Beach Nourishment Committee Meeting

Name: Beach Nourishment Committee Meeting — Ogden Dunes, IN
Start: 2024-09-17
End: 2024-09-17
Location: Ogden Dunes, IN

Regular Meeting

Ogden Dunes, IN · September 17, 2024

Agenda Minutes

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Minutes Beach Nourishment Committee Meeting September 17, 2024 Meeting called to order by Sandy Boyer 6:37 P.M. at Fire House Attendees: Sandy Boyer, Bruce Boyer, John Lawicki, Peter Mavrelis, Paul Panther, Al Halline , David Snyder, Michele Bonneau, Scott Kingan, Chuck Sheaff, CJ Jackson Minutes of the August 20 meeting were approved All members of the committee signed thank you letters to 15 donors for the three aluminum stairs to the beach REPORTS: Reconciliation: Scott No change from last month. Final settlement will come after mitigation is settled. Litigation: Scott The Brack case: no new information OD vs USACE and NPS: mitigation will probably be waved if maintenance for the revetment is provided. Save the Dunes case: Any arguments opposing the placement of beach protection are weak and will not stop the central project. CONSTRUCTION: Bruce and Scott Sandy and Bruce have informally polled homeowners on the north side of shore drive. There are a substantial number who want to proceed and many who are strongly considering joining the project. Some homeowners do not want to participate. Bruce has done some inquires on stone acquisition from quarries. Five ton armor stone will be the key for durability for this section of the project. Much discussion followed on how the project should be put out for bidding. All monies will need to be donated before construction can begin. We will continue to present cost estimates to every homeowner. We expect to complete the project in the next six months. EZ beach steps: Sandy Sandy reported on the completion of steps for access 7,9 and 16. Work was also completed preparing the accessway for 16. It was recommended that orange vinyl snow fencing not be placed because of the difficulty removing it. Homeowners who have any orange fencing are encouraged to remove it. NEW BUSINESS: Scott The USACE will be removing sand from Burns ditch and placing either on or 300 feet off Portage beach. This will help restore sand to our beach. Michele and CJ It was suggested having a presence at the Centennial festivities Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 Next meeting October 15. Respectfully submitted Peter Mavrelis

Agenda

Beach Nourishment Committee Agenda September 17, 2024 Approve minutes from August meeting. Recognition for donors will go on FB pages. Thank you letters for EZ Steps donors are ready to sign. Reports Reconciliation - Scott Litigation & Mitigation - Scott ▪ Save the Dunes ▪ Brack ▪ OD v USACE & NPS Construction next steps - Bruce EZ Beach Steps ▪ Lower handrail installation for access 7 and 9 steps ▪ The Town is adding a short rail on the east side of the steps at 7 to keep people from accidentally going onto the rocks. ▪ Access 16 installation • The sand fences along the south side of the wall were removed. We could not get out all the orange plastic as it was grown into the grass, so we got what we could and got all the posts. I hope homeowners will remove the rest of the plastic, even if they can only do it a little at a time. • The vegetation on the path owned by the Town was removed. Thanks to my elves, Allan, Patty, & John. • ODHA trimmed back the overgrowth on the accessway that they own. • We did not collect any additional funds for Access 16. Donations ▪ Requesting donations for homeowners for phase II and III • I am working on documents for homeowners in the central and west end. We need a summary of points to hand out as we talk to people. New Business Old Business Community Comments/Questions Issues on hold: gifts purchased for donors, matrix, beach storage for kayaks and paddleboards. Next meeting: 6:30, October 15

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