Title above is about the Shore Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project in Ocean Park.
From Hank:
Please see the attached packet for next week’s BAC meeting. Just as a reminder, we will be starting at 1:00pm on Thursday to go over goals and objectives for FY2027. The regular meeting will begin at 3:30pm. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out any time. Have a great weekend!
Councilmember Schulman will host a District 9 community meeting on Monday, June 8, to update residents on Pleasure House Point. The agenda will include a progress update presentation with time for questions and a general Q&A session with the council member. The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. at Williams Farm Recreation Center.
Directions to Williams Farm Recreation here. (Opens in new window)
Note: Councilman Schulman at last Bayfront Advisory Commission Meeting (BAC) when asked if he had any updates on City Staff Recommendations driven by the RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REFORESTATION POLICY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED MARCH 11 2020 by City Council he mentioned city staff would answer the question why the recommended $1,562,655 for Pleasure House Point (PHP) 5,214 trees – tree canopy destruction in March ‘25 – has been replaced so far by 703 trees & according to public records the contract shows $30,520. 1/50th of staff recommendations.
Additional note: It is up to City Council whether they choose to follow, fine tune or ignore staff recommendations.
Google Earth satellite images above. The destroyed $353,874 of annual economic value is publicly available information calculated by the City.
The over $1,000,000 worth of wetlands grasses & shrubs planted look great in person btw!
Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Squad(OPVRS) Building
3769 E. Stratford Road. Enter door opposite Shore Drive.
The mission of the Bayfront Advisory Commission(BAC) is to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding public and private projects and issues associated with the Bayfront area.
Public comment has apparently changed: expect no public comment discussion with city staff or an ability to ask city staff any questions. Public comment is available at the end of the meeting and may or may not be included in any minutes.
Agenda below:
Concerns navigating the area during construction & have ADA challenges this link here has info.
The following update was provided by the City’s Public Works Department. The spreadsheet identifies all of the current projects in the Bayfront Area. Updates are identified in RED.
About WCCB “[m]entioned in [Thursday’s BAC] meeting that the City will not be accepting the beach access ramp from the private developer until it is made ADA compliant. Once the ramp is ADA compliant, the City will accept the ramp and take over maintenance.”
Public meeting at Louis R. Jones Bayside Recreation Center 4500 First Court Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
Event Details:
Councilmember Schulman will host a District 9 community meeting to update residents on current city projects and issues. Topics of discussion include the citywide benefits of tourism and what it brings to our overall economy, new cultural arts funding and related grant programs and pedestrian/bike connectivity improvements currently underway in the district.
Mark your calendars.
“Since the June BAC meeting falls on the Juneteenth holiday, we have rescheduled the meeting to Monday, June 16 at 3:30pm at the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad building (3769 E Stratford Rd).
Thanks
Hank”
Agenda & minutes etc to follow.
New to “BAC”? Here’s a great place to start on this website.
Jeremy can not attend so here is his report from an email:
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I have a conflict and can’t make the meeting today. I’m working with the city engineer on a project spreadsheet, I’ll keep you posted. Here are the updates from the PW side.
Chesapeake Beach Renourishment
Status
A contract has been awarded to Seaward Marine Corporation.
Work is underway and is to be completed by October 13, 2024.
Lynnhaven Inlet Dredging and Cape Henry Beach Placement
Status
USACE opened bids on April 3rd.
The work includes dredging the federal channel system, removing underwater debris, and placing the sand along Cape Henry Beach.
USACE intends to award the contract to Cottrell Dredging located in Norfolk, Va.
The most recent update from USACE indicated a pre-construction meeting and issuance of a Notice to Proceed sometime between late July and early August. From that point, Cottrell is required to submit a schedule within 15 days after NTP is issued.
Eastern Branch Lynnhaven River (EBLR) Dredging
Status
The City’s ongoing dredging project of the EBLR is going well with the contractor scheduled to complete Keeling Drain dredging this summer.
Crab Creek/Long Creek
Status
The next dredging cycle is being planned for winter 2024/2025.
Pleasure House Point Trail Breach
Status
Work has been completed to construct an elevated crossing over a flood-prone area.
These improvements will make the path more accessible after heavy rain events.
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
Status
A draft of the City’s first Comprehensive Local Road Safety Action Plan will be publicly available for review and comment in August. The Plan identifies and prioritizes countermeasures to address roadway safety issues throughout Virginia Beach. Stakeholders, including members of the Bayfront Advisory Commission, were briefed on the Plan on March 22nd and provided feedback to staff on current safety challenges. Public Works Engineering staff will brief City Council on the Draft Plan on August 27th, and the Plan is anticipated to be adopted in September or October.
Lake Bradford / Chubb Lake projects
We typically do not provide updates to the BAC, but since the BAC provided support letters for the BRIC grant, we thought an update was needed.
Lake Pleasure House Outfall – construction complete
Lake Bradford Ditch Dredging – construction complete
Lake Bradford-Chubb Lake Stormwater Pump Station and Outfall
STATUS
The city is currently in the process of selecting a Design-Build team. The expected selection will take place in the first quarter of 2025.
The city applied for a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant worth $35 million, but unfortunately, was not successful in receiving it.
Church Point-Thoroughgood BMP and Drainage Improvement – The City awarded the design contract to RK&K. Anticipated construction is in 2028.
STATUS
Design NTP – May 21, 2024
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: February 2028
Estimated Construction Start Date: August 2028
Estimated Construction Completion: May 2031
Eastern Shore Drive Drainage Improvement Projects
Cape Henry Canal Phase II – Relocation of Sanitary Sewer Gravity Mains, 1C.2
The project was completed on October 2, 2023. The project was on time and Under Budget by $185,682.
Eastern Shore Drainage Improvements Phase I – Section I – $35.9M Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Projects:
Eastern Shore Drive – Lynnhaven Colony Park Pump Station, 1B
Cape Henry Canal Phase II – Widening and Deeping, 1C.2
Eastern Shore Drive – Lynnhaven Drive Pump Station, 1D
Eastern Shore Drive – Elevate Lynnhaven Drive, 1E
STATUS
90% Design Completed January 2024 Project #1-3.
60% Design Completed March 2024 Project #4.
SCHEDULE
100% Design Submittal for all 4 projects – August 2024
Advertise for Bids: January 2025
Estimated Construction Start Date: May 2025
Estimated Construction Completion: May 2028
Eastern Shore Drive – Vista Circle Pump Station, 1A
STATUS
PER Completed. Project detailed design has not begun.
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: October 2026
Estimated Construction Start Date: April 2027
Estimated Construction Completion: December 2029
Eastern Shore Drive – Poinciana Pump Station
STATUS
60% Design Submittal Received and compiling City and Peer Review Comments
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: April 2025
Estimated Construction Start Date: August 2025
Estimated Construction Completion: May 2028
Eastern Shore Drive – North Shore Drive Street Drainage Improvements, 1F & Eastern Shore Drive – Cape Henry Drive Street Drainage Improvements, 1G
STATUS
60% Design Submittal Received March 2024
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: June 2025
Estimated Construction Start Date: September 2025
Estimated Construction Completion: June 2027
Shore Drive Corridor Improvements Phase III
STATUS
No change. Real estate acquisition and private utility relocations are underway.
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: September 2024
Estimated Construction Start Date: January 2025
Estimated Construction Completion: July 2028
Shore Drive Pedestrian Improvements
STATUS
90% Design Submittal Received July 2, 2024
SCHEDULE
Advertise for Bids: June 2025
Estimated Construction Start Date: October 2025
Estimated Construction Completion: April 2026
Shore Drive Corridor Improvements Phase IV
STATUS
No change. Final Preliminary Engineering Report received 11/15/2023. The project is not funded
Jeremy Kline
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Deputy Director
757.385.8420 | jekline@vbgov.com
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START HERE TO TAKE THE NEW SURVEY. (opens in new tab)
Some press at 13NewNow story:
Virginia Beach officials outline plans to improve road safety
After many accidents involving pedestrians, the city is working to improve pedestrian safety.
Public Works’ Jeremy Kline updates regarding Shore Drive Phase 3 and Cape Henry dredging/beach replenishment:
View CIP in new tool here. Sorry can’t link directly to individual CIPs. Phase 3 is CIP #100381.
Thanks Hank!
I’ve attached the 1997 ULI Study and the text from Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the Shore Drive Corridor Overlay District. Below are links to the following:
Comprehensive Plan (Section 1.3 – Suburban Area; Page 1-69 – Suburban Focus Area 1:
Shore Drive Corridor: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/virginia-beach-departments-docs/planning/Comprehensive-Plan/Adopted/Comp-Plan-2016_policy-doc.pdf
Shore Drive Corridor Plan:
Click to access Shore_Drive_Corridor_Plan_2000.pdf
Shore Drive Design Guidelines:
Click to access Shore_Drive_Corridor_Design_Guidelines_2002.pdf
Commercial Area Pattern Book:
Click to access Commercial-Area-Pattern-Book.pdf
Active Transportation Plan:
Click to access Active-Transportation-Plan.pdf
I believe this covers the current applicable documents with guidance on the Shore Drive Corridor, but if there are other documents that I may have missed in regards to the Shore Drive/Bayfront area, please let me know and I will be happy to pass them along as well.
Thanks,
Hank
2024 srsly 🙄
The Public Workshops will consist of a short recap presentation on themes developed in the Focus Groups and the Vision Mapping process. We will then proceed to break out into small groups to provide more direct, specific feedback on each of the draft themes. The Vision Map will take the draft themes of balanced growth, sustainability, connectivity, diversity, and wellbeing, and apply them to areas of the city to create a framework of how the city should grow and develop over time. There will be an interactive planning exercise in our small groups.
The workshops will be held at these times and locations:
There is no need to RSVP to these workshops. We estimate this meeting to run about 1.5 to 2 hours. Please pass along the information to your friends, family, neighborhoods, colleagues, youth groups, civic leagues, faith groups, etc.
Here’s where we are so far.
As always, for more information or if you have any outstanding questions, please reach out to me at RacMiller@vbgov.com or Hank Morrison, the Comprehensive Planning Administrator, at JMorrison@vbgov.com.
You are aware about the reality of sea level rise(SLR) correct?
THE NEEDLESS DESTRUCTION OF ABOUT 6 LIVE OAKS, The City Tree, will be on the Agenda.
Bayfront Advisory Commission meeting link at City’s website.
Complete agenda, once we receive it, will be shared in another post.
BAC meets at OPVRS Thursday, September 21st.
Thanks to Hank for Agenda & Draft Minutes.
Edit: New Business addition “presentation from Monty Heath, who represents a group that raises awareness of veterans with PTSD and other sustained disabilities”.
Transparency & public engagement.
Historic and powerful! Strongly encourage you to watch in its entirety.
Hip hip hooray for more public engagement & transparency!
Join us!
#WeLoveShoreDrive 