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CAC Minutes 06/14/2007 R June 14, 2007 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, June 14,2007 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at I :00 PM in REGULAR SESSION at Administrative Building F, 3rd Floor, Collier County Government Center, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: John Sorey, III (Excused) Vice Chairman: Paul W. Sullivan Murray H. Hendel (Excused) Heidi Kulpa Ronald Minarcini Anthony Pires (Excused) Jim Burke David Buser E. Glenn Tucker ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Projects Manager 1 Callier Caunty : June 14,2007 Page 1 af2 June 14, 2007 MEETING AGENDA & NOTICE MEETING AGENDA &. NOTICE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007 - 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. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda V. Public Comments VI. Approval of CAe Minutes 1. May 10, 2007 VII. Staff Reports 1. Reve.Rue.Repo.rt ~_GaryM(:Alpin 2. Project Status Report - Gary McAlpin VIII. New Business 1. Small Sand .Source surv~YJ~,-e$uJt~_~SteYeJ(e_ehn 2. Sl11aU.SiHH.LS.QJH(:~__I-'lyestiU-ilti9.oLTe.stj I1g/ Documentation - .G.arY_McA-IRln. 3. WO.:t.~E:-=fI,:,01':'"0-.6_1$t An.nual Biological Monitoring .l:tf_Ne.~r_ShQreJ:I.!1rd _ Bottom 4. FDEP's Beach Management Program f.ornCoUIer.CQJ,,.nty IX. Old Business 1. Update/Presentation on the Wiggins Pass Modeling Program - Ken Humiston 2. Update on Tigertail Vegetation Removal Project - GarvMc.Alpin X. Public Comments XI. Announcements XII. Committee Member Discussion XIII. Next Meeting Date/Location August 9, 2007 - Government Center, Administration Bldg. F, 3rd Floor XIV. 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 Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL 34112, (239) 774-8380. http://www.calliergav.net/index.aspx?page= 1842 6/8/2007 June 14,2007 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Sullivan at 1 :00 PM. II. Roll Call Roll Call was taken and a quorum established. III. Changes and Approval of Agenda Under "Old Business" add Item I-a after Item 1. Mr. Mr. Tucker moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Seconded by Mr. Minarcini. Motion carried nnanimous1y 6-0. IV. Public Comments Public comments will be held below. V. Approval of CAC Minutes 1. May 10, 2007 Page 6, correct spelling of "John Finley" should be "John Findley." Page 3, Line 3, "John" Tucker should read "Glenn" Tucker. Page 4, under Item b, Line 9 should read five "total" employees rather than five "new" employees. Page 5, Line 3, for clarification it should be noted that only a portion of the Collier County sea turtle program is contracted out to the Conservancy. Ms. Kulpa moved to approve the minutes of May 10, 2007 as amended. Seconded by Mr. Tucker. Motion carried unanimously 6-0. VI. Staff Reports 1. Revenue Report - Mr. McAlpin Mr. McAlpin presented the Revenue Report for May 2007. (See attached) . Revenue for May 2007 was $100,000 above what was projected . Year-to-date tourist tax collected is approximately $500,000 over projection 2. Project Status Report - Mr. McAlpin Mr. McAlpin presented the TDC Category "A" Beach Maintenance Projects report. (See attached) . Most projects will be closing out at the end of this fiscal year VII. New Business 1. Small Sand Source Survey Results - Steve Keehn and Melanie Larenas Melanie Larenas, P.G., Coastal Planning and Engineering, gave a slide presentation outlining the findings of the small sand source survey. (See attached) . Purpose of the review was to identify sand sources available to be used in the event of an emergency . Alternative dredging technologies were investigated 2 June 14, 2007 . Review criteria included sediment quality, distance of sand source from shore, review was limited to 10 miles offshore . As a result of the study, a map was generated showing areas previously investigated, areas already utilized and areas that were recommended for additional investigation · Enough information was previously collected so that a desktop study could be done to determine volumes, grain size and quality of material to determine whether the sand is beach compatible . Other areas would require a reconnaissance level investigation · Recommendation was to do a two-phase investigation starting with the collection of geophysical information, identify deposits and take selective cores to determine the quality of material in those deposits Steve Keehn, Coastal Planning and Engineering, continued with the presentation. . FEMA would pay for sand costs necessitated by an emergency · Traditional dredging practices could not be used to bring the sand to the beach . It is technically feasible to dredge the sand and bring it to shore . Likely sand sources have been found that should be investigated . Two-day investigation was recommended . Eleven sources of sand have been proposed 2. Small Sand Source Investigation/Testing/Documentation - Gary McAlpin (See attached) Mr. McAlpin requested approval from the Coastal Advisory Committee to have Coastal Planning and Engineering conduct the next step of the sand source offshore investigation on a time-and-material not-to-exceed Work Order for $122,624. The following items were discussed: . Attempt would be made to match the quality of sand on the beach to the quality of sand of the sand source . Too much silt would make the sand of unacceptable quality for beach sand . County works closely with FDEP regarding requirements for sand source Ms. Kulpa moved to approve a Time and Material Not-To-Exceed $122,624 Work Order with Coastal Planning and Engineering to conduct offshore sand source investigation. Seconded hy Mr. Minarcini. Motion carried unanimously 6-0. 3. WO-CPE-FT-07-061st Annual Biological Monitoring of Near Shore Hard Bottom - Mr. McAlpin (See attached) Mr. McAlpin requested the Coastal Advisory Committee approve Work Order CPE-FTO-07-06 under Contract 06-3902 with Coastal Planning and Engineering for the first annual biological monitoring of the near shore hard bottom and the post construction biological survey of the artificial reef for time and material not to exceed $349,837.55 (Project No. 900331). 3 June 14,2007 . Biological monitoring is required during years one, two, three, skip year four and monitoring is required in year five. . FDEP believes beach will equilibrate after three years . Collier County contracts with Conservancy of Southwest Florida when shore bird monitoring is needed Mr. Tucker moved to approve Work Order CPE-Ffp-07-07 under Contract 06-3902 with Coastal Planning and Engineering for time and material not to exceed $349,837.55. Seconded by Mr. Minarcini. Motion carried nnanimously 6-0. 4. FDEP's Beach Management Program for Collier Connty Mr. McAlpin presented the program as follows: (See attached) . Consolidation of what has been done in Collier County and is an update ofFDEP's strategic plan . FDEP is seeking Collier County's input . Goal for Collier County is to get critically eroded beaches identified in order to participate in the matching fund program with the State . Collier County must continue to integrate sand bypass in the inlets into the beach renourislunent program . Focus this year should be consolidating the monitoring programs . Established goals would be integrated into the Strategic Plan for the State . Requested Vince George to talk to the Coastal Advisory Committee IX. Old Business 1. Update/Presentation on the Wiggins Pass Modeling Program - Ken Humiston Ken Humiston, Humiston & Moore Engineers, discussed the Wiggins Pass Modeling Program. . 2004 feasibility study was completed and erosion problem was examined on Barefoot Beach . Two-phase approach was recommended, to look at non-structural alternatives and structural alternatives Mohamed Dabees, Ph.D, P.E., Humiston & Moore Engineers, gave a slide presentation regarding the Wiggins Pass Modeling Program. . Goals of the study were to find a way to improve navigation safety and lessen the number of dredges . Goals would be achieved with the aid of erosion control structures such as those used in North Captiva or South Naples . Humiston & Moore's study is ongoing . Depth of inlet was historically seven feet Public Comment Captain John Findley, ECA, stated there is shoaling where there was none in the past, boats are getting smaller, and depth of the channel has decreased. 4 June 14,2007 Dick Lydon, Vanderbilt Beach, asked if the closing of the counection between Wiggins Pass and Clam Pass in the '70s has any bearing on the current situation. Mr. Keehn responded there was no impact on the system. Dick Lydon asked if dredging on Turkey Bay and South Chaunel had an impact on the system. Mohamed Dabees responded the volume of water that went in and out from Wiggins Pass increased Mr. Lydon suggested DEP might agree to build a jetty. I-a. Engineering Request - Mr. McAlpin (See attached) Mr. McAlpin requested approval of the Work Order under contract 06-3902 with Humiston & More to proceed with the engineering and permitting activities for temporary erosion control structures at Wiggins Pass for time and material not to exceed $100,000. Public Comment: Joe Moreland, President, ECA, stated the boating community does not desire an increase in the three-foot depth of the inlet and that the size of draft of boats is decreasing. Large boats have relocated elsewhere in Collier County. Valinda Subick, District Burean Chief for Southwest Florida, stated she, as a Wiggins Pass property owner, appreciated the opportunity to participate in the planning for solutions. Mr. Tucker moved to approve the requested Work Order. Seconded by Mr. Minarcini. Motion carried unanimously 6-0. (BREAK - 3:05 PM) (RECONVENED - 3:12 PM) 2. Update on Tigertail Vegetation Removal Project - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin gave a slide presentation and update on the project. (See attached) . Collier County was required by State regulation to stay IS feet away from leading edge vegetation line when raking, area was originally over 200 feet wide . Access area is now 20 feet . Area needs to be restored for South Seas Condominium . Marco Island should decide where vegetation should be . Collier County is committed to move forward with the project to the extent Marco Island continues to move forward with the project The following discussion took place: . Issue is a Collier County issue rather than a South Seas Condominium Issue . Collier County is losing a man-made beach, there would be no Sand Dollar Island without beach renourishment 5 June 14,2007 · Planting project is a minimal project, plantings are attractive and do not inhibit use of the beach Public Comments: Debbie Roddy, Friends of Tigertail, spoke in opposition to the vegetation removal project due to concern about shore birds. Area is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Sea Oats or sea dunes may not be protected. Mr. Tucker commented that the area in question is not natural habitat and that the human species needs to be considered, area is a County park. Linda Colombo, Friends of Tigertail, spoke against ripping out the grasses, stated a 20- foot walkway is large enough for a pathway and the dune area stabilizes the area during storms. Mr. Tucker commented that the walkway was originally 140 feet wide and has been allowed to narrow over the years. Mr. McAlpin stated that as part of the permit application the State will be petitioned for a variance to allow Collier County to rake up to the vegetation line and to void the IS-foot requirement to stay off the vegetation. Nicole Ryan, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, commented that the shoreline is dynamic, is a natural system and the vegetation there is natural. Collier County should look at the Growth Management Plan for consistency. The area is an important part of the dune system. Collier County acting as an applicant to remove beach vegetation is inappropriate and the County should reconsider setting such a precedent. Nancy Richie, Environmental Specialist, City of Marco Island, stated in the course of notifying the residents regarding the planned project it was noted that many residents are opposed to the project. Mr. Tucker stated the matter should be considered by the City Council. Mr. Sullivan stated there are many differing opinions regarding the proposed project. Mr. McAlpin stated the permit application is on hold until direction on how to proceed is provided; input is needed from all the involved parties. Ken Kubat spoke regarding preservation of birding on Tigertail. XI. Announcements None XII. Committee Member Discussion Ms. Kulpa commented Rookery Bay is hosting a Coastal Zone Management Workshop on June 22, 2007, and Mr. McAlpin will attend and share the information with the Coastal Advisory Committee. Mr. Buser expressed his appreciation of public input. 6 June 14,2007 Mr. Sullivan commented he was disappointed that mention of Collier County being one of seven areas in the US selected for a national award for the work done on beach restoration was on Page 37 of the Naples Daily News and an opportunity for good public relations was lost. There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 3 :50 PM. COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Vice Chairman Paul Sullivan These Minutes approved by the Board/Committee on presented or as amended_. , as 7