Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association Annual Conference
September 23-25, 2015
Duck Key, FL
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Moderator: Leanne Welch, FSBPA Vice-Chair and Palm Beach County
1:00 p.m.
Welcome/Opening
Remarks
Richard Bouchard, FSBPA Chair and St. Lucie County
1:15 p.m.
The
Keynote Address: Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Agency Update
and Strategic Goals
Jonathan Steverson, Secretary, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Tallahassee
Joined
in Purpose: Changes at the Department of Environmental Protection affecting
Florida’s Beach Management Program
Frederick
Aschauer, Jr., Director, Division of Water Resource Management •
Alex
Reed, Program
Administrator, Beach Management
Funding Assistance Program,
Division of Water Restoration Assistance, Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Tallahassee
Amendment
1 and Beaches: Expectations vs. Reality
Diana
Ferguson, FSBPA Legislative Services, Rutledge-Ecenia,
Tallahassee
2:40 p.m.
A Renewed Focus on Inlet Management:
Committing to the Contributions of Dr. Dean and Senator Jones
Thomas
Pierro, P.E., D.CE, Director, CB&I, Boca Raton
3:10 p.m.
Professional Exchange Break
Moderator: Jim Trifilio, FSBPA Secretary/Treasurer and Okaloosa County
3:40 p.m.
Regional
Sediment Management for a Resilient Coast and Sustainable Federal Program
Jackie
Keiser, PG, PMP, Dredging Program Manager, Jacksonville District Director,
National Center for Regional Sediment Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
4:15 p.m.
Hypocrisy in the
Permitting Process (1983): Has Anything
Changed?
Allen
Ten Broek, FSBPA Chair Emeritus and Principle, The Mariner Advisory Group, Fort Myers
4:40 p.m.
Building Skills to Preserve Florida’s Shores and
Beaches: The Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
Jonathan Dain, Director, Florida Natural
Resources Leadership Institute, IFAS
Extension/Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville
5:05 p.m.
Adjourn
6:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m.
Welcome
Reception
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Professional
Exchange Break
Moderator: Steve Boutelle, FSBPA Past-Chair and Lee County
8:15 a.m.
The Federal
Program in Florida, 2015 Update and Outlook
Colonel Jason
A. Kirk, P.E., Commander, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
8:45 a.m.
Research Opportunities: Expanding Horizons on Fines in the
Dredging Process
Bill
Hanson, Vice-President, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Oakbrook, IL
9:10 a.m.
The Future of
Nearshore Hardbottom Mitigation in Florida: Alternative Mitigation Strategies for
Temporary Impacts to Habitat Functions
Lainie Edwards, Ph.D., Program Administrator, Beaches Mining and ERP
Support Program, Division of Water Resource Management, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Tallahassee and Cheryl Miller, President, Principal
Scientist, Coastal Eco-Group Inc., Deerfield Beach
9:35 a.m.
Biological
Monitoring: An Underwater Perspective
Lauren Floyd, Senior
Marine Biologist and Stacy Buck, Lead Biologist, CB&I, Boca Raton
10:00 a.m.
Professional Exchange Break
Moderator: Diana Ferguson, FSBPA Legislative Services , Rutledge-Ecenia
10:30 a.m.
Coastal Policy and Sea Turtles in an Era of Rising Seas
Gary
Appelson, Policy Coordinator, Sea Turtle Conservancy, Gainesville
10:50 a.m.
Opportunities to Plan for Community Resilience
Moderator: Jim Murley,
Executive Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council •
Jennifer Jurado, Director, Broward
County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division • Rhonda Haag, Director, Monroe County
Sustainability Program •
11:40 a.m.
The Moral and
Economic Basis for Beach Restoration
Michael
Walther, P.E., D.CE, Vice-President, Coastal Tech - G.E.C., Inc., Vero Beach
12:05 p.m.
Adjourn
12:15 p.m.
FSBPA Annual
General Membership Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Cash Bar
6:30 p.m.
Awards Luau
Friday, September 25, 2015
Professional
Exchange Break
8:30 a.m.
Led by Lisa Armbruster, Director of Governmental
Affairs,
FSBPA, Tallahassee
The
Legacy of Dr. Robert G. Dean, Emeritus Professor of Coastal and Oceanographic
Engineering at the University of Florida – His Contributions to the Science of
Coastal Engineering, the Profession, the State of Florida, and FSBPA
James
Houston, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center, Vicksburg, MS • Thomas Campbell, P.E., retired, CB&I, Boca
Raton • Erik Olsen, P.E.,
President and Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Senior
Vice-President, Olsen Associates, Jacksonville • Michael Barnett,
P.E., former Chief, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, and Senior Coastal
Engineer, Tetra Tech, Mobile, AL • Debbie Flack, President, FSBPA, Tallahassee • Senator
Dennis Jones
9:45 a.m.
Presentation: The Bob
Dean Coastal Research Award
10:00 a.m.
Professional
Exchange Break
Moderator: Don Donaldson, FSBPA Director and Martin County
10:30 a.m.
Sand Management Opportunities and Challenges related to Current
Real Estate Development Trends in Miami Dade County, FL
Nicholas
Zwemer, P.E., Project Manager, Coastal Systems International, Inc., Coral Gables
11:00 a.m.
The Future of Beach
Nourishment in Miami-Dade: How and How Much ($$$)
Brian Flynn, Miami-Dade County
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Division of Natural Resources
11:25 a.m.
Minimizing
Bacteria in Recreational Waters through Appropriate Beach Architecture
Helena
Solo-Gabriele, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, University of Miami Center for Oceans
and Human Health and University of Miami Department of Civil, Architectural,
and Environmental Engineering
11:50 a.m.
Conference Adjourns