PBSD Water Management Committee Minutes 01/23/2020 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
JANUARY 23, 2020
The Water Management Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Thursday,
January 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the SunTrust Bank Building, 801 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 302,
Naples, FL 34108. The following members attended.
Water Management Committee Jacob Damouni (absent)
Denise McLaughlin, Chair Michael Weir
Tom Cravens
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff
Neil Dorrill, Administrator Alex Mumm, Sr. Field Supervisor (absent)
Chad Coleman, Operations Manager Barbara Shea, Interim Operations Analyst
Lisa Jacob, Project Manager
Also Present
Jim Carr, Agnoli, Barber& Brundage
Susan O'Brien, PBSD Board
APPROVED AGENDA (AS PRESENTED)
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll call
3. Agenda approval
4. Approval of 11/21/19 meeting minutes
5. Audience comments
6. Current projects
a. St. Maarten/St. Thomas Lake 2-9
b. Bay Colony Beach Dune Swale
c. Grosvenor/Dorchester drainage basin
7. Prioritizing lake bank restoration projects for next FY21 budget
8. Review of Pollution Control Report
9. Review of algae problem in target lakes
10. Other committee member comments
11. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
Mr. Damouni was absent and a quorum was established
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AGENDA APPROVAL
Mr. Cravens motioned, Mr. Weir seconded to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 11/21/19 MEETING MINUTES
Mr.Cravens motioned,Mr.Weir seconded to approve the 11/21/19 meeting
minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Ms. O'Brien requested that Mr. Dorrill provide the PBSD Board with an update on
the Operations Analyst Position and "who's doing what" by the existing staff during this
interim period.
CURRENT PROJECTS
ST. MAARTEN/ST. THOMAS LAKE 2-9
Ms. Jacob commented that the Lake 2-9 lake bank restoration project is scheduled
to begin in April.
BAY COLONY BEACH DUNE SWALE
Ms. Jacob reported that the Bay Colony Beach Dune Swale project is out for bid;
bids are due back on Feb. 12.
GROSVENOR/DORCHESTER DRAINAGE BASIN_
Ms. Jacob commented that she expects our ABB engineer,Mr. Jim Carr,to finalize
the design plans for the Grosvenor/Dorchester drainage basin project by tomorrow. Once
received, she will put the project out for bid. Mr. Dorrill commented that the project will
include mahoe removal only in areas affecting the re-alignment of the swale.
Ms. O'Brien asked for clarification on the length of time and complexity of this
project. Ms. McLaughlin suggested that when the drainage pipes were unblocked,
unnatural drainage flows were created, causing additional work to be needed.
PRIORITIZING LAKE BANK RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR FY21 BUDGET
The committee reviewed and discussed the prioritized list by critical need of lake
bank remediation of our PB lakes, which was created by ABB a few years ago. Mr. Can
commented that he estimates costs of remediation have risen by approximately 40% since
this list was created. The committee and staff tasked Mr. Can to update the estimated cost
of remediation for the top 7 lakes on the list (omitting Lake 2-9 for which a project is
currently in process). Mr. Coleman noted that lakes 1-6, 4-1, and 2-5 are on our list of
targeted algae lakes and in the top 10 of our prioritized lake bank remediation list. Mr.
Can suggested that it would be worthwhile to do a walk around all of our lakes to determine
whether any of the lake bank conditions have changed.
Mr. Dorrill commented that he will contact Mr. Dave Mangan, General Manager
of the Club Pelican Bay golf course,to determine whether he feels we should address lake
bank remediation of lakes 2-8 and 4-11 (within the golf course) in light of the recent golf
course restoration work.
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Ms. O'Brien suggested that we consider asking an engineer from the South Florida
Water Management District to do a walk around at the top seven lakes that are under our
consideration for lake bank remediation and share with us what they are expecting us to do
relative to our permits. Mr. Dorrill commented that he is not interested in doing this.
Ms. O'Brien commented that the board has had discussions to bundle lake bank
projects and include these into our upcoming large project financing package.
REVIEW OF POLLUTION CONTROL REPORT
Ms. McLaughlin reported that she recently had a meeting with Mr. Coleman, Mr.
Mumm, and Ms. Jacob to discuss the report of recommendations to improve water quality,
prepared by the County's Pollution Control Dept. A list of all the recommendations along
with (1) priority, (2) staff required, (3) doing now?, (4) cost, (5) complexity, and (6) a
proposed plan for each item was included in the agenda packet. The committee and staff
discussed the first 11 items on the list, and follow up that was agreed upon is as follows:
• Mr. Dorrill will look into the feasibility of bagging grass clippings.
• The possibility of the PBF employing an inspector that safeguards against water
quality impacts to the stormwater system could be included for discussion at a
future PBF/PBSD workshop. The committee suggested that the PBF would be the
more appropriate entity to take on this responsibility as they have enforcement
capability.
• Mr. Dorrill will ask staff to identify a test lake to plant littoral plants to study
whether these plants will cause a reduction in algae.
• Mr. Dorrill will contact the Grey Oaks community to obtain information on the
device they are using to mechanically remove algae.
• Mr. Coleman will determine whether all of our lakes with algae problems have
aerators installed.
• Ms. Jacob will contact our environmental consultant, Mr. Jeremy Sterk, to
determine whether he would be able to systematically determine whether our
aerators are causing algae reduction in our lakes.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:59 p.m.
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Denise McLaughlin, Ch.r
Minutes approved [ " I as presented OR [ ] as amended ON D 62/O f/202 I ] date
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