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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Workshop March 26, 2013Roundtable Discussion of St. Lucie County Corps of Engineers Projects and Priorities St. Lucie County, Jacksonville District of the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Office of Representative Patrick Murphy, FL-18 Tuesday, March 26 9:30 am St. Lucie County Administrative Offices Roger Poitras Administration Annex Conference Room #3, 3"~ Floor 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Meeting Agenda I) Introduction a. Welcome by St. Lucie County Commission Chair Tod Mowery b. Intro remarks by Rep. Pahick Murphy c. Intro remarks by Col. Al Dodd d. Introductions of other roundtable participants 2) Discussion of County Project Priorities a. St. Lucie County beach projects i. Fort Pierce Beach 1. Current physical status of the beach and short-term band-aids to erosion under consideration (Richard Bouchard) 2. Update on efforts to secure FCCE and CG funding to restore the project to its full design template (ACOE, Murphy) 3. If successful, brief discussion of timing of potential nourishment (County -and ACOE) 4. If unsuccessful, next steps to ensure full nourishment of project (ACOE, County, Murphy) 5. Discussion of GRR; WRDA language needed to incorporate t-groins and extend project life (County and ACOE) ii. St. Lucie County Feasibility Study 1. Update on recent activity, including local project (Bouchard) 2. Impediments to continuation of study effort (ACOE) a. Funding, other challenges 3. Next Steps: what do County, Congress need to do? b. Fort Pierce Inlet Dredging i. Discussion of current status of Inlet; update on recent minor County dredging project (Don West) ii. Update on efforts to secure emergency O&M funding to restore project to its pre- Sandy condition (ACOE and Murphy) iii. Other items c. Everglades Restoration i. Update on Ten Mile Creek (ACOE) ii. Vision for the future of Ten Mile Creek project (County) 1. What can be done to move this forward and actually allow the project to serve a water quality benefit? iii. Other items d. Sediment Assessment and Needs Determination (SAND) Study i. Proposed next steps for SAND study? Timeline? (ACOE) 3) Next Steps/Action Items 4) Closing Comments St. Lucie County Attendees Commission Chair Tod Mowery Commmissioner Chris Dzadovsky Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Commissioner Kim Johnson Commissioner Paula Lewis Faye Outlaw, County Administrator Robert Bentkofsky, Assistant County Adminishator Don West, Director of Public Works Richard Bouchard, Senior Coastal Engineer Michael Brillhart, Business Manager Greg Burns, Van Scoyoc Associates Office of Representative Mm•uhv Attendees Patrick Murphy, Congressman Michael Kenny, District Du~ector Candace Walls, Constituent Services Representative Army Corns of l;ngineers Attendees Colonel Al Dodd, District Commander Jackie Keiser, Chief, Coastal and Navigation Section, Programs and Project Management South Florida Water Management Dist. SFWMD Staff SFWMD Staff City of Fort Pierce Nick Mimms, Deputy City Manager Indian River Terminal Ken Roberts