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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution_34-95/96_08/08/1996 RESOLUTION NO. 34 -95/96 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE 4* VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN WETLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE CHANNEL DREDGING COMMITTEE OF BEACH ROAD, IN TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, TO CONDUCT A SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION PROJECT. WHEREAS, navigational maintenance is required to provide boating access to existing, permitted boat berthing facilities; and WHEREAS, increasing boat traffic acts to increase the frequency of required maintenance; and WHEREAS, increasing boat traffic also accelerates the loss of mangrove islands and shoreline; and WHEREAS, the oceanographic factors dealing with sediment transport, wave generation and dissipation, and wind and tidal driven currents, as they influence scour, deposition, shore erosion, water quality and biological support functions can be integrated into the design of navigational access projects. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida as follows: Section 1. The Shore and Mangrove Protection Project, a navigational maintenance project incorporating shore and mangrove re- establishment and protection, habitat improvement, and improved stability sponsored jointly by the Channel Dredging Committee and the American Wetlands Research Foundation, Inc., attached hereto as Exhibit " A " and incorporated by references a part of this resolution, is hereby supported by the Village of Tequesta. Section 2. The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta supports the demonstration of how the understanding and implementation of oceanographic factors can reduce maintenance requirements while enhancing and protecting important mangrove forests and providing increased support for fish and wildlife. Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide a copy of the resolution to the American Wetlands Research Foundation, Inc. and the Channel Dredging Committee of Beach Road. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was offered by Councilmember Hansen , who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Meder , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION Ron T. MacR4il Elizabeth A. Schauer Michael R. Meder Carl C. Hansen The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this Sth day of August , 1996. MAYOR OF TEQUESTA ATTEST: foann Mangan ello Village Clerk r I X1 lot III 95 Lighthouse Drive Jupiter, Florida (407) 746- 7290 Positive Action Through Reason, Philosophy and Perspective SHORE AND MANGROVE ' PROTECTION PROJECT THE ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT APPROACH I nii. .U4 LOCATION: ' Sec 31, Twp 40S, Rng 43E, Village of Tequesta, County of Palm Beach. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve. ISLAND � I HDUSE I SFA MIST �_M — � WvFDEN lA MA0. 9ODCKt I S ,ocKS Ak - 1 4k DDCCS I - .a. RLASE M O(` FIw%.PNV. %w � BY UERVIC£S INC. z.a tlb N6 WEDGWG wn wzeo , - 159Y -M e ..:....w:..........• .. ........... �..Fbs ., 3 or 4 "• A Navigational Maintenance Project Incorporating Shore and ' Mangrove Re- establishment and Protection, Habitat Improvement, and Improved Stability. Sponsored Jointly by the CHANNEL DREDGING COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS (CDCA) and the AMERICAN WETLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (AWRF) and Coordinated with the MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL of EAST FLORIDA, INC. (MRC). A Proposal for Cooperation with the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, OFFICE of ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, ECOSYSTEM PLANNING AND COORDINATION Group, 1 1 1 SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT INDEX INTRODUCTION .... ............................... PAGE 1 ' GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ........................... PAGE 2 ' PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................ PAGE 3 PROJECT NEEDS ... ............................... PAGE 5 ' ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND ...................... PAGE 6 BUDGET .......... ............................... PAGE 7 ' DRAWINGS ........ ............................... PAGE 8 - ii - 1 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT A Navigational Maintenance Project Incorporating Shore and ' Mangrove Re- establishment and Protection, Habitat Improvement, and Improved Stability. ' Sponsored Jointly by the CHANNEL DREDGING COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS (CDCA) and the AMERICAN WETLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (AWRF) and Coordinated with the MARINE ' RESOURCES COUNCIL of EAST FLORIDA, INC. (MRC). A Proposal for Cooperation with the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, OFFICE of ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, ' ECOSYSTEM PLANNING AND COORDINATION Group, and A request for matching funds from - Foundations, Government ' Organizations and private Associations and Corporations that recognize the benefits of Total Resource Management. ' INTRODUCTION The Project is being undertaken as a demonstration of how long - range ecosystem management can be implemented while providing solutions to practical problems that are more commonly dealt with by addressing symptoms rather than causes. Typical of this misdirection of effort is the placement of navigation channels in ' locations that require frequent maintenance. The maintenance itself can be environmentally disturbing and the spoil, even though it comes from the immediate area, is typically trucked to an upland site and used for construction fill. By incorporating knowledge of ' ocean processes including waves, currents, tides and winds and their interactions with soils and vegetation, we can harness the forces, and the natural reactions to them, to reduce maintenance ' requirements, protect shoreline vegetation, and provide habitat for important estuarine creatures. ' Planning for this first demonstration project began in 1995 with careful bathymetric monitoring to track the needs for navigational channel maintenance, and oceanographic observations related to boat traffic in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. ' In March 1996 the Channel Dredging Committee Associations executed a grant to the American Wetlands Research Foundation, ' Inc. to ' provide scientific and technical guidance leading to a long range plan directed toward overall ecosystem management instead of opposing the forces of nature just to provide safe navigational ' access for boats. Four condominium associations representing sixty six berth owners have approved of this approach. Page 1 of 12 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ' The program is being managed by John E. Downey representing CDCA and Robert M. Snyder, P.E., C.E.P. representing AWRF. ' The Channel Dredging Committee Associations will pay for construction costs of the program. AWRF is seeking student and instructor assistance for experimental habitat activities and monitoring from FAU, FIT, and local school science projects. AWRF is also seeking matching grants to cover experimental and monitoring expenses and other costs to insure timely reporting of progress both to agencies and to the general public. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AWRF believes that individuals, like ecosystems, should be treated holistically as opposed to being categorized as boaters, fishermen (sport OR commercial), builders, developers, taxpayers, regulators or environmentalists. Any individual can, and may, fit into many categories, and all share in the benefits of intelligent ecosystem management. Increasing their knowledge, their interest, and their Participation helps clear the road blocks for collaborative efforts that lead to efficient, long range progress towards realizing productive harmony between man and nature. Our GOAL is to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in such a way that different elements of our work (and combinations thereof) can be adopted throughout the Indian River Lagoon, estuarine Florida, and elsewhere, where similar problems exist. Our results will be related to environmental science and technology and reported at technical society meetings, to regulatory agencies, and to the public, in a format that will allow direct application ' of the scientific and technological principles to other locations. Our OBJECTIVES are to apply the scientific and technological ' principles to a specific site that typifies many locations where the maintenance of boat traffic and protective boat berthing not only seem contradictive to each other, but where each independently can have continuing environmental impact when addressed in the ' narrow confines of single element problem solving. We don't profess that there are permanent solutions since we share-'a dynamic environment where maintenance, even in wilderness systems, is a functional requirement. We do profess, however, that a holistic approach can not only reduce maintenance, but can lead to overall long term environmental enhancement. t ' Page 2 of 12 1 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ' PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project area is just north of the S.R. 707 Bridge which crosses the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIW) in the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida. Four adjacent condominiums have frontage on the eastern shore with thirty three berthing piers perpendicular to their protective bulkhead. Between the berthing ' area and the AIW the waters are shallow with a mangrove island located in the northern half. An access channel was dredged and has been maintained from the approximate . center of the berthing ' area westward, and nearly perpendicular to, the AIW. South of the S.R. 707 Bridge there is a posted "No Wake" area which ' runs south to the Indiantown Road Bridge. North of the 707 Bridge there is a channel speed limit which allows high speed traffic. Because of this, boats in the waters directly waterward of the boat berthing area at the condominiums are either reducing speed if 1 headed south or increasing speed if heading north. Both of these speed changes cause the boats to generate increased gravity waves which then impinge on the shallow waters and through the navigation ' channel. With Florida boat traffic increasing annually, this activity will continue to increase. The resulting gravity waves have, over the years, led to the complete loss of a mangrove island in the south half of the berthing area and have caused significant erosion and loss of mangroves on the north island. The waves also disturb and redistribute the bottom sands of the bar system causing deposition in the navigation channel leading to the boat berthing ' area. This, in turn, leads to an increased requirement for maintenance dredging. ' In addition, the AIW channel is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducting periodic dredging under contract, with the spoil placed on the ocean beaches. In this particular area the ' primary source of material is the ocean beaches to the north of the Jupiter inlet. As beaches are eroded the suspended sediment load is carried into the inlet where the heavier particles drop to the bottom of the channel and the fines are deposited as "sling mud" on ' the shallow banks. The fine materials, including ilmenite and blue clay, result from beach replenishment in the Town of Jupiter Island where the material is "mined" offshore for placement on the beach. ' During replenishment operations, much of this material moves quickly southward, into the Jupiter Inlet, and northward through the AIW. Some of the channel shallowing material comes from the banks as a result of wave and rain erosion. The navigation access channel to the boat berthing area is located such that it tends to intercept the natural migration of shallow ' bottom sand and silt in its attempts to reach a dynamic Page 3 of 12 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ' equilibrium. With the loss of the mangrove islands from wave erosion, there is more unstabilized shallow material available for ' migration into the channel leading to the requirement for more frequent maintenance work. ' The individuals impacted by the above noted works and processes are condominium unit owners, boaters, fishermen (sport) , and taxpayers, As such they are naturally concerned by the escalating cost of navigational channel maintenance. These individuals are also ' largely professionals and environmentalists. When presented with the larger picture involving long range environmental management, they were quick to agree that the benefits were worth the additional time and expense involved in moving forward with the SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT as proposed by AWRF. The CHANNEL DREDGING COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS was formed and ' the research grant was executed with the AMERICAN WETLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION. AWRF has reviewed the background information and the oceanographic ' parameters within this project area in relation to the immediate and long range needs of the project. We have developed a multi- phase program incorporating the immediate and continuing needs for ' navigational access in such ways as to utilize each step in the process to move toward long term stability and environmental enhancement (see Sheets 1 through 4). In Phase I the material from the next maintenance dredging operation will be used locally to re- ' establish the eroded mangrove island. Wave breaks will be placed to accumulate additional sand away from the channel to reduce subsequent maintenance requirements. Phase II will restore and ' protect the vegetated northern island while easing navigational constraints within the basin. Phase III involves opening a slanted channel to the south that would be less susceptible to wave caused ' sedimentation. The natural material from the channel would further expand the eroded mangrove island and protect it from further loss. The wave barrier installed in Phase I would be moved northward to add protection to the northern island and the center channel would ' be abandoned. The interior basin would be widened to provide safer maneuvering. Following each of these Phases, the changes would be monitored to determine the system response from boat traffic, wind ' waves, and tidal currents. Depending on the system responses a Phase IV operation could be undertaken to provide a northern channel cut on an angle to lessen ' wave impact. This material would be used to extend the northern island that would be protected by a containment dike. ' Page 4 of 12 1 SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Previous experience in other projects indicates that intertidal ' vegetated islands can be successfully constructed using adjacent bottom material and that wave breaks are.effective in reducing or eliminating wave erosion on mangrove islands. We expect that the ' angled channel(s) will be more stable requiring less maintenance and therefore less environmental impact. We also are confident that the re- established islands will provide habitat for a wide variety of avian and aquatic species. In applying ecosystem management, it is important to maintain flexibility in conducting each subsequent phase. Natural ' interactions are highly complex and non- linear and, without feedback, a program can be forced in a direction contrary to what is learned in the previous phase(s). Materials, construction ' times, costs, and methods and equipment will be monitored and reported as part of the basic demonstration project. The results of the construction work will be applicable to other areas with similar problems. PROJECT NEEDS ' In addition to its 1200 miles of coastal shoreline bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Florida has more than 7000 miles of estuarine shoreline. Much of this shoreline is occupied ' by municipal, commercial and residential development that has taken place over the last 100 to 150 years. Most of this development was undertaken without knowledge of physical and ecological processes and how they are influenced by construction activities. The ' conditioning of future development with design criteria based on modern knowledge does little to correct past problems or current ongoing maintenance of already permitted activities. By ' incorporating the ecosystem management approach into the maintenance of existing systems, past development projects can be upgraded to meet today's criteria. ' The basic engineering designs for the Demonstration Project have been completed and the regulatory agencies have been advised of the approach. While the construction and engineering costs will be borne by the condominium associations, and the ecosystem management costs are being contributed by AWRF, there are additional activities that need to be undertaken in order to expand related ecosystem enhancement activities and to document the project's successes. These activities include: Page 5 of 12 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Collecting background water chemistry measurements to compare with regional trends. B -1 ' • Collecting mio- and macro - benthic baseline data. B -2 ' • Obtaining and inventory of current wildlife utilization including avian and aquatic species. B -3 • Designing, fabricating and installing post larval habitat ' structures within the project. B -4 • Production of an educational video explaining the project ' and its expected benefits. B -5 • Periodic monitoring of all of the above including video ' documentation. B -6 • Scientific and technological evaluation of each aspect of the activity by credentialed scientists. B -7 1 • Preparation of findings for presentation at scientific conferences; reports to municipal, county, regional, and ' federal agencies; television informational shorts; local schools and interest groups, and press releases. B -8 ' Each of these activities must be planned in coordination with construction events and Phasing and the overall program must be organized for efficient execution. ' ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND The American Wetlands Research Foundation (AWRF) is a 501(c)(3) ' Florida Corporation (IRS #580065863) dedicated to providing and encouraging innovative solutions to the problems associated with population growth as they impact ecosystem functions. AWRF was established in 1980 to incorporate, into land development projects, ' applications of science and technology that contribute to environmental diversity, productivity and stability. Results have been widely reported in national and international conferences and ' published in peer reviewed journals. Techniques and methods used in nearly 100 completed, successful projects have been adopted by regulatory agencies in permitting policies, guidelines, and rules. ' AWRF maintains a board of professional correspondents around the world from universities, governmental agencies, corporations, and Private organizations. To maintain free information exchange these Page 6 of 12 1 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ' correspondents act as individuals but their professional associations provide them, and AWRF, with current knowledge of ' important environmental issues and trends. They will accept select consulting assignments from AWRF to assist in scientific analyses and evaluations and collaborate on presentation of technical ' papers. The president and chief scientist of AWRF is Robert M. Snyder who is a registered Professional Engineer and a Certified Environmental Professional. Mr. Snyder has been responsible for the planning, design, permitting, and construction oversight of numerous large and small scale projects resulting in major long term environmental ' enhancement. In the conduct of these projects he has worked closely with specialists in chemistry, biology, hydrology, geophysics, geology, oceanography, and advanced technology. Mr. ' Snyder has also developed a critical path management approach for strategic planning of complex, long -range ecoregion enhancement projects. ' BUDGET In the strategic planning for the type of demonstration project ' described here, it is realized that essentially each element of the program can, and must, stand on its own as a competent scientific study. At the same time it is important to realize that each ' element of the program, without appropriate management oversight, could blossom into a full fledged basic research program of its own. This program, however, is an applied research /demonstration project and the field and laboratory work will be limited to that ' which will complement the whole. This is not to say that an element, or combination of elements, should not serve as a seed for follow -on work leading to a graduate thesis for example, but that ' the follow -on work would be undertaken under separate auspices. Without the scientific studies the demonstration project will serve ' its basic functional purpose in providing a broader perspective to projects that can lead to sustainability and better harmony between the needs of man and nature. The scientific studies, on-the other hand, will provide a more competent foundation for extension of ecosystem management approach on a regional, or even worldwide basis. Funding for the basic design and demonstration project has already been committed. Additional grants are being solicited to cover the costs of the scientific study elements either singly or collectively, and for the analysis and presentation of the results. 1 Page 7 of 12 1 ' SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT The following BUDGET ITEMS are keyed to the NEEDS section presented ' earlier. BUDGET ITEM PROJECT ELEMENT BASELINE COST MONITORING COST ' B -1 Water Chemistry $1,500 $500 @ 6mos. B -2 Benthic Study 5,000 1,000 to B -3 Wildlife Inventory 1,500 1,000 it ' B -4 Habitat Structures 5,000 2,000 if B -5 Initial Video 8,000 1,000 B -6 Monitoring B1 -B4 13,500 1 Documentary Video 12,000 B -7 Scientific Reports 15,000 B -8 Local Presentations 12.000 $73,500 Project Management 24.000 TOTAL $37,500 The Demonstration Project will have value without these additional items. Each item will, however, add significant meaning to the project and the more that can be included the more comprehensive will be the results. Each of the project items can be funded separately or in combination. Some of the items may be provided as ' contributions by the parties involved.. The resources required to conduct the work are available locally or through the AWRF correspondents. Additional supporting materials are available on request. 1 Page 8 of 12 . a � r ot 4 W G7 W K \ 7 r � Aw anoy,�Hai✓ v LA ot r �N v ri- a � O 4'g ai rl: ! 4 y 2 111 � • q. 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JuPiTp aa•6'l Sec 3 GINc - �Imw,-43B � AR, Sheet 4 of q �, o5 ' S HORS AND MANGROV E PROTECTION P RO J E CT THE ECOSYSTEM MANAOBME NT APP ROACH ' A RESOLUTION BY IN SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN WETLANDS RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE CHANNEL DREDGING ' COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS OF BEACH .ROAD, TEQUESTA TO CONDUCT THE SHORE AND MANGROVE PROTECTION PROJECT ' WHEREAS, navigational maintenance is required to provide boating access to existing, permitted boat berthing facilities: and WHEREAS, increasing boat traffic acts to increase the frequency of ' required maintenance: and WHEREAS, increasing boat traffic also accelerates the loss of ' mangrove islands and shorelines: and WHEREAS, the oceanographic factors dealing with sediment transport, ' wave generation and dissipation, and wind and tidal driven currents, as they influence scour, deposition, shore erosion, water quality, and biological support functions can be integrated into the design of navigational access projects; ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Section 1. The supports the demonstration of how the understanding and implementation of oceanographic factors can reduce maintenance requirements while enhancing and protecting important mangrove forests and providing increased support for fish and wildlife. Section 2. The hereby authorizes the to enter into •a ' Memorandum of Agreement between and the American Wetlands Research Foundation including funding and in -kind support for budgeted activities where appropriate. INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 1996 BY: (title) ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ESQ. (title) (title)