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FAA
Update
Virginia Beach City Council Briefing
Deputy City Manager Steve Herbert
March 2, 2010
Chronology of
Events
^ February 2008 -FAA
determines that the Convention
Center Hotel building site is
limited to 110'
^ December 2008 -City submits
determination request for three
other development sites at the
resort (Rudee, 31St Street, Convention
Center Hotel)
^ June 2009 -FAA issues
determination limiting height
for all three sites to 110'
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`chronology of Events (conic)
~~ August 2009 -Congressional Delegation letter to
Secretary of the Air Force and FAA requesting
meeting
September 2009 - Washington meeting with
Congressional staff, FAA, Homeland Security,
USAF, and NORAD (presented City questions)
September 2009 -USAF 84th RADES to
reevaluate findings on ARSR-4 radar and resort
buildings
t~h~ronology of Events (COriit)
October 2009 -Congressional Delegation staff visits
T10RAD in Colorado Springs for debrief on USAF (84tH
f:ADES) report (limited response to City - "FOUO" on most
cf brief to Congressional Delegation)
December 2009 -Congressional Delegation letter to
SECDEF asking for single point of contact (executive
agent) to deal with USAF, NORAD, DHS, MMS, etc.
Broaden scope to include wind farm possibility off
Virginia coast
February 24, 2010 -Congressional staff receives verbal
confirmation that the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
>J~efense and America's Security Affairs (ASD HD and
ASA) Paul Stockton has been assigned the OSD lead for
coordinating the discussion with all parties.
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Staff Work
^ March 2009 - Mayor Sessoms and Bob Matthias met
with Senators Warner and Webb and Congressman
Nye to ask for assistance with the FAA
^ July 2009 -Mayor Sessoms, Jim Spore, Steve Herbert
meet with Senators Webb and Warner and
Congressman Nye to update FAA matter
^ September 2009 - Congressional Delegation, FAA
DHS, OSD, USAF, NORAD and Navy meet in
Washington to receive City brief and receive reports
from FAA and USAF
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Staff work (con't)
^ October 2009 -City Council briefing on
expected outcomes of meeting
^ November 2009 -Conference call with
Congressional staff to report on Colorado
meeting with NORAD
^ January 2010 -City receives unsolicited
proposals to study radar performance at
resort and offshore
• Analyze radar "shadows" caused by existing
buildings
• Model radar "shadows" resulting from
relocating or augmenting (gap filler) existing
radar
• Analyze effect of offshore wind turbines s
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St WO~'k (con't}
~~ February 2010 -Mayor Sessoms letter to
Congressional Delegation suggesting a meeting
with ASD Stockton and assistance with MERF
gap filler radar question
rJext Steps
^ Complete review of unsolicited proposals for radar
study
^ Meet with ASD Stockton and FAA/USAF
representatives
^ Develop potential mitigation model or "gap filler"
radar test scenario to discuss with
OSD/FAA/USAF
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