September 16-18, 2020Hyatt Regeny Coconut Point Resort

Bonita Springs, Florida

Photo courtesty of The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

OFFICERSChair: Virginia Barker, Brevard CountyVice-Chair: VacantSecretary/Treasurer: Don Donaldson, Martin County

DIRECTORSJennifer Bistyga, City of Boca RatonMarina Blanco-Pape, Miami-Dade CountySteve Boutelle, Lee CountyDamon Douglas, St. Johns CountyCharlie Hunsicker, Manatee CountyEmily Lewis, Charlotte CountyGary McAlpin, Collier CountyJoshua Revord, St. Lucie CountyJanet Zimmerman, Florida Inland Navigation District

EX-OFFICIOJason Engle, USACE - Jacksonville DistrictJason Harrah, USACE - Jacksonville DistrictJennifer Jacobson, USACE - Mobile DistrictLainie Edwards, FDEPKevin Bodge, Olsen Associates, Inc.Bernie Eastman, Eastman Aggregates Enterprises Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

STAFFPepper Uchino, PresidentJackie Larson, Executive DirectorLisa Armbruster, Technical DirectorTeri Besse, Office & Conference Manager

Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association, Inc.PO Box 13146

Tallahassee, FL 32317-3146www.fsbpa.com * mail@fsbpa.com

850-906-9227 Office

Moderator: Virginia Barker, FSBPA Chair and Director, Natural Resources Management, Brevard County

1:05 p.m. Call to Order

1:15 p.m.Welcome and Opening Remarks, Lee County, FloridaRay 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 CoastsLenore 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 CountyJames 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 BreakoutLocation: Estero A and Estero Foyer (Exhibit Hall)Sponsored by

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:05 - 2:55 p.m.Location: Estero Ballrooms B and C

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 3:25 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Estero Ballrooms B and C

Moderator: Pepper Uchino, FSBPA President

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 RecordGary 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 CountyJennifer 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 OpportunitiesNoah 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 FloridaSenator José Javier Rodríguez, District 37 (consists of part of Miami-Dade County)

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5:05 p.m.Zoom Meeting Happy Hour

5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Location: Estero A/Estero Foyer and Estero Courtyard Sponsored by

Thursday, September 17, 2020 7:55 - 10:05 a.m.Location: Estero Ballrooms B and C

7:55 a.m. Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting BreakoutLocation: Estero A and Estero Foyer (Exhibit Hall)Sponsored by

Moderator: Don Donaldson, FSBPA Secretary-Treasurer and Deputy County Administrator, Martin County

8:25 a.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 ProjectDamon Douglas, Coastal Manager, St. Johns County

10:05 a.m.Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting BreakoutLocation: Estero A and Estero Foyer (Exhibit Hall)Sponsored by

Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:35 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.Location: Estero Ballrooms B and C

Moderator: Joshua Revord, FSBPA Board Member and Senior Coastal Engineer, St. Lucie County

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 BestRobert 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 StoryMichael Poff, P.E., Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., Naples

11:35 a.m. Florida’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection – 2020 UpdatesAlex 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 FundingHanna 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 BirdsCraig Faulhaber, Avian Conservation Coordinator, Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Ocala

12:25 p.m. Adjourn

12:25 p.m. FSBPA Annual General Membership Meeting

6:00 p.m. Cash Bar 6:30 p.m. Banquet Location: Waterfall Pool Deck/Cypress CourtyardSponsored by

Friday, September 18, 2020 7:45 - 9:55 a.m.Location: Estero Ballrooms B and C

7:45 a.m. Professional Exchange Break & Virtual Zoom Meeting BreakoutLocation: Estero A (Exhibit Hall)Sponsored by

Moderator: Janet Zimmerman, FSBPA Director and Assistant Executive Director, Florida Inland Navigation District 8:30 a.m.FEMA’s New Guidelines for Emergency Berms on BeachesRobert (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 FundingJackie 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 BreakoutLocation: Estero A (Exhibit Hall)Sponsored by

Friday, September 18, 2020 10:25 a.m. - 12:00 pmLocation: Estero Ballrooms B and C

Zoom Webinar sponsored by

Moderator: Will Reilly, Waterways Section Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

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

2020 Annual Conference Awardspresented Friday morning, September 18, 2020

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Exhibitors

FSBPA greatly appreciates the support of sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers at this conference. However, this does not constitute an

endorsement by FSBPA of any firm or product.

EarthBalance Corporation North Port, FL

Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC Lake Worth, FL

Ecological Associates, Inc. Jensen Beach, FL

Geosyntec Consultants Boca Raton, FL

SOX Erosion Solutions Boca Raton, FL