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Portsmouth City Council Work Session: OLDCC Flood Resiliency Study Presentation - March 25, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, March 25, 2025
BodyPortsmouth, Virginia
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, March 25, 2025
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0:25

Good evening, citizens of Portsmouth, invited guests, city staff, and all in attendance today.

0:31

Want to welcome to our public work session.

0:34

Also want to acknowledge my colleagues on council and our city manager, Mr.

0:38

Stephen Carter, our city attorney, Mr.

0:41

Levonda Graham Williams.

0:43

And with that, I will ask our Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?

0:50

Yes, sir.

0:51

Miss Bryant.

0:52

Present.

0:52

Mr.

0:52

Dyson.

0:53

Here.

0:53

Mr.

0:54

Hugel.

0:54

Present.

0:55

Mr.

0:55

Moody.

0:56

Here.

0:56

Mr.

0:57

Ms.

0:57

Thomas.

0:58

Here.

0:58

Mr.

0:59

Tillett.

0:59

Here.

1:00

Mayor Clever.

1:01

Here.

1:03

And Mr.

1:03

Carter.

1:04

Sir, you have the floor.

1:05

Thank you, Mayor.

1:07

Good evening, Mayor.

1:08

Council.

1:09

Ladies and gentlemen in the audience, welcome to our work session.

1:13

We have uh three presentations for you this evening.

1:16

Uh, plus we have a introduction of our mission and vision statement.

1:21

Uh the first presentation this evening will be from uh our planning department, Miss uh Dr.

1:28

Rhonda Russell.

1:29

Uh she will introduce the team that's going to make that presentation on the uh floor resiliency state.

1:37

Dr.

1:38

Russell.

1:39

Good evening, everyone.

1:41

Good evening.

1:41

This is a uh I like our meetings in this uh very comfortable on this finding a mission there all the time.

1:48

Um I'd like to introduce you to our consultant partners who have supported the OLDCC resiliency um grant effort.

1:58

Um and that um resource has allowed us to study um major thoroughfares that support uh the shipyard, the course of Magel Hospital, um, and the many employees that uh traverse our roadways to and from the shipwreck yard for employment.

2:18

We have three team members here.

2:19

We've worked primarily with the project manager, um, Mrs.

2:24

Kirsten Tinch, and our presentation will be done this evening by Mr.

2:28

Hines and Mr.

2:29

Corlett, uh, who have also supported the public presentations and our public engagement efforts for the OLDCC grant.

2:37

Uh staff is available to answer any questions that you might have.

2:41

I'd like to advise uh the council and the manager that the grant in terms of performance does end at the end of the month.

2:50

Um so all of our grant deliverables are required at that point in time, and we'll have about 90 days after that period to close out the grant as far as expenses are concerned.

3:04

Right?

3:04

Thank you so much.

3:07

Thank you.

3:18

Afternoon, mayor, vice mayor, council members.

3:21

Uh, thank you very much for having us today to talk about our OLDCC flood resilience study project.

3:26

Do I use use this to progress the slides?

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Summary of Proceedings

Portsmouth City Council Work Session: OLDCC Flood Resiliency Study Presentation - March 25, 2025

This was a public work session of the Portsmouth City Council held on March 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The session featured presentations from city staff and consultant partners, primarily focusing on the Office of Local Defense and Community Cooperation (OLDCC) flood resiliency grant. The meeting opened with roll call (all members present), introductions by City Manager Stephen Carter, and an overview by Dr. Rhonda Russell of the Planning Department.

Presentation: OLDCC Flood Resiliency Study

Dr. Rhonda Russell introduced consultant partners supporting the OLDCC resiliency grant effort, which has allowed the city to study major thoroughfares that support the shipyard, the course of Magel Hospital, and the many employees traveling to and from the shipyard for employment. Three team members were present: project manager Mrs. Kirsten Tinch, and presenters Mr. Hines and Mr. Corlett, who have supported public presentations and engagement efforts for the grant. Dr. Russell advised that the grant performance period ends at the end of the month, with all deliverables required by that time, and approximately 90 days after for expense closeout. The presentation covered the study's scope and objectives, but the transcript cuts off before completion; no further details or council discussion were recorded.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, citizens of Portsmouth, invited guests, city staff, and all in attendance today. Want to welcome to our public work session. Also want to acknowledge my colleagues on council and our city manager, Mr. Stephen Carter, our city attorney, Mr. Levonda Graham Williams. And with that, I will ask our Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Yes, sir. Miss Bryant. Present. Mr. Dyson. Here. Mr. Hugel. Present. Mr. Moody. Here. Mr. Ms. Thomas. Here. Mr. Tillett. Here. Mayor Clever. Here. And Mr. Carter. Sir, you have the floor. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor. Council. Ladies and gentlemen in the audience, welcome to our work session. We have uh three presentations for you this evening. Uh, plus we have a introduction of our mission and vision statement. Uh the first presentation this evening will be from uh our planning department, Miss uh Dr. Rhonda Russell. Uh she will introduce the team that's going to make that presentation on the uh floor resiliency state. Dr. Russell. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. This is a uh I like our meetings in this uh very comfortable on this finding a mission there all the time. Um I'd like to introduce you to our consultant partners who have supported the OLDCC resiliency um grant effort. Um and that um resource has allowed us to study um major thoroughfares that support uh the shipyard, the course of Magel Hospital, um, and the many employees that uh traverse our roadways to and from the shipwreck yard for employment. We have three team members here. We've worked primarily with the project manager, um, Mrs. Kirsten Tinch, and our presentation will be done this evening by Mr. Hines and Mr.

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