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Home My WebLink AboutJUNE 5, 2007 MINUTESCITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH "COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME" CITY COUNCIL MAYOR MEYERA E. OBERNDORF; At-Large V1CE MAYOR LOUIS R. JONES, Bayside - Distrrct a WILL/AM R. DeSTEPH, A!-Large HARRY E. DIEZEL, Kempsville - Drstrrct 2 ROBGRT M. DYER„ Cenrervrlle - District 1 BARBARA M. HENLEY, Prrncess Anne - Drsrric! 7 REBA S. McCl.ANAN, Rose Ha!l - Drs~rict 3 JOHN E. UHR/N, Beach - Dislric~ 6 RONA. V/LLANUEVA, At-Large ROSEMARY WILS~N, A!-Large JAMF:S 1.. WOOU, I.ynnhaven -Distrvc~ 5 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA C/TY MANAGER - JAA4ES K. SPORE C/TY A7TORNEY - l.ESLIE L. I.ILLEY C/TYCl.F.RK - RUTH HOlX;ES FRASF.R, MMC 5 JUNE 2007 CITY HAGL BU/LDING 2401 COURTNDI/SB DRIVE V/RG/N/A BEACH, VIRG/NIA 23456-8005 PHONE. (757) 385-4303 FAX (757) 385-5669 E- MA/L: Crycncl@vbgov.com I. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS - Conference Room - 2:30 PM A. REGIONAL SANITARY SEWER CONSENT ORDER Tom Leahy, Director, Department of Utilities B. TRANSITION AREA FINANCING Catheryn Whitesell, Director, Department of Management Services II. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS III. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS IV. REVIEW OF AGENDA V. INFORMAL SESSION - Conference Room - 4:30 PM A. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf B. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL C. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 3. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE reimbursement by the Sheriff of $1500 in legal expenses to a Deputy which were incurred in the performance of his duty 4. Ordinance to APPROVE, in accordance with Virginia Code §33.1-371.1, a Vegetation Control Permit to Edwin B. Lindsley, Jr., at Virginia Beach Boulevard and Rosemont Road 5. Resolution to ADOPT the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and submit it to HUD and the Interagency Council on Homelessness 6. Resolutions to REFER to the Planning Commission, for recommendation, AMENDMEI~TTS to the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Workforce Housing: a. §§102 and 900 and ADD a new Article 20 to establish the Overlay District and requirements therefore b. Comprehensive Plan incorporating the Program Principles 7. Resolution to EXTEND, through September 25, 2007, the term of the Green Ribbon Committee on water quality improvement K. PLANNING 1. Application of KINGS GRANT CITGO, for Modification of Conditions to allow two (1) additional drive-through service bays (approved on April 24, 1989) (DISTRICT 5- LYNNHAVEN) RECOMMENDATION: L. APPOINTMENTS ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEACHES and WATERWAYS COMMISSION BIKEWAYS and TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE BLUE RIBBON TAX, FEE, AND SPENDING TASK FORCE HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION - HRPD OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS N. NEW BUSINESS APPROV~~L 1. City Council Summer Schedule VI. FORMAL SESSION A. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf B. INVOCATION: - Council Chamber - 6:00 PM 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. 1NFORMAL AND FORMAL SESSIONS May 22, 2007 G. AGENDA FOR FORMAL SESSION H. PUBLIC HEARING l. VOTING PRECINCTS Adding, Changing Locations and Boundary Lines I. CONSENT AGENDA J. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS 1. Ordinances to AMEND and REORDAIN the City Code: a. §10-1 re ADDING six (6) Voting Precincts, moving two (2) polling locations and changing one boundary line b. §2-413 re ALLOWING City Council up to fourteen (14) days to confirm a Local Emergency Declaration by the City Manager 2. Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $596,077 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program income to the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation's budget to be used for additional grants O. ADJOURNMENT ~c~c~~~~c~F~F~'c~'c~'c~~e~'c9c9F9e~'c~e~~~~c~9c~F~'e9c~e~'c~~~'c~ PUBLIC COMMENTS Non-Agenda Items *~*~**~~~*~~~*~*~*~~*~*~~~~~~~~*~~ CITYWIDE TOWN MEETINGS June 19 Virginia Beach Convention Center - 7:15 pm Shaping our Communiry and Ourselves to Protect our Waterways September 18 Time and Location to be Announced FY 2008-2010 Budget November 20 Green Run Homeowners Association Building - 7:15 pm Stormwater Plans and Funding ********* If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance at this meeting, please call the CITY CLERK'S OFFICE at 385-4303 Hearing impaired, call: Virginia Relay Center at 1-500-828-1120 ~*~**~~*~~~ Agenda 6/5/0'7/st www.vbeov.com -1- M I N U T E S VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia 5 June 2007 Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones called to order the City Manager's Briefing re the REGIONAL SANITARY SEWER CONSENT ORDER in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, on Tuesday, June S, 2007, at2:30P.M. Council Members Present: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Harry E. DiezeZ Robert M. Dyer Ron A. Villanueva [Recovering from SurgeryJ (Entered: 2: 40 P.M.J [Entered: 2:43 P.M.J [Entered.• 2: 45 P.M.J June 5, 2007 -2- VICE MAYOR'S COMMENTS ITEM # 56472 Vice Mayor Jones advised the Mayor is recovering from her surgery, progressing very well and anxious to return. ITEM # 56473 Vice Mayor Jones recognized Charles Meyer, Chief Operating Officer, to introduce the new Chief Development Officer. Mr. Meyer was pleased to announce Robert S. "Steve" Herbert has been named Chief Development O~cer for the City of Virginia Beach. Mr. Herbert assumed his duties on Monday, June Fourth. As the top development o~cial for Virginia Beach, Herbert will assist the City Manager by leading activities in the areas of economic development, conventions and tourism, planning, housing, agriculture, museums and cultural arts, and others directly related to the health and growth of the local economy. New development and redevelopment are critically important to our communiry's continuing economic strength, especially at this stage of our ciry's history. Mr. Herbert is a highly talented and enthusiastic addition to the management staff and we believe he will add an exceptionally high level of experience and leadership that will be extremely beneficial to our economic vitality efforts. Mr. Herbert has extensive experience throughout the region. Most recently, he served as Interim City Manager in Hopewell. Before taking the Hopewell post last October, Mr. Herbert served for more than six (6) years in leadership positions in the Ciry of Suffolk. He was City Manager there from 2003 to 2006. He holds a Bachelor of City Planning degree from the University of Virginia and a Master of Science in Administration degree from George Washington University. He also attended the University Of Virginia's Senior Executive Institute. June 5, 2007 -3- CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT ITEM # 56474 Vice Mayor Jones introduced Patricia Phillips, Director of Finance, to present the good news relative Virginia Beach's GO Bond Rating. Mrs. Phillips advised the rating agencies were in the City, May Twenty-fifth. Mayor Oberndorf, James K Spore - Ciry Manager, David Hansen - Chief of Finance and Technology, Les Lilley - City Attorney, Jack Whimey - Interim Planning Director, Robert Matthias - Assistant to the City Manager, Jim Ricketts - Director, Convention and Visitor Development and members of the Economic Development and Finance staffs briefed the rating agencies. The City also had before the rating agencies the new public faciliry revenue bonds in the amount of $104.37-MILLION, which the City will sell on June Thirteenth. Mrs. Phillips distributed the Standard and Poor's Ratings Release and read same into the record: "New York June S, 2007: "Standard and Poor's Ratings Services raised its rating on Virginia Beach, Virginia, GO bonds to "AAA " from "AA+ ", reflecting a strong local economy that continues to exhibit signiftcant tax base growth; a comprehensive economic development strategy that has been enhancing the City's position as a tourism and convention destination while at the same time diversifying its economic base; and a professional and seasoned management team that has fostered tcrc base expansion while maintaining a historically strong financial profile. The upgrade also reflects a significant, appears manageable given identified funding sources. In addition to the GO upgrade, Standard & Poors raised its underlying rating (SPUR) on Virginia Beach Development Authoriry's bonds, issued for the City of Virginia Beach to AA+' from AA' and also assigned to AA+' rating to the Authority's new $104.37-MILLION Public Facility Revenue Bonds series 2007A and tazable Public Faciliry Revenue Bonds series 2007B, issued for the City. This rating is based on the strong general credit qualiry of Virginia Beach, the importance of the projects being financed as central elements of the City's Capital Improvement and Economic Development program, a sound history of the City making appropriations to pay appropriation-backed debt, and a strong contractual provision that includes an absolute and unconditional payment provision upon annual appropriation. The outlook is stable based on the City's strong local economy and ongoing healthy tczx base growth, along with the expectation that both will continue to grow. Virginia Beach's diverse mix of revenues, long history of solid financial results and sound reserve levels, coupled with formalized and well-adhered-to conservative practices and well-articulated policies, lend stabiliry to the rating. The rating actions affect roughly $572-MILLION of GO Bonds and ~268-MILLION of appropriation- backed debt. " Mrs. Phillips advised the City fully disclosed to the rating agencies, the fact the City APPROVED the Regional Transportation Authority. There is a very small universe of Triple A's. Seventy-five (75) Municipalities and forty-five (45) Counties in the United States have AAA Rating. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, there are five (S) counties: Arlington, Chesterfield, Fairjax, Henrico, Loudon and two (2) Cities: Charlottesville and A[exandria, and NOW Virginia Beach rated AAA by Standard and Poors. The Town Center project was cited specifically as a plus in Standard and Poors rating. Mrs. Phillips believes this rating will result a great savings. June 5, 2007 -4- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING REGIONAL SANTIARYSEWER CONSENT ORDER ITEM # 56475 Tom Leahy, Director - Department of Public Utilities, recognized Phil Hubbard, Engineer, who will oversee the new Bureau executing the Regional Special Order of Consent jor Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reduction. This project probably be more costly than Lake Gaston. Marilyn Crane, Public Utilities, will assist in the presentation. The Virginia Beach Sanitary Sewer System consists of.• • 400 Sewer Pump Stations • 1, 600 Miles of Sewer Mains • 30,000 Manholes • 130,000 Lateral Connections • Cost to build today >$2-BILLION ~ 40% built before 1980: clay pipe • 13% built before 1970: acquired EPA/DEQ Regional Consent Order • The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 prohibits the discharge of untreated wastewater - it always has • For most of the last three decades, the focus was on the Waste Water Treatment Plants, not sporadic spills or releases frorrc the collection system • Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) were addressed through regulatory discretion • In mid-1990's, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) turned its attention to SSO control and reduction • 1999-00: EPA published draft CMOM regulations (Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance) - currently still held-up in the Federal Office of Manageinent and Budget for review • 2004: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted a nation-wide strategy that all systems greater than 100 million gallons per day (and the municipal satellites) would be under enforceable orders (federal or state) to reduce Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) by Fall 2007 • The Clean Water Act (CWA) paradox: Every Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) is a violation of the CWA ($32,500 per occurrence), which all collection systems experience • Four of the five systems in EPA Region III are under Consent Decrees (the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) system was last on the list) • The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) and the municipal satellites were notified by DEQ and EPA in Fa112005 that we would be required to sign a consent order to reduce SSO's by Fa112007 • EPA: Any jurisdiction that did not enter into a Consent Order with the state would be referred to the Department of Justice (DO.~ for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations In Virginia Beach, the Sanitary Sewer Overflows have been as high as two hundred (200) per year, which would equate to over $6-MILLION in fines. Mr. Leahy advised in the last few years, there were only eighty-two (82) Sanitary Sewer Overflows in 2006, equating to less than five (5) per hundred (100) miles of collection system. Positives of a Consent Order + Reduce SSO's, which protects our citizens and the environment + Norfolk and Chesapeake will reduce Infiltration and Inflow. This is good for Virginia Beach because we share the same HRSD pipelines and Waste Water Treatment Plants + True regional cooperation - The agreement with HRSD on capacity is unprecedented + Partial shield from lawsuits and fines + Virginia Beach is ahead of the curve June S, 2007 -5- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING REGIONAL SANTIARYSEWER CONSENT ORDER ITEM # 56475 (Continued) Negatives of a Consent Order - A Consent Order suggests poor stewardship and failure to meet regulatory obligations - Unfunded mandate: Although there is little in the Order that Virginia Beach is not doing or planning to do, the Order will require that it be done at a much faster pace - A larger Capital Improvement Program will mean higher sanitary sewer service charges (HRSD, also) - The Regional Order concept does not recognize that Virginia Beach was moving ahead with Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) regulations and Sanitary Sewer Over~low (SSO) reduction, on its own Regional Consent Order Mandates • Phase 1: FY2008 to FY2012 - Flow/Pressure Monitoring - Detailed Hydraulic Modeling - Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (SSES), Clean, utilize Close Circuit Television to identify and log defects - Find and Fix defects identified Jro~n Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (SSES's) - Enhanced Operation and Maintenance (MOM) • Phase Z: FY2013 and beyond - Long-term, sustainable Capital Improvement Program for rehabilitation and replacement (Capacity & Deficiencies) Consent Order Costs over 10 Years • Flow/Pressure Monitoring: $4-MILLION • Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (SSES): fifty (SO) service areas: $13-MILLION • Find & Fix Program: $2. S-MILLION per service area times fifty (SO) service areas - $125-MILLION (based upon 22 Service areas cleaned and Closed Circuit Television utilized in 2004-OS) • Pump Station Replace or Rehabilitate: Seventy-five (75) stations -~75-MILLION • CIP is $S-MILLION per year under funded in the short-term FY2008-10, $10-1 S-MILLION long-term FY2011+ Consent Order Costs to Virginia Beach • Z005 - City Council Authorized Rate increases for FY2006 thru FY2010 • 4% per year for FY08, FY09, FY10 • Department of Public Utilities Capital Improvement Program increased: $1 S-MILLION ~ $25-MILLION per year • Restored purchasing power eroded by inflation & provided boost to aging infrastructure program which has overlaps with consent order mandates • Public Utilities does not propose additional rate increases jor FY2008 • Same goal for FY2009 and 2010 • Boost Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement Program by $S-MILLIONper year • Redirect some highway and stormwater coordination funds • Transfer from retained earnings • Cost of Service Study is underway • Rate increases necessary for FY2011 and beyond June S, 2007 -6- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING REGIONAL SANTIARYSEWER CONSENT ORDER ITEM # 56475 (Continued) Memorandum of Agreement • The Memorandum of Agreement is an agreement between Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) and the localities ~ We agree to implement the capacity and wet weather management provisions of the Consent Order • Enforceable among the parties through injunction (Virginia Beach could force Hampton Roads Sanitation District to implement its capacity improvements, and HRSD could force Virginia Beach to reduce Infiltration and Inflow) • Localities could enforce it against each other Mr. Leahy advised, in the Fall of 2007, Public Utilities will be requesting amendments to the Sanitary Sewer Ordinance concerning: • Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) reduction • Private Sanitary Sewer Systems that are contributing excessive Infiltration and Inflow (apartment complexes, condo's, and trailer parks) • Illegal private-side connections to roof drains, yard drains, etc The Public Utilities will request the Ordinance be modified to provide intensive education for residential re fats, oil and grease. Relative Commercial (restaurants, grocery stores, schools and jails), Publi~ Utilities will request authority for an aggressive inspection and enforcement program to enforce codes and regulations that are not being followed. Concerning private sewer systems, apartments, condominiums and trailer parks, Public utilities will request authoriry to order repairs, infiltration and inflow reduction and removal of illegal drains. Mr. Leahy displayed examples of these occurrences. Regional Consent Order Logistics • The Department of Environmental Qualiry will issue a Special Order of Consent to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District and the thirteen (13) local jurisdictions • All systems, but Norfolk - Norfolk already has a Consent Order with the Department of Environmental Qualiry and Hampton Roads Sanitation District • Order is essentially the same - but eventually, there will be d~erences reflecting different circumstances • The Hampton Roads Sanitation District may also be subject to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Order in the future The Consent Order schedule is for the localities to approve in June, the Department of Public Utilities will bring forward to City Council June 26, 2007. If there is any departure from this date, Mr. Leahy will advise. The State requires July and August to meet their statutory reguirements for advertising in the State Register and allowing for Public Comment periods. The State Water Control Board will approvc this during their September 2007 quarterly meeting. The Order should be signed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District and thirteen (13) jurisdictions which operate waste water collections in the Region, with the exception of Norfolk which has a Consent Order for Sanitary Sewer Overflow reduction with the Department of Environmental Qualiry and the Hampton Roads Sanitation District. June 5, 2007 -~- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING TRANSITIONAREA FINANCING 3: 40 P.M. ITEM # 56476 Catheryn Whitesell, Director of Management Services, concerning the Analysis of the Transition Area Finances, highlighted the Bottom Line: Revenues are insu~cient in the early years of the analysis to support roadway construction in the Transition Area. The lack of home construction also means that the Transition Area development has not generated a demand for the roads. The current demand for these roads has come from pre-existing homes Current issues with the Transition Area roads are coming from the four thousand (4, 000) homes that previously existed in the Area or from the nearly 2000 homes south of the area. The original analysis and this update assign full cost of the identified roads to the Transition Area. One alternative strategy may be to review general funds or other sources to address a portion of the cost. Transition Area Financing Parameters Fiscal Responsibility - development in this Area will pay its proportionate share of infrastructure and operating costs • Schools receive their portion of real estate tc~es through the revenue-sharing formula. • The City's portion of the real estate tax will be split, with the increment between the projected value of a new home in the Transition Area and the fiscally neutrality of a new home retained in the Transition Area fund. • Debt Financing - debt would be issued to fund the required infrastructure • Concurrency - all infrastructure required would begin construction within six years of the last home built The original and the updated financing plan use a modified tax increment financing strategy to fund needed infrastructure. Unlike a Tax Increment Financing (TIF), this financing plan splits real estate tax revenue generated by the new homes first by the City/School revenue sharing formula (51.3%/48.7%). It then splits the City's share between the general fund and the Transition Area fund. The general fund receives the portion of real estate tcr,res associated with the " tscally neutral value of a home " while the Transition Area fund receives the increment above that. A key concept in the financing plan is the idea of concurrency where all infrastructure required would be under construction within 6 years of the last home (2024 + 6 year = 2030). The idea was to prevent the formation of infrastructure backlogs. The updated financial analysis can not achieve this for all of the identified roads. June 5, 2007 -8- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING TRANSITIONAREA FINANCING ITEM # 56476 (Continued) Original Transition Area Infrastructure Program ~ Nine (9) Roadways 2-195 Princess Anne (General Booth to Upton) 2-502 West Neck (North Landing to Indian River) 2-500 Princess Anne (Sandbridge to Indian River) 2-504 Indian River Road (North Landing - West Neck) 2-SOl Nimmo Parkway (West Neck to North Landing) 2-503 Seaboard (Princess Anne Road) 2-SOS West Neck Parkway (North Landing, Nimmo, Dam Neck) 2-507 Sa[em (Elbow to North Landing) 2-506 Indian River Road (Elbow to North Landing) • Fire and Rescue Station • Princess Anne Heritage Park • Open Space (purchase of borrow pit properties) What has changed? • There are no current plans for the Princess Anne Rural Heritage Center • The borrow pit properties were purchased by a developer for the Sherwood Lakes development • Princess Anne Road Phase VII (from General Booth Boulevard to Upton Drive) was required immediately to support pre-e~risting homes in and around the Transition Area and traffic from retail businesses • Original plan allowed for 3,000 new homes, current estir~zate has lowered this to 2,914 homes. ^ Of this 1,376 homes have been approved • Rate of home construction has been slower than originally anticipated ^ Original plan had 750 homes constructed by 2007 - reality is that only SO have been built • Home values are approximately 27% higher than originally projected, but the demand for expensive ho~nes is moderating • The real estate tax rate is 33 cents lower ($1.22 to $0.89) • Infrastructure costs have increased over SI % than assuined in the original analysis • State revenue is no longer viewed as a funding source for Transition Area roads due to its decline • The City's debt capacity is lower June S, 2007 -9- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING TRANSITIONAREA FINANCING ITEM # 56476 (Continued) Another change was a decrease in the potential number of new homes that could be built in the Transition Area. This decrease relates, in a large part, to the City's response to the Base Realignment and Compliance (BRAC) Commission by lowering the densiry in the Inter-Facility Traffic Area portion o~f the Transition Area as well as the conversion of some residential properties to commercial and church use. One of the major changes impacting the financial forecast has been that the number of homes constructed each year is significantly slower than we had originally projected. The original plan involved seven hundred fifty (750) homes constructed by 2007 rather than the fifty (50) that are there now. In the original financing plan, the last home would have been constructed by 2021. Now, the assumption is that the last home will be built in 2024. But how fast these homes are constructed is subject to the changes in the housing market and the demand for high end homes. In 2003 we had barely begun to see the beginning of the real estate market rise, we certainly did not envision the real estate tax rate decreasing by 33 cents within the forecast period. This, coupled with the other changes to assumptions, has certainly impacted the revenue stream. Updated Revenues With Original Infrastructure Incremental Revenue and Debt Service (In Millions) 007-17 018-28 029-39 040-SO ncremental evenues $13.4 $73.2 $137.7 $235.5 ebt ervice $27.7 $IS0.1 $227.1 $IIO.S i~ariance $-14.3 $-76.9 $-89.4 $125.0 ~ ~ Funded by Transition Area 8pecial Revanue Fund ~ lmpeovements (new CIP project) 2008 - 2020 ~ 8afety 512,000,000 . ~~ ~ 2-5fl2 Wasf~Neck~ Rd (NOrth Landing to Indian River) active in~ CIP 29~ 5- 2020 ~ ~23,000,000 ~ 2-500 Princess Anne~{Sandbridge~to Indian River) ~ ~ ~ 2009 - 2015 $~2~660,5~ 1 ~~ 2-5Q4 Indfan River Roed (NOrthtanding - West Neck) ~ ~ 2020 - 2024 $30,939,264 ~ 2-50'I Nimmo Parkway{West Neck to North Landing) 2024 - 2030 $36,566,083 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Potentially/Partially Funded with~R3TP~Funda in 20t3-14 ~ ~ 2-505 West~Neck Parkway (NoRh Landing, Nimmo, Dam Neck) 20'14-2022 $28.~00,000 ~ ~' ~' ~ ~ Unfunded . . 2-503 Seaboard (Princess.Anne Roatl) . $27.~00~;000 2-507 Salem~ (Elbow to North Landing) ~ $33,825,000 3-249 Fire Station - Landstown $3,956,000 ~ ~Unfundatl antlPOtentialiy Unneeded ~~ ~ ~ 2-506 indian River Road (Elbaw to North Landing) $40,890,000 2 508 Completion of Nimmo and West Neck Parkway (4 lanes} $30,52'I,000 June 5, 2007 ~ ~ FV Construction ~Projected Perlod Costs ~~ 2-1~95 Princess Anne (General Booth to Upton) actfve in CIP 2003 - 2009 $10,690,000 -10- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING TRANSITIONAREA FINANCING ITEM # 56476 (Continued) • The revised revenue stream cannot support the original infrastructure program, primarily because of unforeseen changes in many key assumptions • The concept of concurrency in which the infrastructure required would begin construction within six years of the last home built is not achievable for the original roadway program and the fire station. But it is achievable for the highest priority roads • Retention of this financing strategy is recommended. However, the fluid nature of these assumptions requires that individual projects not be scheduled until revenues are su~cient to support the obligation. • Recommend updating the financing plan every few years Mrs. Whitesell cited the original and updated projections of Transition Area Housing Development on Page 2 of the Policy Report, entitled "Updated Transition Area Financing Plan'; which is hereby made a part of the record. In 2005-06, there were no homes constructed to generate tax revenue. The Approved Development in the Transition Area is cited on Page 3 of this Policy Report: Development Homes Date Approved Victoria Park 65 March 4, 2003 Eagles Nest 64 March 25, 2003 Heritage Park 256 August 12, 2003 Ashville Park 499 February 1, 200 Manchester Station 108 August 24, 2004 Seaboard Acres 14 October 12, 2004 Munden Farms 71 March 28, 2006 Oak Breeze 8 April 25, 2006 Sherwood Lakes 240 June 13, 2006 Mathews Green 49 August 22, 2006 Caruana Construction 2 Mav 23, 2006 TOTAL 1,376 Paul Harris, Management and Budget Analyst, advised Jerry Banagan, Real Estate Assessor, anticipated fifry (SO) homes (total) constructed by the end of this Fiscal Year in Heritage Park, Seaboard Acres, Victoria Park and Eagles Nest. Mrs. Whitesell advised the proffer requirements of these approved developments will require a certain value of home (approximately $500,000 to $600,000). As per Councilman DeSteph's request, an updated table re Incremental Revenues and Debt Service concerning the projects which can be completed re Debt Service shall be providec~' June 5, 2007 -11- CITY MANAGER `S BRIEFING TRANSITIONAREA FINANCING ITEM # 56476 (Continued) Council Lady Henley expressed concern re the assumptions utilized re Planning decisions. Council Lady Henley believes every house has more than ten (10) vehicle trips per day. Another myth entailed if a faciliry was age restricted, infrastructure might not be necessary. This might be true for schools, but not roads. Relative CIP 2-503 Seaboard Road being unfunded, there is a major church being built on this road which will produce an abundance of traffic. This is a narrow, crooked road. Indian River Road carries tremendous tra~c. Tra~c counts and a safety analysis should be conducted. This road i~ extremely dangerous. Several years ago, Princess Anne Road was improved at Flanagan's Lane. Each of these sections of roads in the Transition Area must be analyzed to decide which to build. Perhaps some of these properties in the Transition Area may also contribute to the road funding. Indian River, from West Neck to Princess Anne Road, is not even on this list. Council Lady Henley believes Public Works and Public Safety need to do a major analysis of these roads. Mrs. Whitesell shall request Public Works to prepare a data sheet concerning these Transition Area segments of roads re trip miles and prioritization. The Virginia Beach City School Board advised, in 2003, if the City retains the Revenue Sharing Policy Formula, Schools will not request funding for a school in the Transition Area. If a school is needed, the Board will find the funds to build said school. Mrs. Whitesell referenced the Resolution to AUTHORIZE the powers granted by the Virginia General Assembly pursuant to the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority (HRTA) Act re imposition of specified fees and ta.~ces for transportation (ADOPTED by City Council May 8, 2007) and inquired if fees could be imposed on already approved developments. Deputy City Attorney Macali advised there were significant limitations re the HRTA Act. Council Lady McClanan requested different options for funding be reviewed. Mrs. Whitsell advised special legislative authority could be requested with the General Assembly. A list of different options shall be provided. Vice Mayor Jones expressed appreciation to Catheryn Whitesell for speaking at the Pembroke Meadows Civic League meeting. June 5, 2007 -12- C ITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS 4:25 P.M. ITEM # 56477 Councilman Dyer, Liaison - Clean Communiry Commission, acknowledged Saturday, June 2, 2007, was Clean the Bay Day. Thousands of volunteers participated led by Ruby Arredondo, Daniel Barter and the members of the Clean Communiry Commission. Councilman Dyer expressed appreciation for their dedicated efforts. ITEM # 56478 Council Members DeSteph and Diezel, Liaisons - Employee Benefits Review Task Force, advised a DRAFT Resolution will be scheduled for City Council's review re recommendations concerning the Ciry retirees. Council Members Henley and Wood, Liaisons - Green Ribbon Committee, advised the Committee will meet Wednesday, June 6, 2007, to prepare the DRAFT Recommendations. These recommendations will be the basis for the June 19, 2007 Citywide Town Meeting, Virginia Beach Convention Center, 7:15 P.M. -"Shaping our Community and Ourselves to Protect our Waterways". June S, 2007 -13- CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS 4:27 P.M. ITEM # 56479 Council Lady Wilson distributed copies of the article re Rating Hotels (July 2007 Consumer Reports). This rating encompasses the major chain hotels. Said copy is hereby made a part of the record. ITEM # 56480 Council Lady Wilson distributed information provided by the Planning Council re the Cloverleaf Apartments in Centerville, a(Single Room Occupancy) SRO project. This depiction reflects the poor appearance of the old skating center as compared to the new Cloverleaf. (Ordinances upon application of VIRGINIA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING for a Change of Zoning and Conditional Use Permit (ADOPTED by Ciry Council - February 27, 2007). ITEM # 56481 Council Lady McClanan would like to distribute in the next City Council's agenda package a Memorandum of Understanding from the Navy to the City Manager re South Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Conditional Change of Zoning District Classification, East side of Zurich Arch, South of I-264 District 3 Rose Hall. This item was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on May 9, 2007 and scheduled for the City Council Session of June 12, 2007). The Navy does not agree with the Planning Commission's recommendation. ITEM # 56482 Council Lady McClanan referenced the huge banner depicting "80% sold " on top of the Westin at the Town Center. This is the largest "billboard " she has seen in some time. Kathleen Hassen, Assistant to the City Manager for City Affairs, distributed correspondence to Council Lady Henley advising the billboard sign at the Westin - Town Center, was erected without permission of the City and they have been notified to remove same as it is in violation of the sign ordinance. Karen Lasley, Administrator - Zoning, advised this Banner will be removed. A temporary Banner (32 square feet) can be erected for a 7-day period, three times a year. However, this Banner is approximately 3,000 square feet. June 5, 2007 -14- A GENDA RE VIE W SESSION 4:32 P.M. ITEM # 56483 1. Ordinances to AMEND and REORDAIN the City Code: a. ~10-1 re ADDING six (6) Voting Precincts, moving two (2) polling locations and changing one boundary line Edith M. "Pat" Harrington, Voter Registrar, addressed concerns and advised current Voting Precincts total ninety four (94). The best size of a Voting Precinct is approximately 2800 voters. Once a Precinct reaches close to S, 000 voters (maximum allowed), the Precinct must be split. Concerning the numberin~ of the Precincts, this is established by the State, which will not allow the utilization of "blank" numbers. ITEM # 56484 2. Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $596, 077 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program income to the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation's budget to be used for additional grants Council Lady McClanan advised $IS0,000 of these funds will be utilized for construction of homes on Zurich Arch. Council Lady McClanan advised a Memorandum of Understanding from the Navy to the City Manager re South Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Conditional Change of Zoning District Classification, East side of Zurich Arch, South of I-264 District 3 Rose Hall, will be distributed to City Council. . This item was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on May 9, 2007, and scheduled for the Ciry Council Session of June 12, 2007). The Navy does not agree with the Planning Commission's recommendation. This APPROPRIATION Ordinance shall be SCHEDULED for the City Council Session of June 12, 2007. ITEM # 56485 4. Ordinance to APPROVE, in accordance with Virginia Code ~33.1-371.1, a Vegetation Control Permit to Edwin B. Lindsley, Jr., at Virginia Beach Boulevard and Rosemont Road Council Lady McClanan advised representatives from the Beautification Commission will be in attendance and wish to request DEFERRAL until the City Council Session of June 12, 2007. ITEM # 56486 BY CONSENSLIS, the following shall compose the CONSENT AGENDA: J. ORDNANCES/RESOL UTIONS 1. Ordinances to AMEND and REORDAIN the City Code: a. ~10-1 re ADDING six (6) Voting Precincts, moving two (2) polling locations and changing one boundary line b. ~2-413 re ALLOWING City Council up to fourteen (14) days to confirm a Local Emergency Declaration by the City Manager June S, 2007 -15- A GENDA RE VIE W SESSION ITEM # 56486 (Continued) 2 Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $596, 077 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program income to the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation's budget to be used for additional grants 3. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE reimbursement by the Sheriff of $1 S00 in legal expenses to a Deputy which were incurred in the performance of his dury 5. Resolution to ADOPT the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and submit it to HUD and the Interagency Council on Homelessness 6. Resolutions to REFER to the Planning Commission, for recommendation, AMENDMENTS to the Ciry Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Workforce Housing.• a. ~~102 and 900 and ADD a new Article 20 to establish the Overlay District and requirements therefore b. Comprehensive Plan incorporating the Program Principles 7. Resolution to EX7'END, through September 25, 2007, the term of the Green Ribbon Committee on water quality improvement Item J.2. shall be DEFERRED, BY CONSENT, until the City Council Session of June 12, 2007. Council Lady McClanan shall vote a VERBAL NAY on Item J.S. and J.6. June 5, 2007 -16- A GENDA RE VIE W SESSION ITEM # 56487 K. PLANNING 1. Application ofKINGS GRANT CITGO, for Modification of Conditions to allow two (2) additional drive-through service bays (approved on April 24, 1989) (DISTRICT 5 - LYNNHAVEN) Councilman Wood referenced the revisions of Conditions 6 and 8: 6. No cars shall be parked or stored in the drive aisle at any time. Pavement markin~s and signa~e shall be installed in this area indictinQ this repuirement. The detail and the location o~'the si ng s and pavement marking,s shall be depicted on the final site plan. 8 Landscape material shall be installed and maintained within a minimum three (3)-foot wide buf ers along the southern propertv line, adiacent to the open space property identi~ed as GPIN 1497-06-5767-0000. Said material shall be everQreen shrubs at least 18 inches in height at the time ofplanting, installed at four L)-foot on center, with a maturitv ofat least three (3) feet in height and location and selected species shall be depicted on the ~nal site plan. June S, 2007 -17- ITEM # 56488 Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf entertained a motion to permit City Council to conduct its CLOSED SESSION, pursuant to Section 2.1-3711(A), Code of Virginia, as amended, for the following purpose: PERSONNEL MATTERS.• Discussion, consideration of, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining or resignation of specific public o~cers, appointees or employees pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) Council Appointments: Boards, Commissions, Committees, Authorities and Agencies Upon motion by Councilman Dyer, seconded by Council Lady Wilson, City Council voted to proceed into CLOSED SESSION (4: SO P.M.). Voting: 10-D Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf (Break: 4: 52 P.M. - S: 00 P.M.) (Closed Session: S: 00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.) (Dinner: 5:30 P.M. - 6: 00 P.M.) June 5, 2007 -18- FO RMAL SESSION VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL June S, 2007 6: 00 P.M. Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones called to order the FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL in the Council Chamber, City Hall Building, on Tuesday, June S, 2007, at 6.•00 P.M. Council Members Present: William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf [Recovering from SurgeryJ INVOCATION.• Louis R. Jones Vice Mayor PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA Vice Mayor Jones DISCLOSED, for many years, he served on the Board of Directors of Resource Bank. Three (3) years ago, Fulton Financial Corporation ("Fulton Financial') purchased Resource Bank. On March 31, 2007, Vice Mayor Jones retired from the Board of Directors. Although, he is no longer a Board Member, he owns stock in Fulton Financial, and that stock ownership causes him to have a "personal interest" in Fulton Financial. However, due to the size of Fulton Financial and the volume of transactions it handles in any given year, Fulton Financial, or any of the banks that are owned by Fulton Financial, may have an interest in numerous matters in which Vice Mayor Jones has no personal knowledge. In order to ensure his compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, it is his practice to thoroughly review the agenda for each meeting of City Council for the purpose of ident~ing any matters in which he might have an actual or potential conflict. If, during his review, he identifies any matters, Vice Mayor Jones will prepare and file the appropriate disclosure letter to be recorded in the o~cial records of Ciry Council. Vice Mayor Jones regularly makes this disclosure. Vice Mayor Jones' letter of April 10, 2007, is hereby made a part of the record. Council Lady Rosemary Wilson DISCLOSED her husband is a principal in the accounting firm of Goodman and Company and is directly and indirectly involved in many of Goodman and Company's transactions. However, due to the size of Goodman and Company and the volume of transactions it handles in any given year, Goodman and Company has an interest in numerous matters in which her husband is not personally involved and of which she does not have personal knowledge. In order to ensure her compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, it is her practice to thoroughly review the agenda for each meeting of City Council for the purpose of ident~ing any matters in which she might have an actual or potential conflict. If, during her review she identifies any matters, she will prepare and file the appropriate disclosure letter to be recorded in the official records of City Council. Council Lady Wilson regularly makes this disclosure. Council Lady Wilson 's letter of January 27, 2004, is hereby made a part of the record. June 5, 2007 -19- FORMAL SESSION VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL (Continued) Council Lady Rosemary Wilson DISCLOSED she is a real estate agent a~liated with Prudential Decker Realry. Because of the nature of Real Estate Agent affiliatdon, the size of Prudential, and the volume of transactions it handles in any given year, Prudential has an interest in numerous matters in which she is not personally involved and of which she does not have personal knowledge. In order to ensure her compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, it is her practice to thoroughly review the agenda for each meeting of Ciry Council for the purpose of ident~ing any matters in which she might have an actual or potential conflict. If, during her review she identifies any matters, she will prepare and file the appropriate disclosure letter to be recorded in the official records of City Council. Council Lady Wilson regularly makes this disclosure. Council Lady Wilson's letter ofJanuary 27, 2004, is hereby made a part of the record. June 5, 2007 -zo- Item V-E. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM # 56489 Upon motion by Councilman Uhrin, seconded by Council Lady Wilson, City Council CERTIFIED THE CLOSED SESSION TO BE INACCORDANCE WITH THE MOTION TO RECESS. Only public business matters lawfully exempt from Open Meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in Closed Session to which this certification resolution applies. AND, Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the Closed Session were heard, discussed or considered by Virginia Beach Ciry Council. Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 RESOLVTION 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 #56488, Page 17, and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Informabon Act; and, WHEREAS: Section 2.2-3712 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 Ciry 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. th Hodges Fraser, MMC City Clerk June 5, 2007 -21 - Item V-F.1. MINUTES ITEM #56490 Upon motion by Councilman Dyer, seconded by Council Lady Wilson, City Council APPROVED the MINUTES of the INFORMAL and FORMAL SESSIONS of May 22, 2007. Voting: 8-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Abstaining: John E. Uhrin and James L. Wood Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Councilman Uhrin ABSTAINED as he was Attending: International Economic Development Council "If You Build It" Conference - Kansas City, and was not in attendance during the City Council Session of May 22, 2007. Councilman Wood ABSTAINED as he was attending the Economic Development International Shopping Center Conference and was not in attendance during the City Council Session of May 22, 2007. June 5, 2007 -22- Item V-G 1. ADOPT AGENDA FOR FORMAL SESSION ITEM 56491 BY CONSENSZIS, City Council ADOPTED: AGENDA FOR THE FORMAL SESSION June S, 2007 - 23 - Item V-G.2. PRESENTATION ITEM #56492 Bobby Melatti - Beach Events and Nancy Creech - President, Neptune Festival, made a surprise presentation in recognition of Virginia Beach 2007. Framed posters of the event were presented: John Ickes Manager - Logistics of the Virginia Beach 2007 Mac Rawls, Chairman, i~irginia Beach 2007, Council Lady Barbara Henley Virginia Beach 2007 Boardwalk History Festiva[ Council Lady Henley expressed appreciation to all the members of the Neptune Festival and Beach Events for their tremendous assistance and coordination of the events. June S, 2007 -24- Item V-G.3. PRESENTATION ITEM #56493 Vice Mayor Jones recognized the following Government student in attendance during the Ciry Council Session ofJune S, 2007, to attain class credit: Thomas Newton Princess Anne High School Teacher: Elizabeth. Dyer Vice Mayor Jones presented Thomas with a Ciry Seal pin.. June S, 2007 -25- Item V-G.4 PRESENTATION ITEM #56494 Vice Mayor Jones recognized the following Boy Scouts in attendance to fu f ll requirements for their Communications and Citizenship badge. Troop 63 Tony Bird Sponsored by Frances Asbury Methodist Church Troop 481 Ryan Waterman James Krudop Russ Brown Michael McOsker Andrew Miller Brett Stovall Sponsored by St. Aidens Episcopal Church Vice Mayor Jones presented each Boy Scout with a City Seal pin from the City of Virginia Beach. June S, 2007 -26- Item V-G. S ANNOUNCEMENT ITEM #56495 vice Mayor Jones advised the Virginia Beach Landfill Staff was presented the Platinum Achievement Award at the Annual Hampton Roads Sanitation District luncheon held Thursday, May 17, 2007, by L. Preston Burke, Secretary of Natural Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia. This award is presented to those Industrial Waste generators who have greater than five (S) years of perfect compliance. The landfill staff has achieved nine (9) years of continued perfect compliance and is one of only seven (7) recipients regionally to have accomplished this since the award's inception in 1998. The landfill generates industrial waste due to the leachate collection system, which protects groundwater. June S, 2007 -27- Item V-.H.1. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM #56496 Vice Mayor Jones DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING: VOTING PRECINCTS Adding, Changing Locations and Boundary Lines There being no further speakers, Mayor Oberndorf CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING: June S, 2007 -28- Item i~ J. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56497 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council APPROVED IN ONE MOTION Ordinances/Resolutions 1 a./b, 2(DEFER), 3, 5 6,a/b and 7 and Planning K.1. (AS REVISED) of the CONSENT AGENDA Item J.2 shall be DEFERRED, BY CONSENT, until the City Council Session of June 12, 2007. Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Ilhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Council Lady McClanan shall vote a VERBAL NAY on Item J.S. (Ten-Year Plan/Home[essness) and J. 6. a. b. (Workjorce Housing) June 5, 2007 -29- Item vJ.l.a/b. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56498 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council ADOPTED: Ordinances to AMEND and REORDAIN the City Code: a. ~10-1 re ADDING six (6) Voting Precincts, moving two (2) polling locations and changing one boundary line b. ~2-413 re ALLOWING City Council up to fourteen (14) days to confrrm a Local Emergency Declaration by the City Manager Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf M. Dyer, Barbara M. John E. Uhrin, Ron June S, 2007 1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 10- 2 1 OF THE CITY CODE BY ADDING SIX PRECINCTS, 3 MOVING TWO POLLING LOCATIONS AND MAKING ONE 4 BOUNDARY LINE CHANGE 5 6 SECTION AMENDED: § 10-1 7 8 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, 9 VIRGINIA: 10 11 That Section 10-1 of the City Cod e is hereby amended and reordained, to read as 12 follows: 13 14 Sec. 10-1. Establishment of precincts a nd polling places. 15 16 There are hereby established in the city the following precincts and their respective 17 polling places, as set forth below: 18 19 Precinct Polling Place 20 21 Alanton Alanton Elementary School 22 Aragona Kemps Landing Magnet School 23 Arrowhead Arrowhead Elementary School 24 Avalon Avalon Church of Christ 25 Baker Ebenezer Baptist Church 26 Bayside Bayside Elementary School 27 Bellamy Salem Middle School 28 Blackwater Blackwater Fire Station 29 Bonney ~~n~er f~r ~~o,.+;.,o I oNrninn ~w~ .... ~............ ~.. .~ 30 Virqinia Beach Free Will Baptist Church 31 Brandon Brandon Middle School 32 Brookwood Bow Creek Recreation Center 33 Buckner Holy Spirit Catholic Church 34 Cape Henry Research and Enlightenment Building (Edgar 35 Cayce Library) 36 Capps Shop Back Bay Christian Assembly 37 Centerville Centerville Elementary School 38 Chesapeake Beach Bayside Baptist Church 39 College Park College Park Elementary School 40 Colonial Colonial Baptist Church 41 Colony Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church 42 Corporate Landing Corporate Landing Middle School 43 Courthouse Courthouse Fire Station 44 Creeds Creeds Fire Station 45 Cromwell Salem United Methodist Church 46 Culver Ocean Lakes High School 1 47 Dahlia Green Run High School 48 Davis Corner Bettie F. Williams Elementary School 49 Eastern Shore Eastern Shore Chapel 50 Edinburgh St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 51 Edwin Kempsville Recreation Center 52 Fairfield Kempsville Presbyterian Church 53 Foxfire Princess Anne Middle School 54 Glenwood Glenwood Elementary School 55 Great Neck All Saints Episcopal Church 56 Green Run Green Run Elementary School 57 Haygood Haygood United Methodist Church 58 Hillcrest Precinct Victory Baptist Church 59 Holland Holland Elementary School 60 Homestead Providence Presbyterian Church 61 Hunt Princess Anne Recreation Center 62 Indian Lakes Indian Lakes Elementary School 63 Kings Grant St. Nicholas Catholic Church 64 Kingston King's Grant Presbyterian Church 65 Lake Christopher New Convenant Presbvterian Church 66 Lake Joyce Morninq Star Baptist Church 67 Lake Smith Bayside Church of Christ 68 Landstown Landstown Community Church 69 Larkspur St. Andrews United Methodist Church 70 Lexington Kempsville Church of God 71 Linkhorn Virginia Beach Community Chapel 72 Little Neck Lvnnhaven United Methodist Church 73 London Bridge London Bridge Baptist Church 74 Lynnhaven Grace Bible Church 75 Magic Hollow Roma Lodge No. 254 76 Malibu Malibu Elementary School 77 Manor Providence Elementary School 78 Mt. Trashmore Windsor Woods Elementary School 79 Newtown Good Samaritan Episcopal Church 80 North Beach Galilee Episcopal Church 81 North Landing Hope Haven 82 Ocean Lakes Ocean Lakes Elementary School 83 Ocean Park Bayside Community Recreation Center 84 Oceana Scott Memorial United Methodist Church 85 Old Donation Old Donation Center for Gifted 86 Pembroke Pembroke Elementary School 87 Pinewood Lynnhaven Presbvterian Church 88 Plaza Lynnhaven Elementary School 89 Pleasant Hall Kempsville Baptist Church Pleasant Hall Annex 90 Point O'View Kempsville Church of Christ 91 Red Wing Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #8 92 Reon Woodstock Elementary School 2 93 Rock Lake Salem Elementary School 94 Rosemont Forest Rosemont Forest Elementary School 95 Roundhill Salem High School 96 Rudee Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad Building 97 Seatack Mount Olive Baptist Church 98 Shannon Church of the Ascension 99 Shelburne Christopher Farms Elementary School 100 Shell Unity Church of Tidewater 101 Shelton Park Shelton Park Elementary 102 Sherry Park St. Matthews Catholic Church 103 Sigma Red Mill Elementary School 104 South Beach Contemporary Art Center of Virginia 105 Stratford Chase Community United Methodist Church 106 Strawbridge Strawbridge Elementary School 107 Tallwood Tallwood Elementary School 108 Thalia Thalia Elementary School 109 Thoroughgood Independence Middle School 110 Timberlake White Oaks Elementary School 111 Trantwood Virginia Beach Christian Church 112 Upton Three Oaks Elementary School 113 Village Thalia Lynn Baptist Church 114 Windsor Oaks 115 St. Francis Episcopal Church 116 Witchduck Bayside Presbyterian Church 117 Wolfsnare Virginia Beach Christian Life Center 118 Central Absentee Agriculture/Voter Registrar Building 119 Voter Precinct 120 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA 121 BEACH, VIRGINIA: 122 123 That the boundaries of the Lake Christopher Precinct shall be as set forth in the 124 attached map labeled, "Map 1, Brandon and Centerville Precincts Split: New Precinct 125 Name - Lake Christopher"; the boundaries of the Lake Joyce Precinct shall be as set forth 126 in the attached map labeled, "Map 2, Ocean Park Precinct Split: New Precinct Name - 127 Lake Joyce"; the boundaries of the Lexington Precinct shall be as set forth in the attached 128 map labeled, "Map 3, Larkspur Precinct Split: New Precinct Name - Lexington"; the 129 boundaries of the Little Neck Precinct shall be as set forth in the attached map labeled, 130 "Map 4, Kingston Precinct Split: New Precinct Name - Little Neck"; the boundaries of the 131 Newtown Precinct shall be as set forth in the attached map labeled, "Map 5, Baker Precinct 132 Split: New Precinct Name - Newtown": and the Pinewood Precinct shall be as set forth in 133 the attached map labeled, "Map 6, London Bridge and Plaza Precincts Split: New Precinct 134 Name - Pinewood"; 135 136 That the boundaries of the Bonney Precinct location change shall be as set forth in 137 the attached map labeled, "Map 7, Bonney Polling Location Change: New Polling Location 3 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church"; and the boundaries of the Windsor Oaks Precinct location change shall be as set forth in the attached map labeled, "Map 8, Windsor Oaks Polling Location Change: Temporary Polling Location - St. Francis Episcopal Church"; and That the boundaries of the Brandon and Tallwood Precinct boundary line change shall be as set forth in the attached map labeled, "Map 9, Brandon and Tallwood Precincts: Boundary Line Change." Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this ~~ day of ,7une , 2007. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: ; `- ~ Voter Registrar CA10262 R-2 May 22, 2007 i E..~.,~, ch7~~~~ City Attorney's Offi 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-413 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO DECLARATION OF EMERGENCIES SECTION AMENDED: § 2-413 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: That Section 2-413 of the Code of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 2-413. Declaration of emergencies. A local emergency may be declared by the director of emergency management, with the consent of the council. In the event the council cannot convene due to the disaster, the director or any member of the council, in the absence of the director, may declare the existence of a local disaster subject to confirmation by the council at a its next reqularly scheduled meetinq or at a special meetinq within fourteen days of the declaration, whichever occurs first. The council, when in its judgment all emergency actions have been taken, shall take appropriate action to end the declared emergency. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this 5th day of June, 2007. -30- Item i! J.2. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56499 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council DEFERRED until the City Council Session of June 12, 2007: Ordinance to APPROPRIATE $596, 077 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program income to the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation's budget to be used for additional grants Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and .7ames L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf M. Dyer, Barbara M. John E. Zlhrin, Ron June S, 2007 -31- Item i~ J.3. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56500 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council ADOPTED: Ordinance to AUTHORIZE reimbursement by the Sheriff of $1500 in legal expenses which a Deputy incurred in the performance of his dury Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf M. Dyer, Barbara M. John E. Uhrin, Ron June 5, 2007 1 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE 2 REIMBURSEMENT OF LEGAL FEES AND 3 EXPENSES INCURRED BYA SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN 4 DEFENDING A CRIMINAL CHARGE THAT 5 RESULTED FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS 6 DUTIES 7 8 WHEREAS, a Virginia Beach sheriff's deputy was charged with assault and battery 9 for actions resulting from the performance of his official duties; 10 11 WHEREAS, at a trial held in the Virginia Beach General District Court, the charge 12 against the officer was disposed of by a finding of not guilty; 13 14 WHEREAS, in the defense of said charge, the officer incurred legal fees and 15 expenses in the amount of $1,500 and has requested the City to reimburse him for such 16 fees and expenses; 17 18 WHEREAS, Section 15.2-1171 of the Code of Virginia provides that "(i)f any law- 19 enforcement officer shall be investigated, arrested or indicted or otherwise prosecuted on 20 any criminal charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties, 21 and no charges are brought, the charge is subsequently dismissed or upon trial he is found 22 not guilty, the governing body of the jurisdiction wherein he is appointed may reimburse 23 such officer for reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by him in defense of such 24 investigation or charge"; 25 26 WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office has reviewed the circumstances of this case, 27 assessed the itemized bill submitted by the officer's legal counsel, and determined that the 28 legal fees and expenses incurred by the officer are reasonable. 29 30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 31 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 32 33 That the Sheriff is hereby authorized to expend funds in the amount of $1,500 from 34 the FY 2006-07 Operating Budget of the Sheriff's Office for the purpose of reimbursing a 35 sheriff's deputy for legal fees and expenses incurred by him in his defense of a criminal 36 charge brought against him that resulted from the perFormance of his official duties. 37 38 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the sth 39 day of ,-r„nP , 2007. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT ~ ~ J ~~ Sheriff's Office APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: City ey s ic CA10374 V:\applications\citylawprod\cycom32\Wpdocs\D018\P001 \00031808. DOC R-1 April 18, 2007 -32- Item V.J.4. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56501 Attorney Ken Geroe, 1369 Laskin Road, Phone: 428-6021, represented the estate of Edwin Lindsley, Jr. displayed photographs of the vegetation blocking the billboard (no copy for record). Attorney Geroe was not in OPPOSITION to Deferral Cheryl Klobuchar, 758 Suffolk Lane, Phone: 463-4885, President - Virginia Beach Beautification Commission and Past President of Council of Garden Clubs of Virginia Beach, requested DEFERRAL until the City Council Session ofJune 12, 2007. This application requests the removal offive (S) mature crepe myrtle trees and fifty-six (56) existing shrubs on Virginia Beach Boulevard. This is the same area from which Adams Outdoor Advertising recently removed twenty-one (21) mature crepe myrtle trees. Members of the Virginia Beach Beautification Commission and the Council of Garden Clubs of Virginia Beach wish to meet with the City Staff and discuss the removal and selection of replacement plants. Upon motion by Council Lady McClanan, seconded by Councilman DeSteph, Ciry Council DEFERRED until the City Council Session of June 12, 2007: Ordinance to APPROVE, in accordance with Virginia Code ~'33.1- 371.1, a Vegelation Control Permit to Edwin B. Lindsley, Jr., at Virginia Beach Boulevard and Rosemont Road Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 -33- Item V.J.S. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS ITEM#56502 Upon nrotion by Courtcil Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, Ciry Council ADOPTED: Resolution to ADOPT the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and submit it to HUD and the Interagency Council on Homelessness voting: 9-1 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: Reba S. McClanan Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 1 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TEN-YEAR PLAN TO 2 END HOMELESSNESS 3 4 WHEREAS, the City of Virginia Beach's vision of Community for a Lifetime 5 includes all residents; and 6 7 WHEREAS, addressing the problem of homelessness is a part of achieving that 8 vision; and 9 10 WHEREAS, an organized, planned approach to homelessness over a sustained 11 period of time, that is carried out in partnership with non-profit organizations and all 12 those interested in addressing the problem is required to make progress toward ending 13 homelessness; 14 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 16 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 17 18 1. That the ten-year plan to end homelessness as proposed by the 19 Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation and the Virginia Beach 20 Homeless Advocacy and Resources Partnership (VBHARP) is hereby adopted; and 21 22 2. That the City Council asks all those with an interest in ending 23 homelessness to work cooperatively with the City and VBHARP in alignment with this 24 plan; and 25 26 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to 27 submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 28 the Interagency Council on Homelessness on behalf of the City and VBHARP. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia on the 5th day of June , 2007. Approved as to Content: d a~~. ~-Pr~~~ Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation Approved as to Legal Sufficiency: ~~;~ ~ City Attorney's Office CA10415 May 23, 2007 R-2 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Zoo~ - Zol~ Developed by The Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation In Partnership With The Virginia Beach Homeless Advocacy and Resource Partnership Final Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 ~ /~j~ ~ t ~~~~' ~ 1`~~~~/y~ ~ ~ ~~ ' ~ O t ~ ~~ ~' ~ r .~ ~~~~.~~~ ~ ~ \k5. ~ ~ ~ k • r U 9y 2 ~ O~ .. ~ ~~ 9~~5 ~F ~UR NAj~~N~ ~ The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Table of Contents 1. Overview Executive Summary Why a Ten Year Plan? The Context of our Plan A Short History of Work to Address Homelessness 2. Understanding Approaches to Homelessness Causes and Solutions National Best Practices 3. Homelessness in Virginia Beach Today Scope of Homelessness The Cost of Homelessness Characteristics of the Homeless in Virginia Beach 4. Virginia Beach's Plan: Strategies, Approaches, Goals and Actions Overall Goals Strategies and Approaches Specific Goals and Actions 5. Implementing the Plan 6. Measuring and Evaluating 7. Schedule of Actions Appendices A. HUD's De~nition of Homelessness B. 2007 Continuum of Care 2 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 1. OVERVIEW Executive Summary This plan describes a plan to end homelessness in Virginia Beach. It provides the overall strategies for the ten years beginning July l, 2007, and includes action plans for the City of Virginia Beach and non-profits and regional partners to undertake during the period July l, 2007 through July 1, 2009. It describes the reasons we have a plan, provides information about homelessness in Virginia Beach, and the current system of programs and services. The plan calls for gradual transition of current services to focus more on three main areas of activity: homeless prevention, creation of affordable housing opportunities, and preservation of existing affordable housing. In addition, it calls for the use of broad partnerships, including continuation of existing regional efforts where appropriate. It calls for focusing city funding on the support of non-Federally eligible, high-value activities; which helps to make Federal funding available for the creation of housing and housing opportunities. And it calls for the use of low-cost policy and program initiatives that do not presume the availability of major new funding sources. The plan lays out specific programs and policy activities for the first two years of the plan, while describing long-term strategies that will be applied to all program and policy choices beyond that period. It calls for a major public involvement effort to be taken in 2007-2008 in order to develop and enhance the plan, as well as additional involvement in future years. The plan is necessary in order to have a widely-supported, effective and appropriate community-wide approach to ending homelessness rather than managing it. National policy guidance and best practices identify significant economic benefits to ending homelessness, especially chronic homelessness, through the utilization of many of the programs and policies described in this plan. Why Do a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness? The following are reasons for the City of Virginia Beach and its partners to develop and implement a ten-year plan to end homelessness: 1. Federal funding awards that provide as much as a million dollars annually to homeless-serving non-profits will be negatively affected if the city does not have a ten-year plan in place. 2. We are engaged with our regional neighbors in active regional planning to end homelessness. We need our own long-term plan as a guide to determine how and when we fit into the regional planning efforts. The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 3. The City has been involved in helping the homeless for 23 years, since 1984 or before. Since 1994 we have been coordinating a community process to produce an annual plan for the use of Federal funds for homelessness. A long term plan that is based on best practices, uses measurement and feedback and is based on and integrated with overall city strategies is much more likely to help us produce positive results and provide value to our taxpayers than continuing without one. In addition, national policy guidance and best practices identify significant economic benefits to ending homelessness, especially chronic homelessness, through the utilization of many of the programs and policies described in this plan 4. According to the 2005 Virginia Beach survey of citizens, only 62% of citizens felt satisfied with the services provided to needy and homeless families. Therefore, there may be citizen support for additional efforts. Therefore, we believe that it is appropriate and necessary to develop and adopt a plan. This plan was developed and is a plan of the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Homeless Advocacy and Resource Partnership (VBHARP), the coalition of city agencies and homeless-serving non-profit organizations that together develop our annual plan and deliver services to the community. Over time, we want this plan to be a community plan, adopted in addition by all the community partners who are necessary to implement it. A significant portion of the plan will be the ongoing outreach to and involvement of these stakeholders so that this can occur. The Context of our Plan Our plan was developed and will be executed in the context of our overall citv ~oals and plans, as well as our plans for housing, and the needs of homeless~ersons and those at risk of becoming homeless in our community. The City plans include City Council Priorities, the Comprehensive Plan, and the City's Strategy. The Comprehensive Plan provides and should continue to provide the land-use context that insures a healthy and growing housing market, which is critical to a growing supply of housing at all price ranges. The housing plans that are part of our context include: The Housing and Nei~hborhood Plan - Chapter 10 of the Comprehensive Plan. This defines city goals, including the desire for housing options that to serve people at all income levels and all life stages. The HUD Consolidated Plan, which identifies priorities, funding and programs to meet the housing needs of low and moderate income persons The Homeless Continuum of Care, which defines our current system of services for the homeless and provides significant funding for them. 4 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 The regional "Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS" plan, adopted in order to guide the use of Federal HOPWA funds. The Workforce Housin~ Program, currently under development for consideration by City Council. Federal housin~~fundin a~ nd re ul~ ation, which play a key role in defining our plan, what resources are available to implement, and what can be achieved. Our regional context, consisting of the residents, governments and housing and homeless- serving agencies of our neighboring cities in the south Hampton Roads region, is a key factor in how we solve the problem, because we have a regional housing market, we have organizations that work throughout the region; because people seeking housing don't care about city boundaries; and because through regional cooperation we can solve problems by sharing resources and costs and thereby reduce the costs to individual localities. A Short History of Work to Address Homelessness in Virginia Beach The history of funding and programs that serve the homeless, as well as the current system of existing funding, programs and services are also key parts of the context for this plan. The City and homeless-serving agencies have been planning for and delivering services to the homeless since before 1984. Many major planning and implementation efforts have successfully enhanced what existed over 23 years ago to create what we have today. There are multiple major milestones that have been achieved by all involved agencies. The development of this ten year plan is intended to build on and improve what has been created to date. Some of the key dates and milestones include: 1984: First receipt of ESG funding - utilization for Winter Shelter program 1984: Samaritan House Formed 1985: Mother Seton House, now called Seton Youth Shelters, is formed 1985: VBCDC Formed 1986: Fire Escape on 17th & Pacific opens; later becomes Judeo-Christian Outreach 1988: Community Alternatives, a non-profit to serve the housing needs of inentally ill and substance abuse persons, including the homeless, is formed 1987: City donates property to VBCDC for use as transitional housing 1989: Council approves SRO and shelter at Bridge Commerce Center 1994: City coordinates first continuum of Care 1996: Lighthouse Center completed 1999: Regional SRO Task Force starts work/looks for sites 2004: Site for first Project located in Norfolk 2005: Regional Task Force chartered by Southside Mayors and Chairs 5 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 2006: Site for Cloverleaf (2nd regional SRO located) 2007: Gosnold Opens; Cloverleaf Land Use approved; Site selection for Portsmouth starts 2007: Ten Year Plan 2. Understanding Approaches to Homelessness National Best Practices The creation of our local plan should rely heavily on what has been learned at the national level and what national guidelines have been developed for ten year plans. A significant effort over the past few years has helped identify and create material that can assist us. The following summarizes national guidance from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and the National Alliance to End Homelessness. THE TEN ESSENTIALS Wnat Your Community Needs To Do To End Homelessness The National Alliance to End Homelessness has created the following checklist as a guide to help communities identify the minimum requirements for an effective permanent solution to prevent and end homelessness. The essentials are based on the Alliance's Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, which draws from over twenty years of research and experience with communities around the country. No essential is more important than another. All require participation from every sector of the community. PLAN Your community has a set of strategies focused on ending homelessness. A wide range of players (government programs, elected officials, homeless providers, etc.) has made funding and implementation commitments to these strategies. DATA Your community has a homelessness management information system that can be analyzed to assess how long people are homeless, what their needs are, what the causes of homelessness are, how people interact with mainstream systems of care, the effectiveness of interventions, and the number of homeless people. EMERGENCY PREVENTION Your community has in place an emergency homelessness prevention program that includes rent/mortgage/utility assistance, case management, landlord/lender intervention, and other strategies to prevent eviction and homelessness. 6 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 SYSTEMS PREVENTION I. Mainstream programs (mental health, substance abuse, TANF, child welfare, etc.) that provide care and services to low-income people consistently assess and respond to their housing needs. II. There is placement in stable housing for all people being released from public institutions. OUTREACH Your community has an outreach and engagement system designed to reduce barriers and encourage homeless people so that they enter appropriate housing (including safe havens) linked with appropriate services. SHORTEN HOMELESSNESS The shelter and transitional housing system in your community is organized to reduce or minimize the length of time people remain homeless, and the number of times they become homeless. Outcome measures will be key to this effort. RAPID RE-HOUSING Your community has skilled housing search and housing placement services available to rapidly re-house all people losing their housing or who are homeless and who want permanent housing. SERVICES When households are re-housed, they have rapid access to funded services, and mainstream programs provide the bulk of these services. PERMANENT HOUSING I. Your community has a sufficient supply of permanent supportive housing to meet the needs of all chronically homeless people. II. Your community is implementing a plan to fully address the permanent housing needs of extremely low-income people. INCOME When it is necessary in order to obtain housing, your community assists homeless people to secure enough income to afford rent, by rapidly linking them with employment and/or benefits. It also connects them to opportunities for increasing their incomes after housing placement (opportunities provided primarily by mainstream programs). 7 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Causes and Solutions The term homelessness obscures more than it illuminates the situation of any one group of people. There are multiple causes of homelessness, and therefore there are multiple solutions. Families that become homeless due to an economic cause or divorce have significantly different issues and therefore different needs than a single person who is also a substance abuser. The chart and discussion that follows attempts to portray the multiple causes of homelessness as well as some of the solutions. 8 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 9 Causes of and Solutions to Homelessness The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 It is important to note that we lack sufficient capacity to meet the current need for Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Permanent Supportive Housing. Many who lack housing are placed on waiting lists for all of these options. Emerging data from programs throughout the country that have been identified as "best practices" for housing suggest that rapid placement for individuals and families who are homeless into permanent supportive housing is the most promising approach when outcomes measuring long term stability are considered. 3. Homelessness in Virginia Beach Scope of the Problem To effectively address homelessness, solid information regarding the numbers of homeless persons in different situations and the causes of homelessness, is critical. On any given day or night, according to the latest homeless census taken in January 2007, there were 453 people in Virginia Beach who met the HUD definition of homelessness: Even though many individuals and families do not meet the HUD definition, they do experience what many would consider to be homelessness and what in fact requires the same remedy as homelessness. In 2007, there were 340 additional people who were in this situation, as well as 84 more who are inmates incarcerated in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center who identified themselves as not having a permanent address. The total of the three categories equals 877 people. The Cost of Homelessness Homelessness can be very costly to those who are homeless, to our local government and to the overall economy of the city and region. Multiple studies have shown that people who are homeless use services in the public and private sectors in ineffective and expensive ways. The following are some examples of this: • People who were homeless and become housed have fewer visits to the Emergency Room and, when they need to be admitted to a hospital, spend less time there than those who remain homeless. • Seton Youth Shelters spent $1,026,771 in 2007 to house 186 homeless youth providing 4,601 bed days of shelter in our city who have been turned out of their homes or who have run away in addition to their emergency hotline and street outreach programs. • Studies of the cost of homeless estimate that chronically homeless substance abusers use upwards of $30,000 per year in health and public safety services. • In 2006, 116 homeless persons were treated at the Virginia Beach Deter Center. Their average stay was from 5 to 7 days at a cost of $400.00 per day. This represents a cost of over $278,000 to the city. Research has proven that once housed formerly 10 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 homeless persons have fewer visits to detox centers or emergency rooms and spend less time in the hospital for other medical reasons. • People who were homeless and become housed are less likely to be incarcerated for crimes such as trespassing, loitering, etc. The cost for keeping a prisoner at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center (VBCC) is approximately $54 per day. On the day of the 2007 Point in Time Count there were 84 inmates in the VBCC identified as homeless. If this is a representative daily count, it is costing the City of Virginia Beach $4,536 per day to incarcerate persons who were homeless. • People with mental illnesses who were homeless and become housed are more likely to remain stable than those who are homeless. The cost for psychiatric hospitalization is approximately $500 per day. The following charts summarize available information regarding who is homeless in Virginia Beach. 11 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Total Persons Meeting the HUD Definition of Homelessness in Virginia Beach, 2003-2007 Homeless PeYSOns in Virginia Beach Homeless Census - Point in Time Count Comparisons 2004 - 2007 (with adjustments) ~heltered Unsheltered Totals Year 04 OS 06 07 '` 04 OS 06 07 ' ' 04 OS 06 07 # of families 75 56 56 62 ' 11 21 21 1 '' 86 77 77 63 w/children * * * * # of persons in 245 181 181 272 ' 32 66 66 4 277 247 24 276 families * * ~ w/children = * * # of individuals 125 154 154 139 -'' 61 227 227 38 '' 186 381 38 177 ** 1 ** Totals 370 335 335 4ll 93 293 293 42 ' 463 628 62 453 ~~ g ' ** # in motels 208 416 w/ 3` 76* party asst # surveyed on street 9 1 **These are the numbers reported to HUD for the 2006 CoC as a decision was made to use ZUUS PIT results. 12 2003 2004 2005'` 2007 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Characteristics of homeless individuals in Virginia Beach The following are based on the 2007 homeless Point in Time Count • 14% are veterans • 15% have severe and persistent mental illness • 38% have chronic substance abuse and addiction • 27% are chronically homeless Characteristics of homeless families in Virginia Beach • Individuals in families (including children) make up almost 40% of the homeless population • 22% of all homeless families have a chronic substance abuser as part of the family • 17% of those who are homeless in families are homeless because of domestic violence Characteristics of homelessness (across both populations) in Virginia Beach* • 46% are employed (full and part-time jobs) • 49% have a high school degree or better Many more individuals and families experience episodes of homelessness throughout the year. During the 2005-2006 school year the Virginia Beach Public Schools identified 526 children meeting the criteria for being homeless. During the off-season for tourism, the hotels at the oceanfront offer a temporary, affordable solution for some homeless families and individuals. Once the tourists return, these rooms are no longer available at the rates that enabled people to pay for this transitory housing. Subsequently, these people return to the streets, camp in the woods, double up with others, or sleep in their cars. 4. Virginia Beach's Plan: Strategies, Goals and Actions A. Overall Goals The four overarching goals listed here define the top priorities of our plan. All of our strategies, goals and action steps should contribute to achieving one of these four goals: • To Prevent Homelessness Whenever and Wherever Possible and Appropriate. • To Move People Who Become Homeless into Permanent Housing as Quickly as Possible and Appropriate. 13 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 • To Expand the Supply of Decent, Safe and Affordable Housing Opportunities so that the housing-related Causes of Homelessness are reduced. • To provide opportunities for housing consistent with the city housing and neighborhood goals. B. Strategies and Approaches Strategies and approaches define the ways in which we approach achieving the goals of the plan. They help guide our choices between various options, help define our process, and how we address key goals. If used correctly, our choices of action should be able to be defended by reference to these strategies and approaches. Taking a Phased Approach to Planning, Action and Input: We envision multiple steps of community involvement, re-evaluation and revision over the ten-year period of the plan. This document provides overall strategies and goals for the ten years which define how we will approach our goals, and what those goals are. It also provides defined actions for the first two years, and leaves open additional actions for the future. De~ning Issues Accurately and Creating Shared Community Goals: We need to change our paradigm from managing homelessness to ending it. We must believe ourselves that it can be reduced or ended, and act with that goal in mind. It is critical to understand that homelessness as a label masks very different sets of problems that, while related, need very different solutions. We must develop clear statements that relate to our local problems and that can be consistently communicated. The understanding and support of community leadership (governmental decision-makers and key business and community leaders) will pave the way for the availability of resources and for a higher likelihood of public support for all aspects of the plan. This requires ongoing consultation, discussion and the development of understanding prior to the proposal of actual projects. In addition, public discussion and educational forums are needed. Using Best Practices and Research Results: This requires learning from the best practices of others around the country, including our regional neighbors; evaluating how those may work in Virginia Beach; and then re- evaluating current programs against those options. 14 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Addressing Causes Rather than Catching Problems A significant portion of our current system was correctly created to "catch" and manage homelessness rather than to address the causes. Much of this was an appropriate response to the crisis that still continues. However, studies now show that to solve homelessness, prevention and permanent housing are the key strategies. Using Existing Private Sector Housing as a Key Resource for Permanent Housing Solutions: The great majority of persons with housing needs will fill them by obtaining private sector housing. Helping people overcome barriers to entry; helping people afford private sector housing; and preventing people from losing housing will provide the largest number of housing opportunities for the homeless. Preserving and Rehabilitating Existing Affordable Housing: There are thousands of existing affordable housing opportunities that exist today and must be preserved if progress is to be made. Insuring that cost-effective preservation and rehabilitation is conducted will prevent us from going backward rather than forward. Using Partnerships and Working in the Broadest, Most Effective Context with Every Possible Partner: This means: A. Regional cooperation between area cities and counties. The existing South Hampton Roads Regional Task Force on Ending Homelessness has demonstrated great success in creating effective programs that cost all localities less or that never would have been possible for one locality to undertake. B. Involvement of the key regional players in planning for and funding activities that support our goal: the Planning Council; United Way of South Hampton Roads; the Virginia Beach Foundation, the Norfolk Foundation, and other agencies and foundations. It is critical to seek alignment of the goals and the use of the funds available to all regional actors to maximize our ability to achieve success. This has already occurred with the regional SRO projects, but can be enhanced. C. Inter-agency cooperation involving Virginia Beach's homeless serving agencies cooperating to enhance service delivery and tap available expertise D. Inter-disciplinary cooperation (between housing, homeless, health, criminal justice and social service agencies) because they all have key roles to play and opportunities to contribute 15 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 E. Pro-active contact and cooperation with local, regional and national foundations Taking Maximum Advantage of Low-Cost Strategies and Untapped Funding Sources We do not expect to significantly change the financial realities of government in the region, state or nation. Massively expensive proposals are not realistic. However, there are multiple low-cost strategies that will help expand housing opportunities and overcome barriers to both prevent people from becoming homeless and assist them in finding housing. While none of these are "free", they are extremely cost effective and must be part of an overall strategy. In addition, family support programs funded by the Federal government and administered by Social Service agencies may be able to provide significant housing assistance using Federal funding. This opportunity should be explored as a key part of assisting homeless families. Integrating the Goals of Ending Homelessness with the Allocation and Use of "Mainstream" Federal Housing Resources Annually allocated Federal housing funds constitute a very large resource which can be made more available to create programs and housing opportunities that support the goals of ending homelessness. The Department of Housing already does some of this and plans to do more throughout the plan period. Continuing City funding for DHNP operational costs, non-Federally eligible programs, and major regional projects. The availability of a sufficient amount of Federal funding is made possible in great part by city support for a portion of the operational costs of the department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. In addition, city funding for non-Federally eligible but critical homelessness programs, as well as for major regional projects such as Cloverleaf will be critical for continued success. Actively Seeking to Influence Federal and State Policy and Resource Allocation Decisions As noted above in the context section, Federal policies and resource decisions do and will play a key part in our ability to achieve the goals of the plan. City efforts, especially if aligned with and part of national efforts through the US Conference of Mayors, the 16 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 National League of Cities, and NAHRO, to insure that current resource allocations are maintained or increased could pay high dividends in the future. While there is currently very little housing funding available from the Commonwealth of Virginia for cities or non-profits, there is wide support for efforts to address workforce and affordable housing. To the extent that State policy can be influenced to provide new resources for this effort, this may free-up existing resources and/or increase the overall availability of housing at all income levels. 17 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 C. Key Goals, Programs and Policies The following tables present more specific goals that are each critical to the achievement of the overall goals of this plan. For each goal, proposed actions, the rationale for them, and an approximate schedule for their achievement are provided. The Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation has the leadership role in the success of the plan. However, many of the proposed actions will be conducted by others, most notably the Department of Human Services and the member agencies of VBHARP, as well as our regional governmental, non- profit and foundation partners. The development and implementation of specific actions will be done in accordance with the strategy of utilizing the broadest possible stakeholder involvement. Goal A Insure the Preservation and Expansion of Affordable Permanent Housing Resources Pro osed Action Rationale Schedule Identify and plan for the preservation of Without preservation of existing Ongoing existing affordable housing. Allocate housing resources, opportunities appropriate funds and identify partners to help for permanent housing will achieve this. decrease. Create new private sector housing opportunities The use of leveraged "risk FY 07-08 through "Master Lease" or "Housing Broker reduction" to help people Programs - these involve developing overcome barriers to permanent agreements with landlords that allow otherwise housing is the most cost effective ineligible households whose main obstacle to way to house people who don't obtaining housing is not financial to obtain need financial assistance housing with certain guarantees from the city or a ency. Create new opportunities in the market by Rental security deposit Ongoing annual allocations helping people overcome one-time barriers to requirements often exceed $2,500 and review of program success obtaining housing through ~nancial and present a significant barrier to assistance - such as providing rental security entry. de osits Creating additional Permanent Supportive Permanent supportive housing is a Gosnold in 2007 Housing for Chronically Homeless, Disabled key to ending chronic Cloverleaf in 2009 and Special Needs Populations regionally in homelessness Third regional project in 2011 order to s read the costs. Use Section 8 Housing Vouchers to Support Section 8 vouchers are key to .2008-09: 42 units for Permanent Supportive Housing making supportive housing Cloverleaf Apartments. feasible Use Section 8 Vouchers to Support Dedicating some Section 8 For fiscal year 2007-2008, an Permanent Housing for Previously Homeless resources to homeless families allocation of 40 units to Families and/or the disabled will increase VBCDC has been made 0 ortunities for them. Use HOME funds to support the acquisition of HOME funds can provide 2 years In FY 07-08 DHNP has multi-family housing for the homeless and of rental subsidy for permanent allocated $400,000 for the Tenant Based Rental Assistance housing. acquisition of permanent housin . 18 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Goal B Prevent Homelessness Pro osed Action Rationale Schedule Expand Financial Assistance to Prevent Preventing homelessness is the most cost 2007-2008 and Homelessness: Two programs that prevent effective way to address the problem continuing homelessness already exist and are administered by the Department of Human Services: the Regional Homeless Intervention Program, and the City's Homeless Emergency Program (HEP). For 2007- 2008, DHNP has budgeted an additional $50,000 for HEP. Establish an eviction prevention program that can Eviction prevention programs pro- 2008 intervene early and effectively to prevent actively communicate their existence and homelessness. intervene when appropriate to prevent evictions that can be resolved. Improve Discharge Policies to Prevent The Regional Task Force is seeking to 2007-2009 Homelessness: The lack of appropriate resources understand and seek to address them to and/ar links between criminal justice and mental reduce this cause of homelessness. health facilities and housing resources contribute to DHNP will actively participate in this homelessness by resulting in the discharge of and work with all stakeholders to try to persons from such facilities without an actual achieve improvements. housing arrangement. While these issues are com lex and challen in , 19 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Goal C Expand the Availability of Resources Pro osed Action Rationale Schedule Expand Regional Resource Development: Regional funders are highly interested Key effort for Cloverleaf New resources from foundations, from private in regional efforts to end homelessness. aparhnents in 2007-08 and donors and may be available. A regionally This has been demonstrated by their the Healing Place. coordinated effort to enhance resource support of Gosnold Apartments and the development, based on best practices and cost- Regional Housing database. Expanding effective regional projects, has already been this effort may produce significant demonstrated in the Gosnold aparhnent project. support. In addition, there is a need for Cloverleaf apartments and the planned Healing non-Federal money for some key lace will be additional re ional efforts. activities. Expand National Resource Development Both locally for Virginia Beach Ongoing Efforts agencies and on a regional level, the implementation of best practice programs and regional cooperation should allow access to additional funds Maximize HUD funding to Virginia Beach's To better compete under Federal 2007-2010 Continuum of Care. guidelines, the continuum must fund To achieve the maximum funding available, the fewer services and more permanent programs proposed for Virginia Beach must housing. Substituting locally-controlled reduce requested funding for services and Federal funds for certain activities; increase it for permanent housing. This can be transitioning away from services; as done through some program changes, the use of well as transitioning transitional locally controlled funds, and changing the use housing to permanent housing, should of some facilities. all increase funding to Virginia Beach from this source over time Expand interagency cooperation in the use of Expanded cooperation of non-profits, 2007-2008 all available resources to prevent family DHNP programs and DHS programs homelessness. can hel reduce homelessness. Maintain active ongoing relationship with VHDA is the key source for financing Ongoing VHDA to insure financing opportunities are affordable housing in the state. High available and utilized optimally quality projects with regional cooperation can obtain very affordable financin Use City funds where available to support Often Federal funds are not sufficient Provided $1.3 million for major regional projects for major projects; projects may not be Cloverleaf in 2007. Future Federally eligible; or local funds may funding decisions should be leverage significant Federal funding. based on city priorities, opportunities/projects, and fundin availabilit Actively Participate in Federal and State Federal policy and budgeting may Ongoing; especially needed Policy-Making and Resource-Allocation change in 2007-2008. The US in calendar year 2007 for the Decisions Conference of Mayors has called for development of the new major funding increases in key federal Federal budget. programs. This could dramatically impact our ability to implement this and other plans. 20 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Goal D Maintain and Transition the Current Services System and Funding to Align with this Plan and Regional Priorities What is Pro osed? Rationale Schedule The current system of homeless serving DHNP and C of C agencies will 2007-2010 agencies and programs must be maintained continue to plan to address this. while new programs are developed and put in place. This will require careful planning and coo eration. Develop regional priorities, convey them to all Implementing regional priorities 2009-2010 involved and implement coordinated aligned with nationai best practices approaches to achieving them over time will move the entire region over time into a coordinated system that best hel s end homelessness Develop and implement outcome-based Transitioning to outcome-based funding requirements to direct funding to the funding will help funders and most effective programs agencies improve and make the case for needed chan es. Insure that current facilities that will continue [t is critical to the homeless- Ongoing annually. to be needed are well maintained and funded. serving system and to city goals This requires the allocation of locally- that current facilities stay well- controlled funding on an ongoing basis. maintained and capable of achieving their goals 21 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Goal E Connect People to Services and Resources to Help them Succeed Pro osed Action Rationale When Provide the best information on regionally Information is a key resource to Beginning in available housing. Expand the regional affordable providers and those who need housing. Summer, 2007 housing database; provide additional housing To enhance the availability of all types counseling; improve communication about existing of information, especially on a housing opportunities to the general public and to centralized, regional basis will help people at risk of becoming homeless. connect people to housing more effectively. This not only helps all people seeking housing to obtain it; but it reduces inquiries to all providers and thereby reduces the total work needed to operate the system. The developing Affordable Housing Database operated by the Planning Council for our region is one art of this effort. Enhance Access to Services and Reduce Total A regional "central intake" system that system demand by creating a City Wide and provides central access to all regional Later a Regional Central Intake System resources through one call would dramatically reduce the total call volume to agencies and the burden on the person seeking housing. However, obstacles to a regional system mean that a citywide system may be a good interim alternative. In addition, assuring that staffers are experts and have relationships with housing providers will expand the chances of obtaining available housing or shelter. Insure that Street Homeless are Connected to Available Services; insure continuation of street outreach programs that engage chronically homeless persons and provide information on new o tions as the become available. Connect People to Services Comprehensively: Federal guidelines are steering funding 2007 or 2008 lmplementing a regional-based series of activities away from services. However, it is still involving connecting people to services, such as necessary for people to obtain appropriate "Project Homeless ConnecY' provides a one-stop support services. Large regional events at shop that has demonstrated its value by the which all services are available should attendance of homeless persons. expand access and reduce the time needed to access services. 22 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 Goal F Create and Enhance Community and Leadership Understanding and Support Pro osed Action Rationale Schedule Conduct Regular Public Discussions and Input 2008 Sessions in Vir inia Beach Re ardin this Plan Conduct Bi-Annual Regional Public Forums on Regional task force with assistance from 2008 and bi- Regional Efforts, national best practices and local all stakeholders annually ro rams Conduct Subject-Focused Regional Forums on Key Regional task force with assistance from 2008 - discharge Issues to Obtain Information and Generate Support all stakeholders planning - i.e. dischar e lannin . Assist and/or initiate Local, Regional and State Efforts to Promote a Positive Image of Workforce and Affordable Housin . Expand Ongoing communication and information DHNP has allocated a staff position to do efforts about all as ects of affordable housin this startin in 2007-2008 Continue to promote Fair Housing practices in all DHNP and housing industry stakeholders forums and in all as ects of work 5. Implementing and Managing the Plan Actively seeking the implementation of this ambitious plan that involves multiple partnerships, multiple activities and policy and program initiatives will require a significant amount of staff time. DHNP's pending reorganization recognizes this and identifies three new positions to work on this and related housing initiatives. The positions are part of the new Rental Housing Division of DHNP, which includes the Section 8 program, and has the assignment of increasing rental housing opportunities for low and moderate income households in Virginia Beach. It is our plan to utilize these positions, combined with the existing homeless resource coordinator position, to help manage and implement this plan. In addition, the department will initiate a housing policy coordination team, with participation from other city agencies and community agencies, to continuously meet and develop and enhance program and policy initiatives that advance the ten year plan and expand housing opportunities. The combination of assigned staff and a stakeholder policy body of key representatives, plus the ongoing regional homeless task farce work, should all result in an energetic and successful achievement of the goals of this plan. 23 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 6. Measuring and Evaluating Progress An additional key component of the plan will be obtaining, analyzing and reporting on key statistics regarding progress. These measurements will have to be developed, defined and then collected on a regular basis. This aspect of the plan is critical to conveying its success and allowing for adjustment. The Department of Housing will allocate staff time for this purpose on an ongoing basis. Reports will be developed and distributed to all stakeholders for discussion and analysis. 7. Plan Schedule This plan provides long term strategies and goals for guidance. It includes actions for the first two years. A major initiative to involve the community will be undertaken in 2008. Significant input from the community will be sought and utilized at multiple times beyond then. The schedule will be updated and aligned with city planning and budgeting, as well as regional planning and initiatives Appendices: 1. Continuum of Care 2007: This document is in process and will be appended upon its completion by June 8, 2007 2. HUD Definition of Homelessness Homeless Individual- an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. The term "homeless" or "homeless individual" does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress or a State law. Chronic Homelessness is long-term or repeated homelessness accompanied by a disability. Many chronically homeless people have a serious mental illness like schizophrenia and/or alcohol or drug addiction. Most chronically homeless individuals have been in treatment programs, sometimes on dozens of occasions. This definition of chronic homelessness includes homeless individuals with a disabling condition (substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic 24 The City of Virginia Beach's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Draft for Public Comment - May 14, 2007 physical illness or disability) who have been homeless either 1) continuously for one whole year, or 2) four or more times in the past three years. Research reveals that between 10 to 20 percent of homeless single adults are chronically homeless. (Note: a family cannot be defined as chronically homeless, even though they may experience repeated events of being homeless and if they have a disability.) Other programs that address homeless have different definitions for homelessness. For services provided under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act the definition of homeless is much broader and includes persons living in hotels, motels, and campgrounds. It also includes individuals who are doubled up with relatives or friends, and those awaiting placement in foster- care. To determine homelessness the McKinney Vento programs considers the permanence and adequacy of the living situation, unlike the Continuum of Care programs. Our plan intends to address people without suitable housing conditions or who are at risk of being homeless. Homelessness\consol ten year plan affinal.doc 25 -34- Item V.J.6a1b. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56503 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council ADOPTED: Resolutions to REFER to the Planning Commission, for recommendation, AMENDMENTS to the City Zoning Ordinance (CZO) re Workforce Housing: a. ~102 and 900 and ADD a new Article 20 to establish the Overlay District and requirements therefore b. Comprehensive Plan incorporating the Program Principles Voting: 9-1 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: k Reba S. McClanan .~ Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 1 A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING 2 COMMISSION AMENDMENTS THE CITY ZONING 3 ORDINANCE, CONSISTING OF AMENDMENTS TO 4 SECTIONS 102 AND 900 AND A NEW ARTICLE 20, 5 ESTABLISHING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING 6 OVERLAY DISTRICT AND SETTING FORTH 7 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT 8 9 WHEREAS, by Resolution dated September 27, 2005, the City Council directed 10 the Planning Commission to study the City's development ordinances and recommend 11 amendments to such ordinances regarding, among other things, increasing the overall 12 supply of workforce and affordable housing by encouraging increased density and 13 mixed-use development in Strategic Growth Areas not within Air Installation Compatible 14 Use Zones (AICUZ); and 15 16 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission created a Workforce Housing Committee 17 comprised of workforce housing advocates, developers, representatives of civic groups, 18 and other citizens to perform such study and to develop potential solutions; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the Workforce Housing Committee presented its report to the 21 Planning Commission on November 13, 2006; and 22 23 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing concerning the 24 Workforce Housing Committee's report on December 13, 2006, at which the comments 25 received by the Commission was overwhelmingly positive; and 26 27 WHEREAS, the City Council held public hearings concerning the Workforce 28 Housing Committee's report on January 23, 2007 and February 13, 2007, at which the 29 overall public response was also overwhelmingly positive; and 30 31 WHEREAS, on February 27, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 32 3239, affirming the desirability of high-quality workforce housing and directing the staff 33 to develop zoning and other ordinances that would as will accomplish that goal; 34 35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 36 OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 37 38 That the City Council hereby refers to the Planning Commission, for its 39 consideration and recommendation, the proposed ordinance entitled " An Ordinance to 40 Amend the City Zoning Ordinance by Amending Section 102, Establishing the 41 Workforce Housing Overlay District; Amending Section 900, Pertaining to the 42 Legislative Intent of the B-4 Mixed Use District, the B-4C Central Business Mixed Use 43 District and the B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District; and by Adding a New 44 Article 20, Consisting of Sections 2000 Through 2006, Pertaining to Definitions, 45 Applicability, Permitted Uses, Density Bonuses, Plan Requirements and Required 46 Features of Development in Workforce Housing Overlay Districts. 47 48 A true copy of the aforesaid ordinance is hereto attached. 49 50 Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach on the 5th day of 51 June , 2007. CA-10412 R-1 May 24, 2007 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Departmer~~ of Planning APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: , ~ r City Attorney's Office 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING SECTION 102, ESTABLISHING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT; AMENDING SECTION 900, PERTAINING TO THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE B-4 MIXED USE DISTRICT, THE B-4C CENTRAL BUSINESS MIXED USE DISTRICT AND THE B-4K HISTORIC KEMPSVILLE AREA MIXED USE DISTRICT; AND BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 20, CONSISTING OF SECTIONS 2000 THROUGH 2O06, PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS, APPLICABILITY, PERMITTED USES, DENSITY BONUSES, PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT IN WORKFORCE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICTS Sections Amended: City Zoning Ordinance Section 102 and 900 Sections Added: City Zoning Ordinance Sections 2000 - 2006 WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice so require; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: That Section 102 of the City Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by establishing the Workforce Housing Overlay District, and a new Article 20, consisting of Sections 2000-2006, is hereby added, pertaining to definitions, applicability, permitted uses, density bonuses, plan requirements and required features of development in Workforce Housing Overlay Districts, which shall read as follows: Sec. 102. Establishment of districts and official zoning map~. (a4) There is hereby established the Workforce Housinq Overlay District. Such district shall be desiqnated on the official zoninq map by the notation "(WF)" followinq the desiqnation of the underlvinq zoninq district. As an illustration, propertv in the B-4 Mixed Use District and in the Workforce Housinq Overlav District shall be desiqnated on the official zoninq map as havinq the classification "B-4(WF)." The Workforce Housinq Overlay District shall be limited to property located within those areas of the Citv desiqnated in Section 2003 of this ordinance that has been rezoned to incorporate the 1 44 Workforce Housinq Overlay District as an overlay to the underlyinq zoninq classification 45 of the propert rL. 46 47 .... 48 COMMENT 49 50 The amendment establishes the Workforce Housing Overlay District. The Overlay District 51 is to be created only on a case-by-case basis pursuant to a rezoning adding the Workforce Housing 52 Overlay District designation to the underlying zoning district classification of the subject property. 53 Such rezonings may occur only in areas identified in the Comprehensive Plan as suitable for 54 increased dwelling unit density, including Strategic Growth Areas. 55 56 Sec. 900. Legislative intent [Business Districts]. 57 58 The purpose of the B-1 Neighborhood Business District is to provide areas where 59 a limited range of business establishments can be located near or adjacent to 60 residential development without adversely impacting the adjacent residential area. The 61 purpose of the B-1A Limited Community Business District is to provide areas where 62 limited commercial development can be dispersed to support the needs of nearby 63 residential neighborhoods. The purpose of the B-2 Community Business District is to 64 provide land needed for community-wide business establishments. This district is 65 intended for general application in the city. It is intended that, by the creation of this 66 district, business uses will be geographically concentrated. The purpose of the B-3 67 Central Business District is to set apart that portion of the city which forms the 68 metropolitan center for financial, commercial, professional and cultural activities, 69 including business, professional and cultural development in a manner that 70 complements the B-3A Pembroke Central Business Core District and the policies 71 identified in the City of Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan. It is intended that any uses 72 likely to create friction with these proposed types of activities will be discouraged. This 73 district is not intended for general application throughout the city. The purpose of the B- 74 3A Pembroke Central Business Core District is to optimize development potential for a 75 mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented, urban activity center with mid- to high-rise structures 76 that contain numerous types of uses, including business, retail, residential, cultural, 77 educational and other public and private uses. The B-3A district is intended to comprise 78 publicly accessible community open space areas, generally reflective of the concepts 79 identified in the city's Comprehensive Plan and the Pembroke Central Business District 80 Master Plan. Requests for rezonings to the B-3A Pembroke Central Business Core 81 District shall be limited within the area bound by Independence Boulevard, Jeanne 82 Street, Constitution Drive and the Norfolk-Southern Railroad right-of-way. As to those 83 buildings and structures rendered nonconforming by a rezoning to B-3A, it is the intent 84 of the City Council to encourage their appropriate expansion or renovation by resolution, 85 as set forth in section 105, in order to effectuate the intent of this section. This district is 86 not intended for general application throughout the city. The purpose of the B-4 Mixed 87 Use District is to provide for retail and commercial service facilities and residential usesl 88 includinq hiqh-qualitv workforce housincl in appropriate areas within the district, 89 includinq Strateqic Growth Areas, in those areas of the city where a mixture of such 2 90 uses is desirable and recommended by the policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The 91 purpose of the B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District is to provide an area that 92 complements the B-3A Pembroke Central Business Core District through quality mixed 93 use development at intensities and patterns that support multiple modes of 94 transportation, higher residential densities, includina hiqh-qualitv workforce housinq in 95 appropriate areas within the district, and an integrated mix of residential and non- 96 residential uses within the same building or on the same lot. Requests for rezonings to 97 the B-4C Central Business Mixed Use District shall be limited to the area surrounding 98 the B-3A Pembroke Central Business Core District and generally bounded by Thalia 99 Creek on the east, Interstate 264 on the south, Aragona Boulevard on the west, and 100 Jeanne Street and Broad Street on the north. Development within the B-4C Central 101 Business Mixed Use District should adhere to the Comprehensive Plan's Mixed Use 102 Development Guidelines. The purpose of the B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use 103 District is to provide an area that complements the adjoining residential neighborhoods 104 through quality mixed use development at intensities and patterns that support multiple 105 modes of transportation, higher residential densities, includinq hiqh-quality workforce 106 housinq in appropriate areas within the district, includinq Strateqic Growth Areas, and 107 an integrated mix of residential and non-residentiat uses within the same building or on 108 the same lot. Rezonings to the B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District shall 109 be limited to property within the area generally bounded by Kempsville Heights and 110 Kempsville Lake to the north, Cedar Run Canal to the south, Kempsville Gardens and 111 Kempsville Manor to the east, and Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River to the west. 112 Development within the B-4K Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use District shall conform 113 to the Comprehensive Plan's Mixed Use Development Guidelines and the Historic 114 Kempsville Area Master Plan or, in the event of a conflict, shall conform to the Historic 115 Kempsville Area Master Plan. 116 117 COMMENT 118 119 The amendments add the provision of high-quality workforce housing in appropriate 120 locations to the legislative intent of the B-4 Mixed Use, B-4C Central Business Mixed Use and B-4K 121 Historic Kempsville Area Mixed Use Districts. 122 ~23 ARTICLE 20. WORKFORCE HOUSING 124 125 Sec. 2000. Purpose and intent. 126 127 The purpose and intent of this Article is to encouraqe the development of hiqh- 128 qualitv housinq that is: (1 ~ affordable by households with annual incomes of between 129 80% and 120% of Area Median Income (AMI); or (2), for rental purposes, by households 130 with annual incomes of between 60% and 90% of AMI, adiusted for family size, who live 131 or work in Virginia Beach;. Because such households qenerally, althouqh not uniformlv, 132 consist of one or two workinq members, such housinq is termed "workforce housinq." In 133 order to accomplish that qoal, this Article establishes incentives for the construction of 134 workforce housinq in areas of the Citv, includinq Strateqic Growth Areas, in which the 135 Comprehensive Plan recoqnizes increased density to be appropriate. Equally 3 136 importantly this Article also ensures that workforce housinq will be well-desiqned, of 137 hiqh qualitv and well-inteqrated into the overall development of which it is a component. 138 139 COMMENT 140 141 The new section states the purpose and intent of the ordinance, which is to provide 142 incentives for the development, in areas of the City where the Comprehensive Plan recognizes that 143 increased density is appropriate, of high-quality, affordable housing for persons meeting the 144 income guidelines set forth in the section. 145 146 Sec.2001. Findinqs. 147 148 The City Council hereby finds that: 149 150 ~a) Housinq prices have risen much faster than incomes durinq the past few 151 years therebv eliminatinq, for manv people, the option of purchasinq a home, and for 152 others the option of rentinq without causinq an undue financial burden; 153 154 (b) The most effective approach to preservinq the qualitv of the Citv's housinq 155 and neighborhoods is to maintain and improve upon their diversitv. This diversitv 156 includes the tvpe, value and desiqn of housinq and neiqhborhoods, which in turn, helps 157 the Citv meet its qoals for a quality physical environment, family and vouth opportunities 158 and economic vitality. In addition, people from a varietv of cultures, backqrounds, aqes, 159 races and capabilities will have qreater opportunities to find and retain safe, decent and 160 affordable housinq; 161 162 (c) The planninq and creation of mixed-income and mixed-use developments 163 will advance the Citv's qoal of providinq diverse, hiqh-quality and affordable housiny in 164 desirable neiqhborhoods. Allowinq a qreater mix of incomes within neighborhoods 165 increases the affordability of housinq and reduces the isolation of income qroups. 166 Further, mixed-use developments are beneficial in the long run because thev broaden 167 housinq opportunities, increase residents' access to nearbv employment and provide a 168 better land use arranqement to accommodate alternative, cost-effective transportation 169 svstems. 170 171 (d) Without an adequate supply of workforce housing, emplovees of local 172 businesses would be forced to live in places that are distant from the workplace, thereby 173 causinq financial and social stress upon the families of such employees. In addition, an 174 inadeauate suaalv of workforce housina would discouracae prospective businesses from 175 locatinq in Virqinia Beach; and 176 177 ~e) Workforce housing is not housinq of inferior qualitv or desiqn, nor will it 178 adverselv affect the value of homes in the vicinity. As required by the provisions of this 179 Article, the exterior of workforce housinq units will be essentially indistinauishable from 180 non-workforce housinq units of the same housinq tvpe, and the overall qualitv of 181 construction of the interior of workforce housinq units will be comparable to that of non- 4 182 workforce housinq units Workforce housinq units within mixed-use developments, will 183 be subiect to applicable desiqn standards set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. In 184 addition workforce housinq units will be inteqrated into the residential component of a 185 mixed-use development rather than beinq located in discrete areas within that 186 component. 187 ~ $$ COMMENT 189 190 The section sets forth findings concerning the need for workforce housing in subsections (a) 191 through (d). Subsection (e) expresses a finding that workforce housing is not substandard or 192 inferior, and explains the basis for that finding, which is reflected in the requirements for 193 workforce housing units set forth in Section 2006. 194 195 Sec.2002. Definitions. 196 197 As used in this article the followinq terms shall be defined as follows: 198 199 (a) Affordable. Housinq is considered affordable bv a purchaser if no more 200 than approximately 30°/a of the qross household income of the purchaser is spent on 201 direct housinq costs which include mortgaqe principal, interest, taxes and insurance, 202 but not homeowners' association dues, condo fees, utilities or other related housinq 203 costs. 204 205 (b) Affordabilitv Level Statement. A statement of the number of workforce 206 housinq units that are affordable to qualified buvers at 80%, 90%, 100%, 110% and 207 120% of Area Median Income, respectively or to qualified renters at 60%, 70%, 80% 208 and 90% of Area Median Income. 209 210 (b) Area Median Income (AMI) - The household income that one-half of the 211 household incomes in a specific area are below and one-half are above. References in 212 this Article to Area Median Income shall be to the Area Median Income for the Virqinia 213 Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virqinia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which is 214 published annually bv the U.S. Department of Housinq and Urban Development (HUD) 215 and is adjusted for household size. 216 217 (c) Bonus Densitv - An increase in the maximum allowable dwellinq unit 218 densitv on a propertY attributable to the provision of workforce housinq on that propertv. 219 220 jd) Qualified Buyer - A person whose Workforce Housinq application has 221 been approved and who meets the home ownership requirements of the Workforce 222 Housinq Proqram. These requirements center on qross annual income, financial 223 assets, and location where one works and lives. To purchase a Workforce Housinq 224 Unit, annual qross income must qenerally be between 80% and 120% of Area Median 225 Income. 226 5 227 (e) Qualified Renter - A person whose Workforce Housinq application has 228 been approved and who meets the rental requirements of the Workforce Housinq 229 Proqram These requirements center on qross annual income, financial assets, and 230 location where one works and lives. To rent a Workforce Housinq Unit, annual qross 231 income must qenerallv be between 60% and 90% of Area Median Income. 232 233 (fl Strateqic Growth Area (SGA) - Areas of the City that are desiqnated in the 234 Comprehensive Plan to absorb most of Citv's future qrowth, both residential and non- 235 residential These areas which are planned for more intensive uses than most other 236 areas of the Citv are characterized bv the inteqration, not separation, of diverse but 237 compatible uses includinq where appropriate, residential uses. 238 239 jq) Workforce Housinp (WFH) - Housinq that is qenerally affordable to 240 households with working members who live or will be livinq in the Citv of Virainia Beach. 241 For home ownership it is housinq that is priced to be affordable to households with 242 annual incomes between 80% and 120% of AMI. For rentals, it is housinq that is priced 243 to be affordable to households with annual incomes between 60% and 80% of AMI 244 245 (h) Workforce Housinq Discount - The difference in sales price between a 246 market rate unit and an equivalent Workforce Housing Unit. This amount is calculated 247 to be the reduction in sales price necessary to make a Workforce Housinq Unit 248 affordable to a household at a tarqeted income level. 249 250 (i) Workforce Housinq Unit (WFH Unit) - A dwellinq unit that is reserved for 251 sale or rent by a Qualified Buver or Qualified Renter, as the case mav be, at a price 252 incorporatinq the workforce housinq discount. Workforce housinq units are constructed 253 as a result of the bonus density provisions that allow the construction of a qreater 254 number of dwellinq units on a specific parcel of land than is otherwise allowed in 255 exchanqe for the provision of workforce housinq on the parcel. 256 257 COMMENT 258 259 The section contains definitions of various terms used in the ordinance. 260 261 Sec. 2003. Areas of applicability. 262 263 The Workforce Housinq Overlav District shall be limited to property in areas of 264 the Citv in which increased density of residential development is consistent with the 265 Comprehensive Plan, includinq Strateqic Growth Areas; provided, however, that no 266 propertv within anv Accident Potential Zone or Noise Zone of 65-70 dB DNL or qreater 267 or any property in the R-10 throuqh R-40 Residential Districts shall be included within 268 the District. 269 270 271 272 273 COMMENT 274 275 The section limits areas in which the Workforce Aousing Overlay District may be created to 276 those areas in which increased density is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Such areas 277 include, but are not limited to, Strategic Growth Areas. The section also prohibits the Overlay in 278 AICUZ Noise Zones of 65-760 dB DNL or higher and in the R-10 through R-40 Residential 279 Districts. 280 281 Sec. 2004. Allowed uses. 282 283 (~ All development within the Workforce Housinq Overlav District, includinq, 284 but not limited to uses site lavout buildinq desiqn, open space, qarkinq and other 285 improvements shall conform to the land use plan approved bv the Citv Council in 286 accordance with the provisions of this Article. The approved land use plan shall 287 supersede any conflictinq provisions of the underlyinq zoninq district, but shall conform 288 to all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance except those for which a variance has 289 been qranted. 290 291 (b) Within the Workforce Housinq Overlav District, uses shall be allowed in 292 accordance with the use requlations of the underlvinq zoninq district; provided, 293 however that where the underlving zoning district is residential, sinale-family, duplex, 294 semi-detached attached and multiple-family dwellinqs shall be allowed notwithstandinq 295 any contrarv provision of the requlations of the underlvinq zoninq district. 296 297 COMMENT 298 299 Subsection (a) provides that development within the Workforce Housing Overlay District 300 must conform to the land use plan approved by the City Council. Land use plans supersede the 301 zoning regulations of the underlying zoning district, thereby allowing for greater flexibility in 302 designing developments containing workforce housing (within the limits of City Council approval). 303 304 Subsection (b) limits the uses allowed in the Workforce Housing Overlay District to those 305 uses allowed in the underlying zoning district, with the exception that all forms of dwelling units are 306 allowed where the underlying zoning district is residential. 307 308 Sec. 2005. Applications; Workforce Housing Overlay District land use plan. 309 310 (a) In addition to anv other information qenerally required for rezoninq 311 applications applications for the Workforce Housinq Overlav District shall contain the 312 followinq information: 313 (1) A survev of existinq site conditions, includinq include trees, 314 contours floodwav, ftood frinqe, waters, wetlands and other natural 315 features; 316 317 ~2) A narrative statement of planninq objectives for the proposed 318 development; 319 7 320 (3) A construction schedule includinq a schedule of construction of 321 workforce housinq units; 322 323 (4) A detailed land use plan which shall, at a minimum, consist of: 324 325 A Architectural elevations for proposed structures, includinq 326 buildinq materials and colors; 327 328 B. A qeneral landscape plan and tree preservation plan; 329 330 C. A detailed description of the differences in size, interior 331 lavout and construction materials between workforce 332 housinq units and other dwellinq units of the same tvpe; 333 334 D. An Affordabilitv Level Statement; 335 336 E. The totat area to be included in the Workforce Housinq 337 Overlay District as part of the application; 338 339 F. The location of residential uses and total number and tvpe of 340 proposed dwellinq units, includinq the location, number and 341 type of workforce housinq units; 342 343 G. Types of nonresidential uses proposed, if any, includinq the 344 area and qross floor area proposed for such nonresidential 345 development; 346 347 H. Gross floor area of all structures; 348 349 I. Location of all buildinqs, streets, allevs and pedestrian 350 walkwaYs; 351 352 J. Requlations qoverninq heiqht, setbacks, floor area ratio, lot 353 coveraqe, impervious surface, accessory structures (sheds, 354 swimminq pools, etc,), siqns and fences; 355 356 K. Number and location of parkinq spaces, includinq parkinq 357 structures; 358 359 L. Proposed improvements to adjacent public streets; 360 361 M. Open space and recreation areas, includinq areas inside 362 buildinqs; 363 364 N Green development features, such as porous pavinq or 365 pavers native plant landscapinq, reduced street lenqths, 366 reduced pavement width bio-retention islands, shared 367 parkinq veqetated swales in lieu of curb and qutter or other 368 features of development intended to enhance environmental 369 uq ality• 370 371 (b) No substantial modifications of the approved land use plan shall be 372 allowed except pursuant to an amendment to such plan approved by the City Council in 373 accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 107 of this ordinance. For 374 purposes of this section a"substantial modification" shall include anv chanqes to the 375 approved land use plan that in the judqment of the Planninq Director, are not clearly in 376 keepinq with the intent of the Citv Council in approvinq the plan. The term shall also 377 include any reduction in the number location desiqn or affordability level of workforce 378 housinq units. 379 380 COMMENT 381 382 Subsection (a) sets forth the application requirements for the Workforce Housing Overlay 383 District. Those requirements include a number of items that are unique to workforce housing 384 applications, including a construction schedule for workforce housing units, architectural 385 elevations, a statement of the number of units at specified levels of affordability, and a description 386 of green development features. 387 388 Subsection (b) specifies the procedure for modi~cation of an approved land use plan for a 389 Workforce Housing Overlay District. 390 391 392 Sec. 2006. Bonus densitv; workforce housinq unit requirements. 393 394 (a) The dwellinq unit densitv in the Workforce_ Housinq Overlav District may 395 be increased bv a maximum of thirty (30) per cent over the density allowed in the 396 underlvinq zoninq district if all of the followina conditions are met: 397 398 (b) Not less than seventeen per cent (17%) of the total number of dwellinq 399 units are workforce housinq units. In the event the maximum allowable densitv is not 400 increased bv thirtv (30~ per cent, the percentaqe of workforce housinq units required 401 shall maintain the same ratio of thirty (30~ per cent to seventeen (17 per cent; 402 403 (c) Workforce housinq units shall be inteqrated into the development to the 404 same extent as other dwellinq units and shall not be clustered in discrete locations 405 separate from other dwellinq units; 406 407 (d) The construction of worl~force housinq units shall reasonably coincide with 408 that of other units. 409 9 410 (e) Workforce housinq shall conform to the Workforce Housinq Desiqn 411 Criteria and anv other applicable desiqn standards in the Comprehensive Plan, 412 includinq but not limited to, the followinq standards: 413 414 (1) The exterior of workforce housinq units shall have the same 415 ^ buildinq materials and finish and be effectively indistinquishable 416 from non-workforce housinq units of the same housinq tvpe; 417 418 ~2) Workforce housinq units shall be comparable in bedroom mix, 419 desiqn and overall qualitv of construction to the market rate units in 420 the development except that workforce housinq units shall not be 421 required to exceed three (3) bedrooms per unit; and 422 423 (3) The square footaqe and interior features of workforce housinq units 424 shall not be required to be the same as other dwellinq units in the 425 development units, so lonq as they are reasonablv similar in size 426 and qualitv and are consistent with the current buildinq standards 427 for new housinq in the Citv of Virqinia Beach. 428 429 COMMENT 430 431 The section sets forth the bonus density provisions and the requirements for a development 432 to qualify for the bonus density. It also sets forth requirements pertaining to the quality and design 433 of workforce housing units and their integration into a development. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the day of , 2007. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: CA-10396 CityLaw\00033802.doc R-2 May 24, 2007 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: , Plannin epartment City Attorney's Office 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY INCORPORATING PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING WHEREAS, the public convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice so req u i re; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: That there is hereby referred to the Planning Commission, for its consideration and recommendation, proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan incorporating principles relating to the provision of workforce housing. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the ~~~ day of T,,,,o , 2007. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: , . ~ ~, ~ Planning epartme City Attorney's Office CA 10418 R-3 May 25, 2007 An Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Pertaining to Workforce Housing June 13, 2007 The following are amendments to the Comprehensive Plan (as adopted by the City Council on December 2, 2003 and as last amended on October 24, 2006) pertaining to the provision of Workforce Housing in the City of Virginia Beach. Text to be added is underlined. Text to be deleted is struck through with a single line across the words. Page 29 (bottom) and Page 30 (top) When this concept is viewed from the vantage point of the theme of generational continuity, it is clear that we must have healthy neighborhoods within each element of the spectrum of housing cost. We must view our housing stock as a continuum along which people may progress according to their means and stage in life. Thus it follows that we must have reasonably-priced housing in the city that young people can purchase as they begin their careers in the Virginia Beach labor market. Such housing must be viewed as providing an opportunity to get started as a homeowner in our city. Affordable housing provides a vital link in the picture of generational continuity. But for those who aspire to move along that continuum, this housing must not only be affordable to buy, but affordable to sell. , ' •, , , , . , , . Page 240-241 Housing Issues Three key housing issues are discussed in this section of the plan. They are workforce a##er~a~le housing, senior housing, and housing others with special needs. These elements complement the vision and guiding principles by recognizing that housing needs extend beyond the provision of market-level supply and demand. Certain citizens require and deserve assistance in their efforts to meet fundamental housing needs and it is the intent of this plan to provide goals and policies that help these people obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing. Workforce A##er~a~le Housing The term "workforce housinq" denotes affordable housinq that is primarily for households with workinq members It is however also true that many households consist of retirees or disabled persons who need decent and safe housina but are retired or are unable to work. There are also those who are unemploved and cannot find qood affordable housinq. It is, therefore, appropriate to encompass all of these needs under the umbrella term of "workforce housinq." For the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan workforce housina is defined as that provided at pricinq affordable to households in the followinq income ranqes: For homeowners workforce housinq is priced to be affordable to households with annual incomes between 80% and 120% of area median income adiusted for family size. In 2006 this is equivalent to approximately $48 000 to $72 000 annual income for a family of four. For renters workforce housinq is priced to be affordable to households with annual incomes between 60% and 90% of area median income, adiusted for familv size. In 2006 this is equivalent to approximately $36 000 to $54 000 for a familv of four. It must be noted that these income quidelines are based on current economic conditions, and they will need to be adlusted annually based on the income fiqures published bv the United States Department of Housinq and Urban Development (HUD). Household income however does not bv itself define 'affordability'. Affordability is the relationship between a household's abilitv to pav and the cost to the household of housinq. This definition has no reference to the "true" cost of the unit nor to any particular unit or type of housina In addition affordable housinq must be decent, safe, and appropriate to the household's needs Finally the unit must be available and sold or rented to a aualifying household. , , , ~ . Nearly one- quarter of Virginia Beach residents cannot afford to purchase or rent the average priced housing unit. There is a shortage of housing for individuals and families with special needs such as senior housing and persons with disabilities. Waiting lists exist for all affordable housing units. Although the supply of housing does not meet the demand in every price range, this gap is significantly greater for those in the lower income bracket. Some individuals and families are not properly sheltered at all. A workforce housinq opportunitv exists when a household with income within the qualifvinq ranqe pavs approximately 30% or less of its income for a decent, safe, and appropriate housinq unit. , ° '' ' . Families expending more than this percentage are forced to choose among other equally essential goods and services such as food, transportation, utilities and health care. This creates severe family stress and places greater demands on the public and private human services system and public school system. In a very real sense, affordable housing reduces this stress and demand. By addressing issues of economic diversity, family and youth opportunities and quality physical environment, affordable housing does more than provide shelter for those in lower income brackets - it directly and indirectly achieves many of the city's strategic objectives. Notwithstandinq other cyclical market forces the success that has been achieved in creatinq a qreat qualitv of life in Virqinia Beach has helped to drive the demand for housinq in our city to a point that verv little land is now available for future development. Likewise, the price of land and development costs have risen to a level that has priced housinq out of the ranqe for many buvers and renters The affordabilitv qap for many in the workforce such as the first-time home buver or renter colleqe qraduate and new hires is becominq difficult to bridqe. While the development communitv desires to meet this need the cost factors of development have made it very difficult Often Virqinia Beach citizens with annual incomes as described above must, due to lack of an adequate supplv of affordably priced housinq seek housinq in our sister cities. However even if affordable housinq is located in another citv studies have shown that when the cost of travel is combined with housinq cost the total normally exceeds 30% of the household income. A 2004 report prepared for the Citv by the Virqinia Tech Center for Housinq Research identified qaps of thousands of units in the supplv of housinq for first time home buvers and low income renters The report stated that "first time home buvers were in danqer of beinq priced out of the market " If left unaddressed the availabilitv of new moderatelv priced housinq will continue to decline and will reduce choices available to moderate income Virqinia Beach households; and reduce the competitiveness of Virqinia Beach housinq in comparison with surroundinq areas where land prices althouqh risinq allow the production of lower cost and/or hiqher-amenitv housinq for this income qroup. When discussing the issue of housing affordability, the issue of housing construction quality must be considered as well. Good construction quality must be present in housing in any price range but perhaps is even more critical in housing that is affordable to persons of more modest means. In Virginia Beach, the majority of townhouses were built of materials that are now in need of major repair, which is one factor in their being among the lowest price ranges of housing. This is the type of housing that the lower income families are often forced to look for housing. Townhouses are also the type of housing showing the greatest signs of distress both in terms of assessed value and code violations. Because of the high demand to live in Virginia Beach and corresponding scarcity of housing, households at the higher income levels are willing and able to buy or rent at a lower price than they can afford, thereby eliminating housing affordable to lower income families. In other words, families that already are financially stressed are limited to housing that is older, not appreciating in value, may require costly maintenance, and in turn be difficult or impossible for families to afford. Inattention to housing maintenance needs negatively impacts not only the residents of such housing, but the quality of the surrounding neighborhood. Knowinq therefore that there is a need to increase the supply of workforce housinq, the Citv Council on September 14 2005 passed a resolution directinq the Planninq Commission to study the issue, with a particular focus on the followinq: 1. Increasinq the overall supply of workforce and affordable housinq bv encouraqinq increased density and mixed-use development in the Strateqic Growth Areas not affected bv the AICUZ zones; 2. Increasinq the production of housinq affordable to the workforce as part of new housinq development; 3. Helpinq to preserve the character and value of neiqhborhoods and housinq and assist in their preservation and enhancement. In Januarv 2007 after extensive work with Citv staff propertv owners, developers, residential builders and those with an interest in workforce housinq, the Planninp Commission presented its findinqs and recommendations to the Citv Council. As requested bv the 2005 resolution, the Plannincl Commission provided recommendations on each of items listed above. In reqards to the Strateqic Growth Areas (SGA's) the Planninq Commission concurred that the SGA's outside the AICUZ can provide an excellent opportunitv for the provision of Workforce Housinq (WFH) The SGA's are intended to help meet the challenqe of protectinq our residential neiqhborhoods and preventinq urban sprawl while at the same time qrovidinq opportunities for continued economic qrowth These qrowth areas are desiqnated to absorb most of the city's future qrowth both residential and non-residential and as such are planned for more intensive uses and densitv than most other areas of the city. To achieve this, a common characteristic of the SGA's is the practice of inteqratina not separatinq a diverse cluster of land uses, resultinq in a compact, vet compatible mix of uses. Recommendations to increase densitv such as the Comprehensive Plan suqqests for the SGA's is disconcertinq for some There is a documented deqree of fear bv many that increasinq densitv does not solve anvthinq and instead leads to a host of other urban problems The Urban Land Institute the Sierra Club and the National Multi-Housinq Council, however have published studies that support iust the opposite. These studies point out the myths pertaininq to schools propertv values traffic parkinq environment, qualitv of construction and the income of the occupants. The realitv is that households today are makinq different housinq choices than thev made in past decades. Hiqh densitv development is a viable housinq choice for all income qroups and people in all phases of their lives. Many households are findinq that multifamilv housinq meets their needs for a variety of reasons. As the costs of transportation continue to increase the size of households continues to decline, and the availabilitv of unencumbered and inexpensive developable land diminishes, increased residential densitv mav become a necessitv. This is not to sav, however, that the current preferred housinq tvpe is not still sinqle-family home ownership. Sinqle-familv home ownership will remain the preference for the foreseeable future. The SGA policv advocated bv this Comprehensive Plan is desiqned to provide for the emerqinq urban trend of quality hiqher densitv housinq while also protectinq the citv's existinq sinqle-familv neiqhborhoods bv steerinq demand for such densitv awav from them (the third area the Planninq Commission was directed to address in Citv Council's 2005 resolution). In sum then the followinq represents the quidance of this Comprehensive Plan for the location of quality and affordable workforce housinq: In accordance with the overall desiqn of the Comprehensive Plan, Workforce Housinq that involves increased densitv will qenerally not be appropriate in the Primarv Residential Areas; The main locations for Workforce Housinq will be within the Strateqic Growth Areas of the citv that are not impacted bv AICUZ requirements. Generallv this will mean those SGA's west of Rosemont Road: and Other appropriate locations for Workforce Housinq mav be existinq commercial or multi- familv residential sites on maior roadwavs where Workforce Housinq mav be part of a significant redevelopment of the site without siqnificant detriment to any part of the Primarv Residential Area. In reqard to City Council's direction for the Planninq Commission to investiqate means of increasinq the production of housinq affordable to the workforce as part of new housinq developments it must be recoqnized that Workforce Housinq has certainly been created in Virqinia Beach in the past and will continue be created in the future. It is recoqnized that it is possible to develop Workforce Housinq when the riqht combination of economic circumstances are aliqned and present Leavinq thinqs as they are however and hopinq for good circumstances is not a strateqv. For the foreseeable future, barrinq a lonq-term depression in property values and construction costs the assumption is that we will continue to experience risinq land values and construction costs. The more upward pressure on housinq costs, the more difficult it will become to provide quality Workforce Housinq in the citv. There is no one tool that can be applied in everv circumstance that will result in the creation of a Workforce Housinq unit This Plan however recommends that the best means to expeditiouslv provide Workforce Housinq in the near-term is to adopt a proqram that has the followinq characteristics: A process for developinq Workforce Housinq that is voluntarv and incentive-based; A voluntarv bonus density provision that will be available within appropriate zoninq cateaories permittinq residential use within the non-AICUZ impacted Strateqic Growth Areas and other appropriate areas Such bonus density would be tied to the provision of qualitv and affordable Workforce Housinq; and That it advance a municipal philosophv that seeks to continue to examine how Workforce Housina can be voluntarily included as part of a development throu~h the use of an expanded municipal "tool box". Page 245 Guiding Principles The essence of the City's Guiding Principles may be summed up in the following statement: Virginia Beach will be a City without blight. All our citizens will have the opportunity to live in vital, safe and attractive neighborhoods that provide a high quality of life and help our citizens achieve their goals. Using this as a foundation, our approach to ensure housing and neighborhood quality must be guided by a set of principles that apply to the work we do. These principles provide a basis for the goals and policies, identified later in this chapter, and ensure consistency with other comprehensive planning policies. These guiding principles are: Quality We believe that quality in design and construction of housing and neighborhoods, at all price ranges, will be the most cost effective approach to achieving our goals over the long term. A lack of initial quality in the name of affordability or any other goal will only end up postponing costs and shifting them to others. Diversity We believe that the best approach to housing and neighborhoods is to maintain and improve upon the diversity in housing and neighborhoods that is already a positive component of our city. This diversity includes the type, value and design of housing and neighborhoods, which, in turn, helps the city meet it goals for quality physical environment, family and youth opportunities and economic vitality. In addition, people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, ages, races and capabilities will have greater opportunities to find and retain safe, decent and affordable housing. Mixed-income and Mixed-use development The planning and creation of mixed-income and mixed use developments will advance the city's goal of providing diverse, high-quality and affordable housing in desirable neighborhoods and within the Strateqic Growth Areas outside of the AICUZ. Allowing a greater mix of incomes within neighborhoods increases the affordability of housing and reduces the isolation of income groups. Further, mixed-use developments are beneficial in the long run because they broaden housing opportunities, increase resident's access to nearby jobs and provide a better land use arrangement to accommodate alternative, cost-effective transportation systems. Equal Access to Housing and Neighborhoods We must continue to ensure that artificial barriers to persons who wish to live in our housing and neighborhoods are removed and/or not put in place. Insert after Existing Page D-4: New Page D2-1: Workforce Housinq (WFH) Desiqn Criteria A Workforce Housinq Development shall complv with the followinq Criteria: 1. The Workforce Housinq (WFH) Development shall complv with the Comprehensive Plan and any applicable Desiqn Guidelines referenced therein that are applicable thereto. These include but are not limited to the Mixed-Use Development Guidelines, Resort Area Desiqn Guidelines Old Beach Desiqn Guidelines, and Kempsville Plan Desiqn Guidelines. 2. Affordable WFH units in a WFH Development shall be mixed with the market-rate units and shall not be clustered toqether or seqreqated in anv wav from the market-rate units. 3. If the WFH Development Plan contains a phasinq plan the phasinq plan shall provide for the development of affordable housinq units concurrentlv with the market-rate units. No phasinq plan shall provide that the affordable housinq units built are the last unit(s) in a WFH Development. 4. The exterior appearance of the WFH units in a WFH Development shall be similar to the market-rate units bv the provision of exterior buildinq materials and finishes substantiallv the same in tvpe and qualitv as the market-rate units. The WFH unit exterior shall be substantially indistinquishable from the market-rate units. 5. The WFH units shall be comparable in bedroom mix, desiqn, and overall qualitv of construction to the market rate units in the WFH Development, except that the WFH unit shall not be required to exceed three bedrooms per unit. The square footaqe and interior features of the WFH units shall not be required to be the same as the market-rate units, so lonq as thev are reasonably similar in size and qualitv and are consistent with the current buildinq standards for new housinq in the Citv of Virqinia Beach. v.2 05/22/07 X:\Boards\Planning CommissionWgendasWgendas_Current~2007_O6\13_WFH-ComPlan_AMENDMENT.doc -35- Item V.J.7. ORDINANCES/RESOL UTIONS ITEM #56504 Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council ADOPTED: Resolution to EXTEND, through September 25, 2007, the term of the Green Ribbon Committee on water quality improvement Voting: 10-0 (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay.• None Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf M. Dyer, Barbara M. John E. Uhrin, Ron June 5, 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 A RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE GREEN RIBBON COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the Green Ribbon Committee (the "Committee") was established by resolution on May 9, 2006; and WHEREAS, the resolution provided that the Committee's term shall end one year from the adoption of the resolution; and WHEREAS, the Committee requires additional time to complete its tasks. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH: That the term of the Committee is hereby extended to September 25, 2007. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on this 5th day of June , 2007. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: O'GW+ • ~°°''-- -~ .~.a, City Attorney's Offic CA10422 R-2 May 30 2007 -36- Item V-K. PLANNING 1. KINGS GRANT CITGO ITEM #56505 MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS CONDITONAL iISE PERMIT (Approved: April24, 1989) June 5, 2007 -37- Item V-K.1. PLANNING ITEM # 56506 Billy Garrington, Phone: 428-4245, represented the applicant, and Bill Pope - President - Kings Grant Civic League concurred with the Revised conditions. Upon motion by Council Lady Wilson, seconded by Councilman Dyer, Ciry Council MODIFIED, with REVISED Conditions, an Ordinance upon application of KINGS GRANT CITGO re Conditional Use Permit (approved by City Council on April 24, 1989) at 428 North Lynnhaven Road to add two (2) drive- through service bays: ORDINANCE UPON APPLICATION OF KING.S GRANT CITGO FOR A MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVED BY CITY CO UNCIL ON APRIL 24, 1989 BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA Ordinance upon application of Kings Grant Citgo for a Modification of Conditions for a Conditional Use Permit approved by City Council on April 24, 1989. Property is located at 428 North Lynnhaven Road (GPIN 1497063953). AICUZ is Less than 65 dB Ldn. DISTRICT S- LYNNHAVEN The following conditions shall be required: 1. All conditions attached to the Conditional Use Permit granted by the City Council on April 24, 1989, shall remain in affect. 2. The addition to the building shall be in substantial conformance with the elevation entitled, "Renovations and Additions to: Citgo - Kings Grant, " dated 10/21/06, prepared by ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO, noting that all sides of the addition shall be brick with dentil molding to match the existing structure. 3. The layout of the site pertaining to building additions, parking, and landscaping shall be substantially as depicted on the plan entitled, "Citgo - King's Grant Service Bay Addition, Preliminary Plan, " dated 12/19/06, prepared by The Spectra Group, Inc. Category VI landscaping (never installed as required by the 1989 Conditional Use Permit) shall be installed along the eastern property line. 4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the addition, verification by the Planning Department / Current Planning - Zoning shall be provided indicating that the storage container located on the property has been removed. 5. There shall be no storage of tires, merchandise or debris of any kind outside of the building. 6. No cars shall be parked or stored in the drive aisle at any time. Pavement markings and siQnaQe shall be installed in this area indictin~~this requirement. The detail and the location o the signs and pavement markings shall be depicted on the final site plan. 7. The category VI landscaping depicted on the Plan identified in Condition #3 above shall include an eight (8) foot high, solid, vinyl fence. June 5, 2007 -38- Item V-K.1. PLANNING ITEM # 56506 (Continued) 8. Landscape material shall be installed and maintained within a minimum three (3)-foot wide buffer along the southern propertv line adLacent to the open space propertv identi~ed as GPIN 1497-06-5767-0000 Said material shall be evergreen shrubs, at least I S inches in height at the time o~'planting installed at four (4)-foot on center, with a maturitv of at least three (3~ eet in height and location and selected species shall be depicted on the final site plan• This Ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Section 107 (fl of the Zoning Ordinance. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the Fifth of June Two Thousand Seven Voting: 10-D (By Consent) Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf M. Dyer, Barbara M. John E. Uhrin, Ron June S, 2007 -39- Item V-L.1. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56507 BYCONSENSI~S, City Council RESCHEDULED: BEACHES and WATERWAYS COMMISSION BL UE RIBBON TAX, FEE, AND SPENDING TASK FORCE OPEN SPACE AD VISOR Y COMMITTEE June 5, 2007 -40- ITEM V-L.2. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56508 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council REAPPOINTED: Elliott C. Jones Brad D. Martin John M.Ryan 4 year term 7/1/07 - 6/30/11 ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay. None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 -41 - ITEM V-L.3. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56509 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, Ciry Council REAPPOINTED: Joseph Bovee Fred Hazelwood Kal Kassir 3 year term 7/1/07 - 6/30/10 BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 -42- ITEM V-L.4. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56510 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council REAPPOINTED: Howard "Ned" Kuhns Reese F. Lukei, Jr. 3 year term 7/1/07 - 6/30/10 BIKEWAYS and TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Voting.~ 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 - 43 - ITEM V-L. S. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56511 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council REAPPOINTED: Robert M. "Bob" Dyer Barbara M. Henley James K. Spore 2 year term, 7/1/07 - 6/30iU9 HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION - HRPD Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 -44- ITEM V-L.6 APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56512 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council APPOINTED: Andrew Russo Junior Student, Kempsville High School 2 year term 9/I/07 - 8/31/09 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 - 45 - ITEM V-L. 7. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56513 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council APPOINTED: Kinstella Hopkins Junior Student, Bayside High School 2 year term 9/1/07 - 8/31/09 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. `Bill " DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June 5, 2007 -46- ITEM i~ L.8. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 56514 Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council REAPPOINTED: Dr. Susan D. Moore 4 year term 7/1/07 - 6/30/11 SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD Voting.• 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent.• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 -47- ITEM V-L.9. APPOINTMENTS TEM # 5651 S Upon NOMINATION by Council Lady McClanan, City Council REAPPOINTED: Henry P. Linginfelter 4 year term 7/1/07 - 6/30/11 TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. `Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and .7ames L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 -48- ITEM V-N.1 NEW BUSINESS ITEM # # 56516 Upon motion by Councilman DeSteph, seconded by Councilman Dyer, City Council APPROVED: City Council Summer Schedule July 3~d Cancelled July 10`" Briefings, Informal, Formal, including Planning items July 17`" Briefings, Informa[, Formal, including Planning items August 7`" Cancelled August 14"' Briefings, Informal, Formal, including Planning items August 21S` Briefings, Informal, Formal August 28`" Briefings, Informal, Formal, including Planning items Voting: 10-0 Council Members Voting Aye: William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Reba S. McClanan, John E. Uhrin, Ron A. Villanueva, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Voting Nay: None Council Members Absent: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf June S, 2007 -49- Item V-O. ADJOURNMENT ITEM # 56517 Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones DECLARED the City Council Meeting ADJOURNED at 6:35 P.M. --~ < --+~d/N ------- --_- Beverly . Hooks, CMC Chief Deputy Ciry Clerk - - ----- - - ~J R th Hodges Fraser, MMC ity Clerk City of Virginia Beach Virginia The Public Comment Session adjourned at 6:41P.M. Louis R. Jones Vice Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Mayor June S, 2007 -50- OPENDIALOGUE Non Agenda Items Dan Ba~cter, Chairman - Clean Community Commission 2001 Drumheller Court, Phone: 485-7224, . advised The Clean Community Commission, which was organized 19 years ago, met Saturday, June 2, 2007, for 3 hours. 2,228 citizens participated with 35% from the Military and representatives from 13 Civic Leagues and Condo Associations. 144 miles were cleaned with 61, 334 pounds of debris collected. June 5, 2007