HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-15 Marine Advisory Board Minutes • City of Dania Beach
Marine Advisory Board
June 15th,2005
Acting Chairman Bernard Swindell called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM
Members present:
Mike Grady Debby Bradford Charles McKenna
Ray Lair Carol Stokrocki Bernard Swindell
Craig McAdams Bill Wosenitz Capt. John Kafouras
Members absent:
Mark Larimer Clive Taylor (excused) Lester McKinney(excused)
Brian Carroll Billy Phipps (excused) Louis (Jeep) Webb
Others present:
Capt. Glenn Morris Suzanne Witz Irvin(Bud) Witz
Minutes of the May meeting were presented for approval. Motion to approve made by
Charles McKenna, seconded by Craig McAdams. Minutes approved as written. Capt.
Morris thanked Carol Stokrocki for her time and effort in transcribing the minutes from
the tape
• Capt. Morris gave a detailed report on the beach renourishment project. He said work is
being done 24 hours a day. As previously reported, sand is being dredged off shore of
Deerfield Beach on to a barge,then transported by barge to the area to be renourished and
pumped from the barge on to the beach. Presently the work is taking place in the
Hallandale/Hollywood area. Work will move north and reach Dania Beach sometime in
August or September and will take approximately a week to complete. . A question was
asked as to extent of area to receive sand on Dania Beach. Capt. Moms said the area will
be 90 feet from the high tide area to zero at the pier. Dunes will be built by public
service. Chickees will be constructed and cluster palms planted
. One of the members
expressed concern about what effect a hurricane would have on the area. Capt. Morris
said northeast storms do more damage than hurricanes. He will keep the board informed.
as to the progress of the project. Additional information may be obtained on the beach
renourishment website.
Capt. John Kofouros was welcomed as a new member of the board.
There was a brief discussion about the gas line that's scheduled to come across the John
U. Lloyd Park and continue up Dania Beach Blvd.
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Capt Moms reported the city will take over the Sea Tech Marina sometime within the
• next two or three months. City Manager Ivan Pato would like input from this committee
regarding operation and upkeep of the facility. One of the first suggestions made was
concerning 24 hour security. Even though this is quite expensive, it is very necessary.
The area should be fenced and some type of electronic surveillance installed. Board
members discussed a number of other areas they felt should be improved such as the rest
rooms. A bait shop and a snack shop were suggested. There are 100 slips available that
presently rent for$10.00 afoot. Everyone agreed that Dania Beach residents should have
priority insofar as dock space availability is concerned.
Ms. Bradford asked who is really doing the planning on this project? Capt. Morris
replied that Mr. Pato wants the input from this board. As of now there is no plan in place.
A planning committee was suggested and also a workshop. It was decided that Mr. Pato
should be invited to meet with the board. The board agreed that whatever action is
taken should improve the quality of life in the area and one member said it's important to
keep it pretty, make it nice and bring some prestige to the city. In keeping with the idea
of giving priority to residents for dock space, a suggestion was made that a Dania Beach
Yacht Club might be the answer. This idea was met with immediate approval by the
board members.. Amotion was made and approved unanimous.
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