Waterways Advisory Committee

City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, November 17, 2016 9:00 AM Community Room Waterways Advisory Committee Chair: James Timmerman Vice-Chair: Rodger Parcelles Ben Farnsworth, Phares Heindl, Walter Jaskiewicz, Steve Fleischer, Rudy Landwaard City Staff: Tim Pinter, Mary Husted Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 17, 2016 (1) ROLL CALL Present: 5- Ben Farnsworth, Walter Jaskiewicz, Phares Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Steve Fleischer Excused: 1- Vice-Chair Rodger Parcelles Absent: 1- Rudy Landwaard (2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Member Fleischer to approve the agenda, seconded by Member Farnsworth. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Member Fleischer Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard (3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION by Member Fleischerto approve the September 15, 2016 Minutes, seconded by Member Jaskiewicz, MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Member Fleischer Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard Approval of September 15, 2016 Minutes Attachments: MeetingMinutes29-Sep-2016-10-03-35.pdf (4) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Pinter advised that Mr. Jaskiewicz, Mr. Timmerman and Mr. Landward's positions will be changing due to the election of the new Council members. The City Clerk will be sending out notifications seeking volunteers to take these positions. The remaining members terms expire in February 2019. With Mr. Landwaard's resignation, the WAC will be operating with six members until a new member is appointed. (5) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS Discussion regarding member term limits continued. Mr. Pinter directed the Committee to Ordinance 13-04 which is the law regarding this. There was further discussion on what the WAC could accomplish in the interim time period and the direction the Committee should be headed in moving into the future. Mr. Pinter advised that the new Committee should look at the mission statement which hasn't been updated in four years to determine their goals and objectives. (6) OLD BUSINESS 1 ACTION ITEM: ATONS(AIDS TO NAVIGATION) & PATONS (PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION -JAMES TIMMERMAN Mr. Timmerman advised that he had communications with Chris D'Arco from Collier County in reference to the "No Wake" signs on the west side of the Marco Bridge in the Marco River. They have contacted the U.S. Coast Guard and they are in the process of gaining permission to install those markers. They have City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 17, 2016 decided that they want to mount them permanently on the fenders of the bridge. Mr. Pinter advised they have completed the entire task as outlined by the City Mangager for FY16. All the markers that can be replaced or repaired in Factory Bay, Collier Bay and Smokehouse Bay have been completed with the exception of the ones with Osprey nests on them. He advised that they are waiting for the environemental specialiast to obtain a permit so that the nests may be temporarily moved. Once that is completed everything that was promised to be done for this year will have been done and they will move on to the next phase of marker replacements for FY17. A contractor is being selected to replace the 3 markers in Factory Bay that were discussed and the new 3A that the Committee agreed to have installed. There has been some discussion with County regarding the Caxambas Pass area and some of the signage there. Promises have been made that it will be taken care of but we have not seen much activity. Debbie Roddy - Watson Rd., Vice Chair, Coastal Advisory Committee. The County is working with the Coast Guard to replace Markers 5 & 7 in Caxambas Pass. 2 ACTION ITEM: OCEAN HABITATS UPDATE - JAMES TIMMERMAN Mr. Wolfe could not attend today's meeting. Mr. Timmerman displayed a habitat assembled by the Marco Island Academy. Through the support of the City there has been research which has led to the improvement in the methods of constructing the habitats including new PVC materials which has reduced the cost significantly. Thank you to MIA and the City of Marco Island. The organization went through the FDEP (Mr. Steves) and has been granted a dominimous exemption for the installation throuout the man made canal waterways of Marco. This will impact the installation of habitats in waterways throughout Florida. Also shown was a photograph of a habitat which was installed on May 18th and the new growth which occurred within 120 days. The growth has been phenomenal and what you would normally see in a year. A video of the installation day was also displayed. Mr. Wolfe asked Mr. Timmerman to thank everyone for their support of this project. 3 ACTION ITEM: COMMERCIAL VESSELS-BEN FARNSWORTH Mr. Farnsworth indicated that commercial vessels are picking the right tidal moments to navigate through the intersection of Collier Creek and the Marco River and it does not appear to be an issue at this time. Mr. Pinter added that perhaps the County dredging has helped to improve the passage. This item will be removed from future agendas. 4 DISCUSSION ITEM: REVIEW OF ENGINEER OF RECORD BULKHEAD CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT- JAMES TIMMERMAN Mr. Timmerman advised that over the last several months there has been some bulkhead installation issues brought to the attention of the City Manager and the Chief Building Official. Individuals expressing concern on this issue are not present at the meeting today. Mr. Timmerman is comfortable that the City is handling this issue. Mr. Timmerman advised to leave this on the agenda as a discussion item for the next meeting. Public Comment Brian Gilmore, Collier Seawall and Dock. He advised that he had an issue with a 160 ft. seawall that had expeirienced a 15 foot long area that was pushed out approximately 8 inches which was brought to his attention about a year after construction. He went ahead and replaced the wall for the customer at his City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 17, 2016 expense. He doesn't know why the government needs to be involved in this issue at this time. The contractors are handling the issues and standing behind their work. It has only happened to him twice in 15 years. Discussion followed regarding the contractor's being insured. There was also discussion regarding the ordinance which does allow for the owner to have the City inspect the construction at an additional expense. This issue will be left on the agenda as a discussion item. (7) NEW BUSINESS 1 DISCUSSION ITEM: SMOKEHOUSE BAY MOORING FIELD & ANCHORAGE - JAMES TIMMERMAN The individuals from the Esplanade who requested to present on this issue are not available. This will remain on the agenda as as discussion item for the next meeting. 2 DISCUSSION OF TEMPORARY USE PERMITS/STAGING PERMITS FOR SEAWALL MANUFACTURING-REVISED ORDINANCE-TIM PINTER Mr. Pinter advised the history of this ordinance. This is a staging permit on land which is the same as any other temporary use permit that is required for building. It is for a dry land staging permit to build the seawall panels. It is the same as any other temporary use permit for any construction permit and does not have to do with seawalls or waterways specifically. Mr. Timmerman gave some history on the issue. A certain contractor on the island that does not have a yard or storage area in a commercially designated area had used for an extended period of time a set of vacant lots for this purpose. The City allows a certain amount of time to use the staging areas for a particular project. Contractors can apply for an extended period of time for the staging area and use the vacant lot for other properties or permits. Mr. Timmerman asked if this is something the WAC would like to address and if so it will be added to a future agenda as an Action Item. There was discussion as to whether this issue falls under the purview of the WAC Committee. Public Comment Brian Gilmore, Collier Seawall and Dock, stated that he would be happy to go to the next Planning Board meeting to discuss this issue. He has the same sentiment on this as he did on the previous issue. He does not understand the continued focus on his industry. New home construction ties up the vacant lots for over a year. MOTION by Member Farnsworth, seconded by Member Jaskiewicz, that the Waterways Committee delcine to review this issue because the Planning Board has an adequate capability to handle it. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 4- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl and Member Fleischer No: 1- Chairman Timmerman Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard City of Marco Island Florida Page 3 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 17, 2016 3 REVIEW OF "SEAWALL OWNERS MANUAL": AND DISCUSSION TO INCLUDE BASIC FACTS REGARDING STANDARD SEAWALL CONSTRUCITON-JAMES TIMMERMAN Mr. Timmerman advised that the last time the manual was reviewed was in April 2014. Mr. Timmerman feels that there are items that can be reviewed and changed. Mr. Pinter will verify that the committee has a final version to review. The City Manager suggested that the manual should explain how the process works in regards to inspections, the engineer's role in the process and how the system works within the ordinance. MOTION by Member Farnsworth, seconded by Member Fleischer, that tthe Waterways Committee review the Seawall Owners Manual. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Member Fleischer Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard 4 FUNDING FOR ATON AND PATON REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT-TIM PINTER Mr. Pinter advised that there is $12,000 in the Public Works Operating Budget to replace and maintain navigation lights on bridges. $7,500 in budget to replace markers . The goal is to replace all 60 within the next five years. There is $19,500 total in his budget for Waterways. There are no Waterways Committee discretionary funds available. Discussion regarding budgeting in the future for Waterway's projects ensued. Mr. Timmerman highly recommended finding out the budget process to plan for 2018. MOTION by Member Heindl to add to the next meeting's agenda an evaluation of the budget needs of the Wateryway Committee, seconded by Chairman Timmerman, that this be approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Member Fleischer Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard 5 DISCUSSION ITEM: CREATION OF A FUNDING MECHANISM TO ALLOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALST TO ATTEND WAC MEETINGS- JAMES TIMMERMAN Up until approximately 2 years the City's environmental specialist attended the WAC meetings and had given updates on water quality and any other waterways environmental issues. Mr. Timmerman advised that he was informed that Mr. Chustz is a part-time employee and not available to attend the WAC meetings. He feels it is of utmost importance that he attend these meetings. His recommendation is to as a committee to do what needs to be done to appropriate funds to the budget so that he can attend these meetings on a regular basis. Mr. Heindl felt there should be a follow up mechanism to act on the information presented to the Committee by Mr. Chustz. Mr. Timmerman advised the committee to look at the 11/14/16 Growth Management report page 3 which indicated that there are impaired waterways around Marco Island. The Committee decided to Include the more frequent attendance of environmental specialist in the budget discussions. Committee members will research the Growth Management Report and impaired waters and discuss at the next meeting. City of Marco Island Florida Page 4 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 17, 2016 6 DISCUSSION ITEM: EMAIL FROM ANDREW MOULTON REGARDING CANAL DEPTHS Discussion of Mr. Andrew Moulton's email regarding canal depth. Mr. Pinter advised that a preliminary examination that did not show the issues mentioned in the email Mr. Timmerman will advise Mr. Moulton to contact Mr. Pinter. (8) PUBLIC COMMENT None. (9) ADJOURN The next meeting was scheduled for December 15th contingent upon staff availability. The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 AM. MOTION by Member Farnsworth to adjourn, seconded by Member Fleischer, that this be approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Farnsworth, Member Jaskiewicz, Member Heindl, Chairman Timmerman and Member Fleischer Not Present: 2- Vice-Chair Parcelles and Member Landwaard City of Marco Island Florida Page 5