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Home My WebLink About4-16-2026 SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA 4G1N�B�� City of Virginia Beach �-�Iv �F OUR NAv" VirginiaBeach.gov MUNICIPAL CENTER,BUILDING 1 2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVE Robert M. `Bobby" Dyer VIRGINIA BEACH,VA23456-9000 MAYOR OFFICE:(757)385-4581 CELL:(757)749-4659 BDYER .VBGOV.COM April 15, 2025 HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL 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: Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. City Council Chamber Building 1 —2"d Floor 2401 Courthouse Drive The purpose of this SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION is to consider the following: • AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE A TEMPORARY CURFEW AND TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE RESORT AREA The Special Formal Session will be broadcast on the Cable TV, virginiabeach.gov and Facebook Live. Sincerely, Robert M. Dyer Mayor Enclosure cc: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Deputy City Managers FOIA Officer Communications Office City of Virginia Beach "COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIMEIP U za z� Op UUR NAZ��N City Council Members Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer bdyer@VBgov.com 1 757-385-4581 Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson, District 5 Cal "Cash"Jackson-Green, District 7 rcwilson@VBgov.com 1 757-422-0733 CJacksonGreen@VBgov.com 1 757-629-8792 Michael F. Berlucchi, District 3 Robert W. "Worth" Remick, District 6 mberiucc@VBgov.com 1 757-407-5105 wremick@VBgov.com 1 757-840-5855 Stacy Cummings, District 8 Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, District 4 StCumminps@VBgov.com 1 757-629-8691 arosshammondCa@VBgov.com 1 757-840-0735 Barbara M. Henley, District 2 Jennifer Rouse, District 10 bhenlev@VBgov.com 1 757-426-7501 jvrouse@VBPov.com 1757-840-1821 David Hutcheson, District 1 Joashua F. "Joash" Schulman, District 9 dhutcheson@VBgov.com ( 757-651-7641 ischulman[a@VBgov.com 1 757-840-1291 Email all City Council members at CityCouncil@VBgov.com. City Council Appointees Patrick A. Duhaney City Hall, Building 1 City Manager 2401 Courthouse Drive Mark D. Stiles Virginia Beach, VA 23456 City Attorney Phone: 757-385-4303 Lyndon S. Remias City Auditor Fax: 757-385-5669 Amanda Barnes City Clerk Sue Cunningham City Real Estate Assessor City Council Special Formal Session Agenda April 16, 2026 Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer Presiding 1. SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION -CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER- A. CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer 4:00 P.M. 1. READING OF THE MAYOR'S CALL FOR SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION B. ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL C. ORDINANCE 1. Ordinance to AUTHORIZE a Temporary Curfew and AUTHORIZE certain additional actions to assist law enforcement at the Resort Area re public safety D. ADJOURNMENT EM x. tr ., ... I AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE A TEMPORARY 2 CURFEW AND TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL_ 3 ACTIONS TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE 4 RESORT AREA 5 6 WHEREAS, on the evening of March 7, 2026, there were multiple incidents of 7 actual or threatened violent behavior, including a shooting that injured 6 persons, and 8 several other near stampedes or riots arising from actual or perceived threats of violence, 9 all of which represented an imminent threat to public health and safety; 10 11 WHEREAS, exactly 35 days after March 7, on April 11, 2026, there was a shooting 12 in the Resort Area that had eight victims between the ages of 17 and 24; 13 14 WHEREAS, the experiences of March 7 and April 11 are consistent with the City's 15 recent historical experience of unpermitted Oceanfront gatherings on warm evenings in 16 the late winter and early spring; 17 18 WHEREAS, the perils associated with such crowds create a complex and dynamic 19 public safety problem, and notwithstanding a large police presence and other 20 enforcement actions, these crowds continue to present an acute and imminent public 21 safety problem; 22 23 WHEREAS, in light of the April 11, 2026, shooting, the City Council finds the 24 existing public safety enforcement mechanisms — including the existing city-wide curfew 25 for unaccompanied minors and the Resort Area unaccompanied minors curfew adopted 26 on March 12, 2026 — are not sufficient to effectively respond to urgent public safety 27 threats, like those experienced on March 7 and April 11, and the public safety problems 28 associated with large crowds, stampedes, and other lawless behavior are believed likely 29 to imminently reoccur, and therefore, the City Council needs to implement other 30 enforcement mechanisms to protect public safety, good order, and the general welfare in 31 light of such threats; 32 33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY 34 OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, THAT: 35 36 (1) The City Council incorporates the findings set forth above. 37 38 (2) The City Council takes this action as a matter of its exercise of the police power 39 consistent with the general grant of such powers by Virginia Code§§ 15.2-1102, 15.2- 40 1700, and City Charter § 2.01. 41 42 (3) The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Police Chief, upon the 43 concurrence of the City Manager and Mayor, to enact a temporary curfew, applicable 44 to all persons regardless of age, pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-925 and City Code 45 § 23-2.1, for Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on the following 46 morning; the same curfew shall commence for the same hours beginning at 9:00 p.m. 47 and ending at 5:00 a.m. the following morning for Saturday, April 18, 2026, Friday, 48 April 24, 2026, and Saturday, April 25, 2026. The geographical area of such curfew 49 shall be bounded to the south by Rudee Park, the west by the western boundary of 50 Pacific Avenue, the north by the northern boundary of 315' Street (also referred to as 51 Laskin Road), and the east by the Atlantic Ocean. 52 53 (4) As provided by Virginia Code 15.2-925, the curfew authorized herein shall not apply 54 to: 55 a. Any person traveling to or from home, work, a place of worship or a 56 ticketed event; 57 b. Medical personnel; 58 c. Members of the press; 59 d. Federal, state, and local employees and volunteers engaged in official 60 business, including emergency response; 61 e. Military personnel, including but not limited to National Guard troops; 62 f. Travel to or from public meetings of the local governing body; 63 g. Persons seeking emergency services or fleeing any emergency or danger 64 or acting to save other persons from an emergency or danger; and 65 h. Persons who are incapacitated or who are seeking medical care for 66 themselves or others. 67 68 (5) This curfew shall be in addition to the curfew for unaccompanied minors adopted on 69 March 12, 2026, and the general curfew for unaccompanied minor curfew set forth in 70 City Code § 23-2. 71 72 (6) The City Manager shall provide appropriate public information using the City's 73 website and other means of promulgating information to provide the public with 74 information regarding the curfew and limitations upon pedestrian and vehicular traffic 75 at the Resort Area. Adopted by the Council of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the __ day of , 2026. APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: Police Department City Attorney's Office - CA17210 R-1 April 15, 2026 i f