APRIL 3, 2001 MINUTES' ' Ch
CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR MEYERA E OBERNDORE At-Large
VICE MAYOR WILLIAM D SESSOMS, JR, At-Large
LINWOOD 0 BRANCH, III, Beach -Dtstrtct 6
MARGARET L EURE, Centervdle -Dtstrtct 1
WILLIAM W HARRISON, JR, Lynnhaven -Dtstrtct 5
BARBARA M HENLEY, Prtncess Anne -Dtstrtct 7
LOUIS R JONES, Baystde -Dtstrtct 4
REBA S McCLANAN, Rose Hall -Dtstrtct 3
ROBERT C MANDIGO, JR, Kempsvtlle -Dtstrtct 2
NANCY K PARKER, At-Large
ROSEMARY WILSON, At-Large
JAMES K SPORE, Ctty Manager
LESLIE L LILLEY, Ctty Attorney
RUTH HODGES-SMITH, MMC, Cay Clerk
"COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME"
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY HALL BUILDING i
2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVE
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23456-9005
PHONE (757) 427-4304
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April 3,2001
I. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
- Conference Room -
10:00 AM
A FY 2001-2002 MANAGEMENT RESOURCE PLAN
1. ECONOMIC VITALITY
2. SAFE COMMUNITY
3 POLICY AND DECISION SUPPORT
II. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING
12:30 PM
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JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
E. Dean Block, Director, Department of Public Works
III. REVIEW OF AGENDA ITEMS
IV CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
V. INFORMAL SESSION
- Conference Room-
1:30 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meyera E. Obemdorf
B. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
C. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Citizens may register m address City Council for a limited time on any item on the
Formal Council Agenda. Speakers may register immediately prior to
the meeting or, in advance, by calling the City Clerk's Office at 427-4303
VI. FORMAL SESSION
- Council Chamber -
2:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meyera E. Obemdorf
13. INVOCATION:
Reverend Dwight Christenbury, D.D.
First Presbyterian Church
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
D. ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
E. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION
F. MINUTES
1. INFORMAL & FORMAL SESSIONS
March 27, 2001
G. AGENDA FOR FORMAL SESSION
The Consent Agenda wtll be determtned durtng the Agenda Review Session and constdered tn the or&nary
course of bustness by Ctty Counctl to be enacted by one motion.
H PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING
1 31 st STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - Possible Amendments
I PUBLIC HEARING
1 TAX EXEMPTION
Sulhvan House, Inc
J. RESOLUTIONS
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Resolution re legislation to designate SULLIVAN HOUSE, INC. as TAX EXEMPT re all
state and local real estate and personal property. (DISTRICT 7 - PRINCESS ANNE)
.
Resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute the Fourth Amended Charter Agreement of
the Southeastern V~rg~nla Job Training Administratxon (SVJTA) re Workforce Investment
Act (WIA), lnclud~ng the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the
chief local elected officials of the partxclpatlng jurisdictions.
K. APPOINTMENTS
BEACHES AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD (CSB)
FRANCIS LAND HOUSE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
L. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
M. NEW BUSINESS
N. ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULE: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS --- REVISED
Topic Location Date/Time
Quality Education for Lifetime Learning Workshop Conference Room April l0th
Proposed FY 2001-02 Resource Management Plan Public Hearing April 12th
Prtncess Anne High School 6:00 PM
Quality Physical Environment/Operational Support Workshop Conference Room April 17th
2:00 PM
Cultural & Recreational Opportunities/Family Youth Opportunlt~es Workshop Conference Room April 24th
Proposed FY 2001-02 Resource Management Plan Pubhc Heanng April 24th
Counctl Chamber 6:00 PM
Reconclhatlon Workshop Conference Room May 1st
Resource Management Plan - Adoption Spectal Meettng May 15th
Counctl Chamber 4:00 PM
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VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
V~rg~n~a Beach, V~rg~nia
Aprtl 3, 2001
The Ctty Manager called to order the CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP re FY2001-2002 MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE PLAN tn the Counctl Conference Room, Ctty Hall Budding, on Tuesday, Aprtl 3, 2001, at
10 10 A M
Counctl Members Present
Ltnwood O Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Barbara M Henley, Reba
S McClanan, Robert C Man&go, Jr, Nancy K Parker and
Rosemary Wtlson
Counctl Members Absent
Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf
Vtce Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
Wtlham W Harrtson, Jr
[Mayor offictattng at the opentng of the new
Commtssary at NAS Oceana
Entered 10 50A M]
[Bank Meettng, Entered 1 30 P M]
[Entered 12 O0 NOON]
Louts R Jones [Entered 10 35 A M]
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C I T Y COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FY 2001-2002 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
10:10 A.M.
ITEM # 47976
Catheryn Whttesall, Dtrector of Management Servtces, advtsed the Economic Vitality sectton of the FY
2001-2002 Resource Management Plan tncludes the departments of Agrtculture, Conventton and Vtsttor
Development, Economic Development and Houstng and Netghborhood Preservatton Sports Marketing has
been the htghhght of this year's Budget There are two staff postttons funded through the Tourtsm
Adverttstngprogram Four naaonal champtonshtp events have generated $4 5-MILLION m &rect spen&ng
The Rock and Roll ~ Marathon tn September 2001 ts expected to generate approxtmately $6-MILLION tn
d~rect spendmg Other htghhghts of this year's efforts tnclude addtttonal staffing for workforce
development, the Convention Center replacement, Pavilion Theater replacement, continued funding for
ARP, tax increment financing of the Town Center project, the Lynnhaven Mall project, the Advanced
Technology Center, and the Sandbridge Beach replenishmentprogram Thts sand replemshmentprogram
ts funded through the Capttal Improvement Program (CIP) and wtll place 3 5-MILLION cubtc yards of sand
and wtden the beach an average of 3OO feet for the whole length of the Resort Area The total cost of
provt&ng the sand ts $1 O-MILLION, the majortty provided by the Federal government
ECONOMIC VITALITY
Convention & Visitor Development $15,071,991
Economic Development $ 1,643,611
Housing and Neighborhood Preservation $14, 767,849
Agriculture $ 1,089,227
Capital Projects $ 2,171,388
Reserve for Contingencies $15,3 61, 510
Debt Service $11,035,807
TOTAL
$ 61,141,383
A "report card" was requested concermng the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects (Lynnhaven Mall,
Sandbrtdge and Town Center) Catheryn advtsed a status would be provtded
The amount of Reserve for Conttngenctes ts related to the reserve for future debt servtce for the Convention
Center and Theater replacementprojects As the tax rate wdl be tnstttuted July 1, a reserve wall be budt to
fund the debt servtce when tt begtns to "ktck tn"fully tn 2004 Thts ts a crtttcal element of the overall
financtng structure of those projects as tt allows tnterest to be generated and keeps the tax rate as low as
posstble Relattve the Conventton Center replacement date of 2007, there ts concern and the Ctty wall
attempt to accelerate this date
Relattve the hotel adjacent to the Pavtlton, C Oral Lambert, Chtef Operattng Officer, advtsed the property
comprtstng 20 acres, whtch was owned by the Gtbsons was dedtcated to the Ctty to butMa conventton
center In exchange for thts dedtcatton, the Ctty Manager negottated the extenston of utthty hnes The city
developed the stte There were some other roadways whtch were proposed to be constructed, t e from 19th
Street to Vtrgtnta Beach Boulevard However, the owner of the property never requested this road be budt
and he dtd not de&cate the right-of-way There was an arrangement wtth the property owner that a hotel
would be budt There was an agreement the water and sewer hne fees would be watved for thatproject The
hotel was ortgtnally concetved as a 34-story hotel, however, the Navy objected The extsttng tower of the
hotel was the first of two proposed towers The second was never constructed James Rtcketts, Dtrector of
Conventton and Vtsttor Development, advtsed part of the ortgtnal concept was to purchase aptece of
oceanfront land and utthze same as a Cabana hub for the guests of the hotels Mr Rtcketts advtsed a series
of meetings wall be arranged wtth May Ftfteenth targeted for some type of agreement tn prtnctpal outhmng
the partnershtp concerntng the Conventton Center
Relattve Contractual Services tn the amount of $8, 931,742 on page 2-19, a hst of all the contracts and the
fundtng wtll be provtded The cost of Reservations Plus wtll also be provtded Concermngparade permtts,
data shall be provtded relattve the cost of dtfferent events
Aprd 3, 2001
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C I T Y COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FY2001-2002 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
ITEM # 4 79 76 (Continued)
Louts Culhpher, Director of Agrtculture, advtsed last year, the cost to operate Farmers' Market was
approxtmately $160,000 Prtor to the fire, the Ctty had narrowed the operattonal gap to approximately
$30,000 The goal ts to have a zero defictt Mr Culhpher wtll calculate the charge per square foot to
obtatn this zero defictt thru rental revenue
Andy Friedman, Dtrector of Conventton and 17tsttor Development, advtsed relattve the enforcement of
illegal repairs tn the neighborhoods, a meettng ts betng held April Ntnth with the Commtsstoner of the
Revenue and the Zomng Admtntstrator to determine a comprehenstve method to address the sttuatton
Section 8 Houstng coor&nates and facthtates the vartous Section 8 rental substdy programs, tncludtng
Faintly Self-Suffictency, Portabthty, project based and spectal allocattons for the handtcapped/dtsabled and
the chromcally mentally tll The admtntstrattve costs of the dtvtston are supported by federal funds earned
through the admtntstratton of the vartous federal houstng programs and through General Fund
contrtbuttons In FY2001-02, the department esttmates that tt wtll asstst up to 1,33 7households to matntatn
thetr financtal stabthty through Section 8 rental asststance Thts ts an increase of over 400%from the FY
1999-00 level The majortty of the ctttzens on the rental substdy programs do not have a ttme hmtt
However, under the new preferences, certain tndtvtduals wtll have a ttme hmtt under a new self-suffictency
program These tndtvtduals are not permanently dtsabled, nor wtll they be permanently quahfied as "low
tncome" The Green Lakes Apartment complex ts swttchtngfrom substdtzed to Section. 8, whtch means they
are transtttomng to market rate apartments Harper's Square, comprtstng approxtmately 400, was one
of the first untts whtch converted Thts was not a Section 8proJect, but was HUD substdtzed The majority
of theprojects do not recetve any federal substdy Only 150 of the original 400 restdents rec. etve any substdy
at all The rematnder are paytng market rate or have moved elsewhere These converstons result tn
rehabthtatton and turn tnto market rate untts An annual phystcal tnspectton ts conducted A Database
Administrator posttton for FY2001-02 has been added to matntatn the current data base that was related
to track the phystcal and soctal condtttons Mr Frtedman advtsed two addtttonal FTE 's (Account Clerk H
and Housing Specialist I) wtll be funded through the tncrease tn admtntstrattve fees to help manage the
addtttonal workload Alternattvely Non-Categortcal Atd from the Commumty Development Block Grant
decreased mtmmally for FY 2001-02 However, another FTE posttton (System Analyst I) wtll be funded
exclusively with Federal revenue to asstst the Department wtth tts data base of netghborhood condtttons
Houstng Spectahsts handle an average of 250 or more cases and are responstble for ensurmg the program
parttctpants meet the requtrements of the program, recerttfy and report all tncome annually Mr Frtedman
explatned the program growth of approxtmately 1,000 tn three years, (wtth the exception of approxtmately
200 tndtvtduals), has been comprtsed of residents already receiving some type of substdy The 150 to 200
tndtvtduals affected have moved to thts ctty
Donald Maxwell, Dtrector of Economic Development, advtsed the Economic Development Investment
Program (EDIP) funds requtre a mmtmum of $35, 000 compensatton, which relates to $28,000 base salary
Mr Maxwell wtll provtde tnformatton relattve the average take home pay of ctttzens of Vtrgtnta Beach
Although $35,000 compensation ts encouraged through the EDIP funds It has averaged $442,500for the
last five years Catheryn advtsed the tnflattonary tndex for EDIP ts tted to the ctgarette tax and as thts
fundtng rtses or falls then they recetve the benefit of thts tax Relattve endeavors concermng transplanttng
businesses from the west coast to the east coast wtth rehable utthttes, Mr Maxwell advised the Ctty ts
worktng through the State and the Regton to address thts tssue Mr Maxwell also advtsed ctttes, such as
Long lsland, New York, have electrtcal rates four ttmes as htgh as Vtrgtnta Power Economtc Development
for the ctty conttnues to be a key Ctty Counctl goal The Ctty Council has estabhshed a prtortty wtth the
Department of Economtc Development to focus on tdenttfytng, recrutttng and locattng new nattonal and
tnternattonal bustnesses and tndustrtes, retatntng and expandtng extsttng Vtrgtnta Beach bustnesses and
asststtng them tn tdenttfytng new foretgn and domestic markets, and, coordtnattng vartous publtc/prtvate
partnershtps and provtdmg proJect management for cltywlde tntttattves To asstst tn thts effort, a new
Workforce Development Coordinator posttton has been funded The posttton's duttes mclude developtng
workforce needed to attract and retatn targeted bustnesses, working wtth local bustnesses to help them
create business tramtng alhances, worktng wtth pubhc schools, tnstttuttons of higher learntng, technical
schools and other learning tnstttuttons to provtde the necessary educatton classes, coordtnattng wtth the
Vtrgtnta Department of Economtc Development I/Vorkforce Servtces program to support the needs of
compantes tn the targeted sectors, worktng wtth mthtary organtzattons to retatn tn the area those personnel
leavtng the mthtary who have knowledge, sktlls and abthttes that support the targeted industries,
coordtnattng wtth regtonal workgroups to accomphsh mutually destred outcomes for the ctty and the regton,
hnktng workforce development efforts wtth welfare reform tntttattves of the Department of Soctal Servtces,
managtng/scheduhng blocks of space tn the Advanced Technology Center Catheryn advtsed approxtmately
$258,000, must be dertved from the TGIF to supplement the parktng garage costs Relattve Sectton 1-55,
Per Capita Retail Sales, whtch deptcts Vtrgtnta Beach as betng behtnd both Chesapeake and Norfolk,
tnformatton shall be provtded relattve the sales tn Lynnhaven Mall
Aprtl 3, 2001
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C I T Y COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FY 2001-2002 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
ITEM # 4 79 76 (Continued)
Mr Maxwell advised the cost of membershtp tn the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance, ts
$1.00 per capita, whtch averages approxtmately $435,000 It was requested a threshold be estabhshed
A Workshop shall be scheduled wtth the Chairman of the Development Authortty and Prestdent of the
Hampton Roads Economtc Development Alhance toparttctpate tn dtscusston of economtc development and
the goals
Catheryn advtsed on Page 9-25 (Regional and Support), the Regional Allocations are hsted tn the amount
orS1,187, 634 Catheryn will provide a copy of the Hampton Roads Partnershtp financtal auchts to Ctty
Councd HRT and SPSA are not tncluded on thts hst A comprehenstve hst of the Ctty's contrtbuttons to
orgamzattons wtll be provtded
Safe Commumty represents 11 51% of the total Resource Management Plan
SAFE COMMUNITY
Commonwealth's Attorney $ 4, 704,490
Community Corrections $ 516,046
Courts and Court Supplies $ 5,822,910
Emergency Medical Sevices $ 2,820,523
Fire $ 27,817,179
Police $ 62,455,346
Sheriff and Corrections $ 19,828,256
Capital Projects $ 1 O, 154,510
Reserve for Contingencies $ 2,128,840
Debt Service $ 8 78, 6 73
TOTAL
$137,12~, 773
Highlights
Ftre Apparatus Replacement
2 Pumpers, 1 Tanker and 1 Ladder/Tanker
Ad&ttonal Ftre Ftghters
EMS Quahty Control Coor&nator
Pohce Support Staff
Commumcattons System Upgrade
Opening General Booth Fire Station
Law Enforcement Trammg Academy
Fire Trammg Center Renovatton
Correcttons Center Addtttons
The Ftre Tratmng Center ts funded predomtnately through the Ftre Programs fund There ts a $57 7-
MILLION addttton to the current Correctton Center and ts funded predomtnately through a combtnatton of
Charter Bonds and 599 Funds Currently the constructton ts expected to end tn 2004, will house 512
tnmates and requtre 150 to 200 addtttonal staff Relattve fundtngfrom the State, Catheryn advtsed there ts
$7-MILLION tn 599funds currently tn the Operattng Budget The Pohce Department's budget ts $62-
MILLION Only tn the Capttal Improvement Program (CIP) can these funds be spectfied as to utthzatton
599 funds are not required to be used for any parttcular purpose Chtef A M Jacocks, Pohce, advtsed
resources are allocated based upon the call for servtce tn the dtfferent secttons of the Cay There are officers
wtthtn all the pubhc htgh schools and middle schools Those postttons were funded ortgtnally by Federal
Grants There are 1 8pohce officers avadableper 1,000 residents The typtcal department tn a Ctty our size
ts 2 4 or 2 5 officers per 1,000 Norfolk ts currently at 3 3 officers per 1,000 Currently the Ctty ts 4 7 officers
under strength which, due to resignations, will be 49 by the end of the month Twenty-five (25) officers are
currently tn the Academy Obvtously, they are not on the street respondtng to calls Even wtth these factors,
the response ttme has only increased less than a mtnute over the years
Aprtl 3, 2001
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C I T Y COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FY 2001-2002 RESOURCE M/INA GEMENT PLAN
ITEM # 4 79 76 (Continued)
Stattsttcs shall beprovtded for the last ten years, relattve the number and ttme of pohce officers tn complytng
wtth responses Durtng the Summer months, five (5) officers from each of the other Prectncts are moved to
the Second Prectnct for Summer operattons When school ts &smtssed, the School Resource Officers wtll
etther go to their own Prectnct or the Second Prectnct to replace an officer currently there Therefore, there
ts a net loss of 5 to 6 officers from the other threeprectncts Officers are also taken from Spectal Operattons,
whtch tmpacts some of the abthty to handle traffic enforcement cttywtde at the same level during the rest of
the year Chtef Jacocks advtsed there has been dtfficulty tn recrutttng quahfied apphcants whtch ts not
untque to Vtrgtnta Beach, but ts an tssue common to Pohce Chiefs around the natron In prevtous years,
the Ctty would review approximately 1200 apphcants, however, now the pool encompasses' 500 There ts
also an tssue of retention of pohce officers Smce FY 1991-1992, the City has lost 37 officers who have
restgned to go to other crtmtnaljusttce employment outstde of Vtrgtnta Beach 80 officers also restgned, who
dtd not provtde thetr new employment These officers averaged approxtmately 4 to 4 ~ ),ears of servtce
There ts a 22-week Academy and then a 13-week field tratntng sesston before the officer ts actually
performmg the job Sixteen (16)police officers have resigned since May 2000, four of whom went to
Federal Law Enforcement Agenctes, two went to State Agencies outstde of Vtrgtnta, three lefi for Pohce
Departments outstde of Hampton Roads, five lefi to pursue tnterest other than law enforcement and two dtd
not advise a reason These are all voluntary restgnattons The Ctty Manager, Human Resources and the
Pohce Department are worktng on tssues to retain personnel
Relattve the Mounted Patrol facthty site, Chtef Jacocks advtsed several sttes are betng constdered and a
pohcy report wtll be presented to City Counctl The Mounted Patrol facthty moved from Pleasant Ridge
the end of March and they are on a month-to-month lease at the new facthty $570,000 ts contatned wtthtn
the CIP for the Mounted Patrol facthty, which encompasses a substanttal portton of the cost Community
Pohctng locattons haveproven advantageous These are located at Level Green, Baker Road, 24tn Street and
Pactfic, Independence, Lynnhaven and Hilltop tn the Regency Shopptng Center Other posstble sttes are
bemg tnvesttgated tn the Shore Drtve-Great Neck area Those spaces have been donated by the parttcular
bustnesses The Budget was comptled prtor to the 599 reductton of funds, two CIP projects, the Law
Enforcement Training Center ($200,000 in 599funds) and the Correction Center addttton (contains
majority of 599 funds), may be affected The current maxtmum strength offorce ts 777 sworn members wtth
additional ctvthan members The next Academy will commence tn August
Susan B Walston, Chtef of Staff, advtsed compression ts a personnel issue This was last addressed tn
1997 Data checks were run on the salary ranges Ftscal Year 1994 was the start of the Market Salary Survey
and the ctted increases tn the followtng exemphfied postttons
Police Officer Recruit
Police Officer
Master Police Officer
45%
42%
52%
At the same ttme, the Consumer Prtce Index tncreased 22% whtle the employment cost tndex shows tn the
government category, whtch tncludes pubhc safety, has tncreased 30% and tn the prtvate tndustry 32°.4 To
find a solutton to compresston, the Ctty ts mvesttgatmg theproposal of Chesapeake, whtch tndtcated a figure
of $2 9-MILLION to address the dtfferenttal that occurs wtth longer term employees and newer recrutts
(compresston) Across the Ctty organtzatton the turnover rate averages 5% to 8% The Pohce Department
falls wtthtn thts Emergency Communtcattons has htstortcally expertenced a htgh turnover rate There are
overlaps tn the salary ranges There ts the potenttal for someone new to catch up wtth the longer term
employees tn salary
Chtef Gregory Cade, Ftre Department, advtsed the addtttonal thtrty (30)fire positrons would not be
avatlable until June 2002 Twenty-five (25) addtttonal fire fighters would be for the General Booth Ftre
Statton as the facthty would not be completed unttl June 42% of the fire fighters are 40 years of age wtth
20 or more years of servtce The crtterta for rettrement ts at least age 50 wtth a mtntmum of 25 years of
servtce tn the State system The top end of the rettrement system ts 35 years Over the next five years, the
Ftre Department stands to lose approxtmately 110 tndtvtduals, tf all opt to rettre The majority of these are
senior officers This would encompass all five (5) of the Dtstrtct Chtefs, all but three (3) of the seventeen (17)
Battahon Chtefs, and twenty-etght (28) of the stxty-seven (67) Captams The turnover rate has averaged
approxtmately 1% The fire fighters very rarely leave There are only fifty (50) pard Ftre Departments tn
the Commonwealth of l"trgtnta Therefore, there ts not as much competttton as wtth the Pohce Department
Relattve the Sandbridge Fire Station, a shght contractual tssue has artsen Informatton shall be provtded
Chtef Cade wtll be tn touch wtth the communtty relattve the destgn Space shall be provtded for the
Summerttme use of the pohce officers (approxtmately 150 square feeO
Aprtl 3, 2001
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C I T Y COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FY 2001-2002 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
ITEM # 4 79 76 (Continued)
Shertff Paul Lantetgne advtsed the State Compensation Board provtdes the Department wtth a number of
Bailiffs based on the number of Judges (does not tnclude Ctvtl CourO Thts ts a 1 to 1 ratio The problem
extsts that tf addtttonal Bailiffs are not provtded problems occur when these take qualtfied leave, are stck
or tratntng occurs Another problem occurs when the Judge tncarcerates an tndtvtdual and the batltff must
come out of the courtroom and escort them to jarl An addtttonal fifieen (15) Bailiffs are requested as Ctty
postttons Many of the other localtttes do fund Ctty postttons tn the Court
Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey Bryant advtsed the Consumer Affairs Office, conststtng ora Dtrector
and three tnvesttgators, ts 100% Ctty funded Thts ts a very busy untt However, a clerk and tnvesttgator
were added thts last year Consumer Affairs ts currently able to handle 75% of the tnqutrtes Approximately
2, 000 tnqutrtes per year are recetved from the ctttzens as well as tnchvtduals from outstde Vtrgtnta Beach
Aprtl 3, 2001
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CITY M/INA GER 'S BRIEFING
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
1:05 P.M.
ITEM # 47977
E Dean Block Director - Department of Pubhc Works, presented tnformatton relattve the current status of
the Virginia Beach Juvenile Detention Center (CPI 3-024) As recently as 45 mtnutes ago, the City
Manager and he were on the telephone wtth Delegate McDonnell and the Deputy Chtef of the Department
of Pubhc Safety recetvtng addtttonal assurances on this matter
On July 6, 1999, Ctty Counctl authortzed the Planmng Study for the expanded 90-bed facility to be submttted
for approval to the Department of Juvenile Justice (D J J) wtth the sttpulatton that the state retmburse at
least 50% of the cost as a conchtton for the project to proceed The Plannmg Study was approved January
21, 2000, by the Department of Juventle Justtce and the Ctty was authortzed to move ahead to the 35%
constructton documents submittal Between August and January 2001, DJJ underwent a reorgantzatton
process and the process for "approval by the Governor" requtred tn the revised state code was developed
Also durtng thts time, Ddd went through an updattng of tts "Gutdehnes for Mtntmum Standards tn Destgn
and Constructton of duventle Facthttes" These acttons by the State delayed review of the 35%plans the Ctty
had submttted On January 10, 2001, the State Board met and approprtattons were approved for Vtrgtnta
Beach
Thts tncreased to $6,034,514. O0 finclu&ngfurntshtngs and equtpmen0 whtch ts $486,970.50 less than 50%
of the cost shown in the 35 % plans. Because of this, theproject has been placed on "hold", penchng revtew
of the Ctty Counctlfor gmdance Delegate Robert "Bob " McDonnell has been advtsed of the sttuatton There
has been follow up wtth DdJ and the Secretary of Pubhc Safety Coptes of related correspondence ts hereby
made a part of the record
The Ctty Manager and staff beheve they can proceed wtth Optton 2 of the current status report
The project to proceed to the 100% constructton documents approval from
Department of duventle Justice and then stop unttl fundtng tssues are
resolved
The constructton drawtngs should entatl approxtmately 3 to 3 ~ months and then be submttted to the State
for final approval Once approved by the State, the Ctty would then go to btd, whtch could be as early as
August or September of thts year The staffbeheves the Capttal Improvement Program figures are accurate
BY CONSENSUS, the staff shall proceed wtth the second optton
Aprtl 3, 2001
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ITEM # 47978
Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf called to order the INFORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY
COUNCIL tn the Ctty Councd Conference Room, Ctty Hall Buddmg, on Tuesday, Aprd 3, 2001, at ] 19
PM
Councd Members Present
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wdham W Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, dr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Nancy K Parker and
Rosemary Wtlson
Councd Members Absent
Vtce Mayor Wdham D Sessoms, Jr
Aprd 3, 2001
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ITEM # 47979
Mayor Oberndorf entertatned a motton to permtt Ctty Counctl to conduct tts CLOSED SESSION, pursuant
to Sectton 2 1-344(A), Code of Vtrgmta, as amended, for the followtng purpose
PERSONNEL MAI7'ERS Dtscusston, constderatton or tntervtews of
prospecttve can&dates for employment, asstgnment, appotntment,
promotton, performance, demotion, salartes, &sctphntng, or restgnatton
of spectfic pubhc officers, appotntees, or employees pursuant to Section
2 1-344 (A) (1)
To Wtt
Boards and Commtsstons
Beaches and Waterways Commtsston
Communtty Services Board
Francis Land House Board of Governors
PUBLICLY-HELD PROPERTY Dtscusston or constderatton of the'
acqutsttton of real property for a pubhc purpose, or of the &sposttton of
pubhcly-held real property, where &scusston tn an open meettng would
adversely affect the bargatntng posttton or negottattng strategy of the'
pubhc body pursuant to Sectton 2 1-344(A)(3)
To- Wtt Agrtculture Reserve Program - two parcels -Prtncess Anne Dtstrtct
LEGAL MA TTERS Consultatton wtth legal counsel or brtefings by staff
members, consultants, or attorneys pertatntng to actual or probable
httgatton, or other spectfic legal matters requtrtng the provtston of legal
advtce by counsel pursuant to Sectton 2 1-344(A)(7)
Upon motton by Counctlman Branch, seconded by Counctl Lady Parker, Ctty Council voted to proceed
tnto CLOSED SESSION.
Vottng 10-0
Counctl Members Vottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wtlham W Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Nancy K Parker and
Rosemary Wtlson
Counctl Members Vottng Nay
None
Counctl Members Absent
Vtce Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
(Time of Closed Session: 1:19 P.M. to 1:45 P.M.)
Aprtl 3, 2001
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FORMAL SESSION
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
April 3, 2001
2:00 P.M.
Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf called to order the FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY
COUNCIL tn the Counctl Chamber, Ctty Hall Budding, on Tuesday, Aprd 3, 2001, at 2 O0 P M
Councd Members Present
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wdham W Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf Nancy K Parker,
Rosemary Wdson and Vice Mayor Wdham D Sessoms, Jr
Councd Members Absent
None
INVOCATION
Reverend Dwtght Chrtstenbury, D D
Ftrst Presbyterian Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Vtce Mayor Sessoms, betng a Corporate Officer of Wachovta Bank, DISCLOSED there were no matters
on the agenda tn whtch he has a "personal tnterest", as defined tn the Act, etther tndtvtdually or tn hts
capactty as an officer of Wachovta Bank The Vtce Mayor regularly makes thts Dtsclosure as he may not
know of the Bank's tnterest tn any apphcatton that may come before Ctty Councd Vtce Mayor Sessoms' letter
of January 2, 2001, ts hereby made a part of the record
Aprd 3, 2001
Item VI-E
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CER TIFICA TION OF
CLOSED SESSION
ITEM # 4 7980
Upon motton by Vtce Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Counctlman Branch, Ctty Counctl CERTIFIED THE
CLOSED SESSION TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOTION TO RECESS.
Only pubhc bustness matters lawfully exempted from Open Meettng
requirements by Vtrgtnta law were discussed tn Closed Session to which
thts certtficatton resolutton apphes,
AND,
Only such pubhc bustness matters as were tdenttfied tn the motton
convemng the Closed Sesston were heard, dtscussed or constdered by
Vtrgtnta Beach Ctty Counctl
Vottng 11-0
Counctl Members Vottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wtlham W Harrison, Jr.
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Nancy K Parker, Rosemary
Wtlson and Vtce Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
Council Members Vottng Nay
None
Counctl Members Absent
None
Aprtl 3, 2001
CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS: The Virginia Beach City Council convened into CLOSED SESSION,
pursuant to the affirmative vote recorded in ITEM # 47979, page 9, and in accordance with the
provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and,
WHEREAS: Section 2.1-344. of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the
governing body that such Closed Session was conducted in conformity with Virginia law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Virginia Beach City Council hereby
certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (a) only public business matters lawfully
exempted from Open Meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in Closed Session to
which this certification resolution applies; and, (b) only such public business matters as were
identified in the motion convening this Closed Session were heard, discussed or considered by
Virginia Beach City Council.
R~h Hodges Smith, MMC
City Clerk
April 3, 2001
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Item V-F. 1.
MINUTES
ITEM it 4 7981
Upon motion by Vtce Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Counctlman Branch, Ctty Counctl APPROVED the
Mtnutes of the INFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSIONS of March 27, 2001.
Vottng 11-0
Counctl Members l/'ottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, IIL Margaret L Eure, Wtlham }Y Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf, Nancy K Parker and
Rosemary Wtlson and Vice Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
Counctl Members Voting Nay
None
Counctl Members Absent
None
Aprtl 3, 2001
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Item VI-G
ADOPT AGENDA
FOR FORMAL SESSION
ITEM # 4 7~82
B Y CONSENSUS, Ctty Counctl ADOPTED:
AGENDA FOR THE FORMAL SESSION
Aprd 3, 2001
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Item V-G. 2.
PROCLAMATION
ITEM # 4 7983
Mayor Oberndorf PROCLAIMED:
April 3, ~00~
A Day of Celebration of the Life of
Congressman Norman A. Sisisky
Congressman &stsky passed away on March 29, 2001, at the age of 73
Congressman &stsky served ten years as a Delegate tn the Vtrgtnta General Assembly and ntneteen years
tn the Untted States Congress He also served hts country through the Navy tn World War II Congressman
Ststsky took greatprtde tn hts work to keep the natron's defense strong, and parttcularly tn hts concern for
the condtttons factng young enhsted personnel and thetr famthes tn terms of houstng, medtcal care and the
myrtad of other tssues factng enhsted personnel
Aprtl 3, 2001
roc(amatz'on
Whereas:
Whereas:
Horman Sisis~ was a proud citizen of Virginia and the
~)mtedStates; and
In sem,4ce to his state andcountry, Congressman Sis~ served
ten years in the Vzrgima 9-louse of Delegates and nineteen
years in the ~)mtedStates Congress; and
Congressman Sisis~ also servedhis country through service in
the ~I'a~j in WorldWar II; and
Congressman S~s~sl~ tookgreat pride in h~s work to keep the
nation's defense strong, andparticulady in his regard for the
conditions facing young enl~stedpersonnelandthetrfamd~es
in terms of housmg, medical care, and the myriad of other
issues faczng enl~stedpersonne6 and
Congressman Sisisl~ u, as also a firm defender of the military
presence in 21ampton Bgads, as demonstrated by his work to
secure appropriatwns to build the new Portsmouth Haval
MedwalCenter, anddefend~ng Army tnstallatwns at q~t. Lee,
qt. P~ckett, and the other md~tary installations ~n Hampton
Pxgads; and
Whereas: Congressman Sisisl~y was also a successful bu, nnessman from
a wor~ng class famdy, who never forgot h~s roots tn the
wor~ng class; and
Whereas: Norman Stsis~ passedaway on March 29, 2001, at the age
of 73:
How, Therefore, I, Meyera B. Obemdo~, Mayor of the Oty of V, rgmta Beach,
V~rgmm, do hereby Proclaim:
April3, 2001
A ®ay of Celebration of the Life of
Congressman Horman A. Sisis
In Vtrgmm Beach, and of everything he did tn semnce to the Ot~zens of th~s
country.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my handandcaused the OfficmlSeal
of the City of V, rg,nm Beach, V, rgmm, to be aff~ed thu Th,rd day of Apn6
Two Thousand One.
Meyera B. Obemdorf
Mayor
Item V-H. 1.
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PRESENTATION
ITEM # 4 7984
31st STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT- Possible Amendments
The Ctty Manager advtsed the 31~' Street ProJect ts trulypart ora larger vtston for the oceanfront There are
eight (8) spectfic objecttves whtch are hsted tn the Resort Area Advtsory Plan, the Resort Area Concept Plan
and the Comprehenstve Plan
Increase the quality of the aesthetics at the Oceanfront
Need for convention center quality hotel rooms (4 star)
Need for higher quality retail
Sense of identity with open spaces
Emphasis on quality of spaces
Redevelopment of existing retail areas
Convenient alternative transportation modes
Increasing private investment, tax base generating revenue to
help support other city services
The ortgtnal project was approved tn 1997 and reaffirmed several ttmes The Ctty Manager advtsed the
project would provtde the largest park on the Oceanfront In addttton, there are the extstmg parks at 17th
and 24tn Streets, wtth an opportuntty at Rudee Loop to tncrease and construct a fourth major pubhc park on
the Oceanfront Over 800 parking spaces would be reahzed wtth the 31st Street project These would be
conventently located on the west stde of Atlanttc, not on the east side, tn an attracttve parktng structure
The project would pay for the pubhc parkmg spaces Three hundred (300)four-star quahty hotel rooms
would be provtded. The project would provide expanded and tmproved pubhc restrooms as well as
addtttonal excepttonal entertatnment Quahty retatl and restaurant spaces would be provtded both tn the
hotel and across the street as an tntegral part of the parktng structure ttself The project would sttmulate the
upgrachng of the 30th and 31st Street Corrtdors and greatly comphment the Ctty's abthty to successfully
redevelop the Rudee Loop area by allowmg the acqmrmg ora key ptece of property Property would be
returned to the tax rolls The property would be sold to the developer wtth an easement retatned for the
park Surplus revenues would be generated for other servtces
E Dean Block, Dtrector of Pubhc Works and ProJect Manager - 31s' Street, ctted the Review of Public
Purpose Goals:
Return Authority Property to Tax Rolls
Improve Public Parking
Comprehensive Plan Implementation
Upscale Anchor/1-Iigh Quality Hotel
Oceanfront Park/Ocean Vista
Catalyst for Corridor
Neighborhood Protection
Investment Return
Aprtl 3, 2001
Item V-H. 1.
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PRESENTATION
ITEM # 4 7984 (Continued)
31s' STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT- Possible Amendments
31sr STREET PROJECT
ProJect Element
Oceanfront Land-
Financial
Parking Deck-
Financial
Park-Area Not
Inclu&ng Greenbelt
Parking Deck
Restaurant Site &
Restrooms
Park Maintenance
Retail
Right of Developer to
Extend
Time Table
Entertainment
Purchase of Beach
Quarters Inn
Contribution to A & E
for Coordination
Water/Sewer Taps by
City
ProJect Promotion On-
Site
Developer Pays Share
of N Block
Current Agreement
Lease - 65 years
Unsubor&nated
Lease 65 years
26 000 sq fi Developer
provides $1 O-
MILLION to improve
Approx 850 spaces,
380 leased, 26,000
sq fi of retad
Dairy Queen, pubhc
restrooms, 17parking
spaces, E Atlantic
developer maintains
restrooms
Developer
responstbdtty
City receives
$130, O00/year If
Developer not selected,
he gets $260,000 credit
Yes
Planmng year,
construction
completion unknown
Developer provides,
Developer pays
No
No
No
No
Yes
Enlarged
Park~Incentives
Purchase @ Fair
Market Value
Lease - 65 years
36000 sqfi City
provides $1 O-
MILLION to improve
Same
Deleted - Added to
Park, restrooms built
& maintained by the
City
City & Developer
share
Same If Developer ts
selected If not,
Developer can
withdraw or return to
original agreement
No, unless Developer
does not get retail bid
Constructions start
4/2002
Developer provides,
City reimburses first
$100, O00/year
Yes @ Fair Market
Value
$300,000
Yes, NTE $300,000
Yes
Partial ($200, 000)
Park Only
City Retains
No Lease
77, 000 sq fi Cay to
provide $2 O-MILLION
to improve
Approx 470spaces,
26,000 sq fi of retad
Deleted - City builds
and maintains
restrooms
City responstbthty
All revenue to City
(Est $250, O00/Year)
N/A
Unknown
City Responstbdtty
No
N/A
City Cost
N/A
No
April 3, 2001
Item V-H. 1.
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PRESENTATION
ITEM # 4 7984 (Continued)
31~ STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT- Possible Amendments
FINANCIAL FACTS
Factor
Ctty Investment
Private Investment
Means of Ctty
Ftnanctng
Parktng Deck
Park Restrooms
Net Tax Revenue
New Impact to General
Fund
Ortgtnal Agreement
$17- $18-MILLION
$ 3 8- $40-MILLION
Revenue Bonds
Pard for by ProJect
Pard for by ProJect
$17 2-MILLION first
l O years
+$1 O-MILLION tn 10
years
Enlarged Park
$19-20-MILLION
$35-3 7-MILLION
Revenue Bonds & Cash
Pard for by ProJect
Pard for by ProJect
$16 5-MILLION first
l O years
+ $6-MILLION tn 10
years
Park Only
$14-$1 S-MILLION
$ 6-$ 9-MILLION
Charter Bonds
Pard for by General
Fund
Pard for by General
Fund
4-MILLION first 10
years
-$9-MILLION IN 10
YEARS
Correspondence dated March 29, 2001, from the Ctty Manager to Thtrty-Ftrst Street L C c/o Bruce L
Thompson relattve posstble amendment of Development Agreement among Thirty-First Street, L.C.; the
City of Virginia Beach Development Authority; and, the City of Virginia Beach was dtstrtbuted and ts
hereby made a part of the record
This Briefing shall be REBROADCAST three additional times and a fact sheet shall be assimilated for
public knowledge.
Aprtl 3, 2001
Item VI-H. 1.
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PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM # 4 7985
Mayor Oberndorf DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING:
31~ STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - Possible Amendments
The followtng regtstered tn SUPPORT:
Alan W Fulmer, 1041 Prtncess Anne Road 23457, Phone 426-6977
Attorney Tom Frantz, 1016 Curlew Drtve 23451, Phone 473-5311, represented the developer
The followtng regtstered tn OPPOSITION
Charhe Jeckell, 5244 Rolleston Drive 23464, Phone 490-1968
Sandy Ltnkous, Ctttzens Actton Coahtton, Inc, 5225 South Lake Road 23455, Phone 464-1947
Dr Norman Kahn, 1537 Lasktn Road 23451, Phone 428-3091
Barbara Messner, Frtends 0f 31st Street Park, Post Office Box 514 23451
Carohna Ltncoln, Prestdent- Ctttzens Actton Coahtton, 2696 Rehance Drtve, Sutte 180, Phone 321-9971,
extended apprectatton to the Ctty Manager for hts contacting the CCO to advtse of the Pubhc Heartng
and agreeing to speak at their meeting on Aprd 4, 2001
There being no further speakers, Mayor Oberndorf CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING
Relative 31st STREET DEVELOPMENT A GREEMENT- Possible Amendments, a PUBLIC HEARING
will again be SCHEDULED for the City Council Session of April 10, 2001.
City Council will deliberate and vote on this project, without public comment, at their Special Formal
Session on April 17, 2001.
Aprtl 3, 2001
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Item VI-I. 1.
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM ii 4 7986
Mayor Oberndorf DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING
TAX EXEMPTION
Sulhvan House, Inc
There betng no speakers, Mayor Oberndorf CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING
Thts ttem was MO VED FOR WARD prtor to the 31s' Street Development Agreement Presentatton and Pubhc
Heartng
Aprtl 3, 2001
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Item VI-J.
RESOLUTIONS
ITEM # 4 798 7
Upon motton by Vtce Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Councdman Branch, Ctty Councd APPROVED IN
ONE MOTION, Resoluttons 1 and 2 of the CONSENT AGENDA.
Vottng 11-0
Councd Members Vottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wtlham W Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf Nancy K Parker, Rosemary
Wdson and Vtce Mayor Wdham D Sessoms, Jr
Councd Members Vottng Nay
None
Councd Members Absent
None
Aprtl 3, 2001
Item VI-J.I.
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RESOLUTIONS
ITEM # 4 7988
Upon motton by Counctl Lady Henley, seconded by Counctlman Harrtson, Ctty Counctl ADOPTED:
Resolutton re legtslatton to destgnate SULLIVAN HOUSE, INC. as TAX
EXEMPT re all state and local real estate and personal property
(DISTRICT 7 - PRINCESS ANNE)
Votmg 11-0 (By Consent)
Counctl Members Vottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wdham W Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf Nancy K Parker, Rosemary'
Wtlson and Vtce Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
Counctl Members Vottng Nay
None
Counctl Members Absent
None
Aprtl 3, 2001
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
WHICH WILL DESIGNATE REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY SULLIVAN
HOUSE, INC., AS BEING EXEMPT FROM LOCAL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXATION
WHEREAS, Sullivan House, Inc., has requested the Council of the City of Virginia
7 Beach (the "Council") to adopt a resolution in support of its request that the General Assembly act
8 ~n accordance with Article X, § 6(a)(6) of the Constitution of Virginia to designate the real and
9 personal property of the Sullivan House, Inc., as being exempt from local real and personal property
q 0 taxation;
11
WHEREAS, Sullivan House, Inc., currently owns no real property located in the City
12 of Virginia Beach (the "City"), but anticipates receiving real property with an assessed value of
$220,150 in tax year 2000-01; if taxable, the taxes on this property in tax year 2000-2001 would be
14 $2685.83;
15
WHEREAS, Sulhvan House, Inc, currently owns no personal property in the City,
and thus no personal property taxes have been assessed against or paid by this organization;
17
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 30-19 04(B) of the Code of Vlrglma, the Council has
properly advertised and conducted a public hearing prior to the adoption of this resolution, giwng
all citizens an opportunity to be heard;
20
WHEREAS, the prowsions of § 30-19.04(B) of the Code of Virginia have been
2 q examined and considered by the Council; and
22
WHEREAS, the Council is of the opinion that Sullivan House, Inc., should be
23 designated as a benevolent orgamzatlon w~thln the context of § 6(a)(6) of Article X of the
2 4 Const~tutlon of Virglma and that real and personal property located in the City owned by Sulhvan
2 5 House, Inc., and used by ~t exclusively for benevolent purposes on a nonprofit basis should be
2 6 exempt from local real and personal property taxation.
27
28
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
29
That the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia hereby supports the
30 enactment of legislation designating Sullivan House, Inc, as a benevolent orgamzat~on within the
31 context of § 6(a)(6) of Arhcle X of the Constitution of V~rglma and exempting from local property
32 taxation all real and personal property owned by Sullivan House, Inc., that is located w~th~n the City
33
34
35
and used exclusively for benevolent purposes on a nonprofit bas~s.
April
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virg~ma, on the 3rd day of
,2001.
CA7999
F:kDatakATY~Ordin2qONCODE\Sulhvan House taxexem res.wpd
February 13, 2001
R-2
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY:
C~ty Atto~ey's office
McNichols
Inc.
Development Of
Rehrement
Commumhes
3333
Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, V~rgmta
24019
540/366-0622
540/563-9182 Fax
TRANSMITTAL LETTER - via FedEx
DATE March 6, 2001
TO:
Lawrence S Spencer, Jr, Asmstant City Attoney
City of Virgin~a Beach Municipal Center, Building 1
2401 Courthouse Dnve
V~rg~n~a Beach, VA 23456-9004
FROM
Don Jakob, McN~chols & Associates, Inc.
SUBJECT
Sulhvan House, Inc.
Apphcation for Real Estate Tax Exempbon
W~th th~s letter I am forwarding an original and one copy of the Owner
Corporabon's Appl~cabon to the C~ty of V~rg~n~a Beach for Exempbon
from Real and Personal Property Taxabon
The real property for which this exempbon ~s sought ~s presently owned
by The Most Reverend Walter F Sulhvan, B~shop of the Catholic
D~ocese of Richmond. The current 6.290 acre parcel w~ll be subdivided
~nto two roughly equal parcels for the phased development of Sulhvan
House, an ~ndependent I~ving facility for very-low-income semors under
the HUD Section 202 Capital Advance program The prehm~nary
subd~vimon plat ~s being filed today by the LandMark Demgn Group
Secbon 202 funding for Phase I, comprising 67 one-bedroom umts, has
already been reserved. A firm commitment applicabon for Phase I ~11
be filed shortly, and an ~n~tial closing on the Capital Advance for Phase
I ~s expected to occur ~n June 2001. Title for the Phase I port~on of the
parcel w~ll transfer to Sullivan House, Inc, the Owner Corporabon, at
~n~bal closing. The Secbon 202 funding apphcabon for Phase II will be
submitted in May 2001, and transfer of the title for that port,on would
I~kely occur ~n spnng or summer of 2002
Even though we will have to wa~t for the next General Assembly
session for legislative action, we do need to get th~s applicabon on the
C~ty Councd Agenda for a public heanng and action prior to submitting
the F~rm Commitment application for Phase I to HUD You may reach
me at 540-563-4565, extenmon 427, ~f you have any quesbons Thank
you for your adwce and asmstance w~th th~s appl~cabon
Enclosures
Copies
John Barrett, Catholic D~ocese of Richmond
MaryEIlen Cox, Sulhvan House, Inc.
Mat-'-~'O-O1 0~:39P
JJ _ . J
24~J 19
FAX MEMORANDUM
DATE.
March 20, 2001
TO.
Lawrence S. Spencer, Jr., Assistant City Attorney
C~ty of Virginia Beach; Fax: 757-426-5687
FROM:
Don Jakob, McNichols & Associates, Inc.
540-563-4565, ext. 427, Fax 540-563-9182
SUBJECT:
Sullivan House, Inc.
Application for Real Estate Tax Exemption
Estimated Value of Personal Property to be Acquired
Thank you for calling to report on your review of the application for
Sulhvan House, Inc. that was submitted on March 6, 2001 I
understand that this application m~ght be presented for C~ty Council
action at its Tuesday, Apnl 3, 2001, meeting
You have asked for an estimate of the value of personal property that
might be acquired by Sullwan House, Inc. in connection with the
operation of Sullivan House at or before initial occupancy ~n the Spring
or Summer of 2002
Because Sullivan House has been designed to operate as independent
living for seniors, there is no food service or health care component It
~s my understanding that k~tchen appliances for the apartments and
furniture in common areas for the exclusive use of residents and their
guests would be classified as realty.
Office furniture and equipment and maintenance tools and equipment-
which are necessary for the operation of the properly and might
therefore be considered as business tangible personal property- can
be expected to total $10,000 or less in value
Under the terms of the Conditional Use Permit, the property ~s
required to offer van service, and would likely acquire a used van in the
range of $10,000 in value.
You may reach me at 540-563-4565, extension 427, if you have any
questions. Thank you for your advice and assistance w~th th~s
application
Copies.
John Barrett, Catholic Diocese of R~chmond
MaryEIlen Cox, Sullivan House, Inc.
P.O1
APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH FOR
EXEMPTION FROM REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXATION
Apphcants Please complete th~s form and submit ~t to the C~ty Attorney's Office, AL Section, Mumclpal Center,
Virginia Beach, V~rgm~a 23456 In any ~nstance where add~bonal space ~s needed to complete your answer to a
particular question, please ubhze a separate sheet of paper and attach ~t to th~s apphcatlon In filhng out th~s form,
be sure to describe your orgamzabon and ~ts m~ss~on as completely as possible
Formal Name of Corporabon/Organ~zabon Sullivan House, Inc
Address cio McN~chols & Associates, Inc
3333 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019
Telephone Number 540-563-4565
Is the Organization chartered or incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of V~rgmla?
Yes, incorporated, August 2, 2000
For What purpose ~s the group chartered'~
[From Articles of Incorporabonl "The corporation ~s or,qan~zed to operate exclusively for chantable,
educabonal, scientific, or literary purposes, w~th~n the meaning of Secbon 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding prows~on of any future Un~ted States Internal
Revenue Law), and, consistent therewith, to prowde oblecbve and ~ndependent leadership ~n
helping to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of the eldedy and hand~capped persons
through the development of servme facdit~es and programs appropnate to their usage, to work
w~th pubhc and pnvate nabonal, state, and local aqenc~es, organ~zabons and ~nsbtut~ons ,n
extending such services to elderly and hand~capped persons, and to prowde housing facd~bes
and services to the elderly and hand~capped elderly specially designed to meet their physical,
social and psychological needs, and to promote their health, secunty, happiness and usefulness
~n Ion.qer hymn.q, the charges for such facd~bes and services to be predmated upon the prows~on,
maintenance and operabon thereof on a non-profit bas~s"
Summanze the organ~zabon's activities and accomphshments dunng the past year
Sulhvan House, Inc was formed to serve as the Owner Corporabon for Sulhvan House, an
~ndependent hwng facd~ty for very-low-m ,c,0, me sen~ors and d~sabled sen~ors sponsored by the
Cathohc D~ocese of R~chmond under the HUD Section 202 Supportive Hous~nq for the Elderly
Program HUD reRulabons require the estabhshment of a separate, non-profit, ta,x-exempt enbty
to own and operate each facd~ty financed under the Section 202 Program The Most Reverend
Walter F Sulhvan, B~shop of R~chmond, ~s prov~din(~ the s~te for the development, a parcel on
General Booth Boulevard that he has owned s~nce 1986
The orgamzabon held its m~t~al meeting ~n Apnl 2000 to support the apphcatlon for rezonmg of the
General Booth Boulevard Property, which was filed on Apnl 17"~, and the apphcabon for section
202 fundmq, which was filed on May 18th Sullivan House, Inc held its formal or.qamzabonal
meetm.q on June 26th, and was ~ssued ~ts Certificate of Incorporation on August 2"d Board
Members, who are local residents, have met w~th c~v~c .qroups, secured letters and commitments
of support from local or,qamzations and a.qenc~es, and supported the efforts of the D~ocese at
public heann.qs. The D~ocese and Sullivan House, Inc secured approval of the rezomnc~ and
cond~bonal use permit on September 12th and received not~flcabon of the HUD Secbon 202 award
on September 29th
The Section 202 Capital Advance of $4,241,300 for Sulhvan House, which ,~s the first such award
for V~r.q~nla Beach s~nce the eady 1980's, will prowde 67 one-bedroom apartments for very-low-
~ncome seniors ~n a safe, supportive and attractive environment Sullivan House, Inc ~s presently
working on the Secbon 202 Firm Commitment Apphcabon, which will be submitted to HUD in
March 2000. The City Council's approval of this Apphcabon for Exemption from Personal and
Real Property Taxation ~s a prerequisite for the F~rm Commitment Apphcabon
Describe ~n detad and specify the Iocabon of all real and personal property for which exempbon ~s
sought
[From Zomng Letters] "Property located on the west side of General Booth Boulevard beginning
at a point 470 feet more or less north of London Bndqe Road (GPIN #2414-19-3648)"
[From Cerbflcate of T~tle] "All that certain lot, p~ece, or parcel of land lyin.q s~tuate and be~n.q ~n the
C~ty of Vir.qima Beach, V~r.qmia, containing 6 290 acres and known, numbered, and desi.qnated as
PARCEL A 6.290 Ac as shown on the plat enbtled 'SUBDIVISION OF STRAWBRIDGE,
SECTION THREE,' which said plat is duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the C~rcuit Court of the
C~ty of V~r.q~ma Beach, ~n Deed Book 2542, at pa.qe 69"
L~st the present tax assessment and taxes due for each parcel of real property for which th~s
exemption is sought
Parcel Descnpbon
GPIN # 2414-19-3648
Assessed Value $ 220,150 00
Improvements $ 0
Total Assessed Value
$ 220,150 O0
Taxes $ 2,685 83
For what purpose ~s the real property currently being used? If there are several types of use for a
single parcel, ~ndicate such usage by areas of the buddings and floor locations
The real property, which ~s presently vacant and undeveloped, is currently owned by Walter F
Sullivan, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of R~chmond A subdivision plat is currently beln.q
prepared to dw~de the property into two parcels to facilitate development of Sulhvan House in two
phases under the HUD Section 202 Proqram T~tle to the two parcels will be transferred to
Sulhvan House, Inc, the apphcant, upon the ~n~t~al clos~nq of the HUD Section 202 Capital
Advance for each phase The ~mtial closin~ and transfer of btle for Phase I ~s expected to occur
~n June 2001 The Section 202 fund~n.q for Phase II ~s dependent upon a separate apphcabon to
be submitted to HUD ~n May 2001, so the inlbal clos~n.q and transfer of title for Phase II would
occur ~n spnn.q or summer of 2002.
Does any other ind~wdual, associabon or corporation occupy or use any part of the
premises of any property for which the exempbon ~s sought? If so, g~ve all details
No
bo
Is any ~ncome derived from the use of any port~on of the real property by other individuals
or groups, whether considered as rent or reimbursement for necessary expenses for
serwces ~ncurred? If so, give all details
No
List the present tax assessment and taxes due for personal property for which the exempbon ~s
sought
Not applicable. The or.qamzatlon does not presently own any personal property
VVith regard to personal property, state the purpose for which the property ~s being used Is
~ncome derived from the use of any such property by ind~viduals, groups or otherwise? If so, give
all details
Any and all personal property that may be acquired in connecbon with the planned ~ndependent
liwng facihty will become assets of the property for its operabon and/or the use of ~ts residents
No income w~ll be derived from the use of personal property, per se The fac~hty must be
operated on a not-for-profit bas~s under HUD re.qulat~ons
Is the orgamzation exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue code
of 1954'~ If so, attach a copy of correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service determimng
that the orgamzabon ~s tax exempt.
Yes See attachment
10
Has the ABC Board issued a current annual alcohol beverage hcense for the service of alcohol
beverages for use on the property from which tax exempbon is here sought'~
No
11
Is any d~rector or officer of the agency pa~d compensation ~n excess of a reasonable allowance for
salanes or other compensat~on'~
No d~rector or officer of the Or.qan~zat~on receives any salary or other compensation
12.
Does any part of the earnings, exclusive of salanes, of such organization inure to the benefit of
any ~ndiv~dual? If so, hst what port~on and to whom for each of the past three years
No Also see response to 11
13
What port~on of the service provided by such organ~zabon is generated by funds received from
donations, contributions, or local, state, or federal grants? Donabons shall include the providing
of personal services or the contnbut~on of any ~n-k~nd or other material services
There is no debt service under the HUD Section 202 Capital Advance that wdl be used for the
development of Sulhvan House However, the operabn.~ costs of the facd~ty must be pa~d from a
combination of tenant rents and a Prolect Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) w~th HUD Eh~ble,
very-low-~ncome tenants wdl pay 30% of adlusted gross ~ncome as rent, and the pRAC wdl make
up the remainder of operat~n.q costs under a HUD-approved budget Very-low-~ncome tenants
are eldedy persons and households whose ~ncomes do not exceed 50 percent of the area median
income adjusted for by famdy size [currently $17,250 for a one-person household]
Additional federal funds may be souqht ~n the future, such as HUD Service Coordinator Grant
funds In addition, Sullivan House wdl avad ~ts residents of social services that are provided
generally to very-low-~ncome elderly persons ~n the area, some of which m~ght be funded ~n whole
or ~n part by donations, contnbut~ons, or state, local, or federal grants
No donabons have yet been received, other than funds advanced by the Sponsor, the Cathohc
D~ocese of R~chmond, for the development costs of the facd~ty, some of which m~.aht be
reimbursed under the Section 202 Capital Advance In addition, some or all of the fair market
value of the land for Sulhvan House w~ll be donated to the development by B~shop Sulhvan
Board Members of Sulhvan House, Inc donate their t~me and services and may contribute or
sohc~t donations, services, or ~n-k~nd contributions for the benefit of the fac~hty and ~ts residents
Examples would be entertainment, transportation assistance, and common-area fum~sh~n.qs or
artworks for the enloyment of residents
14
Does the organization prowde services for the common good of the pubhc? If so, explain ~n detail
and ~nclude ~n your explanation of services prowded, the cost of the services to the recipient and
the method of determining cost of the services to the recipient, and any other detads you deem
pertinent
Under HUD re.qulabons, the Owner Corpor~bon must be a sln.qle purpose enbW, estabhshed to
develop, own, and operate the hous~n~ facd~ty for very-low-~ncome elderly and disabled funded
under the Section 202 Capital Advance Sulhvan House, Inc wdl operate Sulhvan House on a
fa~r-houslnq, equal opportunity, and non-denominational bas~s, for the general good and well-
being of the very-low-income sen~ors and d~sabled persons who may live there, and the famdles
of those persons From t~me to t~me, the orgamzat~on may open the faclhty for pro.qrams,
acbwt~es, or functions to serve other, non-resident elderly or d~sabled persons ~n the commumty
Individual Board Members of the orqanizabon are local residents who have demonstrated a
commitment to the pubhc good Many of them are active on chantable foundations, social service
or.aamzations, or other housing boards.
15.
What part, ~f any, of the actiwt~es of the orgamzabon ~nvolves carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting to ~nfluence legislation?
None
16.
Has the organization ever participated in, contnbuted to, or intervened ~n any political campaign
on behalf of any candidate for public office? If the answer ~s yes, please provide any qualifying
information you deem necessary.
No
17.
State the organization's rule, regulabon, pohcy, or practice conceming dlscnm~nat~on on the bas~s
of religious conv~ction, race, color, sex or nabonal ong~n
Although established under the Sponsorship of the Catholic Diocese of R~chmond, the
organization, Sullivan House, Inc., under HUD regulabons, may not have any reh~ious purpose.
In addition, the or.qamzabon must enter into a Regulatory A~reement with HUD, which provides,
in pertinent part
"13 Mortgagor will comply w~th the provisions of any Federal, State, or local law
prohibiting discrimination ~n hous~n~ on the grounds of race, color, creed, age, sex,
handicap, famdial status or nabonal odd,n, including T~tle VI of the C~vil R~ghts Act of 1964
(42 U S C 2000d-1), the Fair Housing Act (42 U S C. 3601), Section 504 of the
Rehabd~tatlon Act of 1973 (29 U S C 794), Age D~scnm~nabon Act of 1975 (42 U S C
6101) and Executive Order 11063 (24 F R. 11727), and all requirements of the
Department of Housm_~ and Urban Development (24 CFR) issued pursuant to Title VI, the
Fair Housing Act, the Rehabd~tabon ACt, the Age D~scnminabon Act, or Executwe Order
11063"
18
L~st the name, bus~ness address, and business telephone of the president and secretary of the
corporabon as well as the managing officer
President
MaryEIlen Cox, President
Sullivan House, Inc
16466 Little R~ver Dnve
Beaverdam, VA 23015-9309
804-227-3116; Fax 804-227-3525
Secretary
Contact-
E~leen Ayvaz~an, Secretary
Sulhvan House, Inc
216 Bay Colony Dnve
V~rgm~a Beach, VA 23451
757-518-2723, Home' 757-428-5459
Donald J Jakob, Development Consultant
McN~chols & Associates, Inc
3333 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
540-563-4565, ext. 427, Fax: 540-563-9182
19
In addition to the above, please provide the following ~nformabon
A copy of the organizabon's most recent audited financial statement (~ e, current balance
sheet and income and expense statement for the organization's last fiscal penod), as well
as a complete copy of any federal tax return filed by the orgamzat~on for the most recent
year
A copy of the or.qanizabon's most recent IRS form 941 is attached The omamzation is
less than one year old and has not yet prepared or filed any audits A financial statement
w~ll be prepared as part of the HUD F~rm Commitment application after the orqanization ~s
cap~tahzed by the Sponsor, the Cathohc Diocese of Richmond
bo
A detailed hsbng of the current salades and/or other compensabon of the officers and
directors of the organization. In addition, please specify, as to each officer or d~rector so
listed, the basis of the listed salary or compensabon 0.e, annually, per meebng, houdy,
commission, etc.).
No director or officer of the or.qamzabon receives any compensabon
List the salaries of each employee posibon classification and hst the number of full-bme
and part-bme employees in each class~ficabon
The orRan~zabon has no employees and w~ll not have any employees unbl shortly before
complebon of construcbon in the Spnn.q of 2002. At full staffing, the property w~ll employ
a Manager, at a salary of approximately $30,000 per annum; a Janitor/Maintenance
person, at a salary of $10 to $12 per hour; a part-time Service Coordinator, at a salary of
$10 to $15 per hour, and a part-bme Secretary/Recept!onist, at a salary of $8 to $10 per
hour
Specify what percentage of the organization's gross ~ncome was required to pay real and
personal property taxes for each of the last three years
Not applicable.
e!
Explain ~n detad why the C~ty Councd of the C~ty of V~rg~ma Beach should recommend to
the General Assembly of V~rg~n~a that th~s organ~zabon should be exempt from real and
personal property taxabon ~n V~rg~n~a Beach Please I~st ~n your explanabon the services
provided by the orgamzabon
The orqamzabon's reason for be~nq ~s to serve as the Owner Corporabon for a Section
202 Supportive Hous~nq facility for very-low-~ncome sen~ors and d~sabled sen~ors ~n
V~r.qm~a Beach All d~rectors and officers of the orqan~zabon serve w~thout compensabon
to prowde development and operabonal overs~.qht for the facd~ty The orqamzabon's sole
asset wdl be the Sullivan House independent hwnq facd~ty to be constructed w~th funds
prowded under a HUD Secbon 202 Capital Advance Sulhvan House wdl provide safe,
attractive, and affordable hous~n.q ~n a supportive environment for 67 eldedy and d~sabled
elderly households ~n V,rq~n~a Beach
The only sources of ~ncome available to the facd~ty wdl be the rents pa~d by the very-10w-
~ncome residents (whmh are I~m~ted to 30 percent of their adlusted .qross ~ncomes), and
the HUD Proiect Assistance Contract (PRAC) (which ~s I~m~ted by the Annual Operabn.q
Cost Standards issued by HUD and predicated on calculabons of typmal operabng costs
that do not include local real and personal property taxes)
HUD's Secbon 202 requlabons mandate that the Owner Corporabon apply for exempbon
from local real and personal property taxabon as a prerequisite for obtaln~n.q the Capital
Advance and PRAC Sulhvan House will be the first Section 202 facility to be funded by
HUD in V~r.qmla Beach ~n 20 years The other Section 202 facil~bes ~n Vlr.q~nla Beach,
Russell House, Luther Manor, and Beth Sholom Sands, all have received exemptions
from real and personal property taxabon
The C~ty of V~r.q~n~a Beach has a .qreat, unmet need for affordable hous~n.q for very-low-
income semors as demonstrated by the C~ty's Fwe-Year Consohdated Plan and the
Report on Sen~or Hous~nq published by the C~ty of V~r.q~ma Beach Sen~or Hous~n,q
Committee ~n 1999 Sulhvan House w~ll be a s~qmficant step toward address~nq that need
The development of Sulhvan House would not have been possible w~thout the s~qn~flcant
contnbubon of land value by the Sponsor, the Catholic D~ocese of R~chmond The
operation of Sulhvan House wdl not be feasible w~thout the C~ty of V~r.q~ma Beach's
support of the real and personal property tax exempbon by the General Assembly of
V~r.q~n~a
2O
Has any member of the organ~zabon contacted any member of the General Assembly about
sponsonng leg~slabon that would designate the organ~zabon's property as exempt from taxabon?
Not at th~s t~me
Th~s form was prepared by
MaryEIlen Cox, whose btle w~th the organ~zabon ~s President
ORGANIZATION Sullivan House, Inc
By: Name MaryEIlen Cox
Title President
Date February 13, 2001
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, to-wit:
Eileen K. Ayvazian being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the
Secretary (title) of the Sullivan House, Inc (legal name of
ownership organization) named within entitled application; that she has read the foregoing information
sheet and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true to her own knowledge except as to the
matters herein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and as to those matters she believes to
be true.
(Signature of Officer) -/// J
Subscribed and sworn to before me this J~) day of ~ ,2001.
Notary Public
My Commiss,on Expire~f~ ~.~, ZO ~Y
02/12/01
~iON 16 49 FAX 8043589159
LAIHOLIC DIOLLSL
~ OOl
811 Cathc'xtral Place
lhchmond, Vtrgtma 23220
(804) 359-5661
Date
To:
FAX
FROM.
FAX TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET
February 12.2001
Mr. Don Jakob - McNmhols & Assocmtes, Inc.
1-540-563-9182
John F. Barrett
YOU SHOULD RECEIVE FIVE PAGE(S), INCLUDING THIS COVER SHEET. IF
YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ALL THE PAGES, PLEASE CALL 804-35g-5661
Dear Don
The office of the General Secretary at the United States Catholic Conference
has completed its revmw of the application for Sullivan House to be included ~n the
2001 Official D~rectory to be pubhshed within the next th~dy days They have adwsed
the Diocese we may issue the enclosed letters
I am enclosing cop~es of letters from Mrs. Anne C. Edwards, chancellor of the
diocese, forwarding on to The Official Cathohc Directory our request for Sullivan House
to be included in the OCD Also enclosed is a copy of the letter to you from Mrs
Edwards indicating the process ~s completed The original of this letter ~s being ma~led
to you today by Mrs. Edwards. We are awaiting a FAX conflrmahon the corporation
will be included in the next OCD.
Also enclosed ~s the latest copy of the IRS group ruling indicating that all
institutions listed in lhe OCD are lax exempt under the prows~ons of Section 501(c)(3),
IRC of 1986 as amended
We will be advising you upon receipt of acknowledgement from the OCD that the
corporation will be listed. The publmhing of the 2001 OCD is due within one month and
the next IRS group ruling usually reaches us in early June.
I am dehghted to have been able to expedde the process and apologize for the
unnecessardy long delay s~nce you orgmated the request with our attorneys
02/12/01 )ION 16 49 FA3, 8043589159
CATHOLIC DIOCESE
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICItMOND
811 Cathedral Place
Richmond, Virgama 232204801
February l2,2001
Jeanne LoGiurato Hanline
Managing Editor
The Official Catholic Dixectory
121 Chaalon road
New Providence, New Sersey 07974
Dear Jeanne:
I write to request that a diocesan organiTation be included in the Diocese of Richmond's listing
in the next edition of the Official Catholic Directory ("OCD"). Please list it in "Section ~
Homes for the Aged." I realize it may be too late to include in the 2001 Edition, but it can be
included in Part II when it is published in the fall.
The organization is:
Sullivan House, Inc.
c/o Mr. Don Jakob
3333 Peter's Creek Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
I have thoroughly reviewed this orgauization's Application for inclusion in the USCC Group
Ruling and listing in the OCD, as well as the supporting documentation. Sullivan House, Inc. is
organized and operated exclusively for Section 50 l(c)(3) purposes and meets both the
"purposes" and "dissolution" requirements of the Internal Revenue Code
I now approve its inclusion in both the USCC Group Ruling and the next edition of the OCD. If
there is any additional information you require, please contact me.
Would you please fax mc a confirmation letter indicating receipt of this letter and assurance that
this organization will appear in the next edition of the OCD?
Thank you for your kind assistance. With my very best wishes, I am
/~s sincerely,
Chancellor
c:
Most Rev Walter F. Sullivan, Bishop of Richmond
Mr. John F. Barrett, Dtrector of Finance
002
Telephone
(804)
359-5661
02/12/01
~IHULIU UIU~L~L
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICHMOND
811 Cathedral Place
Richmond, Vkgima 232204801
Febmary 12, 2001
~ uu~
Telephone
(8O4)
359-5661
Sullivan House, Inc.
c./o Mr. Don Jakob
3333 Peter's Creek Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Dear Mr. Jakob:
We have reviewed your organization's application for inclusion in the USCC Group Ruling
(''Group Ruling") and listing in the Official Catholic Directory ("OCD"). Ba~ed upon the
application and supporting documentation, we have approved its inclusion in the Group Ruling
and the next edition of thc OCD. Please inform this office of any changes in your organization's
name, address or corporate form, and of any material changes in its governance, purposes,
activities or sources of support.
This letter establishes your organization's exemption from federal income tax under section
501 (e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") in the interim until publication of the next
edition of the OCD. Please retain it in your permanent records.
Inclusion in thc OCD and USCC Group Ruhng does not automaucally relieve your org_aniz_a_tion
of the requirement to file annual IRS Form 990. You should consult with your own tax advisor
to determLne whether your organization qualified for one of the mandatory or discretionary
exceptions to that requirement
Yours sincerely,
Anne C. Edwards
Chancellor
c: The Most Rev. Walter F. Sullivan, Bishop of Richmond
Mr. John F. Barrett, Director of Finance
02/12/01 ~ION 1o 50 FAX ~0435~9159
CAIHULIt DIU~LbL
~ uu4
Internal Revenue Service
D~t-r~ct Director
Da~e:.June 5, 2000
Ms. Deirdre Halloran
Associate General Counsel
United States Catholic Conference
3211 4'" Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20018-1194
Depart/uent of the Treasu~-y
P. O. Box 2508
Cino~nx%a~i, OH 45201
Person to Contact:
Myrna Huber ~31-07276
Telephone Nunxber:
877-829-5500
FAX Number:
513-263-3756
Dear Ms Halloran:
In a ruling dated March 25, 1946, we held that the agencies and
instrumentalities and all educational, charitable and religious
institutions opera=ed, supervised, or controlled by or in coD_nection
with the Roman Catholic Church ~n the United States, its territories or
possessions appearing in The Official Catholic Directory 1946, are
entitled to exemption from federal income tax under the provisions of
section 101(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, which corresponds
to section 501(c) (3) of =he 1986 Code. This ruling has been updated
annually to cover the activities added ~o or deleted from the
Directory.
The Official Catholic Dlrectory for 2000 shows the names and addresses
of all agencies and instrumentalities and all educational, charitable,
and religious institutions operated by the Roan Catholic Church in the
United States, its territories and possessions in existence at the time
the Directory was published. It is understood that each of these is a
non-profit organization, that no part of the net earnings thereof
inLhres to the benefit of any individual, that no substantial part of
their activities is for promotion of legislation, and chat none are
pti%rate fou/ldations under section $09(a) of the Code.
Based on all information submitted, we conclude that the agencies and
instrumentalities and educational, charitable, and religious
institutions operated, supervised, or controlled by or in corunect~on
with the Roman Catholic Church in the United State~, its territories or
possessions aDpearlng in The Official Catholic Directory for 2000 are
exert from federal income taX under section 501(c) (3) of the Code.
Donors may deduct contributions to the agencies, ~nstrumen=al~ties and
i~titu=ions referred to above, as provided by section 170 of the Code.
Beq%/ests, legacies, devises, transfers or gifts to =hem or for their
use are deductible for federal estate and gift tax purposes under
~ectlon~ 1055, 2106, and 2522 of the Code.
CAIIiULIC DlOCkSk
005
Ms. Deirdre Halloran
Beginning January 1, 1984, unless specifically excepted, you and your
subordinates must pay tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act
(Social Security taxes) for each employee who is pay $100 or more in a
calendar year. You and your subordinates are not l~able for the tax
under ~he Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).
By May 31, 2001, please send four copies of The Official Catholic
Directory for 2001 to the IRS TE/GE in Cincinnati, four copies to the
Service Center an Ogden, two copies to the gO Divisions in Balt~nore,
Brooklyn, Dallas, Chicago, St. Paul, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, and six
copies to the IRS National Headquarters.
The conditions concerning the retention of your group exemption as set
forth in our previous determine=Ion letter of August 17, 1983, rev~!n
in full force and effect.
Sincerely,
~Direct;r, Customer Account Services
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3 Total income tax withheld from wages, bps, and sick pay ........
4 Adjustment of withheld income tax for preceding quarters of calendar year . . . 4
5 Adjusted total of income tax withheld (hne 3 as adjusted by hne 4wsee ~nstructions) 5
6 Taxable social security wages .... 6a --- (2 ~ x 12.4% i 1~4)'= 6b
Taxable social security tips. 6c x 12.4% (124) = 6d
7 Taxable Medicare wages and bps 7a ----O~ x 2 9% (029) = 7b
8 Total social security and Medicare taxes (add lines 6b, 6d, and 7b) Check here if wages
are not subject to social security and/or Medicare tax ....... · E_~ 8
9 Adjustment of social security and Medicare taxes (see instructions for required explanation)
Sick Pay $ :!: Fractions of Cents $ :t: Other $ = 9
10 Adjusted total of social security and Medicare taxes (hne 8 as adjusted by hne 9--see
10
instructions) .......
11 Total taxes (add hnes 5 and 10) . 11 --- O~-'
12
12 Advance earned Income credit (EIC) payments made to employees ....
13 Net taxes (subtract line 12 from line 11). If $1,000 or more, this must equal line 17,
13 -'- 0~
column {cl) below {or line D of Schedule B {Form ~4111 . .
14 Total deposits for quarter, including overpayment apphed from a pnor quarter. 14
15 Balance due (subtract hne 14 from hne 13) See instructions 15
16 Overpayment. If hne 14 is more than hne 13, enter excess here · $
and check if to be: E~ Apphed to next return OR E} Refunded
· All filers: If line 13 is less than $1,000, you need not complete line 17 or Schedule B (Form 941)
· Semiweekly schedule depositors: Complete Schedule B (Form 941) and check here. · F'J
· Monthly schedule depositors: Complete line 17, columns (a) through (d), and check here. · ~J
17 Monthly Summary of Federal Tax Liability. Do not complete If you were a semiweekly schedule depositor
S .-_ _ Under penalties of perlury. I declare that I have exam,ned this return, including accompanyDg schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledcj
lull and behef. ,t
Here
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of Payment Voucher Cat No i?001Z Form 941 (Rev 10 200l~j
/1.'10 ~'~ P L O'./ E ¢ ';
Item VI-J.2.
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ORDINANCES/RES OL UTIONS
ITEM # 4 7989
Upon motton by Vtce Mayor Sessoms, seconded by Counctlman Branch, Ctty Councd ADOPTED:
Resolutton to authortze the Mayor to execute the Fourth Amended Charter
Agreement of the Southeastern Vtrgtnta Job Tratntng Admtntstratton
(SVJTA) re Workforce Investment Act (WIA), mcludmg the executton of
a Memorandum of Understanding between the chteflocal elected offictals
of the parttctpattngjurtschcttons
Vottng 1 I-O (By ConsenO
Councd Members Vottng Aye
Ltnwood 0 Branch, III, Margaret L Eure, Wtlham I,V Harrtson, Jr,
Barbara M Henley, Louts R Jones, Reba S McClanan, Robert C
Man&go, Jr, Mayor Meyera E Oberndorf Nancy K Parker, Rosemary
Wtlson and Vtce Mayor Wtlham D Sessoms, Jr
Counctl Members Voting Nay
None
Counctl Members Absent
None
Aprtl 3, 2001
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE THE FOURTH AMENDED
CHARTER AGREEMENT OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA JOB TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, by Charter Agreement dated July 1, 1974
7 ("Charter Agreement"), the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk,
8 Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, and the Counties of Isle of
9 Wight and Southhampton joined together to create the Southeastern
10 Tidewater Area Manpower Authority, for the purpose of administering
11 the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973;
12
WHEREAS, the Charter Agreement was amended, effective
13 October 1, 1983, to reflect, among other things, that programs
14 previously administered under the Comprehensive Employment and
15 Training Act of 1973 ("CETA") had been undertaken by the Job
16 Training Partnership Act of 1982, the successor legislation to
17 CETA;
18
WHEREAS, the Charter Agreement was amended a second time,
19 effective January 1, 1985, to change the name of the joint venture
20 from the Southeastern Tidewater Area Manpower Authority to the
21 Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration ("SVJTA");
22
WHEREAS, in 1998, Congress adopted the Workforce
23 Investment Act (~Act") to replace the Job Training Partnership Act;
24
WHEREAS, the Charter Agreement was amended a third time,
25 effective January 1, 2000, to make it consistent with applicable
26 provisions of the Act; and
27
WHEREAS, the Charter Agreement must be amended a fourth
28 time, effective July 1, 2001, in order to bring it into conformance
29 with recent changes to the Act.
30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
31 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA:
32
1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, on
33 behalf of the City of Virginia Beach, the "Fourth Amended Charter
34 Agreement of the Southeastern Virginia Job Training
35 Administration," a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A
36 and incorporated by reference.
37
2. That the Mayor is hereby further authorized, on
38 behalf of the City of Virginia Beach, to take any and all actions
39 necessary to continue to carry out the City's duties and
40 responsibilities under the Workforce Investment Act, including the
41 execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Chief Local
42 Elected Officials of the participating jurisdictions, a copy of
43 which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated by
44 reference.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach,
Virginia, on the 3 day of April , 2001.
CA-8073
ORD IN~NONCODE~ SVJTA2. RES
03/27/2001
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Approved As To Content:
City Manager's Office
Approved As To Legal
Sufficiency:
ice
~ney, s Off
EXHIBIT A
FOURTH AMENDED CHARTER AGREEMENT
OF
OPPORTUNITY, INC. OF HAMPTON ROADS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA JOB TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
THIS FOURTH AMENDED CHARTER AGREEMENT is made this
first day of July, 2001, by and between the Cities of
Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia
Beach, and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton,
pursuant to the authority granted by Section 15.2-1300 of the
Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
Whereas, effective July 1, 1974, the Cities of
Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia
Beach, and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton joined
together to create the Southeastern Virginia Job Training
Administration (SVJTA), formerly known as the Southeastern
Tidewater Area Manpower Authority, as a joint venture; and
Whereas, effective October 1, 1983, January 1, 1985,
and January 1, 2000, the participating jurisdictions amended the
Charter of the Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration
in certain respects; and
Whereas, the participating purisdictions desire to
amend the Charter of the Southeastern Virginia Job Training
Administration a fourth t~me consistent with applicable
provlsmons of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, as
amended, and to reaffirm it in all other respects.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by the
parties hereto as follows:
1. The consortium chartered the 1st day of
July, 1974, by the Cities and Counties signatory thereto as the
Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration shall,
effective July 1, 2001, be named Opportunity, Inc. of Hampton
Roads ("Opportunity, Inc.").
2. Opportunity, Inc. shall exmst in perpetuity,
subject to d~ssolution by agreement of the governing bodies of
the participating jurisdictions.
3. Opportunity, Inc. shall have for its purpose
the provision of workforce development services in accordance
with the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as
amended, or any future legislation of similar import and
applicability, and shall serve as the grant subrecipient.
4. Opportunity, Inc. shall be governed by a
Workforce Development Board duly appointed in accordance with
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended, and by the
Chief Local Elected Officials of each particzpating
~ur~sdzct~on.
5. The Workforce Development Board and the
Chief Local Elected Officials shall meet at least quarterly.
6. Opportunity, Inc. IS hereby authorIzed and
empowered:
(a) To adopt policies and procedures for the
regulation of its affairs and the conduct of
its business;
(b) To maintain an office at such place or
places as it may designate;
(c) To sue and be sued;
(d) To accept grants and gifts from the
participating jurisdictions, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the Federal
government or any other governmental body or
political subdivision, and from any private
corporation, copartnership, association,
individual or other entity;
(e) To enter into contracts w~th the Federal
government, the Commonwealth of Virginia,
any political subdivision, or any agency or
instrumentality thereof, or with any private
corporation, workforce investment board,
copartnership, association, individual or
other entity providing for or relating to
the furnishing of workforce development or
related services;
(f) To employ such staff and to retain such
legal representation as may be deemed
necessary, and to prescribe their powers and
duties and fix their compensation, within
the approved budget;
(g) To make and enter into all contracts and
agreements necessary or incidental to the
performance of its duties and the execution
of its powers hereunder; provided, however,
that contracts or agreements for the
borrowing of money for which the express
written consent of each participating
jurisdiction must be obtained;
(h) To do all acts and things necessary or
convenient to carry out its purposes,
consistent with the provisions of Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as amended, or any
future legislation of similar import and
applicability.
7. Opportunity, Inc. shall be funded by
governmental grants and private contributions as set forth in
section 6(d) above and shall conduct a financial and compliance
audit annually in accord with all applicable rules and
regulatIons.
8. The fiduciary l~ab~lity for funds shall be
vested in the participating ]ur~sd~ct~ons on a percentage basis
determined by comparing the amount of actual utilization of
workforce development services by a participating ]urisdlction
to the total utilization of such services by all participating
jurisdictions during the fiscal year pertaining to any such
liability. The percentage shall be determined by using, as the
numerator, the number of participants served during such fiscal
year in a particular participating jurisdiction, and, as the
denominator, the total participants served during such fiscal
year in all participating jurisdictions.
9. Any participating jurisdiction may withdraw
from this agreement as of the last day of June in any year,
provided ~t gives written notice thereof to the Chief Local
Elected Officials prior to the first day of March preceding the
date of withdrawal.
10. Upon dissolution of Opportunity, Inc., all
of its assets and property shall be disposed of as determined by
the Chief Local Elected Officials in accordance with applicable
rules and regulations.
11. All real and personal property shall be
acquired, and held in the name of Opportunity, Inc. and d~sposed ·
of by the Chief Local Elected Officials in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations, as well as those rules and
regulations adopted and promulgated thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto have set
their signatures and seals as of the day and year first written
above.
ATTEST: CITY OF CHESAPEAKE
City Clerk Mayor Date
CITY OF FRANKLIN
City Clerk Mayor Date
COUNTY OF ISLE OF WIGHT
City Clerk
Chair, Board of Supervisors Date
CITY OF NORFOLK
City Clerk Mayor Date
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
City Clerk Mayor Date
COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON
City Clerk
Chair, Board of Supervisors Date
CITY OF SUFFOLK
City Clerk Mayor Date
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
City Clerk Mayor Date
EXHIBIT B
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding entered into this 1st day of
July , 2001, by and between the Chief Local Elected Officials of
the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and
Virginia Beach and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton,
party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as the "CLEOs" and
the Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board, created pursuant to
the terms of the Workforce Investment Act (Public Law 105-220),
party of the second part, hereinafter referred to as "HRWDB".
WHEREAS, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) created a
partnership between the private sector and local government with the
responsibility of providing policy guidance and the exercise of
oversight with respect to workforce development, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the HRWDB, being the body selected
in the Workforce Investment Area encompassing the Cities of
Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia
Beach, and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton, to enter
into this Memorandum of Understanding with the CLEOs to fulfill the
requirements of WIA in the manner specified hereinbelow, with the
City of Virginia Beach as the grant recipient, and Opportunity, Inc.
of Hampton Roads, a consortium established pursuant to Section 15.2-
1300 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, hereinafter referred
to as "OIHR", as the grant subrecipient,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:
Revised 3/13/01
FIRST: A. The parties hereto agree that for purposes of
administering programs for which funds are made available under WIA,
in the Workforce Investment Area referred to in the preamble
herelnabove, the City of Virginia Beach shall serve as the grant
recipient and OIHR shall serve as the grant subrecipient. OIHR's
budget shall be funded from the grant receipts and other sources.
B. For purposes of carrying out its responsibilities under
this Memorandum of Understanding, OIHR shall employ a
professional staff, to include a President/Chief Executive
Officer, who shall be responsible to the CLEOs of the Workforce
Investment Area and the HRWDB. The President/Chief Executive
Officer, staff and legal representation shall be available to
advise and make recommendations to the HRWDB and the CLEOs or
their designees on proposed and ongoing programs. The OIHR staff
shall cooperate and assist the HRWDB and the CLEOs or their
designees in the performance of their respective duties required
under the WIA, including attendance at meetings as requested to
report on activities, and the provision of a constant and open
line of communication. The employment and/or termination of the
President/Chief Executive Officer will be a decision by the HRWDB
and require the concurrence of the CLEOs. OIHR shall maintain
personnel policies and procedures consistent with applicable
rules and regulations and approved by the CLEOs.
SECOND: Each party designates its Chairman, or another member
to be selected by such Chairman, as a chief l~aison to the other,
for purposes of discussing mutual concerns.
Revised 3/13/01
THIRD: It is acknowledged and agreed that, along with OIHR's
acceptance of the responsibility of grant subrecipient, OIHR
assumes fiduciary responsibility for all funds it handles and
manages. OIHR and the HRWDB agree to procure and maintain insurance
in the amounts and types as recommended by the grant recipient.
FOURTH: The parties mutually agree that each is bound by the
provisions of WIA, that all WIA programs will be operated only in
conformance with such Act, and that all WIA funds will be expended
only as allowable under WIA, as amended.
FIFTH: Those matters requiring the approval of both bodies,
specified under Section 117 of WIA, as may be amended from time to
time, shall be determined in partnership and with the approval of
both bodies. In the event there is not concurrence of the two
bodies as to matters requiring agreement, a Committee will be
formed consisting of an equal number of representatives of the
CLEOs or their designees and the HRWDB. This Committee shall
attempt to reach an acceptable accommodation, to be resubmitted to
each body for approval.
SIXTH: It is agreed that those matters which deal with
administration of grant contracts must be dealt with on a daily
basis by OIHR staff as the grant subrecipient. Nothing contained
herein shall require prior approval of actions or responsibilities
contained in such contracts. However, any actions of an exceptional
or unusual nature shall be reported to each body at the next
regularly scheduled meeting. Such actions may be contravened only
with the concurrence of the HRWDB and the CLEOs.
Revised3/13/01
SEVENTH: The CLEOs or their designees and the HRWDB will
monitor finances and performance of all programs, activities and
providers utilizing OIHR staff for such purposes.
EIGHTH: The Chairperson of the CLEOs shall be designated as the
official spokesperson for OIHR and the HRWDB as to all matters
arising under this Memorandum.
NINTH: Each shall separately indemnify itself and hold the other
harmless from liability for its separate actions. Each is
independent, and not the employee, partner or agent of the other,
except as may be specified herein.
TENTH: This Memorandum shall be effective July 1, 2001. This
agreement may be amended or terminated by agreement of both
parties.
ELEVENTH: It is understood that this Memorandum shall not be
entered into and be binding, unless and until it has been approved
by the CLEOs and the HRWDB and signed by their respective
Chairpersons. No amendment or modification shall be valid unless
approved in the same manner.
CHIEF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS:
Meyera E. Oberndorf, Mayor
City of Virginia Beach
HAMPTON ROADS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD:
Andrew S. Fine, Chairperson
Revised 3/13/01
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Item VI-K. 1.
APPOINTMENTS
ITEM # 47990
B Y CONSENSUS, City Counctl RESCHEDULED thefollowtng APPOINTMENTS:
BEACHES AND WA TER WA YS COMMISSION
COMMUNITY SER VICES BOARD (CSB)
FRANCIS LAND HOUSE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Aprtl 3, 2001
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Item VI-M. 1.
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM # 4 7991
The Mayor announced that, as a result of the Aprtl 2nd CITY COUNCIL RETREAT, Ctty Counctl will
schedule 2 evemng meettngs each month
Public Hearings shall be scheduled on the First and Fourth Tuesdays
Planning Items shall conttnue to be heard on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays
The Third Tuesdays wtll conttnue to be a Workshop In addttton, Special Formal Sessions may be
scheduled for Council deliberation and action, at whtch ttme pubhc comment wtll not be tnvtted
Aprtl 3, 2001
Item VI-M. 2.
NE W BUSINESS
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ITEM # 4 7992
Mayor Oberndorf advtsed Chdd Magaztne hsted the ten best ctttes for famtltes Virginia Beach was ranked
Second Denver was first
Th~s classtficatton was based on the number of Pechatrtctans, the proxtmtty to a chddren's hospttal,
tmmuntzatton rates, tnfant mortahty rates, atr quahty, water quahty, school spendtng, puptl-teacher ratto,
avatlabthty of parks and green space, nearby recreattonal opportunities, average commute trine, number of
sunny days, average cost of a three bedroom home, unemployment rate, future job growth, crtme rate,
percentage of chtldren under five and mandated mtntmum chtld care ratios
Mayor Oberndorf referenced the Today Show presentatton on Sunday, Aprtl 1, 2001, whtch broadcast one
of the greatest enrtchment opportumttes any chtld has tn thts area ts the Virginia Marine Science Museum
Aprtl 3, 2001
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Item VI-N. 1.
AD JO URNMENT
ITEM # 4 7993
BY CONSENSUS, City Councd ADJOURNED at 3:35 P.M.
Chtef Deputy Ctty Clerk
Ctty Clerk
Meyera E Oberndorf
Mayor
Cay of Vtrgtnta Beach
Vtrgtnta
Aprd 3, 2001