Hideaway Beach Tax District Board

51 Bald Eagle Drive City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Hideaway Beach Tax District Board HIDEAWAY BEACH SPECIAL TAX BOARD Chair: Dick Freeman Vice-Chair: John Barto Members: Dick Delawder, Paul Fernstrum, Steve Zinkan Hideaway Beach Special Tax Board Attorney: Craig Woodward City Staff: Tim Pinter, Lisa Smith Thursday, December 6, 2018 2:00 PM City Hall Conference Room (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Freeman called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 5- Member Delawder, Chair Freeman, Vice-Chair Barto, Member Fernstrum and Member Zinkan (3) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Freeman requested a change in the order of the Agenda, to move Item 8a (Presentation - Coastal Engineering - Michael Poff) after Item 3 (Approval of the Agenda) and the Board Members concurred. MOTION by Member Delawder, seconded by Vice-Chair Barto, to approve the Agenda as amended. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Delawder, Chair Freeman, Vice-Chair Barto, Member Fernstrum and Member Zinkan (4) SUNSHINE LAW DISCUSSION ID 18-729 Sunshine Law Presentation Attorney Lenore Brakefield from Woodward, Pires and Lombardo Law Offices, 606 Bald Eagle Drive, Suite 500, Marco Island Florida, gave a slideshow presentation on Government Sunshine Law and answered the Board Member's questions and concerns. It is noted for the record, the presentation can be viewed in its entirety by clicking File ID 18-729. (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES a. ID 18-665 Hideaway Beach Tax District Meeting Minutes of October 29, 2018 Chair Freeman chose to abstain from voting for the minutes due to him not being present at that meeting. Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Attorney Craig Woodward recommended including his name on the document and the Board Members concurred. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Meeting Minutes - Final December 6, 2018 MOTION by Member Delawder, seconded by Member Fernstrum, to approve the October 29, 2018 Hideaway Beach Tax District Meeting Minutes as amended. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 4- Member Delawder, Vice-Chair Barto, Member Fernstrum and Member Zinkan Abstain: 1- Chair Freeman (6) COMMUNICATIONS Chair Freeman provided a review of their interest in obtaining better access at their picnic area and the dredging opportunity to create more water flow that would benefit both Hideaway Beach and Tigertail. a. ID 18-692 Email Correspondences Chair Freeman disclosed his email communicatoins to the Board Members. (7) REPORTS Financials - Dick Delawder a. ID 18-690 Revenue and Expense Report Member Delawder advised the Board Members the financials are at the same place as last time, but there were a few more expenses which included Attorney Craig Woodward and Shorebird Monitor Nancy Richie. MOTION by Member Delawder, seconded by Member Fernstrum, to approve the financials as presented. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Delawder, Chair Freeman, Vice-Chair Barto, Member Fernstrum and Member Zinkan b. Beach Issues - Paul Fernstrum Member Fernstrum provided the Board Members an update on the beach. He noted there was one (1) dead dolphin on the 27th but it has been removed. It is believed that the tractor is not getting close enough to the waters edge which is an on going problem. It is noted everyone seems to be happy with the quality of the sand. (It is noted for the record, Public Works Director Tim Pinter left the meeting at 2:58 P.M.) (8) PRESENTATIONS a. Coastal Engineering - Michael Poff Mr. Michael Poff with Coastal Engineering provided an update on the permit modifications. They are on schedule to be completed in January, 2019 and begin construction in late February or early March. He noted he has sent an application to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for what is called an "Incidental Take" to allow them to implement the passage of shorebird abatement measures to chase the birds off the work area to try and reduce and eliminate the problems faced in 2016. He said it is an extra layer of protection during the project and formalizes everyone's responsibilities. Ideally construction would begin March 1 and completed by June 1, 2019 and it is noted they are permitted to work during sea turtle nesting season which begins May 1. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Meeting Minutes - Final December 6, 2018 He is asking the Board Members for direction on the following: *time allotted for construction operations *project to be done mechanically, hydraulically or combination of both It was recommended to let the winning contractor use whatever methods available and the Board Members concurred. MOTION by Member Delawder, seconded by Member Fernstrum, to allow construction twenty-four (24) hours, seven (7) days a week for the Hideaway Beach Dredging Modification Project. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Delawder, Chair Freeman, Vice-Chair Barto, Member Fernstrum and Member Zinkan b. Humiston and Moore - Mohamed Dabees Mr. Mohamed Dabees with Humiston and Moore noted the final presentation has been given to the Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Members. He said they now have a scientific approach on how to improve the quality of water and the habitats that exist and it is up to the stakeholders and agencies to come to a consensus on where and how to engineer the channel to help the ecosystem. Friends of Tigertail President Linda Colombo commented she has taken this to the Board Members and they are in agreement to improve the water quality issue in the lagoon and prevent the choking. Ms. Colombo will forward dates to Mr. Dabees and Chair Freeman for a meeting of the interested parties. Mr. Dabees advised he will attend the Friends of Tigertail Meeting to give his presentation on the work that has already been completed and indicated the City of Marco Island and/or Collier County will need to take the lead to try and obtain Collier County Tourist Development Council (TDC) funding. (9) PUBLIC COMMENT (10) NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting date is scheduled for January 14, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. (11) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 P.M. _____________________________ Lisa Smith, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 3