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: Vacant Vice-Chair: John Barto Members: Dick Delawder, Paul Fernstrum, Steve Zinkan Hideaway Beach Special Tax Board Attorney: Craig Woodward City Staff: Tim Pinter, Diana Aviles Thursday, January 23, 2020 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- Vice-Chair Barto, Member Delawder, Member Fernstrum, Chair Freeman and Member Zinkan (3) INTRODUCE NEW RECORDING SECRETARY - CITY OF MARCO ISLAND Introduced Diana Aviles, Administrative Assistant of Public Works to the Board as the new Recording Secretary. (4) RECOGNIZE OTHER VISITORS Erik Brechnitz, Chair, Marco Island City Council Donna Fiala, Collier County Commissioner, District 1 Gary McAlpin, Collier County Manager of Coastal Zone Management Nancy Richie, Marine Biologist & Environmental Consultant Dr. Mohamed Dabees, Vice President, Humiston & Moore Engineers Michael Poff, President, Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. Linda Colombo, President, Friends of Tigertail Beach Tara Brenner, Senior Civil & Structural Engineer II, Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure (5) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION by Vice-Chair Barto, seconded by Member Zinkan, approving the agenda, amended to move PRESENTATION to item #7, adding BEACH RAKING as item #10, and RATIFICATION FOR PEER REVIEW as item #11. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Vice-Chair Barto, Member Delawder, Member Fernstrum, Chair Freeman and Member Zinkan (6) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Meeting Minutes - Final January 23, 2020 ID 19-670 May 2, 2019 Hideaway Beach Tax District Meeting Minutes MOTION by Vice-Chair Barto, seconded by Member Fernstrum, to defer approval of the May 2, 2019, minutes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Vice-Chair Barto, Member Delawder, Member Fernstrum, Chair Freeman and Member Zinkan (7) PRESENTATION ID 19-671 Discussion - Collier Creek Management Plan Alternatives Refinement - Gary McAlpin Gary McAplin, Collier County Manager of Coastal Zone Management, provided a Powerpoint presentation to the Board. Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure was contracted by Collier Coast Zone Management to prepare a management plan for Collier Creek. Alternative 15 provided two different testing results. The first test result showed that without a groin it could result in a net land loss and faster channel infilling however, the other alternative that was presented was a permeable groin that could reduce land loss on the downdrift side without negatively affecting the channel or its infilling rate. (8) COMMUNICATIONS - Discussion - Member Freeman Tara Brenner, Senior Civil & Structural Engineer II, stated that she wanted to make it clear to the Board and to everyone there that they do not want to close the Tigertail lagoon. Members from the Board all agreed that the main issue for Hideaway beach is erosion and how it’s affecting the local areas. There were some suggestions of placing a groin in to help add sand and help guide/direct the water current to help cut down erosion. Linda Colombo, President of Friends of Tigertail stated that the Tigertail area is not being maintained well and should not be considered as a beach. She suggested that there should be more maintenance done around the area to help preserve its beauty. Mohamed Dabees, Vice President of Humiston & Moore Engineers, explained to the Board that this project is based on a regional system and overall the main goal is to maintain better water quality. Based on the information that Mohamed Dabees provided at the meeting, Tara Brenner, Senior Civil & Structural Engineer II of Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure stated that she is interested on collecting some of his information to study it further. Nancy Richie, Marine Biologist & Environmental Consultant, also agreed with Mr. Dabees research and expressed her opinion about the lagoon and how she does not want to see it close. (9) FINANCIALS - Discussion - Tim Pinter and Member Delawder ID 19-679 Finance Report Members of the Board reviewed the report. MOTION by Member Zinkan, seconded by Vice-Chair Barto, that this Finance Report (ID 19-679) be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Vice-Chair Barto, Member Delawder, Member Fernstrum, Chair Freeman and Member Zinkan (10) BEACH RAKING City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Meeting Minutes - Final January 23, 2020 A proposal was submitted for Hideaway Beach Raking. The goal proposed is as follows: "Hideaway Beach Association (HBA) to work with Hideaway Beach Tax District to assume all beach raking maintenance." Primary beach raking maintenance will occur during a 30 week period, starting on October 17 and running through May 12 of each year. It is estimated that it will cost $5,418 per rake in the first year and estimated to cost $914 per rake for later years. This will be discussed further at the next meeting. (11) RATIFICATION FOR PEER REVIEW MOTION by Vice-Chair Barto, seconded by Member Fernstrum, that the Board approve using the remaining funds of the 2019 dredging to perform a peer review. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Vice-Chair Barto, Member Delawder, Member Fernstrum, Chair Freeman and Member Zinkan (12) BEACH ISSUES - Discussion - Member Fernstrum As previously discussed, Board members agreed that maintenance should be improved and more rakings should be performed. Tim Pinter, Public Works Director stated he will provide the Board with invoices showing what work has been done. (13) STATUS OF THE BEACH AND DREDGING ISSUES - Michael Poff Michael Poff of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) shared the 2020 services will require the physical monitoring surveys and reporting to comply with the permits. The Board again expressed their desire to expand the Nearshore Borrow Area to address the ongoing infilling of the lagoon and at the opening due to the sand transport off of Sand Dollar Island tip. Mr. Poff shared he will include in his proposal for the 2020 services an analysis of the infill and opportunities to expand the borrow area. He advised the Board that the expansion will be limited by the Aquatic Preserve Boundary and existing seagrasses. He recommended the Board have Humiston and Moore and their environmental consultant repeat the full seagrass survey as it will be necessary to evaluate for the expansion plan. Mr. Dabees agreed that he would draft up a proposal. (14) UPDATE OF TIGERTAIL ISSUES - Linda Colombo Linda Colombo, President of Friends of Tigertail Beach, asked if one or two Board members would be willing to speak at an event for Friends of Tigertail to show support. (15) REVIEW OF COLLIER CREEK PLAN AS IT AFFECTS HIDEAWAY BEACH Mr. Poff presented a DRAFT Technical Memorandum of the peer review that CEC performed of the County's Collier Creek Study and Management Plan. He shared a brief history of the inlet system and issues with beach erosion and management activities along Hideaway Beach. The key points of the County's Study and Management Plan included: APTIM’s numerical modeling was performed in accordance with industry standards. County and APTIM considered and assessed a sufficient number of alternatives. Hideaway has not overfilled the beach beyond the permitted limits. Permeable terminal groin recommended for the State Land Beach is consistent with CEC’s recommendation for a fourth T-groin on the State Land Beach which should help stabilize northern end of Hideaway Beach’s property (adjacent to pool). Removal and realignment of terminal jetty is consistent with CEC’s recommendation to relocate the existing jetty which should improve navigation With respect to proposed Sand Management Plan, recommendations expressed in the County’s presentation and in the report are somewhat different in scale and magnitude; and should be clarified for City of Marco Island Florida Page 3 Hideaway Beach Tax District Board Meeting Minutes - Final January 23, 2020 the District. Mr. Poff requested the Board email him individually with any comments on the DRAFT Technical Memorandum. (16) REVIEW OF PROCESS TO ELECT NEW TAX BOARD MEMBERS There was a lengthy discussion regarding the steps for selecting new Board members. (17) SCHEDULE NEXT BOARD MEETING The next meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. (18) RESIGNATION OF DICK FREEMAN AS BOARD MEMBER Members of the Board thanked Chair Freeman for all the work he has done for the Board. (19) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:35 P.M . PREPARED BY: ______________________________ Diana Aviles, Administrative Assistant City of Marco Island Florida Page 4