City Manager’s Update

Mayor Sessoms delivered his annual State of the City address

to a record-breaking and sold-out crowd of more than 1,400

people.

During the event hosted by the Hampton Roads Chamber, Mayor

Sessoms discussed job growth and made several announcements

including the establishment of a task force to evaluate air service in the region; renovations by

Old Dominion University at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center to establish high-

demand graduate programs in health sciences; six additional subsea cables; and a new military

family mental health clinic.

The Mayor’s presentation included videos featuring Pharrell Williams talking about The Wave at

the old Dome site; Miz Information, the know-it-all at City Hall and host of the new show,

VB411, who explains the benefits of public-private partnerships; and a group of young adults

who recently chatted with the Mayor at The Cavalier. A slide show featuring sights of the city —

past, present and future – rounded out the production. The full video is posted on the city’s

YouTube page and is being rebroadcast on VBTV.

The following departments have asked the Office of Volunteer Resources for assistance with

recruiting volunteers for the following events:

April 7, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Scarborough Square Park

April 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Francis Land House

April 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Virginia Beach Courthouse

April 28, 9 a.m. to noon, Mt. Trashmore

Please contact the Office of Volunteer Resources at (757) 385-4722 or volunteer@vbgov.com

for more information.

The Rotary Club of Cape Henry honored its Public Safety Award winners at a meeting held

on Wednesday, March 21, at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel and Conference Center. Council

Member Jim Wood discussed the significance of the awards and Council Member John Uhrin

introduced the winner for Public Safety Volunteer of the Year, Susan Bauman (EMS). The

Virginia Beach Special Victims Unit (VBPD) received the award for Public Safety Employees

of the Year. Mayor Will Sessoms, Police Chief Jim Cervera and EMS Chief Ed Brazle

provided remarks describing the great work these individuals have done to deserve these awards.

Back Row L-R: Police Chief Jim Cevera, Sgt. Michele Meister, Det. Amanda Condon, Det. Jessica Hosang, Det. Amanda Robey, Det. Brian Slomeana and Deputy Chief Tony Zucaro. Front Row L-R: Det. Kristy Curtis, Capt. Laura Kaiser, Det. R. Peter and Det. Stuart Snell.

Susan Bauman and EMS Chief Ed Brazle.

The City of Virginia Beach, as part of the Hampton Roads’ StormSense

project, received a Smart 50 Award for its innovative approach to

addressing coastal flooding and sea level rise. The Department of Information Technology

worked alongside local municipalities to introduce smart city solutions that will benefit citizens

collectively on these issues.

StormSense, a regional collaboration among several municipalities and researchers including the

Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), has garnered national and global recognition in

recent years. The project uses Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to mitigate the impact of flooding

by predicting flood events, building more resilient communities, enhancing emergency

preparedness and strengthening disaster recovery efforts.

Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation and US Ignite partner annually to honor

50 of the world's most transformative smart cities projects through the Smart 50 Award program.

Applications were judged based on key criteria such as current or future impact and connection

to a municipality or similar partner. The award was presented during the Smart 50 Awards Gala

on March 26.

On March 27, Police Sergeant William Gervin attended the male youth leadership event,

“Building Your Inner Hero.” As one of three speakers, Sgt. Gervin stressed the importance of

positive mentors and having the internal strength to make good decisions. Presented by Green

Run High School’s GMAC (Gentlemen Making A Change) and the Golden Fold Mentor

Movement, this was the second event in the Carter G. Leadership Lecture series designed to help

build leadership in Hampton Roads’ males in grades six through 12.

Mayor Sessoms joined Bjoern Fischer, president of STIHL

Inc., at the March 29 ceremonial groundbreaking of the

company's new U.S. headquarters complex. STIHL, which

employs over 2,000 people in Virginia Beach who

manufacture the world's top selling power tools, is investing $25 million on the new 80,000

square foot facility, as well as additional infrastructure improvements. The new building will

house employees in marketing, customer and technical service, finance and controlling. It will

also feature a STIHL store and a variety of pieces that till the history of the company. STIHL

Inc. first opened its doors in Virginia Beach in 1974 with 50 employees.

The Virginia Beach Public Library is hosting the Virginia Opera in a

performance of the universal classic, “The Billy Goats Gruff” on April 6 at 3 p.m. at the

TCC/Joint Use Library. Friendly for kids of all ages, the event is free and open to the public.

Contact: (757) 822-7800.

Parking meters at the oceanfront will begin enforcement 7 days a week, 24 hours

a day starting this Sunday, April 1 through Oct. 31, except for the meters located

at 24 ½ and the 300 block of 25th street, which are enforced year-round. Rates

are $2.00 per hour, with a $20.00 fine for expired meter violation. This fine

doubles to $40.00 if not paid within 14 calendar days. All meters accept credit

cards, debit cards, or coins. Payment may also be made by cell phone via

PassportParking. Questions? Contact: Parking Management – Republic Parking

System, (757) 437-1157, parkinghelp@vbgov.com.

The Virginia Beach Convention Center will host several events in April, from a cheer

competition and volleyball tournament to a dog show and the annual spring craft market. This

month’s events include:

| April 7 – 8

| April 11

| April 13 – 15

| April 13 –15

| April 14 –15

| April 19

| April 20 –21

| April 24 – 29

| April 28 – 29

| April 29 – May 1

For more information on how you can book your organization’s event, and for a complete list of

all upcoming events, visit www.visitvirginiabeach.com/conventioncenter.

Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation is kicking off the start of spring with the following events:

Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Williams

Farm and Bow Creek Recreation Centers, ages 5-14. Free and open to the public. Space is

limited; registration required.

Saturday, April 21, rain date Sunday, April 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Mount Trashmore Park.

Friday, April 27, 10 to 11 a.m., Kempsville Recreation Center.

Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Bayside Recreation Center, ages 20

& up. Built on the guise of a teen lock-in, but all of the activities are catered towards adults.

Tickets: $35 for members; $45 for non-members. Advanced registration required.

There is even more Parks & Rec spring action to discover including our recreation centers. For

complete listings, visit VBgov.com/RecEvents.

For the sixth year in a row, landmarks and buildings throughout Virginia

Beach will be illuminated in blue, beginning at dusk on Monday, April 2, to

bring awareness to World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness

Month. You can show your support, too, by wearing blue. For more

information, visit www.lightitupblue.org.

♦ March 28, 2018 – Copy of a letter from Robert A. Crum, Jr., executive director of the

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, regarding support for funding of the

Federal Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP).

♦ March 26, 2018 – Copy of an article from Inside Business Quarterly titled, “Playing Nice |

Part 2: The Brain Drain.”

♦ Virginia Beach Television (VBTV) Program Schedule | April 1 through April 7, 2018.

http://pilotonline.com/inside-business/ibq/article_0d5622aa-221e-11e8-a33a-f7392566f1da.html

IBQ | Playing Nice | Part 2: The Brain Drain

By Esther Keane | Illustration by Wes WatsonMar 26, 2018 Updated Mar 28, 2018

Illustration by Wes Watson

Fewer opportunities and little regional cooperation are leading talented youngworkers to leave Hampton RoadsWhen Time magazine rated Virginia Beach the No. 1 urban area for millennial growth in the country in June 2017, it was a proud moment for residents

and policy-makers.

Of the 50 metro areas analyzed by the Urban Land Institute, Virginia Beach saw the biggest uptick in millennial change from 2010 to 2015 with 16.4

percent growth, the article said. But it’s what the article missed that should interest Hampton Roads.

CraniumTap, a local research company (owned by Pilot Media), challenged the study published by Time, noting that the Urban Land Institute overlooked

a huge factor in the Hampton Roads population: the military.

Without the military – an ever-fluctuating presence in our area – the region actually saw a decrease of 1.6 percent from 2014 to 2016, ranking the area

76th out of the 77 largest markets in the U.S.

The finding was of no surprise to James V. Koch and Robert M. McNab, authors of the “State of the Region Report,” an annual regional analysis

published by Old Dominion University. The latest report, published in 2017, examined domestic out-migration to show where jobs are developing in our

area, how Hampton Roads is doing compared to other metro areas, and where folks are going when they decide to leave.

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It starts with identity. For example, the Time article named Virginia Beach the No. 1 city in millennial growth, but its data table defined theurban area as Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC. Our sense of identity not only affects us, but it affects how others see andrespond to us.

“Individuals look at the job market and look at the potential compensation in the job market, and if they can’t or don’t find a job in the public sector then

these other regions that have higher wages attract them,” said McNab, a professor of economics and deputy director of the Center for Economic

Analysis and Policy. “If you have a degree or you want to work in the private sector, the relative prospects of you finding gainful employment that is well-

compensated are less than in other areas, and so Hampton Roads turns out to be an exporter of human capital.”

“The people who are most likely to leave are those who have the greatest mobility, and unfortunately for us that tends to be people who have just

graduated from high school or college,” Koch said. “In particular, we are losing college graduates to other places.”

How do we urge people to stay? And how do we attract more talented individuals to bring their ideas here?

It starts with identity. For example, the Time article named Virginia Beach the No. 1 city in millennial growth, but its data table defined the urban area as

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC. Our sense of identity not only affects us, but it affects how others see and respond to us.

“As a region, we end up marketing ourselves typically by city rather than by region,” McNab said. “It all makes sense to us, but typically large employers

are looking for regional places they can move to.”

The “State of the Region Report” notes that more than 60 percent of individuals in Hampton Roads live in one jurisdiction but work in another, which

means workers think of this as one region but elected officials do not.

Each city has strengths that can be leveraged to improve the whole, and there has been progress. The data from the report strongly indicates that

joining together as a region would improve our employment opportunities. Thinking regionally would require a consolidation of public services across

boundaries and improvement to transportation.

Other priorities would include improving K-12 education, making it easier for startup businesses, and leveraging the medical education complex shared

by ODU and Eastern Virginia Medical School, as well as investing in projects that keep our military here.

Pulling together our resources to create a better environment for businesses while encouraging those with talents and resources to stay should be the

long-term goal for our region.

“Let’s do it together,” Koch said. “We’ve made some progress, but I think we have a long distance to go before we are really behaving as a region of 1.7

million people.” Q

“Population retention is a huge indicator on how well a region is doing,” said Barbara Blake Gonzalez, the chief administrative officer at ODU’s Center for

Economic Analysis and Policy. “If you are keeping your folks, and of course we would want to be bringing new folks in along with their talents, that is an

indicator of things going well.”

Hampton Roads has seen an increase in population from 2010 to 2015, but it is mostly attributed to birth rate over death rate. According to the report,

from 2010 to 2016 there was a net flow of 41,540 domestic individuals leaving Hampton Roads.

“It is a great concern that we are shuffling out-migration,” said Koch, a board of visitors professor of economics and president emeritus at ODU. “Every

year we have been losing 6,000 to 7,000 individuals.”

While population retention has many contributing factors, such as quality of life and cost of living, the main reason people leave Hampton Roads is

employment opportunity. The report showed that job creation is low and the region has yet to recover from the Great Recession in the late 2000s.

“It’s about jobs – we’re not creating enough jobs to keep people here, and what’s most discouraging is that the job numbers that just came out from the

Bureau of Labor Statistics show that between October 2016 and October 2017 we actually have 9,100 fewer jobs in Hampton Roads over that year

period,” Koch said.

In other words, the numbers appear to be getting worse.

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Cape Henry Rotary Club Awards

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