East Naples Bay Citizens Advisory Committee

City of Naples City Council Chamber 735 Eighth Street South Naples, Florida 34102 East Naples Bay Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting – March 18, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. It is noted for the record that all: 1) documentation electronically appended hereto is also contained in the file for this meeting in the City Clerk’s Office; and 2) Alternate Member Shanahan participated as a voting Member for all items below. 1) Call to Order Vice Chair Gregg called the meeting to order and presided. Board Members Present: Maria Mair Gary Gregg, Vice Chair Forrest Milkowski Michael Rinaldi Richard Shanahan, Alternate Member Board Members Absent: Maarten Heybroek, Chair Staff Present: Robert Middleton, Public Works Director Natalie Hardman, Natural Resources Manager Ali Duran, Executive Assistant Also Present: Matthew Starr 3) Elect a Chair and Vice Chair Rinaldi NOMINATED Heybroek as Chair. There being no further nominations, the following motion was proffered. MOTION by Milkowski to ELECT Heybroek as Chair; seconded by Shanahan and carried 5-0 (Gregg-yes, Mair-yes, Milkowski-yes, Rinaldi-yes, Shanahan- yes, Heybroek-absent). Rinaldi NOMINATED Milkowski as Vice Chair. Shanahan NOMINATED Rinaldi as Vice Chair; Member Rinaldi declined. There being no further nominations, the following motion was proffered. MOTION by Rinaldi to ELECT Milkowski as Vice Chair; seconded by Mair and carried 5-0 (Gregg-yes, Mair-yes, Milkowski-yes, Rinaldi-yes, Shanahan-yes, Heybroek-absent). 4) Announcements None. 5) Set Agenda (add or remove items) None. 6) Public Comment None. 7) Approval of Minutes MOTION by Milkowski to APPROVE the December 17, 2024 meeting minutes; seconded by Shanahan and carried 5-0 (Gregg-yes, Mair-yes, Milkowski-yes, Rinaldi-yes, Shanahan-yes, Heybroek-absent). 2) Roll Call

East Naples Bay Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting – March 18, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. 2 Draft Meeting Minutes December 17, 2024 8) Project Update Matthew Starr, Project Manager at Stantec, utilized an electronic presentation to provide an overview of the dredging project. He stated that Quality Enterprises (QE) had approximately 400 feet remaining in Canal V-V left to grind. He further noted that Canal W-W was surveyed and had some debris that needed to be removed to be deemed complete. Mr. Starr informed the Committee that the project was now being staged from City-owned land just south of Landings Park. Mr. Starr reported that work had been halted due to a damaged grinder and that dredging would resume once the new equipment arrived. He also noted that the project was behind schedule and that QE would be presenting a request for an extension to its contract, which is set to expire on June 30, 2025. Natural Resources Manager Natalie Hardman mentioned that a special meeting would be scheduled once QE submitted an updated timeline. Questions were addressed during the update. Presentation 9) Budget Review Natural Resources Manager Natalie Hardman provided copies of the budget and the FY 2024-24 Financial Summary. Member Rinaldi asked staff to provide a draw schedule (payment schedule) by canal. He outlined the draw schedule as follows: Column One: Canal; Column Two: Contract Amount Allocated; Column Three: Revised Contract; Column Four, five, six, etc.: Draw One, Draw Two, Draw Three, etc.; Column Seven: Balance Due; Column Eight: Percent Funded; and Column Nine: Percent Complete. Member Rinaldi expressed the view that this information will provide a blueprint for the project and assist the Committee in proper oversight. Discussion ensued regarding the dredging contract and payments to Stantec and Quality Enterprises (QE). Members concurred with Member Rinaldi’s request and asked to have the information provided at the next meeting. FY 24-25 Q1 Budget ENBCAC Financial Summary and Budget 2024-25 Budget 10) Upcoming Meeting Dates Natural Resources Manager Natalie Hardman informed the Committee that a special meeting will be scheduled in April or May to discuss the Quality Enterprises (QE) contract. Members provided their availability and Natural Resources Manager Hardman stated she will work with the City Clerk’s Office to schedule the meeting in April. 11) Member Comments Member Mair stated that while conversing with other residents in Oyster Bay, she noticed that they did not have current information regarding the dredging project and asked that the City and Stantec provide updates more frequently to the community. Natural Resources Director Natalie Hardman remarked that Cella Molnar was the company providing updates to those residents that abutted the canal being actively worked in and created a website with updates regarding the Project. She stated that she would follow up with the City’s Public Information Officer to discuss providing regular updates in the City’s newsletter and through social media. Responding to the discussion during Item 8 (Project Update), Member Rinaldi proffered the following motion. MOTION by Rinaldi to DIRECT Stantec to create a spreadsheet that shows the spreading of the cost of the contract by canal, the change order, the revised contract, the draws, and the percentage complete prior to the next

East Naples Bay Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting – March 18, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. 3 meeting; seconded by Milkowski and carried 5-0 (Gregg-yes, Mair-yes, Milkowski-yes, Rinaldi-yes, Shanahan-yes, Heybroek-absent). 2) Adjourn 9:43 a.m. Minutes approved: 04/11/2025.