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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterfacility Traffic Area (ITA)Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) City Council Retreat August 26, 2025 Presentation Overview •Maps •Background/Existing Conditions and Future Proposals for Development •LETA •Sports Tourism •Innovation Park •Discussion and Direction Needed from City Council •Should staff proceed with any portion of the Sports Tourism opportunity at this time? •Should the ITA Master Plan be amended to accommodate Innovation Park Expansion? 2 Map of Virginia Beach with ITA Highlighted 3 Green Line Context Area Courthouse Context Area includes the ITA and the Transition Area 4 Public Utilities Ending at Blue Line 5 Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) 6 LETA Background and Existing Conditions •Located on Birdneck Road. City Police (VBPD) and Sheriffs (VBSO) have utilized the old Seatack Elementary School for training purposes since 2000. Facility is relatively unchanged since its utilization as an elementary school and is currently being leased to the City by VB Schools. •LETA is one of three sites utilized (Creeds Training Facility & Xe in Moyock, NC) for the training of these officers. •Condition of current facility cannot support LETA operations for another 3 -5 years without major capital investment to include ADA Compliance, new HVAC, and technology upgrades. •City Council gave direction to staff to explore the ITA for future LETA location at the March 11th, 2025 meeting. •Design funding appropriated by Council in current (FY26) budget. Staff is progressing through procurement process to select design firm. 7 LETA Proposal •Existing site of the LETA facility was utilized for this study •Public Works considered alternative locations, including Area 6 of the ITA. This area has been designated for City municipal services. •$82.6M estimate did not include site development costs for this location and is for construction only •Approximately 10 acres 8 Sports Tourism 9 Sports Tourism Complex Existing Conditions •Princess Anne Athletic Complex •8 Softball Fields •8 Multipurpose Rectangular Fields (4 synthetic turf/4 natural turf) •Virginia Beach Sportsplex •Stadium venue with synthetic turf rectangular field •2 additional synthetic turf rectangular fields (in design) •Field Hockey Facility •2 Astroturf field hockey pitches •Virginia Beach Field House •Indoor sports facility for basketball, volleyball, soccer, etc. 10 Sports Tourism Expansion Proposal •Baseball, Pickleball, Disc Golf, BMX Track, Nature Trails, Cross Country Course, Bike Trails, Wildlife Observation •$161M est. for total buildout •Not all costs would have to be covered by City directly. •Council may decide that some components should be built by City and which ones to pursue via Public Private Partnerships. •Excludes cost of Landstown Road improvements) 11 Estimated Value Athletic Village West Athletic Village East Preservation South Part 1 Preservation South Part 2 Amenity Cost Amenity Cost Amenity Cost Amenity Cost 4 PAAC turf field upgrades $8,500,000 Pickleball facility $18,000,000 Parking and restroom $2,500,000 Water access $2,000,000 2 new PAAC baseball/softball fields $10,500,000 Baseball facility $49,500,000 Soft trails $3,300,000 Soft trails and boardwalks $22,000,000 5K cross country practice course $500,000 Cross country facility $6,000,000 Design $580,000 Design $2,400,000 BMX facilities $12,000,000 Access road $8,000,000 Disc golf facility $1,500,000 Other trails $1,500,000 Other trails $800,000 Design $8,300,000 Design $3,500,000 Subtotal:$37,300,000 Subtotal:$91,300,000 Subtotal:$6,380,000 Subtotal:$26,400,000 * Estimated value is based on the highest quality championship event requirements ITA PLAN UPDATE | 12 Innovation Park 13 Innovation Park Master Development Plan Map 14 Innovation Park Existing Conditions •Princess Anne Road and Hudome Way •150 Acres, I1 Zoning •10.6 Acres remaining for I1 development •Acoustical Sheet Metal Phases I and II •$22,368,000 invested in infrastructure to date (Hudome Way, multipurpose trail, (3) stormwater facilities, a pump station,utilities, and a traffic signal) •Future businesses: AGI, Phase III of Acoustical Sheet Metal •Jobs to Date = 380 15 VBDA’s Innovation Park Expansion Proposal •25-year master plan •Storm ponds & wetlands are used as buffers between adjacent uses •Poor soils accommodated with large areas for stormwater Land Use Summary Parcel Area (Ac) Remaining Innovation Park Phase 1 10± Proposed Passive Recreation Area 25± Proposed Innovation Park Phase 2 68± Proposed Innovation Park Phase 3 & City Uses 298± Potential Preservation Area 100± Potential Phase 2 and 3 Wetlands 55± Phase 2 and 3 Stormwater Facilities 163± Potential acreage available for future light industrial development: 300 - 375 Acres 16 VBDA’s Innovation Park Expansion Proposal Contiguous: -600' +/- extension of Hudome Way Culdesac and additional stormwater facility -Would require ITA Amendment and Conditional Rezoning from AG to Industrial -Rough Order of Magnitude Infrastructure Costs = $5-$7 Mil 17 VBDA’s Innovation Park Expansion Proposal Non-Contiguous: -2,500' +/- extension of Landstown Way south with utilities and stormwater facilities -Would require ITA Amendment and Conditional Rezoning from AG to Industrial -Rough Order of Magnitude Infrastructure Costs = $25-$30 Mil 18 For Discussion and Direction •All three proposed uses can be accommodated within the 4,400 available acres in the ITA •Council direction previously received to site LETA in ITA. 19 Proposal Estimated Costs Sports Tourism $161M* Innovation Park $5M-$25M LETA $83M** *Not all this cost has to be covered by the City; excludes cost of Landstown Road improvements **Excludes Site Development Costs For Discussion and Direction •Should staff proceed with any portion of the Sports Tourism opportunity at this time? •Conduct an economic impact study of the Sports Tourism proposal in this area to determine the impact to the Virginia Beach economy •Funding included in the FY25 -26 budget; Council provided direction during reconciliation to not proceed on this without further Council direction. •Develop funding plan for less-cost items, such as tree planting, a 5k cross country course, nature/bike trails, disc golf course design, etc. •Estimated in FY24-25 at around $1 to $1.5 million •Some version of Landstown Road Improvements may be needed. •Other Council direction 20 For Discussion and Direction •Should the ITA be amended to accommodate Innovation Park Expansion? •Conduct an economic impact study of the Innovation Park expansion and determine the impact to the Virginia Beach economy​ •Contiguous expansion of Innovation Park •29 acres expansion; ROM of $5-7 million in funding needed for infrastructure •Requires City Council to approve ITA Amendment and Conditional Rezoning from AG to Industrial​ •Non-Contiguous expansion of Innovation Park •300 -375 acre expansion; ROM of $25-30 million in funding needed for infrastructure •Requires City Council to approve ITA Amendment and Conditional Rezoning from AG to Industrial •Other Council direction 21 Questions and Discussion 22