Monthly Archives: February 2010

Update on Cape Henry Beach Sand Replenishment

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The following is the second weekly update for the Cape Henry Beach truck haul replenishment contract as provided by Phill Roehrs, Water Resources Engineer with Public Works Engineering: 

 “As previously reported, hauling began on February 10, 2010.  As of the close of business on Monday, February 22, 22,000 cubic yards of sand had been hauled to the beach and spread between Ships Watch Court and Oak Street.  The contractor is now placing sand east of Oak Street.

 We have revised our estimate of the quantity of sand available to be approximately 35,000 cubic yards – the contractor has been able to remove quality sand down to elevation 2 feet, NAVD, within the Maple Street Dredged Material Management Area, almost two feet deeper than we had originally anticipated.  Again, our intention is to remove all available sand from the Maple Street site, we are actively looking for every opportunity to maximize the volume.  We are also closely monitoring the material quality with a full-time inspector at the borrow site, no objectionable loads have left the site.   

 We continue to field-adjust the cross section to assure that the fill operation will extend all the way to First Landing State Park with the largest possible beach berm dimension.  The finished beach is a substantial and notable improvement.  The sand placed on the beach is of such a quality that it is difficult to distinguish the new material from the existing beach sand – from color to grain size to shell content.  We have not discovered any pockets of deleterious material, but if found on final inspection we will promptly schedule a visit by Beach Operations to sift and groom any objectionable areas.

 Work hours continue as 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

 With roughly 13,000 cubic yards to go, we anticipate the hauling will be complete by the end of the first week of March.  We continue to monitor the condition of Oak Street, and will schedule repairs if necessary immediately after hauling and the Oak Street beach access restoration are complete.

 No concerns or objections from citizens were received during this week, and there have been no traffic incidents.”

Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association General Meeting – Monday Feb. 8th (Agenda)

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CAPE STORY BY THE SEA 

MONTHLY CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING

VIRGINIA BEACH RESORT HOTEL

Monday February 8, 2010 at 7:30pm 

I.    Call to Order 

Introduction of guests                                                                                                                                                                                                    

II.   Minutes January 2010 Meeting

III. Treasurers Report

IV. Officers Reports 

V.    Committee Reports

  • Neighborhood Watch Update – Regina Wallace- Neighborhood Watch –
  • Beautification & Clean-up Committee –  Shirley Drye and Dee Simpson ––  Next Clean up : RESCHEDULED for   Sunday, February 21st  at 2PM meet in the Park
  • Military Liaison Update–  

Amy Phillips, Information Officer amy.l.phillips@navy.mil            phone: 757.422.7101 ext 225   and Janson Eversole, AICP Community Planning Liaison Officer Jason.eversole@navy.mil

  • SkipJack:  Ginnie and Tracy Stover –SPRING ISSUE DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15th.  GREAT WORK ON THE WINTER 2009 Issue – pictures outstanding. 

 Pictures available on www.capestory.org  – send your pictures to post links at web site

 VI.               Unfinished Business

  • Storm Water and Flood Damage follow up –must report concerns and problems to Public Works 385-1470    Nor’easter– SDCC and civic associations are working with City Storm water engineer, Mike Mundy to gather data from the storm in order to identity areas for improvement (back flow of water through storm drains and flood on streets and park noted).  Please contact Mike Mundy at MMundy@vbgov.com with Your stories and pictures.                        
  • Sand Replenishment on the Bay–  Jim Wood,  Phillip Roerhs and David Hansen have provided us with information noted.   Current information indicates  The remainder of the beach from East of the fishing pier to Kendall Street in Cape Story will be replenished using sand dredged from Long creek, dumped onto the spoils site at Marina Shores (end of Maple Street) dredging noted  currently in progress, and sand will be trucked onto Cape Story by the Oak Street Access.
  • Membership for 2010 – WINTER NEWSLETTER has membership application for 2010—JOIN NOW for $10 for whole family –MEMBERSHIP is open to ALL (Owners and Renters) persons living in Cape Story. Please provide READABLE email to be added to  or to remain on the CSBTS Email List .  Chance for $100 drawing with each membership application.
  • The Sandalwood Walkover– City Intends to rebuild – no time line stated,  markers noted on bay
  • Dune Restoration—Sand fences? Christmas Trees?

 VII.            New Business

  •  Wind Turbine – information provided
  • VBCCO-: February  meeting Wednesday February 10th at 7 PM-  Central Library Bill DeSteph – City Budget Discussion, www.vbcco.org  CSBTS is a member for 2010, Diana Albis  2nd VP attends meetings .   Meetings are open to the public.
  • Banquet March 6, 2010- CSBTS  is seeking Award nominations – Categories available include  Community Service Award— CSBTS Received THIS Award Last Year–and Outstanding Youth Award as well as citywide Volunteer of the Year Award and citywide Youth Volunteer Award and Community of the Year Award.

Special programs and events:  

  • February 14th  Sunday at  Tropical Smoothie Café at Marina Shores Shoppe- Pediatric Proton Foundation Fund Raising Event 10% of sales to the cause                                                               
  •  February 16th Tuesday at the Meyera Oberndorf Central Library  from 6:30pm to 8:30pm Gang & Delinquency Prevention for Parents register at 385-1324, MPO Leta Krieger
  • SDCC –     Check www.sdcc.info for current information – CSBTS residents may attend as guests   MONDAY, February 22, 2010 at 7:30PM at the Ocean Park Rescue Squad Station

VIII. Adjourn

Cape Henry Beach Replenishment – Truck Haul To Begin Feb. 10th

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Cape Henry Beach Replenishment – Truck Haul

The Lynnhaven Inlet dredge work and beach replenishment of Cape Henry Beach as performed by Cottrell Engineering Corporation under the contract with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers was completed from Lesner Bridge to just east of Ships Watch Court.

Public Works is expecting to continue beach replenishing on February 10, between areas from where the inlet dredge work was completed and First Landing State Park. As much as 50,000 cubic yards of beach sand materials is expected for truck haul from the Maple Street area.  Launching of the truck haul project was a consequence of Virginia Marine Resources Commission’s approval of a permit modification to allow truck haul onto Cape Henry Beach at the City’s request. The truck haul project is anticipated to take place until the middle of March.

VMRC approved truck-hauling of sand to finish Cape Henry Beach replenishment

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The following are the agenda items from the Commission’s regular meeting held January 26, 2010 at Commission headquarters.  The Commission’s actions are in bold.

THE FOLLOWING SO-CALLED PAGE TWO ITEMS (PROJECTS OVER $50,000 WITH NO OBJECTIONS AND WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL) WERE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, INCLUDING AGENDA ITEM 5 THAT WAS MOVED TO THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA:

 2K. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS & CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, #09-0427, requests authorization to modify the existing Cape Henry Beach nourishment permit to allow the truck-hauling of beach quality sand from the City-owned Maple Street dredged material management area to the easternmost end of Cape Henry Beach.  A maximum of 50,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand will be delivered and spread along the beach within the overall boundaries of the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier and First Landing State Park situated along the Chesapeake Bay. 

To read the entire draft minutes for the VMRC meeting, click here http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/Commission_Summaries/cs0110.shtm