SDCC General Meeting Agenda for Monday Feb. 23rd

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SDCC General Meeting Agenda
Monday February 23, 2015 from 7:30 to 9:00pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Hall (parking in back, on side streets and across Shore Drive)

 

Program/Presentation –

  • Informative Sand Dune Signage Project, Ms. Whitney McNamara, City Sustainability Office, will explain the importance of sand dunes and the update us on the City’s new dune signage project.
  • Proposed Housing & Commercial Development Project – Mr. Steven Bishard will provide an update of development plan for the old Baylake Pines School properties.

Officer’s Reports  Secretary – David Williams ; Treasurer’s Report -Kathy Pawlak ; Vice President – Wally Damon ; President – Todd Solomon 

Old Business–

CIP 2.118 – Shore Drive Improvements Ocean Park: Update on efforts to schedule safety improvements earlier than current construction start date of January 2023.

Lesner Bridge Replacement Safety Issues – City/Community walkthrough of issues being scheduled. Turning light at Shore-Vista, Speed bump at same intersection have been identified. Do you have any additional safety concerns?

New Business –

Arrive Alive Awareness Campaign – Recent 3 deaths on Shore Drive appear to be alcohol related.  Is a restaurant table top notice campaign a worthwhile effort?  A design contest and possible grant funding could be used.  Partnership with businesses would be a must.  Thoughts and discussion.

Community Concerns – Does your neighborhood/condo have any issues that have come up that need help or may be a warning to others?

Fire in Ocean Park last night

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View story and more photos at WAVY.com.

Goyet said the fire started on the exterior of the building and neighbors alerted the residents. Crews were able to keep the flames from going inside. Still, two adults and three children were displaced.

Photo Credit: WAVY TV

Photo Credit: WAVY TV

Virginia Beach City Offices and Facilities to Open at 10 a.m. Wednesday

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All City of Virginia Beach offices and facilities will open tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. That includes all parks, recreation centers, libraries and the Virginia Aquarium. City-run historic homes will remain closed Wednesday. There will be no trash or recycle pickups on Wednesday. 

The city’s essential operating condition will continue until 10 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, the city will resume normal operating conditions. 

Crews from Public Works will continue working to clear streets throughout the night and throughout the day tomorrow.

 

City of Virginia Beach CANCELS Waste Pickup for Wednesday, Feb 18

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Due to the anticipated hazardous road and weather conditions, Public Works/Waste Management has CANCELLED trash and recycling collections for Wednesday.  Residents are asked to place their trash cans at the curb line and leave them there until they are serviced.   Those residents with small amounts of trash, or extra carts, may wish to skip collection this week, and have all materials collected the following week.

Collections will resume as soon as conditions allow, and will operate on a sliding basis. Tuesday collection area will be collected on the first day collections are resumed, and continuing each collection area as needed to complete collections for the week.​

Yard debris collection has been suspended for the remainder of the week. Additional requests for bulky item collection will be re-scheduled for next week.  The Virginia Beach Landfill and Resource Recovery Center will follow the City of Virginia Beach operating hours.

For updates about collections, call Public Works Waste Management at 385-4650 or visit www.VBgov.com/wastemgt.

“All City of Virginia Beach offices and facilities will be closed today, Tuesday, Feb. 17. That includes all city parks, recreation centers, libraries and museums. As a reminder, no sledding is allowed at Mount Trashmore Park.”

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At VBGov.com.

Drivers should not be out on the roads, if at all possible, to allow emergency vehicles to do their jobs.

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Photo credit: Tim Solanic

“Once collections have resumed, residents will be asked to place their black trash can and blue recycling carts at the curb line on their regular collection day and leave them there until they are serviced. Yard debris collection has been suspended for the remainder of the week. Additional requests for bulky item collection will be re-scheduled for next week.”

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More at VBGov.com.

Virginia Beach Cancels Waste Pickup for Tuesday, Feb 17

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Photo credit: cyclist Cindy L.

Trolley Car for Lynnhaven Inlet early 1920s

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Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Photo Credit from The New Tidewater Flashback in Facebook.

Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!

Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.

Reminder about safe moped use and the list of regs to adhere to

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Thanks to Empsy of Cape Story by The Sea for putting together this list of City of Virginia Beach Code.

Sec. 7-49. Safety equipment required, moped operators and passengers.permanent link to this piece of content
(a)
Every person operating a moped on a public street or highway of the city shall wear a face shield, safety glasses or goggles approved by the superintendent of state police, or shall have his moped or gas-powered wheeled device equipped with safety glass or a windshield at all times while operating such vehicle; and any operator and any passengers thereon, if any, shall wear protective helmets of a type approved by the superintendent of the state police.
(b)
Any person who knowingly violates this Section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Ord. No. 2848, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2952, 6-27-06)
Sec. 7-50. Helmets required for riders of bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and motorized scooters fourteen years of age or younger.permanent link to this piece of content
(a)
Every person fourteen (14) years or younger shall be required to wear a protective helmet which meets the standards promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards whenever riding or being carried on a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or motorized scooter on any highway, street, sidewalk or bicycle path.
(b)
A violation of any provision of this section shall be punishable by fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). However, with respect to any person riding or being carried on a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric-powered-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or motorized scooter, such fine shall be suspended (i) for first-time violators or (ii) for any violator who, subsequent to the violation but prior to imposition of the fine, purchases a helmet of the type required by this Section.
(Ord. No. 2848, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2952, 6-27-06)

Sec. 7-59. Regulations pertaining to riding on city sidewalks and bicycle paths other than the resort area.permanent link to this piece of content
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a moped or motor-driven cycle on any sidewalk or designated bicycle route within the City.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or motorized scooter is permitted on the sidewalks and designated bicycle paths of the City.
(c)
A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian, and shall dismount and walk the bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle when necessary to avoid physical contact with any person; and
(d)
A violation of this Section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).

Sec. 7-60. Reckless riding; speed.permanent link to this piece of content
(a)
No person shall ride a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter, low-speed vehicle or moped recklessly or at a speed faster than is reasonably proper, or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of the rider or of any other person.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate roller blades, roller skates or any similar devices on wheels or runners whether such use is permitted or not, recklessly or at a speed faster than is reasonably proper, or in a manner so as to interfere with pedestrians or to endanger the life, limb or property of the rider or any other person.
(Ord. No. 2848, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2952, 6-27-06)
Sec. 7-61. Racing.permanent link to this piece of content
(a)
Bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or motorized scooter, low-speed vehicle or moped racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section.
(b)
Bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter, low-speed vehicle or moped racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by the City Manager on any highway under the jurisdiction of the City. Approval of bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter, low-speed vehicle or moped highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.
(c)
By agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard, motorized scooter, low-speed vehicle and moped highway racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable thereto, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
(Ord. No. 2848, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2952, 6-27-06)

US Weather Bureau….Cape Henry, 1905

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Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Photo Credit from The New Tidewater Flashback in Facebook.

Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!

Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.

#LESNERBRIDGE update from Project Manager – “This lane closure is being put in place to offload the permanent steel casings for bridge pier #4.” – LANE CLOSURE CANCELLED for tomorrow.

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February 6th 2015 update:

Lane Closure: Tomorrow, Saturday the 7th – between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM – there will be a single lane closure on westbound Shore Drive between Page Avenue and East Stratford Street. This lane closure is being put in place to offload the permanent steel casings for bridge pier #4.
Note: LANE CLOSURE FOR SATURDAY IS CANCELLED PER CONTRACTOR

Dredging of Crab Creek was started this week and will continue for the next 3 weeks (complete by 2/28/2015). Just as in the last update, we advise boaters who are using this channel during this time period to be cautious of the dredging equipment when navigating the Crab Creek Channel.

Now on to the question everybody’s been asking: “What has been accomplished over the last two weeks?”

Actually, quite a lot – despite the cold temperatures.

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Ø Installation of the retaining wall panels on the west side of the bridge (in front of 3556 On The Bay) has been completed;

Ø The installation of the new 16-inch water main in the western bridge approach has been completed;

Ø The first several courses of retaining wall panels along the entire length of the new eastern bridge approach (former Duck Inn property) has been placed;

Ø Several hundred feet of utility duct bank and storm drain have been constructed within the eastern bridge approach;

Ø Concrete for bridge pier column #1 was placed last week and forms will be stripped on 2/7/2015;

Ø Construction of the concrete cap at pier #2 has been completed and the reinforcing steel tied for bridge pier column #2;

Ø All of the foundation shafts for pier #3 have been constructed;

Ø Equipment and material have been mobilized to bridge pier #4 location and several of the permanent steel casings have been set;

Ø Three more bridge segments have been built at the casting yard with a fourth scheduled to be poured tomorrow, Saturday the 7th;

Over the next two weeks, you can expect to see a lot of activity on the east side of the bridge as we continue to build the retaining wall, install storm drain, and install other utilities in that location as we build up the embankment to the new bridge elevation. We will also begin installing the drilled shaft foundations at pier #4 and begin installation of the cofferdam around pier #3 in preparation for construction of the pier cap.

That’s it for now. Have a safe driving weekend!

-Chris

Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E.
Project Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Public Works
Municipal Center-Bldg 2
2405 Court House Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9031
Phone: (757) 385-5785
Fax: (757) 385-5668
email: cwojtowi@vbgov.com

Screen grab of construction cam shot taken on Feb 6 2015 at 1pm.

Screen grab of construction cam shot taken on Feb 6 2015 at 1pm.

Join us for the next count from February, 13 -16, 2015! Bird Watchers of all ages count birds to create a real-time snapshot of where birds are.

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Visit official website for all details.

Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.

Since then, more than 100,000 people of all ages and walks of life have joined the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds.

We invite you to participate!

Simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, February 13-16, 2015. You can count from any location, anywhere in the world!

How to get started:

1. Register for the count or use your existing login name and password. If you have never participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count or any other Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you’ll need to create a new account. If you already created an account for last year’s GBBC, or if you’re already registered with eBird or another Cornell Lab citizen-science project, you can use your existing login information.

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Donate blood Friday February 6th from 2pm-7pm! Join us and help save a life!

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Walk ins are accepted.

View OPVRS location at Google Maps.

You can schedule an appointment at RedCrossBlood.org.

Blood: The most common type of donation, during which approximately a pint of ‘whole blood’ is given. This type of blood donation usually takes about an hour.
Double Red Cells: A Double Red Cell donation collects the red cells but returns most of the plasma and platelets to the donor. These donors must meet specific eligibility requirements and have type A Neg, B Neg, or O blood.

Chesapeake Beach Vol. Fire Dept. 1966

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Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Photo Credit: The New Tidewater Flashback Group in Facebook

Wally sez:

Dad did gold leaf on all of the vehicles, and I (age 16) helped him with the billboard.

Photo Credit from The New Tidewater Flashback in Facebook.

Thanks to Traycee for allowing us to share these!

Let us know in comments below if you’d like to see more flashback photos of the Shore Drive community.

“Virginia Beach police are investigating a rash of crime in the Chesapeake Beach neighborhood. In the last two weeks, three vehicles were stolen from residents’ driveways. Police are also investigating three burglaries and multiple car break-ins and larcenies.”

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There’s also been break ins & attempted break ins in Lynnhaven Colony, Cape Story by The Sea, & Cape Henry Shores in the same time frame.

View video report at WAVY.com.

Lock your vehicles!

MarineTraffic.com Site gives landlubbers trove of information about ships

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While crossing or stuck in traffic on the Lesner Bridge, have you ever looked out on the Bay and wondered about all the ships that anchor just off our beach.  Where are they from?  What are they carrying?

Well, the website www.MarineTraffic.com can help you answer these questions and more.

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Also check out the recent article in the Virginian-Pilot that features Shore Drive resident Joe DiGeronimo.  Click here to read the entire article

A New Jersey native and retired businessman, DiGeronimo, 70, became fascinated by the daily parade of vessels – and curious.

“I wanted to know where they were going and what they were doing for the community,” he said. “It’s a beautiful view, but what’s going on? Why are those ships parked out there? Why are they running by with the loads they are?”

“The Virginia Beach City Council will hold a two-day goal-setting retreat on Feb. 5 and 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the new Brock Environmental Center at Pleasure House Point, 3663 Marlin Bay Drive. The meeting is open to the public.”

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Mark your calendars.

Have issues you are concerned with re: Shore Drive community?

Reasons to attend:

    Retreat is in our backyard
    You get to experience the inside of the Brock Center
    Amazing views looking out over Pleasure House Point & the Lynnhaven
    You’ll learn what City Council believes are the hottest topics for COVB

More info at VBGov.com.

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Familiar with the 2029 Strategic Plan for Virginia Beach?

View the PDF of the 2029 Strategic Plan at VBGov.com. (51 page PDF)

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And for those who do not use Facebook, the COVB Official Facebook page now sports an image of the Brock Environmental Center. View it here while the photo is still there.