Waterways Advisory Committee

City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:00 AM Community Meeting Room Waterways Advisory Committee Chair: David Crain Vice-Chair: William Trotter Committee Members: Steve Sokol, Philip Thompson, Michael Welty, Martin Winter, Eugene Wordehoff City Staff: Jason Tomassetti, P.E., Tracey Barnett Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2021 (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Crain called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 6- Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Welty, Member Winter, Member Wordehof and Chair Crain Absent: 1- Vice-Chair Trotter Also Present City Councilor Joe Rola City Staff: Jason Tomassetti, Storm Water Engineer Martin Luna, Video/Broadcast Technician Tracey Barnett, Administrative Assistant Public Works Department (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Chair Crain. (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION by Member Wordehoff, seconded by Member Thompson, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 6- Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Welty, Member Winter, Member Wordehof and Chair Crain (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ID 21-1889 Approval of the Minutes from WAC meeting on 9/16/21 Will approve next meeting December 16, 2021. ID 21-1880 Approval of the Minutes from WAC Meeting on 10/21/21 MOTION by Member Wordehoff, seconded by Member Thompson, that the Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2021 be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 6- Member Sokol, Member Thompson, Member Welty, Member Winter, Member Wordehof and Chair Crain (6) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS a. Water Quality Test Results (October) Mr. Jason Tomassetti advised the Committee that the Water Quality results for October are posted to the website. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2021 b. Surface Water Quality Monitoring RFP Mr. Jason Tomassetti advised the Committee that the Request for Proposal (RFP) had been issued, with the intention of having a company selected and ready to go in January. The contract will be for three years, with an annual renewal option. The current provider is currently operating under a month-to-month basis and is among the potential candidates to provide this service going forward. c. Proposed Stormwater Management Requirements Spoke more on this later in the meeting under New Business10b. d. Recommendation to City Council Briefly commented on this but spoke more later in the meeting under New Business 10c. (7) PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Jack Williams (Colonial Ave.) questioned why the Committee was discussing water discharges from residential homes when Dr. Harper of Environmental Research & Design clearly concluded that storm water runoff was not a major contributing factor to the Island’s impaired waterways. Chair Crain reminded Mr. Williams that direct-to-canal discharges are illegal, and that is why the Committee is devoting time and attention to addressing it. (8) PRESENTATIONS None. (9) OLD BUSINESS a. Public Education/ Social Media- Update (Member Sokol) ID 21-1982 Public Education/ Social Media Member Sokol expressed concern that placing informational materials on the front door handles of residential homes may not be the most effective way to educate the public. As an alternative, he proposed that the Committee consider recording and broadcasting information via its Marco Island TV cable channel on the status of the Island’s water quality, fertilizer restrictions and various water safety topics. (10) NEW BUSINESS a. Phosphorus Removal (Member Wordehoff) ID 21-1983 Phosphorus Removal Member Wordehoff shared his report on removing phosphorus and restoring oxygen. Recognizing that reuse water has been identified as a root-source of water quality degradation in recent studies. Marco Island water treatment plant removes nitrogen but not phosphorus. He noted that a project has been initiated to eliminate phosphorus in the reuse water. Member Wordehoff showed different options for removing phosphorus, some being quite costly. The Committee discussed getting a qualified engineering company to look into the technologies available. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2021 b. Stormwater Management Ordinance (Jason Tomassetti) ID 21-1984 Stormwater Management Ordinance Mr. Jason Tomassetti noted that the current stormwater ordinance does not specify any requirements for the development or redevelopment of single family residences. He will be rewriting the ordinance to include stormwater runoff standards for residential homes. His plan is to propose rain gardens, exfiltration trenches, or vegetative strips, to name a few. The revised ordinance will be brought before the City Council for further review, discussion and approval. c. Recommendation to City Council (Chair Crain) ID 21-1985 Recommendations to City Council The Committee initiated discussion of the list of water quality improvement actions suggested by the City Manager and Dr. Harper. The discussion will continue at the Committee's next meeting. (11) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS a. Member Availability for Next Meeting December 16, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. All Members indicated their intent to be available for the next meeting on December 16, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. b. Sharing of Thoughts on Topics of Committee Interest (All) None. (12) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Committee, Chair Crain adjourned the meeting at 11:00 A.M. ___________________________________________________ Tracey Barnett, Administrative Assistant Public Works Department City of Marco Island Florida Page 3