Waterways Advisory Committee

51 Bald Eagle Drive City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Waterways Advisory Committee Chair: Ben Farnsworth Vice-Chair: Rodger Parcelles Committee Members: Monica Pierce, Robert Roth, Steve Sokol, Rick Woodworth and Sam Young City Staff: Public Works Director Timothy E. Pinter, P.E. Thursday, August 16, 2018 9:00 AM Community Room (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Farnsworth called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 7- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Member Young, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Member Pierce (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA At the request of Vice-Chair Parcellas, Mr. Rick Woodworth introduced himself as the newest Committee Member of the Waterways Advisory Committee and commented he is pleased to be working on everyone's behalf. Member Young requested adding a discussion under New Business for monthly water testing and adding the Landmark waterways as a testing site. Chair Farnsworth advised those issues would be addressed during the water quality presentation from Turrell, Hall and Associates today. MOTION by Vice-Chair Parcelles, seconded by Member Pierce, to approve the Agenda. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Member Young, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES a. ID 18-286 April 19, 2018 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes MOTION by Member Pierce, seconded by Vice-Chair Parcelles, to approve the April 19, 2018 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Member Young, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final August 16, 2018 b. ID 18-287 May 17, 2018 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes MOTION by Member Pierce, seconded by Vice-Chair Parcelles, to approve the May 17, 2018 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Member Young, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth (6) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS The next Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting will be held on September 20, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. Community Affairs Director Dan Smith provided the Committee Members the following updates: *introduction of staff liaison Ms. Tonia Selmeski, Marco Island's Environmental Planner *meeting with Collier County has taken place and they are seeking direction from the Committee regarding water testing parameters Marco Island Environmental Planner Tonia Selmeski advised the Committee Members that Collier County will be hosting a public information meeting regarding red tide on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. located in the exhibit hall at the North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, Naples, Florida,34109. There will be a presentation from Molt Marine Laboratory and a question and answer session following. a. ID 18-433 Notice of Proposed Rule, 40E-8.221, F.A.C., Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels for Caloosahatchee River Chair Farnsworth advised this a public notice document and informed the Committee Members of the meeting scheduled for September 13, 2018, 9:00 A.M. at the South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, in the B-1 Auditorium, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach Florida, 33406. Environmental Planner Tonia Selmeski commented she received notification that Collier County is hosting a public information meeting regarding red tide on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. located in the Exhibit Hall at the North Collier Regional Park with a presentation and question and answer session from Molt Marine Laboratory. b. ID 18-432 City Council Direction Public Works Director Tim Pinter provided the Committee Members on the following: *City Council position on the Committee's remit (mission statement in Resolution) -that document is attached to every City Council agenda under Future Agenda -used for City Council to track the Committees and their tasks *He reminded the Committee of the Sunshine Law -items coming before the Committee are not to be discussed among the Members outside of the dais -any questions regarding the Sunshine Law, contact the City Clerk or City Attorney (7) PUBLIC COMMENT (TIME CERTAIN 10:00 A.M.) (Editorial History: From the Handbook for Boards and Committees: Section 7-705 Meetings and Public Input. “Audience speakers will not have to sign up to speak on Agenda Items, although those who do will go first. Audience speakers will be limited to one four-minute comment per agenda item and public comment session. Speaker time limits may be extended upon approval of the Chair.”) City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final August 16, 2018 Mr. Joe Riccio, 428 Marquesas Court, spoke about fertilizers, lawns and the different codes on the island and suggested decorative stone be used in the rear of the residence in lieu of grass. He believes it may minimize some of the issues with nitrogen. Mr. Bob Olson, 900 Montego Court, commented he has zero scaping at his residence. He recapped the presentation and said Marco Island is only testing at the minimum standards. It is his opinion that the Waterways Advisory Committee is being stifled by staff. He said there needs to be quality conversations on solutions. Mr. Bill Trotter, 720 North Collier Boulevard, reminded the Committee Members he approached them last season regarding Smokehouse Bay and the need to monitor the boats that are anchored there for extended periods of time. He commented he has not seen any police activity of them boarding those vessels to test the outflow into the canals. He offered to work with the Esplanade Marina to contact the Police Department for any boat anchored for more than a week and questioned what is happening with that program, where are the monitoring reports and it is his understanding that the police only make a report when a violation is observed. He is asking the Waterways Advisory Committee and City Cancel to mandate reports on every boarding and make those available to the public. Ms. Yvette Benarroch, 847 Rose Court, Owner of Affordable Landscaping, advised her company was recently targeted for blowing grass clippings into the stormdrains that came from a Committee Member of the Waterways Advisory Committee. She said in no way has her company intended to pollute the waterways, the company is a licensed has and her employees are trained. She believes there are too many unlicensed contractors and balance between the environment and tourist must be achieved and everyone needs to work together. Mr. Brett Wilson, 2071 San Marco Road, expressed his concerns with inorganic materials in the waterways, especially with the lack of tidal flow. He said he is afraid of the Coast Guard when is comes to violations and asked where boats in the mooring fields are discharging. Mr. Jason Bailey, 1727 Dogwood Drive, Owner of FCI Homes, spoke about the fertilizer ordinance with the MS4 component as well. He believes it would be helpful to put all the documents together in one place, eliminate redundancy and have an education component. With regards to the swales, he said to build up the swales to have a better balance to convey the water. (8) PRESENTATIONS a. ID 18-430 Turrell, Hall and Associates Water Quality Report (It is noted for the record, the presentation from Turrell, Hall and Associates can be viewed in its entirety by clicking on File ID 18-430.) Mr. Tim Hall with Turrell, Hall and Associates provided a presentation which is an analysis of data provided through the sampling efforts of the City and Collier County Pollution Control Laboratory regarding water quality and answered questions and concerns. (THE MEETING WENT INTO RECESS AT 11:00 A.M. IT IS NOTED FOR THE RECORD THE SAME COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE PRESENT WHEN THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 11:06 A.M.) Discussions ensued and Mr. Hall continued to answer the Committee Member's questions and concerns. Chair Farnsworth provided a summary after the presentation by saying the Committee needs to put together a source sampling program and nitrogen program for the City of Marco Island and suggested these two (2) items be placed on the next agenda for discussion, if staff can prepare in time. City of Marco Island Florida Page 3 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final August 16, 2018 Member Young recommended forming a tri committee between Affordable Landscaping, Code Enforcement, Beautification Advisory Committee, Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee and Waterways Advisory Committee to review and update the fertilizer ordinance. Committee Member Roth advised he would like to make a motion to City Council to formalize at the next meeting to retain a qualified firm to develop a first step action plan to look at the mitigation measures that may be available, however, there is already a motion on the floor. MOTION by Member Young, seconded by Member Roth, to hold a joint workshop with the Beautification Advisory Committee and pending Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee. MOTION FAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 3- Member Pierce, Member Young and Member Woodworth No: 4- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Roth and Chair Farnsworth Mr. Hall commented he will work with staff to put together an outline for a program that would answer different questions regarding nitrogen, a scope of services and assign some estimated cost and will try to forward to the next meeting. He believes the cost will be too much to assign to one (1) firm therefore, it needs to go out to bid. MOTION by Chair Farnsworth, seconded by Member Roth, to recommend City Manager Guillermo Polanco hire an engineering firm to look at future sampling, delineate the extend of nitrogen entering Marco Island waterways and put together some sort of nitrogen program for the next meeting. NO VOTE TAKEN ON THIS MOTION MOTION by Chair Farnsworth, seconded by Member Roth, to recommend City Manager Guillermo Polanco hire an engineering firm to look at future sampling, delineate the extend of nitrogen entering Marco Island waterways and put together some sort of nitrogen program for the next meeting, amended to identify potential mitigation measures. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 6- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth No: 1- Member Young (9) OLD BUSINESS a. ID 18-434 Seawall Owner’s Manual Committee Member Sokol provided an update on the final version of the seawall owner's manual and it was determined to add page numbers to the document and address steel pilings. MOTION by Member Sokol, seconded by Vice-Chair Parcelles, to approve version five (5) of the Seawall Owner's Manual with the suggested changes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 6- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth, Chair Farnsworth and Member Woodworth No: 1- Member Young City of Marco Island Florida Page 4 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final August 16, 2018 b. ID 18-431 Discussion Item - Boating Safety Committee Member Pierce provided an update on the boating safety brochures. She advised they have been printed and being distributed to the marinas, however, there were some minor changes that did not make the final draft regarding pump out station locations. (10) NEW BUSINESS a. Policy discussion for the timely replacement of ATONS and PATONS It was suggested Public Works Director Tim Pinter provide a report and timeline of the missing, repaired or replaced Atons and Patons and forward to the next Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting. (11) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS Committee Member Young recommended twice monthly meetings, however Staff Liaison Dan Smith recommended a lighter agenda to get things accomplished in lieu of twice a month meetings. Chair Farnsworth commented in the goals and objectives, the Committee meets every other month. MOTION by Member Woodworth, seconded by Member Young, to ask the City Manager to extend the meeting time by more than two (2) hours, to at least three (3) hours. MOTION FAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 2- Member Young and Member Woodworth No: 5- Vice-Chair Parcelles, Member Sokol, Member Pierce, Member Roth and Chair Farnsworth (12) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:58 A.M. ____________________________________ Ben Farnsworth, Waterways Advisory Committee Chair PREPARED BY: ______________________________ Lisa Smith, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 5