View invitation to attend Outreach meeting.(2 pg PDF)

This spring’s Outreach meeting will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 during the regular BAC meeting. The community input will begin shortly after the 3:30pm meeting start time. The meeting will be held at the Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club, located at 1950 Thomas Bishop Lane (2nd floor meeting room), Virginia Beach, VA, 23454.

Download Bayfront Advisory Commission (BAC) Strategic Plan.(2 pg PDF)

Bayfront Advisory Commission (BAC) Strategic Plan
2018-2019

Mission

The mission of the BAC is to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues associated with the Bayfront area, and projects or issues associated with the Bayfront area that the City Council may refer to the Commission.

Committees

Executive – Kal Kassir Chairman
Design – Joe Bovee Chairman
Communications – Scott Ayers Chairman
Transportation – Charles Malbon Chairman

High Priority Project Items

Funding Phase IV roadway improvements ( Shady Oaks to west base of Lesner bridge )
Water issues
Drainage/Stormwater
Dewberry/Sea Level Rise Study
City Marina Development
City Wharf/Osprey Park
Pedestrian walkway under bridge (from Vista Circle to Page Avenue)
Sand replenishment
Cape Henry
Ocean Park Beach
Crab Creek
Infill development
Address what the nature of the “Bayfront” should be
Determine future look (preserve commercial, address vacation rentals)
Work with Planning on Comprehensive Plan
Landscape design of Route 13 and Shore Drive interchange

High Priority Communication Items

1. Schedule department heads for briefings
2. Reach out to City’s Communication office and Drew Langford, Public Works
3. Make regular City Council connections
4. Renew existing partnerships and seek out new
5. Look for new Commission talent, especially multi age group
6. Focus on marketing “Who is BAC”
7. Review capital projects in Bayfront Area

Ongoing Concerns To Be Monitored

Shore Drive roadway improvements phases II,III,IV
Update Shore Drive design guidelines
Beach replenishment
Development review coordination with city staff
Live Oak protection
Beach interpretive signs / bike parking and beach access
Recognition awards
CIP projects – identify and get annual updates
“No Parking” signs clearly defined within neighborhoods
Community signs as developed by BAC
Code revisions

Liaisons, Partnerships and City Staff Support

City Council (liaisons Jim Wood & Louis Jones)
City Attorney
Conventions and Visitors Bureau
Public Works
Parks and Recreation
Planning
First Landing State Park
JEB Little Creek – Fort Story
Planning Commission
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commission
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Friends of Live Oaks
Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission
Lynnhaven River NOW
Public Art Foundation
Resort Advisory Commission
Shore Drive Community Coalition
HRT
Virginia Beach Public Schools

Phase IV will dramatically upgrade Shore Drive in Ocean Park.