Topic: discuss the proposed amendment to the 2016 Comprehensive Plan addressing stormwater regulations. Please note: if you are unable to join us in person, you also have the option of joining us remotely via MS Teams. Please contact VBV staff for log/call in details.

After a long pause, the work of the task force will begin again with a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 26 at 3 p.m., in the offices of Clark Nexsen, 4525 Main Street, Suite 1400.  Should you not be able to attend in person, there is also an option to call/log in via MS Teams.  Please contact VBV staff for details. While the Comp. Plan review itself is still on hold, the city is developing a Community Revitalization Program that will be incorporated into the Comp. Plan. The Plan will initially focus on the Bow Creek area but will set the guidelines for revitalizing commercial areas across the city.  This... View Article

We have scheduled our first task force meeting of the New Year for Wednesday, February 2 at 8:30 a.m. With our previous task force chairman, Joash Schulman, moving into the position of Vision Vice President, we are pleased that Eric Keplinger has agreed to step up as the 2022 chairman.  At this first meeting he will lay the foundation for the year ahead.  The task force has been asked to help plan a Vision Board retreat to be held for a half day on March 15.  This will be a key point for discussion at our February 2 meeting.

There will be a Joint VBV / GNC Resiliency Task Force meeting held on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. at Clark Nexsen (conference room 1451),4525 Main Street, Suite 1400, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.  If you are unable to attend in-person but are available to participate via Microsoft Teams, please contact VBV staff for call/log in details. Guest speakers will be Councilman Michael Berlucchi, Kathy Warren, Director, SGA office and Abigail Cabell Johnson, Virginia Pace.  They will provide a briefing on the C-Pace loan program and its application to area businesses.

The Executive Committee meeting will be held on Monday, February 7th at 8:30 a.m. IN-PERSON in the offices of Towne Bank Mortgage on the 5th floor of the Towne Bank Building at 600 22nd Street (same building as the Runnymede offices.)  Please note that masks will be required.  

Dr. Brian O. Hemphill, President, ODU will be our guest speaker and provide an update on ODU’s strategic plan regarding the University’s impact on the local business environment and workforce development. Please rsvp via the calendar notice that was sent via e-mail.  For Zoom call/log in information, please refer to the calendar notice or contact VBV staff.

SAVE THE DATE! Details to be provided.

Andrew Breitenberg and Matt Breitenberg, Straight Path Management, will first share an overview of the discussions had at the VBV Board Retreat that was held on March 15th. Following their report, Mr. Gilbert “Gil” T. Bland, President & CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads will present on DEI from multiple viewpoints including that of an employer, consumer, workforce perspective and census demographic perspective. He will also speak from quality of community perspective to have inclusion and to equity and the various perspectives of the definition. Please RSVP via the calendar notice no later than Tuesday, April 12th at 12 p.m.