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A SPECIAL AWARD FOR A VERY SPECIAL PERSON
~ BRUNO FALKENSTEIN ~
There are times that FSBPA’s annual awards capture the true meaning of “unsung hero” and make us appreciate how special many of our members are.
Such a reward recipient was recognized during our banquet at Amelia Island in September. The honor was the Private Citizen Award which recognizes a citizen who has made a significant contribution to beach preservation and management in Florida. FSBPA’s 2009 winner is Bruno Falkenstein.
This St. Pete Beach resident won’t be found relaxing or taking a leisurely stroll on the beach. Bruno is an early riser to be sure, around 5:00 a.m. During turtle nesting season, April through October, he can be found on St. Pete Beach or neighboring Shell Island protecting nesting sea turtles. Hatchling survival is his mission
– nurturing “his girls” his loving commitment.
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November UpdateNovember Update
Join us for the 2010 Beach Join us for the 2010 Beach Technology ConferenceTechnology Conference
FDEP Workshops on FDEP Workshops on
Beach Management RuleBeach Management Rule
USACE Jacksonville DistrictUSACE Jacksonville District November UpdateNovember Update
Thank you to everyone Thank you to everyone
that made FSBPA’s that made FSBPA’s annual conference annual conference
(Sept. 16(Sept. 16--18) a success!18) a success!
Palm Beach County DERMPalm Beach County DERM Monthly ReportMonthly Report
news from the Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association
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Locally, according to St. Pete Beach Mayor Mike Finnerty, Bruno is credited with the successful hatching of more than 40,000 endangered sea turtles over the past 30 years. July 28, 2009 was declared “Bruno Falkenstein Sea Turtle Day” in St. Pete Beach. The evening of September 17, at the awards banquet, was FSBPA’s way of thanking Bruno as well. The award inscription read, “For your three decades of quiet contribution toward guiding Florida’s beach program down a path of increasing sensitivity to sea turtles.”
To quote the Mayor, “Bruno God smiles at you and Mother Nature blows you kisses.”
Thank you!
Allen Ten Broek (Chair Emeritus), Bruno Falkenstein, Debbie Flack (President)
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The Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association November UpdateThe Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association November UpdateThe Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association November Update By Debbie Flack
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FLORIDA’S BEACH PROGRAMTHE U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FLORIDA’S BEACH PROGRAMTHE U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FLORIDA’S BEACH PROGRAM
Now all we can do is wait. Oral Arguments before the court are scheduled
for December 2, 2009, in the case of Stop the Beach Nourishment v. Florida
Department of Environmental Protection and Walton County/City of Destin.
As you may know, the main brief was filed by the State of Florida (Solicitor
General Scott Makar) on September 29, and FSBPA’s joint amicus brief with
the Florida Association of Counties and Florida League of Cities was filed a
week later. I am extremely pleased to relate that the Fowler White legal
team, on behalf of Walton County and Destin, gave glowing reports on the
participation and counsel of Thomas Merrill, the Yale scholar partially
sponsored by the Association. I am also extremely pleased with the tone
and substance of our amicus brief prepared by Gary Oldeoff (Lewis Stroud & Deutsch, P.L.).
What was quite a surprise was the depth and quality of the interests and groups that weighed in on our side with
their amicus briefs. They include the United States of America (Solicitor General Elena Kagan), the Attorneys General
from 26 states, the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
the American Planning Association and its Florida Chapter, the Coastal States Organization, Surfrider and Brevard
County. The U.S. Solicitor General also filed a motion with the Court to participate in the oral arguments which was
granted on October 20.
If they are looking for “impressive” and “weighty” we all should be extremely encouraged by the interests willing to
step forward to the ultimate benefit of Florida’s beach program. However, we must remind ourselves that this is not
a Florida case or a beach nourishment issue – nothing that simple. This is a landmark case involving uncharted
concepts of judicial taking, federal involvement in state property law, and of considerable interest to at least 4 of 9
Justices. And, unfortunately, common sense and public and political support cannot prevent the unprecedented
damage an adverse Supreme Court decision would have on Florida’s beaches and our ability to preserve them in the
future.
To those of you that have helped the Association’s defray the costs of this worthy cause, we sincerely thank you. If
you are considering making a contribution to FSBPA’s Legal Fund, it would be most welcomed. Please feel free to
contact me to discuss further.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
October legislative committees were light on substance but gave us the
opportunity to touch base with key staff members and set up meetings with
members for the next Committee Week of November 2‐6. The long‐time and
exceptional House and Senate appropriations staff directors that handle beach
management funding are seeing a little positive movement in doc stamp revenues
that might translate into an “actual” but minimal beach allocation for FY 2010‐11.
A future funding source for the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems remains
unidentified, but is clearly on the staff’s radar screen. Everyone recognizes that
our ability to revert and reappropriate existing beach dollars to new projects
(rather than to lose them entirely) will, after the same extensive exercise over the
past two years, be greatly reduced. It will be another difficult and challenging
year for beach funding, but Lisa and I will give it our best.
I have met with the House staff director handling the nearshore oil and gas drilling debate in order to share the
Association’s concerns regarding the need to identify, map, inventory and, of course, protect beach quality offshore
sand sources for future nourishment of Florida’s beaches under an exploration and drilling scenario. My initial
impression is this issue is being well‐received. FSBPA must continue to work, with the expert input from our
members, to further document and address this expressed concern. We fortunately have FSBPA’s 2007 legislative
initiative, sponsored by Senator Dennis Jones, which provides a state sand source policy to rely upon. It goes a long
way in making the case for us!
I also attended the first, and very long (5 hours plus), “House Workshop on Energy Exploration in State Waters” on
Wednesday, October 21. The Chair (Speaker‐elect Representative Dean Cannon) was gracious and patient in hearing
from a variety of interests on both sides of the issue. We can expect this to be the first of many extensive meetings
on the subject with the unprecedented outcome of determining the future competing uses of Florida’s coastal areas.
We are also anticipating revisiting certain legislative subjects like geotubes, beach access, and just perhaps some of
the recommendations coming from last year’s Beach Management Working Group report to the Senate President
and Speaker of the House. Some of these subjects may be on committee agendas as early as next week
(November 2‐6). We will keep you informed.
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CHANGES WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION
At the annual meeting on September 17 at the Amelia Island conference, we welcomed two
new members to FSBPA’s 13‐member Board of Directors. They are Sonny Mares, Executive
Director of the Beaches of South Walton Tourist Development Council, and Bill Smith,
Councilor of the Town of Indian Shores and member of the BIG‐C, a coalition of 11 Pinellas
County coastal communities. We look forward to the service of each of these gentlemen and
the tourism‐based and the general government perspectives they bring to the Board.
New officers for the coming year are Brian Flynn (Miami‐Dade), Chair –
Jonathan Gorham (Indian River County), Vice‐Chair – Virginia Barker (Brevard
County), Secretary/Treasurer. As many of you know, I was made President of
the Association by the Board at the annual conference as well.
Since then David and I have worked to transition FSBPA from a contract‐
managed (Stan Tait & Associates) organization to a self‐administered non‐
profit association. The Board represented by a transition committee made
up of the outgoing Chair, Don Donaldson, and the aforementioned 2010
officers, has been actively involved in necessary organizational and financial
decisions made over the past month. I am quite satisfied with what has been
accomplished in this relatively short period of time. I hope it is evident that
Lisa (governmental affairs), Teri (office and conference management) and I
are hard at work on behalf of Florida’s beaches and you, our members.
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Brian Flynn 2010 FSBPA Chair
November 2009
Update on the 2010 National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology Program to be announced in November
February 3 February 3 ‒‒ 5, 20105, 2010 Indialantic, FloridaIndialantic, Florida
The National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology, or to those familiar with it – the “Tech Conference,” is
being held February 3‐5, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront, Indialantic, Florida. You may recall a
previous Tech Conference that was held at a property near the airport in Melbourne several years ago. The
upcoming conference is not being held at that location, but in fact this year’s event is beachside! You can enjoy the
beachfront atmosphere, and you may even have the opportunity to take in the construction of Brevard County’s
South Reach beach nourishment project. The project is only two miles south from the hotel and is currently on
schedule to be underway during the conference. We may even get lucky enough to see a shuttle launch from Cape
Canaveral; Shuttle Endeavour is tentatively scheduled to launch on February 4th!
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Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Indialantic, FL
November 2009
The 2010 Planning Committee has completed their review and evaluation of all of the submitted abstracts. FSBPA is
now working on the program layout with input and assistance from our three‐member Executive Committee. We
received a high quality set of abstracts this year, so the Planning and Executive Committees certainly have had their
work cut out for them. For those of you anxious to hear if your abstract fit into our program, we plan to notify you
within the next few weeks. Conference brochures will be mailed out this month. We also anticipate that we will
have the program posted on our website – fsbpa.com – by later in November. We will publish the program in the
next issue of Shoreline. Stay tuned! We can tell you already that the program will include a broad range of topics
that you won’t want to miss – constructed projects, environmental studies, coastal modeling, use of structures, and
more!
Our Conference Planning Committee has done an excellent job again this year. We cannot thank you enough, and
we certainly cannot do it without you!
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2010 Conference Planning Committee Executive Committee
Michael Barnett, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Olsen Associates (Florida) Douglas Mann, P.E., Coastal Planning & Engineering (Florida)
Karl Havens, Ph.D., Florida Sea Grant
Robert Dean, Ph.D., P.E., University of Florida Michael Walther, P.E., Coastal Technology Corporation (Florida)
C. Scott Hardaway, Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science Jonathan Gorham, Ph.D., FSBPA Board of Directors and Indian River County, Florida
Jason Engle, P.E., USACE‐Jacksonville District Lynn Bocamazo, P.E., USACE‐New York District Bill Curtis, USACE‐ERDC (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
John Ramsey, P.E., Applied Coastal Research & Engineering (Massachusetts) Spencer Rogers, Jr., North Carolina Sea Grant
Kenneth Banks, Ph.D., P.E., Broward County, Florida Todd Walton, Ph.D., P.E., Florida State University Beaches and Shores Resource Center
November 2009
FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems Holds Two of Three Public Workshops on Proposed FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems Holds Two of Three Public Workshops on Proposed
Amendments to Chapter 62BAmendments to Chapter 62B‐‐36, F.A.C., Beach Management Funding Assistance Program36, F.A.C., Beach Management Funding Assistance Program
Written comments due December 4Written comments due December 4thth to FDEPto FDEP By Lisa Armbruster, FSBPA
FDEP has held two of the three planned public workshops related to proposed amendments to 62B‐36, F.A.C., the
Beach Management Funding Assistance Program. These meetings were held at the Brevard County Government
Center on October 20th and at City Hall in Sarasota County on October 21st. The purpose of the workshops was to
provide an explanation of proposed amendments to the beach management rule. The rule revisions relate to the
recommendations contained in parts II and III of the Beach Management Working Group Report, additional rule
procedures and necessary revisions that incorporate the 2008 inlet management legislation, as well as Bureau
initiated procedural changes. For those not able to attend either of the workshops (participation was marginal at
each location), this very important opportunity is not lost! The last of the three workshops is scheduled for
Tallahassee on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 4th; see below for further details and website link for the
proposed rule. In addition, FDEP has indicated that following this last of three workshops, the written comment
period will remain open until December 4th. FDEP will then proceed with a formal notice of rule making. While a
formal request for a hearing following that notice would prompt another public meeting, this opportunity to provide
input is not guaranteed or may be limited to specific subject matter. The time to digest the proposed rule
amendments and have your comments heard is now! Please participate either at the workshop on November 4th
and/or in writing by December 4th. FSBPA strongly encourages those affected by this rule to take the time to
thoroughly review the proposed amendments. Given the current state funding challenges for beach management
projects, the procedures outlined in this rule for ranking and funding become even more critical and are likely to
affect specific projects.
While not nearly a complete listing, FSBPA would like to share a few of the proposed rule amendments discussed by
participants at the workshops:
Within the definitions section, a new term is added – “Dedicated Long Term Funding Source” – for which the
definition states that “annual capital improvement budgets are not considered long term sources.” Also, DEP
would award a project with a dedicated funding source additional points via revised ranking procedures.
There was discussion in the workshops on various local government budget and funding plans and practice,
which would not meet the proposed definition of dedicated funding source. This item would have been
appropriate for BMWG consideration and discussion, but it was not raised.
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The “availability of federal funds” definition is revised from simply those projects with “Congressional
authorization” to also include “approval from” FEMA for “cost‐sharing the design and permitting or
construction phase.” As proposed, DEP would award FEMA projects points via revised ranking procedures.
The rule revisions also propose up to 50% state cost‐sharing eligibility for FEMA projects. There was
discussion in the workshops on the best strategy to leverage federal FEMA funding and whether the Bureau
was proposing points and eligibility for funding for Cat G, or also Cat B projects.
The “Public Beach Access” definition is revised to include the addition of “All public parking spaces must be
available to the general public on an equal basis.” This statement was described by DEP to mean no differing
fee structures – i.e., a local government cannot charge the general public a different fee from local residents
and receive eligibility for that parking. This will be an issue for some local governments (and already has been
in the past), and has the potential to reduce their state cost‐share. Notably, Chapter 161, Florida Statutes,
simply states: “A project, in order to receive state funds, shall provide for adequate public access, protect
natural resources, ……”
The definition of “Primary Beach Access” is revised from 100 to 50 public parking spaces and public
restrooms, and the associated eligibility is revised with the additional language “Additional eligibility shall be
granted for up to ½ mile in each shore parallel direction at a rate of 52.8 feet per parking space.” Workshop
attendees generally agreed that this will improve eligibility for those beach access sites with restrooms that
may have more than 50, but less than 100 parking spaces.
These items only represent a fraction of the proposed revisions and discussions generated by workshop
participants. In addition to these amendments, the new inlet management rule stirred quite a bit of discussion
during the workshops. Just to name a handful of points – how is an inlet management project defined, what are the
project “boundaries,” should the “severity of erosion” and “balancing of the sediment budget” be calculated with
shorelines or volumes, and how is a “cost effective” alternative evaluated? Please review the proposed rule and
submit your comments to DEP!
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/BEACHES/publications/pdf/PublicNotices/CHPT62B‐36WSD10‐09.pdf
Details on the last of three public workshops :
DATE AND TIME: November 4, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, Training Room #307,
505 West Tennessee Street, Building B, Tallahassee, Florida 32304
And don’t forget that written comments will likely be due by December 4th
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FEDERAL PROJECT STATUS UPDATES – October 2009
FEASIBILITY STUDIES:
• St. Johns County –Jacksonville District recently received Federal Stimulus funding for this project. Scopes of work are prepared to contract out NEPA, environmental resource surveys, and additional geotechnical investigations using the stimulus funds. Economic modeling work with Beach‐fx continues along with report preparation to document existing and future without project conditions in the study area. These conditions, along with preliminary alternatives for hurricane and storm damage reduction, are anticipated to be presented to the South Atlantic Division (SAD) and Headquarters during a Feasibility Scoping Meeting (FSM) in spring 2010. FIGURE 1: SUMMERHAVEN BREACH • Flagler County – Shoreline environmental surveys are contracted to begin Fall 2009. Economic modeling work with Beach‐fx continues along with report preparation to document existing and future without project conditions in the study area. These conditions, along with preliminary alternatives for hurricane and storm damage reduction, are anticipated to be presented to the South Atlantic Division (SAD) and Headquarters during a Feasibility Scoping Meeting (FSM) in spring 2010. Geotechnical investigations are currently in progress. Borrow area development is still ongoing and will likely move to Federal waters. The sponsor plans to have a draft borrow area document completed by late summer 2009. • St. Lucie County – Jacksonville District has initiated data collection in preparation for the Beach‐fx model work. A Review Plan (RP) was completed and approved at South Atlantic Division (SAD) outlining the models to be used, agency technical review requirements and independent external peer review requirements for the project. A study team site visit is scheduled for November. The non‐Federal Sponsor is conducting environmental surveys and performing assessments. OTHER MAJOR PLANNING REPORTS:
• The Brevard County Mid‐Reach General Reevaluation Report (GRR) team has completed the draft report and received approval from Headquarters for release to the public and concurrent independent external peer review. The public review period is expected to begin shortly and a public meeting is being planned for January 2010. The independent external peer review is accomplished through a contract from the Army Research Office, using a panel of experts from across the county. Both reviews are expected to be complete in early 2010. Following revisions the final report will be submitted to SAD and Headquarters prior to submission to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for final approval. • Jupiter/Carlin Shore Protection Project ‐ Palm Beach County has started a 934 report/NEPA document for Jupiter/Carlin Segment to extend Federal participation for the next renourishment. The Sponsor will be running the Beach‐fx model. Federal participation has expired and congressional funds have not been appropriated on this project, to date. Therefore, Corps involvement has ceased until congressional funding can be attained.
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St. Johns Summerhaven Breach Photo taken by Stephanie Groleau
November 2009
• The Draft Ft. Pierce Shore Protection Project GRR has been completed by the non‐Federal Sponsor. The GRR seeks an additional 50 years of Federal participation in the project as well as the inclusion of groins to the project area. The Corps is providing (Feasibility Scoping Meeting) FSM support to the Sponsor in FY10. • Broward County Shore Protection Project ‐ Segment I (north county line to Hillsboro Inlet) – Integrated GRR and NEPA document – Preparation of the GRR and NEPA document for initial construction of this segment has been initiated by the Jacksonville District. SAJ has initiated Beach‐fx data collection and shoreline biological surveys. Segment II – GRR Addendum and NEPA document – Sponsor has initiated their GRR Addendum for the upcoming renourishment. Segment III – Preparation of a Detailed Design Report (DDR) by Jacksonville District is underway upon request by the Broward County project sponsor to address the subsidence/erosion of the beach fill at the northern end of Segment III under the authority for the Shore Protection Project. • In Dade County, work was funded for a Section 227 Project at 63rd Street in Miami and was reinitiated in August 2008. A design and build contract is being evaluated in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and Reef Innovation, Inc. Genesis modeling is underway to determine the minimum structural footprint and the exact project location. NEPA documentation and WQC are underway, with the Joint Coastal Permit to be submitted upon completion. • The Martin County Post Authorization Decision Document Letter Report is being completed by SAJ. This report evaluates impacts to the Benefit/Cost ratio of the approved Shore Protection Project due to the use of a new borrow area. Turtle‐friendly beach construction templates are also being evaluated for use on this project. Additionally, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared to include the new borrow area and new template. The EIS is expected to be complete in early calendar year 2010. BORROW SITE INVESTIGATIONS:
• The Martin County borrow area investigation is nearly complete; Taylor Engineering has suggested additional vibracores in the northern part of the borrow area. The Corps is beginning to evaluate borrow area alternatives offshore of Martin and St. Lucie Counties. Hard bottom mapping for Martin County is completed and no impacts are anticipated. At the request of FDEP, samples have been submitted to the laboratory for carbonate analysis to examine the potential for cementation following placement of the sand. • Bathymetric surveys for Sarasota County are complete. Vibracores have been collected. Borrow area delineation has resumed at the plans and specs level. Vibracores have been collected and samples are currently being analyzed to further define the borrow area. • The Pinellas County, Sand Key borrow area investigation is underway. Geotechnical work and surveys are complete. The sponsor will be applying to the FDEP for permits to use the borrow area. • In Flagler County a sand search project is currently underway. Reconnaissance level bathymetric and seismic surveys of sand sources within state and Federal waters have been completed by Halcrow in support of the current Feasibility Study. Halcrow has prepared a proposed scope of work to collect additional vibracores within state waters. The date for vibracore collection has not been determined.
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• Plans & Specs are being prepared to utilize all remaining domestic sand sources offshore of Dade County as directed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) in his 10 December 2007 memo to the Director of Civil Works recommending a three tiered approach to meet Dade County’s beach renourishment needs. The Corps has submitted the Biological Assessment to NMFS and USFWS and is awaiting the Biological Opinion. • The Town of Hillsboro Beach in Broward County is completing a geotechnical investigation for re‐nourishment of the privately funded Town of Hillsboro Beach Shore Protection Project. The project plans to use borrow area BA‐1 which is just offshore of Deerfield Beach. It is anticipated that this project will likely exhaust BA‐1. • Broward County is currently undergoing a sand search for the entire county, although not to investigate deep water sources. The currently active sand search includes Seismic, Side Scan, and Magnetometer data collection as well as reconnaissance level vibracoring REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT:
• A Regional Sediment Management (RSM) study for the St. Augustine Inlet vicinity, St. Johns County, Florida has begun. A report is being prepared to evaluate RSM strategies for improved management of four Federal coastal and navigation projects in the vicinity which will likely recommend changes to current management practices and O&M schedules. Additionally, as part of the RSM study, a detailed GIS database will be developed including dredging, nourishment, and disposal data on all four projects. • The Draft Southeast Atlantic Regional Sediment Management Plan for Florida has been completed for SAJ by Taylor Engineering and was incorporated into the SAJ Addendum to the Dade County Letter Report. The Regional Sediment Management Plan expanded on the previously completed Southeast Atlantic Regional Sediment Source Study (USACE, 2008) to evaluate sand sources currently available to St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami‐Dade Counties in order to address long term needs along Florida’s Southeastern Atlantic coast. The study confirmed that offshore sources in Miami‐Dade and Broward Counties are nearly exhausted, and outlined potential strategies for obtaining sand from upland, deepwater, and non‐domestic sources. The Letter Report is being routed for submission to South Atlantic Division (SAD) where it will ultimately be submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for approval and direction. CONSTRUCTION:
• Manatee Harbor construction dredging is underway. The project work consists of removing shoals from the Manatee Harbor Entrance Channel by means of dredging and bed leveling.
Ft. Pierce Shore Protection Project, St. Lucie County, Florida: Construction was completed in May 2009. • Brevard County Shore Protection Project: The South Reach is scheduled to undergo nourishment, with a scheduled April 2010 completion date.
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FSBPA’s Board of Directors and Staff would like to thank each and everyone who attended our 53rd Annual Conference at Amelia Island. It was special – wonderful attendance, timely topics, and outstanding speakers. The challenges facing Florida’s beach management program, and in turn this association, have rarely been more evident. Fortunately, this conference demonstrates we are up to the task. To our 2009 conference sponsors who so graciously supported us financially, we especially thank you.
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Thank you to the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors that made Thank you to the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors that made FSBPA’s annual conference (September 16FSBPA’s annual conference (September 16--18) a success!18) a success!
Senator Dennis Jones, District 13, Pinellas County U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
Col. Al Pantano, JAX District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Left to Right, Col. Pantano, Senator Bill Nelson, Debbie Flack and Buddy Jacobs
Linda Loomis Shelley
November 2009
CALENDARCALENDARCALENDAR
February 3‐5, 2010 National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Indialantic, FL September 22‐24, 2010 FSBPA Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Clearwater Beach, FL
OTHER DATES OF INTEREST February 17‐19, 2010 Rip Current Symposium 2010 Florida International University Miami, FL March 9 – 11, 2010 2010 Coastal Summit Ron Reagan Building in Washington, DC October 13‐15, 2010 ASBPA National Coastal Conference Charleston Marriott Charleston, SC Back to Main Page
November 2009
A monthly electronic publication of the Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association.
Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association, Inc. PO Box 13146, Tallahassee, FL 32317‐3146 Phone: (850) 906‐9227 • Fax: (850) 201‐6782 www.fsbpa.com • [email protected]
Send e‐mail address changes to: [email protected]
Officers:
Brian Flynn (Chair) Jonathan Gorham (Vice Chair) Virginia Barker (Secretary‐Treasurer)
Directors:
Richard Bouchard Alexandrea Davis‐Shaw Don Donaldson Paul Dorling Steve Higgins Charlie Hunsicker Sonny Mares Matt Mooneyham Mr. Bill Smith Todd Walton
Ex‐Officio:
Mike Barnett, DEP Candida Bronson, USACE John Crane, USACE Tom Campbell Dr. Robert Dean Erik Olsen
President: Deborah E. Flack Assistant Director of Governmental Affairs: Lisa Armbruster Office & Conference Manager: Teri Besse
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Photo on front page header courtesy of Laura Aldrich, Town Clerk, Indian River Shores, FL
