keais was shown.
B. David Land's "Fact Sheets" was distributed.
C. Overall plan for workshop was discussed.
1. Bill Lorenz will give a brief introduction of the
NRPA/HPO to the Board.
2 . Fran Stallings will explain what a NRPA is and the
relationship between the NRPA and HPO.
3 . EPTAB members will give the presentation for Camp
Keais and the NRPA Program to the Board.
D. Protection mechanisms hand out also briefly discussed.
E. Fran Stallings will put together an "Executive Summary"
to be sent to the Board in advance of the workshop.
F. David Land's "Fact Sheets" may be attached to the
"Executive Summary" . Gary Beardsley requested that
EPTAB take the time to go over the "Fact Sheets" before
they are sent to the Board. Mike Davis stated that the
"Fact Sheets" should go separately to the Board.
G. Dave Addison would like to schedule another "Committee
of Daves" meeting sometime next week. (Monday 4 p.m. ,
October 18th at The Conservancy, Inc. )
H. Bill Lorenz stated that the final package must be
complete by Friday, October 15, 1993 and the "Executive
Summary" will be forwarded to the Board with or without
backup material.
I. Bob Duane requested that an addition be made to the
"Fact Sheet" which should state that the "A" zoning
district regulations provide the same level of treatment
without regards for the unique attributes that exist
throughout the County with the exception of areas of
critical State concern.
V. New Business:
1. EPTAB members welcomed their newest member, Dorothea Zysko.
2 . Mike Davis gave a summary of what he expected of EPTAB
members during the upcoming years.
a. Good attendance very important
b. Punctuality is expected. Meetings will start at 4 : 00
p.m. sharp.
c. Mr. Davis said, as part of his Chairman role, he plans
to meet regularly with each Commissioner.
3 . EPTAB members voted to approve (unanimous) Mr. Davis meeting
with individual Commissioners.
4 . Mr. Davis will report back to EPTAB after each of these
meetings.
5. The Committee also voted to delegate Mr. Davis to invite
Commissioners to EPTAB meetings.
6. Fran Stallings explained the Manatee Plan. He said that
there should be a full plan at the end of October for EPTAB
to review. Some of the recommendations in the plan are as
follows:
a. Additional channel markers will be placed in various
waterways.
b. Keep boats away from grass beds.
c. Establish more speed zones.
d. Mark off grass beds.
e. Marina siting criteria will be developed.
f. Put a fee on rental boats.
g. Education awareness program.
h. Establish a marine refuge for manatee as well as bears,
crocodiles, and sea turtles.
Martha Howell said that the plan should be reviewed for
legal consistency. Fran Stallings stated that the plan
should be ready for the first November EPTAB meeting.
VI. Public Comments:
1. None
VII. Meeting Adjourned:
The motion to adjourn was approved unanimously.