HomeMy Public PortalAbout2009917BTFMinutes.pdfTybee Island Beach Task Force Minutes: September 17, 2009
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Members Present: Amy Lanier, Bert Adams, Cecil DeLorme, Dan Parrott, Freda
Rutherford, Harry Spirides, Harvey Ferrelle, Helen Downing,
Henry Levy, Jimmy Burke, John Wylly, Lou Off, Mary
McCracken, Shirley Sessions, Wick Searcy William Sprague
Members Absent: Greg Stoeffler, Mark Smith,
Visitors / Ex-Officios Present: Diane Schleicher, Joe Richardson,
CALL TO ORDER (Agenda Item 1):
Amy Lanier called the meeting to order.
ATTENDANCE AND GUESTS (Agenda Item 2):
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Agenda Item 3):
Harvey Ferrelle motioned to approve the minutes from August. Lou Off seconded. All approved.
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORT (Agenda Item 4):
Hampton Spradley, COE Representative, was unable to attend the meeting; therefore, no report
2008 POST-RENOURISHMENT STATUS (Agenda Item 5):
1. Sand Compaction Tests – Refer to Diane Schleicher’s Bid Results comments in Item 6.
2. Sand Fencing – City Staff is working with Dan Parrott on plans to place sand fencing on the river
side of the beach and the south side of the beach. Sand fencing has been placed on the “hot spots.”
Henry Levy made a motion to place more sand fencing on Second Street in front of the emerging
dune. Berta Adams seconded. Only eight approved. Motion was not carried forward. Dan Parrott
made a motion to contact Brad Gane and have his input for the specifics of location and size of sand
fencing. Mary McCracken seconded. Motion was approved.
3. Refund Check – No Update.
TOPOGRAPHIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC BID RESULTS (Agenda Item 6):
1. Diane Schleicher commented on the price range of different bids. She suggested that the low bidder
not be picked because they did not have experience in ocean work, only lakes. She also suggested
that second lowest bidder be chosen because of the previous work they have done for the City.
2. Lou Off made a motion to have the top three qualified low proposals meet with Diane Schleicher,
Dan Parrott, Amy Lanier and a COE representative to interview and decide which best meets the
COE’s requirements. John Wylly seconded. All approved.
CHANNEL IMPACT PHASE II STATUS (Agenda Item 7):
No updates yet.
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SCOPE OF WORK (For Study on Interim Renourishment Beach Management) (Agenda Item 8):
1. Committee of Diane Schleicher, Amy Lanier, Dan Parrott, and Berta Adams met to discuss the scope
of work. Dan Parrott reviewed the Draft Scope of Work with the Beach Task Force members. There
was discussion on what is a “design storm.”
2. Amendments: Item 1, recommend how to develop and maintain the optimal sand dune system. Item
5, evaluate whether the Pier and Pavilion impedes the natural flow of the sand. Item 6, review and
comment on Beach Management Plan items related to sand conservation.
3. Berta Adams made a motion to approve the draft scope of work with amendments to be submitted to
the City Council for their use in putting out a request for proposal to Coastal Engineers. Seconded by
Helen Downing. Motion was approved.
BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE UPDATE (Agenda Item 9):
Freda Rutherford gave sub-committee update. Brad Gane from DNR has been given the second draft of the
plan for review and feedback. He has not responded yet. Sub-committee recommends that BTF secretary be
responsible for archiving all Beach Task Force related documents and coordinate with Live Oak Library to
make those documents available to the public. Sub-committee will also be researching ownership issue of
land using a GPS.
NORTH BEACH SAND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE (Agenda Item 10):
Sub-committee did not meet and has no updates.
NOURISHMENT AND FUNDING COMMITTEE UPDATE (Agenda Item 11):
1. Sub-Committee did not meet but reported that they are working to meet with Pat Farrell and Jack
Kingston to talk about Federal funding for future renourishments. Georgia Port Authority was
discussed as a possible funding source that should be further looked into.
2. Berta Adams made a motion to ask City Council to prepare a presentation by November 1st to be
made to the County Commissioners at the invitation of Pat Farrell and have available members of the
BTF be invited to support the City Council’s presentation. Seconded by Shirley Sessions. All
approved.
OLD SEA WALL (Agenda Item 12):
1. Letter – Amy Lanier read letter from Mayor Buelterman to Colonel Kertis. Letter was discussed and
Dan Parrott suggested that the wording “built with Federal funds under the auspices of the Federal
government,” be changed to “built with Federal funds under the auspices of the Department of the
Army.” Berta Adams suggested that the wording “asking for assistance” be changed to “let us know
how you will resolve this situation,” and to include a note from the Mayor (written by Dan Parrott) to
Congressmen who were copied on the letter asking them to take action at the congressional level to
authorize the COE to perform this task. Freda Rutherford made motion to have the Mayor send the
letter as amended. Jimmy Burke seconded. All approved.
2. Signage Status – No Update.
3. Monitoring Status – No Update.
NEW BUSINESS (Agenda Item 13):
MEETING ADJOURNED (Agenda Item 14):