Waterways Advisory Committee

City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:00 AM Community Room Waterways Advisory Committee Chair: Rick Woodworth Vice-Chair: David Crain Committee Members: Robert Roth, Steve Sokol, Philip Thompson, William Trotter City Staff: Jason Tomassetti, P.E., Diana Aviles Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 18, 2020 (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Woodworth called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 6- Vice-Chair Crain, Member Roth, Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Trotter and Chair Woodworth (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Chair Woodworth. (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION by Vice-Chair Crain, seconded by Member Roth, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 6- Vice-Chair Crain, Member Roth, Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Trotter and Chair Woodworth (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ID 20-885 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2020 MOTION by Vice-Chair Crain, seconded by Member Thompson, that the Minutes of May 21, 2020 be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 6- Vice-Chair Crain, Member Roth, Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Trotter and Chair Woodworth (6) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS a. Monthly Water Testing Storm Water Engineer Jason Tomassetti let the Committee know that the test results from May were still not available. b. ERD Update Mr.Tomassetti also advised the Committee that Dr. Harper of Environmental Research & Design, Inc. will not have results available to share until October. c. Wastewater Plant Tour Per Mr. Tomassetti, Water & Sewer General Manager Jeff Poteet is still intending to host the Committee on a tour of the water treatment facility at a future date. The Committee reaffirmed its interest in participating in this opportunity. d. Waterways Cleanup – Marco Island Realtor’s Association Mr. Tomassetti confirmed that Ms. Newton and the Marco Island Realtor's Association is still planning to conduct its cleanup event on July 11th. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 18, 2020 e. Website WAC & PW Mr. Tomassetti advised the Committee that he would have Dr. Harper's updated information and schedule on the Waterways Advisory Committee's web page by the end of June. (7) PUBLIC COMMENT No citizen comments were brought forward during this portion of the agenda. (8) PRESENTATIONS No presentations were brought forward during this portion of the agenda. (9) OLD BUSINESS a. Marketing Proposal/Educational Brochure – Member Sokol Member Sokol created a tri-fold that Vice-Chair Crain reviewed with the Committee. Several changes were recommended and accepted. b. Fishkill Cleanup – Chair Woodworth ID 20-785 City of Sanibel Fish Clean-up As of the date of the meeting, there was nothing new to report regarding plans to address future fish kill cleanups. No new allocation of funds were added to the budget. Member Sokol indicated his intention to look into the matter. Chair Woodworth believes that the City should have a plan and a process in place in the event that this issue resurfaces. c. MS4 Ordinance – Chair Woodworth Mr. Tomassetti advised the Committee that it was his intention to wait for Dr. Harper's report before proposing modifications to the MS4 Ordinance. d. Swale Grading – Chair Woodworth Chair Woodworth asked Jason Tomassetti to provide the Committee with the City's swale grading specifications. It was observed that those specifications are also available on the City's website. e. Marine Sanitation & Mooring ID 20-850 Marine Sanitation and Mooring Issues The Committee believes that a policy should be in place so that residents know whom to contact regarding observed or suspected marine sanitation or mooring violations. The Committee also agreed to request details of the procedure to resolve how these issues are recorded. It was concluded that any citizen-observed issues should be reported to the Marco Island Police Department. (10) NEW BUSINESS Chair Woodworth alerted the Committee and City Staff of three sunken boats currently in the Marco River. Storm Water EngineerTomassetti indicated that he would investigate and report back on potential resources that could be contacted to address this hazard. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 18, 2020 (11) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS No further Committee Communications were offered. (12) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m. PREPARED BY: ______________________________ Diana Aviles, Administrative Assistant City of Marco Island Florida Page 3