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CAC Minutes 09/13/2007 R September 13, 2007 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, September] 3, 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: Vice Chairman: John Sorey, III Paul W. Sullivan Murray H. Hendel (Excused) Heidi Kulpa Ronald Minarcini (Excused) Anthony Pires Jim Burke Dr. David Buser E. Glenn Tucker ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management Director Heidi Ashton, Assistant County Attorney Gail D. Hambright, Tourist Tax Coordinator Collier County: September 13,2007 Page 1 of2 September 13, 2007 MEETING AGENDA & NOTICE MEETING AGENDA 8< NOTICE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAe) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 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. J_UIJ~L141 2007 VII. Staff Reports 1. R~-Y.el'lY.e_~r~iU~l!t~jl1 2. P-.r...9je.ttJ>t~B.e.RQ.rt -~_McAlpJ.!:L VIII. New Business 1. F_I}EP__c:ontra~_K.O.1_&eYj5.2n..2_jl---R.Rr_(UliJJlinformation 2. fOEJ:' _Contract .Q7CO~_~"~prOv~formitli.2n 3. Clam Pass Permit/Inlet Management - Open Discussion 4. Ci.t~otltjlp'eLContUlC;:lAme.ndm.ent. =-~~toLs. ~ilS.1!i S.M.o:deling.Re:QQrL: Wiggjl1~;:is.~.Ke-.nJ:lymi5Qn IX. Old Business 1. Upd;:ite Vegetation Remov;:il;:it Marco - Verb;:il Discussion 2. Ne;:irshore Biologic;:il Monitoring - Verb;:il Discussion 3. Aids to Navigation - Caxamb;:is and Wiggins P;:iSS - Verb;:il Discussion 4. Beach Plantings - Verbal Discussion S. Artifici;:il Reef - Verb;:il discussion X. Public Comments XI. Announcements XII. Committee Member Discussion XIII. Next Meeting Date/location October 11, 2007 - Government Center, Administration Bldg. F, 3rd Floor XIV. Adjournment AI! 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 http://www.colIiergov.net/index . aspx ?page= 1 905 9/1112007 Collier County: September 13, 2007 Page 2 of2 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. Public comments will be limited to 5 minutes unless the Chairman grants permission for additional time. Collier County Ordinance No. 99.22 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities (including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners) before the Board of County Commissioners and its advisory boards, register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department. http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page= 1 905 9/11/2007 September 13, 2007 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sorey at I :00 PM. II. The Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Sorey. III. Roll Call Roll Call was taken and a quorum established. IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda Discussion under "New Business," No.5 Remodeling Report was carried over until the next meeting. Mr. Tucker moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Seconded by Mr. Sullivan. Motion carried unanimously 6-0. (Mr. Pires entered the meeting at 1 :04 PM.) V. Public Comments Public comments will be heard after presentation of the item. VI. Approval of CAC Minutes 1. June 14, 2007 Mr. Burke moved to approve the minutes of June 14, 2007. Seconded by Mr. Tucker. Motion carried unanimously 7-0. VI. Staff Reports 1. Revenue Report - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin presented the Tourist Tax Revenue Report - FY 2006-2007; Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourist Tax Collections History and the Collier County Tourist Tax Year-to-Date Receipts by City. (See attached) · Any money in excess of the budget would be put into surplus · Budget would be rcviewed as an agenda item for the next meeting to detcrmine what should be accomplished with surplus funds Mr. Sullivan stated Marco Island has exceeded Naples in tax rcvenues for the last four months. 2. Project Status Report - Gary McAlpin Mr. McAlpin presented a report on the status ofFY 2006/2007 TDC Category "A" Beach Maintenance Projects. (See attached) Mr. Burke asked how the $1,000,000 Pelican Bay paid towards beach renourisbrnent was spent. Mr. McAlpin responded the $1,000,000 went towards construction. 2 September 13, 2007 VIII. New Business 1. FDEP Contract OSCOl Revision 2 approval/information (See attached) Mr. McAlpin discussed progress on the contract revision and stated the issue on eligibility numbers with DEP was resolved; Collier County would eligible to receive approximately $4,500,000 from DEP, $2,500,000 had been received and $2,000,000 would be billed within the week. 2. FDEP Contract 07COl Revision 1 approval/information (See attached) Mr. McAlpin discussed progress on the Marco Island cost-share contract and stated the contract had been held up based on eligibility numbers, a further report would be provided at the next meeting to verify the item had been billed. 3. Clam Pass Permit/Inlet Management - Open Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated there were two pieces to the permit including a ten-year management permit for the Pass and the ebb-tide shoal that is the next step in the permitting process. He stated the County would like the right to develop the ebb- tide shoal and take sand to renourish Clam Pass Beach Park at some time, the first portion of the permit had been completed by the Pelican Bay Services Division Board, it had been reviewed by Turrell and Associates, Pelican Bay Services Division Board had reviewed it and it was believed to be in the County Manager's office for his comment. Public Speakers: Martha Dykman, Seagate community, stated the Seagate community has been left out of any planning, the Pelican Bay Services Division Board only had Pelican Bay residents on it and had stated input from the Seagate community was inappropriate. She stated the Seagate community was willing to become a Taxing District and wanted to be included in the process. Doug Finlay, 3430 Gulf Shore Blvd., Naples, FL, stated Pelican Bay was functioning as a 'special interest group,' was making recommendations on a Collier County pass, and the Advisory Management of Clam Pass should ultimately rest with the Coastal Advisory Committee. Mr. Burke stated he disagreed with 95% ofMr. Finlay's comments. He stated the people of Pelican Bay do not oppose the dredging of Clam Pass Inlet but do not want to see the mistakes made with Wiggins Pass repeated with Clam Pass. Mr. Tucker stated Coastal Management is not a political or special interest issue but a scientific issue, the Coastal Advisory Committee wishes to hear the opinions of everyone, and the interests of preserving the environment, utilization by the community and overall Coastal Management issues are in the forefront of the CAC's decisions. 3 September 13, 2007 Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Pires and Dr. Buser all agreed with Mr. Tucker's comments and that they should hear all input and decisions concerning the management of inlets in Collier County. Dr. Buser stated the Coastal Advisory Committee should recommend to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners that CAC become the Advisory Board in charge of making all Clam Pass Inlet management decisions to the BCC and that it was inappropriate to have the Pelican Bay Services Division Board which is made up of homeowners and business owners from one particular affected community, rather than Collier County at large, make the initial permit application. He further stated that he had attended meetings of the Pelican Bay Services Division Board and when problems were presented from other homeowners the response was "we have no taxing units down there," and that would not be something the Coastal Advisory Committee would say. Mr. Sorey stated the Coastal Advisory Committee already had the responsibility to manage inlets and must maintain the right to exercise those responsibilities. Mr. Pires read from the Ordinance that created the Coastal Advisory Committee that stated one of the functions, powers and duties of the Committee was to advise and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and the Tourist Development Council on the following matters. . . and also stated in Subsection D that matters the CAC was authorized to make determinations on included the outlining of coastal zone management policies and construction procedures for beach nourishment, sediment borrow site identification, inlet management plans, inlet improvement projects, dredging, dredge disposal site identification, coastal erosion trend evaluation, coastal and estuary habitat protection and restoration and other similar activities, all of which indicated it was within the charge of the Coastal Advisory Committee already. Mr. Burke stated nothing in the permit compromises that. Mr. Pire agreed with Dr. Buser. Ms. Kulpa asked whether Mr. McAlpin attended the meeting regarding Clam Pass and was informed that he did attend the Clam Bay subcommittee meetings and sat in as a representative of the public and gave input from the County. Mr. McAlpin stated there was no question the Coastal Advisory Committee is responsible for the inlet but that the inlet is defined as the ebb-tide shoal and the flood-tide shoal. He stated the flood-tide shoal goes into the estuary and the question was what becomes of the rest of the estuary, upper Clam Bay, Middle Clam Bay and Outer Clam Bay. He further stated the Coastal Advisory Committee currently had no jurisdiction over the rest of the estuary, Mr. Pires had brought up a new issue and the County Attorney should examine it. The position was that this was not a Coastal Advisory Committee issue but rather a Collier County issue, the County would resolve those issues with the help of Pelican Bay Services Division and Seagate or the City of Naples independently and different 4 September 13, 2007 funding is required for estuary management and cannot be funded with tourist tax dollars or CAC funds. Mr. Sorey stated Mr. Pires raised a good point and would like Mr. McAlpin to speak with the County Attorney to see whether the Coastal Advisory Committee should have responsibility. Mr. Burke stated the Pelican Bay Services Division took over responsibility for Clam Bay after the massive die-off in the north end. Mr. Sorey stated the BCC would have to make the ultimate decision on current responsibility. Mr. Tucker stated the Coastal Advisory Committee was not limited by funding as to advisory capacity, the CAC should be the final group to put recommendations before the BCC and that would not stop other groups from presenting their views. (Mr. Pires left at 1:57 PM) 4. City of Naples Contract Amendment - Doctor's Pass Mr. McAlpin requested recommendation of approval of Amendment No. I to the 2007 Tourism Agreement between Collier County and the City of Naples for the North Jetty Doctors Pass Rehabilitation Project 900341 for time extension of one year, additional funding totaling $6,7672, any necessary Budget Amendment's and authorize Chairman to sign all necessary documents. (See attached Staff Report) Mr. Sullivan moved for approval of the amendment. Seconded by Dr. Buser. Carried unanimously 6-0. (Mr. Pires returned at 1:59 PM) Mr. McAlpin requested approval ofFDEP Amendment NO.2 to Cost Share Contract No. 05COl and any subsequent amendments to this Agreement for additional funding with Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems for the construction and monitoring of the City of Naples/Collier County Beach Renourishment Project No. 905271 Ms. Kulpa moved to approve the amendment. Seconded by Mr. Pires. Carried unanimously 7-0. 5. Modeling Report - Wiggins Pass - Ken Humiston Carried over to the next meeting. IX. Old Business 1. Update Vegetation Removal at Marco - Verbal Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated he met with the City of Marco and the Coastal Advisory Committee was directed not to move forward with vegetation removal and to have 5 September 13, 2007 the beach-cleaning permit modified to allow raking up to the leading edge of the vegetation, and that had been done. He stated the permit is a one-year modified permit and an evaluation will be done by the state to determine the need for mitigation. Public Speakers: Debbie Roddy, President of Friends of Tigertail, asked if permanent GPS markers would be placed for the raker and was told it would be looked into as to cost and whether the permit would allow it. 2. Nearshore Biological Monitoring - Verbal Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated the nearshore biological monitoring was nearly 50% completed and it was anticipated that the report would be a favorable report and that the State would agree. 3. Aids to Navigation - Caxambas and Wiggins Pass - Verbal Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated aids to navigation had been completed at Caxambas Pass and Wiggins Pass; all markings to the passes are up-to-date. He stated Collier County would spend approximately $75,000 to repair and replace missing markers and to upgrade the markers within the County. 4. Beach Plantings - Verbal Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated the beach plantings were completed, approximately 6,000 had to be replanted due to excessive bald spots, replanting was almost completed. S. Artificial Reef - Verbal Discussion Mr. McAlpin stated the artificial reef was completed and there are no issues associated with it. X. Public Comments None XI. Announcements None XII. Committee Member Discussion Mr. Sullivan congratulated staff on the first two items and the people on the south end of Marco Island appreciated the work that was going on including the extension of the Caxambas docks. Ms. Kulpa questioned the contents of the report on Wiggins Pass and it was decided to discuss the Wiggins Pass report more fully at the next meeting. XIII. Next Meeting Date/Location The next scheduled meeting of the Coastal Advisory Committee was October II, 2007 at I :00 PM. 6 September 13, 2007 There being no fnrther bnsiness for the good of the County, the meeting was adjonrned by order of the Chair at 2:19 PM. COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman John Sorey These Minutes approved by the Board/Committee on as presented or as amended_o 7