2008.06.10_BSAB_Minutes_Regular• BEACHES & SHORES ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 10 2008 9.30 a.m.
Chair Lucy Miller called the meeting to order in Commission Chambers at 9:30 a.m. In
attendance were Chair Miller, Vice Chair Martha Pando, Members Evie Weiss, Ruth
Samuels, Gary Guertin, Beverly Knight and Betty Jane Hofstadter. Also present were
members of the general public.
Approval of Minutes
Upon Motion by Mrs. Samuels/Mrs. Pando, the minutes of the May 13, 2008 Regular
Meeting and the May 27, 2008 Workshop meeting were unanimously approved.
New/Old Business
. Discussion re Mangroves and Site Visit made by Gary Guertin, Ruth Samuels, Beverly
Knight, Ruth Samuels and Betty Jane Hofstadter on May 27. Mr. Guertin took photos
to show that the mangroves need some cleaning. He stated that in Highland Beach there
are 16 mangrove forests. Five dedicated to the Palm Beach County project -Coronado,
Palm Beach County, two lots at St Lucy and Casuarina, and the small area on the Town
property. Mr. Dawson reviewed the mangroves at request of Dale Sugerman and wrote
to 9 property owners of the 16 in May 2006 asking them to clean up their properties.
• HB has an Ordinance #703 Sec 23-138 which refers to keeping the mangroves up. On
July 25, 2006, Bob Dawson toured the 9 plots with reps from the DEP, with only 3
having been in non-compliant.
The Board's criteria should be to have mangroves so as to control mosquitoes, no-see-
ums and a bad odor. Mr. Guertin proposed the following plan of action:
• Bring back Karman Vare' to speak to the Board
• Get Board up to date with what the County is doing
• Start drafting Ordinance and incorporating new items into it.
• July 8 -discussion re mangroves -look at law portion.
Municipal Special Tax Unit was discussed (MSTil). Ruth Samuels questioned if the
MSTU will include litter receptacle costs. She also noted that several need to be
replaced, and will speak to Mr. Sugerman about this. Ms. Knight noted that the freeze
the Town has place on spending, would not include the $15,000 the Board is asking for to
set up the MSTU program.
The Board scheduled a Workshop Meeting for the morning of June 24 where Mr. Stronge
will be present to discuss his presentation to the Town Commission that afternoon in
regard to setting up a MSTU.
Adjournment•
With no further business to come before the Board, MOTION to adjourn was made by
• Mr. Guertin/Mrs. Samuels at 10:45 a.m.
• Beaches & Shores Advisory Board
June 10, 2008 Pare 2 of 2
Approval•
Lucy E. Miller, Ch.
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Martha Pando, V.Ch. .~'~~' Li
Betty Jane H.
Evelyn Weis:
Ruth Samuel.
Gary L. Guer
Beverly A. K
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