12 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 8 Number 3


Around Hampton Roads Applicants Needed for City Boards and Commissions


The Chesapeake City Council is seeking residents who may be interested in serving on various boards and commissions. Boards and commissions provide a vital service to various City departments, agencies and City Council.


Citizens wishing to serve must complete an application form. Applications for the Chesapeake Hospital Authority are due in the City Clerk's office by December 2, 2013. All other applications are due in the City Clerk's office by January 2, 2014. City Council will appoint candidates for these vacancies at its January 28, 2014 meeting.


Applications are currently being accepted for the following vacancy:


• Chesapeake Hospital Authority — 1 appointment (Applications due by December 2, 2013)


Applications are currently being accepted for the following previously advertised vacancies:


• Chesapeake Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee — 1 appointment (Farm Bureau Rep)


• Chesapeake Board of Historic and Architectural Review — 1 appointment (Historic District Resident)


• Chesapeake Cable Television Commission — 3 appointments • Chesapeake Interagency Consortium — 1 appointment


(Representative of a private organization/association of providers for children or family services)


• Chesapeake Tourism Advisory Board — 1 appointment (Restaurant Rep) • Library Board — 2 appointments


• Transportation Toll Facility Advisory Committee — 1 appointment (Alternate member with a financial background) For more information or to apply, contact the City Clerk's office at 382-6151. www.cityofchesapeake.net


Work Has Started on Hampton’s Capital


Improvement Plan for 2015-2019 The city is hard at work on the 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Plan, including a schedule for meetings and community forums that will allow the public to help shape Hampton’s long- range objectives.


The plan is a five-year schedule for maintenance of public property, master plan initiatives, neighborhood support, education, economic development and other major improvements that support making Hampton the “Most Livable Community in Virginia.”


The first year of the plan becomes part of the city manager’s recommended budget each year. The other years serve as guidelines and goals for the future. The final plan has to be approved by City Council.


The first community-wide forum – which will include time for public comment, will be Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the West Hampton community Center, 12638 Briarfield Road. The second community-wide forum will be Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. at Kecoughtan High School, 522 Woodland Road.


The forums are part of an overall plan to review and categorize all new funding requests and the various revenue sources available.


The process began more than a month ago when city manager Mary Bunting and her staff started meeting with individual commissions and offices to discuss capital projects – those that cost more than $50,000 and have a life expectancy of more than five years. Upcoming meetings - which are open to the public but may not include time set aside for public comment - include:


• Nov. 12, Clean City Commission: 3:30 p.m. in the Community Development Conference Room.


• Nov. 18, Hampton Neighborhood Commission: 5 p.m. in the Community Development Conference room.


• Nov. 19, Coliseum Central: 9 a.m. in the Coliseum Central BID office, 4410 Claiborne Sq. E #211.


• November 20, Downtown Hampton Development Partnership: 8:30 a.m. in the partnership offices at 710 Settlers Landing Road.


For more information on Hampton’s Capital Improvement Plan, and to see the 2014-2018 plan that was approved by City Council, go to www.hampton.gov/budget.


www.hampton.gov


November 2013


Newport News Library to Offer Free Information Session on


the Affordable Care Act Information about the new federal health care program will be presented during an information session, 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Main Street Library. Questions will be answered during the session, which is free and open to the public, and no registration is required.


The session is presented by the Affordable Care Act Healthcare Navigator Heather R. Parsons.


Part of the Newport News Public Library System, Main Street Library is located at 110 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23601. Please call the library at 757-591-4858 for more information.


www.nngov.com Red Light Cameras Go Live at


Two Intersections in Norfolk 30 day warning period ends December 8


Norfolk’s first Photo Safe red light cameras began operating at two intersections on Nov. 8; St. Pauls Boulevard, and Brambleton Avenue, and Little Creek Road and Chesapeake Boulevard.


The cameras will be operating in a test mode for a period of one month. During this time anyone who runs the light, or turns right without first coming to a stop will be issued a “test” citation. No fine will be levied.


Beginning Dec. 8, violators will begin receiving citations that will require the payment of a $50 fine. Instructions as to how to pay the fine will be provided.


The Photo Safe violation is not reported to the Division of Motor Vehicles nor to the violator’s vehicle insurance company.


Violators will be citied within 10 days of their violation, and only after the photo and video has been reviewed no less than three times to insure a violation has indeed occurred. All violators will be given access, via a link, to an online site where they can view photos and a video of their respective violation. If a violator wishes to contest the citation, information will be provided instructing the recipient how to do so.


All information collected by the Photo Safe camera is purged on a regular basis. www.norfolk.gov


City of Portsmouth Presents ‘Human Resources for Small Businesses’


Lunch & Learn Event will be held Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Portsmouth Economic Development office at 200 High Street #201, Portsmouth, VA 23704


Whether you have one or 100 employees, you know that managing the people aspect of the business takes a lot of time and energy. The legal requirements associated with being an employer are complex and confusing. Finding good employees is another perennial challenge.


Come and attend this dynamic session where you will receive valuable insights on what it takes to be a great place to work.


Learn the legal requirements of being an employer and the strategic choices you can make to be an attractive employer.


This Lunch & Learn will be led by Anne-Lise Gere, an independent HR professional. Anne- Lise has extensive experience helping business owners be successful at managing their employees while staying on the right side of the law.


Don't miss this FREE opportunity for information presented by Portsmouth Economic Development.


Register online at: portsmoutheconomicdevelopment.eventbrite.com Cooperative Extension Mushroom


Production Workshop in Suffolk SUFFOLK, VA -- The Virginia Cooperative Extension Office in Suffolk will hold a Mushroom Production Workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 6321 Holland Road.


Learn about the biology of fungi, and mushroom production and marketing with a focus


on shiitake mushroom production on natural logs. Participants will try their hand at shiitake log inoculation. Presenters include Dr. Greg Frey and Wanda Johnson, of Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, and Mark Jones, owner and operator of Sharondale Farm, Keswick, Virginia. The cost is $5.00 per person and includes informational material and supplies for the hands-on activity.


Participants should pre-register by contacting the City of Suffolk Extension Office at 757-514- 4331. Checks should be made payable to VCE City of Suffolk. There must be a minimum of five registrants to hold the program with a maximum of thirty registrants.


If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please notify the Cooperative Extension office between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, to discuss accommodations at least 5 days before event. The TDD number is (800) 828- 1120.


www.suffolkva.us


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