08/18/1999ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 18, 1999 - 4:00 PM
Present: Whitney Gray Chair
Alan Smith Vice-Chair
David Rhame Board Member
Dennis Kellenberger Board Member
Absent Allan Stowell Board Member
Also Present: Tom Miller Asst. Director Engineering/PD&E
Leslie Dougall-Sides Asst. City Attorney
Nina Clark Staff Assistant II
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m in the Commission Chambers of City Hall.
ITEM #A - Approval of Minutes - July 21, 1999: Member Rhame moved to approve the minutes of July 21, 1999 as submitted.
ACTION: Approved. Carried unanimously.
ITEM #B - Commission Liaison Report: Commissioner Clark requested that the minutes of the EAB meeting be sent to the Commission in draft form so that they would receive them more quickly.
ACTION: Staff to follow up on request.
ITEM #C - City Correspondence : Presented appointment of Ms. Freda Drake, reappointment of Alan Smith, invitation to Coopers Point millenium celebration on October 9th, and letter from
Historic Bayview Association on Snyder Supreme Court decision.
ACTION: Approved. Motion to authorize staff to draft an appropriate letter to the City Commission to present the Environmental Advisory Board’s position. (for signature by the EAB
Chair.)
ITEM #D - Monthly Site Plan Assessment Review Summary : Presented project assessment sheet with no projects receiving sufficient points to require further EAB evaluation.
ACTION: None
ITEM #E 1. OLD BUSINESS:
Otter Trawl Protocol and Permit for marine organism harvesting, issued to Clearwater Marine Aquarium reviewed by members.
ACTION: Staff to send a letter to Captain Gary Folden of Peace Harbor, Inc. and Captain Richard Howard of Southern Sun Charters to transmit the protocol and permit.
Staff to draft a letter from the EAB to the Community Redevelopment Agency requesting support to preserve the Connolly property in accordance with the EAB’s environmentally sensitive
lands list .
ACTION: None.
ITEM #E 2 - NEW BUSINESS
Chair Member Gray presented a draft presentation to the Commission on the purpose, function and accomplishments of the Environmental Advisory Board for approval.
ACTION: None
Town Pond Buy-In District and associated policies for Board discussion.
ACTION: None
Stevenson Creek Appointee: Staff requested appointment of a member to assist in development of the Stevenson Creek Watershed Management Plan on the Technical Advisory Committee.
ACTION: Postponed until September
ITEM #F - Citizens Agenda
No Citizens in attendance
ITEM #G - Future Agenda
Marine Advisory Board Seagrass input follow-up (Leslie Dougall-Sides)
S.T.A.R.T. Issue
Elections
Town Pond
EAB Video
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.