Commission On: Jacksonville WaterwaysSeptember 13, 2017
Jacksonville Waterways Commission
Agenda
Council Chambers, 1st Floor, City Hall / Wednesday, September 13,2017-9:30 A.M.C/M Lori Boyer, Chair / Philip Zamarron, Legislative Assistant
C/M Al Ferraro, Vice Chair / Katrin MacDonald, Legislative Assistant
C/M Aaron Bowman / Paige Johnston, Asst. General Counsel
C/M Jim Love - Alternate / Dr. Quinton White, Jacksonville University
Gary Anderson - Resigned / Dr. Gerard Pinto, Jacksonville University
Garrett N. Barket / John J. Jackson, Research Assistant
Senator Aaron Bean - Absent / Jim Suber, Waterways Coordinator
Lane T. Burnett / Jordan Elsbury, Intergovernmental Affairs
Jed Davis - Absent
Steven Davis - Excused
Jill D. Haskell - Absent
Ralph C. Hodges
Raymond S. Pringle, Jr - Excused
Steve Swann
Marshall Adkison, Ex-Officio - Excused
Michelle Tappouni,-Ex-Officio - Excused
Meeting Convened:9:32amMeeting Adjourned:10:59am
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Attendance:
Paul Astleford, President, Visit Jacksonville
Melissa Long, Chief of Environmental Quality
II. / 2017-590
ORD Auth 4th Amend to Contract with Jacksonville Univ to Renew the Contract for a 4th Addnl Yr for the continuing Manatee Protection Studies for FY 2017-2018. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Boyer)
Approve 7-0
III. / St. Johns River Status Report on Water Quality and Manatee
Speakers: Dr. White and Dr. Pinto
Dr. Pinto – 12-month sampling on type of vessel that caused manatee deaths.
*Presentation not given. Dr. White and Dr. Pinto were absent from meeting.
Ed Lukacovic – Copies of Definitions – Distributed
View Video clip – Jacksonville Underwater
*Video clip not shown. Representative from Jacksonville Underwater not present.
Update ontask assignments
- October 11th meeting
-Report on zoo access by Steve Swann
-Report on Alimacani by Steve Swann
-Report on status of downtown docks post Hurricane Irma by Jim Suber.
-Types of activities eligible for big P grant – Steve Swann and Jim Suber
Subcommittees scheduling
- FIND Subcommittee- No meetings scheduled to date.
- Downtown Subcommittee- No meetings scheduled to date.
New Business
- CM Bowman – 9.13.17 TDC Meeting Cancelled
- CM Ferraro – Boat races downtown and status of manatee protection plan
Old Business
- BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch – Garrett Barket
Public Comments:
John Nooney
***Other items may be added at the discretion of the chair. ***
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