They are:
Citizens will have the opportunity to provide feedback to the City Council during the meeting on Tuesday, October 5. Following public comment, the City Council will proceed to closed session for deliberation and then return to open session to make a formal vote on an appointment to fill the Lynnhaven District vacancy.
Agenda:
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad
3769 E. Stratford Drive
(enter on side opposite Shore Drive)
September 16, 2021
ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP – 12-3 pm
REGULAR SESSION CALL TO ORDER – 3:30 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 8/19/21
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon
Communications –
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Martin Thomas
PRESENTATIONS
Virginia Beach Flood Protection Program – Ronald H. Williams, Jr., Deputy City Manager
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES
ADJOURN
View current plan for Marlin Bay Apartments.
Is 197 apartments adjacent to Pleasure House Point the best land use of this parcel in The Gateway to Virginia Beach located near the internationally renowned Brock Environmental Center in a City that is 2nd nationally for impact from sea level rise after only New Orleans?
View details about Planning Commission Hearing
A Public Hearing of the Virginia Beach Planning Commission will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Building 1, 2nd Floor at 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Members of the public will be able to observe the Planning Commission meeting through livestreaming on http://www.vbgov.com, broadcast on VBTV, and via WebEx. Citizens who wish to speak can sign up to speak either in-person at the Council Chamber or virtually via WebEx by completing the two-step process below. A Staff briefing session will be held at 9:00 a.m.. All interested parties are invited to observe.
View public comment & discussion at City Council Formal Session that starts at about 1 hour 3 minutes.
View discussion at Virginia Beach Development Authority August 17th.
Planning Approach
To complete the first Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, and to lay the groundwork for future coastal adaptation and protection, we need your help. The Commonwealth is leading a coordinated public planning effort that leverages the creativity and ingenuity of our state’s many diverse coastal region communities to chart a comprehensive and inclusive path forward.
PLEASE TAKE NOW:
Learn more about this crucial vote at VBGOV.com:
Shall the City of Virginia Beach issue general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $567,500,000 pursuant to the City Charter and the Public Finance Act to fund the design and construction of flood mitigation measures as part of a comprehensive citywide flood protection program that includes the following Phase 1 projects:
Chubb Lake/Lake Bradford Outfall, Church Point/Thoroughgood Drainage Improvements, … , Eastern Shore Drive – Elevate Lynnhaven Drive, Eastern Shore Drive – Phase I, Section 1F Improvements, Eastern Shore Drive – Phase I, Section 1G Improvements, Eastern Shore Drive – Poinciana Pump Station …
Chubb Lake / Lake Bradford Area project at VBGOV.com .
Eastern Shore Drive – Phase I at VBGOV.com.
Residents will have the opportunity to voice their opinions at two public meetings to be held Monday, Aug. 9 and Monday Aug. 16 starting at 6 p.m. in building 19 at the Municipal Center, 2416 Courthouse Drive.
Community leaders invited by the task force will receive five minutes to speak. All other citizens will receive three minutes.
The Virginia Beach City Council reviewed the 15 complete applications submitted for the Kempsville District City Council vacancy and shortlisted nine individuals for interviews. They are:
Mike Anderson
William Dale
Naomi Estaris
Michael Feggans
Rocky Holcomb
Richard Jordan
Brian Matney
Amelia Ross-Hammond
Brent Werlein
To review each candidate’s application package, visit http://www.vbgov.com/HotTopics.
Join us!
CALL TO ORDER OF MEETING – 3:30
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 5/20/2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
Mark Shea
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Joe Bovee (volunteer)
Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Vacant
PRESENTATIONS
Design by Eleni, Inc., 2416 Seaview Avenue, Change in Conformity
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of Virtual Option for Meeting
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES
ADJOURN
Any help with promoting and getting people to participate would be much appreciated!!
2021 Clean the Bay Day
Social Media Toolkit
Short Link: www.cbf.org/clean
Full Link: www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day
Sourced* Facebook Link: https://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com
Sourced* Twitter Link: https://www.cbf.org/events/clean-the-bay-day/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=t.co
*Sourced links help us better track how people access certain pages on our website. If you’re able to use these links when sharing on your Facebook and Twitter accounts, it will better assist us as we design a social media strategy for this event in the future!
Hashtag for All Platforms: #CleanTheBayDay
Secondary Hashtags: #SaveTheBay #ChesBay
CBF Accounts to Tag:
Facebook: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Instagram: @chesapeakebayfoundation
Twitter: @chesapeakebay
LinkedIn: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Photos and Graphics: bit.ly/CTBD21Toolkit
Sample Posts:
Join me/us and Chesapeake Bay Foundation for #CleanTheBayDay, taking place this year from May 31 to June 5!
Clean the Bay YOUR way during this year’s week-long #CleanTheBayDay! Show your support for the Bay by picking up trash, planting a native plant, or installing a rain barrel. Registration is now open:
Clean up litter, win great prizes, and Save the Bay. Join us May 31 through June 5 to Clean the Bay Your Way.
Join us and thousands of Virginians across the state during the first week of June as we work to make the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams cleaner and healthier! Participate this year from wherever you are in the watershed and connect with our #CleanTheBayDay community online. Registration is now open!
Join us for a socially distant way to #SaveTheBay! We’reworking with Chesapeake Bay Foundation for #CleanTheBayDay, taking place this year as a six-day virtual event.
We’re proud to participate in #CleanTheBayDay this year from May 31 to June 5! Visit cbf.org/clean to find out how you can get involved, too!
Clean 💧 = happy 🐟 🌱 🦀
Join us and Chesapeake Bay Foundation to clean Virginia’s rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay!
Thirty-three years strong, #CleanTheBayDay is a true Virginian tradition—join us anytime during the week of May 31 to do something great for the Bay. And don’t forget to share your progress online!
In 2019, you helped remove roughly 45,000 pounds of debris from the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. Think you can help us clean up even more this year?
#CleanTheBayDay is just a few weeks away! Have you registered yet?
You don’t want to miss out on this Virginia tradition. Join us and Chesapeake Bay Foundation virtually from May 31 to June 5 for #CleanTheBayDay!
When we come together—even virtually—we can #SaveTheBay! Join us and Chesapeake Bay Foundation from May 31 to June 5 for #CleanTheBayDay and participate from your own location in the watershed!
The #ChesBay needs you. Join us during the week of May 31 for an annual Virginia-wide cleanup to stop trash from polluting our waterways and the Bay!
Did you forget to register for #CleanTheBayDay? That’s OK, there’s still time to sign up and we’d love to have you join us for this year’s virtual event!
Agenda:
TOUR OF HOTEL – 2:30
CALL TO ORDER OF MEETING – 3:30
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 4/15/2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
Mark Shea and Nina Goodale
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Joe Bovee (volunteer)
Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Charles Malbon
PRESENTATIONS
1) Beach Building Group, Inc., 2332 Pleasure House Road, Conditional Change of Zoning from R-7.5 Residential to A-16 Apartment District
2) Bubba’s, 3323 Shore Drive, Conditional Use Permit for marina decking
3) Design by Eleni, Inc., 2416 Seaview Avenue, Change in Conformity
4) Eastern Shore Drive Drainage, Bradley Vanderwarker, Dept. of Public Works
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES
ADJOURN
We’ve been patiently waiting for feedback about the abrupt switch that happened last week. We’ve reached out to several people & added a Request using the Guest feature of VB Works and haven’t heard back yet.
A few of our questions are:
Will SeeClickFix Account be automatically migrated to VB Works?
Will custom maps created in SeeClickFix be automatically migrated to VB Works?
Will current open SeeClickFix issues be automatically migrated to VB Works?
What should SeeClickFix users do and when?
Will your office put out guidance about the switch?
We also have some questions about Privacy as the new company behind VB Works – Incapsulate, which is a subsidiary of Sales Force, asks for what appears to be an enormous amount of information to use VB Works. We could find no info about ThreeOneOneCapsule.
We’ve also asked about the details for each item Sales Force is requesting to use the VB Works app system.
We sincerely hope VB Works becomes as popular as SeeClickFix was!
If you have any feedback about the switch, please let us know!
Click here for a printable version of the agenda – https://weloveshoredrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210415pln_bac-regular_rev1.pdf
SPECIAL NOTICE – NEW PROCESS FOR MAKING COMMENTS AT BAC MEETINGS. SEE BELOW
If you wish to make comments virtually during the meeting, please follow the two-step process below:
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION
April 15, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
VIRTUAL WEBEX MEETING
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 3/18/2021
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Joe Bovee (volunteer)
Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Charles Malbon
PRESENTATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURN
WCCB Category at SDCC.info here.
In light of the recent shootout at a STR and the upcoming Planning Commission vote on the STR overlay district for East Shore Drive, the SDCC has sent the following email to the Planning Commission and City Council reiterating its opposition to any STR overlay in the Shore Drive Corridor.
Dear Planning Commission Members,
As we approach your Wednesday hearing on the proposed Short Term Rental ordinance change, I wanted to share this recent occurrence in Chic’s Beach in the Shore Drive area. Please take a moment to comprehend what you are proposing for the Cape Story by the Sea neighborhood and how similar occurrences can impact well established city neighborhoods. Your recommendations, similar to those of City Council, will effectively change our residential neighborhood into a tourist destination similar to the oceanfront.
The following statement and attached flyer were provided by 3rd precinct officers.
Additionally, I would like to let you know that the on going issues associated with Air BnBs Rentals was a topic of conversation at the most recent Chiefs meeting. Officers have been informed that they are to forward any Air BnB issues up the chain of command. This will help develop a stronger argument backed with statistics when the issue is addressed by the city.
Again, to date, no reply or data has been provided to our requests regarding the total # of homes, total possible STRs, and explanation as to why the Cape Story neighborhood is targeted as a STR overlay compared to any other neighborhood in VB. We have asked for information the past 2+ weeks to help with the upcoming hearing. Since no data or any type of civic engagement outreach has been attempted for this entire process, it is still the Shore Drive Community Coalition’s recommendation to oppose any overlay created in the Cape Story neighborhood, no matter how the boundary is manipulated.
Thank you for your review of this information and we hope that you recognize that this whole process is flawed and any recommended overlay along Shore Drive is unjustified and just wrong.
Sincerely,
Todd Solomon
Shore Drive Community Coalition President
Police Detectives are circulating the following flyer in hopes to find information regarding a recent shootout that took place early Sunday morning February 28th at 4504 Ocean View Ave. If you have any information, you are asked to contact Detective Pittman, epittman@vbgov.com
Click here to see the Police flyer Shootout Flyer
Summary: On 02/28/21, at approximately 0538 hours, an unknown type of sedan (possible Toyota Celica) occupied by at least two suspects pictured below appeared to stage outside of a party located at 4504 Oceanview Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA. That vehicle moved slowly westbound appearing to have shots come out the passenger side before driving away being shot at by at least two shooters in the front yard of 4504 Oceanview. The sedan stops at Fentress/Oceanview, driver gets out firing one shot at the direction of 4504 Oceanview; the passenger gets out firing multiple shots in the same direction. Another vehicle, Jeep SUV black in color, comes from the direction of the firing of gunfire to turn off into a parking lot at Fentress/Oceanview. The driver gets out of the black Jeep (pictured below, appears female) and switches to passenger side of vehicle. The Jeep then goes back to the direction of 4504 Oceanview Avenue. Please let Detective Pittman know of any information or identification related to this incident and/or pictures below.
Click here for a printable version of the agenda 11.23.20 SDCC Agenda
SDCC General Meeting Agenda
Monday November 23, 2020 from 7:30 to 9:00pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Hall – 3769 East Stratford Rd
(parking in back, on side streets and across Shore Drive)
Special Presentation –
Neighborhood Crime and Improvement Survey – Officer M.R. Torrance, Virginia Beach Police Department Third Precinct will update us on neighborhood crime issues and discuss a Neighborhood Improvement Survey his precinct is currently running. He would also like to hear any additional concerns the residents may have and discuss ways to help.
Officer’s Reports
Secretary – Kathleen Damon; Treasurer’s Report –Tim Solanic; Vice President – Empsy Munden; President – Todd Solomon
Old Business-
Proposed Developments –
Short Term Rental Overlay Districts Proposed Cape Story by the Sea – Councilman Jim Wood asked for an ordinance change to create a STR overlay district in Cape Story which will allow “By Right” use of residents for STRs as long as they meet the guidelines in the code. Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association voted on Nov. 9th to oppose any STR overlay district in its neighborhood. The BAC will vote at their Nov. 19th meeting on a STR position for the Bayfont. SDCC will be discussing and voting on a position statement for STR Overlays in the Bayfront.
New Business –
City Council Policy for Public Outreach and Engagement – City Council is proposing a new policy for civic engagement for development applications. Council voted to indefinitely defer the approval of this policy to allow time for adequate public engagement to be held and gather citizens input. It was suggested the Bayfront/Shore Drive be a focus area for input. Oh the irony…
Next SDCC Meeting – No meeting in December. Happy Holidays
Agenda:
REGULAR SESSION CALL TO ORDER – 3:30 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of Minutes from 10/15/2020
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Welcome Guests and Introductions – Phil Davenport, Chair
STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES
COMMITTEE REPORTS & UPDATES
Design – Bob Magoon, Faith Christie, Joe Bovee (volunteer) Communications – Vacant
Public Safety, Transit, Parking & Pedestrian Access – Charles Malbon
PROJECT BRIEFINGS/DISCUSSION ITEMS
1) E and R incorporated, 4600 Lookout Road, (HK on the Bay)
2) Presmont Construction Services, LLC, 4769 Shore Dr. (7-Eleven)
3) MS Virginia Beach, LLC, 2257 Willow Oaks Rd (Marina Shores Apartments.
4) MP Shore, LLC, 3829 & 3785 Shore Drive (Marlin Bay Apts.)
5) Short Term Rental Ordinance and Cape Henry District
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
COMMUNITY REPORTS & UPDATES ADJOURN
Thanks to Mark for the info!
#WeLoveShoreDrive 