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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, March 4, 2021 2:00 PM City Council Workshop Community Meeting Room City Council Chair: Jared Grifoni Vice-Chair: Greg Folley City Council: Claire Babrowski, Rich Blonna, Erik Brechnitz, Becky Irwin, Joe Rola City Manager: Mike McNees City Attorney: Alan L. Gabriel Acting City Clerk: Casey Lucius City Council Meeting Minutes - Final March 4, 2021 1. Call to Order Chair Grifoni called the Workshop to order at 2:00 P.M. 2. Roll Call Present: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Folley, Councilor Rola, Councilor Babrowski and Chair Grifoni Also Present Via Zoom Teleconference Connection: Andrew Miller, Collier County Coastal Zone Management Director Dan Hughes, Chief of Planning Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Steve Keene, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure Consultants Nicole Sharpe, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure Consultants In The Community Meeting Room: Michael McNees, City Manager Casey Lucius, Assistant to the City Manager Dave Baer, Police Captain Mark Haueter, Police Sergeant Tim Pinter, Public Works Director Kelli DeFedericis, Flood Plain Coordinator (arrived at 2:17 P.M.) Martin Luna, Video / Broadcast Technician Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist 3. Business ID 21-1420 Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Report - United States Army Corps of Engineers / Collier County Coastal Management Staff NOTE: Click on ID 21-1420 to access the link to presentation material Collier County Coastal Zone Management Director Andrew Miller briefly outlined the status of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' study that is currently in the "Feasibility Analysis of Selected Plan" phase of the project, with a timetable to submit recommendations to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) in Washington, D.C. in September of this year (2021). With the goal of implementing a number of structural (physical barriers) and non-structural (topographical alterations and floodproofing) solutions across six focused study areas from Bonita Springs and areas south to Marco Island to mitigate the projected sea level rise and resulting storm surge risk out through the year 2084, this projected $2.9 billion effort is expected to go before the United State Congress for authorization and funding in late 2021 or early 2022. Following his brief introduction, Mr. Miller turned the presentation and discussion over to Mr. Dan Hughes, Chief of the Planning Resource Section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who outlined the specifics of the proposed plan and responded to Councilor questions during the course of the Workshop. Public Comment City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final March 4, 2021 Mr. Mohamed Dabees, Humiston & Moore Engineers, briefly outlined his work assisting in the development of a solution for the decreased tidal flows and resulting stagnation of Tigertail Lagoon and the surrounding area. He questioned whether the Army Corps' study was intending to provide the "... 100% storm surge solution ..." for Marco Island, and when the Corps' next draft report (with accompanying public comment) might be available. Mr. David Rasmussen (Caxambas Ct.) via telephone, posed questions regarding the proposed use of sand berms (and the resulting appearance and accessibility to Marco's beaches) to control storm surge around Marco Island under the Corps' plan. 4. Adjourn At the conclusion of the presentation, the public comments, and the questions raised by members of the Council, Chair Grifoni adjourned the Workshop at 3:53 P.M. ___________________________ Jared Grifoni, Council Chair ATTEST: ___________________________________ Casey Lucius, Assistant to the City Manager and Acting City Clerk PREPARED BY: ___________________________ Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 2