Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III Coastal - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III Coastal Engineering Consultant Services Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Lindino Benedet, Ph.D. Thomas Pierro, PE Quin Robertson, Ph.D. Douglas Mann, PE Stacy Buck, MS

Lindino Benedet, Ph.D. - Project Executive • Director, Coastal and Maritime Services • Corporate authority to bind APTIM  APTI TIM • Previously CB&I, Shaw, Coastal Planning & Engineering • Coastal Services Headquartered in Boca Raton - Focused on coastal engineering and environmental consulting - 47 employees, 46% Broward County residents Co Coas astal l Eng Engin ineerin ing g Su Surv rvey & & Geos Geoscie iences Co Coas astal l Na Natural Res esources

Quin Robertson, Ph.D. - Project Manager • Dania Beach resident • Multiple publications quantifying coastal processes in Broward County - Marine Geology, Journal of Coastal Research, Shore & Beach • Personally visited upland mines for Segment II • Managed 2008 Broward bathymetric LiDAR data acquisition • Project Manager on wide variety of coastal projects • USACE regional sediment management (RSM) and resiliency projects • City of Long Beach NY - Local sponsor representative for federal project - Sand search, borrow area design - Limited Reevaluation Report, Project Partnership Agreement

Douglas Mann, PE - Lead Engineer • Author of 5 Federal design documents, including 2 in Broward County • Author of 4 beach or barrier island projects for other Federal agencies • Engineer or EOR for: - 32 beach nourishment projects - 32 coastal structure projects - 9 dune restoration projects • Decades of regulatory experience

Proposed Approach In our written submittal, we outlined: 1. Protect the environment 2. Design a cost efficient project 3. Expedite project approvals

Proposed Approach 1. Protect the environment • Zero new nearshore hardbottom impacts - Adopt predicted 2005/06 equilibrium toe of fill (ETOF), then design fill templates • Use coarse upland sand • Evaluate advance nourishment quantities Advance Hardbottom Nourishment Dunes Design Beach

Proposed Approach 2. Cost Efficient Design • Adopt zero new hardbottom impact beach design • Evaluate two new local sand mines • Develop and permit flexible sand delivery methods • Bypass sand at Port Everglades • Eliminate need for additional groins in the State Park • Postpone the proposed managed retreat in north Hollywood • Add dunes in Hollywood and Dania Beach to increase resiliency

Proposed Approach 3. Expedite Project Approvals  Pursue a Limited Reevaluation Report • Zero new hardbottom impacts • No new groins in the Park • No design change in north Hollywood  Manage the federal approval process • Require a complete schedule from Jacksonville District • Monthly meetings in the District office • Congressional support to overcome roadblocks

Stacy Buck, MS - Lead Biologist  Monitoring • Hardbottom in Broward for 13 years • Over 750 dives in support of Broward County SPP • Throughout the east and Gulf coasts of Florida  Permitting and Planning • Over a decade of regulatory experience - USACE, FDEP, FWC, USFWS, NMFS • NEPA - Author of Broward County Segment II EA  Education/Training • Academically trained at Nova Southeastern University • FDEP - approved biologists • AAUS organization • Supported by 10 scientific divers in the Boca Raton office

Addressing Hardbottom through Pla lanning, , Monitoring, and Mit itigation  Designed and permitted 20 beach nourishment projects in the vicinity of hardbottom Planning/ County Avoidance Mitigation Monitoring Design  Regulatory process: Broward 5 2 3 4 • Avoid Palm Beach 9 3 6 7 • Minimize Monroe 1 1 • Mitigate Collier 1 1 1 Manatee 3 3 3 Sarasota 1 1 1 TOTAL 20 7 13 16

Comparable Project Scale and Setting Segment III  Broward Segment III  Palm Beach County  Indian River County Nearshore Palm Beach  Collier County Nearshore Collier County  Longboat Key  Anna Maria Island

Comparable Project Scale and Setting Segment III  Broward Segment III Segment II  Broward Segment II

Effective Navigation of Regulatory Process  Broward County Segment II • Baseline benthic characterization • UMAM based on relief • Biological Monitoring Plan • Coral Relocation Plan • Mitigation Plan • ESA Section 7 Consultation – BA • EFH Assessment • NEPA Document – EA Segment II Nearshore HB Segment II A. cervicornis

Tom Pierro, PE – Director of Operations • Professional engineer with experience in all aspects of coastal projects • Direct ability to prioritize staff and allocate resources • Contractual authority to bind APTIM  Why sho should ld Broward Coun ounty ch choose APTIM TIM? • Multidisciplinary firm specifically designed for local government coastal programs • Well-established team of in-house professionals • Experience derived from several federally authorized projects • Properly staffed for scope of work with local experts • Clear and concise technical approach with environmental focus • Proven permitting record based on decades of regulatory experience • Committed to meeting Broward County’s objectives, budget and timeline