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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCTOBER 16, 2012 WORKSHOP MINUTES CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH "COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME" CITY COUNCIL MAYOR WILLIAM D.SESSOMS,JR.,At-Large V VICE MAYOR LOUIS R.JONES,Bayside-District 4 GLENN R.DAMS,Rose Hall-District 3 WILLIAM R.DeSTEPH,At-Large HARRY E.DIEZEL,Kempsville-District 2 °0R ROBERT M.DYER,Centerville-District I BARBARA M.HENLEY,Princess Anne District 7 JOHN D.MOSS,At-Large JOHN E. UHRIN,Beach—District 6 ROSEMARY WILSON,At-Large JAMES L. WOOD,Lynnhaven-District 5 CITY HALL BUILDING 2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23456-8005 CITY MANAGER-JAMES K.SPORE PHONE:(757)385-4303 CITY A1TORNEY- MARK D.STILES FAX(757)385-5669 CITY ASSESSOR-JERALD D.BANAGAN E-MAIL:ctycncl@vbgov.com CITY AUDITOR- LYNDON S.REMIAS CITY CLERK- RUTH HODGES FRASER,MMC CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA 16 October 2012 I. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS - Conference Room - 4:00 PM A. 2013 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Robert Matthias, Assistant to the City Manager B. SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS David L. Hansen, Deputy City Manager C. PENDING PLANNING ITEMS Jack Whitney, Director—Planning Department 1 11 1 1 -1- r'r 8 . .% ;): I i,�J 4, b X� 4,,%%: ti X94 b � 1.,{ FLR N:,":., Se-t�yyv VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia October 16, 2012 Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr., called to order the CITY COUNCIL'S WORKSHOP in the City Council Conference Room, Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 4:00 P.M. Council Members Present: Glenn R. Davis, William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Harry E. Diezel, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, John D. Moss, Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr.,John E. Uhrin, and James L. Wood Council Members Absent: Rosemary Wilson husband ill October 16, 2012 -2- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING 2013 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 4:00 P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed Robert Matthias, Assistant to the City Manager. Mr. Matthias expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support in preparing the 2013 Legislative Agenda. A copy of the Draft Version of the Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013, dated October 5, 2012, is attached to and made part of this record. Mr. Matthias advised the majority of these are return items; however, there are a few items of interest to discuss during today's Briefing. First item is the post Labor Day Opening for Schools and we will get the factual information for schools in Virginia. The next item is the Sustainable Transportation Funding, sponsored by Mayor Sessoms, requesting a long-term sustainable source of additional revenue for transportation of at least$1.5-Billion per year. The Moratorium on Uranium Mining is co-sponsored by Mayor Sessoms and Vice Mayor Jones, in support of the Resolution Reaffirming the City of Virginia Beach's Opposition to the Mining of Uranium in the Commonwealth of Virginia, adopted by City Council on June 12, 2012. The next item is to remove the Lynnhaven and the Elizabeth Rivers from the James River Basin for the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, sponsored by Council Lady Henley. This is to include claming language: `for the purposes of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, State agencies will not consider the Lynnhaven or Elizabeth River Basins as a part of the James River Basin." Number 8 is the Deed Restriction Relief— Camp GROM, sponsored by Councilman Uhrin. The City seeks relief during the 2013 General Assembly from the deed restriction to pursue this opportunities. Vice Mayor Jones and Councilman Wood are co-sponsoring the request for Mining sand for Beach Replenishment for Chesapeake Beach and clarification of local Wetlands Board Jurisdiction. Council Lady Henley is sponsoring Number 11, the use of locally adopted lighting standards on State/Federal Funded Programs. Councilman Wood is the sponsor of the request for Police personnel to have access to the prescription monitoring profile. Councilman Moss sponsors the request to create a separate classification for Property Tax Classification for Motor Vehicles Leased to the City and Constitutional Officers. Mr. Matthias advised the General Assembly, in years past, borrowed money from the Transportation Fund and, as such, Councilman DeSteph is the sponsor of the Transportation Funding Double Lockbox, prohibiting the funds from being reduced. October 16, 2012 11 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION 2013s � � � �' -, „_"'‘.4.. gxe ,----,..--,-2. ._-_,-.0- , : . ' f :."'''',:;i114'-':;..- - i • .t1 * - s,v11 '"'Lt -" txa x 'x t : xr?. " y 3r ”� ,.� 4,. x t ' -"'+.i`.�si ` " 714r .^a . b� -,.,...p.,.. :. -- . -, •. •._, j n se* 0E � 1 t �� 4 141 7 8k-41t , 41-49 .:-1,!,-.F::-.---:: ,', ..;.;,:.4.14--. . .'.7-.,,, , t. I4. t J F H N aro October 5, 2012 I - >; Legislative Agenda Y` w- 1 General Assembly Session 2013 2 PREFACE As we approach the upcoming 2013 General Assembly Session, we are aware of several issues that need to be addressed. Although the Commonwealth has ended the fiscal year with a relatively small surplus, K-12 Education is funded at approximately the same level as in 2008. Another financial concern is the repayment of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) fund debt. Among a multitude of other issues, is the unprecedented requirement that the General Assembly has placed on localities to provide local aid to state governments in the amount of over$50 million a year. During the 2012 session, the General Assembly did attempt to,address the long-term financial stability of the VRS. Those changes will certainly assist making VRS more financially viable in the out years. However, it will have a relatively small impact for thenext decade and beyond. Still, the General Assembly is to be congratulated for this effort. The General Assembly has yet to address the issue of transportation funding with a stream of reliable revenue enhancements. Certainly,tolls will have to be part of transportation financing moving forward. However, the pushback from the public over the: Elizabeth River Crossing Project, the proposed tolls on I-95 in Southside, and the doubling of tolls on the Dulles Greenway to pay for the Metrorail extension in Northern Virginia, show tolls are not the only solution. The City has been working with the Urban Crescentlocalities to identify the needs for transportation funding. This effort has provided evidence that 80% of the income tax and sales tax is generated from a relatively small portion of the state. This area has a crumbling transportation infrastructure,which is demonstrated to the extreme in the state of repair of the interstate system in Hampton Roads and the lack of capacity coming in and out of the region, the need to improve major facilities, such as I-264, the widening of I-64 on the Peninsula, providing additional crossings in Hampton Roads, I-64 in Chesapeake from Battlefield Boulevard to Bowers Hill, and multiple other projects. In our best years, Virginia Beach received up to $30 million a year for the urban road program. This money went to constructing urban roads, such as London Bridge Road, Dam Neck Road, and Birdneck Road. Today we only receive funding from the Commonwealth for local road maintenance. As we have discussed in the past, roadway maintenance statewide costs increase by $50 million a year. A one-cent increase in the gas tax would provide $50 million per year. Also, there is over $500 million currently being diverted from the construction fund to pay for maintenance as required by the Virginia Constitution. Thus, it would take an increase of ten- cents per gallon in the gas tax to restore funds taken from construction and used for maintenance. Also, unless the gas tax is indexed for inflation, the process of the $50 million increase in maintenance cost absorbing dollars from the roadway construction accounts would continue. • Eaa41 Y. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 ._ City Council has specific requests regarding transportation as part of their legislative agenda that will require a multitude of revenue enhancements in order to provide the transportation system that the Commonwealth must have to compete in the global economy and to promote vital tourism efforts in Virginia Beach and throughout the state. Finally, the City remains appreciative of the Governor's funding of the Commonwealth's $7.5 million share of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program. In agreement with the Commonwealth,we believe we must keep our commitments and maintain positive momentum we have jointly built with the military. Through a resolution, City Council has previously requested funding in the amount of$7.5 million for the second year of the biennium. City Council wishes the very best for the General Assembly Members during the upcoming 2013 session as they make decisions that will affect all Virginians and influence our future prosperity. 11 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 4 CONTENTS Preface 2 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH— CITY COUNCIL 7 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH— GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION 7 City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 8 1. POST LABOR DAY OPENING FOR SCHOOLS 8 Sponsored by Council Member John E.LThrin City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 9 2. EXPANSION OF THE VIRGINIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 9 Sponsored by Mayor William D.Sessoms,Jr. City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 10 3. EQUALIZATION OF LODGING TAXES 10 Sponsored by Council Member John E.Uhrin City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 11 4. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING 11 Sponsored by Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr. City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 14 5. MORATORIUM ON URANIUM MINING 14 Co-Sponsored by Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr. &Vice Mayor Louis R.Jones City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 16 6. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER(ASD)INITIATIVE Sponsored by Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr. 11 Legislative Agenda .-.. General Assembly Session 2013 I 5 City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 17. 7. REMOVE THE LYNNHAVEN AND THE ELIZABETH RIVERS FROM THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL 17 Sponsored by Council Member Barbara M.Henley City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes __._. 18 8. DEED RESTRICTION RELIEF—CAMP GROM 18 Sponsored by Council Member John E.Uhrin City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 19 9. MINING SAND FOR BEACH REPLENISHMENT FOR CHESAPEAKE BEACH 19 Co-Sponsored by Vice Mayor Louis R.Jones and Council Member James L.Wood City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 20 10. CLARIFICATION OF LOCAL WETLANDS BOARD JURISDICTION 20 Co-Sponsored by Council Member James L.Wood &Vice Mayor Louis R.Jones City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 21 11. USE OF LOCALLY ADOPTED LIGHTING STANDARDS ON STATE/FEDERAL FUNDED ROADWAYS 21 Sponsored by Council Member Barbara M.Henley City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 22 12. ACCESS TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROFILE 22 Sponsored by Council Member James L.Wood City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 23 13. TRESPASSING 23 Sponsored by Council Member James L.Wood I fl Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 ( 6 City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 24 14. PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES LEASED TO THE CITY AND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 24 Sponsored by Council Member John D.Moss City of Virginia Beach Requested Code Changes 26 15. TRANSPORTATION FUNDING DOUBLE LOCKBOX 26 Sponsored by Council Member Bill R.DeSteph City of Virginia Beach Requested Charter Changes 27 1. CITY CHARTER LIMITATION ON THE ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC 27 FACILITY REVENUE BONDS Sponsored by Council Member John D.Moss City of Virginia Beach Funding Items 30 1. CONTINUED FUNDING FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE(BRAC)EFFORT 30 Sponsored by The City of Virginia Beach City Council APPENDIX: DRAFTS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION — 31 KEYED TO REQUESTED CODE CHANGE AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS LEGISLATIVE ITEM#11 32 USE OF LOCALLY ADOPTED LIGHTING STANDARDS ON STATE/FEDERAL FUNDED ROADWAYS Sponsored by Council Member Barbara M.Henley LEGISLATIVE ITEM#12 33 ACCESS TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROFILE Sponsored by Council Member James L.Wood RESOLUTION-URANIUM MINING 36 BRAC CORRESPONDENCE TO GOVERNOR MCDONNELL 46 £... ..,t' Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I i CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH— CITY COUNCIL Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones-Bayside Glenn R. Davis - Rose Hall Bill R. DeSteph- At Large Harry E. Diezel - Kempsville Bob Dyer- Centerville Barbara M. Barbara M. Henley- Princess Anne John D. Moss -At Large John E. E. Uhrin- Beach Rosemary Wilson-At Large James L. Wood- Lynnhaven CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH— GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION Senator Harry B. Blevins-Senate District 14 Delegate Algie T. Howell, Jr. —House District 90 Delegate Salvatore R. laquinto—House District 84 Delegate Barry D. Knight—House District 81 Senator Jeffrey L. McWaters- Senate District 8 Senator Ralph S.Northam— Senate District 6 Delegate Harry R. Purkey—House District 82 Delegate Christopher P. Stolle—House District 83 Delegate Robert Tata—House District 85 Delegate Ronald A. Villaneuva—House District 21 Senator Frank W. Wagner—Senator District 7 I d' ;;. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 18 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 1. POST LABOR DAY OPENING FOR SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN E. UHRIN Background Information: The total spending from the tourism industry in Virginia Beach for calendar year 2010 was $1.129 billion, stimulating 11,560 jobs. Starting schools in Virginia Beach and other localities in the Commonwealth prior to Labor Day would have significant financial consequences in the long- term. Beginning schools prior to Labor Day,would effectively reduce the available vacation time in August by two weeks, which is prime family vacation time that cannot be replaced. If the Virginia Beach school system begins before Labor Day and other localities follow our lead, it will have a negative effect on the economic impact of the tourism industry. To a lesser extent, this will also have an impact on this industry by affecting the labor pool available prior to Labor Day. Request: The General Assembly is requested to maintain the existing legislation concerning post Labor Day opening of schools. This allows all schools to open after Labor Day except those given exemptions by the State Board of Education. I • g t; ` ,, ; = Legislative Agenda y' General Assembly Session 2013 l a CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 2. EXPANSION OF THE VIRGINIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT SPONSORED BY MAYOR WILLIAM D. SESSOMS, JR. Background Information: The Virginia Human Rights Act (Va. Code § 2.2-3900 et seq.) currently prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, or disability. The City of Virginia Beach has prohibited the aforementioned since 1994. Request: The City requests that the General Assembly amend the Virginia Human Rights Act to also prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Legislative Agenda t General Assembly Session 2013 110 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 3. EQUALIZATION OF LODGING TAXES SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN E. UHRIN Background Information: During the 2011 General Assembly Session,legislation (Senate Bill 972 -Whipple) was introduced that would have the retail sales and hotel taxes on transient rooms (hotel rooms) be computed based on the total charge or price paid. Currently,when a customer reserves a room online from a hotel website, they pay the full sales tax for that room. However, when the Online Travel Companies (OTCs) rent rooms, the sales on the entire price is not paid. The OTCs buy blocks of unused rooms and resell them. However, the hotel tax is hidden within a service fee charged that shows up on the customer's credit card bill. This is not a new tax, but a fair collection of existing taxes. Major hotel chains such as the Marriot and Hilton supported this legislation during the 2011 session. Several states have approved legislation such as this proposal and it has been upheld in the courts. Request: The General Assembly is requested to amend section § 58.1-602, etc. as was proposed in Senate Bill 972 from the 2011 session. When a hotel or similar establishment contracts with an intermediary to facilitate the sale of the room and the intermediary charges the customer for the room, the bill would require the intermediary to separately state the taxes on the bill or invoice provided to the customer and to collect the taxes based on the total charges or the total price paid for the use or possession of the room. It is suggested the bill have a delayed implementation date of January 1, 2014. This would allow the OTCs time to accommodate the change into their billing practice. 4Z 11 Legislative Agenda " w '' General Assembly Session 2013 111 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 4. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING SPONSORED BY MAYOR WILLIAM D. SESSOMS, JR. Background Information: State transportation funding is required for three purposes: • Maintenance of our existing infrastructure investment and; • Construction of new roadway,transit, airport, and port projects to meet existing and future mobility and economic development needs and; • Provide adequate funding to provide the state match for available federal transportation funding. Transportation funding in Virginia is not close tomeeting these needs and the trend is negative in all categories. Since 1986, vehicle miles traveledhas increased by approximately 40%. Population has grown approximately by 30%; however, lane miles of roadway have only increased by approximately 10%. To make matters worse, the purchasingpower of the Virginia gas tax of 17.5 cents per gallon in 1987 is now equivalent to atax of only eight-cents per gallon in 2012. Obviously, that purchasing power will continue to decline over time. Virginia has a much lower state gas tax than its surrounding competitor states such as Maryland (23.5 cents), North Carolina (35.3 cents), West Virginia (39.2 cents), and Kentucky (33.4 cents). As of July 1, 2011, the national average for federal and state gas tax per gallon was 48.9 cents. With the exception of Northern Virginia, Virginia's total federal and state gas tax of 38.4 cents is currently 10.5 cents per gallon below the national average. System Maintenance: The cost of existing roadway maintenance continues to grow by approximately $50 million a year. This increased funding requirement is a function of new roadways being added to the system, secondary road maintenance, and increasing maintenance costs for segments of the interstate system, which are now aging. Since 2002, funds for maintenance have had to be transferred from the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, which was envisioned in 1986 as purely for new 11 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 1 1 2 roadway construction. In fact, in 2012, over $500 million will be transferred from the construction fund to the maintenance fund. As mentioned previously, that figure increases approximately$50 million a year (based on current estimates). The consequences of this diversion of construction funds to meet maintenance needs means that in Virginia Beach, where only a few years ago, the City received up to $30 million a year for the urban road program, we now only receive funding for local road maintenance. The same is true for secondary construction in the counties. State dollars that were available to the City for constructing roads such as London Bridge Road, Dam Neck Road, and Birdneck Road, are no longer provided. Because of the diminishing value of the gas tax due to more efficient automobiles and the growth in construction costs, there is not one measure that will be the "silver-bullet"for transportation funding. However, the City Council believes that sustainable long-term sources of new revenue to help meet critical transportation needs should be pursued immediately. The Council leaves it up to the General Assembly as to what source(s) would best be utilized. However, the lack of a sustainable long-term transportation funding stream will leave Virginia lagging woefully behind its regional and international competitors. It will also cause a decrease in the quality of life to our residents through the cost of congestion, degraded air quality; and the reduced desirability of the Commonwealth for future economic growth. New Roadway Construction: The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) has identified $30 billion in regional construction needs over the next twenty years. However, only$13.6 billion in traditional federal and state funding are envisioned to be available. Maintenance requirements are projected at $12.35 billion over that timeframe, and, therefore, would leave only $1.25 billion left for construction of regional capacity improvement projects. To put that in perspective, the needed improvements to T-264 in Virginia Beach are projected at $2.5 billion. Improvements to I-64 in Chesapeake are estimated at $2 billion and improvements to 1-64 on the Peninsula are $2 billion or more. Although tolls can certainly be used for funding a portion of the transportation program needs,there are serious downsides to depending exclusively on tolling. Although we are very grateful to the Governor and the General Assembly for the approximately$3 billion in new roadway construction funding previously approved, $1.8 billion of those funds are bonds that will be serviced by future federal transportation appropriations. Request: The General Assembly is requested to create a long-term sustainable source of additional revenue for transportation of at least $1.5 billion per year. This revenue stream should be indexed for inflation and could use innovative forms of revenue generation and could include tolls, vehicle miles traveled fees, gas taxes, sales taxes, etc. Furthermore, these funds should not come at the expense of existing revenue streams. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 13 Below are potential funding solutions as proposed by the Urban Crescent Coalition: (1) Gas Tax Increase - a one-cent per gallon gasoline tax increase would generate approximately$50 million a year for transportation. (2) Increase the Sales Tax on Vehicle Purchase - a one-percent increase in the Motor Vehicle Sale and Use Tax would generate about$141 million. (3) Increase the General Sales Tax - a one-percentage point increase in the state sales tax would generate between $800 million and $1 billion if dedicated to transportation (of course,potential revenue generated will depend on the economic conditions in the state). (4) Vehicle Registration Fees - any increases in Motor Vehicle Registration fees will have a minimal impact to revenue generation for the transportation fund. (5) Indexing- index the motor vehicle fuels tax to inflation and deposit the additional funding generated to the Highway Maintenance and' Operation Fund. This could generate $10 million by 2014 and $125 million by 2018. (6) Tolls- use tolls to help finance highway construction. s i=: Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 14 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 5. MORATORIUM ON URANIUM MINING CO-SPONSORED BY MAYOR WILLIAM D. SESSOMS, JR. &VICE MAYOR LOUIS R. JONES Background Information: Virginia has had a moratorium on uranium mining since the 1980s. A large deposit of mineable ore has been found in Pittsylvania County. This deposit is upstream of the John H. Kerr Reservoir, which provides 93% of the inflow to Lake Gaston,which provides water directly to Virginia Beach, and indirectly to most of southside Hampton Roads. A study prepared by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) indicates that uranium tailings disposal cells represent long-term risks for contamination, that limited data exist to confirm the long-term effectiveness of those disposal cells, and that extreme natural events combined with human errors have the potential to lead to the release of contaminants. The NAS study concludes that Virginia has no experience with uranium mining,the federal government has little or no experience with wet climates and extreme precipitation events, and gaps in legal and regulatory coverage for uranium mining and steep hurdles to be overcome before mining could be established in Virginia within a regulatory framework that is protective of health,safety,and the environment. The City contracted with nationally prominent experts to prepare a study of the downstream water quality impacts that would occur from a hypothetical, catastrophic breach of an above- grade, uranium mine tailings disposal cell. The study indicates that in the aftermath of an assumed catastrophe, radioactivity in the main body of Lake Gaston would remain above state and federal regulatory levels for up to two months during wet years and six to sixteen months during dry years. The only practical response during this time would be to shut down the Lake Gaston project. Depending upon the weather, this could have significant consequences to all of southside Hampton Roads,but particularly, Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. The Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) have all passed resolutions opposing uranium mining in Virginia and lifting the legislative moratorium on uranium mining. Legislative Agenda .-.. General Assembly Session 2013 � ��� Request: The General Assembly of Virginia is requested to maintain the existing moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia. See Appendix Item #3 (page 36) for text of the requested legislative change. j} ;,: Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 16 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 6. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY MAYOR WILLIAM D. SESSOMS, JR. Background Information: With the anticipated increase of special education graduates with autism requiring community services offered by Community Services Boards (CSBs) and private providers, it is essential to identify the number of individuals projected to need post-high school services and the types of services required. Specifically, utilizing available school system data reflecting the number of projected special education graduates with a diagnosis of autism, a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) study would focus on identifying specific service needs to be addressed including day support, employment and residential support. This information would be invaluable to advocates,service providers and members of the General Assembly. Request: Support a JLARC study to assess the service needs for those students with autism who are transitioning out of the school system in order to adequately prepare for the residential, employment and day support needs of this steadily increasing population. d Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 17 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 7. REMOVE THE LYNNHAVEN AND THE ELIZABETH RIVERS FROM THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARBARA M. HENLEY Background Information: This request is for the General Assembly to help clarify watershed boundaries with respect to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. As it stands,the Lynnhaven River basin, and the Elizabeth River basin, are both included in the James River basin. Clearly the Lynnhaven and the Elizabeth Rivers are not within the James River basin,they both discharge into the Chesapeake Bay without any connection to the James. If left unchanged, Virginia Beach will be punished for pollution issues occurring outside of our boundaries, and our good work in the Lynnhaven will not be given adequate credit or consideration in the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements. Solutions for the James River may inappropriately impose on the Lynnhaven and Elizabeth River watersheds. Request: We ask for simple, clarifying language: "for the purposes of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, state agencies 'will not consider the Lynnhaven or Elizabeth River basins as part of the James River basin." Legislative Agenda '=y General Assembly Session 2013 18 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 8. DEED RESTRICTION RELIEF— CAMP GROM SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN E. UHRIN Background Information: The City of Virginia Beach ("the City") acquired a parcel of land from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2002 identified,as GPIN parcel 2416-70-8636 (131.9 acres). This parcel contains holds a deed restriction limiting its use. The City is considering an opportunity to partner with a non- profit organization to develop a portion of the property and operate a camp for children with special needs and disabled veterans. The current legal interpretation is that the deed restriction on the property would not allow such a use to occur. Request: The City seeks relief during the 2013 General Assembly from the deed restriction to pursue this opportunity. Any such uses would be subject to review and approval of the U.S. Department of Navy to ensure compatibility with the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) regulations. tyz- _ Legislative Agenda • General Assembly Session 2013 19 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 9. MINING SAND FOR BEACH REPLENISHMENT FOR CHESAPEAKE BEACH CO-SPONSORED BY VICE MAYOR LOUIS R. JONES AND COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES L.WOOD Background Information: This legislative request relates to Chesapeake Beach, where long-term and continuing erosion has reached the point where the City is now preparing to embark on a beach restoration and maintenance program to protect public and private infrastructure from storm damage. The most efficient and practical method of restoring Chesapeake Beach is by mining sand from nearby sources in the Chesapeake Bay and directly pumping the sand on the beach using a cutter-suction hydraulic dredge process. Obtaining environmental permits for mining sand from the Chesapeake Bay can be extremely difficult and protracted, involving at least two state agencies and a consolidated federal permit issued by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers. Request: In that the need for beach restoration is immediate, we would be appreciative of legislative guidance to the state agencies instructing them to streamline the process and to expedite the approval process to allow sand mining and placement on our Bay beaches. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 20 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 10. CLARIFICATION OF LOCAL WETLANDS BOARD JURISDICTION CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES L. WOOD &VICE MAYOR LOUIS R. JONES Background Information: This request is for a minor tweak to the local wetlands board's jurisdictional limitations as defined in State Code. City projects are considered 'public projects' in the State Code and are therefore currently exempt from local wetlands board jurisdiction. However, that exemption in State Code is limited to projects on property that is 'owned or leased' by the City. This limitation has put the City in the position of having to obtain a local wetlands board permit in addition to obtaining a Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) permit. In addition, our local wetlands board has adopted an in-lieu fee mitigation program for impacts to non-vegetated wetlands, mudflats, at the rate of $12.50 per square foot. However, this in-lieu fee program has not been accepted by Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Corps of Engineers, such that any mitigation payments to the local wetlands board for such impacts will not be honored by the state and the federal government, potentially creating a circumstance where impacts will be required to be mitigated twice. Request: In that the local wetlands board is exercising identical and delegated jurisdiction from VMRC, the extra step of being subjected to local wetlands board review is both redundant and creates a significant financial impact as well as a detrimental double standard whereby taxpayers (the source of funding) may have to fund mitigation costs twice. Our request would be to strike or modify the 'owned or leased' clause to clarify that all City projects are exempt from local, Council- appointed, board review (28.2-1302, section 3, item 10), regardless of whether the City has full title or a lease for all of the lands involved in the project. II r = Legislative Agenda �.v General Assembly Session 2013 12 1 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 11. USE OF LOCALLY ADOPTED LIGHTING STANDARDS ON STATE/FEDERAL FUNDED ROADWAYS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARBARA M. HENLEY Background Information: The Virginia Code currently requires all new state and federally funded roadways to use Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) American National Standard Practice for Roadway Lighting. These lighting standards (RP-8) are approximately 30% brighter than the City Council approved lighting specifications for the City of Virginia Beach. Once installed, the long-term energy costs will also be proportionately higher. In order to save energy costs while still providing safe lighting levels and uniformity, the City would like the ability to use locally adopted lighting standards on all state/federally funded roadway projects located within City boundaries. Request: The request is to amend section § 24VAC30-151-420 of the Code of Virginia to make it possible for Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to fund lighting installation costs, based on locally adopted lighting standards,at project expense. See Appendix Item #1 (page 32) for text of the requested legislative change. Legislative Agenda ='f General Assembly Session 2013 22 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 12. ACCESS TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROFILE SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES L. WOOD Background Information: The Prescription Monitoring Profile is a tool to help law enforcement officers detect and divert fraudulent prescriptions. The state code only allows the State Police access to the Prescription Monitoring Profile. Limiting access to State Police unnecessarily delays local police diversion investigations and ties up State Police personnel by involving them in local investigations for the sole purpose of using the Profile. Request: The request is to amend section § 54.1-2523 of the Code of Virginia to make the profile accessible for local police personnel for the purpose of investigating prescription fraud and related offenses. See Appendix Item #2 (page 33) for text of the requested legislative change. [ Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 23 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 13. TRESPASSING SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES L. WOOD Background Information: In November of 2009 in Baker v. Commonwealth, 278 Va. 656, 685 S.E.2d 661 the Virginia Supreme Court dismissed a trespassing charge against a defendant holding that evidence that a "No Trespassing" sign was posted on the property, without evidence that the sign was posted by a person authorized under the trespassing statute, was not sufficient evidence to prove a violation of trespassing. Many lower courts have extended this holding to Code of Virginia Section 15.2- 1717.1 and require the "person lawfully in charge of the property" that designates the local law- enforcement agency with the authority to forbid another to go or remain upon their property, to come to court and testify to such authorization after they have already made the designation in writing. Request: The request is to amend Code of Virginia Section § 15.2-1717.1 to include a provision stating there is a rebuttable presumption that any such document designating the local law enforcement agency with the authority to provide notice to persons trespassing on specified property and to enforce the trespassing law was executed by a person lawfully in charge of the specified property. It is also requested that this code section further provide that the defendant shall bear the burden to overcome this presumption. 11 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 124 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 14. PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES LEASED TO THE CITY AND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL'MEMBER JOHN D. Moss Background Information: The Virginia Code provides the owner of personal property is responsible for the property taxes on such property. When property is leased, the Code and opinions of the Virginia Attorney General provide that the determination of ownership of leased personal property for purposes of taxation depends upon whether the lease shifts the risk-of-loss from the lessor to the lessee. If the lease, often a lease-purchase, shifts the risk of loss to the City,the City is classified as the owner of the leased property for tax purposes, and the property is exempt. 'If the lease does not shift the risk of loss, the property owner for purposes of local property taxes is the lessor. In most commercial leases, the lessor will require the lessee pay the property taxes. The State Tax Code provides that the owner of personal property leased to federal, state, or local governments is subject to the local property tax.1 This provision is consistent with other requirements that place the burden of taxation upon the owner of property. However, this requirement does not acknowledge that shifting the tax burden to the lessee is commonplace even when the lessee is a branch of the government,which would be exempt if it owned the property. While not an exemption, the General Assembly could provide a separate tax classification for motor vehicles leased to a locality or Constitutional Officer when the terms of the lease obligate the lessee to pay the property taxes. The State Tax Code currently provides a separate tax classification for property leased by members of a voluntary rescue squad or voluntary fire department when the terms of the lease obligate the lessee to pay the property taxes.2 Should the General Assembly provide a similar classification for motor vehicles leased to a locality, the City Council may levy the tax for this classification of property at a low rate. 1 Va.Code§58.1-3501. 2 Va.Code§58.1-3506(A)(15). I II AT, Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 25 Request: The City Council requests the General Assembly create a separate classification of personal property for motor vehicles leased to a locality or a Constitutional Officer when the terms of the lease obligate the lessee to pay the property taxes. This tax classification is necessary to permit the City to impose a nominal tax rate that will have the effect of exempting a motor vehicle leased to a municipality from being subject to the payment of personal property taxes for the duration of the term of the lease with the municipality. 11 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 26 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CODE CHANGES 15. TRANSPORTATION FUNDING DOUBLE LOCKBOX SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILL R. DESTEPH Background Information: The City Council desires the General Assembly to impose two restrictions upon its appropriation authority for transportation funding. The Council believes that the citizens of the State are willing to support additional transportation funding if there are assurances that the funding will be used for transportation and not siphoned from transportation to other priorities. The first level of restriction is upon the use of funds. All moneys deposited in the Commonwealth's Transportation Funds (e.g. the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, the Transportation Trust Fund, the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and the Priority Transportation Fund) should be used for the financing, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining,and operating the transportation systems and projects in the Commonwealth. The second level of restriction is to prohibit the displacement of current transportation funding with new revenues raised for transportation. The City is aware of the example of lottery funds being provided to K-12 Education. While this use of lottery funds is required by the Virginia Constitution, the General Assembly has allowed the lottery funds to displace other General Fund revenues for K-12 Education. Therefore, a second level of restriction is needed to insure that new transportation revenue streams do not displace any of the current transportation revenue streams. Request: The City requests the General Assembly provide a mechanism by which the revenues raised for transportation are restricted to transportation purposes. This mechanism should have two "lockbox" features. First, funds raised for transportation should be restricted to transportation uses. Second, when the General Assembly increases one or more of the current revenue streams or establishes a new revenue stream for transportation purposes, these new revenue streams should not displace any of the current revenue streams. Because this is a limitation on the General Assembly's appropriation power, the appropriate approach is an amendment to the Virginia Constitution. ,fB is ;•t=---'41,7 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 27 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH REQUESTED CHARTER CHANGES 1. CITY CHARTER LIMITATION ON THE ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC FACILITY REVENUE BONDS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN D. Moss Background Information: When the City Charter was conceived by the late Mr. Sidney Kellam and colleagues, the intent was to impose barriers on the issuance of general obligation debt without either the public's approval in a referendum or a supermajority vote of the Council. In 1962 founders of the City could not have anticipated that the intent of the City Charter's public debt issuance restrictions would be circumvented by issuing debt by a third party. The public debt issued by the Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA) on behalf of the City is subject to annual appropriation; therefore, this debt is not backed by the full faith and credit of the City, which denies it the status of general obligation debt, but its effect on the City's bond rating is the same. Debt issued by the Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA) does not require a supermajority vote of City Council; therefore, the issuance of Public Facility Revenue Bonds for City facilities and other debts circumvents the intent of the protection the General Assembly extended to Beach property owners/taxpayers in the Charter granted to residents of Virginia Beach. z5. fc Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 28 Public Facility Revenue Bonds issued by year and the issuance total: Issuance and year Issuance Total(new money only) 1998(Human Services Bldg Lease) $9,800,000 2002 PFRB Issue $23,855,000 2004 PFRB Issue $165,000,000 2005 PFRB Issue $103,900,000 2007 PFRB Issue $100,865,000 2010 PFRB Issue $17,985,000 2012 PFRB Issue $19,095,000 Total $440,500,000 Public Facility Revenue Bonds debt service payments, principal to be retired, annual interest payment,and end of year outstanding debt for outstanding Public Facility Revenue Bonds: Fiscal Debt Service Principal Retired Interest Payment End of Year Year Outstanding Debt 2012 $34,663,551 $19,350,000 $15,313,551 $326,530,000 2013 $35,318,948 $20,335,000 $14,983,948 $306,195,000 2014 $36,834,778 $22,745,000 $14,089,778 $283,450,000 2015 $36,660,310 $23,610,000 $13,050,310 $259,840,000 2016 $33,925,030 $21,835,000 $12,090,030 $238,005,000 2017 $33,805,610 $22,865,000 $10,940,610 $215,140,000 2018 $33,849,491 $24,035,000 $9,814,491 $191,105,000 2019 $33,199,062 $24,560,000 $8,639,062 $166,545,000 2020 $33,390,255 $25,845,000 $7,545,255 $140,700,000 Total $311,647,037 $205,180,000 $106,467,037 ;t Legislative Agenda .,r General Assembly Session 2013 I 3 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH FUNDING ITEMS 1. CONTINUED FUNDING FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) EFFORT SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Background Information: Since January, 2007, the City of Virginia Beach and the Commonwealth of Virginia have been partnering to address the concerns that were raised by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission in 2005. This partnership has involved the cost sharing of $15 million annually to purchase properties in the APZ-1 and Clear Zone areas around Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and in the Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) between Oceana and the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress. The City has established a policy of spending $7.5 million per year to comply with the BRAC Order, with the expectation that the Commonwealth will provide matching funds for expenses associated with the acquisition of land in the APZ-1 and Clear Zone areas around Oceana and in the ITA. The City will keep its commitment to the military by to continuing its policy of spending $7.5 million each year to protect NAS Oceana and requests that the General Assembly provide a matching amount for FY 2013-14. Request: Request that the General Assembly provide $7.5 million in annual funding through the Military Strategic Response Fund in FY 2013-14 to the City of Virginia Beach to meet the requirements of the BRAC Compliance Plan. Providing these funds will reinforce our joint commitment and reinforce our message to the U.S. Navy that the Commonwealth and City of Virginia Beach are dedicated to preserving Naval Air Station Oceana. This positive message and the results we have achieved through the Commonwealth/City partnership will benefit not only the preservation of NAS Oceana but send a clear signal to the military about Virginia's support of all bases throughout the state. See Appendix Item #4 (page 46) for text of the requested legislative change. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 131 A.P EN I : DRAFTS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION - KEYED TO REQUESTED CODE CHANGE AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 132 LEGISLATIVE ITEM#11 USE OF LOCALLY ADOPTED LIGHTING STANDARDS ON STATE/FEDERAL FUNDED ROADWAYS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARBARA M. HENLEY 24VAC30-151-420. Lighting facilities. B. Design of roadway lighting facilities shall be based upon the specifications developed by the Illuminating Engineering Society in the manual, American National Standard Practice for Roadway Lighting (see 24VAC30-151-760) or locally adopted lighting standards if available. The Roadway Lighting Design Guide by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) (see 24VAC30-151-760)may be used as a supplemental guide. r: Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 133 LEGISLATIVE ITEM#12 ACCESS TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROFILE SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES L. WOOD (change(s)highlighted) § 54.1-2523. Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director A. All data, records, and reports relating to the prescribing and dispensing of covered substances to recipients and any abstracts from such data, records, and reports that are in the possession of the Prescription Monitoring program pursuant to this chapter and any material relating to the operation or security of the program shall be confidential and shall be exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) pursuant to subdivision 15 of § 2.2-3705.5. Further, the Director shall only have discretion to disclose any such information as provided in subsections B and C. B. Upon receiving a request for information in accordance with the Department's regulations and in compliance with applicable federal law and regulations,the Director shall disclose the following: 1. Information relevant to a specific investigation of a specific recipient or of a specific dispenser or prescriber to an agent designated by the superintendent of the Department of State Police, any Police Chief or Sheriff to conduct drug diversion investigations pursuant to § 54.1-3405. 2. Information relevant to an investigation or inspection of or allegation of misconduct by a specific person licensed, certified, or registered by or an applicant for licensure, certification, or registration by a health regulatory board; information relevant to a disciplinary proceeding before a health regulatory board or in any subsequent trial or appeal of an action or board order to designated employees of the Department of Health Professions; or to designated persons operating the Health Practitioners' Intervention Program pursuant to Chapter 25.1 (§ 54.1-2515 et seq.)of this title. 3. Information relevant to the proceedings of any investigatory grand jury or special grand jury that has been properly impaneled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 (§ 19.2-191 et seq.) of Title 19.2. 4. Information relevant to a specific investigation of a specific dispenser or specific prescriber to an agent of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration with authority to conduct drug diversion investigations. C. In accordance with the Department's regulations and applicable federal law and regulations, the Director may, in his discretion, disclose: :2: a Legislative Agenda e ft General Assembly Session 2013 134 1. Information in the possession of the program concerning a recipient who is over the age of 18 to that recipient. 2. Information on a specific recipient to a prescriber, as defined in this chapter, for the purpose of establishing the treatment history of the specific recipient when such recipient is either under care and treatment by the prescriber or the prescriber is initiating treatment of such recipient, and the prescriber has obtained written consent to such disclosure from the recipient. 3. Information on a specific recipient to a dispenser for the purpose of establishing a prescription history to assist the dispenser in determining the validity of a prescription in accordance with § 54.1-3303 when the recipient is seeking a covered substance from the dispenser or the facility in which the dispenser practices. Dispensers shall provide notice to patients, in a manner specified by the Director in regulation, that such information may be requested by them from the Prescription Monitoring Program. 4. Information relevant to an investigation or regulatory proceeding of a specific dispenser or prescriber to other regulatory authorities concerned with granting, limiting or denying licenses, certificates or registrations to practice a health profession when such regulatory authority licenses such dispenser or prescriber or such dispenser or prescriber is seeking licensure by such other regulatory authority. 5. Information relevant to an investigation relating to a specific dispenser or prescriber who is a participating provider in the Virginia Medicaid program or information relevant to an investigation relating to a specific recipient who is currently eligible for and receiving or who has been eligible for and has received medical assistance services to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Attorney General or to designated employees of the Department of Medical Assistance Services, as appropriate. 6. Information relevant to determination of the cause of death of a specific recipient to the designated employees of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 7. Information for the purpose of bona fide research or education to qualified personnel; however, data elements that would reasonably identify a specific recipient, prescriber, or dispenser shall be deleted or redacted from such information prior to disclosure. Further, release of the information shall only be made pursuant to a written agreement between such qualified personnel and the Director in order to ensure compliance with this subdivision. D. This section shall not be construed to supersede the provisions of § 54.1-3406 concerning the divulging of confidential records relating to investigative information. E. Confidential information that has been received, maintained or developed by any board or disclosed by the board pursuant to subsection A shall not, under any circumstances, be available for discovery or court subpoena or introduced into evidence in any medical malpractice suit or other action for damages arising out of the provision of or failure to provide services. However, this subsection shall not be construed to inhibit any investigation or prosecution conducted pursuant to Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2. (2002, c. 481; 2004, c. 690; 2005, cc. 637, 678.) � Legislative Agenda ,:;:',6,.,......„../..:. General Assembly Session 2013 5 Sections: Previous 54.1-2519 54.12520 54.12521 54. 54.1--- 1_252., 23 54.12523.1 54.1- 2524 54.1-2525 Next Last modified:April 16, 2009 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 136 1 A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY OF 2 VIRGINIA BEACH'S OPPOSITION TO THE MINING 3 OF URANIUM IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF 4 VIRGINIA 5 6 7 WHEREAS, in December 2008, the Council of the City of Virginia Beach adopted 8 a Resolution stating its opposition to uranium mining in Virginia and to lifting the existing 9 legislative moratorium on uranium mining unless it could be demonstrated, to a 10 reasonable degree of certainty, that there would be no significant release of radioactive 11 sediments downstream of the site under any circumstances; and 12 13 WHEREAS, in the three and one-half years since the adoption of that Resolution, 14 there have been a number of studies relating to uranium mining in Virginia, several of 15 which have dealt specifically with the proposed Virginia Uranium, Inc. mine and milling 16 facility at Coles Hill in Pittsylvania County, upstream of the John H. Kerr Reservoir and 17 Lake Gaston; and 18 19 WHEREAS, two of the studies consisted of economic assessments of the 20 proposed Coles Hill project, and both such studies found that one large, or several 21 small, accidents or releases would significantly reverse the economic benefit of the 22 project, even if no serious harm to people or the environment occurred; and 23 24 WHEREAS, at the request of the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission, the 25 National Academies of Sciences (NAS) has completed a study entitled "Uranium Mining 26 in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and 27 Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia" (the "NAS Study"), 28 the purpose of which was to address a series of detailed questions about uranium 29 mining, processing, and reclamation in order to assist the Commonwealth of Virginia in 30 making decisions concerning the proposed uranium mining project; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the NAS study indicates that: (1) disposal cells in which radioactive 33 tailings are stored represent significant long-term risks for radiological and other 34 contamination; (2) limited data exist to confirm the long-term effectiveness of uranium 35 tailings disposal cells; and (3) extreme natural events combined with human error have 36 the potential to result in the release of contaminants if disposal cells are not designed, 37 constructed or maintained properly, or if such cells fail to perform as envisioned; and 38 39 WHEREAS, the NAS study concluded that the Commonwealth of Virginia has no 40 experience with uranium mining, that the federal government has little or no experience Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 137 41 applying existing laws and regulations to states with wet climates and extreme 42 precipitation events, and that "there are gaps in legal and regulatory coverage for 43 activities involved in uranium mining, processing, reclamation, and long-term 44 stewardship . . [and] . . . steep hurdles to be surmounted before mining and/or 45 processing could be established within a regulatory environment that is appropriately 46 protective of the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment"; and 47 48 WHEREAS, Michael Baker Engineers and the National Center for Computational 49 Hydroscience and Engineering, under contract to the City of Virginia Beach, have 50 completed a study (the "Michael Baker Study") of the downstream water quality impacts 51 that would occur from a hypothetical, catastrophic breach of a single, above-grade 52 uranium mine tailings disposal cell located near Coles Hill; and 53 54 WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that if all of the tailings are secured in properly 55 designed, constructed, and maintained below-grade disposal cells, the likelihood of a 56 major release of tailings to surface water is significantly reduced; and 57 58 WHEREAS, although existing regulations indicate that below-grade disposal of 59 uranium tailings is preferable to above-grade disposal, exceptions have been made for 60 environmental reasons, such as conflict with groundwater conditions, or for reasons of 61 economic feasibility, both of which may exist at the Coles Hill site or at heretofore 62 undiscovered uranium mining sites; and 63 64 WHEREAS, the NAS Study specifically dismissed the notion that below-grade 65 disposal of tailings would automatically be required, noting that the first mine and mill 66 permit to be issued in more than three decades allowed partially above-grade disposal 67 cells, notwithstanding the fact that the safest and most environmentally sound solution 68 was below-grade disposal; and 69 70 WHEREAS, the Michael Baker Study indicates that in the aftermath of an 71 assumed catastrophe, radioactivity in the main body of Lake Gaston would remain 72 above state and federal regulatory levels for up to two months during wet years and six 73 to sixteen months during dry years; and 74 75 WHEREAS, for a number of legal, regulatory, political, institutional and technical 76 reasons, it is highly likely that a major release of tailings downstream from the Coles Hill 77 site would force the City of Virginia Beach to discontinue pumping of the Lake Gaston 78 Water Supply Project, at least until contaminant levels had dropped well below state and 79 federal regulatory levels; and 80 2 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 I 38 81 WHEREAS, during droughts, the Lake Gaston Project provides up to one-third of 82 the water in the Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake water systems, and the loss of 83 the Lake Gaston project for an extended period of time could result in water shortages 84 far greater than those occurring in the 1980-81 drought; and 85 86 WHEREAS, a release of radioactive tailings such as that modeled in the Michael 87 Baker Study would have devastating adverse economic and other effects upon the City 88 of Virginia Beach, the Hampton Roads Region, and the localities near to and 89 downstream of the Coles Hill site; and 90 91 WHEREAS, operations vital to maintaining the nation's defense readiness at the 92 various military installations located in Hampton Roads could be adversely impacted by 93 water shortages that could result from a significant release of tailings, especially during a 94 dry period; and • 95 96 WHEREAS, even a release of radioactive tailings of lesser proportions than the 97 worst case scenario modeled in the Michael Baker Study would result in serious 98 economic impacts to those areas even after radioactivity levels declined to levels within 99 legal limits because of the inevitability of negative public perceptions and the resultant 100 damage to the regions' images and reputations as attractive business and vacation 101 destinations; and 102 103 WHEREAS, it is absolutely clear, based upon the National Academy of Sciences 104 and other studies, that it cannot be demonstrated to a reasonable degree of certainty 105 that there would be no significant release of radioactive sediments downstream of the 106 Coles Hill site under any circumstances, and therefore that the criteria in the Resolution 107 adopted by City Council in December 2008 have clearly not been satisfied; and 108 109 WHEREAS, while the probability of a major tailings release is small, the adverse 110 consequences of such a release would be enormous and unacceptable; 111 112 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 113 VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: 114 115 That the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach hereby reaffirms its opposition 116 to uranium mining in Virginia, including the proposed Virginia Uranium, Inc. project at 117 Coles Hill, and to the elimination of the existing legislative moratorium on uranium 118 mining in Virginia. 119 3 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013139 120 The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to 121 each member of the City's Congressional and General Assembly Delegations. 122 Adopted by the City Council of the City of Virginia Beach on the I 2 tiay of June , 2012. CA-12301 June 6, 2012 R-1 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: atais:014 Department of Public Utilities City Attorney's Office • • • 4 Legislative Agenda • General Assembly Session 2013 140 tfrA 7.‘ t 'V (-2,9_,..,___,___'_,111;11br'1 ..* CA rs ,, z Report Policy Uranium Mining in Virginia Background: In December 2008, City Council enacted a resolution stating that unless it could be demonstrated to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty that there would be no significant release of radioactive sediments downstream under any circumstances, including, but not limited to, a direct hit on the mining facilities by a Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) storm event, the City of Virginia Beach was opposed to 1) uranium mining in Virginia, 2)the elimination of the existing legislative moratorium on uranium mining, and 3) any attempt to develop a regulatory framework for uranium mining. Although the General Assembly has not considered any legislation that would alter the existing moratorium on uranium mining, the Governor has appointed a taskforce to develop the regulatory framework. . for uranium mining with instructions that they complete that work by 2013. In the three and one-half years since City Council's resolution, there have been a number of studies relating to uranium mining in Virginia, several of which dealt specifically with.the proposed Virginia Uranium Inc. mine and milling facility at Coles Hill, upstream of the John H. Kerr Reservoir and Lake Gaston. Four studies of particular relevance are: • The Socioeconomic Impact of Uranium Mining and Milling—Chmura, November 2011 • Proposed Coles Hill Uranium Mine and Mill — RTI, International, March 2012 • Uranium Mining In Virginia— National Academies of Sciences (NAS), December 2011 • Potential Impacts of Uranium Mining in Virginia on Drinking Water Sources— Michael Baker Engineers (under contract to Virginia Beach), February 2012 (Phase II) Considerations: The two economic studies indicate that if the Coles Hill mine and mill were to go forward as currently proposed by Virginia Uranium, the net economic impact in and around Pittsylvania County would be about$150 million per year and 1,000 jobs (direct and indirect)for 20 to 35 years. They also indicate that even if the project is compliant with all environmental regulations, there will be moderate and measurable air, water and soil contamination and impacts close to the facility. Finally, they conclude that one large, or several small accidents/spills would significantly reverse the economic benefit even if no serious harm to people or the environment occurred The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) Study: This study was commissioned by the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission, a legislative commission of the General Assembly, for the purpose of informing the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to uranium mining in this state. The NAS study confirmed that there are significant deposits of uranium in the Blue 1 of 5 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 141 Ridge/Piedmont provinces, although the Coles Hill site is the only economically viable site that has been discovered to date. The study recognized that Virginia experiences extreme and unpredictable natural events, including catastrophic precipitation events, earthquakes, tornadoes, and debris flows which must be considered with respect to determining if any particular site is appropriate for uranium mining. The NAS study indicated that uranium mining in Virginia has the potential to significantly impact air quality, surface and ground water quality, and the environment. The near and medium-term impacts may be substantially reduced if world-wide best practices are rigorously and sustainably adhered to with respect to the regulatory framework, the design, construction, and operation of the facilities, and monitoring and enforcement. The study indicated that tailings disposal cells represented significant long-term risks for radiological and other contamination: Although significant improvements have been made in recent years to tailings management practices to isolate mine waste from the environment, limited data exist to confirm the long-term effectiveness of uranium tailings management facilities . . . Significant potential environmental risks are associated with extreme natural events and failures in management practices. Extreme natural events . . . have the potential to lead to the release of contaminants if facilities are not designed and constructed to withstand such an event, or fail to perform as designed."NAS study at page 145. The NAS study discussed the City's computer model of a hypothetical, above-grade tailings disposal cell failure at Coles Hill, as well as the primary criticism of the City's model that the tailings would be disposed of below grade, thereby eliminating the possibility of large-scale release downstream. However, the NAS study specifically dismissed this argument noting that Colorado recently licensed a uranium mine and mill with partially above-grade disposal cells, even though below-grade disposal was the best option. The study concluded that "there are gaps in legal and regulatory coverage for activities involved in uranium mining,processing, reclamation, and long-term stewardship." NAS study at page 179. It also concluded that Virginia has no experience with uranium mining, and that the federal government has little or no experience applying existing laws and regulations to states with wet climates and extreme precipitation events. The study noted that Colorado and Canada have developed rigorous and sustainable uranium mining and milling regulatory programs based upon world-wide best practices. These programs stress fully empowered and funded agencies with strong data-gathering, inspection and enforcement powers. The NAS study was silent on whether Virginia should, or should not lift the existing moratorium on uranium mining, but it did provide a single overarching conclusion: "if the Commonwealth of Virginia rescinds the existing moratorium on uranium mining, there are steep hurdles to be surmounted before mining and/or processing could be established within a regulatory environment that is appropriately protective of the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment. There is only limited experience with modern underground and open pit uranium mining and processing practices in the wider United States, and no such experience in Virginia. At the same time, there exist internationally accepted best practices, founded on principles of openness, transparency, and public involvement in oversight and decision-making, that could provide a starting point for the Commonwealth of Virginia were it to decide that the moratorium should be lifted. After extensive scientific and technical briefings, substantial public input, reviewing numerous documents, and extensive 2 of 5 I Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 142 deliberations, the committee is convinced that the adoption and rigorous implementation of such practices would be necessary if uranium mining, processing, and reclamation were to be undertaken in the Commonwealth of Virginia."NAS study at page 223, emphasis added. The Virginia Beach/Michael Baker Study: The City's study is a computer simulation of downstream water quality impacts from a hypothetical, catastrophic breach of a single, above grade, uranium mine tailings disposal cell. It was prepared by Michael Baker Engineers and the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering- The model does not simulate how or why a disposal cell might fail — it simulates the outcome if one did as a result of a catastrophic precipitation event. It is a worst case simulation for a single, above grade cell failure in the Banister River watershed. It is a very unlikely event that technology and regulations should prevent. VUl and its consultants have questioned certain aspects of the City's study. The only question with any merit is the argument that the tailings will be stored below grade. The computer simulation is based upon the breach of an above-grade disposal cell. The threat to surface water would be dramatically reduced if the tailings were stored below grade. However, the NAS study specifically dismissed the automatic presumption of below-grade disposal noting that the first.mine and mill licensed in more than three decades allowed partially above-grade disposal cells, even though the best solution was below-grade disposal. The original Marline-Union Carbide engineering study of the Coles Hill site in 1983 ruled out below-grade disposal because of groundwater conditions. There have been no groundwater studies to support the feasibility of below-grade disposal, and presentations made to the NAS by the USGS indicated that groundwater in the region was shallow and mobile, although data was limited. VUI is not bound by any plan or statement of intentions in existence today. Mining economics, the price of uranium, and what regulations allow at the time of application will dictate the mining and tailings disposal methods ultimately pursued. It is important to note that VUI's own consultant put the likelihood of below-grade disposal at only 50%. The Phase II results are similar in scope to the Phase I results, although far more detailed with,respect to the theoretical contamination of Kerr Reservoir and Lake Gaston, following an assumed catastrophe. Ten to twenty percent of the radioactivity would remain in the water column and flow downstream, passing through Kerr and Gaston. Eighty to ninety percent would settle in the river and reservoirs, mostly in the Banister River. Of the three contaminants modeled, uranium, thorium, and radium, the_latter has the most impact in the water column in terms of compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA) and Clean Water Act(CWA). Radioactivity in the sediments is a more significant and longer-term environmental problem than. in the water column. The computer simulation indicates that in the aftermath of an assumed catastrophe, radium radioactivity in the main body of Lake Gaston would remain above the SDWA and CWA levels for up to two months during wet years and six to sixteen months during dry years. See attached graph. In the absence of flood control operations, tributaries and coves in both reservoirs would not experience the contamination that would occur in the main body of the two reservoirs. However, flood control operations in Kerr Reservoir would cause contamination to intrude into some of its tributaries and coves. This would not happen in Lake Gaston because Lake Gaston is not operated for flood control. 3of5 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 143 In contrast to the other water supply intakes in Kerr Reservoir and Lake Gaston, the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake intake is located in Pea Hill Creek, the largest tributary of Lake Gaston. Under normal conditions, there is a small net flow of water from Pea Hill Creek to the main body of Lake Gaston. However, operation of the Gaston pump station reverses the normal flow of Pea Hill Creek and pulls water from the main body of Lake Gaston into the tributary. At normal operation, the pump station will pull about 5,000 acre-feet of water per month from the main body of the lake into Pea Hill Creek. The volume of water between the intake and the main body of the lake is about 15,000 acre-feet, so it would take about three months for water from the main body of the lake to reach the intake. Most water treatment plants are capable of removing 50-90% of the three radiological contaminants in the City's study. However, this may be a moot issue. Significant resistance to drawing radioactive contaminants into Pea Hill Creek would be expected from the adjacent homeowners and jurisdictions, if not North Carolina. Also, the pipeline discharges into a waterway and lake in Isle of Wight and Suffolk. Adjacent property owners, and perhaps Isle of Wight and Suffolk, would also be expected to object. The City does not have any state and federal permits required by the Clean Water Act to discharge radioactive pollutants into these waterways. Furthermore, it is not clear that the citizens of Chesapeake, Norfolk, or Virginia Beach —or their respective City Councils—would support co-mingling contaminated water with the regional water supplies, even if the directors of utilities recommended it. For these reasons, it is assumed that the response to a catastrophic release of tailings would be to discontinue operation of the Lake Gaston project until the contamination dropped well below state and federal regulatory levels. Alternatives: The alternatives are to leave the existing moratorium in place, rescind it, or update and reaffirm it. Recommendations: The Coles Hill project would have significant benefits to the local economy unless there was one big accident or several small ones. Uranium mining in Virginia could possibly be done safely but the necessary regulatory framework is not in place today and there are "steep hurdles" to overcome before it would be. Although unlikely, extreme natural events combined with human errors could result in a significant tailings release from above grade tailing disposal cells and this would require the Gaston pipeline to shut down for a period of months to more than one year. The latter could cause water shortages in southside Hampton Roads far greater than what occurred in the 1980-81 drought. Although the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be the regulator of tailings disposal, federal regulators give great weight to the hosting state in all aspects of the regulatory process. Historically, Virginia has not had the regulatory philosophy identified by the NAS as being critical to safely mine uranium in Virginia. It is a valid question to ask if it ever would. While the probability of a major tailings release is small, the consequences are great. It is recommended that City Council reaffirm its opposition to uranium mining and to the lifting of the exiting legislative moratorium on uranium mining. 4of5 Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 l 44 iA6rav r y a 6 lPrepared By. Director of Public Utilities Date Reviewed By: 1VAA1_.^ (— ✓ re_ fton — ttor - Date Via; C.1. ' LS Y. c'�, Deputy Ct.'. anager Date !! Approved B 4.� L `AL1► * : b t,I12, Ilieager Date 5of5 Water Column Radium Concentration(G—Main07) Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 l 45 1000 - Dry Year Wet Year --- Radium MCL 100 - U a. C 10 - • 0 3 0-1 0.01 -1 1 I 1 I 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Days Water Column Radioactivity(G—Main07) 1000 - 1 _ __I- , —.._�.:.-.... — --- —7..__--_ I F pry Year j1 NI Wet Year 1 --- Gross Alpha Activity MCL i 1 U- i. ... i a i 1• I t' a • I • l s w "r 4xft u'1 -^ 1 . i A 3 C l i ia _ haw i i l i i i l 1 I l �. I 1 0.01 1 1 1 1 1 I 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 • Days • Water Column Uranium Concentration(G—Main07) _._ 1000 --—.._.__._._.__ . - Dry Year 1 a Wet Year --- Uranium MCL .,1too - _ "..._........ ..-._....--..."........... .......... ......_..._..... i i --•---......._...; m C1 O , ;; 20 G m O y d L Y ,� • • 0.01 I I I f I - 1 - I 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Days Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 146 0.141-"Edi c r City of Vir-girzia _I-mach rya � .---- 2 o .F , z= X99 4'� e • °F OUR Nal'O November 15, 2011 The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell Office of the Governor Patrick Henry Building, 3`d Floor 1111 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Subject: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAG) Compliance Program Dear Governor McDonnell: Congratulations on the recent General Assembly elections. A supermajority in the House of Delegates and a working majority in the Senate will allow you to leave a lasting impression on the Commonwealth. The City Council of Virginia Beach . respectfully requests that as part of that legacy that you include in your soon to be revealed budget for the next biennium funding for the Oceana Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) compliance program. Our request would be for $7,5 million a year in both years of the biennium. This funding will allow the partnership that we have enjoyed, since the BRAC issue came to the forefront in 2005, to continue to move forward. Previously, we provided you with our report for the FY 2012 funds. As you can see from that report, we have obligated all of the funding available through June 30, 2012. We also have a number of properties ready to be purchased when, hopefully, new funding becomes available in the next biennium. Legislative Agenda General Assembly Session 2013 1 47 The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell Subject: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Compliance Program November 15, 2011 Page 2 Our successful partnership in protecting Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana has become a national model. Your leadership on this issue has also been exemplary. We sincerely hope that even in these resource constricted times that you can fund the full $7.5 million proposed for each year of the next biennium. We look forward to continue working with you in making Virginia an even greater Commonwealth. Respectfully, 41,1,14""#' ' . William D. Sessoms, Jr. Louis R. Jone Mayor Vice-Mayor St, 469/Lk Glenn R. Davis, Jr. rl 7447 l eStep Harry = Diezel Council Member Council Member Councq Member Robert M. Dyer Barbara M. He ley 'o§n E. Uhrin Council Member Council Member ouncil Member �it/,+1: Rosemary iTPilson zs . Wood i,hn D. Moss Council Member S• cii Member +Pouncil Member cc: Virginia Beach General Assembly Delegation The Honorable Mark Warner, U.S. Senate The Honorable Jim Webb, U.S. Senate The Honorable Congressman Scott Rigell, U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Terry Suit, Secretary of Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command II -3- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS 4:29 P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed David L. Hansen, Deputy City Manager. Mr. Hansen expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support: � may, ,+ z tt? . e f .�a Waste Management Update Open Session Briefing To City Council DCM Dave Hansen 16 October 2012 Below is the Agenda for today's Briefing and the focus will be on two significant areas of Waste Management: AGENDA Virginia Beach Landfill#2 Post 2018 Waste Disposal October 16, 2012 1 -4- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Mr. Hansen likes to provide the "Bottom Line Up Front" to help formulate ideas and suggestions which is set out below: BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Pursue membership in a Post 2018 SPSA Do not expand/do not acquire the HRRC site v Retain current Virginia Beach Landfill#2 Participate in new Use and Support Agreements with the Post 2018 SPSA > Negotiate regional WTE contract or landfill strategy using the SPSA facility in Suffolk ➢Avoid MSW in the VB Landfill #2 Below is the strategy discussions regarding Waste Management and the City Landfill: 4�--- y Strategy Discussions Regarding '''�t._,.; � Waste Management and The City Landfill This is where we were 10 months ago r Orientation&Background A- Capacity r Land Acquisition Scenarios i- HRRC Request for Encroachment r Condemnation Ordinance Closed Session Briefing December 13,2011 October 16, 2012 -5- CITY MANAGER'S SOLSTE POST 2018BRIEFING OPTIONS ID WA (Continued) The yellow highlighted area in the slide below are the current dimensions of landfill in the Centerville Area: � ; x STRATEGY DURATION YE 20-45 Short Term d' + ..„ ' y, Mid Term 45-75 �, I Long Term 75-100+ `, �w MSW vs ASH .� d'` �.. `` o RC ' 1 S L pr.3�, , a' y. ,'y Below is the scenario development of the Landfill showing the specific Cells associated with the current property: Scenario Development s 'i-.:a ' * ., A w �' iitcCF • ��. v It. co� T 9awxr`Su ,. � cau as "t 1 C.41 �. a r:e«• zrt�` ��.,; wiz , October 16, 2012 -6- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) The study took six(6)scenarios for City to consider. The first two scenarios are City only with scenarios three (3) and four(4)from HRRC: Potential Capacity and Years of Service YEARS OF CAPACITY Citizen Drop off MSW&Citizen Drop Air Space Cumulative Air &Ash Off Scenario DESCRIPTION (MCY) Space(MC?) (260,000 CY/YR) (400,000 CY/YR) 1 VBLF CURRENT 3.4 3.4 13 9 1_ City 2 VBLF POTENTIAL 8.1 11.5 44 29 1 3 HRRC BELOW GRADE 7.1 18.6 72 47 4 HRRC ABOVE GRADE 4.2 22.8 88 57 HRRC 5 HRRC VALLEY 4.0 26.8 103 67 .:.(.,...._..... 6 TOWER PROPERTY 11.4 38.2 147 96 "-'!TOwer Below is specific information for Scenarios 1 and 2: Available Air ^,.,,h Scenario PHASE STATUS Space x. 1 PHASE 1 NEAR FILLED 150,000 u„q,,,„,• CELL 2A BUILT;SOME ASH PLACED 750,000 PHASE4 PERMITTED;NOT BUILT _ 2,400,0W Scenario 1 Subtotal 3,400,000 2 CELL 2B&3 NOT PERMITTED;NOT BUILT 8,100,000 GRAND TOTAL 1L5MCY Current permitted -. '��/� Height elevatfn.183', ��` \ '.'' B` `� l l �� `,', Height 216' e r. SCENARIO 1 • Phase/Cell I:almost full ;` a SCENARIO 2 • Cell 2A:constructed and being used ' • City owned property • Phase IV:permitted but not built • Cells 28 and 3(currently not permitted) • Increased capacity:3.4 MCY wpm• Increased capacity:8.1 MCY • Adds 9 years life for MSW • Adds 20 years life for MSW • Adds 13 years life for Ash • Adds 31 years life for Ash • Creates value:$56M to$93M • Creates value:$135M to$223M October 16, 2012 -7- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is specific information for Scenarios 1 and 2: Scenario 3 • Requires an immediate acquisition • HRRC ceases filling cells to grade • Includes City borrow area • Capacity is below grade to elev.70 • Increased capacity:7.1 MCY SCENARIOS 3&4 • Adds 18 years life for MSW • Adds 28 years life for Ash • Creates value:$118M to.$195M • Allows increased capacity+elev.70(Scenario#4) • Allows increased capacity in valley(Scenario#5) Scenario 4 • HRRC has filled all 8 cells to grade and added an acceptable slope(runoff and settlement) r • Acquisition height:70 ft .ffi ` r•� Anticipated duration for them to fill:18-24 yrs • Creates ability to use mound above elev.70 „....,...‘...\::".. Permitted height of 206 ft i /�\\�\'� Includes:::::::rowarea,\ :� Increasety:4.2MCY C� `�• Adds10e for MSW • Adds 16 ears life for Ash _ 1 _ Y --��� • Creates value:$70M to$115M — — • Allows increased capacity in valley(Scenario#5) Below is the specific information for Scenarios: 296' /4-zaIiiv. 216'w ,`",o / ....,...._ ® s 2000' \\_ ECIpl1 A—A SCENARIO 5 SCENARIO 5 � �•k Y City�����/G Valle between HRRC and G LF Height 2•08 •- • Predicated on HRRC acquisition j' Immediately, / At , / •i !t4tOM CYSWsh66M to$110M October 16, 2012 -8- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the specific information for Scenario6: +l-600' 294'• ��• .'� / v4185'' 216' T- .a.�.."20R1..wil _ w__ _ 5!-2000' \ SECTION A-A \- ..: W SCENARIO 6 - �� • Radio Tower properties-3 parcels �� -SVA„ M (mdudes SW BMP pond) ���(`, ,, fi, ', • Additional small base area allows for - -Height 294 significant increased elevation& ??)y/ s , ,, overall volume V -, � � • Increased capaclty;.11.4MCY ,' • Immediate relocation of towers will likely be verydifficult and expensive \ '\ • Future technology may reduce tower \, dependency �- �(��-_ �/ / Adds 29 years life for MSW ej• Adds 44 years life for Ash -----'-'-'7,------ ---77-7---- ' • Created value:$188M to$313M Below are the Strategy Options: Strategy Options Scenarios and Years of Capacity YEARS OF CAPACITY Citizen Drop off MSW&Citizen Drop Air Space Cumulative Air &Ash Off Scenario DESCRIPTION (MCY) Space(MCY) (260,000 CY/YR) (400,000 CY/YR) 1 VBLF CURRENT 3.4 3.4 13 9 r-I Short 1 2 VBLF POTENTIAL 8.1 113 44 29 3 HRRC BELOW GRADE 7.1 18.6 72 47 4 HRRC ABOVE GRADE 4.2 22.8 88 57 ' Medium 5 HRRC VALLEY 4.0 26.8 103 67 I . 6 TOWER PROPERTY 11.4 38.2 147 96 Long Staff recommendation on 13 December 2011 1. Acquire HRRC at elevation 70(Scenario#4) 2. Negotiate a long term payment agreement 3. Reevaluate Tower site acquisition in 10 years October 16, 2012 -9- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Potential HRRC Acquisition A On May 6 the City received the Hampton Roads Recovery Center(HRRC), LLC proposal HRRC has operated the CDD Landfill since 2009 A Total permitted capacity 9.8 mcy Y Cells 1,2 and 3 constructed of 8 planned cells y Disposed tonnage (As of 2011): 278,000 tons y Used airspace:463,000 cy(-5%) fr Investment thru 2011): $20.7 million Y Expected waste intake: 120,000 tons/yr fr Average tipping fees:$46.4/ton y Unit weight in place:0.6 tcy HRRC Proposal ➢Offer to sell site to the City once hole is filled v This would require their constructing all 8 cells& once filled,top covered at elev 70' fr Total volume to fill the hole 4 mcy(@40%) Approximately 29 years till turned over to City Cumulative DNPV:$44.5 million fr Forfeited Value:$90.4 million y Cumulative CAPEX:$31.1million fr Additional CAPEX:4.5 million Purchase Price:$126 million Paid in 15 years($10.7 million/year) October 16, 2012 II I 11 -10- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is Staff's Recommendation: Staff Recommendation y Pursue membership in a Post 2018 SPSA y Do not expand/do not acquire HRRC site at this time N Retain current Virginia Beach Landfill#2 for the foreseeable future Participate in new Use and Support Agreements with the Post 2018 SPSA y Negotiate regional WTE contract or landfill strategy using the SPSA facility in Suffolk Avoid MSW in the VB Landfill#2:allow only in emergency situations The next portion of today's Briefing is Post SPSA—2018 Waste Disposal: .,sem,., i "�>> POST SPSA-2018 WASTE DISPOSAL Information Briefing to City Council DCM Dave Hansen 16 October 2012 October 16, 2012 I II -11- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the Agenda for this portion of today's Briefing: AGENDA r Current Operations A='City Alternatives Analysis—Arcadis-Malcolm Pirnie (Steve Nesbitt) Regional Alternatives Analysis—SCS Engineers (Bob Gardner) 0>Risk Scenarios Staff Recommendation Way Forward r Council Discussion Below is a breakdown of the funds spent during FY12 for Waste Management Program: FY12 Operations SPSA(Disposal) $10.5M Program Support VB LF $1M $2.2M Recycling $5.8M Yard Waste/HHW $1.8M Collections $14.5 M $35.8M October 16, 2012 II 111 -12- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) SPSA MSW TIPPING FEES FY11-$56.01 $ 8.9M • FY12-$65.35 $10.5M - FY13-$65.35 $10.5M A, FY14-$65.35 $10.5M > FY15-$65.35 $10.5M > FY16-$87.67 $14.0M(1) > FY17-$110.00 $17.6M > FY18-$97.50 $15.6M(2) (1) Ash&Residue Agreement expires December 31,2015 (2) Use and Support Agreement expires January 23,2018 As a member of SPSA, the City enjoys a "capped contract"; however, that ends in middle of FY16: Waste Management $47M Operating Costs S,o ve 'r"9 QgSa�cas 4��eeGSP� � S PP�yo L01c' a ✓a„� P*e444o.� $35.8M e °8 $40.8M LaQ QFee 2016-2018 ee% Projected (Best Case) 2012 2018 Actual Goal I4,1*9 5°a rate ctli ,annual 65,1811" October 16, 2012 -13- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the recent SPSA history: Recent SPSA History • 4 years ago uncertain if SPSA would remain in business SPSA organization and finances were in disarray • SPSA reorganized WTE sold to Wheelabrator in 2010 i- Finances stabilized ➢Post 2018 discussions under way Below is the City's alternatives analysis: Virginia Beach Alternatives Analysis =Arcadis-Malcolm Pirnie-Steve Nesbitt • Engaged five years ago by VB Public Works Developed short,medium and long range alternatives Calculated capacity of VB Landfill October 16, 2012 -14- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Arcadis-Malcolm Pirnie Study Final Report was issued June 2008: Arcadis-Malcolm Pirnie Study Final Report June 2008 Identified and evaluated 9 alternatives based on VB going it alone in a non-SPSA environment Developed short,intermediate and long term planning horizons: V Continued MSW Disposal into VB Landfill No.2. V Transfer/Remote Disposal Private Sector Vendor V MSW/MWC Ash'Swap'with Wheelabrator(Ash Disposal at Landfill No.2) ✓Waste to Energy Y Alternatives evaluated with respect to following criteria: V Cost of Service ✓Risk/Constraints&Limitations posed by Driving Forces Below are the findings of the Study: Arcadis-Malcolm Pirnie Study Findings/Summary Preferred alternatives contemplated continued MSW management at Landfill No.2 • Intermediate Duration-Full-scale operations within existing property boundaries for acceptance of unprocessed MSW or MWC Ash • Long Duration-Expanded landfill OR mass-burn WTE facility Risk to sustainability is relatively large given proposed facility location within developing urban area and legitimate need for nuisance abatement and strict regulatory compliance Primary challenge-providing fiscally acceptable waste management with assets located in an urban environment • Resistance to facility expansion/existence • Associated constraints/limitations anticipated throughout lifespan October 16, 2012 11 -15- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the estimated Cost of Service: Estimated Cost of Service 10E5otogmcy Duration No. ktinutilt Daatfioo9094 Cast(S) E91($ PAt Oit9r9 Bi9E9164 1 Landfill No,2Er&OngProperly'StaWsQuo'Conlon 107t1101 [anal Ha2vnthlioeaueImpact Abatement/MNgatimMeasmes 53,900,000 6,983700 26 1 2 EosiinkmiitNiguaatart&a6og#r vtyBodo* 97,90900 '11,305505 42 2 3 lard6fiHo.2w9hNuisance Impact Abatemeot WigatonMeasures blermedatej301 EdlS:aklmplementhoa[Id Phases 2B&31WahofbstogProperly Bourdarrs 243,210500 18,484000 68 2 64 Transfer&Haul loPrhateSector 2 4ity(30Vears' 371,890800 24,190,050 13 3 1 110 65178806S616461,405456006 225555 7 s 28:905590 66 1 4 LAI No.2withRue love Abatement lMidgationMeasures full5cakh*mutation[E V.WillumsBorrow Pit&Radio TOW PmpertyExpansion] 490130503 25,820,000, 79 2 long{69-101 5 Nterna6refHyOwned&OpmatedRIB with AbalementyMifigadonMeasles 591524090 32,530000 99 4 6B 56110:4&/41 toP;hHe4alor456 65%15 573800500 30C10sos si 3 8 Qty OvedMass Burn faaTrty5ag 65 0 atelD@01Pn<attSniorVmdor 541,749, 29840520 74 1 Projected Service Life MSWLF No.2 (MSW or MWC Ash Disposal) .L- • aF ur Does not reflect airspace expandedfootprint October 16, 2012 -17- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below shows how solid waste is currently managed in the Region, with the future options the City has to consider: Transfer Station • Col lection Residential/Commercial Energy Waste to Energy • 6 m y C rydmg Collect Residential/Commercial > I Ash ,d^4-h--'"• StGat SPSA . W...,... Organics Composting Mie Mtti Landfill Metals Recycling Energy SPSA currently provides transfer and disposal services to the Regional members. Our evaluation of the disposal alternatives for the Region considered scenarios where the member communities cooperate and go it alone: Disposal Alternatives Evaluated in SCS Study ?Eastern disposal options(Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk,Suffolk&Portsmouth) V Landfill MSW at Regional LF V Contract with Wheelabrator for MSW,dispose of ash either at SPSA or City of VB V Contract out for disposal out of region City of Virginia Beach Only V Landfill MSW at Virginia Beach LF No.2 V Contract directly or through SPSA with Wheelabrator for disposal V Contract for disposal out of region V Ash disposal contract(separate)with Wheelabrator V New WTE(either VB only or regional approach) October 16, 2012 11 -18- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Several special considerations to each community were identified during the analysis: Special Considerations for Eastern Division r City of Virginia Beach + VB LF No.2 + Ash v.MSW disposal - Expansion issues i= City of Chesapeake and Norfolk - No LF + Chesapeake shares boundary at VB landfill#2 r City of Portsmouth(proximity to WTE Facility) := City of Suffolk(host fee,regional LF location,post-SPSA disposition of regional LF,access infrastructure) ➢ Commercial waste(excluded) ; Market assumptions r Integrated solid waste management hierarchy Below is the Waste Management Hierarchy: Waste Management Hierarchy Vit '':\V"P261922‘'.: r44.;14. itiig*gte 7 Recycling and Composting \ Resource Recovery / incrnerauor, / dfilr g October 16, 2012 -19- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) The next two slides provide the analysis in pictures to show the impact of what happens after 2015, when the Ash Disposal Agreement with SPSA expires. At that time, the rate the City pays to SPSA will be the same as the other Regional Members and then what happens after 2018. These pie charts show the allocation of SPSA costs to the member communities: Assumes WTE/Landfill/ SPSACostAllocations-WYE/landfill/TVs SPSA Cort AIloations-WTE/landfill/T Transfer Al FY2012 FY2011 sin�.s Stations Al SPSA fees=$39.9M 51O3OW w.mwipa an SS _ �4 ow 5z zan!w,w It 4. ."K - u axaoo U55aw.n 55a vmianad SaLM1w Sss Mt J ��nvt as lWtoeiVvaw , c s'P°o SPSA Cost Allocations-WTE/landfill/TS's SPSA Cost Allocations.WTE/landfitl/TS's (Portsmouth Excluded) FY 2019 FY 2019 A-1 S"'"' w e s.r aaa' G-1 Haes.aoo, -tits slefrenYlon 53.aao ax n"k ril ti- Ptx ectad SPSA (D PsndSPMA foes $39$39.6M �,w1AEa, 1d1(, sua7::zx SPSA Cost Allocations—Possible WTE Disposal FY 2019 Suffolk, $ sazatf , Projected SPSA Fees yt( $36.2M - Projected SPSA Fees =rnra s.ch, $36.OM €oSt Dec z67S $13,131,000 Suffolk, 37-19'" 4y $4848000,__ doo 14% orh (Portsmouth Excluded) Scenario G-1 Virginia8each. ,Post Dee 2015 $11,44°°°4b (Portsmouth Included) Scenario A-2 10% October 16, 2012 -20- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) SPSA Cost Allocations—Possible Landfill Disposal 2019 Suffolk, $1,897,000 lay pec Projected SPSA Fees $14.1M 1,7 Virginia ry Beach, t Scenario C-2 Dec 2015, 4,60,1A00> 334 Portsmouth, $1,440,000, 10% Landfill Disposal Only Below are the Key Findings of the SCS Study: Key Findings of the SCS Study Regional Landfill and Virginia Beach Landfill have significant remaining and expandable disposal capacity. ➢ Municipal and/or SPSA controlled landfills provide a hedge against future disposal costs. • Closest alternative disposal sites: ❖ Wheelabrator WTE,Portsmouth ❖ WM Bethel LF,Newport News ❖ WM Atlantic Waste LF,Waverly WTE technology still lagging to where adopting a series of smaller municipal facilities is not fiscally prudent at this time October 16, 2012 11 -21- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Key Findings (continued) Existing Wheelabrator WTE +Significant volume reduction (90%vol/70%wt) +Reduces landfill consumption/dependence +Generates renewable energy(steam,electrical) +Recovery(metals)/recyclables +Existing facility, proven performance,and reliable - New contract will be required • Individually • Eastern Regional Organization +Ash disposal:multiple options/opportunities Key Findings (continued) y Landfill Only Solution + Lowest cost - Less preferred option environmentally - Limited resource(consumed quicker) + Landfill gas Utilization y WTE - Higher cost + Environmentally preferred option compared to landfilling + Consistent with current practice + Conserves landfill disposal capacity October 16, 2012 II 111 -22- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the Value of a Regional Landfill: Value of Regional Landfill NPV(2018-2047),Virginia Beach @ 4%,2011$ VB WTE Scenarios $51.Ooo SPSA/WTE .. E 5900 Scenarios .__landfill Scenarios __... - VB1.F Ash-- - ___-- WTE Scenarios Other 5800 SPSA if Scenarios r� 5200 - ai J C 550o 54005300 5200 _. 5100 A.1 az a.3 e.l a.z SW Management Scenarios Won Lifespan Risk/Threats/Comments (Years) City of Virginia Beach MSWLF No.2 w Nuisance/Impact Abatement& 26-68 30-36 Mitigation Encroachment 8 Sustainability of MWSLF No.2 in Increasing Urban Waste for MWC Ash'Swep'w 66 >100 Surroundings Wheelabrator Cost Control relative to Wheelabrator a, City Owned Mass Bum Facility(DBO) WTE _Y wWheelabrator;MWC Ash at 74 60-70 MSWLF No.2 Cell 7 would reach capacity by MSW-Rel MSWLF 36-41 22-37 2033/34,Cells 6/9 would need to be g1Ona developed,and would require wetland mitigation. 03 n By the end of 2047 the last phase of e1 Cali 7 would have been developed. Transfer/WTE(Wheelabrator)/Ash Cell 8/9 provides additional 12M tons Disposal(Regional LF) 80 >90 capacity;wetlands mitigation required. Cost Control October 16, 2012 -23- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below are the eight(8) conclusions taken from the SCS Study: 8 Conclusions from the SCS Study 1. City of VB has viable options either on its own or in cooperation with other cities a) Regional deal,utilize existing WTE/TS/LF b) Negotiate with Wheelabrator directly c) Operate VB LF(ash or MSW) d) Contract out disposal e) Negotiate with Suffolk if SPSA disbands 8 Conclusions (continued) 2. Suffolk Regional LF will convey to Suffolk if SPSA disbands (loss of sunk investment) 3. Western SPSA members going separate way 4. SPSA can effectively continue to operate with eastern region members 5. Landfill and Transfer Stations can continue to operate cost effectively by SPSA October 16, 2012 -24- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) 8 Conclusions (continued) 6. Significant benefits to retaining Eastern Region SPSA transfer and landfill operations + Realize value of capital investment at the Regional Landfill when all debt paid by 2018 + Existing systems,personnel and operational practices in place + Compliance routines established + Communication systems established + Low cost alternative available via landfill only 8 Conclusions (continued) 7. Wheelabrator WTE Facility provides benefits + Proven reliability + Reduce volume landfilled + Renewable energy resource + Reduce dependence on fossil fuels + Facilities and systems in place + Potential revenue offsets 8. Disposal costs can be contained in 2018 and beyond October 16, 2012 -25- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Criteria for Decision Making Cost o Immediate impact to taxpayers o Fruits of SPSA's investments have not been fully realized o Fiscal responsibilities of government for long term costs o Stability of rate structure o Organizational vs.Contract cost Environment o WTE least impacts on environment o Landfill can be operated in environmentally sound manner o Both create alternative energy sources o Hierarchy of"green"determines cost Level of Service o SPSA operational performance of past has been reliable Ease of implementation Certain assumptions had to be made and are identified below: Assumptions A- Landfilling MSW is environmentally less preferred than WTE ➢ Eastern region SPSA provides negotiating strength with combined volumes and disposal options Western region SPSA members bifurcate disposal methodology and likely consistency of fee structure • Existing system reliable(SPSA&WTE) := A retained SPSA organization reaps value via debt free assets • Landfilling MSW in VB only in emergencies October 16, 2012 -26- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the Disposal Alternative 1: Landfill MSW Disposal Alternative 1 + Least costly alternative - Permitting&CUP approvals — Perceived as less environmentally friendly — Neighborhood concerns + SPSA Landfill + Large amount of capacity + Great alternative to maintain price control + Good option for ash disposal + VB Landfill + Viable option for short term,emergency use for MSW + Good option for ash disposal - Centerville SGA development Below is the Disposal Alternative 2: Waste to Energy Disposal Alternative 2 + Wheelabrator + Infrastructure in place + Known company + Environmentally compliant — Monopoly — New facility — Emerging technologies not fully developed — Limited MSW to support a 2"d WTE + Perceived to be environmentally sound — Requires major infrastructure investment October 16, 2012 -27- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Below is the Disposal Alternative 3: Contract Disposal Disposal Alternative 3 + Contractor decides where/how to dispose — Limited competitive landfill options — Least price stability over the long term— subject to short term contract periods — Market rates + Creates competition Below are the risk scenarios: Risk Scenarios r Failure to form alliance r' SPSA folds and disposes of assets — SPSA Landfill — Transfer stations — Transfer/hauling equipment sold Monopoly is able to negotiate with individual localities Without Regional and VB Landfills — Reduced bargaining power • Tipping fee • Contract Durations • Ash for trash leverage — Potential long distance truck haul to out of region landfill October 16, 2012 II -28- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) After months of work, below is the Staff's Recommendation: Staff Recommendation • Retain SPSA with adjustments + Debt cleared by 2018 + Membership firmed up + New use&support agreements + Equal tipping fees for all Eastern members + Obtain Comprehensive CUP for SPSA Landfill • Eastern SPSA members ✓Chesapeake ✓Norfolk ✓Portsmouth ✓Suffolk ✓Virginia Beach • Negotiations determine disposal method ❖Take a hard look at landfilling vs.good rates for WTE Post 2018 SPSA Meetings ✓ 10/6/11 Final Report—Update to Solid r 5/24/12 CAO Meeting;Virginia Beach Waste Management for Southside Hampton makes presentation;Technical Committee Roads Planning Horizon 2011-2047;by SCS formed Engineers r 6/11/12 Technical Committee meeting ✓ 10/18/11 Presentation of Final Report to Virginia Beach City Council by Bob Gardner of r 7/19/12 CAO Meeting;presentation of SCS Engineers findings to date 11/30/11 Virginia Beach City Staff meeting r 8/16/12 Technical Committee meeting ✓ 12/20/11 Virginia Beach City Staff meeting 9/10/12 Technical Committee meeting • 1/24/12 Virginia Beach City Staff meeting r 10/16/12 Virginia Beach City Council presentation by staff • Feb 2012 City Manager update briefing to Mayor and Vice Mayor r 10/18/12 CAO Meeting at HRPDC S/1/12 Virginia Beach City Staff met with IPSO Executive Director October 16, 2012 -29- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Way Forward w Engage SPSA member CAOs regarding viability and structure of future cooperative organization + Relook SPSA mission,services,administration,debt and oversight + Obtain Council/Board Resolutions&Develop MOA + Pursue comprehensive SPSA landfill CUP + Develop long-term/best value disposal strategy + Establish equal fee arrangements + Draft new use and support agreements + Enter negotiations with Wheelabrator Preliminary Matrix of Deal Points Preliminary Matrixcf OealPcl:ris ( SePtembe:10.2622 # l { s `� �-, al�a7aaaaa X2.7 s aaa as Llrsue�s...racrcaa�2aa aa —aa as o......., ,a._ a. aha Paaaalaaala aaaaaala_a ANIMaaaalal�aala x..a. —a—ralaa a,aaaaMM1ala an. ................s.4 .=Baf aalalia:a al Baa-1aalaala =c," La. - 1a6•1011.111111..MINIMINI --. aha 3 aaa likrua....u.LiMi.A1110111116•111,71111J1U October 16, 2012 11 II -30- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Next Steps • 18 Oct 12:CAO's receive Technical Committee Progress Report 4'h Qtr CY12:Provide briefings to respective Councils/Boards r 1"Qtr CY13:Obtain Council/Board Resolutions regarding membership commitment to a Post 2018 SPSA r 2nd Qtr CY13:Draft MOA and obtain legal reviews ▪ 3'd Qtr CY13:Municipality ratification of the MOA ✓ 4th Qtr CY13:SPSA Board submission of a comprehensive Landfill CUP application r 1"Qtr CY14:Draft Use and Support Agreements for the Post 2018 SPSA 1"Qtr CY15:Municipality ratification of Use&Support Agreements • 3rd Qtr CY15:Commence negotiations with Wheelabrator for a WTE proposal • 3rd Qtr CY16:Finalize decision on Post 2018 Disposal Strategy 1"Qtr CY17:Municipality ratification of the Post 2018 Disposal Strategy ✓ 1'Qtr CY 18:Stand up Post 2018 SPSA Staff Recommendation Y Pursue membership in a Post 2018 SPSA Do not expand/do not acquire HRRC site at this time y Retain current Virginia Beach Landfill#2 for the foreseeable future Participate in new Use and Support Agreements with the Post 2018 SPSA y Negotiate regional WTE contract or landfill strategy using the SPSA facility in Suffolk Avoid MSW in the VB Landfill#2:allow only in emergency situations y Draft City Council Resolution October 16, 2012 -31- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING SOLID WASTE POST 2018 OPTIONS (Continued) Council Discussion Mayor Sessoms expressed his appreciation to Mr. Hansen and the entire Team for the tremendous work on this project. October 16, 2012 -32- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING PENDING PLANNING ITEMS 5:25 P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed Jack Whitney — Director, Planning Department. Mr. Whitney expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support. Mr. Whitney presented the attached Briefing, which is made a part of this record. There are five (5) items scheduled to be heard on November 13`x': MPB Archangel Enterprises City of Virginia Beach (Little Island Park) Colonial Collision Center/Rick Hendrick Collision Center BRAVA,LLC There are four(4) items scheduled to be heard on November 27th: Mount Olympus Fitness City of Virginia Beach (Pleasure House Point) Ramona and Robert Castner City of Virginia Beach (Lake Lawson/Lake Smith Natural Area) CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING PLANNING ITEMS PENDING October 16, 2012 1 III N O N O ' 1 C' ;p ,'- w + 4 (/) N ` U o r.t p c m •`a s :. a S ANNE R CL s o v ami ar p¢1NG t. 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(..:Z- 4.:7- ya... 4'4 + "o r. t R ' ; i.ia .Baa ty a ..4' e 1 � � . 1 �t .}t ti fir, i - 1 7 5,y v M E 4t7 1 vv vu4a 'e. y r a 8 t 1 1r r q II -33- ADJOURNMENT Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr.,DECLARED the City Council Meeting ADJOURNED at 5:39 P.M. / -443 Amanda Finley-Barnes, MC Deputy City Clerk,II C . v Ruth. odges Fraser,MMC City Clerk October 16, 2012