HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-18-2012 MinutesFORT PIERCE HARBOR ADVIfORV COMMITTEE
Meeting Held On
July 18, 2012
Convened at 3:05 P.M. Adjourned at 4:30 P.M.
This meeting of the Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee (FPHAC) was held Wednesday
July 18th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the 3"d Floor Conference Room in the Administration Building,
2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken. Quorum present.
Members Presents Mayor Bob Benton, City of Fort Pierce, Chair
Bradley). Currie, Land Design South, Vice Chair
Vice -Mayor Linda Bartz, City of PSL
Mary Chapman
Marty Laven, Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast
Members Absents Bill Thiess, FPUA/St. Lucie Village
David Sousa, St. Lucie Village
Warren Falls, Managing Director of ORCA
Gerald Kuklinski
Also Presents Katherine Barbieri, Assistant County Attorney
Sherry McCorkle, Assistant to Congressman Rooney Sherry McCorkle,
Don West, Public Works Director
Mark Satterlee, Planning, SLC
Jeff Weidner, FDOT
Lori Bear, AECOM
Pamela Adams, Adams Consulting Group
Joshua Revord, Dredging and Marine Resources
Linda Hudson, Candidate/CFP
Kevin Stinnette, Candidate House D84
Charles Grande, Candidate County Commissioner
Marty E. Murphy
George McArthur
Buzz Smyth
Sam Vates, Vates & Associates
Laura Turner
Jim Anaston-Karas
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NEW BUSINESSe N/A
OLD BU$INE$$s Presentation given to committee members by Jeff Weidner of the Florida
Department of Transportation on the Port Master Plan Report. The City of Fort Pierce and St.
Lucie County has accepted the report during their respective Board meetings in July.
Committee members discussed and agreed it is time to move forward to the next Phase
(Phase 2) for the Port Master Plan update. Attendees tossed around ideas and discussed some
thoughts they have for the next Phase.
Discussed began on dredging the Inlet Channel. Ken Roberts, of Indian River Terminal brought
some depth charts and information concerning the need for dredging. Indian River Terminal
has lost business recently due to the inability of large ships being able to pass through the
channel because of the depth. Members ask Jeff Weidner if the FDOT would be able to help
with an emergency dredging permit. Jeff said he heard about this and has his folks working on
it already.
Discussion on who is responsible for Corps permits, Don West informed members that the Inlet
maintenance permit is on a Federal Level, the Corps handles their own permits. For the
maintenance dredging the FDEP is involved. The County could apply for the permit on the
corps behalf and the cost could be between $300,000 and $500,000 and might take as long
as 3 to 4 years. The maintenance permits lapsed in 2003. In the past few years the County has
been lobbing the Corps to open or re -new the permit.
Ken Robert asked if they could spot dredge the Inlet Channel due to the emergent nature of
the situation. Jeff Weidner offered to do a letter to Jim Wolfe, FDOT, to see if they can help to
get a permit for emergency spot dredging from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Members would like to discuss this again under old business at the next meeting for an update.
Buzz Smyth addressed member asking them to write a letter to the Board of County
Commissioners concerning marking a worm reef that is a safety issue. Chairman Benton
suggested the FDEP also should be notified. Chairman Benton made a motion, Brad Currie
second, all agreed that a letter should go to the Board of County Commissioner and the FDEP
for help with marking the worm reef.
ADJOURNMENTS At 4:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. The next scheduled meeting to
be held is Wednesday August 15t" 2012 at 3:00 pm, in the 3rd Floor Conference Room.
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2012 SCHEDULED
3RD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH 0) 3 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM 3
• Wednesday - January lath
• Wednesday -February 15th
• Wednesday - March alst
• Wednesday -April lath
• Wednesday - May 161h (Cancelled)
• Wednesday - June ZOth (Cancelled)
e Wednesday - July lath
® Wednesday -August 15th
• Wednesday -September 19th
• Wednesday -October 17th
• Wednesday - November 21st
• Wednesday - December 19th
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