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Mayor Robert M.Dyer called to order the SPECIAL MEETING at the Convention Center, Thursday,July
23, 2020, at 7:00 P.M.
Council Members Present:
Jessica P. Abbott, Michael F. Berlucchi, Mayor Robert M. Dyer, Louis
R. Jones, John D. Moss, Aaron R. Rouse, Guy K. Tower, Rosemary
Wilson, Vice Mayor James L. Wood and Sabrina D. Wooten
Council Members Absent:
Barbara M. Henley—Arrived late
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CALL TO ORDER
ITEM#70564
Mayor Dyer read the Mayor's Call for the SPECIAL MEETING:
July 20, 2020
"HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
In accordance with the Virginia Beach City Code Section 2-21, and by the authority vested in
me as Mayor of the City of Virginia Beach, I hereby call for a SPECIAL MEETING of the
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Thursday,July 23,2020
7:00 P.M.
Virginia Beach Convention Center
100019t Street
The purpose of this SPECIAL SESSION is for the City Council to hold a Public Hearing on
the Intent to Remove or Relocate a Publicly Owned Monument at the intersection of Princess
Anne Road and North Landing Road. Following the Public Hearing, the City Council may
consider action on the Publicly Owned Monument.
Citizens may comment either in person or virtually. If you would like to speak in person,please
call the City Clerk's office at 757-385-4303 to sign up.
If you wish to make comments virtually on the public hearing,please follow the two-step
process provided below:
•Register for the WebEx at:
https://vbgov.webex.com/vbgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef8085fbd57e5012061fb0cd02304f4f9
•Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling(757) 385-4303 or via email at
ABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on July 23, 2020
This Special Session will be streamed live on www.vbgov.com and Facebook Live, and will be
recorded for rebroadcast on Cable TV. Citizens are encouraged to submit their comments to
the City Council prior to the Special Session via email at CityCouncilna,vbgov.com.
Sincerely,
Robert M.Dyer
Mayor
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City Attorney
City Clerk
Deputy City Managers
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HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
In accordance with the Virginia Beach City Code Section 2-21, and by the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of
Virginia Beach, I hereby call for a SPECIAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Thursday,July 23, 2020
7:00 P.M.
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000191h Street
The purpose of this SPECIAL SESSION is for the City Council to hold a Public Hearing on the Intent to Remove or
Relocate a Publicly Owned Monument at the intersection of Princess Anne Road and North Landing Road.
Following the Public Hearing, the City Council may consider action on the Publicly Owned Monument.
Citizens may comment either in person or virtually. Ifyou would like to speak in person,please call the City Clerk's
office at 757-385-4303 to sign up.
Ifyou wish to make comments virtually on the public hearing,please follow the two-step process provided below:
•Register for the WebEx at:
https://vbgov.webex.com/vbgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef8085fbd57e5012061 fb0cd02304f4f9
•Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling(757)385-4303 or via email at ABarnesna,vbgov.com prior to
5:00 p.m. on July 23, 2020
This Special Session will be streamed live on www.vbgov.com and Facebook Live, and will be recorded for rebroadcast
on Cable TV. Citizens are encouraged to submit their comments to the City Council prior to the Special Session via email
at CityCouncil(a,vbgov.com.
Sincerely,
Robert M.Dyer
Mayor
Cc: City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Deputy City Managers
FOIA Officer
Communications Office
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PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM#70565
Mayor Dyer DECLARED a PUBLIC HEARING:
The following registered to speak:
Barbara Messner, P. O. Box 514, spoke in OPPOSITION
Teresa Stanley, (Hands United for Building Bridges) 143 Castilian Drive, Phone: 286-5858, spoke in
SUPPORT of removal
Jamal Gunn, 601 Hunts Pante Drive, Phone: 576-1295, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
W. H. Aygarn, 2264 Stowe Road, Phone: 426-6675, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Wendy Hayslett, 2305 Shell Road#12, Hampton, Phone: 327-8253, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Dave Cockrum, 812 Gene Crescent, Phone: 510-2862, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Mike Hashemy, 5009 Ravenswood, Phone: 580-0046, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Lawrence McCulley, 4201 McArthur Place, Phone: 471-4952, did not respond
Karen Causey, 5322 Pandoria Avenue, Phone: 472-3306, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Tammy Hugate, 7946 Redman Road, Norfolk, Phone: 542-9565, requested same action for all monuments
to either all remain or remove all to a common ground.
Brenda Smith, 5445 Old Providence Road, Phone: 420-1277, did not respond
Merle Rutledge, Phone: 286-8997, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Frank Earnest, 945 Banyan Drive, Phone: 474-0624, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Jerome Bell, 3053 Clarke Drive, Phone: 318-1306, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Elizabeth Stuart, Phone: 320-6083, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Gilbert Garcia, 900 Ring Field Road, Phone: 404-4313, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Carl Wright, 1144 Mondrain, Phone: 235-5596, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Jonathan Kelly, 611 Morris Avenue,Norfolk, Phone: 734-634-6381, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Aiden McLaren, 201 West 21'Street, Norfolk, Phone: 582-9159, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Patrick Cosgrove, 2637 Broad Bay Road, Phone: 621-3975, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Jeffery Cannon, did not respond
Jay Boone, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Aubrey Jones, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Wendell Lundy, 1348 Old Buckroe Road, Hampton, Phone: 503-1358, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Rabbi Israel Zoberman, 905 Brookbury Court, Phone: 617-0334, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Rick Klobuchar, 758 Suffolk Lane, Phone: 560-5590, requested City Council make decision based on the
right reasons and not a political one.
July 23, 2020
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PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM#70565
(Continued)
Ian Lichacz, 1201 East Bay Shore Drive, Phone: 633-5765, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Mary Richardson, 412 Susan Constant Drive, Phone: 428-7893, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Mike Armistead, P. O. Box 5037, Suffolk, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Hanna Nicole Merk, 21011 '/2 Street, Phone: 949-3439, spoke in OPPOSITION of removal
Michelle Dovey, 507 Holmes Boulevard, Phone: 929-349-8308, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Andrew Jackson, 153 Upperville Road, Phone: 472-0901, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Al Henley, 3112 Colechester Road, Phone: 426-699, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Shekita Jackson, Phone: 339-9535, did not respond
Kermitt Mangram, 3504 Mare Lane, Phone: 288-7923, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Jerome Cooper, 3772 Candy Court#203, Phone: 348-4027, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Tess Amoruso, 828 Sparrow Road, Phone: 575-8569, could not connect via WebEx
Tahirah Mangram, 3504 Mare Lane, Phone: 816-2551, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
Monta Mangram, 3504 Mare Lane, Phone.• 761-2551, spoke in SUPPORT of removal
There being no additional speakers, Mayor Dyer CLOSED the PUBLIC HEARING
July 23, 2020
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ITEM— V G.3
ORDINANCES
ITEM#70566
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Wood, seconded by Council Member Wilson, City Council ADOPTED,
Resolution directing the removal and storage of the Princess Anne County Confederate Monument and the
solicitation of possible relocation sites
Voting: 11-0
Council Members Voting Aye:
Jessica P. Abbott, Michael F. Berlucchi, Mayor Robert M. Dyer,
Barbara M.Henley,Louis R.Jones,John D.Moss,Aaron R.Rouse, Guy
K. Tower, Rosemary Wilson, Vice Mayor James L. Wood and Sabrina
D. Wooten
Council Members Absent:
None
July 23, 2020
1 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE REMOVAL AND
2 STORAGE OF THE PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY
3 CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AND THE SOLICITATION
4 OF POSSIBLE RELOCATION SITES
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6 WHEREAS, the Princess Anne County Confederate Monument (the "Monument")
7 was erected in 1905 near what was then the Princess Anne County Courthouse at the
8 intersection of Princess Anne Road and North Landing Road;
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10 WHEREAS, the Monument, which consists of a statue, pedestal, and base, is
11 viewed by many as a divisive reminder of a painful past, and the City Council has
12 concluded that the public property at the City's Municipal Complex is not the proper place
13 for the Monument;
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15 WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Code § 15.2-1812, the City on June 21,
16 2020 caused to be published public notice of the intent to remove or relocate the
17 Monument and of a public hearing on July 23, 2020, on the removal or relocation of the
18 Monument, and interested citizens were advised that they could appear in person at the
19 public hearing or provide written comments to the City Council in advance of the hearing;
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21 WHEREAS, having held that hearing, it is the consensus of the City Council that
22 the Monument should be relocated; and
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24 WHEREAS, a site on private property in the southern part of the City has been
25 identified as a possible relocation site, but in accordance with the requirements of Virginia
26 Code § 15.2-1812, before a final decision is made on the site to which the Monument
27 would be relocated, the City Council desires to solicit interest from any museum, historical
28 society, government, or military battlefield;
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30 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
31 OF VIRGINIA BEACH VIRGINIA THAT:
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33 1. The City Manager shall promptly solicit proposals from museums, historical
34 societies, governments, and military battlefields as a potential relocation site, and
35 30 days after such solicitations, staff shall review any such proposals and provide
36 the Council with an analysis of the merits of such proposals;
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38 2. The City Manager shall (1) cause the immediate removal and secure storage of
39 the statue while staff solicits those entities for relocation proposals; (2) take steps
40 to protect the structural integrity of the pedestal and base once the statue is
41 removed; and (3) ensure that the box of items placed in the base in 1904 is
42 preserved and provided to the appropriate City staff for care and conservation;
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44 3. The City Manager is authorized to transfer funds from existing appropriations to
45 pay for any expenses necessary to remove and store all parts of the Monument;
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47 4. The City Manager shall direct staff to complete the steps necessary to obtain a
48 certificate of appropriateness for the permanent removal of the Monument from its
49 present site;
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51 5. That the City Attorney shall prepare the appropriate agenda item to designate the
52 relocation site of the Monument and shall take steps to include that item on the
53 Council's agenda promptly, but no sooner than 30 days after the City Manager
54 solicits the proposals detailed above.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 23 r dday
of July , 2020.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
City Attorney's Office
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ADJOURNMENT
ITEM#70567
Mayor Robert M. Dyer DECLARED the SPECIAL MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:40 P.M.
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City Clerk Mayor
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July 23, 2020