WPS Agenda 12/03/2012 CAC
WIGGINS PASS
SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING
AGENDA
DECEMBER 3, 2012
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Growth Management Division Contact: Connie Deane
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2800 N. Horseshoe Drive 239-252-8192 or 8365
Naples, FL 34104 colliergov.net
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Nov. 14,2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE—WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Monday,Dec. 3 , 2012
10 a.m. to Noon
Notice is hereby given that the County Coastal Advisory Committee — Wiggins Pass Subcommittee will meet on
Monday,D ec. 3, at 10 a.m. at the Pelican Isle Yacht Club, 410 Dockside Drive,Naples.
* The following websites will provide information on this committee:
http://www.collierj'ov.net/Inder.aspx?page=18 and http://www.collierov.net/Index.aspx?page=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 an item for discussion and action at a future meeting of these Boards.
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.
Collier County Ordinance No. 2004-05 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities
(including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners, an advisory board or quasi-judicial
board), register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or other reasonable accommodations in
order to participate in this proceeding, should contact the Collier County Facilities Management Department located at
3335 Tamiami Trail East,Naples, Florida 34112, or 239-252-8380 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours
before the scheduled event. Such reasonable accommodations will be provided at no cost to the individual.
For more information, call Gail Hambright at(239)252-2966.
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MEETING AGENDA
WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 — 10:00A.M. TILL 12:00 P.M.
PELICAN ISLE YACHT CLUB, 410 DOCKSIDE DRIVE, NAPLES
L 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 19, 2012
2. May 22, 2012
3. October 8, 2012
VII. Staff Reports
VIII. New Business
1. Review and discuss project permitting and timing
IX. Old Business
X. Announcements
XI. Committee Member Discussion
XII. Next Meeting Date/Location
TBD
XIII. Adjournment
* Public speakers are requested to do the following 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, to be distributed as follows:3 Board Members; 1 Minute
Taker; 1 County Attorney;2 CZM Staff members.
* The following websites will provide information, agendas and dates for this subcommittee:
http://www.colhergov.net/Index.aspx?page=18
http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=2390
March 19, 2012
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, March 19, 2012
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
3311 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Chairman: Joseph A. Moreland
Robert Raymond
Victor Rios
ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management Director
Gail Hambright, Tourist Tax Accountant
Steve Keehn, Coastal Planning and Engineering
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March 19, 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.
I. Call to Order
Mr. Moreland called the meeting to order at 9:10 A.M.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
III. Roll Call - A quorum was established.
IV. Changes and Approval of Agenda
Victor Rios moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Joseph Moreland.
Motion carried, 2-0.
V. Public Comments
None.
VI. Approval of Minutes
Victor Rios moved to approve the January 18, 2012 Minutes as submitted.
Second by Joseph Moreland. Motion carried,2-0.
VII. Staff Reports
None.
Robert Raymond arrived at 10:15 a.m.
VIII. New Business
1.FDE P RAI No. 2
Steve Keehn,C PE reported the receipt of a letter from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection with comments on Partial Response to RAI #1 dated
March 2, 2012. (See attached)
He reviewed the Topics:
➢ FDEP Comments— Largely accepted pending
➢ Collier County Comments
➢ Corps Status— Still processing Public Notice
➢ Park Service Use Permit an "No Objection"—Meeting March 28, 2012
➢ Finalize Response—Wait until plan appears approved
He reviewed the Project:
➢ Initial construction outside sea turtle season
➢ Major maintenance dredge
➢ Intermediate ebb channel dredging
➢ Create monitoring plans
➢ Nourish Barefoot Beach and ebb shoal when feasible
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2.Consistency Lette r Requirements
The following documentation was distributed and discussed:
- A copy of the Statement of Consistency with the Growth Management Plan
Wiggins Pass Maintenance Dredging and Navigation Improvement Project (ST-
PL20120000168.
- Letter dated February 16, 2012 from CC Public Services Division Coastal Zone
Management to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Director to
Florida Park Services.
- Emails on County Comments— Wiggins Pass Maintenance Dredging and
Navigation Improvement Project.
3. Schedule of Responses and Permit Timing
Steve Keehn reviewed the Summary of FDEP Partial Response to RAI#1.
(See attachments)
Gary McAlpin reviewed the next steps and approval and permit process and noted
approximate time frames for the process going forward.
D DEP will not issue permit until concerns are addressed
D To EAC and CCPC
D Approximately 4 months until plans are signed off
D Letter of Consistency to DEP
D 5-6 months to get permit
D Assuming project is permitted; bid process will take approximately 2-3
months
D Contract in January 2013 assuming CAC receives $1.7 million needed for
the project.
4. State Park Meeting on March 28, 2012 —Addressed in VIII. 1.
IX. Old Business—None.
X. Announcements
TDC funds have been received.
XI. Committee Member Discussion —None.
XII. Next Meeting Date/Location
Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Risk Management Training Room, 3311 Tamiami Trail
East at 9:00 a.m.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by order of the Chair at 11:30 a.m.
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March 19, 2012
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 amend ed
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May 22, 2012
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE - WIGGINS PASS
SUBCOMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, May 22, 2012
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,B uilding "B", Collier County Government
Complex Naples, Florida with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Joseph A. Moreland
Robert Raymond
Victor Rios (Excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Director, Coastal Zone Management
Gail Hambright, Accountant
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May 22, 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.
Introduction
Gary McAlpin called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m.and notified the at tendees 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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May 22, 2012
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
Joseph A. Moreland, Chairman
These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on
as presented or as amended
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October 8, 2012
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WIGGINS PASS SUBCOMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, October 8, 2012
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:
Chairman: Joseph A. Moreland
Robert Raymond
Victor Rios (Excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management Director
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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
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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 dred ge requirement is a project killer.
c. NMFS BO for sea turtles resolution by November 15, 2012
d.FWS BO for Piping Ploy ers 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 p ermit 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 dred ging 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.
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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
Joseph A. Moreland, Chairman
These Minutes were approved by the Board/Committee on ,
as presented ,OR as amended .
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