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Waterways Commission acknowledges manatee protection report, hears resiliency priorities and task-force updates
Summary
The commission formally acknowledged receipt of the Manatee Protection Plan implementation report, heard a public presentation on regional resiliency priorities and received updates on the St. Johns River Accord, derelict-vessel rewrite and shoaling concerns.
At its Feb. 13 meeting the Jacksonville Waterways Commission acknowledged receipt of the Manatee Protection Plan (MPP) implementation report and asked the Planning and Development Department to present the plan to the commission at a future meeting.
Shannon Matgillis, Office of General Counsel, told the commission that its role at this point is to receive the MPP implementation report and that “there is not a required vote” — acknowledgement that the report was submitted to the commission was sufficient. The chair said staff would invite Planning and Development to present the report at the next meeting so commissioners could review it in detail.
During public comment, Farrah Elami, regional resiliency manager for the Northeast Florida Regional Council, presented the council’s legislative priorities and highlighted the council’s resilience element and a regional Resiliency Action Plan the council is preparing for release within the next year. Elami offered to return for a fuller presentation and supplied handouts. Commissioner Mark Hardesty and Commissioner Mark Hardesty and Commissioner Mark Hardesty and Commissioner Mark Hardesty asked that shoaling issues discussed previously be included in the regional resiliency conversation and requested the council coordinate on lobbying and funding for shoal correction work.
Commission updates included a status report on the St. Johns River Accord task force: Councilman Jimmy Peluso said the task force is awaiting the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) committee, which is expected to meet in March; after that, the River Accord work will resume. On derelict vessels, staff reported that the Chapter 388 rewrite is delayed because auditors requested more time; the rewrite is expected for the next waterways meeting, with a copy to commissioners at least 10 days in advance.
The commission opened the meeting by approving the minutes by voice vote; the motion and second were recorded but the public record did not capture mover or seconder names and the approval was noted by the chair as passed by an ayes voice vote.
The commission adjourned after the agenda items; no additional formal votes were taken on the MPP report or task-force updates.
