06/13/2018 Marine Advisory Board Meeting Minutes June 13, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
8:00 AM
Council Chambers
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair Edward O'Brien Jr., Board Member Michael Grohman, Board
Member Kevin Laughlin, Board Member Ken Marlow, and Board
Member Michael Mack
Absent 3 - Vice Chair Letitia Wold, Board Member Wade Carlisle, and Ex Officio
Member Eric Spaulding
Also Present: Ed Chesney, P.E. — Marine & Aviation Department Director, Michael
MacDonald - Marine & Aviation Operations Manager, Patricia O.
Sullivan — Board Reporter
1. Call To Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approval of Minutes
Approve March 14, 2018 Marine Advisory Board Minutes.
Member Laughlin moved to approve the minutes of the March 14,
2018 Marine Advisory Board meeting as submitted in written
summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda: None.
4. New Business Items
4.1 Report on Clearwater Harbor Marina Wave Attenuator Replacement
Update the Advisory Board on the status on the damaged wave attenuators
from Hurricane Irma.
Marine &Aviation Department Director Ed Chesney said replacement of
the Clearwater Harbor Marina Wave Attenuator at first was based on original
2009 As-Built drawings and would cost more than $750,000. Going with that
approach, future storms could cause failure again. Clearwater's Marine
Engineer of Record was hired to evaluate the cause of the failure,
determine the weakest points, and make recommendations. Pilings
supporting the attenuator tilted, possibly because they were not driven
deeply enough. The final design will be based on newer technology with
pilings internal to the dock system.
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After analyzing construction methods, staff determined the Construction
Manager at Risk method would be the most efficient. Boring data will
determine the ideal depth for new pilings. A dock builder was identified for
the attenuator; the project was in a production queue waiting for City Council
to approve a contract. The new design was estimated to cost more than
$500,000 and could be installed in late August. Insurance will cover 113 of
the costs and some FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds
were anticipated, although reimbursement may take years.
It was questioned if the City had recourse re the original contractor's
errors and omissions. Mr. Chesney said the last attenuator was designed
to withstand conditions seen during the passing of Hurricane Irma. While
Hurricane Irma's winds only reached 67 mph on Clearwater Beach, waves
pounded the downtown marina for 10 hours. No EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency) concerns re sea grass etc. were issues for the
replacement.
4.2 Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Update
Update the Advisory Board on the dredging operations being conducted by
the Army Corp of Engineers.
Marine &Aviation Operations Manager Michael MacDonald said the
short cut channel between the beach marina and Clearwater Pass Bridge
and the section between the 2 marinas would be dredged via a hopper
dredge. Mr. Chesney said the Army Corps was responsible for maintaining
Federal Channels. Channels were surveyed every other year, monitored,
and dredged about every 7 years.
4.3 2018/2019 Fiscal Year Marina Funding
Capital Improvement Project of$300,000 for next fiscal year on the Design
Criteria for the Beach Marina reconstruction.
Mr. Chesney said this was his first year overseeing the Marina's budget.
Funds currently set aside for repairs were insufficient. The downtown marina
was 8 years old and starting to show its age. To establish a nest egg, future
budgets will set aside $100,000 annually for routine maintenance and CIPs
(Capital Improvement Projects).
In response to a question, Mr. Chesney said while funds from new
restaurant leases were directed to the beach marina budget, reserves
remained below optimum thresholds. Both marinas operated as enterprise
funds and did not receive ad valorem taxes. Management had the ability to
increase boat slip rental rates 0- 10% annually.
Clearwater Beach Marina
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Mr. Chesney said the beach marina had expanded 3 times since it was built
in the 1950s. Replacement of the marina was scheduled for FY 2022/23
where $15 million was allocated in Penny for Pinellas 4 funds. The Marina
Department has allocated $300,000 in the FY 2018/19 budget to design an
efficient conceptual layout that will limit wasted space, determine the
number and size of slips, the type of dock system, electrical needs, location
of commercial tenants and large boats, and estimate construction costs.
Keeping the marina running during the staged construction of a new marina
will be challenging.
Mr. MacDonald said the practice of people from mooring boats tying up
skiffs etc. to the floating dock at the fuel dock had become dangerous; non
marina tenants will need to find other accommodations outside the marina.
Mr. Chesney said up to 10 kayaks tied to the floating dock all day created a
security risk. The marina never intended to provide bathroom and laundry
facilities or serve as an entry to the beach for people living on moored
boats. The marina was working to limit use of its facilities to permitted
tenants.
5. Old Business Item
In response to a question, Mr. Chesney said the State's 6 -year pilot program
on mooring fields ended in July 2017 and the anticipated follow -up report
had not been issued yet. The City Code did not recognize /define mooring
fields and had no ability to permit them. The owner of a proposed mooring
field in Mandalay Channel never applied for a County or City permit. The
City received no information re the mooring application submitted to the
Army Corps of Engineers.
6. Director's Report
Mr. Chesney requested board members to contact him prior to the next
meeting if they want items placed on the agenda.
7. Board Members to be Heard: None.
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 a.m.
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Chair - Marine Advisory Board
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