63rd annual Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association Annual Conference
September 16-18, 2020
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020                             

1:05 p.m.
Call to Order


1:15 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Lee County, Florida

Ray Sandelli, Lee County Commissioner, District 3, Fort Myers

1:25 p.m.
COVID – 19 Pandemic and the Effects on Beach Tourism

Tamara Pigott, CDME, Executive Director, The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau, Fort Myers

1:40 p.m.

Securing Florida’s Blue Economy: A Strategic Plan for Florida’s Oceans and Coasts

Lenore Alpert, Ph.D., Executive Director, Florida Ocean Alliance and William Stronge, Ph.D., Chair Emeritus, Department of Economics, Florida Atlantic University and Stronge Consulting, Inc., Boca Raton

 

2:10 p.m.

The Value of Beach Nourishment in Lee County

James R. Houston, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

 

2:30 p.m.

Sanibel Island Strategies to Deal with Inlet Downdrift Impacts

Brett Moore, P.E., Co-Founder, Humiston & Moore Engineers, Naples

 

2:50 p.m.

Zoom Webinar Sponsor Recognition – Jeff Fiske, BaseLokTM Marine

 

2:55 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting Breakout

 

3:25 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resiliency 2020

 

3:30 p.m.

Interpreting the Central Florida Coastal Sea Level Record

Gary Zarillo, Ph.D., P.G., Department of Ocean Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne

 

3:55 p.m.

Advancing Resilience: Future Conditions Planning in Broward County

Jennifer Jurado, Ph.D., Chief Resiliency Officer, Deputy Director of Broward County Environmental Protection & Growth Management Department, Fort Lauderdale

 

4:15 p.m.

Florida’s Coasts: Climate Change and Resiliency Challenges and Opportunities

Noah Valenstein, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee

 

4:35 p.m.

Legislative Keynote - Beyond SLIP: Climate Change, Resiliency, and the Future of Policy in Florida

Senator José Javier Rodríguez, District 37 (consists of part of Miami-Dade County)

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

 

Thursday, September 17, 2020                    

7:55 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting Breakout

 

8:25 p.m.

Zoom Webinar Sponsor Recognition – Beau Suthard, P.G., APTIM

 

8:30 a.m.

Jacksonville District Commander's Update

Colonel Andrew D. Kelly, Commander, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  

 

8:55 a.m.

USACE 2020 – Delivering a Complex Coastal Program in Unprecedented Times

Jason Harrah, Project Manager + Florida Supplemental Program Manager, Water Resources Branch, Programs & Project Management Division, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

9:20 a.m.

Q&A

 

9:25 a.m.

Regional Sand Needs and Solutions for the Next 50 Years 

Clay McCoy, Ph.D., Acting Director, Regional Sediment Management Regional Center of Expertise, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  

 

9:45 a.m.

The Full Story of the South Ponte Vedra and Vilano Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project

Damon Douglas, Coastal Manager, St. Johns County  

 

10:05 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting Breakout

 

10:35 a.m.

Beach Construction during a Pandemic: The 2020 Mid-Town Shore Protection Project in the Town of Palm Beach

Thomas Pierro, P.E., D.CE., Principal Engineer, Coastal Protection Engineering, Boca Raton, Robert Weber, Coastal Program Manager, Town of Palm Beach, and Morjana Signorin, Lead Coastal Modeler/Oceanographer, APTIM, Boca Raton


10:55 a.m.

Carolina Beach Risk Reduction Plan – Planning for the Worst & Hoping for the Best

Robert Neal, P.E., Senior Coastal Engineer, Moffatt & Nichol, Wilmington, NC and Layton Bedsole, Shore Protection Coordinator, New Hanover County, NC

 

11:15 a.m.

Manasota Key Beach Restoration – A Regional Success Story

Michael Poff, P.E., Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., Naples

 

11:35 a.m.

Florida’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection – 2020 Updates

Alex Reed, Director, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee

 

11:45 a.m.

Florida’s Beach Management Funding Assistance Program: 2020 Amendment to the Project Ranking Criteria for State Funding

Hanna Tillotson, Environmental Administrator, Beach Management Funding Assistance Program,
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee

 

12:05 p.m.

Draft Permitting Guidelines for Imperiled Beach-nesting Birds

Craig Faulhaber, Avian Conservation Coordinator, Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Ocala

 

12:25 p.m.

Adjourn  

Friday, September 18, 2020                                          

  7:45 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting Breakout

 

8:30 a.m.

FEMA’s New Guidelines for Emergency Berms on Beaches

Robert (Bob) Glassen, Beach Specialist, Public Assistance Branch, FEMA Region IV

 

8:55 a.m.

Thinking Outside the Sand Box – Beach Mitigation Solutions & FEMA’s Roadmap for Funding

Jackie Brower, P.E., Ph.D., Coastal Engineer, Moffatt & Nichol, Fort Lauderdale and Robert Glassen, Beach Specialist, Public Assistance Branch, FEMA Region IV

 

9:20 a.m.

What Makes the Oceans Move in Circles?

Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., President, Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville

 

9:50 a.m. 

Recognition of the 2020 FSBPA Awards Recipients  

 

9:55 a.m. 

Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting Breakout

 

10:25 a.m.

Federal Beaches 101 - A Panel Presentation on the Process of Developing, Authorizing and Implementing Federal Beach Projects, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

History, Feasibility, and Authorization

Marty Durkin, Coastal Team Lead

 

Economics Considerations

Colin Rawls, Lead Economist

 

Design and Implementation

Mike Neves, P.E., Coastal Design Team Lead

 

Sediments

Barbara Nist, P.G., Coastal Geology Team Lead

 

Environmental Concerns

Aubree Hershorin, Ph.D., Planning Technical Lead

 

12:00 p.m. 

Conference Adjourns