[0:46] >> good afternoon and welcome to

[0:47] the hampton city council work

[0:48] session.

[0:51] MADAME Clerk, will you call the

[0:51] roll, please.

[0:54] >> come bowman?

[0:56] >> present vice mayor brown?

[0:57] Campbell.

[0:58] Ferebee?

[0:59] COUNCILWOMAN Harper?

[0:59] >> present.

[1:01] >> COUNCILWOMAN Mugler?

[1:01] >> present.

[1:03] >> mayor gray?

[1:04] >> present.

[1:06] And we have a pretty full agenda

[1:07] this afternoon with several

[1:08] presentations so we'll go ahead

[1:10] and get started.

[1:12] I'll ask the city manager to

[1:12] introduce the first one.

[1:14] >> thank you, MR. Mayor and

[1:15] councilmembers.

[1:16] We're so excited to have with us

[1:18] today the chair of the portland

[1:20] row authority board of

[1:22] directors, our own hampton

[1:24] appointee jay joseph as well as

[1:26] the ceo of the port authority

[1:27] scott martin to give us an

[1:30] update on their activities and

[1:32] the annual report for the

[1:32] authority.

[1:33] There's a lot of really great

[1:34] stuff happening there.

[1:35] As you know many of you have

[1:37] have been involved in the

[1:39] landscape action plan and we're

[1:41] all anxiously awaiting the

[1:42] unveiling of the first part of

[1:43] the african landing memorial

[1:44] later this month.

[1:46] But there's so much more good to

[1:48] share, MR. Joseph and MR.

[1:52] Martin will be glad to impart to

[1:54] you all.

[1:55] >> good afternoon.

[1:57] >> good afternoon.

[2:00] We have to meet

[2:02] -- need a password

[2:03] apparently.

[2:04] Anyway I'm here just to greet

[2:06] you really and say thank you for

[2:09] taking an interest in fort

[2:09] monroe.

[2:11] I know it's an important part of

[2:12] hampton and what we do.

[2:14] Just two quick things: one to

[2:16] remind everybody about our

[2:17] governance.

[2:19] We are a board of 14 members.

[2:21] Two of your appointees are

[2:22] obviously mary and me.

[2:25] But the other twelve are

[2:26] controlled by the elections and

[2:27] by the governor.

[2:28] We have of course our delegate

[2:31] and state senator, martha is

[2:33] familiar with that job so

[2:35] delegate thorton and senator

[2:36] loch currently.

[2:39] We have two ex-physio members,

[2:41] secretaries of commerce and

[2:42] trade and of natural and

[2:44] historic resources much and then

[2:46] we have 8 citizen appointees

[2:47] that the governor appoints.

[2:50] To hampton has a small role to

[2:51] play, 2 out of 14 board members,

[2:53] but I can tell you that we more

[2:54] than carry our weight.

[2:56] When you appointed mary, I was a

[2:57] little concerned that we would

[2:59] be stretching her too thin.

[3:01] I can tell you she has been an

[3:02] incredible contractor to our

[3:02] board.

[3:08] For example, she helped behind

[3:10] the scenes with glen of his

[3:11] management of fort monroe,

[3:13] making it a more efficient

[3:13] operation.

[3:15] She also served on the search

[3:17] committee that brought us scott

[3:18] martin.

[3:19] Now, we can no longer refer to

[3:21] scott as our new ceo.

[3:23] He's been with us since JANUARY

[3:25] of 2025, over 18 months.

[3:27] You know, we're not supposed to

[3:29] compare our children or our

[3:31] CEOs, but glen had his

[3:31] strengths.

[3:36] Glen really got us in good

[3:37] standing when richmond,

[3:40] established our funding stream

[3:42] and has really helped us in that

[3:42] way.

[3:44] Scott brings a whole different

[3:46] set of talents to fort monroe.

[3:49] His background, we hired them

[3:51] from chattanooga parks and

[3:52] before that he had another urban

[3:54] parks job, so he comes with a

[3:56] lot of urban park experience.

[3:58] And I think as you'll see from

[4:01] his presentation, he has vision,

[4:02] he has enthusiasm and we look

[4:04] very much forward to the next

[4:06] phase of our success at fort

[4:07] monroe.

[4:10] So here is scott.

[4:10] >> thank you, jay.

[4:12] >> all right, scott, should we

[4:14] start clapping now or --

[4:14] >> no.

[4:15] [Laughter]

[4:17] The honeymoon will end.

[4:18] It will be fine.

[4:20] I would say good things about

[4:22] mary and I share one

[4:23] commonality, we're both children

[4:25] of city managers so we are

[4:26] emotionally supported or

[4:28] stunted, I'll let you take that

[4:29] however you want to.

[4:31] i'm going to run you through

[4:33] what is now our annual report to

[4:33] you.

[4:35] There's no action item for you

[4:35] here.

[4:38] I'm not expecting any sort of

[4:39] response, other than really

[4:39] absorption about what we're

[4:41] working on, with future

[4:41] engagement to come.

[4:44] So apologies in advance, but

[4:45] those of y'all who have been

[4:47] stuck with me know that I will

[4:48] throw a thousand slides at you

[4:50] and if you hold onto one or two

[4:51] things you're doing pretty good

[4:53] but hopefully there's something

[4:54] for each person so I'm going to

[4:55] jump right in.

[4:56] We have 1.3 million visits a

[4:57] year.

[5:00] That's why this work and this

[5:00] collaboration with you means so

[5:01] much to us.

[5:02] There's a lot of things going on

[5:03] as well.

[5:04] I sent you a deck earlier, I

[5:06] won't repeat it, you can read as

[5:08] well as I can but I think the

[5:10] most transformational and the

[5:12] adaptive reuse underway now for

[5:13] residence at fort monroe, when

[5:15] you're welcoming, 300, 350 new

[5:17] residents to hampton at fort

[5:18] monroe through buildings like

[5:20] this that are now being adaptbly

[5:21] re-used and activated.

[5:24] The first building on the

[5:26] entryway is now fully leased.

[5:27] You probably noticed folks

[5:29] sitting there.

[5:30] Building 100, that's the same

[5:32] architect that did the library

[5:34] of congress did that building.

[5:35] That will become occupied

[5:37] mid-this month, fully leased.

[5:38] Then this coming year, we're

[5:39] working through your planning

[5:40] and building departments already

[5:41] for permits, but the medical

[5:43] arts building and the arsenal

[5:44] will begin their redevelopment

[5:44] as well.

[5:46] All in, you're looking at

[5:48] $45 million of private

[5:49] investment in hampton for

[5:50] housing.

[5:51] I think any city would be happy

[5:53] to have that, and it was not a

[5:55] light step to move that fast,

[5:57] and mary and jay and all the

[5:59] folks before me deserve all the

[6:00] credit.

[6:01] Additionally in the state budget

[6:03] this year I'm proud to report

[6:04] senator loch is senator loch,

[6:06] put her in bubble wrap, whatever

[6:07] we have to do.

[6:09] She's rock star for us.

[6:11] She brought home $12 million to

[6:12] bring utilities to the inner

[6:14] fourth, that means those

[6:15] buildings can finally be used

[6:17] once the utilities are there.

[6:20] They can't be yet, no matter how

[6:22] many great ideas I show you.

[6:23] I think everyone in the crowd

[6:25] who has been to the beach will

[6:28] appreciate this, we'll put a

[6:30] bathroom at the beach instead of

[6:34] a port-a-john, with a cafe

[6:37] facility and then the landscape

[6:38] action plan that I'll talk to

[6:40] you about today.

[6:42] As you keep pushing the

[6:43] specialness of hampton we're

[6:44] seeing the fruits of your labor,

[6:45] and I can't say enough about

[6:47] mary and your team.

[6:48] We're seeing attendance up

[6:49] across the boards.

[6:51] You can read the stats as well

[6:53] as I do but folks are coming out

[6:54] and they're spending time I

[6:56] would be remiss if I didn't

[6:57] spend the african landing

[6:58] memorial.

[7:00] It's finding its footing.

[7:02] I have seen graduation photos,

[7:04] proposals, I've seen people cry,

[7:06] i've seen people come there just

[7:08] to touch the stones.

[7:10] I've need knucklehead

[7:11] skateboarders that I chase off,

[7:12] you get the full range.

[7:15] But the community is finding the

[7:16] memorial and we look forward to

[7:18] the next phase of at, and I hope

[7:21] you will join us on the 29th

[7:23] when the first sculpture arrives

[7:24] and at that point, y'all when

[7:25] it's going to change.

[7:27] When the memorial goes vertical

[7:28] and the figures arrive and

[7:29] stories and names find their

[7:30] place, let's watch how the

[7:31] nation responds to this space.

[7:32] It's going to be a very

[7:34] interesting and dynamic

[7:35] experience over the next couple

[7:36] of years.

[7:37] But mainly what I want to talk

[7:39] to y'all today about is the

[7:40] landscape action plan and the

[7:42] work we've been doing.

[7:45] We'll zoom out to 100,000-foot

[7:46] and then I promise we'll come

[7:47] down to at least 20,000.

[7:49] The future is urban, no matter

[7:50] what anyone says.

[7:51] The challenge is not a lot of

[7:53] folks at state government think

[7:55] about urban every day, where

[7:56] they wake up and say how are

[7:58] these areas functioning.

[7:59] This is our one chance to do

[8:00] that as the commonwealth of

[8:01] virginia, it's a unique deal.

[8:04] We sit in the 37th largest

[8:06] city in the nation if you take

[8:07] hampton roads as a city.

[8:09] And I can pull any best places

[8:11] to live, I imagine you all get

[8:12] sucked into these as much as I

[8:13] do when they come out, they're

[8:15] click bait.

[8:18] But -- they are click bait.

[8:20] Moniquele came out with their

[8:21] top 20 best places to live in

[8:21] the world.

[8:23] the yellow ones, 14 of the top

[8:25] 20 are port cities.

[8:27] Something happens in cities like

[8:29] ours where ports are and

[8:30] commerce meets water.

[8:31] They are the best places to live

[8:33] if we get it right.

[8:34] And we think we've got a great

[8:37] chance to deploy fort monroe,

[8:39] much like you've seen at the

[8:41] press idioin san francisco and

[8:42] governors aisle in new york and

[8:43] this is our flag and it sits in

[8:44] hampton so we're all very

[8:46] fortunate and if we're being

[8:47] honest, we're all probably a

[8:48] little bit overwhelmed and

[8:50] humbled by this landscape and

[8:52] the stories it carries.

[8:53] And the big stuff here to finish

[8:55] up and set you up is the most

[8:57] important thing to get these

[8:58] projects done isn't bricks,

[9:00] isn't mortar, isn't a listing,

[9:01] it's the people.

[9:02] You've got to have the right

[9:03] people at the right time asking

[9:04] the right questions for the

[9:05] right place.

[9:06] And we think we do.

[9:07] And thank you and thank you mary

[9:08] and everyone else for being the

[9:10] right people to advance us.

[9:11] The first way we did that was

[9:14] the selection of hargrave jones,

[9:15] the architects that design the

[9:18] next iteration of fort monroe.

[9:19] We picked them I think mary

[9:20] would agree in large part

[9:22] because of their success at this

[9:22] location.

[9:24] That's the presidio in san

[9:25] francisco.

[9:26] In 1995 when it ceased being a

[9:28] military base and rolled into

[9:30] what a public landscape is, this

[9:31] is the apprentice I had so

[9:35] presidio today.

[9:36] You're looking at the number 1

[9:37] visited national park in the

[9:38] national park system.

[9:39] You're looking at a unit of the

[9:41] national park that netted

[9:42] $18 million last year.

[9:43] It's different, san francisco,

[9:47] you throw a rock, you hit a

[9:49] hedge fund manager worth a

[9:50] billion dollars.

[9:51] They roll in a different

[9:52] neighborhood.

[9:54] But the lessons are absolutely

[9:56] applicable to what we're doing

[9:59] here and we felt har graves

[10:00] jones would bring those lessons

[10:01] and bring them to us.

[10:04] We had our jury competition last

[10:04] year.

[10:07] We started the process in

[10:08] JANUARY.

[10:09] We're on track to have the

[10:10] trustees in SEPTEMBER and we're

[10:12] on target to deliver this to the

[10:13] governor in DECEMBER.

[10:15] Fun part of our project:

[10:19] private investors, public

[10:21] investors, philanthropists, city

[10:23] councils, you all want to know

[10:24] there's consistency, is it going

[10:25] to last, you ask yourself that

[10:26] every day.

[10:28] The fun thing is we will ask

[10:29] because there's one person in

[10:29] virginia who has the authority

[10:31] to sign the deed restriction and

[10:33] master plan for fort monroe and

[10:34] I know where she goes to work

[10:35] every single day.

[10:38] So we will be in governor spam

[10:39] burger's office with the master

[10:41] plan and when she sirens it

[10:42] we're

[10:49] signs it,we're locked in.

[10:50] That's a very powerful position

[10:52] to be in as I'm sure leonard

[10:53] would say in economic

[10:53] development.

[10:56] These are the key themes.

[10:58] We've had nearly 1500 folks

[11:00] engage us around the community

[11:03] in meetings and public

[11:03] workshops.

[11:06] No surprise, these are all the

[11:06] things people tell us they want

[11:09] to see done.

[11:11] They match in many ways the

[11:12] screening I can plan you already

[11:14] have so there's a consistent

[11:15] hampton language that rolls

[11:16] throughout.

[11:17] We have to map in the economics

[11:18] because this doesn't work if it

[11:19] doesn't pencil out.

[11:21] That's where they live, how

[11:24] people work, how we align with

[11:26] leonard's team, how we fit into

[11:27] the ecosystem of economic

[11:28] development, how we fit into

[11:29] programing.

[11:30] And then our trustees were asked

[11:31] to tell us where they want to

[11:33] go, because they're charged with

[11:33] leadership.

[11:34] This was the word exercise we

[11:37] did with the trustees when we

[11:38] said, what are the important

[11:39] things to emphasize at fort

[11:40] monroe.

[11:41] And I want to share this because

[11:43] y'all have done these word maps

[11:44] I'm sure in other planning

[11:45] exercises you have done.

[11:47] The centrality of history and

[11:47] specialness around both black

[11:49] history but also around ecology

[11:50] just rang true.

[11:51] We're starting to think about

[11:53] how this landscape speaks to the

[11:54] nation going forward.

[11:55] And we found this a great

[11:56] launching point for design, to

[11:58] have this sort of continuity

[12:00] from our trustees.

[12:01] National park service is

[12:02] involved.

[12:03] Our plan is reaching from our

[12:05] land to national park service

[12:05] land.

[12:07] I had to put this language up at

[12:08] their request.

[12:09] The park service cannot commit

[12:11] to any of the plans we're

[12:11] drawing.

[12:12] The commonwealth of virginia is

[12:13] leading.

[12:14] We hope they follow.

[12:15] But nothing we propose is

[12:16] something they can commit to at

[12:16] this time.

[12:19] They are in lock step with us.

[12:21] Some of y'all were around during

[12:22] the time fort monroe was

[12:23] created.

[12:23] If you remember the property

[12:25] lines on where the national park

[12:27] service is and the commonwealth

[12:28] is, those were political

[12:30] decisions of a political

[12:31] negotiation, not about the

[12:33] resource, how a visitor

[12:35] experiences the site or a

[12:36] seagull experiences the site.

[12:38] I've interviewed the seagulls,

[12:40] they don't know if they're on

[12:41] commonwealth land or

[12:42] commonwealth of virginia land,

[12:43] they don't care.

[12:45] So when we bring it all together

[12:46] I want to show you what's going

[12:47] on.

[12:49] These are 20% drawings and we'll

[12:51] zip through them and show you

[12:52] some precedents about thinking

[12:54] about the advancement of fort

[12:54] monroe.

[12:55] First we start with

[12:56] connectivity.

[12:58] Connectivity for us begins with

[13:00] pipes and I'm sure this group

[13:03] has heard a lot about our

[13:03] problems.

[13:05] We had a problem at mill creek.

[13:08] We got to get the pipes right.

[13:09] We have about $27 million in the

[13:10] bank right now and projects

[13:11] being designed to take care of

[13:12] the utilities.

[13:13] We take care of utilities, we

[13:15] then can come above ground.

[13:16] The next then becomes the above

[13:17] ground stuff, which is what

[13:18] people are interested in.

[13:21] How do vehicles move around fort

[13:21] monroe?

[13:23] The army moved them around one

[13:23] way.

[13:25] We don't need to move them

[13:26] around the same way the army

[13:27] did.

[13:28] Nor should we.

[13:29] They were worried about quickly

[13:31] getting from a to b.

[13:32] We don't do that.

[13:34] Public landscapes is about how

[13:35] it makes you feel.

[13:37] This is the current look, y'all

[13:39] have probably been out there and

[13:40] seen fenwick as it looks like

[13:41] this.

[13:42] This is how it's going to look

[13:43] when we're done with it.

[13:45] This is about a landscape that

[13:47] is now changing.

[13:49] Everything is about the

[13:49] performed.

[13:51] We're going to build in rational

[13:53] routes so you don't have to

[13:54] crossroads with a stroller or

[13:56] someone learning to drive a bike

[13:57] or you can move in a circle

[13:58] around the site.

[14:00] How do we move pedestrians and

[14:01] bikes around?

[14:02] The army was fine with this.

[14:04] This is a fine service for the

[14:04] army.

[14:05] We think this is a higher level

[14:07] service for our landscape people

[14:10] that want to spend in and

[14:10] businesses that would want to

[14:11] invest in.

[14:13] And that continues on with

[14:15] boardwalk languages I'm see us

[14:15] deploy throughout.

[14:24] Hardscape is a big one for us.

[14:25] Form -- a fifth of fort monroe

[14:26] is paved and people think we

[14:28] have a flooding problem.

[14:40] No, we have a pavement problem.

[14:42] We have a need forrest room and

[14:42] parking.

[14:44] so while we eliminate parking in

[14:45] someplaces, you put it where you

[14:47] need it in others.

[14:48] I know y'all hear it, you need

[14:52] more parking at fort monroement

[14:55] I'm here to tell you do not need

[14:56] more park, you need the right

[14:57] parking at fort monroe.

[14:59] We can design our way through

[15:00] that, with restrooms.

[15:02] We want to build around the

[15:03] destinations.

[15:04] It's everything from the

[15:05] historical sites you know, the

[15:06] national historic landmark, and

[15:08] the history sites that are lost.

[15:09] African landing memorial is a

[15:10] perfect example.

[15:12] There is nothing in the

[15:13] landscape that told y'all 20

[15:15] years ago the african landing

[15:15] happened there.

[15:16] There is now.

[15:18] There's nothing on our site to

[15:19] tells the native american story

[15:20] yet.

[15:21] There will be in the future.

[15:22] There's nothing that talks about

[15:23] the bird migration.

[15:25] There will be in the future.

[15:27] So it's past and present for

[15:28] connectivity in history that we

[15:29] draw forward.

[15:32] And that begins with us, with

[15:33] adaptive reuse of existing

[15:34] buildings.

[15:35] One of the first moves we're

[15:36] going to hear from this plan is

[15:38] no new buildings until we fill

[15:39] our existing buildings and we're

[15:40] probably going to do some

[15:41] removal of buildings along the

[15:42] way.

[15:42] The market isn't there to

[15:43] support that much more.

[15:45] And that's good, we don't have

[15:46] the budget to sustain it.

[15:48] We can be adults about this and

[15:49] make the hard decisions.

[15:50] And then find the places where

[15:52] the private investors wanting to

[15:52] in.

[15:54] Water and beach is everything,

[15:55] about 70% of our visitors at

[15:56] some point encounter water and

[15:58] the beach so how do we bring

[15:58] that forward?

[16:00] And our board, the trustees have

[16:02] been keenly focused on this.

[16:04] We did an exercise and asked

[16:05] what was important to them and

[16:07] it was water, water, water.

[16:09] How do we design amenities like

[16:12] this that allow you to enjoy it

[16:13] safely, cleanly and go home

[16:15] without sand between your toes?

[16:18] The sea walls don't have to be

[16:19] corps of engineers, we can

[16:21] design sea walls that allow

[16:22] people to get in the water but

[16:23] also protect our assets.

[16:24] And then residential.

[16:26] We've got that great grain, the

[16:28] historic village there, that can

[16:29] be infilled with appropriate

[16:30] housing.

[16:32] We're using charles son and

[16:33] savannah as the model.

[16:34] It can receive infill.

[16:36] It needs to receive trees that

[16:38] it's a walkable, gentle density

[16:39] neighborhood, like it has been

[16:41] for nearly 150 years and we've

[16:41] got ways forward.

[16:43] And that includes the infill of

[16:43] spaces.

[16:45] So we have all sorts of uses

[16:49] that loop in here.

[16:51] I'm happy to spend time

[16:52] afterwards if you want to deep

[16:53] dive the stuff.

[16:54] And then we've got

[16:55] transformation of land.

[16:57] The army just had -- if you go

[16:59] out today there's at all fescue

[17:01] they make short and you know it

[17:02] really, really well you know it

[17:04] has sand bursts in it

[17:09] burrs in it.

[17:11] So we want to think about

[17:12] grasslands to shoreline edge to

[17:13] activating the parade grounds so

[17:15] it can host musical festivals,

[17:18] so it can host art shows.

[17:20] And just areas of shade and

[17:22] places you can sit down and

[17:22] enjoy.

[17:24] Coupled with the resilient

[17:25] ecology.

[17:26] We think we can put about a

[17:27] hundred acres of marsh in fort

[17:29] monroe and restore the key

[17:29] coming there.

[17:31] What I want you to think about

[17:33] the power of that and maybe it's

[17:34] me, mid-life cries issues I'll

[17:38] own it.

[17:40] Crisis, I'll own

[17:40] it.

[17:41] Sometimes it's hard to

[17:44] appreciate the chesapeake bay

[17:45] until you drive by it every day,

[17:46] everyone who comes and says oh,

[17:48] my gosh, you live here?

[17:49] Our job is to bring that forward

[17:50] and ecology is how we do it.

[17:52] I want you to imagine -- because

[17:56] the plans are going to show --

[17:58] you're able to stay at a lodge

[18:00] and then walk into a chesapeake

[18:03] marsh and see a red drum sunning

[18:04] itself, see what we experience.

[18:05] We can do that.

[18:06] The army had a mission and they

[18:07] were mission focused.

[18:09] Our mission will be a little

[18:11] different so you'll see us bring

[18:12] ecology into the landscape as

[18:12] well.

[18:14] To not only soften it, make it

[18:16] more resilient in terms of

[18:18] climate change but make it more

[18:19] beautiful, enjoyable as well

[18:20] give folks the opportunity to

[18:22] spend time out there in a way

[18:25] you can't do anywhere else in

[18:27] hampton roads.

[18:28] There's no one else playing in

[18:30] this lane, it's wide up for us.

[18:32] One of the trans formses we've

[18:35] learned is mill creek is a top 3

[18:37] sailing and crew facility that's

[18:38] underused on the east coast.

[18:39] We've been told that by the

[18:40] national governing bodies.

[18:42] How do we deploy that as a

[18:42] resource?

[18:44] Because you can't get the big

[18:46] boats in there to cause trouble.

[18:47] So we are looking at a boat

[18:49] house complex to what you see up

[18:52] there to amplify the work of

[18:53] youth sail virginia -- I think

[18:55] they were going to cancel

[18:56] sailing, they're bringing

[18:58] sailing back, and how can we

[19:00] work nationally in that space, a

[19:02] real opportunity for us there.

[19:04] Towers have always been part of

[19:05] fort monroe's history, so one of

[19:06] the things architects quickly

[19:08] figured out is let's bring them

[19:08] back.

[19:10] So if we can find the confidence

[19:11] to bring contemporary

[19:13] architecture, do a design

[19:15] competition, and you know it is

[19:17] an instagram we live in, if

[19:19] you've been to new york and --

[19:24] what's it called, the big strat

[19:26] few thing, we're

[19:31] -- at one timethere were over 22 towers up and

[19:32] down that peninsula and once

[19:34] you're up in those towers, any

[19:37] of y'all that have trespassed,

[19:39] if you get up high you can see

[19:41] all the way to the chesapeake

[19:42] bridge tunnel and even beyond.

[19:43] We can make that available to

[19:44] our guests as well.

[19:46] So those are the big ideas we're

[19:46] chasing.

[19:49] We're moving to 60% in

[19:50] SEPTEMBER.

[19:52] In SEPTEMBER, we are going to be

[19:54] at two public workshops.

[19:56] Love to have y'all engage as

[19:56] well.

[19:57] We're always testing this

[19:58] against our residence and

[19:59] listening and then we listen

[20:01] again, did we get it right or

[20:01] wrong.

[20:03] We'll be at the peninsula on

[20:05] SEPTEMBER 16th from 6 to 8

[20:06] P.M., virginia teck is helping

[20:07] could

[20:11] cosponsor that and then south

[20:13] side on the 17th for both of

[20:15] the listening sessions before we

[20:16] do final edits that will come

[20:19] back to our board in OCTOBER --

[20:20] spoiler alert there will be a

[20:22] called meeting -- and then

[20:25] advance that to the governor

[20:27] because we love hitting

[20:28] headlines.

[20:30] And my final statement before I

[20:31] depart or take questions, we've

[20:32] done this before as a nation.

[20:34] It is of course the national

[20:35] mall in 1946.

[20:37] That is a public landscape

[20:40] serving our nation brilliantly.

[20:41] It won a world war.

[20:43] And then the greatest generation

[20:45] did one neat thing, didn't they?

[20:47] They gave it back to us like

[20:48] that.

[20:50] A public landscape, serving its

[20:53] nation, beautifully today with

[20:54] the world war ii memorial, the

[20:55] vietnam memorial, the steps of

[20:57] the lincoln memorial where so

[20:59] much of our history was written.

[21:00] These landscapes pivot and

[21:02] change to serve how we ask them

[21:04] to serve and we're simply saying

[21:05] to fort monroe what's your

[21:06] service to virginia and the

[21:07] nation next?

[21:08] I appreciate y'all's patience.

[21:10] I know that's a lot of slides.

[21:12] I'll share the deck.

[21:14] Happy to take any questions and

[21:17] again just encourage to come see

[21:18] us at the public work sessions

[21:20] and on the 29th when we

[21:20] welcome not only the

[21:22] commonwealth but the nature to a

[21:24] pretty significant momenter us

[21:25] as perform reveal the

[21:30] we reveal the first sculpture

[21:32] of the african landing memorial.

[21:35] >> thank you, scott.

[21:38] You flew through 97 slides like

[21:39] I've never seen before.

[21:40] You can present anytime.

[21:41] Vice mayor brown?

[21:42] >> thank you and scott and jay

[21:45] and to your board, thank you.

[21:46] I hope people in the audience

[21:48] and also watching will realize

[21:49] that great things are happening

[21:50] at fort monroe.

[21:53] And some of the things that's

[21:53] happening, there really isn't

[21:57] any cost to citizens, taxpayers,

[21:59] and the question I had was, I

[22:01] know that the system -- what

[22:05] fort monroe has had one water

[22:07] meter and to meet the demand for

[22:10] the government, are there plans

[22:11] for additional water meter, one

[22:13] or two more meters to meet that

[22:15] demand?

[22:16] >> yeah, we're going to meter

[22:17] everything that uses water,

[22:19] because you're exactly right the

[22:21] army had one meter for water and

[22:22] sewer.

[22:24] That's the only way to treat

[22:25] renters fairly.

[22:27] And to add a little asterisk,

[22:28] why does it matter and why are

[22:30] we spending so much money on

[22:31] utilities?

[22:32] We buy approximately, give or

[22:35] take, john will quibble with my

[22:37] numbers but 50,000 gallons of

[22:38] water a month or fort monroe.

[22:40] We pay to treat on the average

[22:42] month 400,000 gallons.

[22:43] That's all chesapeake bay water

[22:45] that comes into our aging pipe

[22:45] systems.

[22:47] So while I'm happy to clean the

[22:48] bay, I think there are better

[22:51] ways to did it than through our

[22:52] local sewer district would and

[22:53] my

[22:55] .

[22:56] >> as we look at developing fort

[22:57] monroe and all the great things

[23:00] going to happen there, that will

[23:02] rival the apprentice I

[23:07] apprentice I

[23:10] -- that will produce

[23:13] an enormous amount of revenue so

[23:14] our community can continue to do

[23:16] the kinds of things that we do

[23:20] and looking at the plans, this

[23:23] will be the envy of the east

[23:24] coast and probably one of the

[23:26] greatest places to visit in the

[23:26] nation.

[23:28] So thank you very much for that.

[23:29] Appreciate it.

[23:30] >> any other questions?

[23:33] All right, scott, I just want to

[23:34] ask, you know when you showed

[23:37] that fenwick with would be

[23:39] eventually closed and be a

[23:43] trail, is that a part of the

[23:45] trail is that part of the trail

[23:47] 757 that terminates at fort

[23:47] monroe?

[23:47] >> yes, sir.

[23:48] >> all right.

[23:51] Any other questions, comments?

[23:54] All right, thank you.

[23:58] Great presentation.

[24:02] [Applause]

[24:04] Okay, city manager, our next

[24:04] presentation?

[24:08] >> thank you, MR. Mayor.

[24:10] As you know, and hopefully the

[24:12] community knows, some time ago

[24:14] we were awarded a

[24:16] 3 million-dollar coastal storm

[24:17] risk management feasibility

[24:19] study, colloquially known as

[24:21] three by three studies, to

[24:23] assess how we might work with

[24:23] the federal government through

[24:26] the army corps much

[24:29] corps of engineer to

[24:30] better protect our community not

[24:31] just from the intense rain

[24:33] events like we had this week --

[24:34] an interesting fact in that

[24:38] deluge of rain we got on monday

[24:39] night, 1.87 inches fell in just

[24:40] 10 minutes.

[24:43] Let that sink in, 1.87 inches.

[24:44] That's a lot of rain in 10

[24:45] minutes' time.

[24:47] So if you had extra flooding in

[24:48] your neighborhood or on your

[24:49] property, that's why.

[24:52] None of the systems that were

[24:54] built 50 to 100 years ago to

[24:56] protect our city anticipated

[24:57] intense rain events of that

[24:58] nature.

[25:01] But also, we know that our

[25:04] region is experiencing both sea

[25:06] level rise and land subsidence.

[25:07] And we want to think about not

[25:08] just what's happening today, we

[25:10] want to think about what's going

[25:12] to happen in 50 years.

[25:13] And so the biggest source of

[25:17] federal funding to help address

[25:18] things like this comes through

[25:20] army corps of engineers and the

[25:21] gateway to getting that type of

[25:25] money is what's called a coastal

[25:27] risk management study or 3 by 3

[25:27] study.

[25:30] We were very happy when we got

[25:31] that 3 million-dollar study,

[25:32] because we were told it would

[25:34] come with no local match, and we

[25:37] would get to look at structural

[25:39] and non-structural solutions

[25:40] that would help us prepare for

[25:42] what's going on today and 50

[25:44] years from now.

[25:45] Unfortunately, shortly after we

[25:47] got all of that and started

[25:49] going, we got new direction from

[25:50] the corps that they were only

[25:52] allowed to stay within that

[25:53] $3 million.

[25:54] We could not put any additional

[25:56] money into it, nor could the

[25:57] federal government, and because

[25:59] it was capped at $3 million,

[26:01] they would not be able to look

[26:02] at structural solutions, which

[26:04] we believe are absolutely

[26:06] necessary and warranted.

[26:08] And I say that because what they

[26:10] ended up focusing on and what

[26:11] you're going to hear about today

[26:12] is a non-structural study.

[26:15] And to contrast that, when you

[26:16] think about other areas that

[26:20] have gotten federal support,

[26:22] whether they're levy systems

[26:24] like in new orleans, tidal

[26:26] gates, other kinds of things

[26:28] like bulkheads and things of

[26:31] that nature, they're what we

[26:32] call structural solutions and

[26:33] they tend to protect lots of

[26:35] properties, not singular

[26:36] properties, whereas non-

[26:37] structural solutions are things

[26:40] like elevating homes or

[26:41] floodproofing buildings.

[26:43] And those are helpful, but they

[26:44] don't provide the same coverage

[26:47] that the larger structural

[26:49] solutions will offer.

[26:50] The army corps apologized to us

[26:52] that they would only be able to

[26:53] look at structural at this time

[26:54] and said that they would

[26:55] absolutely continue to work with

[26:58] us to look at structural in the

[26:59] future.

[27:00] And we press on and keep

[27:02] reminding them of that and

[27:03] hopefully that structural study

[27:06] will come, just as it did come

[27:07] for norfolk and virginia beach

[27:08] in our area.

[27:09] But today what you're going to

[27:11] hear about is only a non-

[27:13] structural study and I want to

[27:14] caveat and I've taken the time

[27:16] to caveat this to say that

[27:17] they've done this assuming no

[27:18] structural improvements, even

[27:20] though we know that's what we

[27:21] need and what we're going to

[27:22] advocate for.

[27:23] So the numbers you're going to

[27:25] see are pretty staggering, and

[27:27] just as one example, when they

[27:30] talk about home elevations, they

[27:31] suggest what we would need to do

[27:34] is on the order of 300 a year

[27:37] for ten years, and there are not

[27:38] enough contractors to do 300

[27:41] home elevations a year in our

[27:42] state or region.

[27:45] The numbers are very high.

[27:47] And what we would have to spend,

[27:48] as you will see, to do that is

[27:51] on the order of 100 million a

[27:53] year, if I remember correctly.

[27:55] Not within our financial

[27:55] capability.

[27:56] And honestly not the best source

[27:57] of funds if we could take that

[27:59] same amount of money and put it

[28:01] into the structural solutions.

[28:02] But we were given a non-

[28:03] structural study.

[28:05] And they are ready to produce

[28:06] that non-structural study.

[28:08] And we've asked them to put all

[28:09] these caveats I'm describing to

[28:11] you in their report and in

[28:12] executive summary and to make

[28:14] clear in their final report --

[28:15] because we're talking about a

[28:17] draft report today -- we still

[28:18] believe that structural is the

[28:21] way to go, that this report that

[28:22] you hear actually builds the

[28:24] case even stronger than we had

[28:26] built it before.

[28:28] So the process of the study is

[28:30] to have a public comment period,

[28:32] and we wanted to provide the

[28:33] information not only to council

[28:35] but to the community, so you

[28:37] understand where we are, and

[28:37] understand our concerns about

[28:41] the study and its limitations

[28:41] and understand that we're going

[28:43] to continue to press for the

[28:45] structural as well.

[28:46] As I say there is a benefit from

[28:48] the study, there absolutely are.

[28:50] It is a gateway to funding, as i

[28:51] mentioned, and there are really

[28:54] good examples of where home

[28:57] elevation, floodproofing,

[28:57] critical infrastructure

[28:58] management can be done through

[28:59] the study.

[29:02] But I do want to be very clear

[29:04] that as olivia and scott deliver

[29:05] this presentation, we are not

[29:07] anticipating being able to

[29:09] financially nor do we think it

[29:11] is the right solution to do 300

[29:14] home elevations a year.

[29:15] There just like I said isn't

[29:16] even the contractor capacity to

[29:17] do that kind of thing.

[29:19] So it is a helpful study.

[29:22] It moves our living with water

[29:23] agenda forward but not quite as

[29:25] far forward as we would have

[29:26] liked.

[29:27] But with that caveat, I'm

[29:28] pleased to have olivia and

[29:30] scott, our leaders of our

[29:31] resilient effort, to walk you

[29:32] through what it says, where we

[29:34] are in that process, what it

[29:36] means during this federal

[29:37] comment period and where we

[29:38] expect to end up at the end of

[29:42] the day.

[29:42] Olivia?

[29:43] >> thank you, mary.

[29:44] I feel like I don't really need

[29:46] to do the presentation anymore.

[29:48] That was a wonderful job --

[29:48] [Laughter]

[29:51] -- for the record to explain t

[29:53] so you didn't have to say

[29:55] negative things about the corpse

[29:57] that I'm saying.

[29:58] >> we're going to fly through

[29:59] some slides today.

[30:04] I'm olivia askew, the resilience

[30:05] officer.

[30:09] I have with me scott smith our

[30:12] resilience engineer and we have

[30:14] a representative from the corps,

[30:15] so she would be able to answer

[30:17] any questions for you.

[30:20] so here is our agenda for the

[30:20] day.

[30:22] We're going to spend most of the

[30:23] time at the content of the draft

[30:24] report but I want to provide

[30:27] some additional context, adding

[30:29] onto what mary provided you and

[30:31] then we'll end with what are the

[30:34] next steps for the study.

[30:37] So in terms of the challenge of

[30:40] flooding for our region, in both

[30:42] hampton and the coast -- and

[30:44] I'll circle back around to why

[30:46] I'm talking about vic owes in,

[30:48] they're vulnerable to widespread

[30:49] and flex complex flooding

[30:50] challenges.

[30:53] Flooding just just occur

[30:55] doesn't just occur on

[30:57] our coast, they come from lots

[31:10] of different directions.

[31:11] In response to challenges and

[31:38] the impacts in hampton in

[31:40] some background: this study as

[31:43] already mentioned is 100%

[31:45] federally funded to the end of

[31:46] the study.

[31:48] Additional appropriations will

[31:49] be needed to further engineer

[31:51] and design and eventual

[31:52] implementation of the early

[31:53] actual plan, which we'll talk

[31:56] about in a minute.

[31:59] It's at a max of $3 million in 3

[31:59] years.

[32:00] This is a very quick study in

[32:02] terms of how long it takes to do

[32:05] a city wide regional study.

[32:07] So that limits us for what we're

[32:09] able to study.

[32:11] The city of hampton is the sole

[32:14] non-federal sponsor but we're

[32:16] also partnering with the city of

[32:17] poquoson and they have been a

[32:19] great partner to work with.

[32:22] So as mentioned this is a single

[32:23] purpose coastal storm

[32:23] co-management study.

[32:25] We're not looking at ecological

[32:27] restoration or things of that

[32:29] nature or dredging, just looking

[32:31] at coastal storm management,

[32:33] focused on non-structural

[32:35] analysis, elevation of

[32:40] residential and floodproofing of

[32:41] nonresidential and critical

[32:44] infrastructure in hampton and

[32:44] poquoson.

[32:47] It's a 50 period of analysis

[32:48] from 2040 to 2090.

[32:51] How does this connect with

[32:51] water?

[32:53] I'll briefly go over this.

[32:55] Our party has two facets, two

[32:55] sides.

[32:57] It's a challenge, flooding is a

[32:58] challenge in hampton but water

[32:59] is an asset.

[33:01] And non-structural measures are

[33:03] one of the strategies that we

[33:04] can address the challenge, again

[33:08] as mary noted is a singular

[33:10] structure strategy rather than a

[33:14] community wide strategy.

[33:16] So the feasibility study

[33:17] planning process: it's

[33:20] important to note that first and

[33:22] foremost, this peninsula coastal

[33:24] storm risk management or I'll

[33:28] abbreviate to csrm for ease is

[33:30] an army corps plan.

[33:34] And as an army corps plan is it

[33:35] must follow federal policies and

[33:36] administration priorities that

[33:38] are set in washington and then

[33:41] dictated to our local norfolk

[33:42] district by the army corps

[33:43] headquarters.

[33:45] And sometimes these policies and

[33:48] priorities align with the city's

[33:49] priorities and values for living

[33:51] with water and resilience, and

[33:53] sometimes they don't.

[33:55] So our goal at the city and --

[33:57] at our project team is to have

[33:59] this balancing act, where we are

[34:01] attempting to maximize the

[34:04] federal investment that we have,

[34:05] this 3 million-dollar study,

[34:09] while balancing the policies

[34:10] that sometimes don't align with

[34:12] the city in order to get the

[34:15] best risk reduction for our

[34:16] citizens.

[34:19] So the army corps has a

[34:21] four-part feasibility study

[34:22] schedule, scoping is the

[34:22] beginning.

[34:24] Which began in 2024.

[34:27] Then we move into alternatives

[34:30] analysis and evaluation.

[34:33] Then there's the continued

[34:35] refinement of the selected plan,

[34:36] so the alternative that's

[34:37] selected to move forward, and

[34:39] then there is a series of

[34:42] reviews at the washington level.

[34:44] And you can see there, noted, we

[34:46] are here, in between

[34:48] alternative, evaluation and

[34:49] continued refinement of the

[34:50] plan.

[34:52] So the draft report was released

[34:57] in JULY of 2022 and the end of

[35:02] the public comment period is

[35:05] SEPTEMBER 6th, 2026.

[35:06] So again some additional context

[35:09] for what the draft report is and

[35:10] the language that's on this

[35:12] shied is directly from that

[35:14] executive summary that mary

[35:14] mentioned.

[35:17] The draft report is a snapshot

[35:18] in time.

[35:20] The army corps has to stop,

[35:21] release a draft report and in

[35:24] this instance this was -- the

[35:25] information from the draft

[35:27] report reflects the study

[35:31] analysis in JUNE.

[35:34] We have continued to refine down

[35:35] since JUNE -- it's AUGUST now,

[35:38] it's been several months -- the

[35:41] scope and scale of the plan.

[35:43] But one of the biggest benefits

[35:48] of the report is that it does

[35:49] illustrate at the federal level

[35:51] the extensive need for risk

[35:53] management in hampton and notes

[35:54] that there is federal interest

[35:55] in reducing that risk.

[35:57] I'm sorry not a local or

[35:58] regional problem, it is a

[35:59] federal problem.

[36:00] But the current scope and scale,

[36:03] as mary noted, is above

[36:04] realistic implementation and

[36:08] capacity because of the cost and

[36:09] other issues as well.

[36:11] So refinement will occur between

[36:13] the draft and final report to

[36:16] ensure that the early actual

[36:17] plan, that recommendation

[36:19] reflects an interim solution

[36:21] that can be reasonably

[36:23] implemented in a timely and

[36:24] practical manner, with knowing

[36:27] that nature based and structural

[36:28] measures are needed in addition

[36:30] to these non-structural

[36:31] measures that are outlined in

[36:32] the plan.

[36:34] And so with that, I'm going pass

[36:36] it over to scott and then I'll

[36:41] come back around and close us

[36:41] out.

[36:42] >> thank you, everyone.

[36:45] So we're going to go and look at

[36:48] what's actually in the report,

[36:50] how significant the future of

[36:52] hampton's coastal flood risk is

[36:53] and what the corps evaluated and

[36:56] what is currently being proposed

[36:58] for federal investment.

[37:01] This map illustrates the

[37:02] magnitude of the long-term

[37:03] challenge.

[37:05] The corps evaluated conditions

[37:09] through 2090 using the tide sea

[37:17] level rise scenario of about 5.1 feet of sea level rise and

[37:19] the takeaway is that the flood

[37:20] exposure becomes increasingly

[37:21] widespread over the study

[37:22] period.

[37:29] So it's a scary map, but -- and

[37:33] then the corps then translates

[37:35] economic damages -- essentially

[37:36] they're asking two questions:

[37:39] what happens if we do nothing

[37:43] and how much damage with an

[37:45] investment prevent?

[37:46] Does the damages become the

[37:47] basis for determining whether a

[37:51] project is economically

[37:51] justified?

[37:55] So this slide demonstrates the

[37:57] scale of the problem, more than

[37:58] 45,000 hampton assets were

[38:01] identified as potentially at

[38:05] risk, including critical

[38:07] infrastructure, such as fire

[38:09] stations, emergency operations,

[38:11] shelters and the hospital.

[38:13] So this is not simply a

[38:14] residential flooding issue, it's

[38:16] also about maintaining essential

[38:19] services during and after a

[38:19] storm.

[38:22] As we said, we went through

[38:24] study refinement, and this is

[38:25] where the study begins to

[38:27] narrow.

[38:28] The corps cannot advance

[38:30] everything identified in the

[38:32] analysis within the current

[38:34] study, schedule, budget, new

[38:35] federal requirements including

[38:38] reaching a 35% design threshold,

[38:41] and the need for an early

[38:42] actionable project forced the

[38:45] team to prioritize.

[38:47] So I want you to just remember

[38:50] that the need didn't get

[38:52] smaller, the federally

[38:56] actionable project did.

[38:59] So for critical infrastructure,

[39:00] the corpse focused opt

[39:02] facilities facing the greatest

[39:05] flood exposure, particularly

[39:06] facilities with low first

[39:10] floors, exposure of the 20-40

[39:10] floodplain and facilities that

[39:17] are not already scheduled for

[39:18] replacement.

[39:19] So we had 18 structures in

[39:20] hampton and there were 3 in

[39:21] poquoson.

[39:27] And next we looked at the non-

[39:28] structural focus area and for

[39:32] homes and businesses the corps

[39:33] also defined folks areas based

[39:35] on community cohesion, hydrology

[39:36] and flood risk.

[39:41] The resulting inventory contains

[39:42] nearly 27,000 structures and 94%

[39:46] of those are single family

[39:46] homes.

[39:50] So when we look at the future

[39:51] with our project, this is one of

[39:53] the most important numbers in

[39:54] the presentation.

[39:56] Within the focus areas, the

[39:58] corps estimates more than

[40:01] $10 billion in future flood

[40:04] damages, including approximately

[40:06] 7.6 billion in hampton alone.

[40:08] That puts the scale of our

[40:09] long-term resilience challenge

[40:14] into perspective.

[40:16] So it's important to remember

[40:20] what the federal study does and

[40:22] does not address.

[40:24] This is specifically a coastal

[40:25] storm risk management study

[40:28] focused primarily on non-

[40:30] structural measures and critical

[40:34] forecast.

[40:34] Infrastructures.

[40:36] It's not looking at compound

[40:37] flooding from the rain reasons

[40:38] as

[40:42] events,as mary talked about earlier.

[40:43] One of the components of the

[40:46] broader living with water

[40:48] strategy and not the city's

[40:55] entire flood resilience

[40:57] program.

[40:58] So the corps as part of the

[40:58] planning process evaluated

[41:00] several alternatives, what if we

[41:04] do nothing, looking at critical

[41:08] infrastructure only.

[41:09] And the alternative could

[41:12] prevent roughly 7.5 billion in

[41:17] damages but it is estimated to

[41:18] exceed $5 billion.

[41:19] That scale is simply not

[41:25] practical as a near-term single

[41:26] project, which is why further

[41:28] prioritization is necessary.

[41:30] again, this analysis validates

[41:32] the need but it also

[41:33] demonstrates why the program

[41:37] must be phased.

[41:42] And then this slide illustrates

[41:43] the path forward, the corps

[41:45] separating the larger composite

[41:47] hence I was vision into an early

[41:50] anxiousable plan that can move

[41:52] forward toward authorization and

[41:56] authorization is that

[41:58] federally -- getting it approved

[42:01] for funding down the road.

[42:03] And the future action plans that

[42:04] preserve additional needs for

[42:05] later phases.

[42:09] The immediate project must reach

[42:13] 35% design and meet the federal

[42:16] environmental requirements.

[42:22] So we can use we can use this to

[42:24] eye ply for future projects to

[42:25] elevate more homes but we would

[42:27] have to go back through the 3 by

[42:28] 3 process again.

[42:30] It's just that some of that

[42:33] work's already been done so

[42:34] hopefully can be done --

[42:35] >> excuse me, scott.

[42:37] >> yes, sir?

[42:38] >> you referenced on a previous

[42:43] slide the 35% design maturity

[42:43] requirement.

[42:45] Could you explain what that

[42:45] means?

[42:49] >> so they have to do -- for the

[42:54] number of homes to be elevated

[42:56] they have to go through and come

[42:58] up with a 35% design maturity

[43:00] showing, you know, what they

[43:04] anticipate being the actual cost

[43:06] of raising those homes.

[43:07] So to break them into different

[43:09] types of homes, different sizes

[43:11] and come up with engineered

[43:14] estimates as to what that cost

[43:18] will be.

[43:22] And then the early actionable

[43:25] plan, currently it includes up

[43:26] to 21 critical infrastructure

[43:29] facilities and almost 4,000

[43:31] residential and nonresidential

[43:33] buildings across hampton and

[43:34] poquoson.

[43:37] And as we said, this will get

[43:40] further refined, but the focus

[43:41] is on areas with significant

[43:43] flood risk, lower disaster

[43:45] preparedness and recovery are

[43:47] capacity in areas where

[43:48] structural flood protection is

[43:50] not considered appropriate.

[43:53] So for hampton, we're looking at

[43:58] aberdeen, buckroe and fox hill.

[44:01] And the cost of the early

[44:05] actionable plan -- so as we

[44:07] said, when we're looking at the

[44:10] federal share and the non-

[44:11] federal share, a non-federal

[44:14] share for the city of almost one

[44:16] and a half billion dollars over

[44:19] ten years is just not realistic

[44:24] for the city.

[44:26] And then for hampton, the

[44:31] current plan identifies 2308

[44:32] assets including 18 critical

[44:33] infrastructure and the benefit

[44:36] cost ratio is only 1.11, so the

[44:38] project is economically

[44:43] justified but only narrowly.

[44:45] And the draft report gives us a

[44:46] very --

[44:47] >> scott, vice mayor brown.

[44:49] >> yeah, thank you, thank you,

[44:49] scott.

[44:53] To the community that you're

[44:59] looking at currently it's fox

[45:00] hill aberdeen and buckroe?

[45:02] What's the criteria for

[45:04] selecting these communities?

[45:04] >> they're looking at the

[45:07] finished floor elevation, the

[45:09] flood risk and then also looking

[45:10] at -- for community cohesion, so

[45:20] not just looking at a particular

[45:22] home but a group of homes.

[45:23] And they're also looking at the

[45:25] area, the susceptibility of the

[45:27] area for flooding.

[45:28] >> are you looking at the upper

[45:29] communities that would also meet

[45:32] the same kind of resourcing and

[45:33] services?

[45:34] >> initially the entire city was

[45:36] looked at and then it's just

[45:38] been the first sizing took it

[45:41] down to these areas, it will be

[45:44] further refined down to get to a

[45:46] more manageable number.

[45:48] >> okay, thank you.

[45:52] Councilmember bowman?

[45:53] >> was city line drive included

[45:53] in this city --

[45:56] >> the city line -- the city

[46:00] line apartments, that area?

[46:00] >> yes.

[46:02] >> no, that's being looked at

[46:04] through another study currently.

[46:07] We had a study through fema that

[46:09] we're looking at those apartment

[46:11] complexes.

[46:12] >> okay, thank you.

[46:13] >> yeah.

[46:15] >> COUNCILWOMAN Mugler?

[46:18] >> thank you, MR. Mayor.

[46:21] Can you -- on the slide before

[46:22] this I think, still on the map,

[46:24] can you talk a little bit about

[46:26] the coloring of the map?

[46:28] Is there any significance in the

[46:29] colors --

[46:30] >> no, it was just to

[46:31] differentiate the areas.

[46:35] It doesn't indicate priorities

[46:36] or anything else, it's just

[46:37] highlighting the areas.

[46:46] >> okay, thank you.

[46:48] >> and then I'll turn it over to

[46:53] olivia to close us out.

[46:57] >> all right, so as previously

[46:59] mentioned, we are in the public

[47:01] comment period for the draft

[47:01] report.

[47:03] The final report that pencils

[47:06] down for the working team is

[47:08] around MARCH of next year.

[47:11] So we will come back, present a

[47:13] briefing to you all once the

[47:15] final early actionable plan has

[47:17] been been refined and we're not

[47:19] able to refine anymore, to let

[47:23] you all know about what is

[47:25] continuing to be part of the

[47:26] plan and we can do periodic

[47:30] briefings through the memo as

[47:31] well.

[47:34] And then from MARCH of 2027, it

[47:37] goes to washington, and we'll

[47:39] have several levels of review,

[47:41] and we anticipate a signed chief

[47:42] report by the assistant

[47:44] secretary of the army in JULY of

[47:44] 2027.

[47:46] And then from there as scott

[47:49] mentioned, the city would need

[47:51] to ask for additional

[47:53] appropriations from congress to

[47:54] further additional design and

[47:56] engineering and implementation

[48:00] of the early actionable plan.

[48:02] So there are currently two

[48:04] options for feedback for the

[48:04] public.

[48:06] The first is tomorrow evening.

[48:08] There is an in-person meeting at

[48:10] the fox hill neighborhood center

[48:12] from 6 to 7:30.

[48:14] That is at 65 hall road.

[48:16] It will be a short presentation

[48:18] at the beginning and then an

[48:20] open house style, with members

[48:22] of the resilient hampton team

[48:24] and our staff and many different

[48:26] members from the army corps

[48:28] norfolk district there to answer

[48:29] any citizens' questions.

[48:31] In addition to to the in-person

[48:36] participation option, there is

[48:37] already up online on the army

[48:39] corps website an on demand

[48:40] presentation that we had that

[48:42] will be available again for

[48:46] comment until SEPTEMBER 6th.

[48:48] In closing, we're going to

[48:50] continue to work on the

[48:51] project --

[48:52] >> vice mayor brown.

[48:54] >> yeah, thank you, olivia.

[48:56] How do you get this out to

[48:57] residents?

[48:58] What are we doing to get

[49:01] residents here and at the

[49:02] meeting regarding this issue?

[49:04] >> yes, sir.

[49:09] So we've used our city social

[49:10] media and e news.

[49:11] We also have our resilient

[49:12] hampton newsletter.

[49:13] In addition to that we've sent

[49:15] it out to our community

[49:17] partners, folks on our

[49:18] neighborhood commission to

[49:20] distribute to neighborhood

[49:20] groups.

[49:21] >> are we doing any postal?

[49:28] >> not for this effort.

[49:29] So we're going to continue to

[49:32] work and scale down the study to

[49:34] it's something that's actually

[49:35] feesible for the city to

[49:36] implement.

[49:36] As we've already said, this is

[49:38] just one of the city's

[49:39] strategies to reduce coastal

[49:40] storm risk.

[49:42] This is not the only strategy.

[49:43] We will continue to pursue

[49:45] structural and nature-based

[49:48] strategies where they make sense

[49:51] and where they provide the most

[49:53] benefit for the community.

[49:54] And we will continue to look

[49:55] forward to future partnerships

[49:57] with the U.S. Army corps on that

[50:00] effort as well.

[50:02] So this is a shameless plug for

[50:03] that newsletter and social media

[50:05] that I mentioned.

[50:06] If anybody from the public would

[50:08] like to scan and sign up for our

[50:09] newsletter, we put information

[50:11] about our upcoming public

[50:14] meetings, project updates, share

[50:15] partner opportunities as well

[50:18] and then we recently established

[50:19] a facebook and instagram where

[50:21] we share similar information.

[50:23] But as I said, scott and I are

[50:24] here for any questions that you

[50:29] MAY have, and if we have any

[50:30] army corps questions, someone

[50:33] could answer those for you as

[50:33] well.

[50:36] Thank you.

[50:37] >> okay thank you.

[50:38] Questions, comments from

[50:39] councilmembers?

[50:40] All right -- I'm sorry,

[50:42] COUNCILWOMAN Mugler.

[50:44] >> thank you, MR. Mayor.

[50:46] We're back to the slide that we

[50:50] were on before, I think it's

[50:51] number 25.

[50:52] That's not it.

[50:57] It's the one with the map, with

[50:58] the color -- I'm just --

[50:59] >> yes, ma'am.

[51:05] >> I'm just curious about the

[51:07] findings and where this is

[51:10] focused and that it didn't

[51:13] capture with our downtown where

[51:14] we know we've got a lot of

[51:16] significant flooding.

[51:19] It didn't capture really

[51:20] riverdale -- I'm not sure what

[51:21] that's referred to in this --

[51:23] >> mercury central.

[51:25] >> yeah, okay.

[51:26] -- map.

[51:28] So what were -- how did they

[51:30] land on these particular areas

[51:31] to focus on?

[51:34] >> so number 3 there on the

[51:36] criteria, area is not suited for

[51:37] structural measures, is key to

[51:39] how we zoomed in on fox hill,

[51:41] buckroe and aberdeen.

[51:42] As mary mentioned in the

[51:44] beginning of the process when we

[51:46] were scoping, we were scoping

[51:48] structural and nature based,

[51:50] non-structural, so we worked

[51:51] with our consultant team and we

[51:53] worked with the army corps to

[51:56] outline what we thought at a

[51:58] very conceptual level, where

[51:58] could structural measures such

[52:02] as a levee or a flood wall

[52:02] provide community scale

[52:03] benefits.

[52:04] And we have a pretty good

[52:05] picture of where those are now.

[52:09] So in terms of just not looking

[52:11] at what areas are lowlying, okay

[52:13] yes, it's all the hashed areas

[52:16] and the areas that are colored.

[52:17] What are areas that are socially

[52:23] vulnerable, that's what the load

[52:23] [Indiscernible] That means in

[52:24] army corps language.

[52:26] Those are scattered throughout

[52:27] the city.

[52:29] But there are places where we

[52:30] feel that structural measures

[52:32] will provide the most benefit.

[52:35] So when we were looking to zoom

[52:37] in on criteria in areas where we

[52:40] can move forward with non-

[52:41] structural, we said okay,

[52:43] there's a structural measure for

[52:46] mercury central, if we're truly

[52:50] trying to refine and use the

[52:52] investment in the areas where

[52:54] future federal investment MAY

[52:56] not happen, we said, okay,

[52:57] there's a structural measure,

[52:59] we're not going to look at that

[53:03] focus area, and so we ended with

[53:06] fox hill area and buckroe

[53:08] because there aren't structural

[53:11] solutions that provide wide

[53:12] scale community benefit, and

[53:15] then aberdeen, we zoomed in

[53:16] because of the social

[53:19] vulnerabilities in that area as

[53:19] well.

[53:20] >> thank you.

[53:20] That's very helpful.

[53:24] I appreciate the further detail

[53:26] on that.

[53:26] Thank you.

[53:28] >> all right, any other

[53:29] questions, comments from

[53:30] councilmembers?

[53:33] Okay, thank you olivia, scott.

[53:35] All right, city manager, next

[53:36] presentation?

[53:38] >> yeah, so last month we heard

[53:41] from chief wideman about the law

[53:42] enforcement efforts around

[53:44] bringing down crime, and we had

[53:46] some really good reports from

[53:48] chief wideman, as you'll

[53:49] recollect.

[53:49] That's something we do each year

[53:50] in JULY.

[53:53] And each year in AUGUST we come

[53:55] behind the chief and share what

[53:56] we're doing for prevention and

[53:57] intervention through our office

[53:59] of youth and young adult did

[54:00] opportunities which is the host

[54:02] of the hopeful hampton program.

[54:03] Really there's no one department

[54:06] that works on prevention and

[54:07] intervention, but the office of

[54:10] youth and young adult

[54:12] opportunities is the home, the

[54:14] centralizing facilitator for

[54:15] hopeful hampton initiative that

[54:16] has helped us make tremendous

[54:18] strides with youth and young

[54:20] adult activity that has been

[54:22] detrimental in the past in our

[54:22] community.

[54:24] And so today, hugo morrison who

[54:26] is our interim director for that

[54:28] office, will do the annual

[54:31] report, which covers JULY 1st of

[54:33] 2025 through JUNE 30th of

[54:33] 2026.

[54:35] I think you'll be really excited

[54:36] to see how much has been done

[54:38] over the last year and it backs

[54:39] up the results that you were

[54:42] seeing from chief wideman last

[54:42] month.

[54:43] >> thank you, city manager,

[54:44] mayor.

[54:46] Good afternoon, mayor, vice

[54:48] mayor, members of council, city

[54:50] manager, city attorney, clerk of

[54:51] council and other elected

[54:52] officials, and our hampton

[54:53] family.

[54:54] Today I want to temperature you

[54:55] a

[55:00] tell you thestory of how hampton is leveling

[55:01] up not only by offering more

[55:03] programs but making developments

[55:05] that create impact in the lives

[55:07] of young people, families and

[55:07] neighborhoods.

[55:10] For us leveling up means moving

[55:11] beyond isolated activities

[55:13] toward a connected system of

[55:14] accountability and opportunity.

[55:16] It means addressing trauma so

[55:19] people can heal, strengthen

[55:20] stability skills and future

[55:22] readiness so they can rebuild,

[55:24] and helping young people and

[55:25] communities reach their fullest

[55:26] potential so that they can

[55:27] thrive.

[55:28] This annual report reflects the

[55:30] city's commitment to creating

[55:31] better outcomes for youth and

[55:34] young adults across prevention,

[55:35] intervention, workforce

[55:36] development, housing

[55:38] stabilization, neighborhood

[55:40] engagement and community

[55:40] partnerships.

[55:42] Hampton's invested in both

[55:43] people and the conditions that

[55:45] help people succeed.

[55:47] The story you will hear today is

[55:48] not only about dollars spent, it

[55:51] is about what those dollars make

[55:51] possible.

[55:53] A young person finding

[55:54] direction.

[55:56] A family remaining stable.

[55:57] Grassroots organizations

[55:58] expanding its reach.

[55:59] And a neighborhood gaining

[56:02] direct access to help before

[56:03] crisis become consequences.

[56:05] That is the promise behind this

[56:05] work.

[56:08] When we engage community with

[56:09] intention, investment becomes

[56:11] impact and impact gives hampton

[56:14] the opportunity to heal, rebuild

[56:15] and thrive.

[56:17] Our work is rooted in a simple

[56:19] belief every young person

[56:20] deserves an opportunity, every

[56:22] family deserves support and

[56:24] every neighborhood deserves

[56:25] hope.

[56:26] The progress highlighted

[56:26] throughout this report belongs

[56:28] to all of us.

[56:30] Our city council, our city

[56:33] manager, mayor, staff, steering

[56:35] committee, community

[56:36] organizations, law enforcement,

[56:37] schools, faith leaders,

[56:39] businesses, residents and most

[56:40] importantly, the young people

[56:42] who continue to choose a

[56:43] different path every day.

[56:45] I would like to take a moment to

[56:46] pause to acknowledge the

[56:48] presence of our hopeful hampton

[56:49] steering committee members that

[56:56] are present and I'll ask them to

[56:58] stand.

[56:59] Thank you.

[57:01] Our violence interrupters who

[57:03] are present as well, would you

[57:05] please stand.

[57:05] Thank you.

[57:07] And the staff team of youth and

[57:09] young adult opportunities, would

[57:13] you please stand.

[57:14] Thank you.

[57:17] While we celebrate significant

[57:17] accomplishments, we also

[57:20] recognize that our work is far

[57:21] from complete.

[57:22] Balance prevention is not a

[57:23] destination, it is a long-term

[57:25] commitment that requires

[57:27] courage, collaboration,

[57:28] innovation and sustained

[57:28] investment.

[57:30] As we move into the next fiscal

[57:32] year, we remain committed to

[57:33] strengthening protective

[57:34] factors, creating meaningful

[57:36] opportunities, building safer

[57:37] neighborhoods and ensuring every

[57:39] young person has the chance to

[57:41] heal, rebuild and thrive.

[57:43] Together we are proving that

[57:45] when a city believes in people,

[57:46] transformation is possible.

[57:49] And before we begin, looking at

[57:50] spreadsheets and numbers I want

[57:53] us to take a moment to look at

[57:56] some success stories.

[57:57] I want us to pause with the

[57:58] stories on this slide.

[58:00] These letters and reflections

[58:03] remind us that every day in

[58:04] point represents a person whose

[58:06] life was touched by opportunity,

[58:07] support and hope.

[58:10] One young person describes how

[58:11] summer youth employment provided

[58:14] more than a paycheque

[58:16] paycheck.

[58:18] It ultimately landed them a job

[58:19] in a federal facility.

[58:21] The city of hampton's investment

[58:24] created the structure but caring

[58:26] staff, mentors and community

[58:27] partners helped turn that

[58:29] structure into a life changing

[58:29] experience.

[58:31] The result is not simply program

[58:33] participation, it is greater

[58:33] confidence.

[58:36] It is stronger relationships,

[58:37] new skills and a clearer path

[58:38] forward.

[58:40] When I reflect on fiscal year

[58:43] '26, I don't first think about

[58:43] programs, budgets or statistics,

[58:44] I think about people.

[58:46] I think about the young man who

[58:48] completed probation, found

[58:49] employment and now believes

[58:51] tomorrow is worth fighting for

[58:53] and is still connected to fed ex

[58:53] today.

[58:56] I think about the student who

[59:00] received an acceptance letter,

[59:01] who will be joining the ranks of

[59:03] higher institution this

[59:04] particular AUGUST and actually

[59:06] in just one day or two will be

[59:08] going off to school after having

[59:09] participated in our hopeful

[59:10] hampton divergent program.

[59:13] I think about families who found

[59:15] hope instead of despair,

[59:16] neighborhoods that discovered

[59:17] partners instead of barriers.

[59:18] Every number in this report

[59:20] represents a life, a family or a

[59:20] future.

[59:22] As we review the rest of the

[59:23] report, I invite you to keep

[59:24] these young people in mind.

[59:26] They are the reason behind every

[59:28] investment and clearest evidence

[59:30] of why this work matters.

[59:32] With the human factor and view,

[59:34] let us look at this dashboard.

[59:36] This dashboard represents our

[59:40] programs as they operate, as

[59:42] they connect the continuum

[59:44] rather than isolating

[59:44] initiatives.

[59:46] Opportunity connect received 117

[59:46] referrals.

[59:49] Of those referrals, 73

[59:50] individuals were eligible for

[59:52] wraparound services, while 44

[59:54] were referred to external

[59:54] resources.

[59:55] It is important to note here

[59:57] that in some cases, the office

[59:59] MAY be unable to provide the

[1:00:00] specific services requested

[1:00:01] because the individual falls

[1:00:04] outside of the program's

[1:00:05] eligibility requirements, such

[1:00:06] as the requested assistance is

[1:00:10] outside of our authorized scope,

[1:00:11] relocation or bill assistance

[1:00:14] was requested or the person is

[1:00:15] already receiving coordinated

[1:00:19] case management through another

[1:00:19] provider.

[1:00:21] Some additional exclusions MAY

[1:00:23] be they're not a hampton

[1:00:24] resident or outside of the age

[1:00:27] range for the referral.

[1:00:27] However, being ineligible for

[1:00:29] one of our programs does not

[1:00:32] mean that we simply turn someone

[1:00:32] away.

[1:00:34] Wherever possible, we provide a

[1:00:35] warm referral to an agency

[1:00:37] better positioned to address

[1:00:38] that need.

[1:00:39] our goal is to help the resident

[1:00:41] reach the right door, even when

[1:00:43] the office is not the final

[1:00:43] door.

[1:00:45] The dashboard also reflects our

[1:00:49] broader impact, 146 youth placed

[1:00:51] through summer youth employment

[1:00:53] programs, 13 young people served

[1:00:55] through our divergent cohorts

[1:00:56] and five neighborhood youth

[1:00:58] employee associates completing

[1:00:59] year round workforce

[1:01:00] development.

[1:01:02] The larger story is that hampton

[1:01:03] is building infrastructure

[1:01:05] around people with multiple

[1:01:07] entry points and multiple

[1:01:12] pathways toward success.

[1:01:13] Housing stability is

[1:01:16] foundational to youth

[1:01:17] development and violence

[1:01:17] prevention.

[1:01:19] A young person cannot

[1:01:20] consistently focus on school,

[1:01:20] employment or personal

[1:01:22] development when the family is

[1:01:24] facing displacement, hunger or

[1:01:25] an immediate housing crisis.

[1:01:27] During fiscal year 26,

[1:01:31] opportunity connect invested

[1:01:32] $10,157.30 in housing and family

[1:01:34] stabilization assistance.

[1:01:35] That investment supported four

[1:01:37] families experiencing emergency

[1:01:43] housing needs, provided

[1:01:47] emergency food since and

[1:01:47] addressed five stabilization

[1:01:47] cases overall.

[1:01:50] It included 6,800 in emergency

[1:01:51] housing stabilization, 1,000 in

[1:01:55] rental assistance, $2,282.30 in

[1:01:58] temporary lodging and $75 in

[1:02:00] emergency food support.

[1:02:02] The immediate outcome was the

[1:02:03] families that received the

[1:02:05] support necessary to remain

[1:02:07] sheltered, avoid deeper crisis

[1:02:09] and address urgent food needs.

[1:02:10] These interventions gave

[1:02:12] families additional time and

[1:02:14] stability to work through their

[1:02:17] individualized service balance

[1:02:20] as well.

[1:02:21] To distinguish between

[1:02:22] assistance provided and

[1:02:23] long-term outcomes.

[1:02:27] The during data demonstrates

[1:02:29] that as we stabilize our

[1:02:31] evaluation model we also want to

[1:02:32] measure where the families

[1:02:36] remain housed 30, 60 and 90 days

[1:02:37] after receiving assistance.

[1:02:38] >> hugo, if I can just add for

[1:02:39] clarity, this is -- I want to be

[1:02:40] clear, these are the investments

[1:02:43] being done by this office.

[1:02:46] Which obviously have larger

[1:02:47] housing stabilization programs

[1:02:48] through our human services

[1:02:50] department, for people who for

[1:02:51] instance are on the verge of

[1:02:53] homelessness, experiencing

[1:02:54] homelessness and whatnot.

[1:02:56] What hugo is describing here is

[1:02:57] the direct efforts for people

[1:02:59] who are on our vulnerability

[1:03:01] list or who have come to us

[1:03:04] through one of our partner

[1:03:06] agencies as needing specific

[1:03:08] help to avoid falling into the

[1:03:09] trap of being either a victim or

[1:03:12] a perpetrator of crime.

[1:03:14] So I don't think you to think

[1:03:15] that's all the we've done with

[1:03:17] respect to housing

[1:03:17] stabilization.

[1:03:18] This is the specific efforts

[1:03:19] around this department and

[1:03:20] hopeful hampton.

[1:03:24] >> yes, thank you.

[1:03:25] I'm happy to also report that

[1:03:27] these families are still stable

[1:03:35] and have remained connected to

[1:03:36] employment, including jobs at

[1:03:39] amazon and fed ex.

[1:03:41] Stable homes build stronger

[1:03:42] families.

[1:03:43] That is how housing

[1:03:44] stabilization becomes a part of

[1:03:46] lamp's larger story of healing,

[1:03:50] rebuilding and thriving.

[1:03:51] Opportunity connect also

[1:03:53] demonstrates the impact that is

[1:03:55] created not only through direct

[1:03:57] assistance but also through

[1:03:58] strategic investment and trusted

[1:04:00] community spaces and

[1:04:00] experiences.

[1:04:06] During fiscal year 2026,

[1:04:08] $22,345.08 in directions and

[1:04:10] direct stipends for

[1:04:12] incentivization helped the city

[1:04:15] respond to real-time needs.

[1:04:19] An additional $569.85 supported

[1:04:20] activities and programing.

[1:04:22] Together these resources helped

[1:04:23] remove barriers by creating

[1:04:24] opportunities for young people

[1:04:28] and families to connect in

[1:04:29] positive, supportive

[1:04:29] environments.

[1:04:31] The city supported initiatives

[1:04:33] such as the commonwealth cares,

[1:04:35] youthfest 25 with the greater

[1:04:38] aberdeen community coalition,

[1:04:40] the [Indiscernible] Community

[1:04:43] event, 707 community showcase,

[1:04:44] trunk retreat celebrations

[1:04:46] through our recreation and

[1:04:48] leisure services and a toy drive

[1:04:51] with 249 ninja in the phoebus

[1:04:52] area.

[1:04:55] Each activity served a strategic

[1:04:57] purpose, strengthening trust and

[1:04:58] neighborhood relationships,

[1:04:59] resource rich gatherings expand

[1:05:02] access to services, athletics

[1:05:04] mentoring celebrations and

[1:05:05] family activities create

[1:05:06] protective experiences that

[1:05:08] reduce isolation, reinforce

[1:05:09] belonging and give young people

[1:05:11] constructive ways to engage.

[1:05:13] The city's role was not to

[1:05:14] replace community leadership, it

[1:05:16] was to resource it.

[1:05:18] Connect it and help it reach

[1:05:18] further.

[1:05:20] This is responsive government,

[1:05:21] listening for where we can

[1:05:23] support and unlock momentum and

[1:05:25] then invest it in ways where we

[1:05:28] can meet people where they are.

[1:05:29] Every dollar represented more

[1:05:30] than financial assistance, it

[1:05:31] represents hampton's commitment

[1:05:34] to stronger families, safer

[1:05:36] neighborhoods and a community

[1:05:41] where opportunity is visible and

[1:05:41] accessible.

[1:05:43] Our summer youth employment

[1:05:45] program continues to be one of

[1:05:46] hampton's strongest violence

[1:05:48] preference and workforce

[1:05:49] development developments,

[1:05:50] because it connects young people

[1:05:52] with meaningful employment,

[1:05:55] caring adults and real world

[1:05:58] experiences that extend beyond a

[1:05:59] paycheck.

[1:06:02] This summer we received 332

[1:06:03] applications, interviewed 330

[1:06:05] young people and successfully

[1:06:08] hired and placed 146 youth

[1:06:11] across 52 host sites.

[1:06:13] These placements span virtually

[1:06:14] every major sector of city

[1:06:15] government, from public works

[1:06:16] and parks and recreation to

[1:06:19] human services, education and

[1:06:20] business administration.

[1:06:22] This year's implementation

[1:06:24] required significantly more

[1:06:25] coordination than previous

[1:06:25] years.

[1:06:26] Beyond matching students with

[1:06:28] host sites, our team managed

[1:06:31] recruitment onboarding,

[1:06:32] orientations, compliance

[1:06:34] requirements, work site support,

[1:06:35] payroll coordination and

[1:06:37] continual engagement with both

[1:06:37] students and supervisors

[1:06:38] throughout the summer.

[1:06:41] One area of growth this year was

[1:06:45] our partnership with joint based

[1:06:45] langley [Indiscernible] Where

[1:06:49] eligible youth had to attain a

[1:06:49] really.

[1:06:51] D or passport before placement,

[1:06:53] while that created additional

[1:06:54] planning responsibility, it also

[1:06:55] opened doors to career

[1:06:57] experiences many of our youth

[1:06:59] would not otherwise have access

[1:06:59] to.

[1:07:01] And speaking with the base

[1:07:03] command, they actually asked us

[1:07:10] to consider staffing the uestace

[1:07:14] base as well.

[1:07:17] We will

[1:07:20] with him see if a potential

[1:07:21] partnership exist there is.

[1:07:23] The program isn't simply about

[1:07:25] summer jobs, it is about

[1:07:27] building workforce readiness,

[1:07:29] expanding career exposure,

[1:07:30] strengthening mentorship

[1:07:31] opportunities and creating

[1:07:38] lasting community impact.

[1:07:39] Today's report represents the

[1:07:40] implementation phase rather than

[1:07:42] the final outcome phase.

[1:07:45] The true impact of this year's

[1:07:46] cohort will be measured

[1:07:48] following midpoint evaluations

[1:07:49] and program evaluations, which

[1:07:51] are happening now.

[1:07:54] Youth satisfaction surveys, host

[1:07:56] site feedback, employment

[1:07:58] retention data and documented

[1:07:59] workforce readiness outcomes.

[1:08:01] Those comprehensive findings

[1:08:03] will be included in next year's

[1:08:05] annual report, allowing us to

[1:08:07] measure not simply participation

[1:08:09] but long-term growth.

[1:08:10] Skill development and career

[1:08:11] readiness while we celebrate the

[1:08:13] number of youth served today,

[1:08:15] our greater success will be

[1:08:17] ultimately measured by how many

[1:08:18] young people leave this

[1:08:21] experience more employable and

[1:08:22] ready and more confident and

[1:08:24] willing to take on career

[1:08:26] opportunities.

[1:08:27] As participation continues to

[1:08:30] grow, so does the operational

[1:08:30] complexity of the program.

[1:08:33] this is not a seasonal project

[1:08:35] any longer, planning begins

[1:08:36] months well before the first

[1:08:38] student is hired and continues

[1:08:41] well after the final workday,

[1:08:42] through evaluations, employer

[1:08:44] engagement, compliance,

[1:08:47] reporting, recruitment and

[1:08:48] participation in the next

[1:08:49] program cycle or preparation

[1:08:52] excuse me for the next program

[1:08:53] cycle.

[1:08:54] The sustained -- to strengthen

[1:08:56] and sustain this momentum, we

[1:08:57] will be requesting at the

[1:08:59] appropriate time a full-time

[1:09:01] program facilitator dedicated

[1:09:03] exclusively to planning

[1:09:04] coordination, execution and

[1:09:05] continuous improvement of the

[1:09:07] summer youth employment program.

[1:09:08] Adding this capacity allows

[1:09:10] leadership to focus on strategic

[1:09:12] growth while ensuring the

[1:09:13] day-to-day operations of one of

[1:09:15] hampton's largest youth

[1:09:17] workforce initiatives, receive

[1:09:22] the dedicated attention it now

[1:09:24] requires.

[1:09:26] The hopeful hampton divergent

[1:09:27] program.

[1:09:28] The hopeful lamp

[1:09:28] rg hampton

[1:09:29] divergent program provides early

[1:09:31] and intensive intervention for

[1:09:34] young people facing elevated

[1:09:35] risk.

[1:09:37] During fiscal year 2026 the

[1:09:40] program operated two twelve-week

[1:09:41] cohorts providing 24 total weeks

[1:09:42] of programing and serving 13

[1:09:43] young people.

[1:09:46] Of those participants, 53.8%

[1:09:47] were age 15 or younger.

[1:09:49] That is significant because it

[1:09:50] demonstrates that we are

[1:09:52] reaching young people early

[1:09:54] enough to influence their

[1:09:55] decisions and future

[1:09:56] trajectories.

[1:10:00] the city invested $72,581.99 in

[1:10:03] participant stipends, mentors,

[1:10:04] mindfulness and guided

[1:10:07] recreation, food and nutrition

[1:10:08] equipment, experiencial learning

[1:10:10] and commencement activities.

[1:10:11] Approximately 87.5% of the

[1:10:13] funding was invested directly

[1:10:15] into program services.

[1:10:17] Based on the total investment

[1:10:18] and 13 participants served the

[1:10:22] cost was approximately 5,583

[1:10:23] cents per participant.

[1:10:24] 12 of the 13 participants

[1:10:26] completed the program, resulting

[1:10:31] in approximately cost of $6,049

[1:10:32] per completer.

[1:10:33] Those figures should be viewed

[1:10:36] in the context of the program's

[1:10:36] intensity.

[1:10:38] This is not a single workshop or

[1:10:41] a short-term recreational

[1:10:42] activity.

[1:10:44] Participants receive 12 weeks of

[1:10:46] structured intervention,

[1:10:48] stipend, mentoring workforce

[1:10:50] readiness, mindfulness,

[1:10:51] experiencial learning, meals and

[1:10:53] sustained engagement from

[1:10:53] trusted adults.

[1:10:56] Study show that it costs more

[1:10:58] than $110,000 annually to house

[1:11:00] one young person and a juvenile

[1:11:00] detention center.

[1:11:02] Our goal is to reach them now

[1:11:08] rather than to rescue them

[1:11:09] later.

[1:11:11] Investing in prevention before

[1:11:12] incarceration becomes their

[1:11:12] reality.

[1:11:13] It is also important to note

[1:11:15] that incarceration does not mean

[1:11:17] the city abandons a partner.

[1:11:19] If a young people is

[1:11:20] incarcerated during the program,

[1:11:20] our relationship with that

[1:11:23] participant does not

[1:11:24] automatically end.

[1:11:26] Following the release the office

[1:11:28] will attempt to reconnect with

[1:11:29] the young person and re-engage

[1:11:31] them in programing or connect

[1:11:32] them with another appropriate

[1:11:33] opportunity.

[1:11:36] Our message is that a setback

[1:11:38] does not eliminate someone's

[1:11:39] ability to receive support, we

[1:11:41] continue to create opportunities

[1:11:43] for young people, to reconnect,

[1:11:45] rebuild and choose a different

[1:11:46] path.

[1:11:48] That work grows stronger when we

[1:11:51] pair it with trusted

[1:11:52] relationships.

[1:11:54] Which brings us to our outside

[1:11:54] agency partnerships.

[1:11:57] As we continue to level up,

[1:11:58] engaging with our community

[1:12:00] through impact, one of the most

[1:12:01] important lessons we've learned

[1:12:03] is that government cannot do

[1:12:05] this work alone.

[1:12:06] Change happens when we invest in

[1:12:08] people and organizations that

[1:12:10] have earned trust in our

[1:12:10] neighborhoods.

[1:12:14] Our outside agency partners

[1:12:15] catch more kids [Indiscernible]

[1:12:18] Project, love, let our voices in

[1:12:19] power and get back to the block

[1:12:21] serve as an extension of hopeful

[1:12:21] hampton.

[1:12:22] Every day, they are in our

[1:12:23] communities building

[1:12:25] relationships, mentoring youth,

[1:12:28] responding to crises, engaging

[1:12:29] families, transporting

[1:12:31] participants to services,

[1:12:32] supporting workforce

[1:12:33] development, navigating the

[1:12:34] court system and connecting

[1:12:36] young people to opportunities

[1:12:37] that change their lives.

[1:12:38] One of the strongest indicators

[1:12:41] of their impact is that routine

[1:12:42] check-ins were the most frequent

[1:12:43] service provided.

[1:12:44] That tells us this work isn't

[1:12:46] built on one-time interventions,

[1:12:49] it is built on consistent

[1:12:50] relationships, trust,

[1:12:52] accountability and showing up

[1:12:55] day after day.

[1:12:56] When crisis occurred, these same

[1:13:00] organizations were there to

[1:13:01] intervene, stabilize families

[1:13:03] and reconnect youth to positive

[1:13:04] pathways.

[1:13:05] Leveling up means moving beyond

[1:13:07] programs to strengthen

[1:13:08] partnerships.

[1:13:09] Every investment we make in

[1:13:11] these grassroots organizations

[1:13:12] expands the city's capacity to

[1:13:13] reach more young people, to

[1:13:14] respond more effectively and

[1:13:16] build safer neighborhoods from

[1:13:17] the inside out.

[1:13:19] Together we are creating a

[1:13:20] community where prevention is

[1:13:22] shared, opportunity is expanded

[1:13:24] and every young person has the

[1:13:26] support they need to, guess

[1:13:28] what, heal, rebuild and thrive.

[1:13:29] As important as our partnerships

[1:13:31] with outside agencies have been,

[1:13:32] we also recognize that some of

[1:13:35] the most innovative solutions to

[1:13:37] community balance don't begin in

[1:13:39] government, they begin in

[1:13:40] neighborhoods.

[1:13:43] And so while many grants are

[1:13:45] named -- in name, they make very

[1:13:46] big impacts.

[1:13:49] The mini grants program reflects

[1:13:50] a simple but powerful belief,

[1:13:52] communities often know what they

[1:13:53] need and the city investment can

[1:13:55] help local solutions grow much

[1:13:58] in fiscal year 2026, hampton

[1:14:03] invested $96,350 across 12

[1:14:05] grassroots organizations.

[1:14:06] These partners delivered

[1:14:07] mentoring youth, development

[1:14:10] back to school support, violence

[1:14:11] prevention, awareness, mental

[1:14:15] health and wellness programs,

[1:14:17] again helping us impact young

[1:14:18] people where they grow.

[1:14:20] And I'm sorry, that was the mini

[1:14:22] grant investment of $86,000,

[1:14:27] with a donation agreement of

[1:14:28] $22,345.08, bringing our total

[1:14:33] city investment to $108,345.08.

[1:14:36] To ensure accountability and

[1:14:38] equitable investment, proposals

[1:14:40] are reviewed by a

[1:14:41] multidisciplinary committee,

[1:14:43] representing public health,

[1:14:44] education, juvenile justice,

[1:14:45] financial oversight, youth

[1:14:48] development and community

[1:14:48] leadership.

[1:14:50] This collaborative review

[1:14:52] process helps ensure funding

[1:14:55] decisions are transparent, data

[1:14:56] informed, equitable and aligned

[1:14:58] with the mission of hopeful

[1:14:58] hampton.

[1:15:00] By investing directly in

[1:15:01] grassroots organizations, the

[1:15:03] city continues to strengthen

[1:15:05] local capacity, amplify

[1:15:06] community voices and build

[1:15:08] sustainable partnerships that

[1:15:10] improve safety and quality of

[1:15:10] life.

[1:15:12] Looking ahead, we are committed

[1:15:14] to strengthening the mini grant

[1:15:16] program through continuous

[1:15:16] improvement.

[1:15:17] In the coming year, we will

[1:15:20] broaden the program's reach by

[1:15:22] refining eligibility and scoring

[1:15:24] criteria, to encourage greater

[1:15:25] participation from diverse

[1:15:27] community organizations.

[1:15:29] We will also expand monitoring

[1:15:31] through enhanced desk reviews

[1:15:33] and periodic site visits to

[1:15:35] better measure outcomes, provide

[1:15:37] technical assistance and ensure

[1:15:38] accountability.

[1:15:39] Additionally, we plan to

[1:15:41] implement a rotating review

[1:15:45] panel that reflects a broad

[1:15:46] cross-section of community

[1:15:47] expertise and lived experience,

[1:15:48] promoting diverse perspectives

[1:15:50] while maintaining a fair

[1:15:52] objective and defensible grant

[1:15:53] review process and elevating

[1:15:57] youth forces by adding youth

[1:15:59] members to that team as well.

[1:16:01] These enhancements will

[1:16:02] reinforce public trust, improve

[1:16:04] program effectiveness and

[1:16:05] maximize the city's investment

[1:16:07] in community-led violence

[1:16:13] prevention initiatives.

[1:16:13] Our youth violence prevention

[1:16:17] week is hampton's annual call to

[1:16:18] action.

[1:16:20] It is our public health

[1:16:21] awareness initiative, bringing

[1:16:24] together youth, families,

[1:16:25] schools, law enforcement, faith

[1:16:26] leaders, non-profit

[1:16:27] organizations and community

[1:16:29] partners around one shared

[1:16:31] belief: violence prevention is

[1:16:32] everyone's responsibility.

[1:16:33] Throughout the week, events such

[1:16:35] as the reunion of hope, coupled

[1:16:37] with its resource fair, the

[1:16:38] mayor's classic town hall,

[1:16:41] college edition, hopeful hampton

[1:16:43] football showcase and hopefest

[1:16:45] created opportunities for

[1:16:46] meaningful conversations,

[1:16:48] positive youth engagement and

[1:16:50] direct access to community

[1:16:51] resources.

[1:16:53] While these events successfully

[1:16:54] foster connection and

[1:16:55] visibility, they also challenge

[1:16:57] us to think differently about

[1:16:59] how we engage the community.

[1:17:00] As we continue to level up,

[1:17:03] there is an opportunity to

[1:17:04] evolve youth violence prevention

[1:17:05] week from a series of individual

[1:17:10] events into a core city wide

[1:17:11] movement that reaches residents

[1:17:14] where they live, learn, work and

[1:17:14] gather.

[1:17:15] To increase participation,

[1:17:16] accessibility and neighborhood

[1:17:18] ownership, we propose re-imagine

[1:17:19] being youth violence prevention

[1:17:21] week around three community

[1:17:23] impact zones, strategically

[1:17:24] located throughout hampton.

[1:17:25] Rather than asking residents to

[1:17:27] travel across the city, each

[1:17:28] zone would host activities

[1:17:30] tailored to the unique strengths

[1:17:33] and needs of its surrounding

[1:17:34] neighborhoods, while maintaining

[1:17:36] a unified city wide message of

[1:17:38] hope, safety and opportunity.

[1:17:40] In addition the week would

[1:17:42] culminate with a dedicated

[1:17:43] community partners and service

[1:17:45] provider night and evening

[1:17:46] focused on strengthening

[1:17:47] collaboration among agencies,

[1:17:50] non-profit organizations, faith

[1:17:52] communities, schools, behavioral

[1:17:55] health providers and local

[1:17:55] businesses.

[1:17:56] This event would provide

[1:17:59] residents with direct access to

[1:18:02] services while giving providers

[1:18:03] an opportunity to coordinate

[1:18:04] resources and identify new

[1:18:06] partnerships that strengthen

[1:18:07] hampton's violence prevention

[1:18:08] ecosystem.

[1:18:10] As we continue to level up, our

[1:18:11] goal is simply not to host

[1:18:13] events, it is to build a city

[1:18:15] where every neighborhood has a

[1:18:16] voice, every family family has

[1:18:18] access to support and every

[1:18:20] young person has the opportunity

[1:18:23] to heal, rebuild and thrive.

[1:18:24] Prevention today creates

[1:18:25] possibility tomorrow.

[1:18:27] This is how we build saver

[1:18:28] neighborhoods and brighter

[1:18:30] futures together.

[1:18:33] Our urgency center at rip rap

[1:18:35] road represents far more than an

[1:18:37] opening of another city

[1:18:37] facility.

[1:18:39] It represents a new model for

[1:18:41] how hampton serves its

[1:18:42] neighborhoods, bringing

[1:18:43] opportunity, prevention and

[1:18:45] coordinate the

[1:18:47] coordinated services into the

[1:18:48] community.

[1:18:49] Our team has been laying the

[1:18:50] foundation for this moment.

[1:18:52] We have intentionally built the

[1:18:53] operational framework that will

[1:18:56] guide the center's work, build

[1:18:57] partnerships and engage

[1:18:59] residents to better understand

[1:19:01] the needs, interests and

[1:19:07] priorities of the rip rap road

[1:19:07] community.

[1:19:09] It is my privilege to announce

[1:19:10] that we anticipate you joining

[1:19:13] us for our ribbon cutting

[1:19:15] ceremony on wednesday 26 at 1

[1:19:15] P.M.

[1:19:17] Invitations are beginning to be

[1:19:18] circulated and on your calendar

[1:19:21] as well as to the public as well

[1:19:22] as they're hearing it probably

[1:19:26] here for the first time.

[1:19:29] Hopeful hampton, making

[1:19:33] measurable progress.

[1:19:35] Again, hopeful hampton was

[1:19:36] established to fundamentally

[1:19:37] change the conditions that allow

[1:19:39] violence to occur.

[1:19:41] Through a public health

[1:19:42] approach, cross-section of

[1:19:43] partnerships, focused

[1:19:44] intervention and meaningful

[1:19:45] opportunities, we are

[1:19:46] committed -- we committed

[1:19:48] ourselves to creating safer

[1:19:49] neighborhoods and better

[1:19:51] outcomes for hampton residents.

[1:19:53] Today the data tells a

[1:19:53] compelling story.

[1:19:55] While our work is far from

[1:19:56] complete, the measurable

[1:19:57] progress we are seeing

[1:20:00] demonstrates that strategic

[1:20:00] investments, community

[1:20:02] partnerships and intentional

[1:20:05] intervention are making a

[1:20:05] difference.

[1:20:08] Fiscal year 2026 gunshot

[1:20:11] injuries among this population

[1:20:14] of 25 and under decreased to 21,

[1:20:16] compared with a five-year

[1:20:21] average of 52.8%.

[1:20:24] That represents a 60% decrease

[1:20:26] in total gunshot injuries.

[1:20:28] Fatal shootings decreased by

[1:20:31] 69%, from a five-year average of

[1:20:32] 13 to 4.

[1:20:33] Non-fatal shootings decreased

[1:20:38] by 58%, from a five-year average

[1:20:41] of 39.8 to 17.

[1:20:43] These statistics focus

[1:20:45] specifically on individual's

[1:20:46] aged 25 and under and reflect

[1:20:51] data through JULY 30th of this

[1:20:51] year.

[1:20:53] The vulnerability lists outcomes

[1:20:54] add another important dimension.

[1:20:57] During fiscal year 26, 116

[1:20:58] individuals were removed from

[1:20:59] the list.

[1:21:02] 81 were removed for sustained

[1:21:03] positive behavior.

[1:21:06] 27 were removed for following an

[1:21:06] arrest.

[1:21:08] 5 were removed after relocating

[1:21:10] and unfortunately 3 were removed

[1:21:13] from being deceased.

[1:21:14] The 27 arrests should not be

[1:21:16] interpreted as 27 people who are

[1:21:19] currently incarcerated.

[1:21:20] Some MAY have subsequently been

[1:21:22] released, similarly relocation

[1:21:23] reflects the person's known

[1:21:26] status when they are removed.

[1:21:27] An individual could have later

[1:21:30] returned to hampton without our

[1:21:31] immediate knowledge as well.

[1:21:33] Community perception matters as

[1:21:34] well.

[1:21:35] Youth violence prevention week

[1:21:39] surveys results show that 80% of

[1:21:40] respondents increased their

[1:21:42] understanding of youth violence

[1:21:44] prevention, while 64% reported

[1:21:46] an improved perception of

[1:21:47] neighborhood safety.

[1:21:49] We are making progress while

[1:21:50] recognizing that continued work

[1:21:52] is needed to reach the 85%

[1:21:55] safety projection goal overall.

[1:21:57] The conclusion is clear:

[1:22:00] hampton's investment across

[1:22:02] prevention, intervention and

[1:22:04] enforcement, opportunity,

[1:22:05] stabilization and community

[1:22:10] partnerships is working our

[1:22:12] next level is deeper

[1:22:13] coordination, improve data

[1:22:16] tracking and evaluation, expand

[1:22:17] trusted partnerships and sustain

[1:22:20] the resources that make this

[1:22:20] continuum possible.

[1:22:22] Leveling up is not a single

[1:22:24] program or a single year, it is

[1:22:26] the city of hampton making a

[1:22:28] long-term commitment to people,

[1:22:31] investing early, responding

[1:22:33] strategically, measuring

[1:22:34] honestly and building a

[1:22:35] community where every young

[1:22:38] person and family has the

[1:22:40] opportunity to -- say it with me

[1:22:42] now -- heal, rebuild and thrive.

[1:22:43] Thank you.

[1:22:46] And I'll answer any questions

[1:22:48] you MAY have.

[1:22:49] >> COUNCILWOMAN Harper?

[1:22:52] >> thank you, hugo.

[1:22:54] The presentation was very good.

[1:22:57] I really, really enjoyed it.

[1:22:58] Y'all know the department is

[1:23:01] very close to my heart,

[1:23:02] personally.

[1:23:03] But I had several things -- not

[1:23:04] necessarily so many questions

[1:23:05] but several things I wanted to

[1:23:06] say.

[1:23:07] Isms glad

[1:23:10] I was glad to know that y'all

[1:23:12] are doing things to assist with

[1:23:16] the families, because I always

[1:23:19] have said that when they come

[1:23:20] outside and they're with you for

[1:23:24] two or three hours, they go back

[1:23:25] home, where they're there 95% of

[1:23:29] the time, so those families, I'm

[1:23:30] glad to see that helping

[1:23:32] everyone inside of the home to

[1:23:34] help them heal and thrive as

[1:23:35] well.

[1:23:36] And rebuild.

[1:23:38] So thank you for that.

[1:23:40] One of the things I wanted to

[1:23:43] say, I wanted the public to note

[1:23:45] that the violence interrupters

[1:23:47] specifically, the ones that are

[1:23:51] here along with adrian cook,

[1:23:54] their job is 24/7.

[1:23:58] It is not a job that they do 8

[1:24:00] to 5, you know, 10 to 4.

[1:24:02] It is 24/7.

[1:24:05] They really get engrained into

[1:24:07] those young people and into

[1:24:08] their lives, their families,

[1:24:10] their -- they get to know their

[1:24:11] families, their families get to

[1:24:14] know them.

[1:24:17] And to the point of they are

[1:24:18] there with them every step of

[1:24:19] the way, going different places,

[1:24:23] going to the home, you know,

[1:24:25] helping with mentoring them, if

[1:24:27] they need some further talking

[1:24:29] to, they are there for that to

[1:24:31] help the families with that.

[1:24:34] So I just want to applaud them

[1:24:37] for a second to personally say

[1:24:40] thank y'all for what you do,

[1:24:42] because being a mentor, it is a

[1:24:45] dedicated and committed effort.

[1:24:46] And so thank y'all so very much

[1:24:48] for the time that you've given

[1:24:52] to the hampton youth and by the

[1:24:53] measurable progress, what you're

[1:24:55] doing is working.

[1:24:57] So thank y'all so very much and

[1:24:59] I know you all have outside

[1:25:02] organizations and non-profits

[1:25:05] that yourselves have, so in

[1:25:06] addition to doing that and

[1:25:08] assisting with our youth, thank

[1:25:11] you so very much for that as

[1:25:12] well.

[1:25:16] And I think that's all that I

[1:25:16] had.

[1:25:18] I think you did talk -- one

[1:25:21] other thing, hugo, about the

[1:25:22] expansion of the summer youth

[1:25:23] employment program, that we're

[1:25:26] still doing that this year?

[1:25:26] >> yes.

[1:25:29] We will still maintain for young

[1:25:31] people moving into a year round

[1:25:32] employment experience, and many

[1:25:35] of them are submitting their

[1:25:36] applications today, because the

[1:25:39] program -- the summer youth

[1:25:41] employment program will end on

[1:25:43] AUGUST 24th but some of them

[1:25:44] will be able to continue on as

[1:25:45] long as they have met the

[1:25:47] criteria and have had a good

[1:25:48] evaluation from their current

[1:25:50] position.

[1:25:51] >> wonderful.

[1:25:51] Thank you so much.

[1:25:53] >> vice mayor brown?

[1:25:54] >> yeah, thank you, hugo, and

[1:25:56] also to your staff.

[1:25:58] Like again, this is a team

[1:26:02] effort so I'm very impressed,

[1:26:04] and I don't know if nobody told

[1:26:06] you, I like numbers and youth

[1:26:07] numbers -- I'm getting really

[1:26:09] excited about these.

[1:26:10] The only comment I had -- or

[1:26:13] question I had is when you go

[1:26:16] back to your hopeful hampton

[1:26:19] divergent program, I think you

[1:26:20] posted the '25 and '26 numbers

[1:26:23] of who was involved in the youth

[1:26:26] divergent program, and I guess

[1:26:29] my question is 13 of them were

[1:26:33] served and went the 24 weeks of

[1:26:34] total program.

[1:26:39] How many did we lose?

[1:26:41] Did we lose any?

[1:26:43] >> just one this fiscal year.

[1:26:45] >> just one?

[1:26:47] >> yes.

[1:26:47] >> okay.

[1:26:50] Also, for your case management,

[1:26:52] one of the things that I have

[1:26:54] been impressed with, I said this

[1:26:56] many, many times about how we

[1:26:58] track young people who are in

[1:27:01] these programs or in this

[1:27:01] office.

[1:27:03] How do we know how they're

[1:27:04] doing, what success rates

[1:27:06] they're having, what notes are

[1:27:10] captured to do case management?

[1:27:11] Do you use an electronic system?

[1:27:14] How do you use case management?

[1:27:14] >> we use [Indiscernible] Not

[1:27:17] represented on this data but I

[1:27:19] did want to highlight the

[1:27:19] hopeful hampton divergent

[1:27:21] program on this dashboard, as

[1:27:22] you can see.

[1:27:23] That spans over the total

[1:27:25] conception of the program, since

[1:27:26] we've been doing it.

[1:27:28] We had about 40 applicants, 35

[1:27:29] successful outcomes.

[1:27:31] 13 of them are working currently

[1:27:33] and 14 of them have graduated

[1:27:34] from high school graduations

[1:27:36] since being involved with the

[1:27:37] program.

[1:27:38] So they're going to highlight

[1:27:39] that on the dashboard as well.

[1:27:42] But in tracking our -- we use a

[1:27:44] is system called casebook which

[1:27:45] is an electronic software where

[1:27:47] we capture all of our notes

[1:27:48] inside of there.

[1:27:55] Of course we build out

[1:27:55] individualized plans so they're

[1:27:58] made a referral to the office.

[1:27:59] Families can refer themselves.

[1:28:02] We get referrals from our

[1:28:04] hopeful hampton steering

[1:28:07] committee, from port services

[1:28:10] unit, schools, any counselor or

[1:28:12] anyone who comes in contact with

[1:28:14] a youth, our violence

[1:28:16] interrupters are now referring

[1:28:17] students to that process as well

[1:28:18] through our opportunity connects

[1:28:19] because they MAY be out in the

[1:28:21] community working with someone

[1:28:24] and find another participant

[1:28:25] that MAY need additional layers

[1:28:26] of support as well.

[1:28:30] So from there it turns into a

[1:28:32] meeting, an intake meeting and

[1:28:33] so from the intake meeting it's

[1:28:36] when your case notes will begin

[1:28:39] and your tracking system and

[1:28:40] case book system so yes, we

[1:28:42] maintain the case book system

[1:28:44] with notes and making sure that

[1:28:46] the clinical -- or not clinical

[1:28:51] team but our engagement team are

[1:28:52] documenting all of their

[1:29:01] interactions with young people.

[1:29:03] >> we capture them while they're

[1:29:05] in the program in case book.

[1:29:10] What about post?

[1:29:11] >> we're keeping track of where

[1:29:14] they are so they will have a 30,

[1:29:16] 60 and 90-day review and 100

[1:29:18] days out review and they will

[1:29:21] move from intensive or active

[1:29:24] referral to active monitoring.

[1:29:25] So during that we're monitoring

[1:29:27] them based on reports that they

[1:29:29] are self-reporting as well as

[1:29:30] any follow-up with schools or

[1:29:32] agencies that refer them.

[1:29:34] >> now, I know that going back

[1:29:36] to your resource -- enabled

[1:29:40] resource centers, I know that

[1:29:41] congressman scott gave us 4

[1:29:42] point something million I think

[1:29:45] it was to do a neighborhood

[1:29:46] resource center.

[1:29:46] >> yes,.

[1:29:48] >> the first one is going to

[1:29:50] open on you said AUGUST 26th?

[1:29:50] >> yes.

[1:29:52] >> so when you look at going

[1:29:56] into a community, is there a

[1:29:59] need assessment done, when you

[1:30:00] place these centers in a

[1:30:02] particular community to see what

[1:30:06] the needs are, which determines

[1:30:09] how busy or how well used that

[1:30:10] center is going to be?

[1:30:11] Do you do that?

[1:30:14] >> yes, we will do that at the

[1:30:15] opening by surveying community

[1:30:17] members and those that come to

[1:30:18] the center.

[1:30:19] They are being placed --

[1:30:22] currently the placement was

[1:30:24] determined by calls for service

[1:30:26] in our traffic zones where we've

[1:30:28] noticed an elevated call of

[1:30:30] services and needs in that area.

[1:30:32] So while we are having to --

[1:30:34] we're negotiating space and

[1:30:36] scouring spaces, we're scouring

[1:30:37] them in specific neighborhoods

[1:30:39] that have elevated calls for

[1:30:39] service.

[1:30:43] But yes, we will do some

[1:30:45] individualized planning and

[1:30:46] needs assessments with community

[1:30:48] members as we open up the

[1:30:48] models.

[1:30:50] So some of them will look --

[1:30:52] most of them will look identical

[1:30:53] but they will have specific

[1:30:56] needs that have arisen from

[1:30:57] community voices.

[1:30:58] >> so the services could be

[1:31:00] different in a neighborhood

[1:31:01] [Indiscernible]

[1:31:02] >> it's a possibility, yes,

[1:31:03] that's what we anticipate, yes,

[1:31:04] sir.

[1:31:07] >> and my last question is there

[1:31:08] are other centers that we are

[1:31:10] going to stand up.

[1:31:12] Have you identified other sites

[1:31:13] already or in the process you're

[1:31:15] looking at other places for

[1:31:16] these centers?

[1:31:19] >> we are in some negotiations

[1:31:20] right now with scouting some

[1:31:22] sites, so yes, we have one

[1:31:23] that's on the table that's going

[1:31:24] to follow this one immediately

[1:31:25] and then we have another one

[1:31:26] that we'll be reviewing,

[1:31:29] hopefully right after this.

[1:31:30] >> all right, thank you.

[1:31:32] Good job.

[1:31:33] >> thank you.

[1:31:35] >> COUNCILWOMAN Ferebee?

[1:31:36] >> thank you, MR. Mayor.

[1:31:39] MR. Morrison, I just want to

[1:31:43] applaud you for your leadership,

[1:31:46] engaging community through

[1:31:46] impact.

[1:31:48] This program -- this group of

[1:31:50] programs under this office

[1:31:53] are -- it's not a nicety, it's a

[1:31:54] necessity because our children

[1:31:56] are our present and our future,

[1:31:57] and in order for our city to

[1:31:59] continue to thrive, we have to

[1:32:03] be prepared to support our

[1:32:05] communities and more importantly

[1:32:06] our -- the people that are going

[1:32:09] to take over our jobs and our

[1:32:11] positions, and we want to make

[1:32:14] sure that hampton is a place of

[1:32:15] choice for our youth to want to

[1:32:19] come back, to live, play and

[1:32:19] work.

[1:32:22] I can't say enough about the

[1:32:24] emphasis that you have on, you

[1:32:26] know, capturing all the talents

[1:32:28] of all of our students and the

[1:32:30] violence interrupters and your

[1:32:31] staff, y'all are just

[1:32:32] phenomenal.

[1:32:33] Anything that I can do to

[1:32:38] support you, I'm here.

[1:32:40] And I do really appreciate the

[1:32:44] depth of information that you've

[1:32:48] provided to us and this impact

[1:32:50] report, also that dovetails the

[1:32:52] report that we received last

[1:32:54] month from our police chief.

[1:32:55] This partnership that we have in

[1:32:59] the city is like no other, and I

[1:33:00] just can't say enough positive

[1:33:02] things about the work that's

[1:33:03] happening in this area within

[1:33:04] our city.

[1:33:06] And I want to thank our city

[1:33:09] manager and our mayor and

[1:33:11] council for your support as

[1:33:11] well.

[1:33:14] Thank you.

[1:33:15] >> thank you.

[1:33:17] >> john could you go back to

[1:33:20] your slide where you showed the

[1:33:24] reduction in shootings in the --

[1:33:25] >> yes, sir.

[1:33:26] >> -- age groups?

[1:33:32] Because I didn't see that one.

[1:33:33] Okay.

[1:33:36] So looking at the trend from '21

[1:33:41] down to -- well, fy21 down to

[1:33:43] fy26, is a significant decline.

[1:33:46] And you indicate the average is

[1:33:47] 60%.

[1:33:49] I was looking around and I see a

[1:33:50] city hall reporter has left us

[1:33:52] and I don't know if he caught

[1:33:54] this particular slide, because

[1:33:54] those other communities have

[1:33:58] been talking about significant

[1:33:59] drops in violent crime.

[1:34:02] I think this is important to see

[1:34:04] what the work in hampton is

[1:34:06] accomplishing, the work you all

[1:34:09] are doing with reducing violent

[1:34:11] crime amongst this age group.

[1:34:14] And you know, obviously we got

[1:34:17] work to do in other age groups

[1:34:18] that you might go not be

[1:34:19] touching but this is where we

[1:34:21] were focusing on attention based

[1:34:22] on hopeful hampton and based on

[1:34:25] the work that I think our team

[1:34:30] started with

[1:34:35] started an is now continuing and

[1:34:37] we're creating a safer community

[1:34:40] with significant reduction

[1:34:42] in crime.

[1:34:44] So again I want to thank all of

[1:34:46] you and your team and our

[1:34:46] violence interrupters.

[1:34:48] I've heard some of the stories

[1:34:51] of the some of the work that

[1:34:52] you're doing with young people,

[1:34:54] it's just amazing work, and this

[1:34:56] is getting the results.

[1:34:58] So we need to hold hampton up as

[1:35:01] an example of what can be done

[1:35:02] when you invest in the right

[1:35:03] people and the right resources

[1:35:04] and give them the tools they

[1:35:06] need to go out and do the work,

[1:35:08] that we can get these kind of

[1:35:08] results.

[1:35:11] So thank you so much for that.

[1:35:14] >> thank you, mayor.

[1:35:17] >> city manager, next slide I

[1:35:19] think is a continuation of this

[1:35:20] one --

[1:35:21] >> it is a continuation, and

[1:35:22] hugo is going to continue, but i

[1:35:25] would like to sort of segue and

[1:35:26] say you've seen what we've been

[1:35:28] able to do with the city funds

[1:35:30] that you've allocated and with

[1:35:32] some of the arpa dollars that

[1:35:36] went to this over some of that

[1:35:38] year period of time, there were

[1:35:39] arpa funds involved as well.

[1:35:41] We are very pleased and grateful

[1:35:44] to the general assembly most

[1:35:45] especially senator loch,

[1:35:46] delegate thorton and delegate

[1:35:48] ward for getting hampton added

[1:35:51] to the safer communities

[1:35:52] program.

[1:35:55] The safer communities program is

[1:35:56] a program of prevention and

[1:35:58] intervention that has existed

[1:35:59] for a period of time.

[1:36:00] We were not originally included

[1:36:04] in it, nor was newport news and

[1:36:06] some other localities that were

[1:36:08] added this year, norfolk,

[1:36:09] portsmouth are two that are in

[1:36:10] our region that were on the

[1:36:13] program before.

[1:36:14] And senator loch for several

[1:36:15] years has carried the water to

[1:36:17] get us added.

[1:36:20] And of course delegate thorton

[1:36:21] and delegate ward have supported

[1:36:22] her in that effort.

[1:36:25] This year, we were able to to be

[1:36:25] added, and as a result of that

[1:36:32] we will be getting $3.1 million of

[1:36:33] extra money this clear towards

[1:36:34] these kinds of initiatives.

[1:36:39] We believe this will be largely

[1:36:43] annual, recurring money, unless

[1:36:44] the general simply decides to

[1:36:45] stop the program all together.

[1:36:47] I say largely because we were

[1:36:49] total our allocation would be

[1:36:51] 2.5 and we were pleasantly

[1:36:52] surprised when the office

[1:36:53] communicated 3.1.

[1:36:57] We're not clear if the 3.1 is

[1:36:59] recurring but it will take it

[1:37:00] and do good things with it.

[1:37:01] Now that we have gotten

[1:37:04] direction from the state agency

[1:37:05] that oversees this about how the

[1:37:06] funds can be used and the

[1:37:07] process for pulling them down,

[1:37:09] we wanted to bring to you all

[1:37:13] our proposal for doing that.

[1:37:15] The item says briefing and

[1:37:15] appropriation.

[1:37:16] There is no appropriation at

[1:37:17] this point.

[1:37:18] There is just a briefing.

[1:37:20] What will happen, assuming you

[1:37:21] agree with us on our proposed

[1:37:22] use of the funds, is that we

[1:37:26] will submit this to the state.

[1:37:27] We've had verbal conversations.

[1:37:28] We expect it to be approved but

[1:37:30] there's a formal mechanism for

[1:37:32] submitting it formally after you

[1:37:33] have received it.

[1:37:34] And so we will make that

[1:37:36] submission and then hopefully in

[1:37:38] a few weeks' time be able to

[1:37:39] announce that the money is in

[1:37:40] hand and we can start to do the

[1:37:42] things that hugo is about to

[1:37:43] present to you.

[1:37:44] And putting this proposal

[1:37:46] together, we relied, a, on the

[1:37:48] data that you've seen, what has

[1:37:51] been working, what we know to

[1:37:53] work, not only based upon our

[1:37:54] experience but on national

[1:37:55] research.

[1:37:57] We wanted to expand programs

[1:37:58] you'll see and talk about

[1:38:00] expanding things like our youth

[1:38:01] violence interruption programs

[1:38:03] or community grassroots

[1:38:03] programs, our workforce

[1:38:04] development programs and those

[1:38:05] kinds of things.

[1:38:07] But we also wanted to use some

[1:38:09] funds to do some things we

[1:38:10] haven't been able to do, like

[1:38:12] add some pro-social activity

[1:38:14] that we hear from young people

[1:38:16] that they would like to see that

[1:38:19] keeps them positively engaged in

[1:38:21] activities as opposed to doing

[1:38:23] potentially disruptive kinds of

[1:38:23] behaviours.

[1:38:25] So you're going to see a mix of

[1:38:27] things here that represent a

[1:38:28] range of opportunities for us,

[1:38:30] some of them are one-time funds

[1:38:32] and that would allow us to

[1:38:34] buffer if we really only get 2.5

[1:38:35] next clear.

[1:38:36] It will also help us to pick up

[1:38:38] the resource centers when

[1:38:39] congressman scott's grant does

[1:38:42] run out, if those resource

[1:38:43] centers are as successful as we

[1:38:44] expect them to be.

[1:38:45] So we've put together a

[1:38:48] portfolio of a mix of recurring

[1:38:50] and one-time funds for you today

[1:38:52] and I'm pleased to turn it back

[1:38:55] to hugo to share what our staff

[1:38:56] proposal is for how to best use

[1:38:57] these funds.

[1:38:59] >> I will skip some of the

[1:39:01] preliminary, because our city

[1:39:03] manager has gave us a great

[1:39:03] overview.

[1:39:07] As we've heard already, we have

[1:39:10] been aligned with 3.12 million,

[1:39:12] around five eligible pillars.

[1:39:14] So I do want to highlight the

[1:39:15] state's pillars around after

[1:39:18] school programs and mentor

[1:39:19] ships, education and economic

[1:39:21] opportunity, trauma informed

[1:39:24] mental health care, credible

[1:39:25] messengers, violence

[1:39:27] interrupters and then trust

[1:39:28] between law enforcement and

[1:39:29] community stakeholders and while

[1:39:34] we have received the

[1:39:35] appropriation in the

[1:39:37] commonwealth's budget we do have

[1:39:40] to submit an application, by

[1:39:42] AUGUST 31st as you see is the

[1:39:44] application deadline, so we're

[1:39:46] working in compressed time line,

[1:39:48] so today what we're asking for

[1:39:51] is probably some feedback from

[1:39:53] our council on the proposal that

[1:39:56] we will review in just one

[1:39:57] moment to determine direction,

[1:39:59] if you agree with staffing

[1:40:01] direction and just overall

[1:40:03] proposal, then we will move to

[1:40:04] the completion of our

[1:40:08] application and finalizing the

[1:40:09] scope of eligible programs and

[1:40:10] activities.

[1:40:13] What you'll see next is that we

[1:40:16] have coordinated these -- this

[1:40:18] investment around 6 investment

[1:40:21] areas that directly align with

[1:40:24] the 5 pillars of the state's

[1:40:25] eligibility criteria, but

[1:40:27] hampton has 6 investments that

[1:40:29] we would like to lift up before

[1:40:30] you today.

[1:40:32] So the first one being

[1:40:34] prevention and youth

[1:40:35] opportunities, which will be

[1:40:37] preventative factors before

[1:40:38] crisis, by connecting youth and

[1:40:39] families to education,

[1:40:41] employment, mentorship,

[1:40:45] leadership and safe structured

[1:40:45] opportunities.

[1:40:47] And some of the representative

[1:40:49] activities there of how we plan

[1:40:54] to spend the 612,000 in this

[1:40:55] area is to increase our year

[1:40:57] round workforce development and

[1:40:59] career pathways, have a

[1:41:01] coordinated resource navigation

[1:41:03] and opportunity connect, and

[1:41:05] then some youth leadership,

[1:41:08] family strengthen and safe out

[1:41:09] of school time and program.

[1:41:12] What's already included in

[1:41:13] this -- what's already been

[1:41:18] approved in fiscal year 27's

[1:41:22] budget includes family and

[1:41:23] planning resilience training and

[1:41:25] employment funds that we might

[1:41:27] spend there as well so -- our

[1:41:29] next one is safe neighborhoods

[1:41:30] and stabilization.

[1:41:32] The proposed investment in safe

[1:41:35] neighborhoods and stabilization

[1:41:36] is 927,200.

[1:41:38] This area addresses the physical

[1:41:40] and social conditions that shape

[1:41:42] neighborhood safety, including

[1:41:43] housing stability, inclusive

[1:41:47] public spaces, environmental

[1:41:47] design, security infrastructure

[1:41:49] and positive community gathering

[1:41:49] opportunities.

[1:41:52] This category preserves support

[1:41:54] for the riverside hand-in-hand

[1:41:55] housing program, which is

[1:41:57] included in the fiscal year 27

[1:42:00] budget, which also creates d

[1:42:02] while also creating room for

[1:42:03] strategic capital developments

[1:42:05] proposed in coordination with

[1:42:09] other departments as well.

[1:42:11] That includes a portable skating

[1:42:13] rink, a portable basketball

[1:42:14] court, inclusive recreation and

[1:42:18] sensory environments across

[1:42:20] community centers, community

[1:42:22] gathering spaces and security

[1:42:22] and environmental safety

[1:42:26] improvements as well.

[1:42:28] >> vice mayor brown?

[1:42:30] >> hugo, help me with inclusive

[1:42:33] public spaces.

[1:42:34] >> so at our community centers

[1:42:35] and recreation centers, we want

[1:42:37] to look at the spaces there to

[1:42:41] make them more accessible and

[1:42:43] inclusive of all people

[1:42:44] especially ada accommodations

[1:42:45] and things of that nature, so it

[1:42:47] will have some different

[1:42:47] recreation programing that we

[1:42:52] MAY be able to offer.

[1:42:54] As well as those that just

[1:42:55] gather and choose to participate

[1:42:57] in non-recreational activities.

[1:42:58] >> is this tied to neighborhood

[1:42:59] resource centers?

[1:43:01] >> this particular segment is

[1:43:01] not.

[1:43:02] >> okay.

[1:43:04] And the other thing, riverside

[1:43:06] hand-in-hand housing program?

[1:43:08] >> yes, so there is a proposal

[1:43:10] that we're working on with the

[1:43:12] riverside hand-in-hand hospital

[1:43:13] based violence intervention

[1:43:15] program to provide them some

[1:43:17] support of making sure that when

[1:43:21] those residents from our city

[1:43:23] have been a victim of crime or

[1:43:24] have been a victim of gunshots

[1:43:27] or trauma that we have ability

[1:43:28] to house them for whatever the

[1:43:30] case MAY be, whether it's

[1:43:33] relocation, for protective -- to

[1:43:35] let cooler heads prevail so

[1:43:38] there is not a reaction or

[1:43:39] retaliation in the community.

[1:43:41] We want to be able to support

[1:43:42] that effort.

[1:43:45] And there's a proposal that

[1:43:46] we're currently considering.

[1:43:48] >> we had -- just as a reminder,

[1:43:50] we had that in the budget if the

[1:43:53] current fiscal year -- the last

[1:43:54] and the current fiscal year

[1:43:58] really to help be a conduit

[1:43:59] entity for some of the things

[1:44:00] that will help stabilize

[1:44:01] situations that are not as easy

[1:44:05] for us to directly do.

[1:44:07] And so in this particular case,

[1:44:10] we're picking that up so it

[1:44:12] doesn't remain -- our growing

[1:44:13] needs there don't put a burden

[1:44:20] on the general fund budget.

[1:44:21] >> while we have done some of

[1:44:23] this in the past we have to look

[1:44:24] at different areas through our

[1:44:27] crime prevention, through

[1:44:35] environmental design and making

[1:44:36] sure that we offer that as well

[1:44:38] as a possibility.

[1:44:39] Our next investment would be our

[1:44:42] violence interruption and

[1:44:43] community safety.

[1:44:47] It is our largest proposed area

[1:44:48] with $978,000 and those

[1:44:50] represented the

[1:44:55] representative activities

[1:44:57] include violence interrupter

[1:44:59] teams, as well as our hopeful

[1:45:01] hampton divergent program and

[1:45:03] structure intervention and every

[1:45:05] entry crisis response and

[1:45:07] emergency stabilization.

[1:45:11] As you can see, also included in

[1:45:14] fiscal year approved budget is

[1:45:16] our voices in power,

[1:45:18] [Indiscernible] Star reentry

[1:45:19] center we want to work with and

[1:45:22] then increasing our credible

[1:45:24] messenger capacity as well.

[1:45:26] I thought you had a question --

[1:45:27] >> if I MAY again just to

[1:45:29] clarify, hugo is referencing the

[1:45:29] '27 budget.

[1:45:31] You MAY recollect that during

[1:45:34] the budget, we took a chance

[1:45:35] that we were going to get this.

[1:45:37] I say took a chance because,

[1:45:38] remember, the state budget had

[1:45:40] not been finalized but we were

[1:45:41] pushing to make sure that we

[1:45:43] could pick up one time monies

[1:45:44] that we had used for some of

[1:45:46] these programs, like the

[1:45:48] riverside helping hand or some

[1:45:49] of the money for the divergent

[1:45:51] programs and things like that

[1:45:52] for prior grants that were

[1:45:52] running out.

[1:45:55] We wanted to continue those.

[1:45:56] We were believing we would get

[1:45:57] the state grant.

[1:45:59] So we took a million of the 2.5

[1:46:00] to be able to continue things

[1:46:02] that we had started with

[1:46:03] one-time money.

[1:46:05] And those were the ones we put

[1:46:06] in the budget.

[1:46:07] We didn't -- because we didn't

[1:46:08] know if the state budget would

[1:46:10] include us in the end, we didn't

[1:46:12] push it all the way to the 2.5

[1:46:14] or the 3.1.

[1:46:16] So when he's making callbacks to

[1:46:18] what the '27 budget includes,

[1:46:20] he's making reference to that

[1:46:22] first million dollars we had

[1:46:23] pre-allocated basically.

[1:46:25] I just saw some confused

[1:46:27] expressions as hugo was

[1:46:29] referencing '27 so he's trying

[1:46:30] to make the link back for you

[1:46:31] all with what you did in the

[1:46:33] budget by using one million

[1:46:35] dollars of grant funds that we

[1:46:39] anticipated getting, with the

[1:46:40] predefined programs and these

[1:46:41] other things he's talking about

[1:46:43] either expansions or new things

[1:46:44] are using the differential

[1:46:46] between the money we're getting

[1:46:48] and the one million we already

[1:46:49] pre-allocated.

[1:46:52] Does that help?

[1:46:53] >> all right, our next

[1:46:55] investment area we're going to

[1:46:58] look at is healing and recovery,

[1:47:00] by expanding trauma informed

[1:47:03] care, healing supports, recovery

[1:47:05] services and school connected

[1:47:05] prevention.

[1:47:08] In this area we've proposed

[1:47:08] $225,000.

[1:47:11] This proposed investment in

[1:47:12] healing and recovery recognized

[1:47:13] violence as both a public safety

[1:47:15] issue and a public health

[1:47:16] awareness issue.

[1:47:17] The effects of violence do not

[1:47:20] end when the incident report is

[1:47:20] completed.

[1:47:21] Trauma can affect a victim, a

[1:47:24] family, a peer group, a school,

[1:47:26] an entire neighborhood.

[1:47:26] Representative activities

[1:47:29] include trauma informed behavior

[1:47:32] health services and clinical

[1:47:34] screenings, victim-family, peer

[1:47:36] and community healing supports,

[1:47:38] a safe passage program connected

[1:47:40] with our schools and school

[1:47:41] connected prevention and

[1:47:42] workforce training that

[1:47:44] strengthening the capacity of

[1:47:47] staff and partners to respond

[1:47:47] effectively.

[1:47:48] So if you

[1:47:50] doing some additional

[1:47:51] training around local trainings

[1:47:53] and CBTs to ensure that staff

[1:47:55] have the capacity to respond as

[1:47:56] well.

[1:47:58] this proposal is not intended to

[1:47:59] duplicate existing behavioral

[1:48:02] health services and instead it

[1:48:03] creates opportunities to close

[1:48:06] gaps, improve referrals, support

[1:48:08] trauma informed responses and

[1:48:09] connect residents to help

[1:48:10] through trusted city and

[1:48:14] community partners.

[1:48:16] Our next area would be community

[1:48:18] partnerships and capacity

[1:48:20] building and it's proposed for

[1:48:22] $215,000, extend hampton's reach

[1:48:24] by investing in community

[1:48:25] organizations, resident led

[1:48:26] solution

[1:48:29] solutions and collaborative

[1:48:29] networks.

[1:48:30] So representative activities

[1:48:32] include competitive grants for

[1:48:34] community based organizations,

[1:48:35] faith and community

[1:48:36] collaboration, technical

[1:48:37] assistance in a flexible

[1:48:41] structure for emerging community

[1:48:41] initiatives.

[1:48:43] Community organizations often

[1:48:44] have relationships and access

[1:48:46] that government cannot

[1:48:47] reproduce.

[1:48:49] They MAY be the first to

[1:48:51] recognize a developing conflict,

[1:48:53] the first place a family turns

[1:48:56] for help or trusted voice to

[1:48:57] encourages a young person to

[1:48:57] self-report.

[1:49:00] So we envision having the

[1:49:01] opportunity, much like our mini

[1:49:03] grant process, to go through a

[1:49:04] competitive process where

[1:49:05] grassroots organizations would

[1:49:08] come alongside of us that fall

[1:49:09] in that category of

[1:49:12] intervention, prevention or

[1:49:13] awareness to do some of this

[1:49:18] work alongside of us.

[1:49:19] >> a question right there.

[1:49:23] Regarding the 215 for community

[1:49:25] partnerships, which includes the

[1:49:27] competitive mini grants, will

[1:49:31] this be 215 in addition to what

[1:49:32] we're already spend, so we're

[1:49:36] able to offer more mini grants?

[1:49:38] Okay, all right, thank you.

[1:49:41] >> no problem.

[1:49:42] And lastly would be our strategy

[1:49:44] innovation and sustainability,

[1:49:44] right.

[1:49:45] We want to continue the work

[1:49:47] that has already been started,

[1:49:48] but as we start new work, we

[1:49:50] want to be able to look at how

[1:49:51] do we sustain this and what is

[1:49:54] the data telling us.

[1:49:58] So we propose another $158,513

[1:49:59] in this investment strategy.

[1:50:01] This category supports the

[1:50:03] staffing, data, evaluation,

[1:50:05] communication and continuous

[1:50:07] improvement functions needed to

[1:50:09] administer the award and

[1:50:10] demonstrate results.

[1:50:11] The safer community guidelines

[1:50:13] requires a full-time coordinated

[1:50:16] dedicated to the planning,

[1:50:17] implementation and coordination

[1:50:18] of community violence

[1:50:20] restructuring strategies.

[1:50:21] That position will help align

[1:50:24] departments and partners, track

[1:50:26] implementation, manage grant

[1:50:27] requirements and pursue

[1:50:28] opportunities to sustain

[1:50:31] effective work beyond the award

[1:50:32] period.

[1:50:33] This category also includes

[1:50:36] evaluation and performance

[1:50:38] measurement, a community center

[1:50:39] data dashboard, strategic

[1:50:40] communications and

[1:50:41] sustainability planning.

[1:50:42] These are not add-ons.

[1:50:44] They are the infrastructure that

[1:50:45] allows council, staff, partners

[1:50:47] and residents to understand

[1:50:49] where funds were invested, what

[1:50:51] activities occur, who will serve

[1:50:52] and whether the strategy is

[1:50:54] producing the intended results.

[1:50:57] Because this is a one-year

[1:50:59] award, discipline implementation

[1:51:01] and regular monitoring will be

[1:51:01] essential.

[1:51:03] We must be able to identify

[1:51:05] delays early, adjust

[1:51:06] responsibly, document

[1:51:08] expenditures and ensure the full

[1:51:09] investment is used for eligible

[1:51:11] and impactful purposes.

[1:51:13] And that's why you see that

[1:51:16] investment at that level.

[1:51:17] So today we're asking council

[1:51:20] for feedback on the proposed

[1:51:22] categories, priorities and

[1:51:23] overall investment direction.

[1:51:24] Specifically, we would like to

[1:51:25] know whether this framework

[1:51:27] reflects the community safety

[1:51:28] priorities council wants hampton

[1:51:31] to advance, whether the proposed

[1:51:33] balance among direct programing,

[1:51:34] neighborhood investments,

[1:51:35] community partnerships, healing

[1:51:38] services and accountability is

[1:51:39] appropriate, and whether there

[1:51:40] are concerns or adjustments

[1:51:41] staff should address before the

[1:51:44] application is finalized.

[1:51:45] Following council's feedback,

[1:51:47] staff will refine category

[1:51:49] totals as necessary, verify

[1:51:52] project costs, confirm allowable

[1:51:54] expenses, completed supporting

[1:51:55] narratives and approvals and

[1:51:58] prepare the application for the

[1:52:01] submission by AUGUST 31st.

[1:52:02] And then again this proposal is

[1:52:05] not a collection of disconnected

[1:52:06] programs, it is an investment in

[1:52:08] our ecosystem and what we've

[1:52:10] already began with hopeful

[1:52:10] hampton.

[1:52:12] We want to further advance the

[1:52:14] work, close the gaps and

[1:52:17] continue making sure that we

[1:52:18] provide opportunities and

[1:52:23] results as well.

[1:52:24] >> questions?

[1:52:26] I'm sorry, COUNCILWOMAN Mugler?

[1:52:30] >> thank you, MR. Mayor.

[1:52:33] and thank you, hugo.

[1:52:36] This is a good presentation.

[1:52:41] And a very thoughtful proposal.

[1:52:42] So I am impressed with -- you

[1:52:44] have a lot of money to spend so

[1:52:46] you've been very thoughtful

[1:52:47] about how you can direct this

[1:52:48] money.

[1:52:52] The only area I think I would

[1:52:58] see a challenge is in your

[1:53:01] violence interrupters, and that

[1:53:03] is only that we -- it's hard to

[1:53:05] find them, right.

[1:53:07] And so that's where the

[1:53:08] challenge will be, I think, is

[1:53:10] to find good folks like the ones

[1:53:12] we already have participating

[1:53:13] with us.

[1:53:19] But we know that that's been a

[1:53:19] tremendously successful part of

[1:53:20] your work.

[1:53:23] And so I hope we can use every

[1:53:26] penny of that to expand that and

[1:53:28] make it work for young people.

[1:53:30] But yeah, I think this is a very

[1:53:31] thoughtful proposal.

[1:53:31] >> thank you.

[1:53:34] And some of our team members

[1:53:36] have additional referrals and

[1:53:36] recommendations they would want

[1:53:39] to make as well, so we would be

[1:53:41] open to their feedback for the

[1:53:42] current team that's serving and

[1:53:44] then how do we expand on what we

[1:53:46] have right now and then possibly

[1:53:48] making some additions to that

[1:53:48] team.

[1:53:49] >> you've got your work cut out

[1:53:50] for you.

[1:53:51] >> yes.

[1:53:53] >> especially between now and

[1:53:54] AUGUST 31st, right?

[1:53:56] >> yes, but I have great support

[1:53:58] and multiple departments as well

[1:54:00] sites not -- while we're

[1:54:01] coordinating the effort there's

[1:54:03] good support around the city and

[1:54:05] we're doing this collaboratively

[1:54:06] together.

[1:54:08] Thank you.

[1:54:11] >> any other questions,

[1:54:11] comments?

[1:54:12] Okay well, thank you, hugo.

[1:54:14] A lot of presentations today, a

[1:54:16] lot of good information.

[1:54:18] And I think we're excited about

[1:54:20] the good work you're going to do

[1:54:22] going forward, taking full

[1:54:23] advantage of the safer

[1:54:24] communities grants.

[1:54:25] >> all right, thank you, mayor.

[1:54:28] And thank you, members of

[1:54:30] council.

[1:54:31] >> so that sounds like you're

[1:54:33] comfortable generally with us

[1:54:35] submitting this --

[1:54:35] [Applause]

[1:54:37] And we plan to bring back even

[1:54:39] better numbers than the ones we

[1:54:40] gave you in the earlier

[1:54:41] presentation after we're able to

[1:54:43] do these additional things.

[1:54:45] MR. Mayor, that completes the

[1:54:48] prepared staff presentations for

[1:54:48] today.

[1:54:49] >> okay, all right.

[1:54:51] So with that, are there any

[1:54:53] regional issues?

[1:54:56] Any items of new business?

[1:54:58] All right, there being none,

[1:55:00] then I'm going to ask the clerk

[1:55:03] to read the motion required for

[1:55:04] closed session.

[1:55:05] >> the motion required today is

[1:55:06] to con vine a closed session

[1:55:10] pursuant to virginia code second

[1:55:12] 2.2-3711 (A)(6) To discuss or

[1:55:13] rg

[1:55:14] the investment of public funds

[1:55:16] in the Lasalle corridor, where

[1:55:17] bargaining is involved and

[1:55:18] discussion in public would

[1:55:19] adversely affect the city's

[1:55:21] financial interest; pursuant to

[1:55:25] virginia code section 2.2-3711-3

[1:55:26] and 6 for discussion of a

[1:55:28] potential mixed use project in

[1:55:29] coliseum central that MAY

[1:55:30] involve the disposition of

[1:55:31] public land and the investment

[1:55:33] of public funds, where

[1:55:34] bargaining is involved and

[1:55:35] public discussion would

[1:55:37] adversely impact the city's

[1:55:38] negotiating position and

[1:55:41] financial interest; and pursuant

[1:55:44] to 2.2-3711a3 to discuss

[1:55:46] disposition of publicly held

[1:55:48] real property in the downtown

[1:55:48] hampton area where discuss in an

[1:55:51] open meeting would adversely

[1:55:52] affect the negotiation strategy

[1:55:57] of the city pursuant to section

[1:55:59] 2.2-371 is to discuss the

[1:56:01] acquisition of real property in

[1:56:02] hampster north where discussion

[1:56:06] in an open meeting would

[1:56:08] adversely affect the negotiating

[1:56:09] position of the city and to

[1:56:10] discuss appointments as listed

[1:56:12] on your agenda.

[1:56:13] >> all right, need a motion and

[1:56:14] a second.

[1:56:15] >> so moved.

[1:56:16] >> second.

[1:56:18] >> call the roll, please.

[1:56:20] >> COUNCILWOMAN Bowman?

[1:56:20] >> aye.

[1:56:22] >> vice mayor brown?

[1:56:22] >> aye.

[1:56:23] >> COUNCILWOMAN Campbell?

[1:56:24] >> aye.

[1:56:25] >> COUNCILWOMAN Ferebee?

[1:56:25] >> aye.

[1:56:26] >> COUNCILWOMAN Harper.

[1:56:27] >> aye.

[1:56:28] >> COUNCILWOMAN Mugler?

[1:56:29] >> aye.

[1:56:29] >> mayor gray?

[1:56:30] >> aye.

[1:56:32] All right, we will convene in

[1:56:35] closed session at 3:15 in the

[1:56:36] lawson conference room and

[1:56:37] following the closed session,

[1:56:39] council will reconvene in the

[1:56:40] open meeting in the same

[1:56:42] location in order to certify the

[1:56:44] closed session and then proceed

[1:56:47] to adjourn the meeting.

City Council Work Session on 2026-08-12 1:00 PM

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