Agenda 12/11/2012 Item #10 X12/11/2012 Item 10.X.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation that effective immediately, Clam Pass be considered part of the ongoing
management responsibilities of the Pelican Bay Services Division ( "PBSD ") including but
not limited to all monitoring components such as biological, tidal, and hydrographic data
collection, and, inlet dredge permitting /construction; that PBSD, exclusively, shall make
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as to when the inlet should be
dredged, and make such other recommendations related to managing the unified Clam Bay
system as it deems necessary; further, that Clam Pass, being an integral part of the Clam
Bay system, is managed as such.
OBJECTIVE: Effective immediately, that Clam Pass be considered part of the ongoing
management responsibilities of the Pelican Bay Services Division ( "PBSD ") including but not
limited to all monitoring components such as biological, tidal, and hydrographic data collection,
and, inlet dredge permitting /construction; that PBSD, exclusively, shall make recommendations
to the Board of County Commissioners as to when the inlet should be dredged, and make such
other recommendations related to managing the unified Clam Bay system as it deems necessary;
further, that Clam Pass, being an integral part of the Clam Bay system, is managed as such.
CONSIDERATIONS: The purpose of the maintenance permit for the dredging of Clam Pass is
to provide adequate tidal flushing of the Clam bay system for environmental benefits. The health
and welfare of the Clam Bay system relies on adequate flushing, which starts with the inlet, yet
is closely related to the shoaling within the system, and that shoaling largely occurs from the
sand entering Clam Pass, so the two are inextricably related.
Therefore bifurcating the project, as it was originally designed and permitted for the Clam Bay
Restoration and Management Plan, into an inlet project and an interior environmental project
resulting in two separately managed projects, is not the most efficient approach to managing this
system. Clam Pass is an integral part of the Clam Bay system, and should be managed as such.
Florida statutes and administrative rules require that sand dredged from the inlet be placed along
the adjacent shorelines influenced by the inlet and experiencing erosion. The maintenance of
Clam Pass should continue to address the erosion along the beaches with the immediate vicinity
of Clam Pass and should not be considered part of the larger scale beach management program
for Collier County. Over dredging Clam Pass for the purpose of obtaining additional sand for
areas beyond the influence of Clam Pass can lead to additional localized shoreline and inlet
stability problems in the immediate vicinity of Clam Pass.
It is recommended that Clam Pass be considered part of the ongoing management responsibilities
of the PBSD including all monitoring components such as biological, tidal, and hydrographic
data collection. (The important tide monitoring portion of this plan has always remained under
PBSD's jurisdiction). PBSD shall be responsible for the inlet dredge permitting /construction.
PBSD, exclusively, shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as to
when the inlet should be dredged, and make such other recommendations related to managing
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the unified system as is needed to preserve the environmental health of this Natural Resource
Protection Area ( "NRPA "). The PBSD's track record in being able to successfully manage the
system through the highly successful mangrove recovery period is an indication that the PBSD is
the right entity for the important responsibility of ensuring the preservation of the restored
system.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is legally
sufficient, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK.
RECOMMENDATION: Effective immediately, that Clam Pass be considered part of the
ongoing management responsibilities of the Pelican Bay Services Division ( "PBSD ") including
but not limited to all monitoring components such as biological, tidal, and hydrographic data
collection, and, inlet dredge permitting /construction; that PBSD, exclusively, shall make
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as to when the inlet should be dredged,
and make such other recommendations related to managing the unified Clam Bay system as it
deems necessary; further, that Clam Pass, being an integral part of the Clam Bay system, is
managed as such.
PREPARED BY: Commissioner Georgia Hiller
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 10.X.
Item Summary: Recommendation that effective immediately, Clam Pass be considered
part of the ongoing management responsibilities of the Pelican Bay Services Division ( "PBSD ")
including but not limited to all monitoring components such as biological, tidal, and
hydrographic data collection, and, inlet dredge permitting /construction; that PBSD, exclusively,
shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners as to when the inlet
should be dredged, and make such other recommendations related to managing the unified
Clam Bay system as it deems necessary; further, that Clam Pass, being an integral part of the
Clam Bay system, is managed as such. This is a companion to Item 10Y. (Commissioner Hiller)
Meeting Date: 12/11/2012
Prepared By
Name: BrockMaryJo
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
12/5/2012 11:06:24 AM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
Name: BrockMaryJo
12/5/2012 11:06:25 AM
Approved By
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney
Date: 12/5/2012 11:45:16 AM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 12/5/2012 1:41:19 PM
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