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04/19/2010 Minutes April 19, 2010 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE Naples, Florida, April 19, 2010 LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Coastal Advisory Committee - Wiggins Pass Subcommittee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 A.M. at the Risk Management Training Room located at 3301 Tamiami Trail E, Building D, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: Joseph A. Moreland Robert Raymond Victor Rios (Excused) Inlet Management Work Team: Jack Kindsvater Dick Lydon Nicole Ryan ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management Director Gail Hambright, Accountant MEETING AGENDA WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE MONDAY, APRIL 19.2010-9:00 A.M. TILL 12:00 P.M. RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING ROOM, 3301 TAMIMI TRAIL E., BUILDING D, NAPLES I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda V. Public Comments VI. Approval of Minutes 1. March 8, 20 I 0 Minutes VII. Staff Reports VIII. New Business 1. Wiggins Pass Inlet Management Plan Discussion. IX. Old Business X. Announcements XI. Committee Member Discussion XII. Next Meeting Date/Location To be detennined XIII. Adjournment . Public speakers are requested to do thefollowing for any items presented to the Board: Each document should display the presenter's name and title of document Provide a total of 7 copies of each handout, ttI be distributed as folltJws: 3 BtJard Members; I Minute Taker; I County AtttJrney; 1 CZM Staff members. . The ftJllowing websites will provide informatwn, agendas and dates for this subcommittee: httO://www.colliereov.net/lndex.asox?oaee=18 httv://wwlV.colliereov.nel/lndex.asox ?oaee=239/1 All mten:sted partied are invited to altt.':nd, and to register to speak and to submit thell obJcctiollS, if any. ill \.V1ltmg, to the board prim to the meeting if applicable For more information, pka5~ wntaet Gad n, Hambright at (239) 252-2966 If you ar..:- a person with a disability who needs any accommodation In order to partiCipate In thiS proceeding. you art; entitled, at no cost to you, to the proyislon of cenain assistance r lease contact the C oilier County Facilities Management Department located at 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL 34112. (239) 252-'1380 Apri119,2010 I. Call to Order Chairman Moreland called the meeting to order at 9:07 AM. II. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. III. Roll Call - A quorum was established. Also in auendance were members of the Work Team appointed by the Bee. Jack Kindsvater - Representative of the ECA Dick Lydon - Representative of Vanderbilt Beach Residents Association Nicole Ryan - Representative of the Conservancy of SW Florida The following three members were appointed but absent: Tom Crowe - Representative of the Friends of Barefoot Beach Jim Fox - Representative of the Boating Community Jeff Raley the Representative of the Florida Park Service (Mark Nicoletti took notes for Jeff Raley) IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda Dick Lydon moved to approve the Agenda as submitted. Second by Robert Raymond. Motion carried unanimously 2-0. Work Team 3-0. V. Public Comments - None. VI. Approval of Minutes - March 8, 2010 Robert Raymond moved to approve the March 8, 2010 minutes as submitted. Second by Jack Kindsvater. Motion carried unanimously 2-0. Work Team 3-0. VII. Staff Reports Gary McAlpin reported receipt of an e-mail stating Jim Fox resigned from his position on the Work Team and asked for other recommendations from the Committee. Chairman Joseph Moreland reported Tom Crowe submitted his resignation for personal reasons and recommended Margaret Winn who would be willing to servc on the Work Team. Gary McAlpin volunteered to contact Frank Donohue on a recommendation for a representative from the boating community. It was noted the two vacancies on the Work Team would be filled by end of the week. Recommendations to fill the vacancies on the Work Team will be submitted to the BCC for approval. The appointee's first meeting will bc on May 17. 2 April 19,2010 VIII. New Business I. Wiggins Pass Inlet Management Plan Discussion Gary McAlpin distributed a "Summary of2000 Inlet Management Plan Requirements" created by Walton County for Norriego Point as a sample, not yet been approved. (See attached) y Subcommittee will make their recommendation for a Local Inlet Management Plan and submit to State. y State will review and make revisions. y The Subcommittee will reconcile the State and Local Plans to ensure the Local Plan is not in conflict with the State Plan. y Subcommittee will submit revised plan to BCC for authorization. The strategy was noted as follows - Place beach quality maintenance dredged material on adjacent beaches north and south of Wiggins Pass within areas of greatest need, monitoring and analysis of inlet effects. Discussion was made on Local and State Inlet Management Plans and if the plan would be site specific or generic. As part of the REI Process, local management plan will keep the State informed. Guidelines have not been developed and it was suggested the plan be inclusive and address major issues on managing the inlet. Gary McAlpin distributed and reviewed Discussion Points for the Wiggins Pass Policy and Planning Guidelines. (See attached) Initial Inlet Manal!:ement Plan Recommendations - 1. Straight alignment through the flood and the ebb tide shoals. 2. Minor cuts to subsurface rock ledge any notching will have 110 impact on the positional stability 3. Maintain navigation for 3-foot draft vessels and extend dredging interval using no structures. 4. Mitigate for inlet impacts by bypassing 2.65 times to North. 5. Establish monitoring program and adjust disposal practices in #4 above accordingly. 6. Repair beach scarps to the north and south point of Barefoot Beach Park. 7. Use sand dredged from the flood shoal to create new flood shoal flats. 8. Allow moderate design channel migration minus 50' to the north and minus 50' to the south to reduce dredging. 9. Use intermediate dredging to reestablish navigation thru the bar. /0. Summer maintenance dredging to reduce cost and complexity, with offshore placement. John Moreland is concerned, from a legal point of view, on the position concerning the State Park. The County has a lease for Barefoot Park from the State and asked what responsibilities the State has on the erosion problem. 3 April 19, 2010 Staff responded the leaseholder has a responsibility to maintain it. The State Park has the first right of refusal on the sand and the DEP has the responsibility to bring all parties together in agreement. Nicole Ryan suggested adding a bullet on Item #3 to Identify Environmental Benefits. Gary McAlpin asked Nicole Ryan to brainstorm the environmental benefits consistent with the Codes and Ordinances. He recommended Item #1 also include "any additional work must be hydraulically balanced" and Item #2 include "no work would be done that would hurt the environment." Dick Lydon suggested the Plan insure positional stability of the rock ledge and state any additional work would not adversely effect the environment. Gary McAlpin asked Nicole Ryan to compose her verbiage recommendations on Item #2 for the Subcommittee's review. He stated Item #4 contained technical data and he recommended retaining the verbiage. It was suggested to combine Items #4 and #5. It was noted the study on the impacts on bypassing figure of 2.65 was made as a part of the permit application process. Gary McAlpin opened discussion on Item #10; stating maintenance dredging done during the summer would reduce costs, which could create a disturbance to the habitant. All permits say no dredging during turtle-nesting season. Dredging off- season is cost beneficial at the price of disturbance. In the past, CAC has tried to avoid re-nourishing the beaches during that time. Nicole Ryan expressed concern the idea would bc considered. The County should plan to do maintenance during the appropriate season knowing maintaining the pass is expensive. She indicated work should not be done during the turtle-nesting season. Gary McAlpin noted the permit included a technique called "near-shore discharge" without any equipment on the beach. Nicole Ryan stated she would research the "near-shore discharge" technique with turtle experts and she recommended inviting David Addison, a turtle expert to the next meeting. Dick Lydon suggested the Plan establish boat navigability of interior channels and responsibility of the intersections. Discussion was made on utilizing a backhoe to cut out hot spots and whether there would be a cost benefit. Staff indicated this was included in the permit application. Staff stated a Boater of Characterization has been completed for the County. Gary McAlpin stated he would incorporate revisions made on the Inlet Management Plan for the next meeting. 4 April 19, 2010 IX. Old Business - None. X. Announcements - None. XI. Committee Member Discussion Dick Lydon recommended the seating arrangement for future Subcommittee meetings be set up in a hollow square. Gary McAlpin recommended the Subcommittee brainstorm a strategy to communicate with key people and key stakeholders to understand the Inlet Management Plan and gain public support. Will be discussed at afuture meeting. XII. Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the Wiggins Pass Subcommittee will be held on Monday, May 17 at 9:00 AM. ***** There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order ofthe Chair at 10:45 a.m. Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee- Wiggins Pass Subcommittee Joseph A. Moreland, Chairman These Minutes were approved by the Board/Committee on as presented , or as amended 5