WPS Minutes 05/22/2012 May 22, 2012
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE — WIGGINS PASS
SUBCOMMITTEE lOargrOnrit
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LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Coastal Advisory - Wiggins
Pass Subcommittee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted
business Herein, met on this date at 2:30 P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at
Human Resource Training Office, Building `B", Collier County Government
Complex Naples, Florida with the following members present:
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C—otic CHAIRMAN: Joseph A. Moreland
Robert Raymond
Victor Rios (Excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Director, Coastal Zone Management
Gail Hambright, Accountant
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Introduction
Gary McAlpin called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m. and notified the attendees that this
is an informational meeting for the purposes of providing update on the Wiggins Pass
dredging/channel re-alignment project.
Steven Keehn/Tom Campbell Coastal Planning and Engineering;Nicole Johnson,
Conservancy of Southwest Florida; Bob Krasowski and Tom Crowe were also present.
Steven Keehn and Gary McAlpin reported:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Division of Recreation and
Parks items
• The Florida Division of Recreation and Parks reported they no longer have
environmental concerns on the project. Their main focus now being, where will
the sand excavated during the dredging(4 year cycle dredge)be placed?
• Staff notified them the general concept is to place 2/3 of the sand to the north
and the remaining 1/3 to the south. A determination will be made at the time of
the dredging on the most advantageous areas for the placement of the sand.
• A set of criteria will be developed to assist in determining the exact placement
of the dredged sand.
• The FDEP will have the ultimate authority in determining where the sand is
placed.
• The Barefoot Beach Management Plan will be reviewed by Cat Ingram of the
FDEP to determine if it needs to be altered to allow for the direct placement of
sand on Barefoot Beach.
• The consultant's response to the FDEP's Request for Additional Information
(RAI) is under review by Collier County Staff.
Collier County Permitting
• The process to obtain the required County permits and the "letter of
consistency" is underway with a the following meetings scheduled:
• Environmental Advisory Committee—July 3, 2012
• Collier County Planning Commission—August 16, 2012
• Board of County Commissioners (BCC)—September 2012
• The "letter of consistency"will not be issued until the BCC approves the
"Special Treatment Overlay Area" application.
• The"letter of consistency" is required before the FDEP will issue their permit
and the US Army Corps of Engineers permit will not be issued until the FDEP
permit is issued.
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Stakeholder issues
Mr. Moreland questioned the Stakeholders present if they have any concerns on the
proposal which may delay the project?
The Stakeholders in attendance did not identify any concerns on the proposal in relation to
the parties they represent.
Funding
Gary McAlpin reported on funding issues noting the item is a"stand alone item"not
related to the major beach renourishment project. The estimated cost to complete the
current proposed project is $1.7M. Following the receipt of permits,the project will be
"put out to bid. " Upon receipt of the bids, a final determination will be made on funding
the project.
Engineering
Steven Keehn provided the "Wiggins Pass Collier County Florida Numerical Modeling of
Morphology Changes of the Refined Dredging Design, May 2012"for the record. He
provided an overview of the report noting the concept of the permit application is to
maintain a degree of design flexibility in the project over the life span of any permit issued.
Staff will post copies of the above referenced document and the RAI "on line"for public
view.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by order of the chair at 4:00 P.M.
Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee—
Wiggins Pass Subcommittee
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These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on (a -3 J a--
as presented X or as amended
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