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WPS Minutes 10/08/2012 October 8, 2012 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE i 30311173 Naples, Florida, October 8, 2012 DEC 1 2012 cJ BY:....................... 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 10:00 A.M. at Growth Management, Conference Rooms 609- 610, 2800 Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Fiala Hiller Henning - n Chairman: Joseph A. Moreland Coyle IV' -- p Tiv3 Robert Raymond Victor Rios (Excused) ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management Director Misc.Corres: Date: t\ 13 Item#: tLc-T2A 5 Copies to: R io/ . Collier County Government r(j�°R �~ Growth Management Division Contact: Connie Deane Natural Resources Department Community Liaison 2800 N.Horseshoe Drive 239-252-8192 or 8365 Naples,FL 34104 colliergov.net tvvitter.com/CollierPIO facebook.com/CollierGov voutube.com/CollierGov Oct. 3,2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE—WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA MONDAY, OCTOBER 8,2012 10:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M. Notice is hereby given that the County Coastal Advisory Committee — Wiggins Pass Subcommittee will meet Monday, October 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the Growth Management Division Conference Room 609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive,Naples, FL. * The following websites will provide information on this committee: http://www.collierjov.net/Index.aspx?pa5e=18 http://www.collier2ov.net/Index.aspx?pa2e=1263 Two or more members of the City of Naples City Council, City of Marco Island City Council, Tourist Development Council and the Pelican Bay Service Division may be present and may participate at the meeting. The subject matter of this meeting may be a future item for discussion and action at these Board meetings. In regard to the public meeting: All interested parties are invited to attend, and to register to speak and to submit their objections, if any, in writing, to the board/committee prior to,the meeting if applicable. All registered public speakers will be limited to three minutes unless permission for additional time is granted by the chairman. 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October 8, 2012 Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording from the Collier County Communications and Customer Relations Department. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM by Chairman Moreland. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken and a quorum was established. Mr. Moreland welcomed the public. He noted the purpose of this meeting is to review the entire conclusion of the 5-year project to develop a new methodology for the dredging of Wiggins Pass, which will facilitate the stability of that pass, increase boating safety over the long term and give full faith and credit to the environmental considerations, preserving and enhancing the environmental aspects of that. He stated the project is scheduled to be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on October 9, 2012 agenda. The issue before the BCC will be to certify the Project as conducted,the conclusions it has reached and the applications it has submitted to the State will comply with all of the environmental considerations required by Collier County. He urged the public attending to ask questions during the briefing. Staff noted minutes for the previous Wiggins Pass Subcommittee have been completed, were out for review and not available for approval at this time. Mr. Raymond moved to approve the October 8, 2012 Agenda as presented. Second by Mr. Moreland. Motion carried unanimously, 2-0 Gary McAlpin distributed and reviewed The 2010 dredged dimension versus the preliminary and final plan cross section at Station 1+00, The Wiggins Pass Tidal Prism in the Four Channels, the submission packet provided to the BCC be heard at the October 9, 2012 meeting with an Executive Summary recommendation to approve a resolution finding petition Number ST-PL2012168 for a special treatment development permit to dredge and fill on state-owned property in the vicinity of Wiggins Pass consistent with the Agricultural and Conservation Special Treatment Overlays (A-ST and CON-ST) and issue the permit. The project is located in Sections 17, 18, and 20, Township 48 South, Range 25 East, Collier County, Florida. He reported the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)voted to approve the project, 4-1 and the Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC)voted to approve the project, 7-0. 1. What is being considered at the BCC meeting tomorrow? a. Item #11C— Special Treatment(ST) Overlay Permit approval. b. Previous approvals by EAC and the CCPC c. Land Development Code (LDC)—ST Overlay Commitments 2. Outstanding Issues and Concerns a. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Permit i. FDEP has deemed the Permit application complete—Ready to issue permit ii. ST Overlay permit required for County to write The Letter of Consistency 2 • October 8, 2012 iii. Letter of Consistency is required prior to the FDEP permit issuance. iv. Language on sand distribution with the State Park b. U.S.Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) i. Biological Opinion (BO) for Piping Plover—Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC)—Critical Path ii. Biological Opinion for Sea Turtles—National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)has recommended a dredge cycle during daylight hours—resolution required iii. Army Permit drafted after FDEP permit and all BOs are resolved c. Peer Review i. Notified that a peer review of design is required by County Management ii. Olsen Associates from JAX to conduct iii. 8 weeks required with target completion date of December 15, 2012 iv. Modifications to design may be required but not anticipated d. Technical Items of Concern i. Hydraulic prism and pressure of straightened channel ii. Dredge cut of channel iii. Time Value analysis of money iv. Independent dredging 3. Probable Schedule a. All work must be completed by the beginning of the sea turtle nesting season on May 1, 2013 b. NMFS 12 hour dredge requirement is a project killer. c. NMFS BO for sea turtles resolution by November 15, 2012 d. FWS BO for Piping Plovers by December 15, 2012 e. Peer review by December 15, 2012 f. Letter of Consistency by Collier County by November 1, 2012 g. FDEP permit by December 1, 2012 h. USACE permit by January 15, 2013 i. Bid package and bidding complete by February 1, 2013 j. Presentation to BCC by February 12, 2013 k. Mobilization and begin dredging by March 1, 2013 1. Substantial completion by May 1, 2013 m. Cleanup and demobilization by May 15, 2013 Public Speakers Doug Finlay John Kindsvater Arthur Langel Gina Downs All questions were addressed by Staff. 3 October 8, 2012 It was noted Wiggins Pass would remain open during the dredging of the pass. Mr. Moreland moved the Wiggins Pass Advisory Subcommittee recommends to the BCC and Coastal Advisory Committee that Petition Number ST-PL2012-168 be recommended for approval to the BCC and the BCC approve the verification. Second by Mr. Raymond. Motion carried unanimously, 2-0. Mr.Raymond moved to adjourn meeting at 11:30 AM. Second by Mr. Moreland. Motion carried unanimously, 2-0. There being no further business for the good of the County,the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 11:30 am. Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee— Wiggins Pass Subcommittee i Joseph A. oreland, Chair r an pP by I Q _,.. —1 Z These Minutes were approved b the Board/Committee on � as presented ); , OR as amended 4