From: <Djfinlay@aol.com>
To: <ed@teneyck.com>
Subject: Moorings Bay Citizes Advisory Committee
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 3:28 PM

 
 
Below are topics that were discussed at the September 19, 2006 meeting of  
the Moorings Bay Citizens Advisory Committee.
 
1, Doctor's Pass light. The new tower (piling) is now up and  operating. The 
structure is slightly shorter than the previous one. Some  discussion was made 
as to whether the flashing letter "A" does not have enough  separation 
between repetitions. It will be investigated.
 
2. Doctor's Pass Monitoring. It will soon be one year from the last  
dredging. A depth survey of dredged areas will need to be done. Some discussion  was 
held with regard as to who will do the survey and whether the city could use  
the same consultant who is monitoring Gordon Pass and the beach. 
 
3. Oyster Reef. Dr. Mike Bauer, Katie Fuhr and a professor from FGCU  
recently surveyed Moorings Bay. They found that oysters living on bay  bulkheads were 
very healthy and the flood tide shoal opposite of Admiralty Point  2 will be 
a good habitat for an oyster bed. Target date for this  placing oysters on the 
shoal is February 2007.
 
4. Moorings Bay/Clam Bay. A general history was giving by Chairman  
Pennington. There is a current and historic exchange of water between the  two bays. 
Before Clam Pass was dredged, the tidal range was greater in Moorings  Bay. Clam 
Pass will soon be dredged again with the intent of improving  tidal flow and 
a healthy exchange of saltwater. Sea grasses that were once  present in many 
areas of outer (south) Clam Bay may no longer exist. Water  quality testing in 
both bays is done by Save the Bays. City interest in the long  strip of land 
bordering the southern edge of the Clam Pass parking lot was  discussed as well 
as the current management of Clam Bay by the Pelican Bay  Services Division.
 
5. Pollution. Dr. Bauer mentioned two recent pollution events that he  
investigated in Moorings Bay. One event was a condominium that was allowing  old, 
pressure washed paint to drain into a bay via a storm drain. The  second was new 
condominium that had a hose dumping a construction  by-product liquid into 
the bay. Dr Bauer halted both practices and asked that  all people be vigilant 
about reporting similar practices to the city.
 
Doug Finlay