View more about Chief Emeritus Bruce W. Edwards at OPVRS website.
REQUESTED BY CITY COUNCIL
A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE VIRGINIA BEACH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HEADQUARTERS AND TRAINING CENTER AS “THE BRUCE W. EDWARDS VIRGINIA BEACH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HEADQUARTERS AND TRAINING CENTER”
Passed Unanimously this evening by City Council.
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An aerial view of the new Delta by Marriott in Virginia Beach. As seen Friday, August 21, 2020. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)
Empsy Munden has volunteered with the Virginia Beach chapter of the Medical Reserve Corps since 2006!
Empsy recently assisted with COVID-19 testing. She is very passionate about the work that the Medical Reserve Corps does for her community and encourages fellow pharmacists to get involved.
If you are interested in the Medical Reserve Corps click here to learn more and apply.
View press release at VBGov.com.
Wednesday routes are being collected today, Thursday, Aug. 20. Thursday routes will be serviced Friday. Friday routes will be serviced on Saturday. Recycling collection remains unchanged and will occur on your normal collection day. Routes not completed on Tuesday, Aug. 18 are being serviced today.
Tuesday September 22nd will be the new scheduled date for City Council to hear Westminster Canterbury’s proposed expansion application.
***PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF HEARING DATE***
City Council at their Tuesday briefing agreed to move ahead with a motion to defer the upcoming August 25th advertised hearing of the WC application to the new hearing date of Tuesday September 22nd. The September 22nd City Council hearing will still take place at Convention Center at 6:00pm.
The following is an official email from Mr. Mark Stiles, City Attorney, confirming the decision of Council to defer and reschedule.
From: Mark Stiles
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:18 PM
To: Todd Solomon
Cc: William R. Landfair
Subject: Re: Westminster Canterbury Hearing Deferral DocumentationMr. Solomon,
Yesterday the Council agreed to defer the Westminster item to a special meeting on September 22. A formal vote to that effect will occur next Tuesday and the published agenda for next week will show that it is on for deferral to that date.
Best wishes,
Mark Stiles
The main reason for the requested change in hearing date was to allow this item to be the only Planning Item on the agenda which will create a more manageable meeting. The August 25th agenda contains 28 Planning Items and is scheduled to be a joint City Council and Planning Commission hearing which potentially doubles the time for each item to be heard. A brief excerpt from the City Manager’s letter to City Council is shown below explaining this in more detail. The entire letter can be read by clicking below
CM letter to CC re Deferral of WC to 9.22
An important idea from June:
August 11, 2020
To the Honorable City Council of Virginia Beach:
I believe we need an immediate memorial to the victims at the Building 2 site – a memorial worthy of the respect the victims and their families deserve. We can’t wait a moment longer!
On the anniversary, I visited the makeshift memorial, on the steps of Building 2, to honor the victims of the horrific event of the municipal shooting a year ago May 31st. Though the designer(s) attempted to honor each individual victim, it was far too little in light of the enormous loss of life suffered that day. And sadly, when I attended a CBPA Board meeting the next day, the memorial was already being dismantled.
None of us will know the hell each victim went through at the hands of the murderer, but we can’t let their vibrant lives slip out of our consciousness, we must celebrate them daily. By allowing Building 2 to stand so starkly and alone, though its foundation has been shaken, is to allow Building 2 to cast a dark shadow on our spirits. A memorial that is visible, that surrounds the building with life and love, would help to remove the shroud of grief so many of us feel for the horrible loss of these vibrant souls. For the families as well as co-workers, a memorial should be constructed now.
A building is always far more than the sum of its parts. For City employees, it’s the everyday teamwork that keeps our beautiful City running, it is birthdays and celebrations, and the comradery and support that grows from the rubbing of shoulders with our fellow workers. Though the time I spent working in the City Engineer’s Office was long ago, I am still in touch with many former co-workers from all 4 floors of Building 2. We must, as a caring community, honor the loss of life, and way of life, that was taken from us that day.
We have so many talented City employees – landscape architects, civil engineers, planners-who could design a meaningful memorial to the co-workers they lost. I am certain we can raise the money to make this happen. I believe we need a place to allow loved ones to touch and feel the love that our community has for them. Let’s not allow another anniversary of this horrific tragedy to pass without such a memorial in place. We need a memorial now!
As a former Virginia Beach city employee (City Engineer’s Office), and active volunteer in the community, I will volunteer to do anything to help! Please call on me if there is anything I can do to alleviate the pain that employees are feeling.Sincerely,
June Barrett-McDaniels
Can you also help?
2 ways you could help right now:
The City of Virginia Beach listened to the community and has installed a “Your Speed” radar sign on Shore Drive to help slow motorists coming out of First Landing State Park. The sign is located in the median just as you exit the State Park and enter the Cape Story by the Sea Neighborhood. The sign is solar operated and permanently mounted. It shows speeds up to 45mph. Anything over, it will post a “Slow Down” warning. This is a big step toward the community request to have several of these types of signs that are portable and can be set up and moved in a random pattern to keep focus on speeding issues.
Virginia Beach waste management employees protesting over hazard pay, trash collection suspended for Wednesday
New City Manager Patrick Duhaney, who came by to speak with the workers on Wednesday morning, sent a letter to city council on Tuesday asking for hazard pay for waste management and other “critical workers,” but through another source — savings from a recent hiring freeze.
As you all know, the City Council hearing for the proposed Westminster Canterbury expansion is now scheduled to take place on Tuesday August 25th. The following is a brief update on what City Council Members positions/interest is to date.
3 Council Members have recused themselves from discussing, commenting and voting on this application due to conflict of interests. Those members are Jim Wood – Lynnhaven District; Louis Jones – Bayside District and Rosemary Wilson – At-large.
Out of the remaining 8 Council Members, 7 have yet to meet with residents or attend a civic meeting where this expansion was discussed or presented.
1 Council Member, Mr. John Moss, has publicly made the decision to oppose the expansion. His Facebook post is shown below.
Email from Mark:
Good Morning,
Phil Davenport, Chairman of the Bayfront Advisory Commission, asked me to send out this email to the various civic league/homeowner association contacts to obtain written comments regarding two topics:
The Bayfront Advisory Commission (BAC) will be holding their annual Strategic Planning session prior to their regular meeting at 1 PM on August 20, 2020. Phil has requested that the various organizations provide BAC with their written comments/or concerns about the bayfront area in general to help with the strategic plan discussion.
At the regular meeting, BAC will be discussing the Westminster-Canterbury application. This item has been delayed until the August 25, 2020 City Council meeting. Please provide any written comments or concerns that your organization may have regarding this application.
Please email me your comments about these items no later than Monday 8/17/20 so I can compile and send to the BAC members prior to the meeting. BAC meetings are now being held at the Ocean Park Rescue Squad meeting room, 3769 E. Stratford Road to allow for more social distancing. However, due to the spacing requirements, there will be extremely limited seating.
Thank you for your help and please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Mark E. Shea, AICP
Comprehensive Planning Coordinator
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Planning and Community Development
Meshea@vbov.com
757-385-2908
Emphasis ours.
Due to expected high winds, rain and possible flooding from Tropical Storm Isaias, all City buildings and facilities will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Closings & Cancellations for Tuesday, Aug. 4
- The Aug. 4 City Council meeting – items that were to be considered will be rescheduled for Council meetings on Aug. 18 or 25.
- Recreation centers and Parks & Recreation summer childcare programs
- Libraries
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and Boat Tours.
Waste Collection Suspended on Tuesday
All trash, recycling, bulky item and yard debris collections are suspended. Collections will resume on a sliding schedule: Tuesday routes will be collected Wednesday, Wednesday routes on Thursday, Thursday on Friday, and Friday routes on Saturday, Aug. 8.
From: Paige T. McGraw
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 2:15 PM
To: Todd Solomon
Subject: RE: August 4th City Council Hearing – Westminster Canterbury Expansion ItemTodd,
The meeting tomorrow will be cancelled. The Westminster item will be heard on the 25th. Do you want to stay signed up?
Sincerely,
Paige McGraw
City of Virginia Beach | Deputy City Clerk
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