Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners Work Session: Beach Nourishment

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1 Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners Work Session: Beach Nourishment

2 Topics Why Nourish Our Beaches County Managed Beaches Nourishment History Status Report by Project Project Costs and Funding Summary and Discussion

3 Why Nourish Our Beaches

4 Most Important Reason! 1. Storm Protection Saves Lives Upland Infrastructure Property

5 Economic Benefits! 2. Pinellas CountyTourism (Data Research Services, Inc.. Analysis for 2009) 74.2% of Visitors Come for the Beaches $2.794 B - Total Economic Impact Over 35,800 - Jobs Supported $88.4 M - State & Local Taxes Paid

6 Another Reason to Nourish Our Beaches 3. Environmental Benefits - Habitat Marine Turtles Shorebirds

7 County Managed Beaches HONEYMOON ISLAND Honeymoon Island Sand Key Treasure Island Sunshine Beach Sunset Beach Long Key Upham Beach Pass-a-Grille Beach Mullet Key (Ft. DeSoto Park) SAND KEY TREASUE ISLAND LONG KEY FT DESOTO Old Tampa Bay

8 Non-Federally Authorized Project Honeymoon Island State Funding Construction 100% Non-construction 75% (design, permitting, etc.)

9 Honeymoon Island Project Area N PHOTO DATE: 2010 PHOTO PROPERTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY HONEYMOON ISLAND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE PASS

10 Honeymoon Island Nourishment History 1921 Hurricane Created Hurricane Pass N PHOTO DATE: 2010 PHOTO PROPERTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY 1969 Beach Fill (4000 of shoreline, ~1.3 million yds 3) Used offshore Borrow Area with limestone gravel and rock HONEYM OON ISLAND 1989 Beach Fill Nourishment, 140,000 yds 3 - Borrow Area was Hurricane Pass Ebb Shoal GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE PASS

11 Honeymoon Island Erosion

12 Honeymoon Island Phase I

13 Honeymoon Island Phase I & II HONEYMOON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT PHASES I & II N PHASE II T-GROIN 4 T-GROIN 3 PHOTO DATE: 2010 PHOTO PROPERTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY T-GROIN 2 PHASE I BEACH FILL TEMPLATE REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY (100,000 CY) EXISTING T-GROIN 1 CONSTRUCTED UNDER DEP PERMIT JC EASEMENT-BORROW AREA (PROPOSED) PHASE II HONEYMOON ISLAND HURRICANE PASS BORROW AREA GULF OF MEXIC O Current Nourishment Interval = 3 Years

14 Honeymoon Island Project Status 2008 Last Nourishment Completed 2008-Present Post Construction Monitoring, Design & Permitting Fill 2000 of Shoreline, Install 3 T- Groins (low-level rock structures) Construction Estimate = $5.63 million Funding ($3.25m for Structures / $2.38m for Nourishment) Cost Share: State pays 100% for construction State pays 75% for non-construction (design, permitting, etc.)

15 Federally Authorized Projects Sand Key Treasure Island Long Key Funding 60% Federal 20% State 20% County

16 Sand Key Nourishment History 1988 (Phase 1) 1990 (Phase 2) 1992 (Phase 3) (Phase 4) (8.7 mi) Nourishment Interval 5 Years

17 Sand Key Nourishment Belleair Shore No Fill Sand Sources (Not Shown on Map) 1. Egmont Shoals (N of Egmont Key) 2. Area L (11+ mi W of Sand Key)

18 Sand Key Project Status 2006 Last Nourishment Completed 2006-Present Post Construction Monitoring, Sand Search, Design & Permitting Construction of 8.7 miles of Shoreline Construction Cost Estimate ~ $35 million Funding ~ Cost Share: 60%/20%/20% (Fed/State/County) ~ Dollars: $21m / $7m / $7m (for $35 million project cost)

19 Treasure Island & Long Key (From Elko and Mann, 2007)

20 Treasure Island Nourishment History Date / Volume (yds 3 ) / Sand Source / Length 1969 / 790,000 / Offshore borrow area / 0.8 mi 1971 / 75,000 / O Brien s Lagoon / 0.2 mi 1972 / 155,000 / Blind Pass / 0.2 mi 1976 / 380,000 / Offshore borrow area / 1.4 mi 1978 / 50,000 / Blind Pass / Southern Treasure Island 1981 / 70,000 / John s Pass / 0.6 mi 1983 / 220,000 / Blind Pass / 0.8 mi 1986 / 550,000 / Blind Pass & Pass-a-Grille Channel / 2.4 mi 1991 / 56,000 / John s Pass / 0.4 mi 1996 / 51,300 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 0.4 mi 2000 / 350,000 / John s Pass / 1.6 mi 2004 / 225,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 1 mi 2006 / 110,000 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 1.6 mi 2010 / 225,000 / John s Pass / 1.6 mi Nourishment Interval ~ Every 2-4 years

21 Upham Beach Nourishment History Date / Volume (yds 3 ) / Sand Source / Length 1980 / 254,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 1986 / 98,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 0.4 mi 1991 / 230,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 1996 / 253,000 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 0.4 mi 2000 / 281,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 2004 / 408,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 0.7 mi 2006 / 90,000 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 0.4 mi 2010 / 160,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi Nourishment Interval ~ Every 4-5 Years

22 Treasure Island & Upham Beach Nourishment Belleair Shore No Fill Sand Sources John s Pass for Treasure Island Blind Pass for Upham Beach Egmont Shoals for Treasure Island, Upham Beach & Pass-a-Grille Beach Nourishment Interval 3-4 Years

23 Treasure Island/Upham Nourishment Project Status 2010 Last Nourishment Completed 2010-Present Post Construction Monitoring Design & Permitting 2013 or 2014 Construct ~2 miles of Shoreline Construction Cost Estimate ~ $13 million Funding Cost Share: Dollars: 60%/20%/20% (Fed/State/County) $7.8m / $2.6m / $2.6m

24 Sunshine Beach

25 Dredge on Ebb Shoal of John s Pass Sunshine Beach

26 Sunset Beach

27 Upham Beach Stabilization Project T G R O I N S

28 Upham Beach Stabilization Project September 15, T-Groins Installed 2006 Beach Nourished T-Groins Tested T-Groins Damaged 2011 Major T-Groin Repair

29 Long Key / Upham Beach October 2002 August 2008

30 Upham Beach Stabilization Project Status Design/Permitting/Construction for Geotextile T-Groin Repairs Design/Permitting for Rock Structures Design & Permitting for Nourishment 2013 or 2014 Nourish 4000 of Shoreline, Install Permanent Rock Structures T-Groin Construction Estimate = $8 million Funding 50% State / 50% County

31 Upham Beach T-Groins Existing Geotextile T-Groin Structures Proposed Rock T-Groin Structures

32 Pass-a-Grille Beach One-mile Long Public Beach Highly Erosive 1940s-50s Groins & Seawall Installed by 1960s County Management Began in 1980s Accreted Beach Stabilized with Sea Oats in late 1980s Nourishment History 1986: (post Elena) : 73,000 yds 3, Pass-a-Grille Channel 1991: 100,000 yds 3, Blind Pass 2004: (post storms): 95,000 yds 3, Pass-a-Grille Channel Possible Nourishment in

33 Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park Nourishment History 1963: Federal Authorization 1964: Nourished with 138,000 yds 3 (cubic yards) 1973 & 1975: Nourished south-facing beach - sand source from adjacent shore parallel borrow area 1990: Federal program deauthorized : 2,500 Nourished with 100,000 yds 3 through USACE s Beneficial Use of Dredged Material program Groin originally constructed in 1960s was rehabilitated

34 Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park Project

35 Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park Nourishment Before After

36 Funding Capital Improvement Program

37 Coastal Management CIP Nourishment Projects NOURISHMENT PROJECTS FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 HONEYMOON ISLAND $180,000 $161,200 $5,720,000 $90,000 $75,000 $1,275,000 $75,000 SAND KEY 2011 $6,810,000 $7,478,600 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 SAND KEY 2016 $250,000 $250,000 $14,035,000 $2,055,000 TREASURE ISLAND 2013 $77,400 $2,670,000 $95,000 $25,000 $25,000 Reauthorization Study $500,000 LONG KEY 2013 $77,500 $2,670,000 $95,000 $25,000 $25,000 COMBINED TI-LK PROJECT $654,900 $5,340,000 $190,000 $50,000 $50,000 CIP costs do not include Federal contributions CIP costs represent up front County costs before State grant reimbursements

38 Coastal Management CIP Upham Stabilization PROJECT FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 UPHAM STABILIZATION $1,000,000 $123,600 $7,150,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $10,000

39 Coastal Management Program Funding from Tourist Development Tax One-half of Third Penny ~ $2 million + Annual Revenue

40 Transfers to CIP From Tourist Development Tax Fund Revenues 2010 (Actual) Beg. Bal. Grants Transfer End Bal $10,554,418 $7,897,950 $5,776,650 $3,534,370 -$2,267,328 -$365,000 $1,595,050 -$2,855,242 $303,512 $4,468,250 $4,693,150 $13,920,750 $753,250 $672,000 $8,445,750 $1,239,500 $1,897,780 $2,050,260 $2,651,270 $2,717,552 $2,799,078 $2,883,051 $2,983,957 $3,088,396 $12,755,710$14,416,460 $13,121,070 $20,172,672 $1,285,000 $3,190,051 $13,024,757 $1,472,654 Expenses $4,897,760 $8,639,810 $9,586,700 $22,440,000 $1,650,000 $1,595,050 $15,880,000) $2,730,000 FY11 & FY12 transfers were included in FY12 budget Assumes 2.5% growth in FY13, 3% in FYs 14+15, 3.5% in FYs Beginning Balance represents the reserve for the previous year

41 Tourist Development Tax Revenues Beg. Bal. $10,554,418 $7,897,950 $5,776,650 $3,534,370 -$2,267,328 -$365,000 $1,595,050 -$2,855,242 Grants $303,512 $4,468,250 $4,693,150 $13,920,750 $753,250 $672,000 $8,445,750 $1,239,500 Transfer $1,897,780 $2,050,260 $2,651,270 $2,717,552 $2,799,078 $2,883,051 $2,983,957 $3,088,396 End Bal. $12,755,710 $14,416,460 $13,121,070 $20,172,672 $1,285,000 $3,190,051 $13,024,757 $1,472,654 Expenses $4,897,760 $8,639,810 $9,586,700 $22,440,000 $1,650,000 $1,595,050 $15,880,000) $2,730,000 E n d B a l a n c e $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 -$5,000,000 Revenues Beg. Bal. Grants Transfer

42 Summary Beaches Managed/Nourished For storm protection, tourism, environment Honeymoon, Sand Key, Treasure Island, & St. Pete Beach, frequently nourished (every 3-5 years) 2 with structural improvement projects (Honeymoon, Upham) Pass-a-Grille Beach nourished every 5-13 years Mullet Key nourished in 1964, 1973, 1975, & Coastal Management CIP Main expenses due to construction projects (nourishment, structures) Annual CIP construction costs per project ($5m to $14m) Primarily funded by Tourist Development Tax funds Cost Sharing State % of total costs Federal participation ~60% of Total Costs Tourist Development Tax Fund Projections Annual revenue projections > $2.5m after FY 2011 Deficit shown for 2013 (unlikely to occur)

43 DISCUSSION

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