2007.06.26_BSAB_Minutes_WorkshopPUBLIC NOTICE
• TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
BEACHES & SHORES ADVISORY BOARD
WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:30 A.M.
Vice Chair Martha Pando called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. In attendance were
Betty Jane Hofstadter, Ruth Samuels, Evelyn Weiss, and Gary L. Guertin. Chair Lucy
Miller was absent. In attendance was Rachael Scala-Pistone.
NEW /OLD BUSINESS
- Definition of Clean Beaches
- Setting standards for Clean Beaches
- Does the Commission want the Board to continue with the Beach Force?
- Get direction.
- Communicate to the Commission where we are.
- Is the Commission interested in hearing our standards?
- It is the residents that are asking for cleaner beaches.
• = Strengthen the Dunes and raise awareness /Dune system
Clean beaches 3 times a week minimum.
- Betty Altman will be placing petition at Boca Highlands.
- Presentation will be presented to the Commission at the August 7th regular
meeting.
- Place 10 copies of Safe Beaches for Turtles & Residents booklet in Library.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on July 10, 2007
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Beaches & Shores Advisory Workshop Meeting 6/26/07
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Adiourn
With no further business to come before the Board, Motion to adjourn was made by Mrs.
Ruth Samuels / Evelyn Weiss 11:OOa.m.
APPROVE:
Lucy Miller, Chair
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Martha 10, Vice Chair
• Betty J.
Evelyn
Ruth S~
Gary L,
Attest:
Absent
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MINUTES -WORKSHOP (Martha's Notes)
Date: June 26, 2007
Present: Betty Jane, Ruth, Gazy, Evie, Martha
Absent: Lucy
Visitor: Rachel Pistone
Records: Tape recorded & attended by Kim
Focus for this workshop -the discussiodrevision of beach maintenance concerns and objectives to be
presented on July 3`~ by the B & S Board to the Town Commi.~~ion.
Martha explained that Lucy had called eazly in the morning because unexpected and demanding
circumstances prevented her from attending today's session.
Since Lucy's draft of the presentation to the Commission could not be discussed today, the attendees
agreed that the presentation should be postponed to Au~zrsv 7`r'. (Different dates were discussed; we agreed
on the August regulaz session of the Town Commission.)
Ruth Samuels had prepared a concise yet explicit version of standazds for beach maintenance based on
agreements from previous Board sessions. It was discussed. The consensus was to:
1. Emphasize in our objectives the ~r-esezvation of sea nrz•rles, because it is an important County and
State concern. ~ "
2. Limit to beach cleanup the scope of this document and of our presentation to the Town
Commission, because:
• It simplifies the message
• • The frame of reference is familiaz to everyone and easier to achieve
• If successfully implemented, it could facilitate the path to more complex tasks such as re-
nourishment and erosion control
• Our informal survey of beach-side residences showed that the beach cleanup methods and
frequencies presently used, if any, are inconsistent; it also shows that a large majority
supports beach cleanup
• Town residents are complaining about our beaches being unclean -this provides strength to
our message.
Important for residents dissatisfied with beach cleanliness to come to the Commission Meeting of August
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