• The SHPOA Beaches and Bays Committee represents

the member property owners in insuring the

environmental health, and the continuing

recreational vitality of the Stone Harbor Beaches and

Bays.

– Near Term is defined as those actions the SHPOA can

initiate immediately and can be completed within 1-2

years.

– Long Term activities are defined as efforts or projects that

SHPOA can initiate in 1 or 2 years but has an

ongoing/annual timeline which may not produce final

results or be completed within a 2 year horizon.

• The beaches of Stone Harbor are its primary asset

and without a doubt are the key reason why people

live, vacation, and want to visit our island.

– The long term future of the beaches will be a constant

struggle against tides, storms, rising sea levels land

subsidence and human activities.

– Nature’s way is to erode, move and rebuild barrier islands.

– How the Borough, the NJDEP and Corp of Engineers work

to respond to the forces of nature is of vital importance to

the property owners of SH and survival of the beaches.

1. Meet with Council Members and key SH staff to learn of Borough’s plans and

ongoing efforts for restoring and maintaining SH beaches. Communicate SHPOA’s

concerns, areas of expertise, homeowner interests and assist SH in its actions.

2. Gather information on level of budgeting and financial planning underway in SH

for maintaining and restoring beaches including the dunes system. Provide input

to SH and report to our members.

3. Request the Borough to identify engineering studies, and ongoing monitoring

and data collection which provide the underpinning for Borough’s planning and

operations. Monitor results, and partner with Wetlands Institute for use of their

research and knowledge to provide effective input.

4. Annually or more frequently as appropriate, report on the state of the beaches

to our membership.

1. Become familiar with SH long term beach restoration plans. Coordinate with

Research & Studies underway at Wetlands Institute, Federal, and State Agencies

and sponsor annual “State of the Beach Workshop”.

2. Cooperate and assist Borough in efforts to prepare a Beach Survival Strategy and

Plan.

3. Learn about the Borough’s long term financial plan for funding beach restoration

with or without Corps and State financial aid.

4. In cooperation with Borough, identify appropriate financial tools that are cost

effective and sustainable for the property owners’ investment in beach

restoration. Provide appropriate comments to the Borough and insure that long

term financial plan utilizes “best in class” financing mechanisms

• The bays and waterways of SH are critical assets that

support recreation, transportation and hydraulic

functions for a barrier island.

– The insurance of a diverse and healthy ecosystem while

maintaining the vital functions of the bay, basins, and

waterway are important to all property owners in SH.

1. Monitor current dredging contract and report to membership on schedule,

progress, and cost issues.

2. Meet and learn from the Borough Council Members and key staff on bay issues

including maintenance activities; dredging, and environmental activities. Partner

with Wetland Institute programs where they apply.

3. Raise awareness of Borough issues important to SHPOA members relative to the

Borough’s bay activities.

4. Cooperate with the Borough and Wetlands Institute to define monitoring

program that identify changes and rates of change in the bay’s and waterways.

This would include sediment loading, channel in-filling, basin and bay filling

rates, and timing for future dredging.

5. Provide updates to the Membership at both the Spring and Fall Membership

meetings.

1. Prepare a lessons learned summary report on 2015 Bay Dredging

Project for use by Borough and property owners in future efforts.

2. Annually summarize Borough and Wetlands Institute Bay and

Waterway monitoring programs and work with Stone Harbor to

insure results are used in plans for future Borough activities such

as dredging work.

3. Work with Borough on a property owners and neighbors outreach

program for future dredging.

4. Learn about Borough’s Financial Plan for funding dredging and bay

restoration work and submit input, funding mechanisms used by

Borough are appropriate and sustainable. Work with Borough in

future plan updates and report to members.

• One of the largest infrastructure assets of the Borough is its

water supply and wastewater systems

– Water supply distribution and wastewater transportation off the island

are the Borough’s largest single use of energy.

– The reliance on groundwater as our water source requires effective

stewardship to protect the quality and reliability of the supply.

– Efficient use of water saves energy, protects the groundwater basin,

and insures compliance with state groundwater use limits.

– Conservation of the water resources is also consistent with the “green

goals” of SH.

– Neighboring communities, such as Wildwood and Cape May, have

over-pumped their groundwater and have been forced to use

desalination to combat seawater intrusion.

1. Homeowner Education Program- Annually prepare up to two educational

message pieces aimed at homeowners on the water system and need

and benefits of water conservation annually.

2. Project of the Year – Identify an alternative project for SHPOA

investment to assist Borough in its water conservation efforts, i.e., soil

moisture probes, homeowner leak detection kits.

3. SHPOA Handouts: Have water conservation handouts at Borough events

such as toilet leak detectors.

4. Provide updates to the Membership at both the Spring and Fall

Membership meetings.

5. Monitor the work of the Go Green (GG) Committee and assist when

appropriate, the GG committee efforts in water conservation.

1. Work with Borough and GG Committee to identify SH water consumption

patterns and usage. Help identify opportunities for water conservation by the

Borough and property owners.

2. Encourage Borough and GG Committee to review and revise Plumbing Code and

Construction Standards to insure water conservation appliances are installed in

new homes and major remodels.

3. Encourage Borough to investigate alternative rate plans for water system which

promote water conservation and incentives for efficient water usage.

4. Assist GG Committee work with the Borough to insure landscape guidelines exist

for new construction that promote water conservation.

5. Assist Borough and Garden Club in developing landscape plantings guide which

use plantings that are water conserving, promote native species and are

consistent with the SH look.

IV. BIRD SANCTUARY

1. Support Borough’s Natural Resource Committee and Wetlands Institute to revitalizing

the Bird Sanctuary, through blasts and communications.

2. Provide Trustee volunteers for cleanup and planting activities.

3. Participate and support additional promotional and related programmed in the

development of bird sanctuary.

V. Beach Sweep

1. Participate with Borough and the Wetlands Institute in the Clean Ocean Action