1. Jessica Respondek Suncoast Chapter Surfrider Foundation

5. Goals: 100% sand bypassing Maintain Upham Beach Maintain Navigation (recreational) County goal: # 2 Install groins and dredge inlet / nourish Upham every 6 years

6. YearLength (ft)Volume(cy)Sand Source 19752,50075,000Blind Pass 19802,640 253,760Blind Pass 19862,400 96,712Pass‐A‐Grille 19912,400229,950Blind Pass 1996 2,400225,000Egmont Shoal 20002,700281,000Blind Pass 2004 (experiment)3,600385,000Pass‐a‐Grille 20061,960124,000Egmont 2008Est. 1,000UndisclosedDown drift Beach 20104,000*410,000*Blind Pass

8.  Project has not met the 50% sand saving projection  Financial feasibility and cost saving calculations contain errors  Project has not proven nourishment cycle will be lengthened to 6 years  Safety hazard of rock implementation has not fully been addressed  Diminished recreational usage of public beach has not fully been addressed  Public has not been advised the total cost of combined rock implementation equates to an estimate of $17 million

10. Let Inlet Close Nourishment/Fill Sand By-Pass Dedicated Dredge Natural Dune Enhancement w/Fill

11.  Support from Collins Law Firm  Chapter Stance: Big Wide Safe Beach  St Pete Times government reporter  County Coord -Fired  Enviro Dept Head – Let Go  Enviro Dept – dismantled (also a weakness)  Less than 50% of State resident Ownership in Condos (35% City, 43% County) = 120 units  Over 1,000 petition Signatures Collected

12.  Conflicts in past campaign direction which caused Greater Surfing Community Split  Non Performance of Consultant Contract  Cancelled two county meetings  No position Paper ▪ WMNF (radio Station) will not interview ▪ No Environmental Groups Signed On  Past Taskforce dismantled  In activity of members  Promises and no-deliveries  Past County Rep played Media War  Lack of Experience – everything is a learning curve  Dr Beach: “Good Luck, you have a real political mess on your hands.”

13.  Upham Task Force being rebuilt  Main goal: community awareness  New Consultant being sought  Leading to position paper and other group alignments  Series of blogs - Creative Loafing Tampa  Financial Analysis

14.  Overcoming Public Misinformation  Bringing the Surfing Community together  An Effective Petition  Campaign Assistance:  Experts – what are we missing  Volunteers – how to get them to step up  Follow-Thru – how to handle  Can National Help?