City Manager’s Update

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Director Abigail Ross-Hopper paid a visit to Virginia Beach,

along with Strategic Resources Chief Renee Orr and other

key BOEM staff, to tour the Virginia Aquarium & Marine

Science Center with YMCA youth and learn about its role in

ocean and environmental science education and plans for

expansion.

To wrap up the trip, Ross-Hopper and staff took a tour of Sandbridge to see the results of the

beach restoration project. Through BOEM’s Marine Minerals Program, sand borrowed from

the Outer Continental Shelf replenished dunes and beach areas of Sandbridge, which have helped

reduce damage to homes, roads and other infrastructure from storms and hurricanes.

BOEM Director Abigail Ross-Hopper, left of Virginia Aquarium Mascot Sandy the Sea Turtle, with BOEM staff and Virginia Aquarium Staff.

Members of the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Veterans Committee

are now taking orders for brick memorial pavers. Citizens can pay

tribute to a veteran by having a brick paver placed in his or her

honor at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial Park in time for this

year's Veterans Day in November. For more information and

directions to place orders, visit www.VBgov.com. Contact: Joann

Harkins, (757) 467-9367, or Stuart Myers, (757) 481-6513.

Becoming less vulnerable to natural disasters and manmade hazards is the goal of ongoing

planning efforts. Hampton Roads communities are jointly updating their Hazard Mitigation

Plans and combining the documents, which were adopted between 2011 and early 2015. The

purpose of these plans is to identify and assess each community’s hazard risks, such as floods,

hurricanes, and winter storms, and determine how to best minimize or manage those risks.

As part of the updating, the Hampton Roads

Planning District Commission has developed a

survey questionnaire to gather feedback from

residents about their concerns and ideas. The

information will help all Hampton Roads

communities better understand the current situations

and it may lead to mitigation activities that help

lessen the impact of future hazard events. The survey

will be available until Wednesday, Aug. 17. (Direct

link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJGYBP3).

A number of infrastructure improvements

to the Parklet, part of the ViBe Creative District, on 18th

Street between Cypress and Mediterranean avenues, have

been completed, including a walking path and an

improved pedestrian crossing. The Parklet and 18th Street

are now more accessible for ViBe District events. Public

Works, Planning, Parks and Recreation, and Cultural

Affairs worked together to build on the City’s vision and

complete this project.

Dredging of the Rudee Inlet began last week with work expected to be

complete in 7-10 days. Upon completion of work at the Rudee Inlet, dredging of the

Lynnhaven Inlet will begin. Work is expected to be complete in early August.

Members of the Virginia Beach Police Department collaborated with the Men of Faith in

hosting its seventh annual Youth Leadership Conference at the Law Enforcement Training

Academy on July 16. More than 100 youth participants attended the event. The Men of Faith

organization was started in 2007 to help African American males in the Virginia Beach City

Public School system become more successful individuals, achieve academically, demonstrate

positive behaviors, and to assist school personnel in better understanding African American

males and solicit their partnership to help students succeed.

The Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations

(VBCCO) held its annual Party in the Park at Mount

Trashmore, a meet-and-greet for citizens and local election

candidates, on July 21. As part of this event, an interfaith

prayer/candlelight vigil honored the memories of fallen police

officers throughout the country, along with the men and women

of the Virginia Beach Police Department. The leadership of the

VBCCO presented a wreath to Mayor William D. Sessoms,

Jr., who in turn presented it to the VBPD.

In light of recent events around the country, Deputy Chief Pat Gallagher participated in the

“All Lives Matter: Preventing Fatalities in Citizen-Police Encounters” event with area police

chiefs to discuss the increasing concerns about national incidents involving citizen and police

encounters. Representatives from Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth,

Suffolk, Elizabeth City and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service attended this community

forum held on July 23 at the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Chesapeake.

L-R: Tim Quick (a special agent in charge from the NCIS), Maj. Clyde “Steve” Patterson (Suffolk), Deputy Chief Pat Gallagher (Virginia Beach), Chief Tonya Chapman (Portsmouth), Chief Richard Myers (Newport News), Bishop Kim W. Brown (Mount Lebanon Baptist Church), Chief Terry Suit (Hampton), Capt. Jamie LaCombe (Elizabeth City), Chief Kelvin Wright (Chesapeake), Chief Michael Goldsmith (Norfolk), Judge Ramona Taylor (moderator).

After nearly 40 years using the same Self Contained

Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) to provide precious air to

firefighters in severe conditions, VBFD has upgraded its

equipment. The purchase was approved by City Council

as part of the FY2016 CIP, using funds provided to the Fire

Department from the state’s Aid to Localities program.

The current technology is now in use throughout the

department. The new breathing apparatus offers:

Superior alerting systems to notify firefighters

when air-supply is low.

A motion alarm that detects a motionless firefighter who could possibly be in trouble

Superior mask design to increase peripheral vision

A built-in voice amplifier for clearer communications as well as Bluetooth capabilities to

pair with the new portable radios recently put in to service by Fire, Police and EMS

Improved comfort

Battalion Chief Billy Reynolds and Molly Riley in Resource Management coordinated the

process to distribute the new gear and train everyone to use and maintain it.

Even though the first biweekly pay date is not until January 13, 2017, employees have been

encouraged to get information early about the change and its impact. The City is helping

employees get prepared by offering many resources, including five Biweekly Pay Resource

Days. The first was held Wednesday, July 20, and over 150 employees

attended.

In addition to the Finance/Payroll team, our partners from Live Simply, Bank

On Virginia Beach, Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union, Empower/Great

West, ICMA-RC, and the Consolidated Benefits Office/BEWell were onsite

to answer questions, calculate employees’ biweekly pay and provide one-on-

one financial coaching. About 120 of the 150 employees attended classroom-

style breakout sessions.

Employees were reminded about our Beachnet/biweekly website that

provides an online calculator tool, an employee toolkit and lots of

information about the change. Feedback from employees was positive: “It is

really helpful to know the total difference in biweekly and semimonthly.

Thanks for the advanced notification.”

Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Virginia Beach Parks &

Recreation Foundation (VBPRF), hosted its first-ever Sunday RUNday at Mount Trashmore

on July 24 to celebrate its 60th anniversary and to honor national Parks & Recreation Month.

Sunday RUNday featured a 5K,

a free Kids Fun Run and Family

Fitness Walk/Run. In total, the 3

races received more than 1,600

registrations. The proceeds of the

5K benefitted the VBPRF which

supports many local programs,

from youth scholarships for

various activities to specialized

beach wheelchairs.

During the event, Nick Anoia,

President of VBPRF, presented

an award to Councilmember Rosemary Wilson for her dedication in supporting Parks &

Recreation’s Students on the Swim (SOS) program. This program provides free swimming

lessons to 2nd-graders in Virginia Beach’s Title I schools.

Sunday RUNday was followed by the 60th

Anniversary Edition of the Sunday Funday

Series. The DJ kept the celebration going with

the Family Fitness Dance Party featuring

Zumba and MixxedFit, lawn games, Eat the

Streets 757 Food Trucks, and bounce houses.

The festivities continue this Sunday, July 31st,

with the 60th Anniversary Celebration Bash

at the six Virginia Beach Recreation Centers.

The day includes music, pool parties with fun

floats, bounce houses, dodgeball, Nerf wars,

arts and crafts, fitness dance demos - and of

course, sweet treats! All ages are welcome.

Admission is free with a recreation center

membership. Non-members can purchase a day

pass ($7/child; $9/adult) to attend.

Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation is

proud to commemorate National Parks and

Recreation Month every July.

In 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives

officially mandated July as “Park and

Recreation Month,” knowing that

community parks and recreation, green

space and time outdoors are critical for

creating healthy, active and sustainable

communities.

Virginia Beach is also celebrating the

moment 60 years ago when the Board of

Supervisors of Princess Anne County

established a Recreation Department in

January 1956.

L-R: Millicent Gallagher, Brande Rumpf, Amber Favor

Millicent Gallagher (City Manager’s Office), Amber Favor (Parks and Recreation), and

Brande Rumpf (Convention and Visitors Bureau) recently attended the 2016 International

Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Educational Summit. The IAAP summit

provides professional growth and development for administrative professionals throughout the

world. This year 32 classes were offered for attendees to participate and network with colleagues

from the private and public sectors, and

federal, state, local governments.

Brande Rumpf was selected for the

inaugural Leadership Master’s program,

which is an intense leadership curriculum

for those members who are working

towards their Certified Administrative

Professional certification.

Enjoy a cup of Joe with members of the VBPD on

Monday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Panera Bread in Kempsville (1397

Fordham Drive). Citizens are encouraged to ask questions, voice concerns

and get to know the officers in your neighborhood.

The 2016 National Night Out will take place on

Tuesday, Aug. 2, with activities starting at 6 p.m. The Virginia Beach

Police Department has 27 events planned in many neighborhoods. This

annual event helps strengthen police community relations and

neighborhood spirit.

Grammy Award-winning Vince Gill will perform at the

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale

starting today at the Sandler Center box office or www.ynottix.com. Contact: Sandler Center,

(757) 385-2787.

As summer rolls along, Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation still has plenty of events for the

whole family to enjoy.

Friday, Aug. 12, & Friday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Mount

Trashmore Park. Aug. 12 – Home; Aug. 26 – The Peanuts Movie.

Sunday, Aug. 14, & Sunday, Aug. 26, 12 to 3 p.m., Mount Trashmore Park.

Sunday, Aug. 26, 1 to 4 p.m., Williams Farm Recreation Center.

For more information, visit www.VBgov.com/specialevents.

Several events are planned at city recreation centers for citizens of all ages to

enjoy such as the Rock Wall Family Fun event on Friday, Aug. 12, at the

Seatack Recreation Center, or the Bayside Senior Dance Party at the Princess Anne Recreation

Center on Sunday, Aug. 26. For a full listing, visit www.VBgov.com/recevents. A membership

or day pass is required for these events.

An estimated 37,000 visitors are expected to visit the Virginia Beach Convention Center in the

month of August. Public events include:

| Aug. 3 – 8

| Aug. 6

| Aug. 10 – 14

| Aug. 12

| Aug. 26 – 27

| Aug. 29 – Sept. 6

For a complete list of all upcoming events, visit www.visitvirginiabeach.com/conventioncenter.

♦ July 20, 2016 - Copy of a letter from Governor Terence R. McAuliffe to Mayor William

D. Sessoms, Jr. regarding excitement for the proposed transoceanic cable-landing site.

♦ July 18, 2016 - Copy of a note from Rodger A. Randle, honorary board member for Sister

Cities International (SCI), regarding the SCI conference in Virginia Beach next year.

♦ July 20, 2016 - Copy of a letter from Gennice Carter, director of meeting operations for

AcademyHealth, regarding support for a headquarters hotel.

♦ June 29, 2016 - Copy of a letter from Shirlyn A. Adkins, executive director of the

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, regarding support

for a headquarters hotel.

♦ March 15, 2016 - Copy of an article from City Lab titled, “The U.S. Cities Winning the

Battle Against Brain Drain.”

♦ Virginia Beach Planning & Community Development Quarterly Newsletter | April, May,

June 2016.

♦ Virginia Beach Television (VBTV) Program Schedule, July 31 through August 6.

“Visualize your long-term goals to paint your

short-term action on the canvas of now.”

Governor of Virginia Terence R. M dliffe

COMMONWEALTH of VII GINIA Office of the Governor

Terence R. McAuliffe Governor July 20, 2016

The Honorable William D. Sessoms, Jr. City of Virginia Beach 2401 Courthouse Drive, Building 1, Room 234 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456 wsessomsqi)vbgov.com

Dear Mayor Sessoms:

Thank you for your July 15, 2016 letter regarding the proposed transoceanic cable landing site in Virginia Beach. We are very excited about this proposal and look forward to having Lt. Colonel Dunn of the Virginia National Guard, Chris Beschler, Director of the Department of General Services, and select members of my team meet with your staff in the near future to discuss operational and financial considerations.

I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into this project, and I am excited for the opportunity to support technological innovation and economic development in the Commonwealth.

Patrick Henry Building • 1111 East Broad Street • Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-2211 • 1 11 (800) 828-1120

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Honorable Mayor William Sessoms

Dave Hansen, City Manager City of Virginia Beach Office of the Mayor & City Manager 2401 Courthouse Drive, Building 1 Virginia Beach, VA 2345 Dear Mayor Sessoms: The VA Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau has been diligently keeping me apprised of pending development of a headquarters hotel adjacent to the existing convention center. As one of the first guests to visit during the opening of the convention center, my organization has been eagerly awaiting news of plans to open a headquarters property. Our Annual Research Meeting attracts 3,000 people to its yearly event and generates well over 3,500 total room nights over a three-and a half day period. Our exhibits and posters can fit nicely into your convention center’s exhibit space, however before we can seriously consider Virginia Beach, the addition of a headquarter hotel with additional sleeping and breakout space attached to the center is paramount to our decision. The AcademyHealth’s annual program is scheduled thru 2021, and our next rotation East will be 2022. If a groundbreaking were to occur in the near future, and contracts could be negotiated prior to the end of 2017, there is a good chance Virginia Beach could be a serious contender for our 2022 Annual Meeting. If there is a need to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Wishing you a success in your future developments. Sincerely,

Gennice Carter

Gennice Carter Director, Meeting Operations

Advancing Neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

June 29, 2016

Honorable Mayor William Sessoms

Dave Hansen, City Manager

City of Virginia Beach

Office of the Mayor & City Manager

2401 Courthouse Drive, Building 1

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Dear Mayor Sessoms,

I am the Executive Director of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). We are an

organization of over 4,000 physicians, researchers, and technologists who diagnose and treat disorders of muscles and nerves. We

hold an annual educationa meeting each year for approximately 1100 attendees. The AANEM typically holds this meeting in

locations where we can fit inside of a hotel or use a convention center with a hotel attached that will house the majority of our

ttendees. We prefer smaller convention centers where we have the use of the majority of the space in the center. We have used

centers in Albuquerque, NM, Québec City, and recently Honolulu, HI. The Virginia Beach facility is great because it is big enough to

fit a convention our size but yet small enough to allow for networking at the meeting. The Virginia Beach Convention Center would

be an ideal location for our meeting; the size is right, the space is good, the facility is well done.

What is missing from Virginia Beach is a large convention hotel attached to the center. It is imperative that there be sleeping rooms

in close proximity to the meeting headquarters. Your beach is wonderful and some attendees will want to stay there, but most will

want to have a room close enough to easily get to their rooms during the day. A hotel attached to the center must be managed by one

of the higher end hotel chains. AANEM attendees are well traveled and they expect the amenities that come with higher end hotels

including a well furbished fitness center, nice restaurants and entertainment areas, a coffee shop, and ideally a spa. Ideally, AANEM

would need 800+ rooms within easy walking distance to the convention center.

It would be great to add Virginia Beach to the list of possible sites for AANEM meetings. Our next open date would be 2021.

Sincerely,

Shirlyn A. Adkins, JD

AANEM Executive Director

cc: Brad Van Dommelen, Director

From The Atlantic

CITY! Al3 The U.S. Cities Winning the Battle Against Brain Drain College-educated workers add considerably to local economies, but some

places do much better at retaining them.

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Over the past decade or so, cities and metros across the United States have

greatly increased their efforts to retain college graduates. And for good reason.

College grads are a key driver of innovation and economic development, and

are closely connected to the wealth and affluence of cities and metros

according to a large number of studies. But Americans are much more likely to

move in their mid-to-late twenties, so it's the metros that hang on to more of

their college grads that stand to gain a long-run advantage.

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retaining college grads. But provided to us by Jonathan

Rothwell at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program enables us

to zoom in much more precisely on which metros are the winners and losers in

retaining their college talent. (I recently wrote about Rothwell's related

research on the economic effects of college and universities.)

To get at this, riothwell and his colleague Siddharth Kulkarr collected data on

where college and university grads reside from LinkedIn's alumni profiles,

which list the most common urban locations of alumni. This data covers over

1,700 of the largest U.S. colleges and universities (721 two-year institutions and

984 four-year ones), which graduate approximately two-thirds of all students.

With the help of my Martin Prosperity Institute (MPI) team, I then mapped this

data by metro. Metros in purple have the most alumni still living in the area,

while metros in light blue have the Least.

The map above gets us started by showing the share of graduates from all

colleges and universities—both two- and four-year institutions—who remain

in the metro where they went to school. Note the dark purple along the Boston-

New York-Washington Corridor, in Northern and Southern California, in the

Pacific Northwest, and in parts of the South and Midwest.

The table below shows the ten best and worst large metros for retaining

college grads from all two- and four-year colleges and universities in

Rothwell's database.

Best and Worst Large U.S. Metros at Retaining College Grads

(two- and four-year institutions)

Best Large Metros Retention Rate

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 77.7%

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 75.9%

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 74.2%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 73.6%

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 73.2%

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 71.8%

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 70.9%

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70.9%

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 70.0%

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 69.5%

Worst Large Metros Retention Rate

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 36.3%

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 36.5%

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 40.4%

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 43.2%

Rochester, NY 43.7%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 44.1%

Salt Lake City, UT 44.6%

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 45.7%

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 46.4%

Pittsburgh, PA 50.0%

The retention rates range from more than three-quarters of grads to less than

forty percent. Perhaps surprisingly, the hard-hit Detroit metro area tops the list

with a 77.7 percent retention rate. This high retention level is likely due to the

fact that the University of Michigan is located nearby, while smaller colleges

and universities like Wayne State and the University of Detroit Mercy, as well

as community colleges, serve a more locally based group of students.

Houston is second with a 75.9 percent retention rate, New York is third with

74.2 percent, and Seattle and Atlanta round out the top five. Dallas, Portland,

Riverside, Chicago, and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul complete

the top ten.

At the other end of the scale, the metro with the lowest retention rate is

Phoenix with 36.3 percent, followed closely by Providence. Hartford is third,

and Austin—a leading tech hub—is fourth. Rochester, Virginia Beach, Salt Lake

City, Buffalo, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh round out the ten metros with the

lowest grad retention rates.

One might expect graduates from two-year colleges—mainly community

colleges—to be more likely to remain in the metro where they went to school.

The bigger question, then, is what happens to grads from four-year colleges

and universities. The map below shows this pattern for metros across the

nation.

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Again note the dark purple across the Boston-New York-Washington Corridor,

Northern and especially Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, Southern

Florida, parts of Texas, as well as pieces of the South, Midwest, and Rocky

Mountain West.

The table below shows the top and bottom ten large metros for retaining grads

from four-year colleges.

Best and Worst Large U.S. Metros at Retaining College Grads

(four-year institutions)

Best Large Metros Retention Rate

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 71.1%

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70.6%

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 70.2%

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 66.1%

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 65.2%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 64.6%

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 64.2%

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 63.7%

Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 63.0%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 62.9%

Worst Large Metros Retention Rate

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 18.0%

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 26.4%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 31.6%

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 31.9%

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 33.3%

Rochester, NY 34.0%

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 35.8%

Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 37.3%

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 38.4%

Oklahoma City, OK 39.3%

The pattern is somewhat similar to the one before it. This time, New York tops

the list, followed by Riverside, Detroit, Houston, and San Jose, with Seattle,

Atlanta, Dallas, Louisville, and L.A. rounding out the top ten. Large metros like

these benefit from an array of employment opportunities, as well as large

concentrations of young grads and other amenities. Indeed, Rothwell finds a

moderately high correlation of 0.48 between retention rates and the size of the

metro, measured by working age population.

On the flip side, the bottom ten metros include Phoenix (with a paltry 18

percent retention rate), Hartford, Virginia Beach, Providence, and New Orleans,

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with Rochester, Buffalo, Sacramento, Austin, and Oklahoma City completing the

top ten. Baltimore (44 percent), Washington, D.C. (44 percent), and Pittsburgh

(43 percent) also have modest retention rates. My own research was spurred by

the outmigration of my former Carnegie Mellon students from Pittsburgh. But

D.C.'s relatively low retention rate is something of a surprise given the

economic dynamism of the region. Perhaps it is due to the region's

specialization in government-related work, which prompts graduates in other

fields to move to other areas of the country.

But what about the most prestigious universities and colleges like Harvard,

MIT, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia? How many of their students remain in the

metros where they attended college?

Some of the lowest retention rates are for prestigious universities in small

college towns. Just 7 percent of Cornell graduates stay in Ithaca. And just 16

percent of Duke graduates remain in the Durham-Chapel Hill area compared to

30 percent of all graduates from four-year institutions and 78 percent of two-

year college graduates in the area.

Graduates from prestigious schools in New

York are much more likely to stay in the

region. More than half (53 percent) of

Columbia University grads remain in the

New York City metro. For NYU, the figure is

62 percent. The percentage is also higher

for more locally oriented colleges and

universities such as the Stevens Institute of

Technology, which retains 64 percent of its

grads, Manhattan College, which retains 71

percent, and the CUNY schools, with an

average retention rate of 77 percent.

Outside of New York, however, it is far less

likely for students from prestigious

universities to stick around. Less than a

quarter of Harvard graduates and only 27 percent of MIT grads end up in

greater Boston, compared to roughly half of all graduates from four-year

Boston area colleges. Just 36 percent of grads from both Georgetown

University and the University of Chicago stay in their respective metros. And

just 43 percent of Stanford grads stay in the San Jose metro. Meanwhile,

graduates of more locally oriented universities in these metros are much more

likely to stay in the region, including Lewis University in Chicago at 79 percent,

and San Jose State at 72 percent. The reason is simple: Students at leading

universities hail from all over the nation and the world, and are far more willing

and able to look for employment, further education, or even go home to their

families in more far-flung locations when they graduate.

This data paints a more complicated pattern of college retention than we are

used to. For one, it is not just knowledge hubs and superstar cities like New

York and L.A. that retain lots of grads. Places like Detroit, Houston, Dallas, and

Atlanta do, too. Moreover, it is not just older, more hard-hit Rustbelt metros

that are losing their college grads. So are places like Austin, Providence, and

fast-growing Phoenix.

Specifically, it is mostly small college towns with limited employment offerings

that see the largest shares of their students move away. And of course, the

most advantaged grads from the most prestigious universities have the highest

rates of mobility. But perhaps the biggest takeaway is how many college grads

in places like Detroit stay close to home. For all the talk of how mobile the

young and the educated seem to be, in quite a few metros the bulk of college

grads tend to stay where they went to school. This is good news for the

economic future of these places.

*UPDATE (3/18): In response to this post, Rothwell and I received a number of

good suggestions about how to deepen and refine our analysis in the future.

Several pointed out that Phoenix is home to the University of Phoenix, with its

large online student body, many of whom don't live in the Phoenix metro.

When Rothwell redid the numbers taking this into account, Phoenix's retention

rates improved to 56 percent for two- and four-year institutions and 41 percent

for four-year institutions.

Others pointed out that Detroit's retention rate benefits from two major state

universities—the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Michigan State in

East Lansing—which receive considerable attendance from the greater Detroit

area. When Rothwell combined these three metros, the retention rates

dropped to 57 percent for two- and four-year institutions and 41 percent for

four-year institutions.

This data can be sliced and diced for individual metros in many different ways.

Still, the overall thrust of this post remains: lots of students stay in the metro

where they go to college.

Top image: filphoto / Shutterstock.corn

About the Author

Richard Florida is a co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. He is the director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto and a professor of

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Update 

In the Office 

 

Volume 2 ‐ Issue 2          2016 April, May, June 

Barry Frankenfield                                                   

Director of Planning & Community Development 

INSIDE                      

THIS EDITION 

MESSAGE FROM THE

DIRECTOR  

Hey Planning People! 

What’s happening? (that was popular in the 60’s). There is a lot happening…hopefully, it’s all good!  In fact, there is so much happening I’m finding it hard to keep up, and I bet you are too. As usual, this department is bustling. A record number of permits   issued by DSC; a record number of plans are being reviewed in DSC; and a record number (I’m not making this up) of Planning Commission items are scheduled for August.  One commission mee ng has 24 items! 

Speaking of record numbers, we have a record number of re rements that have occurred or been announced in the last month that included Karen Lasley, Clay  Bernick, Rick Scarper and Calvin Jackson. That is over 10 re rements since I started as the Ac ng Director last July. We are going to miss these guys. They had great careers and made incredible contribu ons to the department and the City. But we will persevere and carry on.  You will read later on in the newsle er that Carolyn Smith and Kevin Kemp have temporarily taken on Karen’s responsibili es.  That’s right ‐ it took two people to replace Karen.  

As a follow up on staffing, we received recommenda ons from Human Resources and a very brief summary is:     

·      Consolidate Current Planning, Comprehensive Planning and Environmental and Sustainability Office 

·      Ensure the Directors Office Administra ve Division is the central manager for all HR, financial and payroll func ons 

·      Improve the career progression process 

·      Equitably assign tasks and responsibili es 

·      Establish process improvement teams 

There is, of course, much more to this. I will be forwarding detailed recommenda‐ons to each Division Administrator to disseminate throughout the organiza on. In 

addi on, we have some new members: the SGA Office and Parking Administra on have been merged into Planning. This gives us all great resources to assist in our service to customers and support of our planning efforts.   

We are (finally) in the heat of the summer.  I hope everyone is taking some  me to rejuvenate and be with family.  It all goes much too fast. You make it a pleasure for me every day as the  me just flies by.  As always, should you have any ques ons, issues or concerns, please come see me.   

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Quarterly Newsletter

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Welcome New Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    David Sharp, Code (Building) Inspector I      

Permits & Inspec ons 

Elizabeth (Beth) Sykes, Planner II ‐ DSC 

Emily Bazemore, Current Planning              

Intern 

Ryan Felton, Strategic Growth Areas Office 

Intern                 

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New Fiscal Year - New Look 

Planning and Community Development (PCD) renova ons are        targeted to start fall of 2016!  Planning is underway to transform the first floor of Building 2 PCD space to provide a professional and     consistent appearance with clear and a rac ve signage. The renova‐ons will include: an updated main hallway, a central recep on and 

customer service area, customer service counters on opposite sides of the main hallway, and two large conference rooms off the main hallway. 

Main Hallway ‐ Will be updated to include: new wall treatments;   carpet; decora ve accent flooring; a wall system for moun ng plans, photos and other graphics; new direc onal signage; flat‐screen   monitors that will display public no ces and other informa on; and new furniture including a customer sea ng area. Also, the exis ng wall between the hallway and the Permits and Inspec ons/Zoning counter will be removed, opening the space to the main hallway. 

Central Recep on and Customer Ser‐vice Area ‐ Will u ‐lize the old confer‐ence room space by opening the area to the main hallway    crea ng a central recep on and cus‐tomer service area.  A new counter will wrap around the space, which will include a recep on area,  and an infor‐ma on kiosk con‐sis ng of a comput‐

er with access to the internal and external resources. 

New DSC/Planning Counter ‐ The counter described above with the Central Recep on Area will replace the exis ng counter in the DSC space. The counter will have the same func on of providing a space for short‐term interac on between customers and staff.  

New & Improved Conference Rooms ‐ The large room (ESO) adjacent to what served as the main entrance to room 115 will be renovated to create a new conference room. The conference space will be ac‐cessible from the main hallway. The space that is currently used as the main department recep on area, the DSC/Planning Counter, and DSC’s file area will be renovated to create a second large conference room. 

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Comprehensive Planning

City Council Adopts New Comprehensive Plan, It’s Our Future:  

 A Choice City  

City Council adopted the City’s new Comprehensive Plan, It’s Our Future:  A Choice 

City, 2016 on May 17, 2016.  This is the City’s seventh Comprehensive Plan since 1979 

and offers an updated land use planning blueprint looking ahead to the Year 2040.  It 

reflects the Planning Commission’s thorough review of the previous Comprehensive 

Plan (2009), the priori es iden fied by our ci zens through numerous public mee ngs, 

as well as input from City staff.  It also addresses new state planning mandates.   

The Comprehensive Plan is comprised of three elements: Policy Document, Reference Handbook, and Technical  Report. 

The Policy Document is organized to provide long‐range planning guidance for the City’s five Planning Areas: Urban Areas (Strategic Growth Areas), Suburban Area, Princess Anne Commons & Transi on Area, Rural Area, and Military        Installa ons & Support. 

This is followed by policy guidance for four citywide elements: Master Transporta on Plan, Environmental Steward‐ship Framework, Housing & Neighborhoods, and Economic Vitality. 

The Policy Document is presented both in a Planning Land Use Map format and through a series of wri en policies.  

The end of each sec on contains “Agenda for Future Ac on Recommenda ons.”   

The Reference Handbook contains important reference documents and contains design guidelines adopted by the 

City that should be consulted during development design to further the City’s goals for quality Community Design 

and Aesthe c. It also contains a list of all documents that have been adopted by reference as part of the              

Comprehensive Plan.  

The Technical Report is a study of exis ng condi ons and emerging trends that inform where we’ve been, where we 

are now, and projec ons for where we think we’re headed for the foreseeable future.   

It’s Our Future: A Choice City is our current collec ve vision of how we want to build on our strengths, respond to 

our challenges, and con nue to be a choice City for years to come.  The Comprehensive Plan can be viewed online 

at:  www.vbgov.com/2016CompPlan. 

Two Buildings Approved for Listing on the Virginia Beach Historical Register 304 53rd Street a two-story beach cottage, located in the

Ubermeer neighborhood, constructed circa 1937 The John Biddle House located at 704 Kings Grant Road, a two

story gambrel roof residence that is thought to have been con-structed in 1752. Recent restoration work has uncovered original chair rails and other features that are examples of the advanced craftsmanship employed in building this home.

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304 53rd Street The John Biddle House 704 Kings Grant Road

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Planning Administration

Planning Administra on provides staffing support for the Planning Commission, 

City Council, the Chesapeake Bay Preserva on Area Board, and the Wetlands 

Board.  Planning Administra on members work with applicants on each phase 

of the process that ensures land use compliance with ordinances and plans.  

Planning Items 

 

The Planning Administra on staff is working with all the Boards 

and Commissions staffed to ins tute a new consistent look for 

presenta ons and staff reports. Templates are a great way to 

cut down on prep  me and have professional‐looking standard‐

ized documents. Allowing more  me to focus on the quality of 

content and elevate the design and visual consistency .  

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Welcome Caleb Leonard McNamara, born April 30.                            

Congratula ons Whitney and Jimmy, Planning Administra on! 

Carolyn Smith, Interim                     Planning Administrator 

Chesapeake Bay Preserva on Area (CBPA) Board ‐ Generally projects located in first 100 feet seaward  

por on of buffer:  19 submi als, 16 approvals, 1 withdrawn, 1 denied, 1 deferred indefinitely 

Chesapeake Bay Preserva on Area (CBPA) Administra ve ‐ Generally projects located in the landward 

por on of buffer:  53 submi als, 37 Approvals 

Wetlands Board ‐ Shoreline projects located in  dal wetlands and coastal primary sand dunes: 12         

submi als, 13 approvals, 10 wetlands approvals released for construc on        

Waterfront ‐ Generally all shoreline projects alongside City waterways not involving  dal wetlands and 

coastal primary sand dunes:  69 submi als, 34 approvals 

Emergency Sand Management Permits ‐ Eight of 12 issued pursuant to City Council declara on for     

Sandbridge  

Environmental Regulatory Work 

Planning Commission Agenda Items ‐ Worked with applicants, reviewed and wrote 53 agenda              

applica ons for rezonings, condi onal use permits, alterna ve compliance and street closures 

Agenda request forms and presenta ons were also prepared for City Council on 43 Planning items 

New Fiscal Year, New Templates 

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Zoning Division Accomplishments: 

Zoning Administration 

The Zoning Office, along with the City A orney’s Office, con nues to work with the Beaches and Water‐

ways Commission to dra  an ordinance regula ng Event Homes citywide.  The week of July 18th, the 

commission will hold five public hearings at various loca ons throughout the City. The feedback that is 

received from the ci zens will be considered and, within the next few 

weeks, a dra  ordinance will be ready for review. If you would like to view 

the presenta on used at the public hearings and see the ci zen comments, 

they will be posted on the Planning website. 

Event Homes Update 

Board of Zoning Appeals: Worked with applicants, reviewed and wrote 32                        

variance requests 

Performed 3,410 zoning inspec ons throughout the City 

Removed 2,022 illegal signs from the public right‐of‐way 

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Kevin Kemp, Interim Zoning             Administrator 

Zoning Administra on is responsible for the interpreta on and enforce‐

ment of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, processing zoning approvals and     

permits for residen al and commercial uses, administering the City’s Zoning 

Ordinance by processing appeals and variances to the Board of Zoning    

Appeals, verifying the proffers and condi ons of City Council ac ons are 

met, and responding to ci zen inquiries and concerns regarding zoning   

regula ons and viola ons. 

Karen Lasley, Re ree  

Zoning Administrator ‐ Thank you for 30      years of dedicated service!  

Verified Condi ons for 539 Condi onal Use Permits 

 

Congratula ons to John Dudley and Lynn 

Draper‐Davis who had the most inspec‐

ons and sign removals for the quarter! 

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Development Services Center (DSC)

Development Services Center (DSC) reviews, approves and permits development projects and subdivision plats to ensure public safety while promo ng quality development throughout the city consistent with City Council’s Vision of  “A Community for a Life me.”  We do this by applying City Code and policies to all development projects in a fair and impar al manner. Establishing partnerships between the development community and the City helps to assure reasonable  meframes and quality results for our community. 

618 total submi als 

Second Quarter Highlights

34 project mee ngs with consultants and developers including pre‐submi al mee ngs and pre‐design 

mee ngs and mee ngs to resolve review issues 

65 Right of Way Permits and Land Disturbing/Stormwater Permits, and currently holding/

managing $32,042,810 in sure es 

Notable Projects Permitted for Site Work

7‐11 ‐ 2456 Virginia Beach Blvd. 

Aldi ‐ Bargain Grocery Store at 1436 Kempsville Rd. 

Bayville at Lake Joyce ‐ Condos and Medical Office building at 4444 Shore Dr. 

Beach Municipal Credit Union ‐ 2440 Princess Anne Rd. 

Dunkin Donuts ‐ Redevelopment and addi on of an exis ng  convenience store at 5740 Northampton Blvd. 

Commuter Commercial ‐ Commercial/Office development at South Independence Blvd. and Commuter Dr. 

Baker II Apartments ‐ New apartments at 800 Baker Rd. 

Americus Townhomes ‐ Near North Birdneck Rd. and 19th St. 

Tranquility Lakes ‐ 3‐story senior housing facility at 5827 Burton Sta on Rd. 

Aldi ‐ Retail Grocery Chain 

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Nancy McIntyre, Development             Services Administrator 

Single Family Development Review Workshop for Consultants, Builders and Developers with over 100 

a endees ‐ This workshop introduced the New Single Family Site Plan Review Checklists and Demoli‐

on Only Plan. It addressed the consultants, developers and builders concerns to make the applica ons 

and review processes more efficient for all. This workshop also explained the new Permits and Inspec‐

ons As‐Built Survey requirement that is currently in use.  

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Permits and Inspec ons administers the uniform statewide building code and 

associated laws and ordinances, issues permits for, and performs inspec ons 

of, building construc on, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems           

installa on and altera on.  

Permits & Inspections

 

On June 16, 1974, Robin Shipp Morse came to work for the City as 

part‐ me clerical support to the newly formed Permits and Inspec‐

ons (P & I) Department wri ng informa on into log books by ad‐

dress, contractor and permit number. Robin has been a part of  

Consumer Protec on and Weights and Measures since they were 

divisions of P & I. She served as execu ve assistant to Pat Janezeck, 

Zoning Administrator, and Robert Loher, P & I Administrator.  In 

addi on to her du es as Permits Services Coordinator for P & I, 

Robin also keeps all training and leave records as well as the payroll 

for our department. Robin’s tenure and experience is an           

invaluable resource for the department and the City.  

Permit Totals 

Repor ng Period     Permit Count  Value      Fees       Inspec ons 

June 2016                  2,849               $ 2,755,032,530.59   $ 295,718.45          8,958                                  

May 2016                  2,812               $ 37,344,438.70   $ 274,919.52          8,369                   

April 2016                 3,035                       $ 60,627,518.27            $ 870,678.12                   8,312                  

Calendar Year To Date    16,725    $ 3,028,044,892.96   $ 2,536,909.20             49,208                               

Fiscal Year To Date          33,125    $ 3,375,214,543.12   $ 4,402,639.76   96,444                               

June 2015                2,537     $ 106,239,047.62   $ 764,033.88       8,971 

 Number of Ac ve Development Sites:  1,805    Acreage:  27,902.093 

 Projects of Interest:  The Crossings, Independence/Princess Anne ‐ Temporary C/O  

Robin Morse                                            Permit Services Coordinator 

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Cheri Hainer, Permits and                Inspec ons Administrator 

Employee Spotlight

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Transportation and transit Division

Strategic Growth Areas (SGAs)

Strategic Growth Areas Office As a result of the adopted FY 2016‐2017 City 

budget, the SGA Office has merged with PCD. The SGA Office uses innova ve 

land use planning, design, transporta on, parking, marke ng, and financial 

tools to implement the eight SGA Master Plans (Burton Sta on, Centerville, 

Hilltop, Lynnhaven, Newtown, Resort, Pembroke, and Rosemont), which will 

provide strategically located unique centers where people can work, live and 

play.  

Transportation & Transit Planning Highlights

Three new shelters installed ‐ A recently adopted 2016      

Comprehensive Plan policy states the following: “Con nue to 

coordinate with HRT to increase the number of bus shelters 

within Virginia Beach from its current coverage of approxi‐

mately 5% of all stops to 10% within 5 years and seek to     

double this amount by the year 2040.”  Just over a year ago 

this number stood at 20; today we have 27! A unique aspect of 

most of the new shelters has been the ability to partner with   

private developers who install them. Addi onally, a new  

budget item was approved by City Council for FY17 to increase the number of exis ng shelters.

 

The ViBe Crea ve District celebrated its One Year Anniversary on Satur‐

day, April 1. The celebra on was an evening of crea vity, local art and 

family fun! The ViBe’s mission is to establish a Crea ve Industries Dis‐

trict in the Resort Area of Virginia Beach to serve as a vibrant center for 

the arts, culture, technology and various crea ve industries.   

Welcome Kathy!

Kathy Warren, SGA Manager 

Kathy Warren joined the SGA team on June 7 as the SGA Manager.  Kathy was previously with the Ports‐

mouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority for 19 years and served as deputy execu ve director for the 

past seven.  She is well versed in real estate development, complicated financial transac ons and long‐term 

strategic planning.  She is a graduate of George Mason University and has been a Virginia Beach resident 

since 1997. 

ViBe One - Year Anniversary

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Management & Support

The Director's Office includes a Management and Support team that exists to 

provide centralized coordina on of ac vi es throughout the department.  The 

essen al func ons fall into three broad categories: customer service, technical 

services and financial systems and controls.  

Addressing Conversion Project

Phase 1 Complete ‐  At the end of 2013, the Planning Addressing Office transi‐

oned from maintaining City addresses on paper grid maps to a Centralized Addressing Database using         

Intergraph’s Geomedia So ware. A team comprised of tem‐

porary employees and several Management & Support staff 

members was formed to convert over 160,000 address 

points from data brought over from ComIT’s Center for GIS. 

A er several years of prepara on, months of weekly project 

planning mee ngs, countless hours of research, and  me 

spent in the field to confirm discrepancies, Phase 1 has been 

completed. Phase 2 will convert the remaining addresses on 

military bases in the City (Camp Pendleton, Dam Neck Annex, 

Fort Story, Li le Creek NAB, and Oceana NAS). You may ask 

“How does this new system benefit the City”? It provides a 

more efficient way to respond to customers and City staff. 

Soon, ci zens and city staff will be able to view official street 

addresses and street name assignments along with any 

changes made by way of the MAR 

(Master Address Repository).  

As part of the Public Service Recogni on Week celebra on, the Citywide Recogni‐

on Team chose Beach Bags to support this year. The Beach Bags Program helps 

our community by packing a “Beach Bag” for a beach child! This program provides 

needy Virginia Beach City Public School students with necessary food items. As you 

can see, our department employees were very generous with their dona ons. 

Thank you, Ed Weeden, for delivering our dona ons! 

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Jolilda Saunders, Administra ve     Services Manager 

Geomedia Addressing System                                                

Official Street address Points 

Planning Supports Beach Bags Program

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In The Office

Mark Your Calendar !

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Career Progressions & Promotions

April 7 ‐ Lewis Blankenship ‐ Construc on Inspector II 

April 7 ‐ Tom Rountree ‐ Construc on Inspector II 

June 7 ‐ Thressa Gray ‐ Planning Technician I 

June 7 ‐ Tatyana Lu enschlager ‐ Planning Technician II 

June 7 ‐ Christopher Leidig ‐ Construc on Inspector II 

June 7 ‐ Thomas McKinney ‐ Construc on Inspector II 

Service Anniversaries

5 Years ‐ Kevin Kemp ‐ Zoning Administra on 

15 Years ‐ Theresa Holleran ‐ Development Services Center 

Next Submission Deadline: October 7, 2016 ‐ send submissions and comments to dzywna@vbgov.com  

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION Cox Cable Channels 46, 47 & 48

Verizon Cable Channels 46, 47 & 45

PROGRAM SCHEDULE JULY 31 – AUGUST 6, 2016

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION provides locally produced and other specialty programming to support the mission of the Virginia Beach Municipal Government and the Virginia Beach City Public School System. Program listings reflect expected airtimes but may be preempted by public meetings, hearings, and special events.

e~Streaming is available at http://www.vbgov.com/media/pages/live-videos.aspx for all LIVE public

sessions of Virginia Beach City Council and Planning Commission meetings, archives of previous meetings, and original VBTV programming. LIVE meetings and previous sessions of the Virginia Beach City School Board can be accessed at http://www.vbschools.com/schoolboard/streaming.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING (Cox 48 / Verizon 45) — Recablecast of the July 12

meeting: Sun 9am. LIVE: Tue, Informal Session TBA; Formal Session 6pm. Recablecast: Thu 7pm; Fri 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (Cox 47 / Verizon 47) — Recablecast of the

June 21 meeting: Mon 2pm. LIVE: Tue, Workshop 4pm; Formal Session 6pm. Recablecast: Wed 7pm; Sat 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 48 / VERIZON 45

A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: CONTEMPORARY HISTORY — View history as a living narrative rather than a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized. Prominent historians present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Sun 5am; Tue & Thu 11am; Fri 12am. A HISTORY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: THE CONSTITUTION IN A CHANGING WORLD — Learn how the Constitution has protected the American people from abuses of power and tyranny and has empowered them to excel in art, literature, science, and technology. Sun 4:30pm; Tue & Sat 9:30am; Wed 6:30am & 4:30pm. A PLACE OF OUR OWN: PLANNING HEALTHY MEALS — Insight and advice for solving issues related to parenting and child rearing. Sun 9pm; Mon 8am & 3pm; Thu 12am; Fri 3pm. ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Biweekly news magazine highlighting city & school topics and issues.

911…Call if you can, text if you can’t

Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team releases four Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles

Cadets from sister city Olongapo, Philippines graduate from VB Fire Training Academy Learn more about the Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach Police Department promotion and retirement ceremony

Sunday – Funday series at Mount Trashmore Park, upcoming events on August 14 & 28

Offerup and Craigslist safety

Title I STEM camps engage students in engineering, electronics and robotics

Students from ATC’s Cyber Camp compete in mock cyber patriot challenge

Get ready for the first day of school with VBschools.com Mon 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm; Tue 5am & 7:30am; Wed 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 6pm & 8:30pm; Thu 5am, 7:30am & 6pm; Fri 6pm & 8:30pm; Sat 5am, 7:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: SIGNIFICANCE TESTS — Discover statisitical solutions to the puzzles of everyday life. Learn how data collection and manipulation - paired with intelligent judgement and common sense - can lead to more informed decision making. Sun 6am; Tue & Thu 12pm; Fri 1am. AMERICAN CINEMA: FILM NOIR — Explore film history and American culture through the eyes of Hollywood insiders. Sun 10pm; Mon 9am & 4pm; Thu 1am; Fri 4pm. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY: HUMAN MIGRATIONS — Explore global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Sun 5:30am; Tue & Thu 11:30am; Fri 12:30am. CENTURY: THE LAND, THE WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT — Witness personal accounts and perspectives from people who lived in Hampton Roads during pivotal events of the 20th century. Sun 8:30am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. CHECK THE TECH — Produced by students at the Virginia Beach Technical & Career Education Center to report on the school's programs and activities. Mon 2am, 1pm & 11pm; Tue & Thu 7am; Wed 2am, 1pm & 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 7am, 1pm & 11pm. CONSTITUTION: THAT DELICATE BALANCE: NOMINATION, ELECTION, AND SUCCESSION OF THE PRESIDENT — Key political, legal, and media professionals engage in spontaneous and heated debates on controversial issues. Sun & Thu 2pm; Fri 1pm. DECISION MAKERS — Local discussion covering topics, issues, and concerns that business and community leaders face each day. Sun & Tue 1am; Mon & Sat 7pm; Wed 10pm; Thu 9am & 4pm; Fri 6am. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS: ENERGY FLOW IN COMMUNITIES — Sun 1pm; Fri 8am; Sat 2pm. FOCUS NNS — Explore current events at Newport News Shipbuilding. Sun 8:30pm; Mon 7:30am; Tue & Fri 11:30pm; Wed 10:30am; Sat 2:30am & 5:30pm. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Produced by the City of Virginia Beach Fire Department to explore current training trends and report news of interest to firefighters and citizens alike. Mon 1am, 12pm & 10pm; Tue & Thu 6am; Wed 1am, 12pm & 7pm; Fri 7pm; Sat 6am, 12pm & 10pm. GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS: 1650 - 1845 — Explore the rich, literary tradition of American storytelling, beginning with the first colonists in the 17th century to a small cadre of brilliant, 19th century, New England writers who defined the unique American experience and soul. Sun 7am; Tue & Thu 1pm; Fri 2am.

HOW IN THE WORLD — Join Pilot Lindy aboard the Airship Curiosity and learn about flame working;

how K-9 officers are trained; and watch Professor Omnibus make a chicken in a cup. Sun 7pm; Mon 6am; Tue 10pm; Wed 9am; Thu 6:30pm; Fri 10pm; Sat 1am & 4pm. IN THE FIGHT — A monthly newscast featuring the latest happenings throughout the United States military. Mon 1:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm; Tue & Thu 6:30am; Wed 1:30am, 12:30pm & 7:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sat 6:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm. INSIDE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY - TRADE - AN INTRODUCTION — Sun & Tue 12am; Mon & Sat 6pm; Wed 9pm; Thu 8am & 3pm; Fri 5am. KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS: HAKATA KINJISHI TAIKO — Sun & Tue 2am; Mon & Sat 8pm; Wed 11pm; Thu 10am & 5pm; Fri 7am. LEARNING MATH: TRIANGLES AND QUADRILATERALS — Designed for elementary and middle school teachers, and organized according to standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this series explores topics in measurement, number operations, statistics, geometry, and algebra. Sun 6:30am; Tue & Thu 12:30pm; Fri 1:30am.

MATH MONSTERS — Designed for pre-kindergarten children, this animated series provides an amusing and enlightening introduction to mathematical concepts. Sun 4:15pm; Tue & Sat 9:15am; Wed 6:15am & 4:15pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: SUSAN STOCKDALE — Sun 8am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2pm; Thu 11pm. MOM ALWAYS SAID: FAMILY DYNAMICS — Discussion between real moms with real experiences and real tips on raising a family. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm. MONEYTRACK: CORPORATE ETHICS — Learn how to make your money work for you, and keep your investments on track so you can retire in style and enjoy the good life. Sun 9:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 12:30am; Fri 3:30pm. NASA X — Explore how NASA is helping to make flying greener with the environmentally responsible aviation project. New materials and new engine designs will change the way we all fly. Sun 5pm; Tue & Sat 10am; Wed 7am & 5pm. ON THE OTHER HAND — Sun 8pm; Mon 7am; Tue & Fri 11pm; Wed 10am; Sat 2am & 5pm. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE: A BALL IN THE MALL — An early reading series introducing sounds and rhyming patterns that unlock words and the meaning of words. Sun 3:45pm; Tue & Sat 8:45am; Wed 5:45am & 3:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Agricultural news and family-oriented stories presented by the Virginia Farm Bureau. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am, 11:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm. SHAMU TV: SAVING A SPECIES - THE ORANGUTAN STORY — Within the disappearing forests of Borneo and Sumatra live the gentle, tree-dwelling orangutans. Can these apes survive as deforestation threatens their habitat? Meet conservationists working to protect the remaining populations of orangutans, and explore ways that you can help - right from your own home - to preserve these fascinating primates and their forest homes. Sun 3pm; Tue & Sat 8am; Wed 5am & 3pm. TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES: SUBJECTS MATTER — Learn about the connection between the national standards for foreign language learning and current research in foreign language education. Sun 11:30pm; Mon 10:30am & 5:30pm; Thu 2:30am; Fri 5:30pm. TEEN KIDS NEWS — Sun 5:30pm; Tue & Sat 10:30am; Wed 7:30am & 5:30pm. THE HABITABLE PLANET: ECOSYSTEMS — Explore environmental science through a study of the Earth's natural systems. Sun 11pm; Mon 10am & 5pm; Thu 2am; Fri 5pm. THE MATH DUDE: SOLVING INEQUALITIES — Middle and high school students can improve their algebra skills with these fast–paced programs devoted to Algebra I as it is taught in the classroom today. Sun 3:30pm; Tue & Sat 8:30am; Wed 5:30am & 3:30pm.

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING OPIOID MISUSE AND ABUSE —The United States witnessed a near quadrupling of overdoses from prescription opioids from 1999 to 2011. Explore recent trends in prescription opioid misuse and heroin use; opioid use disorders; and emergency department visits, overdose, and treatment episodes related to prescription opioids and heroin. Sun 6pm; Mon 5am; Tue & Fri 9pm; Wed 8am; Sat 12am & 3pm. X-POWER: A SECRET CODE — Foster the development of algebraic thinking through visualization of concepts rather than abstract symbolic manipulation. Sun 4pm; Tue & Sat 9am; Wed 6am & 4pm.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 47 / VERIZON 47

A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA — Thu 8pm. A HISTORY OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA — Mon 10:30pm; Tue & Fri 11:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 11:30am. A HISTORY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION — Thu 5:30pm. A PLACE OF OUR OWN — Wed 3pm. ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Sun 9pm & 11:30pm; Mon 7:30am & 6pm; Tue & Thu 1:30pm; Wed 7:30am & 11:30pm; Fri 7:30am; Sat 6pm. AGAINST ALL ODDS — Thu 9pm. AMERICAN CINEMA — Wed 4pm. ART HISTORY: STORIES IN GLASS AND STONE — Tue & Thu 6am. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY — Thu 8:30pm. CENTURY — Tue & Fri 10:30pm; Thu 3:30pm. CHECK THE TECH — Sun 11pm. CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE— Enjoy the classic arts by experiencing short video clips of film and music. Sat 12am through 8am, 1:30pm through 6pm, and 8pm through Sun 8pm. CONSTITUTION: THAT DELICATE BALANCE — Tue 5pm; Wed & Fri 6pm; Thu & Sat 7pm. DECISION MAKERS — Fri 8pm. EARTH REVEALED: GLACIERS — Explore how scientific theories are developed and how our activities today affect earth's continuing evolution. Mon 10pm; Fri 3pm; Thu 11am. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: ADVENTURES OF THE DISASTER DUDES — Developed for children in the fourth through sixth grades, this program explains how to take part in disaster preparedness and how to encourage the family to develop a disaster plan. Tue & Thu 7am. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS — Mon 7pm; Tue 11pm; Wed 2pm; Fri 5pm & 11pm. EXERCISE HORIZONS — Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30am; Tue & Thu 2:30pm. EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MUSIC: MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY — Explore basic elements of music and how music is an expression of culture. Mon 9:30pm; Fri 2:30pm; Thu 10:30am. FIT FOR DUTY — Mon & Wed 12pm; Tue & Thu 8am. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Sun 10pm; Mon through Fri 9am; Mon, Wed, & Fri 1pm; Thu 11pm. FUZION FITNESS — Mon & Wed 11am; Tue & Thu 3pm; Fri 11am. HOMEBOUND EXERCISE — Mon, Wed, Fri 10am; Tue & Thu 2pm. GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS — Thu 10pm. HOW IN THE WORLD — Mon, Wed, & Fri 9:30am; Mon & Sat 6:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. IN THE FIGHT — Sun 10:30pm.

INSIDE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: TRADE - AN INTRODUCTION — Fri 7pm. JURY ORIENTATION — A helpful guide for anyone called to jury duty. Sun 8pm; Mon 8am & 8pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8am. KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS: HAKATA KINJISHI TAIKO — Fri 9pm. LEARNING MATH — Thu 9:30pm. MATH MONSTERS — Thu 5:15pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: SUSAN STOCKDALE — Tue & Fri 10pm. MONEYTRACK — Wed 3:30pm. NASA X — Thu 6pm. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART - AN AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST: WM. M. CHASE AT SHINNECOCK — Highlights Chase's years at Shinnecock, on Long Island, New York. Tue & Thu 6:30am. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE — Thu 4:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Sun 9:30pm. SHAMU TV — Thu 4pm. SIGNING TIME: MOVE AND GROOVE — An introduction to American Sign Language for children. Mon & Wed 12:30pm; Tue & Thu 8:30am. TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES: SUBJECTS MATTER — Learn about the connection between the national standards for foreign language learning and current research in foreign language education. Wed 5:30pm. TEEN KIDS NEWS — Thu 6:30pm. THE HABITABLE PLANET — Wed 5pm. THE MATH DUDE — Thu 4:30pm. THE PATH TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY — Sun 8:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 8:30pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8:30am. THE WHOLE CHILD CAREGIVER GUIDE: EVERYBODY'S SPECIAL — Mon & Wed 11:30am; Tue & Thu 7:30am. THE WORLD OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCHIZOPHRENIAS — See how people with diagnosed psychological disorders actually behave. Case studies, enriched with commentary from experts, help demystify the biological, psychological, and environmental causes of dysfunctional behavior. Mon 11pm; Tue & Fri 12pm & 4pm; Thu 12pm. THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY: ON THE SURFACE — Mon 9pm; Fri 2pm; Thu 10am. X-POWER — Thu 5pm.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 46 / VERIZON 46

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