Water Management Minutes 03/29/2021PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
MARCH 29, 2021
The Water Management Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Monday,
March 29 at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive,
Naples, FL 34108. The following members attended.
Water Management Committee
Denise McLaughlin, Chair
Tom Cravens (absent)
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff
Neil Dor ill, Administrator
Chad Coleman, Operations Manager
Darren Duprey, Assoc. Project Mgr. (absent)
Susan O'Brien
Scott Streckenbein
Michael Weir
Karin Herrmann, Ops. Analyst (absent)
Lisa Jacob, Project Manager
Barbara Shea, Administrative Assistant
Also Present Joe Chicmel, PBSD Board
Tom Barber, Agnoli, Barber & Brundage Mark English, PBPOA
Jane Brown, PBF Board Nick Fabregas, PBSD Board
Jim Car, Agnoli, Barber & Brundage Melanie Miller, Pelican Bay Foundation
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll call
3. Agenda approval
4. Approval of 02/01/21 meeting minutes
5. Audience comments
6. *Engineer's recommendation and cost estimates for Oakmont Lake 4-1
restoration
7. Lake bank restoration prioritization
8. Maintenance of private lakes
9. Staff progress report
a. Pipe evaluation (add -on)
10. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
Mr. Cravens was absent and a quorum was established
Mr. Streckenbein
motioned, Mr. Weir
seconded to approve
the agenda as
amended with the
addition of item #9a.
The motion carried
unanimously.
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Mr. Streckenbein motioned, Ms. O'Brien seconded to approve the 2/0M.1
meetine minutes as Dresented. The motion carried unanimousty.
CHAIR COMMENTS
Ms. McLaughlin announced that this would be Mr. Streckenbein's last meeting as
he is retiring from the PBSD Board on March 31, and thanked him for his eight years of
service. She also introduced three of our newly elected board members who were in
attendance, Mr. Jack Cullen, Ms. Susan Hamilton, and Mr. Michael Rodburg,
OAKMONT LAKE 4-1 ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION AND COST ESTIMATE
Our ABB engineer, Mr. Jim Carr, reviewed photos and a survey of Lake 4-1,
including cross -sections. He noted that vegetation and trees, including 29 palms and 9
hardwoods on the east side of the lake may potentially need to be removed. He provided
the advantages, disadvantages, and life expectancies of three restoration options including
the following, (1) Option 1: regrading the entire lake bank at an estimated cost of $1.16
million, (2) Option 2: regrading the east side and installing rip rap on the west side at an
estimated cost of $1.42 million, and (3) Option 3: installing GeoWeb on the east side and
rip rap on the west side at an estimated cost of $1.9 million. Mr. Carr commented that
although the lake bottom material consists of suitable soil to use in the project, there is not
enough of the material to provide cost savings to the project.
Ms. O'Brien stressed the importance of communication with the community on this
project, including tree removal and replacement plans. (These trees are on PBF property
and ultimately the PBF will make final decisions on a replacement landscaping plan.)
The committee discussed the pros and cons of each option, including a fourth option
of only restoring seven sections of the lake bank which are out of compliance for slope.
Or. Carr commented that the use of GeoWeb on both sides of the lake would be the most
effective option, but would come at a cost even higher than the three options presented.
Ms. Jane Brown, PBF Board, commented that rip rap is not a very attractive
material, and she prefers that it is not used as a material in our lake bank restoration project.
Mr. Carr commented that his recommendation is Option 3. Ms. McLaughlin
commented that Option 3 would provide us with the healthiest long-term solution.
Mr. Weir
Lake 44
carried 34,
motioned,
restoration
with Ms.
Mr. Streckenbein seconded to recommend Oakmont
project Option #3 to the full board. The motion
O'Brien dissenting.
Ms. McLaughlin commented that she will bring this motion forward to the board
and community. Ms. O'Brien commented that we need community input on our proposed
plan.
LAKE BANK RESTORATION PRIORITIZATION
Our ABB engineer, Mr. Tom Barber, reviewed his "Pelican Bay Lake Ranking"
table, provided in the agenda packet. He discussed the theory behind the quantitative and
qualitative factors included in the prioritization formula used to rank the top ten lakes for
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lake bank restoration projects. Based on this prioritization, Oakmont Lake 4-1 restoration
will be completed 2021/2022 and the Pelican Bay Community Center Lake 5-1 would be
the next lake to be addressed. The next lake on the list is Community Park Lake 5-5. Ms.
Mclaughlin reported that she has learned that the PB Foundation cited the County Parks &
Rec. Dept. on "unsafe lake erosion issues" in this park. There are picnic tables and park
benches located very close to the eroded lake bank. Parks and Rec. Director Barry
Williams responded that his department would take responsibility and address the lake
bank erosion issues. Ms. McLaughlin noted, that based on this conversation, Lake 5-5 is
no longer one of PBSD's priorities.
Ms. O'Brien commented that this prioritization ranking table gives qualitative
issues as much weight as quantitative issues. She suggested that the ABB ranking of lake
banks provided a few years ago was more in line with PBSD responsibilities. She
commented that she does not agree with their current theory of prioritization.
MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE LAKES
Ms. McLaughlin commented that the Waterside Shops has requested that the PBSD
assume responsibility for the maintenance of their two lakes (basin 1, lakes 1 and 2). She
noted that if we were to assume this responsibility, then we would also be responsible for
the maintenance of the conveyance pipes pertaining to these lakes.
Mr. Fabregas commented that of the 66 lakes (on private property) in Pelican Bay,
the PBSD has easements and maintains 45 of these lakes. The PBSD does not maintain
the other 21 lakes. He commented that there should be a unified system for monitoring
and maintaining all of the lakes in the Pelican Bay. Mr. Fabregas suggested that the owners
of the other 21 lakes should be given the option to convey easements to the PBSD. Ms.
O'Brien commented that the original master plan included 45 lakes, and PBSD easements
were obtained for these 45 lakes at that time. The other private PB lakes were not part of
the master plan.
Mr. Dorrill commented that if the PBSD takes over responsibility of any additional
lakes, then the master permit would have to be amended. He noted that the Waterside
Shops is the only commercial property member where easements were never given to the
PBSD for lake maintenance. Mr. Streckenbein suggested bringing this issue forward to
the Board of County Commissioners. Ms. O'Brien suggested we obtain an opinion on this
issue from the County Attorney. She also suggested that an assessment of the condition of
the Waterside Shops lakes' conveyance pipes is obtained.. Mr. Dorrill commented that
such an assessment will be explored.
STAFF PROGRESS REPORT
PIPE EVALUATION (ADD -ON)
Ms. McLaughlin commented that based on Mr. Duprey's inspection work on
drainage pipes, a project for installing concrete pipe lining in conveyance pipes will begin
on April 19, some of which are located near Lake 4-1. She noted that his inspections
showed that PBSD drainage pipes are in better shape than expected. Ms. McLaughlin
noted that the cost of this project is within the FY2021 pipe maintenance budget.
The meetine was adiourned at 2:55
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Denise McLaughlin, Chair
Minutes approved �spresented OR[__] as amended ON ,`� / O date