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CAC Minutes 02/09/2006 R February 9, 2006 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, February 9,2006 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Coastal Advisory Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 AM in REGULAR SESSION at Administrative Building F, 3rd Floor Collier County Government Center, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: Ron Pennington John Arceri Gerald Camiener Murray Hendel - Absent Heidi Kulpa Ronald Minarcini Tony Pires John Sorey, III Paul Sullivan ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Project Mgr. Colleen M. Greene, Assistant County Attorney 1 2-9-06 Regular Meeting Page 1 of2 MEETING AGENDA & NOTICE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) THURSDAY, February 9, 2006- 1 :00 P.M. W. HARMON TURNER BUILDING (Administrative Building F, 3rd Floor Collier County Government Center, 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Naples) I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Changes and Approval of Agenda IV. Public Comments V. Approval of CAC Minutes 1. January 12, 2006 - Regular Meeting Minutes VI. Staff Reports 1. Revenue Report - Gary McAlpin 2. Project Status Report - Gary McAlpin 3. Reserve/Grant Discussion - Gary McAlpin 4. Parking Lot Financing - Mark Isackson 5. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Gary McAlpin 6. FDEP/FEMA Funding Update - Gary McAlpin VII. New Business 1. Channel Marker Discussion - Bill Lorenz/Doug Suitor VIII. Old Business 1. Vanderbilt Parking Garage Update 2. City/County Beach Renourishment Update 3. Marco South/Caxambas Pass Project 4. Clam Pass Update IX. Public Comments x. Announcements XI. Committee Member Discussion XII. Next Meeting Date/Location 1. March 9, 2006- 1 :00 p.m. - Government Center, Administration Bldg. F, 3rd Floor XIII. Adjournment All interested parties are invited to attend, and to register to speak and to submit their objections, if any, in writing, to the board prior to the meeting if applicable. For more information, please contact Gail D. Hambright at (239) 213.2966. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management Department located at 3301 East http://www.colliergov.net/tdc/cac/2-9-06RegularMeeting.htm 2/3/2006 February 9,2006 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Pennington at 1 :00 PM. II. Roll Call Roll call was taken with Tony Pires absent at time of rail call and a quorum established. III. Changes and Approval of Agenda A report of the "Sunshine Law" given by Ms. Greene will be added under item "VI. Staff Reports". Information documentation was distributed. Mr. Sullivan moved to approve the agenda. Second by Mr. Camiener. Motion carries unanimously 7-0. IV. Public Comments Captain John Findley, had brought up the subject of the ebb tide shoal at Wiggins Pass. Some areas are now at three feet. The Collier County Manatee Plan requires the waters to be maintained at six feet. It is his understanding that the maintenance of this area is under the charge of the Coastal Advisory Committee. Mr. Pennington replied that the primary concern is with the ebb tide shoal at Wiggins. Mr. Sorey had suggested setting up a special taxing district. V. Approval ofCAC Minutes 1. January 12, 2006 - Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Sorey moved to approve the minutes for January 12, 2006. Second by Mr. Sullivan. Motion carries unanimously 7-0. VI. Staff Reports 1. Sunshine Law - Colleen Greene Colleen Greene gave a review of the Sunshine Law noting for the Committee that when two or more members of a committee corne together it is considered a meeting. She mentioned that the Committee has been invited to attend the Estuary Conservancy Association meeting; if members do attend they should not sit together or address any questions through the meeting in order to create 2 February 9,2006 a liaison. She also reminded Council members not to email another member and receive a response. Information can be distributed but not replied to. Mr. Pennington added that he and Ms. Kulpa will probably be the only attendees at the Estuary Conservancy Association meeting. Anthony Pires joined the meeting at 1 :20 PM. 2. Revenue Report - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin reviewed "Tourist Tax Revenue Report - FY 2005-2006" and "Greater Naples, Marco Island, Everglades, Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourist Tax Collections History" (see attachments). 3. Project Status Report - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin reviewed "TDC Category "A" Beach Maintenance Projects" (see attaclunents) including the following points: Lowdermilk Park has been extended to March 30th "Incremental Beach Maint Activities 2002", "Beach Emergency Response Plan" and "Annual Dune Structure Maintenance 2004" will be closed out. The City of Naples needs to bill Collier County for invoices. Mr. McAlpin will find out about the current status of Tiger Tail beach walkways. "County Beach Monitoring" for 2004 can be closed out. 4. Reserve/Grant Discussion - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin reviewed "195 Fund Reserves - TDC Grant Discussion 2/8/2006" and "TDC Category "A" Projections" (see attaclunents) including the following points: Mr. McAlpin believes there is a significant opportunity to run out of funds in the "195" due to the delay and uncertainty of receiving FEMA funds. Reviewed Staff Recommendations. Mr. Sorey recommended putting the artificial reef on hold. Mr. Pires suggested changing the wording to permit compliance instead of regulatory compliance. Mr. Camiener would like more details on the incoming funds. Mr. Arceri does not believe there is a problem because there are about 4.5 million dollars ofFEMA projected funds and there are about 4.5 million 3 February 9, 2006 dollars going into the Catastrophic and Major Renourishment reserves. He suggested postponing funding the reserves instead of deferring beach maintenance and turtle monitoring. Mr. McAlpin replied that the reserves are mandates. Mr. Pires suggested informing grant applica1ions that funding may not be available. Mr. Sorey was very disappointed in the TDC/BCC meeting that Mr. McAlpin did not make a presentation. He will recommend in the future to the TDC that he makes a presentation. He thinks that the Committee needs to look at the entire fourth cent and the Board of County Commissioners needs to look at Parks and Recreation and garages. Mr. Pennington feels it is a prime responsibility of a manager to recognize potential problems, so it is appreciated that Mr. McAlpin brings the subject before the Committee. Options will need to be addressed. Grants can be given a tentative approval. s. Parking Lot Financing - Mark Isackson Mr. Isackson reviewed "Debt Analysis for Vanderbilt Beach Parking Garage (I 0 Year Term)". Mr. Pires suggested adding asterisks demonstrating the interest rate. 6. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Gary McAlpin It has been suggested to have a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Hideaway Beach Project. It has been tentatively set for March 16th at 2:00 PM. Mr. McAlpin reviewed emails (see attachments). 7. FDEP/FEMA Funding Update - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin reviewed "FEMA PW Cost Summary Vanderbilt, Park Shore and Naples Beaches" (see attachment) including the following points: FEMA is not accepting the mobilization and engineering costs. He will bring regular updates on FEMA requests. Open discussion ensued on the probability ofreceiving funds from FEMA from the hurricanes. Additional funds should come from FDEP. VII. New Business 1. Channel Markers Discussion - Bill Lorenz/Doug Suitor 4 February 9,2006 The meeting was recessed at 2:28PM reconvening at 2:35 PM. Doug Suitor, Environmental Services Department gave a Power Point Presentation on "Collier County Waterways Managemen1 Program" including the following points: A program overview was given. Review of various waterway jurisdictions. Review of damage and FEMA proceedings from Hurricane Wilma. Review of derelict and abandoned vessel procedures. Mr. McAlpin will continue to work with Mr. Suitor to notify the appropriate people to have needed channel markers replaced. Collier County Environmental Services can be contacted for missing markers. Missing markers are being manufactured in order to be replaced. Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Arceri complimented Mr. Suitor. Captain John Findley demonstrated photographs of shoaling; he suggested temporary markers. VIII. Old Business 1. Vanderbilt Parking Garage Update Mr. McAlpin reviewed Executive Summary "Progress Update - Vanderbilt Beach Parking Garage progress" (see attachment) noting that the garage should be completed shortly. 2. City/County Beach Renourishment Update Mr. McAlpin reviewed Executive Summary "Progress Update - City/County Beach Renourislunent Project" (see attachment) including the following points: Weather permitting pumping should begin sometime next week. Another dredge can be added if necessary. 3. Marco South/Caxambas Pass Project Mr. McAlpin reviewed Executive Summary "Progress Update - Marco SouthlCaxambas Pass Project" (see attachment) including the following points: 5 February 9,2006 Sub-Aqueous agreed to execute 1he project in November for the bid price. The project will go out for bids again before the hurricane season starts as the Board directed. 4. Clam Pass Update Mr. McAlpin reviewed Executive Summary "Progress Update - Clam Pass Study" (see attachment). Mr. Pennington would like to move forward quickly with the permit modification. IX. Public Comments None X. Announcements None XI. Committee Member Discussion Mr. Camiener is concerned about Clam Pass. Before 1here is discussion on the budget Mr. Arceri would like to get a feel from the Board of County Commissioners as to the possibility of deferring the 4.5 million dollar reserves. Mr. Sorey would like to have an agenda item addressing 1he summer schedule of meetings. Mr. Minarcini would like to revisit the distribution of the fourth cent funds. Mr. Pires would like to make sure the correct message is sent to those 1hat may apply for permits. Mr. Camiener made a formal request that the budget show a detailed listing of expenses and reimbursements. XII. Next Meeting Date/Location 1. March 9, 2006 -1:00 PM - Government Center, Administration Bldg. F, 3'd Floor 6 February 9, 2006 There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the Chair at 3 :44 PM COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman Ron Pennington 7