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Home My WebLink AboutAUGUST 8, 2017 WORKSHOP MINUTES -1- o- \i*:I, 0v,..- E� ,s • t°:. �f WN �� VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Virginia Beach, Virginia August 8, 2017 Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr., called to order the CITY COUNCIL'S WORKSHOP in the City Council Conference Room, Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at 4:00 P.M. Council Members Present: Jessica P. Abbott, M. Benjamin Davenport, Robert M. Dyer, Barbara M. Henley, Vice Mayor Louis R. Jones, Shannon DS Kane, John D. Moss, Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr., John E. Uhrin, Rosemary Wilson and James L. Wood Council Members Absent: None August 8, 2017 -2- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS SHERWOOD LAKES FLOODING ISSUES 4:00 P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed Mark Johnson, Operations Engineer—Public Works. Mr. Johnson expressed his appreciation to City Council for their continued support: 611 S 5 - Lakes Drainage Project Status Update City Council August 8, 2017 44 Jab =a .ci OOP PULAR. Here is the Drainage Area to the two lakes: Mi Sherwood Lakes Drainage Project .` r,,;- ' rte; . : :` t { ,.- • • • •J 00, „;..•-••••• • ^ Mme. J s, w. "%! Legend Rannaya.ne. .0, ! 6e . E.n�aq Cnrro 14?' Eann90Waa Cowciw' Lake Drainage Area(DA) 364 ac Lake Surface Area(SA) 123 ac 2 August 8, 2017 -3- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS SHERWOOD LAKES FLOODING ISSUES (Continued) Here are the Permanent Pump Station Locations: • Sherwood Lakes Drainage Project rof E?, 1. Pump Station with • t additional connection k for temporary pump Z:/0" NOMWM and generator ("y.- 2. Intake pipe for pump 4- 19/ 19 station 3. Discharge Pipe from pump station ya„a,laaa 4. New storm sewer pipe (to provide some 1 } interconnection • ! between the two Permanent Pump Station Locations ponds) • Sherwood Lakes Drainage Project No.pool. -31 pit 1 � ,,� 4 J y 'r � . k Temporary Pumping North Lake August 8, 2017 -4- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS SHERWOOD LAKES FLOODING ISSUES (Continued) This is an overview of the Intake/Wet Well/Discharge Construction: • Intake/Wet Well/Discharge Construction Scope • Intake-36"Pipe • Wet Well-30'x40'Concrete Pad — Dimension 15'x18'x6' I n • Discharge-20"Pipe Schedule • Final Plan-9/2017 • Construction start-12/2017 , Cost • • Estimate-$750,000 This is an overview of the Permanent Pump Station Installation: Permanent Pump Station Installation North Lake Pump South Lake Pump Installation Installation - - Scope Scope • Pump Installation • Pump Station Installation • Electrical Controls • Electrical Controls • Intake/Discharge Pipe Schedule • Final Plan—9/2018 Schedule • Construction start—11/2018 • Final Plan—9/2019 Cost • Construction start—11/2019 • Estimate-$1.0M Cost • Estimate-$1.0M TO' • August 8, 2017 -5- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS SHERWOOD LAKES FLOODING ISSUES (Continued) �S M+ Questions Mayor Sessoms expressed his appreciation to Mr. Johnson and the entire Department for their hard work on this project. August 8, 2017 -6- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE 4:32 P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed Chief James Cervera, Police. Chief Cervera expressed his appreciation to the City Council for their continued support: Virginia Beach Police Department CompStat Report 2017 6 Month Update "If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results." -lack Dixon The preliminary clearance rate from January 1 —June 30, 2016, is 27.6% , with violent crime was at 68.4%: Virginia Beach Police Department PART I CRIME STATISTICS January 1 to June 30 Jaoi t., .I:n1 ill IOcd 101.11 r,r;,m r, <, .111(1 JR Jun In I'L r -iiI 1 Ic.u.ui,i, (I..u.uK., A (6.1(11 I.;,. 21116 2111- (han_r 21116 211- `ull. '201- Homicide 8 II 37.5% 8 7 100.0% 63.6% Rape 101 85 -15.8% 86 68 85.1% 80.0% Robbery 132 144 9.1% 66 71 50.0% 49.3% A. ravated Assault 135 133 -1.5% 115 1t' 85.2% 82.0'/e C51111M 1Z3 MEM MEM MEM Burglary 421 378 -10.2% 105 • 24.9% 20.9% • Larceny 4,129 3,532 -14.5% 1,035 : t 25.1% 24.1% Motor Vehicle Theft 245 16' -31.0% 3' 15.9% 27.8% Anon 37 25 -32A% 13.5% 20.0% 111112=1111E 7'""1 Date:07/15/2017 Source:IICR Part I Crone Reports. August 8, 2017 -7- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) The majority of aggravated assaults are non-domestic: Aggravated Assaults January 1 to June 30,2017 85%of all rapes are known to the victim: Rape Victim to Offender Relationship January 1 to June 30,2017 Unknown 1% August 8, 2017 -8- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) The number of larceny cases from vehicles has increased: larceny January 1 to June 30 1414 uoo 1200 wn wa t0° sm 09 •84 firearms stolen from 75 different motor vehkle larcenies The areas below are those with the highest number of violent crimes: Valent Crime Density January 1 to June 30.2017ktom..., � "+‘ ® f� August 8, 2017 -9- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) The areas below are those with the highest number of robberies: Robbery Density January 1 to June 30,2017 411111b°- ./� + d10111411 "*AllikVlik I. e, r;.- ..i. ...40,,.._ ... ,:f,....iiiii.:4. -...., .111='' %b. ....osi.m *IOW Vt4f4011 tli Vpi 94.41i‘s tea n41 . itii.,411111Piv NW", 4, jOIEW ;NI\ 4.'W.I4g • Vak 1.., , . .J — The areas below are those with the highest number of residential burglaries: Rssideneal Burglary Density January 1 to June 30,2017 allip. m ;:ri -ippdp, 4-.0 15 :co Abla_ ,.!..141141111 . SgrA t-itifeal -ti ?1, Art 4Pktillk-41)41 --Ey-, 4 ‘431,1AtifitiA_4 Nr41110\ w r \ August 8, 2017 -10- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) There are a number of factors that have reduced the number of juveniles being arrested for violent crimes: Tidal of Adult.and JLT,<nika A248414d Januar)II6 Jlo<30,201 H0100616 5210048 awl 1106248.164•1!A MO. 9 N II.I 2 I :50.+ II II Q, 360.4u.1600146140646 0 I 100.0% 0 0 0.• 0 I 200: 8010244 18•04 16 31 03. IS 1 .75. A N 11. 64066N 43 51 3126 10 -I6• 60 71 10 m..06....wY0 41 4714 1 4 1100+. 03h .1 Nsa lore 11 36 J1 10 10 100' N 63 108801 boO 510 40 •11 160 110 -11. 716 615 -141 is N 35 4 0 50' I1 21 3a' Swa4.1.nw1 1073 1.171 9. 1 0 Ill .14006 1116 1105 IH IN 11. S a9IM IN IS 410.'Me.I4ln0•664.0 IDN 010 .11 5 2 21156 1.052 911 -I3 • Sou6e h.Inll nfunn<nm.bpon Am..P.pen. _e. __ . The City has had 116 Heroin overdoses from January 1 to August 8, 2017,161 of those resulted in death. The antidote has been successfully used 19 times since the first of the year by Police Officers: Heroin Update - 2017 Jan 1 -Jan 1 - YTD YTD 2016 2017 Overdoses 148 116 Deaths 29 16' `Additional 9 awaiting OCME results Naloxone: ' Jan 1 to Dec 31,2016—40 deployments - - Jan 1 to YTD,2017—19 deployments l 'E August 8, 2017 -11- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) Adopts New Goal From the 2018-2020 Virginia Beach Police Department Strategic Plan: Goal 4 Strengthen and Improve Upon Community Partnership and Outreach Efforts,and Increase Internal and External Departmental Communications and Transparency Efforts Accomplishments for 2017 • All policies published online • Citizen complaint outcomes available online • Open data sets available to the public(Crashes,Incidents,Calls for Service) Chief Cervera continues to use the powerful and honest statement he saw during a past rally in support of the Police Department: "Strong Communities Make Police Obsolete": "Strong Communities Make Police Obsolete" Community Policing Efforts • Western Bayside "3261" • Holland Rd / Lynnhaven Pkwy Corridor • Princess Anne Plaza Area • College Park • Pecan Gardens • Atlantis Apartments • Oceana Gardens Area • Seatack/ Birdneck Road Corridor August 8, 2017 -12- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) Below are the Department's Community Outreach efforts: Community Outreach Efforts VBPD partnered to kick off "hi:- `` 7 • .-►.- .r k the first night of an eight week program, Lake Edward Area Summer Nights r �i ' " Basketball League t1: VBPD participated in the '_ r . � Western Bayside MLK Day L. ,. 2017 "Families Serving i ) Families"celebration. Expressive Activities January 1 — July 15, 2017 • Number of Events: 31 • Hours Worked:Total: 1,225 —of which 659 were overtime hours • Number of Participants: at least 2,800 August 8, 2017 -13- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) Below is the 2017 Neighborhood Survey planned to be conducted: 2017 Neighborhood Survey Dates Date Neighborhood August 9th Lake Edward, Campus East August 16th Green Run, Pecan Gardens September 13th Emerald PointlWashington Square, Atlantis Apartments, Hill Meadow September 20th Manchester Village Area, The Oaks, Scarborough Square Arrests Made without Incident January 1 - June 30, 2017 • Suspect Armed with Gun — 9 • Suspect Armed with Knife or Other— 3 • Arrestee with a Firearm in Possession at the Time of Arrest - 82 August 8, 2017 -14- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) Total Uses of Force • From January 1 to June 30th there have been 347 UOF Events. • 72% of all forced used were hands on techniques. The total Citizen Contacts is 150,143 resulting in 0.3%of citizen contacts in Use of Force: Citizen Contacts January 1- June 30, Citizen Contacts 2017 Total Calls for Service 84,597 UCR Adult Arrests 8.921 UCR Juvenile Arrests 590 Total UCR Arrests 9,511 Total Field Contacts 4,254 Total Uniform Patrol Traffic Sto.s 32,058 All Moving Violations 10,361 All Non-Moving Violations 9.362 Total Violations 19.723 August 8, 2017 -15- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS CRIME SIX MONTH UPDATE (Continued) Mid-Year Use of Force by Type 450 400 1500 1SU. ''' [ I • • • • I= I k . 49/ / � // Questions? \ilk a it - --- Y...: ,. a. _ Mayor Sessoms expressed his appreciation to Chief Cervera and the entire Department for a job well done. August 8, 2017 -16- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM 5:03P.M. Mayor Sessoms welcomed Danette Smith, Director — Human Services. Ms. Smith expressed her appreciation to the City Council for their continued support. Ms. Smith advised Aileen Smith, Deputy Director, would be providing today's presentation: Human Services Department A Learning Community: Providing a Safety Net for Virginia Beach Citizens Complex Care Program David L Hansen,City Manager August 8,2017 Dannette R.Smith,Director Kenneth L Chandler,Deputy City Aileen 1.Smith,Deputy Director Manager Here is the Human Services Department Mission: Human Services Department Mission The Human Services Department provides citizens the opportunity to achieve the highest level of self- sufficiency,safety,and quality of life possible,through an array of coordinated services delivered in a climate of dignity,respect,and accountability. August 8, 2017 -17- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM (Continued) Here is an overview of the Complex Care Program: Complex Care Program • In 2016 a focus group made up of Human Services Department staff from multiple program areas convened to identify service gaps in the area of housing for individuals living with serious behavioral health challenges. • Providing supportive and supervised residential placements to individuals with complex care needs rose to the top of the list of needs. • The Community Services Board reserved funds identified to support the program recommendations which are designed to meet the intensive housing needs of individuals with no other source of funding. • L•- Complex Care Program The proposed Complex Care Program will provide funding for placements in Intensive or Supervised Residential settings. • Intensive or Supervised Residential Services provides services for individuals diagnosed with a serious mental health diagnosis such as schizophrenia and who do not have resources to pay for appropriate housing. • Intensive or Supervised Residential Services provide 24-hour supervision and support for individuals who require assistance with behavior management and basic living skills such as personal hygiene, meal preparation, laundry and transportation. August 8, 2017 -18- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM (Continued) Below is the Target Population and how Referrals will take place: Complex Care Program Target Population • Individuals who are at risk of recurring hospitalization, homelessness,or incarceration due to the acuity of their symptoms and level of functional disability. • Individuals who may be at-risk in the community without intensive 24-hour support and appropriate supportive housing options. Referrals Housing requests will be reviewed and approved by the Behavioral Health Division leadership during senior staffing meetings. Below is the Eligibility Criteria: Complex Care Program Eligibility Criteria • 18 years of age or older • Virginia Beach resident that is receiving services from the Behavioral Health Division • Diagnosis of serious mental illness,substance abuse or co- occurring disorder • History of unstable housing and/or current barriers to safe housing due to psychiatric illness • At risk for homelessness,hospitalization,or incarceration due to psychiatric symptoms August 8, 2017 -19- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM (Continued) Below is an overview of the Duration of Complex Care Housing Funds: Complex Care Housing Funds Duration • Up to six months for individuals who have benefits pending and may acquire benefits to cover housing expenses in alternative settings. • One year for individuals who need time to stabilize in an Intensive Residential Setting before transitioning into more independent settings. • Two years for individuals who have the most intensive needs and will require a longer period to acclimate into a community setting. Below are the cost estimates for most frequently accessed intensive residential placements: Complex Care Program Cost estimates for most frequently accessed intensive residential placements: • Adult Foster Care: Approximately$2,200 per month Providers are certified by DSS to provide support with meeting daily needs and monitoring safety in a home-like environment Individuals are required to attend outside day programs. • Assisted Living Facilities: Approximately$3,200 per month • State licensed facilities that provide 24/7 supervision by multiple on-site providers and have structured daily activities,provide personal health care and nursing services. Intensive Residential: Approximately$4,000-$6,000 per month State licensed residential settings that provides 24/7 care based on a treatment plan.Staff are trained in behavioral health interventions and provide skill building, group activities,behavior modification, medication management, interpersonal skill building,and other life skills. The initial budget for this program is proposed at$50,000.Future funding will be based on estimated need and will not exceed Community Services fund balance reserves. August 8, 2017 -20- CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFINGS COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM (Continued) Below are the Program Outcome Goals: Complex Care Program Program Outcome Goals • Increased access to housing resources • Reduction in the number of hospital admissions and incarceration commitments • Enhanced access to support services such as HSD Behavioral Health case management as well as other referrals for medical treatment as needed • Increased access to counseling and other supports to help individuals have successful residential experiences and recoveries. Questions Mayor Sessoms expressed his appreciation to Ms. Smith and the entire Department for all of their hard work and dedication to the City. August 8, 2017 -21- ADD ON CITY COUNCIL RETREAT Discussion Mayor Sessoms advised the City Manager has provided the "Working Agenda"for the upcoming City Council Mid-Year Retreat scheduled for September 12, 2017. August 8, 2017 -22- ADD ON Councilman Uhrin met with the Stakeholders regarding the Holiday Lights and proposal of testing the "relighting" in the parks and not holding the Holiday Lights this year. As a result of that meeting, Councilman Uhrin will be presenting a Resolution for consideration next week. August 8, 2017 -23- ADJOURNMENT Mayor William D. Sessoms,Jr., DECLARED the City Council Meeting ADJOURNED at 5:33 P.M. jwie Amanda Finl-Barnes ' MC Chief Deputy City Clerk th Hodges Fraser, MMC City Clerk August 8, 2017