Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III...Quin Robertson, Ph.D. - Project Manager •Dania Beach resident •Multiple publications quantifying coastal processes in Broward

Coastal Engineering Consultant Services

Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III

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

APTIM • 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

Coastal Engineering Coastal Natural ResourcesSurvey & Geosciences

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

Nourishment

Design Beach

Hardbottom

Dunes

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 Approach3. 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 Planning, Monitoring, and Mitigation

Designed and permitted 20 beach nourishment projects in the vicinity of hardbottom

Regulatory process:• Avoid

• Minimize

• Mitigate

CountyPlanning/

DesignAvoidance Mitigation Monitoring

Broward 5 2 3 4

Palm Beach 9 3 6 7

Monroe 1 1

Collier 1 1 1

Manatee 3 3 3

Sarasota 1 1 1

TOTAL 20 7 13 16

Comparable Project Scale and Setting

Broward Segment III

Palm Beach County

Indian River County

Collier County

Longboat Key

Anna Maria Island

Segment III

Nearshore Palm Beach

Nearshore Collier County

Comparable Project Scale and Setting

Broward Segment III

Segment III

Broward Segment II

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 HBSegment 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 should Broward County choose APTIM?

• 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