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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Miscellaneous_02/26/1992_Stormwater Management Advisory Committee • L � � � � �� � 2 19 �'��'�e� � STORMWATER MANAGEMENT � � . �q� �� � _` 9 8 ADViSORY CONIl�IITTEE �. ���,'�� �� c �� � � MEETING MINUTES • v v I_, �j FEBRUARY 26, 1992 -• 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Gentile called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Chairman Gentile requested that members sign the attendance sheet. ' The following members were in attendance: J. Roger Anderson (Jupiter Inlet Colony�, Jim Davis (Jupiter), Brian Gentry (PaYm Beach County), Gale English (South Indian River Water Control Districta, Peter Pimentel (Northern Pal.m Beach County Water Control District), Cathy Hawkins (North Palm Beach Heights Water Control District), Dr. Ernest Kuonen - (Tequesta), Dennis Barrett tJuno) The following member was absent: Scott Webber (Martin County) Staff and consultants in attendance included: John Wodraska, Gary 8ors, Andy Gregson, Curtis Shenkman, Richard Dent, Clinton Yerkes. 3. REVIEW AND APPR4VAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES The minutes of the January 22, 1992 meeting were presented for review and approval. MOTION: Made by Mr. Pimentel/Dr. Kuonen Passed unanimously That the minutes of the January 22, 1992 Committee Meeting be approved. Mr. Wodraska reviewed�the summary and recommendation which he had prepared for the Committee and distributed to members prior to this meeting. It was stated that the summary and . , recommendations had been prepared from review of ineeting minutes and in response to the mission which the Committee had defined for itself. A copy of Mr. Wodraska's memo is attached. Mr. Wodraska indicated a desire to come to closure on the Committee's activities and recommendations which would be , . presented to the Board at the March meeting with Hazen & Sawyer report. Mr. Pimentel questioned when the report was proposed to be completed. Mr. Bors stated that it would be completed in about a week and presented to the Board in March. Mr. Dent indicated that the Board will have a March 12, 1992 Workshop Meeting at which Hazen & Sawyer's report would be presented, and hopefully a recommendation would be presented by the Committee. Mr. English stated that the Committee�s recommendation should not be made until it has a chance to review Hazen & Sawyer's report. Mr. Bors indicated that the report is basically what the Committee has been presented over the past months. � Mr. English questioned a number of statements in the memo � prepared by Mr. Wodraska. Specifically, Mr. English stated that he did not agree with a unified testing program., and that he understood that the District was not authorized to perform testing in the river. � Mr. Shenkman stated that after the question of District's jurisdiction had been brought up last time he had reviewed the - charter and found that the District is enabled to perform activities (ie: testing, monitoring) within the river itself. Modifications to the wording of the memo were suggested, however, Mr. English stated that he could not concur with changes, and believed that the recommendations should be prepared by an independent party. Mr. Pimentel questioned what was being asked for from the Committee. He suggested that the report be provided to the Committee before a plan of action be recommended and did not feel sufficient information has been presented to date, to make that recommendation. Mr. Wodraska referred to the mission statement of the Committee and the information which has been provided by Hazen & Sawyer. Mr. Dent summarized the schedules and delays which have occurred in the Committee's report and that the Committee was to provide input concerning the governmental impacts. Mr. Dent reviewed the specific recommendations and expressed hope that the Committee could come to closure on at least some of them. Mr. Kuonen questioned whether there was any objection to recommendations A-D, there was none among the members, however, members did want to discuss item E. .. - Discuss�on was held concerning warding of the memo leading up to the recommendation. Mr. Bors stated that the matrix and memo are in the report which will be provided to the Board just as it was presented to the Gommittee. - Mr. Anderson stated his concern that no objective criteria were established or proposed to be established prior to the planning effort. He stated that the objective criteria must be established first and the planning process be anchored by these criteria. � Mr. Wodraska stated that it was recognized that Mr. English had �aid out his opposition to the recommendations, and requested other members positions. Mr. Barrett expressed concerns that unless something specific was being proposed, and a regulatory role was established that other entities would have to abide by, he could not support the District's involvement in Juno Beach's stormwater program. Mr. Dent stated that the concerns were valid but answers might be premature until the problem and role of the District - are further defined, as indicated in the recommendations. Much more work needs to be done before answers can be provided. - Ms. Hawkins stated that more information needs to be provided before the Committee can �ecommend how to take care of the problem. Mr. Dent responded that the Committee needs to advise the Board if they feel it is wprth pursuing betore more money can be spent by the District. Sufficient information should have been presented over the past months to make some recommendations to the Board. Mr. Kurt Cooper (Consultant to Town of Jupiter) made comment that definitive water quality data on the river concerning stormwater impacts has not been presented and therefore there is no sense of urgenc�r to remedy the problem. Discussion followed concerning various reports which have been presented and are in progress which do a.dentify stormwater as a problem in the river today, and a threat to the future of the river. Mr. Anderson again stated that numerical objective criteria must be established for the xiver. A poll was taken by Mr. Gentile of each of the members on each of the recommendations. Statement of Martin County was read into the record as it pertained to each of the recommendations: A - unanimous B - unanimous C- Mr. English objected to the wording of C. M�difications to wording of this item were discussed and offered as follows: PART II of the recommendation "Further analysis of community support is recommended before ENCON initiates a Storm- water Management Program" PART I "Information must be compiled to identify areas of concern relative to the comprehensive application of stormwater management practices and the impact of stormwater impacts in the Loxahatchee River" unanimously approved D - unanimously approved E- Discussion was held concerning revisions to the wording af this item. It was agreed tl�at the first two sentences were satisfactory. After discussion it was also agreed that the components of the plan were too broad and the role should be better defined for what was needed from the District. The Committee defined the next step which should be accomplished as establishing specific numerical Water Quality Criteria which will be compatible with NPDES requirements if they are known. It was agreed that the balance of the.memo will not be presented to the Board, only the recommended motions. The wording of the entire recommendation was as follows: A. Rule 31-14, as introduced in June of 1991 be permanently withdrawn. B. The technical, institutional and financial solutions to the problems of Stormwater Management in the Loxahatchee River Basin have not been adequately developed to allow the Stormwater Advisory Committee to recommend definitive comprehensive action for the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District at this time. C. Further analysis and community support is recommended before the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District initiates Stormwater Management programs. D. The Stormwater Advisory Committee recommends that if the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District continues . , . to develop its role in stormwater that an Advisory Committee remain involved to provide guidance and counsel to the District. . E. The final recommendation of the Committee relates to the defined role in stormwater which the District could undertake. In general, this role would be as a facilitator and planner which would coordinate the formulation of a Loxahatchee River Basin Stormwater Management Plan. The objective of the next phase would be to specific, numerical Water Quality Criteria which will be compatible with NPDES Criteria, if known. Mr. Pimentel suggested that the recommendations be considered as tentative, based on the information provided to date, which was agreed to by the other members. Mr. English stated that his actions do not necessarily reflect the feelings of his Board. Mr. Pimtentel suggested that the recommendations should be , reviewed by the respective commissions. It was agreed that the text of the revised wording of the recommendations would be distributed to members by the end of the week so that their boards could review and their comments be provided to the District for the March 12, Workshop Meeting. MOTION; Made by Mr. Anderson/Dr. Kuonen - Passed unanimously "That this be considered the recommendation of the majority of inembers of the SAC."