Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 9:00 AM City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Community Room Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Chair: Jim Scarpa Vice-Chair: Nathaniel O'Donnell Members: Lindsay Boehner, Mark Morze, John Quinlan, Linda Ryan, David Rasmussen Staff Liaison: Kathryn Grigsby Meeting Minutes - Final

April 17, 2024Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final (1) CALL TO ORDER (2) ROLL CALL Chair Scarpa called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner Present: 7 - (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Chair Scarpa. (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION by Member Rasmussen, seconded by Member Ryan, that this be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ID 24-3572 March 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes MOTION by Member Ryan, seconded by Member Quinlan, that this Minutes be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - (6) OLD BUSINESS a. Budget Kathryn Grigsby updated the committee members on their remaining budget amount. Committee members discussed prices on new equipment for Beach clean-ups. Brittany Piersma from Audubon Western Everglades requested some support for the Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee to continue the Gopher tortoise research. MOTION by Member Quinlan, seconded by Member Boehner, to purchas fifty (50) grabbers from ACE Hardware. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - MOTION by Member Quinlan, seconded by Member Rasmussen, to allocate $200.00 to replenish beach clean-up buckets . MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Page 1City of Marco Island Florida

April 17, 2024Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - MOTION by Member Quinlan, seconded by Member Rasmussen, to purchase twelve buckets and labels not exceeding $400 dollars. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - Member Ryan requested a motion to found Audubon Western Everglades $735 dollars. Motion failed 3-4 Member Boehenr requested to change the language on the motion from tip to labor. MOTION by Member Boehner, seconded by Member Quinlan, to fund Audubon Western Everglades $1000 dollars to complete the gopher tortoise study. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: Member Morze, Vice-Chair O'Donnell, Member Quinlan, Member Ryan, Chair Scarpa, Member Rasmussen and Member Boehner 7 - b. Turtle Season Window Clings Committee members discussed purchasing and designing Turtle Season Window Clings. c. Status Update from each Committee Member- 2025 Goals Each Committee member shared updated status information on their goals and objections. (7) NEW BUSINESS None. (8) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS a. Beach Bucket Clean-Up Trees Kathryn Grigsby shared some updated information on the Beach Bucket Clean-Up Trees. b. # of Permitted Beach Vehicles Kathryn Grigsby shared some updated information on permitted beach venders and vehicles. c. Solar Powered Public Trashcans for South Beach Kathryn Grigsby shared some updated information on solar powered public trashcans for South Beach. Page 2City of Marco Island Florida

April 17, 2024Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final d. Fencing for Conservation Collier Lots Kathryn Grigsby shared some updated information on fencing for Conservation Collier lots. (9) CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Council Member Blonna provides some updated information to the Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee members. (10) PUBLIC COMMENT (TIME CERTAIN 10:00 A.M..) City resident, Jeannie Held, requested to place an item on the next voting ballot that would allow a small percentage of local taxes to fund the purchase of vacant lots for gopher tortoise habitat protection. (11) NEXT MEETING: CONFIRMATION & ATTENDANCE Next meeting is scheduled for June 19th, 2024. (12) PROPOSED AGENDA TOPICS FOR NEXT MEETING Member Boehner, and Member Quinlan expressed their concern regarding the replacement of “Keep Off the Dune” signs at the beach and the accumulation of garbage in the dunes. Member Morze inquired about updating the Goals and Objectives on the city’s website for the Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee. (13) OTHER COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS Chair Scarpa shared some upcoming event information: Next Beach clean-up will be on May 11th at South Beach. Sea Turtle Open House at the Community room on April 17, 2024, at 5pm. (14) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:56 A.M _________________________________ Daisy Martinez, Administrative Technician NOTE: TWO OR MORE CITY COUNCILORS OR OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT Page 3City of Marco Island Florida