CAC Minutes 04/10/20251
COLLIER COUNTY
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC)
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025 – 1:00 PM
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD CHAMBERS
COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
3299 TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST, 3RD FLOOR, NAPLES, FL
Present:
Chairman Joe Burke, City of Naples
Linda Penniman, City of Naples
Erik Brecknitz, City of Marco Island
Bob Raymond, Unincorporated Collier County
Robert (Bob) Roth- City of Marco
Steve Koziar- City of Marco
Dave Trecker- Unincorporated Collier County
Jim Burke, Unincorporated Collier County
Absent:
Dr. Judith Hushon
ALSO PRESENT:
Andy Miller, Coastal Zone Management
Colleen Greene, Managing Assistant County Attorney
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of This Board, you will need a record of the
proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based. Neither Collier County nor This Board shall be responsible for
providing the record.
I.CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by the Chairman, Joe Burke.
II.PLEDGE OF ALLLEGIANCE
Led by Chairman, Joe Burke.
III.ROLL CALL
Chairman, Joe Burke, advised that a quorum was met with one member absent: Dr. Judith
Hushon
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IV. CHANGES AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman, Joe Burke, asked if there were any changes to the agenda – none. Motion made
by Dave Trecker, seconded by Bob Raymond. Motion to approve agenda approved
unanimously.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
VI. APPROVAL OF CAC MINUTES
No comments on the CAC minutes. A motion was made by Linda Penniman to approve the
minutes of March 13, 2025 as written; seconded by Bob Roth; motion carried unanimously.
VII. Staff Reports
Extended Revenue Report
Andy Miller presented the 2025 Tourist Development Tax Collection Report dated March
31, 2025, which included a bar graph tracking the budgeted collections versus the actual
collections. This years’ numbers versus last year are virtually coincident. The amount
collected is 32.4% above the TDC budgeted amount. In response to question from last
meeting, the 1105 funds’ current balance is $51.3 million plus $1 million that we have built
into our catastrophe reserve for a total of $52.3 million. It does not include the $10 million
loaned to county for athletic facility.
Joe Burke: Any further comments (None).
VIII. New Business
1. ES-Ardaman & Associates – Sediment Testing
• Work Order – Ardaman & Associates
Recommendation to approve a Work Order in the amount of $11,977 to
Ardaman & Associates, Inc. under Contract No. 18-7432-TE for Sediment
Compliance Criteria Testing Service for the Park Shore Beach Renourishment
Project and made a finding that this expenditure promotes tourism. (Fund
1105, Project No. 90067)
Andy Miller: Just finished this project in March and we have some punch list items –
to satisfy our permit requirements, go out and pull samples from the installed material,
get it tested and send it off to FDEP to show them that the material is beach compliant
according to the QAC plan.
Erik Brecknitz made a motion to approve the Work Order as presented for $11,997;
seconded by Dave Trecker; motion carried unanimously.
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2. ES-CSA – 2025 Hardbottom Monitoring
• Work Order – CSA – Hardbottom Monitoring
Recommendation to approve a Work Order for CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. to
continue the required post-construction hardbottom monitoring for the
Collier County Beach Nourishment Project in summer 2025 for time and
materials not to exceed $487,367.52 Tourist Development Tax funds under
Professional Services Agreement No. 22-8015, authorize the Chairman to
execute the Work Order, and made a finding that this item promotes tourism
(Fund 1105, Project No. 90033).
Andy Miller presented a video presentation of the hardbottom monitoring so that the
board would understand the effort involved done during the months of July, August &
September. This report is required by permit. They submit this report to FDEP. On a
schedule they have to have the field work done by September because of the season
and the report must be finished by the end of the year. We are spending some money
here and this year is higher than last year. This year we are anticipating dredges at both
Wiggins Pass and eventually Doctor’s Pass, but also Water Turkey Bay for the MSTU
there and potentially Collier Creek. We went ahead and included those seagrass
surveys in our scope of services which is included in that $500,000. Some discussion
on Collier Creek and Water Turkey Bay – may not be included because waiting on the
permit from the Corp. We have been talking with the Corp and talking with the FDEP
about the realities of seagrass being in Collier Creek in that area, and I want to say that
our hope is that they will agree with us that it is just not the right habitat for seagrass
and the seagrass survey will not be necessary. The other variable is that you have to do
the seagrass surveys not only where you dredge in the vicinity of what they called the
mixing zone, so you know what happens when you dredge you get a plume and if the
plume extends into the areas within Collier Bay that has seagrass, then FDEP is going
to be interested in that. Jetty is included in the project. Erik Brecknitz asked that the
Coastal Engineer in charge of this project come to next meeting to explain what is going
on. Advised that it was an issue with the Army Corp of Engineers and their ability to
process these permits. The Corp recognizes the urgency, but it is a matter of resources.
That’s the bottom line. Further questions regarding how they establish the line along
the beach. We are just there to insure the agencies were complying with our permit and
that any impacts that they do find were minimal or not necessarily related to our project.
If we were not necessarily complicit, we would mitigate damages that are unavoidable.
In fact, I want to say that some of our artificial reefs are a result of some of our
hardbottom mitigation years ago, before I was here.
Chairman, Joe Burke: No further questions. Motion made by Erik Brecknitz to
approve Work Order as written; seconded by Dave Trecker; carried unanimously.
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IX. Old Business
Bob Roth: Update on the Water Quality Committee Meeting
Two Thursdays ago, we had a meeting of the sub-committee of this committee on water
quality, attended by Linda Penniman and myself with people from Seagate and Naples Cay.
Purpose: Bringing back to the board that a lot of this discussion was related to Pelican Bay
Service Division and how it manages the Clam Bay Estuary and the concerns that the non-
Pelican Bay residents in Seagate and Naples Cay and other areas nearby have about the
attention that is given down below to the Outer Clam Bay or lower. There was a discussion
by the Board of County Commissioners indicating there should be a Clam Bay Advisory
Committee made up of various stakeholders outside of the Pelican Bay Services. To the
extent that we can support the notion that there be a Clam Bay Advisory Committee
created, somehow through the county, we thought it would be a great idea to bring to this
board and maybe this board can recommend it to go to the Board of County
Commissioners. Dave Trecker stated that it is absolutely essential to get input from
Services Division because they are running it and they were not present at the meeting. He
can get word to them about future meetings. Roth requests another committee meeting in
May to include Services Division. Andy Miller agreed to coordinate.
XI. Committee Member Discussion
Bob Roth: Invite Wanda Watkins to speak at next meeting
At the last committee meeting that Wanda Watkins from Collier County Pollution Control
had given a presentation of the fiscal year 2023 water report to Big Cypress. Reminder
that Wanda Watkins was going to be invited, and Andy Miller was going to invite her. Andy
agreed to put her on the agenda for the next meeting.
Erik Brecknitz: Coastal Engineer on Collier Creek at next meeting
I really would like to have an opportunity to have the board hear from the Coastal Engineer
and see exactly where we are with the Army Corps. Andy Miller agreed to make sure he
is available for the next meeting or someone from his staff is available.
Joe Burke: Discussions on meetings for July and August – advised from Miller that it will
be slow months, so nothing on that agenda other than two potential renourishment projects
which were approved by Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday: Vanderbilt Pelican
Bay Beach Renourishment and Naples Beach Renourishment. We will fast-track design
for those. Have until November 1 to do these projects. We may need to have a meeting to
approve moving forward on one or both projects.
XII. Next Meeting Date/Location
May 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
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Adjournment
There being no further business for the good of The County, the Coastal Advisory
Committee Hearing was adjourned at I :41 p.m.
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