Done last night apparently.
The Gateway to Virginia Beach doesn’t deserve this kind of vandalism.
Not cool or the least bit productive
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION June 17, 2021 330pm in Ocean Park Rescue Squad
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
“The revised proposal revealed Thursday would completely eliminate any new vacation rentals along the Shore Drive corridor and tighten rules on rentals currently in operation.”
“The debate on short-term rentals continues in the Resort City.”
Another proposal would allow short-term rentals only in certain parts of the city.
Remembering Those We Lost
#VBStrong 💙 LoveForVB.com
“Chris Lamar, senior legal counsel for Campaign Legal Center, said the city already has spent more than $5 million in taxpayer dollars on legal fees.”
City appeals at Pilotonline.com.
Despite the ruling, new state laws would have forced Virginia Beach to abandon its at-large election system by 2022 anyway.
“Stay in your house and mind your business”
“The City of Virginia Beach has put plans into place to make sure a beach party that in 2019 made national headlines for all the wrong reasons, doesn’t land there again.”
“In 2019, Hobbs took responsibility for being one of the hosts of the gathering”
Article about Floatopia at Pilotonline.com:
In addition to residents reporting intoxicated people urinating and defecating in yards, partiers left behind 10 tons of trash on the beach — which garnered attention from national media outlets.
32nd annual Clean the Bay Day(s) info!
Any help with promoting and getting people to participate would be much appreciated!!
- Instead of Clean the Bay Day being one day, we are going to have it run for six days (Monday, May 31 to Saturday, June 5). During that time, we are giving participants the option to either do a litter clean-up, plant a native plant, and/or install a rain barrel.
- Also, during the six days, participants can choose the day, the time, and – if you have permission to be on the property – the location of the litter clean-up.
- Registration is free and is required to participate. People can register either as an individual participant or join/create a virtual team. Visit www.cbf.org/clean to register now.
- We are encouraging communities, schools, localities, public officials, or even a group of good friends to create a virtual team. A virtual team picks up litter separately and logs the clean-up numbers under a shared survey link. Once a participant submits their data, we have created an interactive dashboard that shows all of the teams totals in real time. This dashboard will have social sharing capabilities and is an excellent way to drum up some healthy competition when you include #cleanthebayday in your post!
- We are also holding a Clean the Bay Your Way Photo and Video Contest. The contest is free to enter and all you have to do is submit a photo or video is the data collection survey when you have completed your Clean the Bay Your Way activity. Below are the list of prizes.
- Gift certificate for 25 raw oysters from a Chesapeake Oyster Alliance partner
- Pair of REI Flexlite Camp Chairs
- REI Soft Sided Pack-Away Cooler
- 12-month pass to Virginia State Parks
- North End Bag Co., The Bank Note Bag.
- Taste Unlimited Gift Basket
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!
“What exciting outcomes can students get if they’re not in a traditional learning environment?”
“I am certain you recall the significant destruction left in the wake of the 2019 Floatopia event that elicited substantial lawlessness and resulted in extensive beach debris – literally tons of debris was scattered across our beach and in the Bay for residents and City workers to clean.”
May 23, 2021
The Honorable Robert M. “Bobby” Dyer, Mayor
2401 Courthouse Drive,
City Hall Building #1, Room 281, Municipal Center
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
RE: Floatopia, Memorial Day 2021
Dear Mayor Dyer:
I am writing you with immediate and great concern. The Ocean Park bayfront community has once again been targeted as the location for the unsanctioned Floatopia event on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The event coordinators, Matthew David and Stephen Hobbs, are specifically targeting the Lesner Bridge channel and eastern Ocean Park beach. This concern is evidenced in the below social media posts.
https://www.facebook.com/events/502077557583511/?active_tab=discussion
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.hobbs.12/posts/4109547002422470
I am certain you recall the significant destruction left in the wake of the 2019 Floatopia event that elicited substantial lawlessness and resulted in extensive beach debris – literally tons of debris was scattered across our beach and in the Bay for residents and City workers to clean. It was so destructive that it garnered attention from both national and international media. Attached are notes taken from the emergency Ocean Park Civic League meeting in the aftermath of the 2019 Floatopia, which many of you may have attended.
Mayor Dyer, We cannot allow this event to occur on our beaches again!
We, as a community in Ocean Park, are wholly opposed to this event and the terrible impact it had on our small community, as well as the terrible environmental impact left in its wake (beach and bay debris left behind to pollute our land and beaches and the untold impact on countless native species of fish, birds and other native animals).
Memorial Day weekend is just a few days away, and time is of the essence! With such a short window of time to act to prevent the Floatopia organizer(s) from unleashing another international debacle on our community again, our residents require immediate communication from you regarding the City’s plan to prevent a repeat of the 2019 disaster. Please respond with details as soon as possible and we will share your response with our residents.
Very respectfully,
Daniel Murphy
Ocean Park Civic League President
president@opcl.org
Cc:James Wood, Vice Mayor/Councilmember, Lynnhaven District #5
Louis Jones, Councilmember, Bayside District #4
Patrick A. Duhaney, City Manager
Paul W. Neudigate, Police Chief
Captain Jeffery Wilkerson, Commanding Officer 3rd Precinct
Mark Shea, Comprehensive Planning Coordinator, Bayfront Advisory Commission
Phil Davenport, Chairman, Bayfront Advisory Commission
Todd Solomon, Shore Drive Community Coalition
Chief, Prevention Department, Commander Dean Horton, Sr., U.S. Coast Guard
Frank Rabena, Vice President, Virginia Pilot Association
National & local coverage of FLOATOPIA trashing Ocean Park including videos & photos
Public Works roadway work update at BAC
Terrific discussion and Q&A at BAC meeting yesterday about storm water work being done from Lesner Bridge to Great Neck Road plus updates on infrastructure improvements to Pleasure House Road and Shore Drive Phase 3 and Phase 4 timelines.
Monday May 24th @ 7:30pm SDCC Meeting – Guest Speaker VB City Engineer to discuss Stormwater Projects on Shore Drive
Click here for printable version of agenda
SDCC General Meeting Agenda
Monday May 24, 2021 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 –
Eastern Shore Drive Stormwater Improvements (CIP 7-151) – Mr. Brad Vanderwarker, City of Virginia Beach City Project Engineer, will update us on the progress of the stormwater upgrades east of the Lesner Bridge.
Officer’s Reports
Secretary – Kathleen Damon
Treasurer’s Report –Tim Solanic
Vice President – Empsy Munden
President – Todd Solomon
Old Business-
Proposed Developments –
- Westminster-Canterbury (WC) High Rise and Memory Center Expansion – City Council approved in November 2020. Residents pursued legal opposition and jury has heard and will pursue based on May 2021 presentation.
- Marina Shores Apartment Expansion – Approved by BAC, VBPC and VBCC. Additional 50 units will require a traffic study at intersection of North Great Neck and Lynnhaven Drive.
- Windsong Development – 411 units off of Pleasure House Road in Chic’s Beach. This project was approved by City Council.
- Beach Building Group, Inc., 2332 Pleasure House Road, Conditional Change of Zoning from R-7.5 Residential to A-16 Apartment District. Opposed by BAC. Reevaluation on May 20th.
- Marlin Bay Apartment Complex – 197 units 4 story buildings are being proposed at the intersection of Marlin Bay Drive and Shore Drive. This project was opposed by the Bayfront Advisory Commission on April 15th.
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. The Planning Commission approved an alternative suggestion to allow an STR overlay in Cape Story. City Council will follow the suggested approval schedule:
May 25 – City Council workshop to discuss regulations
June 1 – Public Hearing on STR ordinances
June 15 – City Council vote on STR Ordinances
New Business –
Future Operations of SDCC
Next SDCC Meeting – Monday June 28th, 2021
Some SeeClickFix switch to VB Works questions answered.
From Information Technology Department:
Will SeeClickFix Account be automatically migrated to VB Works? Users will not automatically be migrated over to the new app, citizens will need to create new accounts.
Will custom maps created in SeeClickFix be automatically migrated to VB Works? No
Will current open SeeClickFix issues be automatically migrated to VB Works? SeeClickFix issues are not being migrated over to Salesforce, however they will continue to be worked and resolved in their system of record. (Editor’s comment: GREAT!)
What should SeeClickFix users do and when?
Users can signup for a Salesforce account today and start submitting requests via the updated app or web portal.
We haven’t heard back yet about Privacy questions about all the data Sales Force asks for to use the VB Works new system.
BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION May 20, 2021 DELTA VIRGINIA BEACH BAYFRONT CONFERENCE CENTER, 2800 SHORE DRIVE
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
You have questions about SeeClickFix abrupt switch to VB Works? We don’t have answers.
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!
May 24th 730 OPVRS SDCC Meeting save the date!
We’ll be safely meeting in Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad May 24th at 730pm.
Join us!
Brad Vanderwarker & team from Public Works Stormwater Engineering will be providing an update on what’s happening east of Lesner Bridge.
They’ll be answering your questions too,
Join us! More details to follow.
Curious about Phase 3? It’s start has apparently been pushed back to late 2022 and Phase 4 has also been pushed back several years.
Marlin Bay development reduced from 227 units to 197.
Recently presented at Bayfront Advisory Committee meeting and also available here.
Planning Commission will vote on their recommendation concerning the proposed 197 unit Marlin Bay Apartment Complex on June 9th after the public hearing at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
The Staff Report will be posted with the recommendation of the City Planning Department by noon on June 3rd.
Contact City Planner Hoa N. Dao, Planner III
- hDao@VBGov.com
- 757.385.4298
#WeLoveShoreDrive 