2009.04.14_BSAB_Minutes_RegularTOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
MINUTES OF THE
BEACHES & SHORES ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, Anril~ 14.2009 9:30 A.M.
Members Present: Vice Chair Ruth Samuels; Board Member Betty Hofstadter; Board
Member Linda Peterson; Board Member Rosalind Svenstrup and Board Member Evelyn
Weiss. Members Absent: Chair Lucy Miller (Excused} and Boazd Member Beverly
Knight (Excused). Also Attending: Deputy Town Clerk Valerie Oakes and members of
the general public.
CALL TO ORDER•
Vice Chair Samuels called the Regular Meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Ro11 Call was taken
by Deputy Town Clerk Oakes. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.
ADDITIONS. DELETIONS OR ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
MOTION: Boazd Member Hofstadter moved to accept the agenda. Boazd Member
Weiss seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND REQUESTS:
None.
PRESENTATIONS:
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
MOTION: Board Member Svenstrup moved to approve the minutes of March 09, 2009
regular meeting. Board Member Weiss seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS•
Municipal Taa District Discussion
Vice Chair Samuels explained that the goal of the municipal tax district is to fairly
distribute the cost of cleaning the beach to all Highland Beach residents who will be
separated into five (5) zones. The Boazd discussed how the zones would be established.
Vice Chair Samuels was asked to find the beach front footage of alI the condominiums
along AlA for the project. Vice Chair Samuels met with Town Manager Sugerman and
he explained to her that the information could be found on the Palm Beach County
Property Appraiser website. Mrs. Samuels explained how the information was extracted
from the site.
Vice Chair Samuels reported that Board Member Knight will compile information of the
beach frontage on the single family homes. Once the information has been gathered a
presentation will be made to the Town Commission.
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Boazd Member Weiss gave a public thank you to Vice Chair Samuels for all of the hard
work she has done.
• Mangrove Standards
Boazd Member Peterson was previously in touch with Keith Patton, Florida Yazds and
Neighborhoods, but is now no longer employed by the County. Vice Chair Samuels
suggested that Boazd Member Peterson continue the investigation regarding mangrove
maintenance standazds.
Vice Chair Samuels will contact Ginny Powell of the Palm Beach County Environmental
Resource Management Department for more information.
Sea Turtle Program -Board Member Peterson, Liaison
Board Member Peterson reported that Barbara James, Permit Holder, had nothing to
report. Boazd Member Peterson did mention that last yeaz at this time there were two (2)
nests and this year there aze none.
Boazd Member Peterson has been in touch with Paul Davis, Environmental Manager for
Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resource Management, and he will be
in Highland Beach on Monday, April 13 to perform a lighting survey. Paul suggested
that his assistant, Jacey Biery, present the results to the Boazd at the regulaz scheduled
meeting in May.
Board Member Peterson also presented the Board with pictures of the trash receptacles
• along the beach for their viewing. She felt that it would be a great idea to install a trash
receptacle just north of Highland Regency which is a heavily populated area.
Board Member Peterson notified the board of a monofilament recycling program that she
would like the Board to consider implementing at Milani Pazk since there aze so many
fishermen. Vice Chair Samuels recommended making a presentation when Chair Miller
is in attendance for the boazd to consider.
NEW BUSINESS•
None.
REPORTS•
Board Member Weiss: Jean Knight was one of the original members of the Beaches and
Shores Advisory Board and unfortunately has passed away. Vice Chair Samuels worked
with Ms. Jean Knight and shazed her commitment and love for the beach. Ms. Knight
was pro natural beach cleaning and her memory will live on.
Board Peterson: None.
Board Member %night: Absent.
Board Member Hofstadter: No report but would like to thank Board Member Peterson
• and Vice Chair Samuels on all of their work on these various projects.
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Board Member Svenstrup: She would like the Board to move forward in asking the
Town Commission to write a letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and the
• Army Corp of Engineers using a different tactic by attaching statistics of mangrove loss
and petition for a minimal wake zone. Vice Chair Samuels asked that Board Member
Svenstrup create an outline of the various issues the board would like resolved. The
board will schedule a workshop to discuss the outline in further detail.
Vice Chair Samuels shared information regarding the Town of Pompano Beach, Florida.
There are three (3) miles of beach in which one (1) mile is designated as a recreational
area. The Town only funded the beach cleaning for the recreational area. The Town then
voted to add a line item to maintain the three (3) miles of beach in Pompano Beach to
ensure beach cleanliness. Perhaps the Town of Highland Beach could do the same but
meanwhile the board will continue to work on the Municipal Tax District.
Board Member Svenstrup added that the r;*~~ ^~T'°'~°••'~°°~' City of Deerfield Beach is
also financially assisting with beach cleaning.
ice Chair Samuels: None.
Chair Miller: Absent.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Board Member Weiss moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:13 a.m. Board
Member Svenstrup seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
ATTESTED:
Va erie Oakes
Deputy Town Clerk
Date: Tuesday. May 12.2009
APPROVED:
Excused Absent
Lucy 'ller, C
uth S els, Vice Chair
Betty Jan of dter, Board ember
Excused Absent
Beverly Knight, Board Member
Resigned on S/28/2009 (couldn't get
si nature
Lima Peterson, $oard Member
Ros Sv~nstn~p, Bc~rd Member
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~e yn Wei ,Board Member
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