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Home My WebLink About4-20-2022 SPECIAL SESSIONROBERT M. 'BOBBY" DYER MAYOR City of Virginia Seach April 14, 2022 HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL VBgovcom MUNICIPAL CENTER BUILDING 3, ROOM 234 2403 COURTHOUSE DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456-9000 (757)385-4581 FAX (757) 385-5699 BDYERBVBGOV.COM In accordance with the Virginia Beach City Code, Section 2-21, and by the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Virginia Beach, I hereby call for a SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION of the VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6: 00 P.M. Virginia Beach Convention Center 100019'h Street, Ballroom I The purpose of this SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION is to conduct a PUBLIC HEARING to obtain public input regarding: • The Proposed FY2022-23 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program • Proposed Increase in the Real Estate Tax Rate • Authorization of $69,107,404 in General Obligation Bonds • Authorization of $22,597,430 in Water and Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds • Authorization of $2,177,367 in Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds • Increase in various Planning Fees If, in lieu of appearing at the public hearing, you wish to make comments, please follow the two- step process provided below: 1. Register for the WebEx at: https:llvbgov.webex.com/vbgovlonstqgel . php?MTID= ed3cf5a549a4920972ob320c784b14b 2. Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling 757-385-4303 prior to 5: 00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. This Special Formal Session will be streamed live on www.vbgov.com/media and Facebook Live. Citizens are encouraged to submit their comments to the City Council prior to the Special Formal Session via email at CityCouncil(o,vbgov.com. Sincerely, Robert M. Dyer Mayor cc: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Deputy City Managers FOIA Officer Communications Office NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, April 20m, 2022 - 6;00 pm. The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 100019" Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on the City Managers Proposed Operating Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023 and on the Capital Improvement Program, including the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Budget. A brief synopsis follows: PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 23 OPERATING BUDGET Summary of Appropriations Agriculture 13,120,084 Housing & Neighborhood Preservation 40,244,890 Budget and Management Services 1,384,854 Human Resources 6,631,378 City Attorney 5,255,955 Human Services 135,054,621 City Auditor 961,666 Information Technology 23,742,093 City Clerk 624,826 Library 19,259,065 City Manager 3,046,364 Municipal Council 677,735 City Real Estate Assessor 3,458,662 Non -Departmental 51,647,966 City Treasurer 6,954,104 Office of Emergency Management 1,048,211 Commissioner of the Revenue 5,835,305 Parks and Recreation 63,351,860 Commonwealth's Attorney 11,216,451 Pay -As -You -Go Capital Projects 97,236,276 Communication's Office 2,267,933 Planning & Community Development 13,111,456 Convention & Visitor Bureau 38,390,633 Police 113,277,278 Courts and Court Support 7,681,778 Public Education 1,130,335,493 Cultural Affairs 4,285,024 Public Utilities 119,546,797 General Fund Debt Service 59,311,299 Public Works 163,495,255 Economic Development 11,931,528 Reserve for Contingencies 41,044,095 Emergency Communications and 11,6B5,280 Flood Protection Reserve for Future Use 27,501,608 Citizen Services Sheriff's Office 57,594,269 Emergency Medical Services 17,868,540 Special Finance Department 46,235,382 Finance 7,771,817 Office of Performance &Accountability 933,697 Fire 68,098,038 Virginia Aquarium 14,502,760 Health 3,781,386 Voter Registration and Elections 2,517,777 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.!',? Summary of Revenues General Property Taxes 901,364,565 Miscellaneous Revenue 20,534,881 Other Local Taxes 374,864,252 From the Commonwealth 588,905,613 Permits, Privilege Fees, and Regulatory Licenses 9,861,585 From the Federal Government 221,517,057 Use of Money and Property 12,892,425 Fund Balance/Retained Earnings 23,012,677 Charges for Services 298,936,698 TOTAL REVENUES S2 NnMM Fines and Forfeitures 2,031,736 PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 23 CAPITAL BUDGET Summary of Project Estimates Sources of Funding Capital Budget Capital Budget Project Section Fr2027 23 Type oftinandng Fr2= 23 Schools $ 83,196.675 Pay -As -You -Go' $ 97,236,276 Roadways 58,536,448 General Fund Undesignated Fund Balance 29,932,447 Buildings and Assets 24,160,095 Other Fund Balance/Retafned Earnings 20,469,012 Parks and Recreation 8,387,502 Commonwealth 25,268,927 Stormwater 25,698,075 Federal 10,815,303 Water& Sewer 33,621,323 Bonds/Lease Purchases 201,748,995 Coastal 14,160,321 Other 2058.937 Economic and Tourism Development 90,347,443 Totall:Jnancinc -All Sources 5387,529,897 Flood Protection Section 495,000 'Reflects cash financing, supported by revenues In the Operating Information Technology 48 927 015 Budget that are transferred to the CIP. Total COW Improvement Program $387,529J397 The Proposed Operating Budget and Proposed Capital Improvement Program/Capital Budget documents are available at Virginia Beach Public Libraries during scheduled hours of operation. Copies are also available for examination at the City Managers Office, the City Clerk's Office, and the Department of Budget and Management Services, in City Hall, Building 1, Municipal Center, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Riday.These documents can be viewed on the City's web page located at www.vbgovcom. This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. Individuals desiring to provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance at this meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TOD — 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: https://vbgoy.webex.com/Ybgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed3cf5a549a4920972ff9b320C784bl 4b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385-4303 or via email at ABames@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. Amanda Berries, MMC City Clerk Sunday, April 10, 2022 Beacon PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL ESTATE TAX RATE INCREASE The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 100019th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance establishing the tax levy on real estate for the fiscal year 2023. The City Manager's Proposed Budget includes a proposed tax rate on all real estate and manufactured homes of one dollar and one and three tenths of a cent ($1.013) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation thereof, which is an increase from the current tax rate of ninety-nine cents ($0.99). The amount of the rate increase, two and three tenths of a cent ($0.023), would also apply to historic and energy efficient buildings. This addition to the tax rate of $0.023 is in lieu of the recommended tax increase equivalent to $0.043 included in the approved Flood Protection Bond Referendum passed during the November 2021 election. The referendum created the legal authority to issue $567.5 million in general obligation debt to finance a Comprehensive Flood Protection Program. This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunityto be heard. Individuals desiringto provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance at this meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TDD - 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: httpss:avbaov.webex.comjvbgov/onstage/g,phi)?MTI D=ed3cf5a549a49209 72ff9b320c784b14b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385-4303 or via email at ABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. Amanda Barnes, MMC City Clerk Beacon on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Fd NOTICE OF PUBLIC ....� HEARING Proposed Authorization of General Obligation Bonds in the Estimated Maximum Amount of $69,107,404 The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on the proposed authorization by the City of general obligation bonds in the estimated maximum amount of $69,107,404. The proposed uses of the bond proceeds are to finance various public improvement projects, including schools, roadways, parks and recreation, and buildings. Projects that may exceed 10% of the amount authorized include: B.F. Williams Elementary/Bayside 6th Replacement; Centerville Turnpike Phase III; Judicial Center Escalator; and Princess Anne High School Replacement. This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. Individuals desiring to provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance atthis meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TDD - 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: https://vbgov.webex.comlvbgov/onstageZgphp?MTI D=ed3cf 5a549a4920972ff9b32Oc784b14b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385- 4303 or via email at ABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. Amanda Barnes, MMC City Clerk Beacon on Sunday, April 3, and April 10, 2022 �,e5 irk i LAI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ►ta �a -ij Proposed Authorization of Water and Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds in the Estimated Maximum Amount of $22,597,430 The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on the proposed authorization by the City of water and sewer utility revenue bonds in the estimated maximum amount of $22,597,430. The proposed uses of the bond proceeds are to finance improvements and expansions to the City's water and sewer utility system. Projects that may exceed 10% of the amount authorized include: Sanitary Sewer System Revitalization Program III, Sanitary Sewer Force Main Rehabilitation I, Green Garden Water System Improvements, Green Garden Sanitary Sewer System Improvements, and Pembroke Meadows Neighborhood Water Rehabilitation. This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. Individuals desiring to provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance atthis meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TDD - 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: httns://vbgov.webex.com��gQv/onstage!gyho?MTID=ed3 cf5a549a4920972ff9b320c784b14b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385- 4303 or via email at ABarnesABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022 Amanda Barnes, MMC City Clerk Beacon on Sunday, April 3, and April 10, 2022 `LT?! NOTICE OF PUBLIC y�N �, wN✓� HEARING Proposed Authorization of Stormwater Utility Revenue Bonds in the Estimated Maximum Amount of $2,177,367 The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center,100019th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on the proposed authorization by the City of stormwater utility revenue bonds in the estimated maximum amount of $2,177,367. The proposed uses of the bond proceeds are to finance improvements and expansions to the City's stormwater utility system. Projects that may exceed 10% of the amount authorized include: Lynnhaven River Watershed Water Quality Projects II, Storm Water Quality Enhancements II, Surface Water Regulatory Compliance Program, Water Quality Cost Participation Projects II, Chatham Hall Water Quality Improvement Project, Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project, BMP Maintenance Program Phase I, Canal Management Phase I, Lake Management ll, Oceanfront Storm Water Facilities Maintenance, Primary System Infrastructure Improvements II, Southern Canal and Lead Ditch, Southern Rivers Watershed, Storm Water Pump Station Modifications, SW Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Improvements Il, and Enhanced Neighborhood Rehabilitation - Phase I. This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. Individuals desiring to provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance at this meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TDD - 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: httr)s://vbgov.webex.com/vbgov/onstage/g.12hr)?MTID=ed3cf 5a549a4920972ff9b320c784b14b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385- 4303 or via email at ABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. Amanda Barnes, MMC City Clerk Beacon on Sunday, April 3, and April 10, 2022 Public Hearing Proposed Increases to Fees The City Council of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at its Special Session on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451, will hold a public hearing on the adoption of proposed ordinances amending the City Codes listed below to increase fees for certain applications or permits. Current fee Proposed fee (without advertising (including advertising Authority for Code Section amended and notification) and notification) increase City Code § 8-34 § 36-105 of the Same Electrical Permits $30 $50 Code of Virginia City Code § 8-32 § 36-105 of the Same Plumbing Permits $30 $50 Code of Virginia City Code § 8-31 § 36-105 of the Same Building Permits $30 $50 Code of Virginia § 36-105 of the City Code § 8-33 Same Mechanical, life $30 $50 Code of Virginia safety, elevator, and as permits City Code § 8-37 § 36-105 of the Technology Fee $5 $10 Code of Virginia City Code § 33-72 § 36-105 of the Technology Fee $5 $10 Code of Virginia City Code § 21-501 § 36-105 of the Technology Fee $0 $10 Code of Virginia This hearing is open to the public, and all interested citizens will have an opportunity to be heard. A copy of the proposed ordinances and the documentation for the proposed increases in fees are available for inspection in the City's Department of Planning, 2875 Sabre Street, Suite 500, Virginia Beach, Virginia, or are available online at www.lLboov.com. Individuals desiring to provide written comments may do so by contacting the City Clerk's office at 385-4303. If you are physically disabled or visually impaired and need assistance at this meeting, please call 385-4303; hearing impaired, call TDD - 711. If you wish to make comments virtually via WebEx (by computer, smart device, or telephone) during the public hearing, please follow the two-step process provided below: • Register for the WebEx at: h s: vb ov.webex.com vb ov onsta eph;)?MTID=ed3cf5a549a4920972ff9b320c784 b14b • Register with the City Clerk's Office by calling (757) 385-4303 or via email at ABarnes@vbgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2022. Amanda Barnes, MMC City Clerk Beacon on: Sunday, April 3, and Sunday, April 10, 2022.