Minutes 05/03/2018 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
CLAM BAY COMMITTEE MEETING
MAY 3,2018
The Clam Bay Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Thursday, May 3 at 1:30
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 Rick Swider
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Neil Dorrill, Administrator Lisa Jacob, Associate Project Manager
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager Barbara Shea, Recording Secretary
Also Present Mike Shepherd, PBSD Board
Jennifer Bobka, Earth Tech Jeremy Sterk, Earth Tech
Marielle Kitchener, Turrell, Hall &Associates Trent Waterhouse, PBF
APPROVED AGENDA(AS AMENDED)
1. Roll call
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 03/08/18 meeting minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Clam Bay
a. Update on March mangrove monitoring
b. Rookery photos/videos
c. Bee boxes
d. Debris removal and hand-dug channel maintenance
e. Update on exotic maintenance
f. Canoe trail marker 12
g. Update modems on tidal gauges (add-on)
6. Clam Pass
a. Update on dredging
b. H&M April tidal ratio results
c. FDEP requiring idle speed signage
7. Water quality
a. Proposal for copper sediment testing in Upper Clam Bay
b. Copper results
c. Upland pond WQ reports
d. Data needed for Tomasko WQ report
e. Contract for THA WQ work for 2018
f. Other
8. Next meeting: July 12, 17, or 23
9. Adjournment
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PBSD BOARD MEMBER, MR. RICK SWIDER,WAS WELCOMED AS A NEW
MEMBER TO THE CLAM BAY COMMITTEE
ROLL CALL
All members were present and a quorum was established
AGENDA APPROVAL
Mr. Hirniak motioned,Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the agenda as amended,
with the addition of item #5g. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 03/08/18 MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the 03/08/18 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Mr. Trent Waterhouse, PBF board member, commented on (1) the recent motion filed by
the PBF with the judge to get the lawsuit (against FWC to obtain a Manatee Protection Zone
designation) remanded to the lower courts to obtain a decision, (2) plans by Mr. Gary McAlpin,
Collier County Manager of Coastal Management Programs, to install four signs (idle or slow
speed) in Outer Clam Bay, and (3) comments by Mr. McAlpin indicating that the County has no
plans for manatee signage in Clam Bay until the PBF lawsuit is resolved.
CLAM BAY
UPDATE ON MARCH MANGROVE MONITORING
Mr. Sterk,consultant with Earth Tech,commented on the results of the March semi-annual
mangrove monitoring,which showed that a majority of the plots were relatively stable. However,
additional dead trees were observed, considered to be"after-effects"of Hurricane Irma. Mr. Sterk
noted two out of the 21 plots as areas of concern.
ROOKERY PHOTOS/VIDEOS
Mr. Sterk provided drone photos of the rookery in Upper Clam Bay near Station #8, and
suggested the high density of nests could be the source of high phosphorus levels in water quality
data in this area. Ms.Marielle Kitchener,consultant with Turrell Hall&Assoc.,offered to contact
Dr. Tomasko (CH2MHi11)to determine a"suggested method of documentation"of the nests.
BEE BOXES
Ms. O'Brien commented that the PBF is not interested in installing bee boxes.
DEBRIS REMOVAL AND HAND-DUG CHANNEL MAINTENANCE
Mr. Sterk commented that his firm, Earth Tech, will begin the annual hand-dug channel
maintenance and IRMA debris removal work. The project is estimated at 40 days utilizing 6-8
workers.
UPDATE ON EXOTIC MAINTENANCE
None
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CANOE TRAIL MARKER 12
Mr. Sterk commented that canoe trail marker 12 remains on the County's list of markers
to be replaced.
UPGRADE MODEMS ON TIDAL GAUGES (ADD-ON)
Ms. Jacob commented that she will work with Mr. Sterk and/or Mr. Kevin Locher(Locher
Environmental) to upgrade the modems on the tidal gauges, at a maximum estimated cost of
$2,000. The deadline to upgrade is December 2019.
CLAM PASS
UPDATE ON DREDGING
Mr. Dorrill provided an update on the current dredging project,which may be substantially
complete by Tuesday,May 8. He commented very positively on the quality and speed of the work
of the contractor, Cavache, Inc.
H&M APRIL TIDAL RATIO RESULTS
Ms. O'Brien commented that the April tidal ratios look good. Mr. Dorrill commented that
Dr. Dabees reported to him that this morning's tidal ratios were .76 or .78 which were the highest
he has ever seen.
FDEP REQUIRING IDLE SPEED SIGNAGE
Ms.O'Brien commented on an e-mail from Mr.Dave Cook to Mr.Dorrill,which suggested
that a condition of the FDEP Clam Bay permit requires that there be idle speed and no wake
signage in Clam Bay. Mr. Dorrill commented that he will discuss this issue with Dr. Dabees.
WATER QUALITY
PROPOSAL FOR COPPER SEDIMENT TESTING IN UPPER CLAM BAY
Ms. O'Brien commented on the Turrell,Hall&Assoc. sediment testing proposal of$2,962
to help determine the source of high copper at Station#9 (as provided in the agenda packet).
Mr. Hirniak motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the Turrell, Hall &
Assoc. sediment testing proposal of$2,962. The motion carried unanimously.
COPPER RESULTS
Ms. O'Brien commented that November 2017—January 2018 copper results look good.
UPLAND POND WO REPORTS
Ms. O'Brien commented that on 4/16/18 the Water Management Committee suggested that
the Clam Bay Committee take another look at the possibility of reducing the proposed expenditure
of$25,000 for four CH2MHi11 quarterly water quality reports on WQ data from 28 of the upland
ponds we manage.
Mr. Shepherd questioned what is actionable as a consequence of gathering this data.
Ms. O'Brien commented that we are currently impaired for copper and not meeting the
criteria for total phosphorus in Clam Bay. She suggested that the FDEP may ask, "What are your
inputs from the upland ponds into Clam Bay?" Ms. O'Brien commented that the water quality
data is collected for documentation purposes and to provide to the FDEP as a defense and/or
response to an inquiry. Mr. Hirniak commented that this documentation would show that we are
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"proactive"and continue to monitor the data closely. Ms. Kitchener commented that the action of
"trying"keeps the FDEP at bay.
Ms. O'Brien suggested that Mr. Hall and Dr. Tomasko weigh in on whether we should
continue the quarterly reports "as is,"or could we change the scope and/or frequency.
Mr. Trent Waterhouse commented that the PBSD is the managing entity of Clam Bay, and
the PBF has jurisdictional oversight, as acknowledged by the FDEP.
Mr. Dorrill commented that a violation by FDEP could result in the FDEP setting TDML
(total daily maximum load)parameters or they may set mitigation requirements.
DATA NEEDED FOR TOMASKO WQ REPORT
Ms. O'Brien suggested that THA be given only the monthly water quality data for the six
berm sites, without including any extraneous data.
CONTRACT FOR THA WO WORK FOR 2018
Ms. Kitchener commented that the THA water quality contract expired on April 11. Mr.
Dorrill will work with Ms. Jacob to get a new contract in place.
NEXT MEETING:
By consensus,the committee agreed that the next meeting of the committee would be held
on July 12 at 1:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.
S(AO 0--/
Susan O'Brien, Chairman
Minutes approved [ 1 as presented OR [ ✓1 as amended ON [ 7-/,2 1 date
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