indian river lagoon national estuary program advisory board

INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2014
FAU HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE
MEMBERS PRESENT
Drew Kendall, US EPA Co-Chair; Drew Bartlett, Deputy Secretary of FDEP, Co-Chair;
Doug Bournique, SJRWMD Governing Board; Chris Dzadovsky, St. Lucie County
Commission; Rebecca Elliott, FDACS; Ed Fielding, Martin County Commission;
Andrea Graves, The Nature Conservancy; Dr. Dennis Hanisak, FAU Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute; Dr. Kevin Johnson, TAC Co-Chair, Florida Institute of
Technology; William Kerr, Member Emeritus; Chuck Nelson, Brevard County
Commission; Dr. Rich Paperno, FFWCC; Jeff Schmidt, USDA/NRCS; Martin Smithson,
CAC Chair; Bob Solari, Indian River County Commission; Dr. Johns Windsor, Member
Emeritus
PROXIES FOR MEMBERS
Janet Zimmerman for Mark Crosley, Florida Inland Navigation District; Kathy
LaMartina for Kevin Powers, South Florida Water Management District; Lynne Phillips
for John Shaffer, NASA
SIGN-IN SHEET
Jason Bessey, Dana Maira, Kaylene Wheeler, Mike McCabe, Brian Sharpe, Graham
Cox, Pam Gillespie, Kendra Parson, Frank Sakuma, Kathy Hill, Jody Palmer, Andrew
Eastwick, Lorraine Guise, Judy Orcutt, Keith McCully, Alexis Thomas, Henry Dean,
William Tredik, Doug Smith, Deborah Drum, Liz Alward, Mary Chapman, Amy Adams,
Vince Lamb, Gail Meredith, Herb Waittall, Tom Carey, Terry Clark, Virginia Barker
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

After 10:00 am, Drew Kendall, Co-Chair, commenced the meeting of the Indian
River Lagoon Advisory Board (Board).

Peggy White, St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), introduced
Maurice Sterling, the interim Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
(IRLNEP) Director, to the Board.
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All in attendance introduced themselves.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Upon a motion by Mr. Fielding, and seconded by Mr. Kerr, the Board
unanimously approved the minutes of the February 19, 2014 meeting, as
distributed.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

Mr. Kendall asked for any additions to the agenda, and the following were
offered:
 Mr. Bartlett asked for time during the meeting to float an idea to the
Board.
 Mr. Sterling requested approval to prepare, on behalf of the Board, an
appropriate service recognition for the outgoing IRLNEP Director, Troy
Rice. Upon a motion by Mr. Bournique, and seconded by Mr.
Fielding, the Board unanimously authorized Maurice Sterling to
prepare, on behalf of the Board, an appropriate service recognition
for the outgoing IRLNEP Director, Troy Rice.
OLD BUSINESS

“2013 Unexpended Cooperative Assistance Funds” - Peggy White notified the
Board that SJRWMD would not move forward with the “Be Floridian” project.
ADDITION TO THE AGENDA

Mr. Bartlett led the Board in discussion about whether the SJRWMD should
remain the IRLNEP sponsor, or if another form of sponsorship is appropriate.
The Board unanimously passed a motion made by Mr. Bournique, seconded
by Mr. Fielding, to commence a meeting of the Board as soon as possible
after receiving input from EPA, FDEP, SJRWMD, SFWMD, and others, for
the purpose of evaluating viable options to change the sponsorship, and
funding, of the IRLNEP.
OLD BUSINESS

“IRLNEP Communications Plan” and “IRLNEP Web Page” – Maurice Sterling
introduced the IRLNEP Communications Plan to the Board for their approval.
Joining the discussion of the Communications Plan, Peggy White showed the
Board the new IRLNEP web page. Upon a motion by Mr. Solari, seconded by
Mr. Fielding, the Board approved the IRLNEP Communications Plan, with
Bill Kerr opposed.
NEW BUSINESS

“IRLNEP 2014-2015 Work Plan” – Alan Weaver, SJRWMD, introduced the
IRLNEP 2014-2015 Work Plan to the Board, and requested approval to submit
the plan for SJRWMD Governing Board approval, and submission to EPA. Upon
a motion by Mr. Fielding, seconded by Mr. Kerr, the Board approved the
IRLNEP 2014-2015 Work Plan presented at the meeting, with the
condition that if the “Be Floridian” project becomes viable according to
the SJRWMD then that project would be added to the plan. Dr. John
Windsor and Dr. Kevin Johnson abstained.

“IRL TMDL/BMAP Implementation” – Tom Frick, FDEP, provided the Board with
an update of the TMDL/BMAP progress within the IRL watershed.

“Indian River Lagoon Seagrass Transplanting” – Dr. Dennis Hanisak, FAU
Harbor Branch Oceanographic, updated the Board on seagrass transplanting
being conducted by FAU Harbor Branch in the IRL.

“2014 American Assembly” – Dr. Leesa Soto, Director of the Marine Resources
Council (MRC), presented information about MRC’s 2014 American Assembly,
and requested sponsorship funding from the IRLNEP. Upon a motion by Dr.
Windsor, seconded by Mr. Fielding, the Board unanimously voted to
provide $2,000 to MRC for sponsorship of the 2014 American Assembly.

“2014 American Assembly Delegate” – Upon a motion by Mr. Solari, seconded
by Mr. Fielding, the Board unanimously voted for Maurice Sterling to
represent the IRLNEP as a delegate to the 2014 American Assembly.
CLOSING REMARKS/PUBLIC COMMENT

Mr. Sterling presented the Board with an update from Congressman Bill Posey’s
office on the NEP Reauthorization and other IRL efforts.

Mr. Sterling advised the Board that the next scheduled Board meeting had been
October 8, 2014. However, based on Board action today, the next meeting will
most likely be in the next four to six weeks. He gave the Board his closing
remarks and thanked several in attendance for their efforts.

Chairman Kendall asked for speaker cards for public comment, none were
offered.
ADJOURN

There being no further business, Chairman Kendall adjourned the meeting.