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>>> OKAY, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR AGREEING TO AMEND TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE MANAGER AND HIS STAFF STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM
BUT WE HAVE A SHORT MEETING TO GET TO TODAY, I KNOW THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF
IS DEALING WITH THEIR ISSUES AS FAR AS BUILDINGS, IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE FROM MR. BENTLY
IF THEY HAD ANY WATER DAMAGE. MAWRKS, YOU WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW AND THEN
GO ONTO HOW WE DID IN THE HURRICANE? >> YES.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, BASICALLY WE HAVE A VERY SHORT AGENDA FOR YOU TODAY, AS THE
MAYOR MENTIONED, WE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE SCHOOL BOARD -- JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL
BOARD AND COUNCIL BUT BY DELAYING THE MEETING IT ALLOWS US TO ASSESS BUILDINGS, THERE ARE
REALLY TWO SPEAKERS TODAY, JAMES RODGERS WHO IS DIRECTOR AT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
AND JOHN. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS YOU ARE GETTING
FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO SAY TWO QUICK THINGS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO JAMES.
LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT IMPACT, THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF HAVING COLLABORATION WITH ONE PURPOSE
AND ONE MESSAGE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE STRIVING
TO DO BUT IRENE BASICALLY FORCED TO US DO IT, AND FORCED US TO SIT AROUND A TABLE AND
BE ABLE TO TALK AND RESPOND NOT JUST TO THE COUNCIL BUT TO THE RESIDENTS SO WHEN YOU START
TO BE WITH SOMEBODY FOR 72 CONTINUOUS HOURS YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS AND
IT MAKES YOU COLLABORATE AND SOMETIMES BE A LITTLE MORE INNOVATIVE THAN WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN BY OURSELVES, SO WITH THAT SAID I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JAMES TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY REGARDING THE HURRICANE I REASON, ALSO
I AM GIVING THIS PRESENTATION, I'M THE FACE OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT MAKE THIS THING
HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE HAVE SO MANY FINE PEOPLE WHO RISE TO THE OCCASION TIME
AFTER TIME, ANY EVENT WE HAVE IN THE CITY AND REALLY, AGAIN, I'M JUST THE FACE OF THAT
PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW
IN TERMS OF PREHURRICANE ACTIONS. REALLY WHAT WE DO ANYTIME YOU HAVE A HURRICANE
OR EVENT, WE HAD A PRESENTATION -- NOT A PRESENTATION, A DECLARATION BY GOVERNOR MCDONNELL, THEN
AFTER WE HAD THAT DECLARATION FROM THE GOVERNOR THAT MOBILIZES THE STATE AGENCIES SO THEY
CAN BEGIN TO PREPOSITION THEMSELVES TO HELP IN ANY LOCALITIES.
THE CITY MANAGER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MAYOR DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY THURSDAY
AT 3:30 P.M. HE SAW EMINENT THREAT TO THE LOCALITY HERE
AND MADE SURE WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD TO PREPARE.
THE PRESIDENT'S DECLARATION IN TERMS OF A DECLARATION GIVES FEMA AN OPPORTUNITY TO START
GOING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS TO POSITION ASSETS.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU, WHENEVER WE PREPARE TO DO THESE THINGS WE GET DOWN TO THE -- MARCUS
CALLED US MONDAY, IT WAS A FEW MORE DAYS OUT, HE WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF THIS TO GET US PREPARED.
WE BEGAN TO GIVE MARCUS BRIEFINGS MONDAY AND TUESDAY ON THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY.
MARCUS GATHERED HIS SENIOR STAFF AT THE EOC ON THURSDAY AND SAID THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE
AND THIS IS HOW WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS BEGAN TO REVIEW THEIR
PLANS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE READY TO GO, HAD STAFFING READY, AND THEN ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT MARCUS AND CITY MANAGER TALKED ABOUT WAS COORDINATION, WE HAD LOTS OF PARTNERS
COORDINATING WITH, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH, RED CROSS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DOMINION
VIRGINIA POWER AND VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS. PART OF THAT PREPARATION IS ACTIVATING EOC,
GETTING EVERY ONE ACCLIMATED, GETTING IT SET UP, BUT IT WAS READY TO GO THURSDAY, WE WERE
IN EOC UNTIL SUNDAY AT 5 P.M. WHEN WE DEACTIVATED BUT THAT WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GO HOME AND GET REST BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN THERE SINCE THURSDAY MORNING.
ACTIVATED JOINT INFORMATION CENTER, ANYTIME WE ACTIVATE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE BOB
THATCHER AND HIS GROUP THERE SO THEY CAN GIVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION, ALL THE PRESS RELEASES
ARE CORE NAITD, CITY MANAGER HAS TO LOOK AT THOSE, THOSE PRESENTATIONS OR LOOK AT THOSE
BRIEFINGS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CORRECT AND THEN WE SEND THEM OUT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE USED FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TO MAKE SURE WE GOT
THE INFORMATION OUT. AND THEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS IN THE MEETINGS
STARTING THURSDAY AND WE KEPT HAVING EVERYBODY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU WERE DOING THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY. HE SAID NOT ME YET, I'M GETTING MY PEOPLE
READY. HE LEANED FORWARD, GOT HIS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
TEAM READY SO THEY COULD GO OUT AND DO DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.
TO GIVE YOU SOME TIME LINE THE STORM BEGAN TO AFFECT THE COMMONWEALTH AROUND 2:00 A.M.
SATURDAY ON THE 27TH AND EXITED AROUND 6:00 A.M. ON THE 28TH.
BASED ON THE STORM SURGE VALUES VERIFIED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WE EXPERIENCED
SURGES IN THE RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET. JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME QUICK STATISTICS WE
HAD SEVEN SHELTERS OARNTIOND 612 PEOPLE SERVED IN THOSE SHELTERS.
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM WE HAD ABOUT 50,000 RESIDENTS WITHOUT AGOS AND NOW WE ARE BELOW
6,000 RESIDENTS, BUT EACH ONE OF THOSE RESIDENTS ARE IMPORTANT SO DOMINION POWER IS WORKING
VERY QUICKLY TO GET THOSE SERVICES RESTORED. ONCE FRANK AND HIS FOLKS WENT OUT, THEY DID
THIS QUICKLY, WE WERE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE IN TERMS OF THE DAMAGE WE HAD, AND WHAT HE
DOES IS WE HAVE TO DO AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT 72 HOURS AFTER THE EVENT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT
WAS NORTH OF 9 MILLION, AFFECTED 356 PROPERTIES, TWO WERE DESTROYED --
>> WERE THEY HOUSES? >> TWO HOUSES.
TWO HOUSES, FRANK? >> THE TWO STRUCTURES DESTROYED WERE TWO HOUSES
WHERE YOU HAD A TREE FALL INTO THEM. >> IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> NO, TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. >> THESE ARE ALL PRIVATE PROPERTIES?
>> THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WE ARE [INAUDIBLE] >> AS WE GET INTOITY HAVE A SECTION OF FEEM
A-THAT'S WHEN WE GET INTO THE FACILITIES WE OWN, BUT WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT
WE WERE LOOKING TO, THIS IS PRELIMINARY, YOU HAVE TO GET THAT TO THEM IN 72 HOURS.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME WITH THE NOREASTER IT WAS 20,000 IN DAMAGES, THIS IS CLOSE TO
9 MILLION. THAT GIVES YOU A MAP OF WHERE THEY ARE.
>> COULD YOU GO BACK, THERE'S A CLUSTER OF GREEN DOTS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF IT, IT'S
INTERESTING BECAUSE IT STAND OUTCOME PAIRED TO THE REST OF THE MAP.
IS THAT FLOOD DAMAGE AT THE CREEK? >> NO, THIS IS MAINLY WIND DAMAGE AND THE
RIVER. >> IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE ALL
THE DOTS IN AREAS THAT NORMALLY FLOOD BUT THAT AREA CAUGHT MY EYE.
>> IT JUMPED OUT AT ALL OF US. >> RIGHT THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, SEE THE
CLUSTER OF GREEN DOTS? IT LOOKS LIKE --
>> IT IS NEAR THAT AREA. >> THERE WASN'T A TORNADO, WAS IT?
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE REPORTS OF THAT. >> NO.
>> THAT -- YOU HAVE MISSING SHINGLES, SIDING THAT IS DAMAGED BY WIND, THAT IS THE LEAST
INTENSE TYPE OF DAMAGE THAT FEMA RECOGNIZES WHEN WE COLLECT INFORMATION.
>> OKAY. >> AGAIN, WE ALWAYS TRY TO LEAN FORWARD OR
CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
WE'LL BE GOING TO THE RECOVERY STAGE, WE'RE IN THE RECOVERY STAGE BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
MY OFFICE AND THE REST OF US HAVE TO DO IS GET PREPARED FOR FEMA TO COME TO TOWN, SO
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE GATHERING THOSE COSTS.
WE HAD A MEETING OF A GROUP OF US YESTERDAY REALLY PUTTING THAT WHOLE THING TOGETHER SO
WE ARE CAPTURING THOSE COSTS BY EACH DEPARTMENT, SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DISCUSSIONS
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES, THEY WILL WANT TO GO AROUND AND VERIFY SOME OF THE THINGS WE
HAVE TOLD THEM. THAT'S THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING
IN THE DAYS AHEAD, ALTHOUGH JOHN AND HIS FOLKS, PEOPLE IN THE RECREATION PARKS WILL BE DOING
DOWNED TREE RECOVERY, I STILL HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE GET EVERYTHING DONE
ON THE FEMA SIDE BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.
THIS IS A QUICK OVERVIEW AND WE'RE REALLY AT THE VERY START OF THIS IN TERMS OF FEMA
AND THEY WILL DO A PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASEMENTS, WE HAVE DONE OUR INITIAL ONE, THEY WILL DO
SOME VERIFICATION AND THEY WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT'S A THREE STEP PROCESS BUT
WE WILL GET THROUGH THAT ONE. WE WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE HAVE IT ON
OUR MINDS TO MAKE SURE WE GET REIMBURSED FOR ANYTHING WE NEED TO.
THE CAVEAT TO THAT IS NOT ONLY THE GOVERNOR BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS TO DECLARE A PRESIDENTIAL
DISASTER, NOT JUST A DECLARATION BUT A DISASTER AND THEN WE WILL BE ELIGIBLE, THERE IS A MULTIPLIER,
2010 CENSUS, YOU DO THE MULTIPLE, IT GIVES US ROUGHLY THE 800,000 THRESHOLD WE NEED TO
MEET HERE IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK THAT WE CAN PUSH IT UP TO THE STATE AND THEN THEY WILL
TAKE THAT BIG NUMBER AND GIVE IT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SAY, HEY, DECLARE A DISASTER.
>> MONETARY DAMAGES? >> THIS IS COST.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> CITY OF NORFOLK.
>> THERE ARE TWO THINGS, YOU ARE RIGHT THERE DOING THE MATH BASED ON THE DOLLAR FIGURE
AND POPULATION, TWO KEY THINGS THAT I KEEP SAYING PRELIMINARY, PRELIMINARY -- THREE THINGS,
PRELIMINARY, PRELIMINARY, PRELIMINARY, THESE ARE JUST THE ESTIMATES AT THIS TIME, THEY
CAN BE GREATER WHAT OCCURRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN TERMS
OF THE 9.1 MILLION, THE PRELIMINARY NUMBER. >> WHEN YOU TALK REIMBURSEMENT WE ARE TALKING
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CITY IN TERMS OF OUR COST, OVERTIME, THOSE TYPE THINGS.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. >> YES, SIR.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRYING TO LEAN FORWARD IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST LOOKING
AT THE DATA WE WERE IN, THE CITY MANAGER HAD US LOOKING ONE DAY, TWO DAYS OUT.
HE IS SAYING, I'M OKAY WITH THIS BLOCK OF TIME, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS BLOCK OF
TIME. HE WOULD NOT CHECK OFF UNTIL WE LEANED FORWARD
AND SHOWED WE HAD THESE THINGS CHECKED, THIS IS PART OF THE LEANING FORWARD THING HOW WILL
WE GET THEM ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE PERFORMED AND CREATED A SPREADSHEET
EVERY ONE KNOWS HOW TO PUT IN THE SYSTEM AND A STATEMENT FROM THIS AND PUT IN THE INFORMATION
AND ROY HAS WORKED TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS FOR YEARS, HE'S WELL-REGARDED AND KNOWS WHAT
HE IS DOING WHEN WE PUT THIS IN TO GET REIMBURSEMENT. AND THAT IS THE EXTENT OF MY PRESENTATION,
I WILL HAND IT OFF TO JOHN FOR RECOVERY. >> MY MAIN CONCERN, I GOT AN E-MAIL, HOW MANY
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE POWER STILL PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY THAT ARE ON MEDICATION OR THAT
MAYBE THEY LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT CHECKING UP ON THEM, ARE WE SENDING
ANYBODY TO THOSE AREAS TO KNOCK ON DOORS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE OKAY?
THE LONGER WE GO WITHOUT POWER, WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS WHO WILL SAY THEY DON'T WANT HELP
BUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK, THERE WILL BE A COUPLE HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T
HAVE POWER YET, IT'S ONLY A COUPLE HOUSES, PINEWELL I'VE GOT REPORTS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
WHO DON'T HAVE POWER, BELLAIRE, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE KNOCK ON DOORS IF THE NEIGHBORS
AREN'T CHECKING. >> WE CAN MAKE SURE WE RAMP IT UP A LITTLE
BIT OR GREAT DEAL. WE HAVE SOME OF THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS
WITH PHONE NUMBERS OF ALL THE SENIOR AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREA,
SO THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CHIEF CHAMBERLAIN AND WE HAVE SOMEONE
AT SPRING CREEK SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE TAKING THAT TYPE OF COVERAGE WITH JUST THAT
COMMUNITY RESOURCE, MORE SO THAN ANYBODY ELSE. >> I THINK I HEARD HALF DEATHS HAPPEN AFTER
THE HURRICANE, SOME OF THE E-MAILS I RECEIVED YESTERDAY CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DIABETES
AND HAVE INSULIN, THEY MAY NOT KNOW TO KEEP IT ON ICE FOR SO LONG.
>> WE HAD THE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING TO MAKE SURE WE REACH THOSE FOLKS.
>> THE MESSAGE SHOULDN'T GO OUT WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS OUT THERE KNOCKING ON DOORS, WE NEED
TO WRITE SOMEBODY IF WE THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MARCUS?
IF YOU HAVE THE NAME OF SOMEBODY WHO YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AFTER, I THINK THE CITY
MANAGER COULD PROBABLY LOOK INTO IT. >> SENIOR NEIGHBORS COULD HELP TOO.
>> I'M THINKING OF 6,000 PEOPLE DON'T HAVE POWER, THAT'S PRETTY MANAGEABLE AND THEY'RE
PROBABLY IN POCKETS. >> THAT IS THE OTHER THING, I HAD A CONVERSATION
[INAUDIBLE] POWER YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING AND WHAT HE WAS SAYING IS THEY ARE TRYING
TO GET THE LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER ON FIRST AND THE WAY THE GRID SERVES
FOR ELECTRICITY, YOU MAY HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN POCKETED AREAS BUT THEY ARE ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO CALL IN EVEN IF YOU THINK YOUR NEIGHBOR DID DOWN THE STREET, TO HAVE EVERYBODY STILL
WITHOUT POWER CALL IN TO MAKE SURE THEY GET EVERYBODY BACK ON BECAUSE IT COULD JUST BE
SOMETHING IN THE POWER GRID, THE WAY THE ELECTRICITY GOES TO ONE HOUSE AND DOESN'T GO TO ANOTHER
AND THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW, SO IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE POWER, EVEN IF THEY THINK THEIR NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR CALLED THEY STILL NEED TO CALL VIRGINIA POWER.
I JUST WANT TO SAY LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB, I GOT SO MANY COMMENTS
FROM CITIZENS, FROM FACEBOOK AND E-MAIL ABOUT THE INFORMATION AND GETTING IT OUT FOR A WEEK
SO PEOPLE WOULD KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHAT THEIR OPTIONS WERE.
YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN GIVING OUT INFORMATION TO CITIZENS AND GETTING IT OUT
TO US SO WE COULD GET IT OUT TO PEOPLE. I HAD ONE PERSON SAY I NEVER HAD ANYBODY COME
AROUND LIKE THE POLICE CAME AROUND TO SAY THERE WERE MANDATORY EVACUATION.
A LADY SAID SHE NEVER HAD IT HAPPEN, YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT
THERE AND THE TEAM DID A GOOD JOB. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE OF THE THINGS
[INAUDIBLE] IN DOMINION OPERATION CENTER HELPING RECEIVE THOSE CALLS, I MADE A COUPLE CALLS
JUSTER DAY TO THE OPERATIONS, TO THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE THERE TO HELP GET A SYSTEM OR GIVE
ME TIME FRAME SO I COULD TELL THE RESIDENTS EXACTLY -- THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING,
WE HAD TRUCKS WAITING TO REALLY GET THEM TO CERTIFY, AND, SO, HAVING SOMEONE IN THEIR
OPERATIONS CENTER TO MANAGE IT, WE WERE GLAD AND I CALLED HIS OFFICE, THE FIREFIGHTERS,
WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THINGS GOING FORWARD.
>> ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO LOOK AT, I KNOW NONE OF OUR SHELTERS TOOK PETS, BUT MAYBE
WE COULD DO SOMETHING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE PETA PEOPLE OR SOME OTHER ORGANIZATION
THAT HANDLES THAT, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE SOMETHING, THESE KIND OF THINGS
HAPPEN TO US, DOWN THE ROAD THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT.
>> WITH THE DRIVE ON FOR BANDAGES, WERE YOU ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> EVERYBODY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOST THEIR NETWORK, I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU WOULD KNOW THAT
BY DRIVING AROUND. >> WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT.
UNDER THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS THAT FEMA HAS US DO, WE ARE SIMPLY LOOKING
AT EXTERIOR BUILDINGS FOR DISCERNIBLE DAMAGE USING THE GUIDELINES THAT FEMA HAS PROVIDED
TO US FOR WHAT WE WERE WORKING FOR, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAS HAPPENED INSIDE THE HOUSE.
>> THIS ISN'T INSIDE THE HOUSE, IT'S UNDER THE HOUSE.
>> UNLESS YOU CAN SEE IT -- >> THAT IS REPORTABLE?
DO WE NEED PEOPLE TO REPORT THEY LOST ALL THAT?
THIS IS A BOUGHT $10,000, SO WHEN YOU START ADDING THAT UP --
>> I DON'T THINK FEMA WILL COVER THAT. >> SO THAT ISN'T IMPORTANT?
FEMA WILL COVER SHINGLES BUT NOT -- >> I DON'T THINK THEY WILL COVER SHINGLES.
>> I DON'T THINK FEMA WILL COVER A LOT OF THIS, IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE THEY WON'T COME
IN AND COVER IT. >> WHAT YOU ARE TELLING ME, DEPENDING ON THE
DAMAGE INTO AREA, DON'T WE WANT TO HAVE ALL THE DAMAGE REPORTED?
IF YOU ARE COUNTING SHINGLES, WHY AREN'T WE COVERING THAT.
>> WE HAVE A 72 HOUR TIME FRAME, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT.
>> SO, GOING FORWARD ARE WE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT.
>> WE TRY TO GIVE THEM A SNAP SHOT FAIRLY QUICKLY.
>> PRELIMINARY. >> FEMA IS NOT AN INSURER OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S
HOUSE FOR STORM DAMAGE. >> THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE, FEMA IS FOR PUBLIC
DAMAGE. >> I GUESS MY CONFUSION IS YOU WENT AROUND
TO LOOK AT PLACES AND COUNTED THE DAMAGE THAT WHERE SHINGLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT KNOW THAT
FEMA WASN'T GOING TO COVER THAT, SO IF YOU CARED ABOUT THE SHINGLES WHY AREN'T YOU CARING
ABOUT THE DUCT WORK. >> LET ME BE VERY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT IS THAT FEMA HAS BROKEN THINGS INTO FOUR CATEGORIES, WAS THE STRUCTURE AFFECTED BY
THE STORM, DID IT EXPERIENCE MINOR DAMAGE, DID IT EXPERIENCE MAJOR DAMAGE OR WAS IT DESTROYED.
FEMA HAS GIVEN US CATEGORIES OF THE EXTENT OF VALUE THAT WE COULD ASSIGN TO EACH ONE
OF THOSE TYPES OF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE, TO A STRICTURE, SO WE'RE NOT SAYING WE ARE LOOKING
AT SHINGLES, WE SAY WE SEE SHINGLES ARE MISSING, THAT IS DAMAGE SUSPECTED AND 1% OF THE VALUE
OF THE HOUSE, WE'RE JUST DOING A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT TRYING TO GIVE FEMA AN INDICATION
OF THE INTENSITY OF THE STORM, THIS IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE NUMBER, IT IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE
INTENSITY OF THE STORM AND ITS EFFECT SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO ASSESS IT.
OVERALL IMPACT AND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
WE ARE NOT GOING IN AND ESTIMATING THIS HOUSE LOST 6 SHINGLES SO THAT WILL BE A FEW HUNDRED
DOLLARS, IT'S PURELY REPRESENTED BASED ON THOSE FOUR CATEGORIES.
>> I BELIEVE WHAT DR. WIMBLEY IS ASKING, YOU ARE GOING AROUND AND GETTING ASSESSMENT --
>> IT'S FOR INSURANCE. >> I UNDERSTAND, FOR FLOOD INSURANCE.
>> HOMEOWNERS -- >> WHAT I'M SAYING --
>> THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS. WHAT SHE IS SAYING IF YOU ARE GOING AROUND
AND COVERING UP WITH THIS NUMBER AND IF FEMA WERE TO REIMBURSE --
>> IT WILL BE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS BECAUSE THEN WHEN THE HOMEOWNER COMES IN TO DO THE
WORK THEY HAVE TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIM. OUR NUMBER IS SUPPLIED TO THE CITY MANAGER
FOR PRELIMINARY. NO ONE CAN GET ANY MONEY OFF THE NUMBERS,
IT'S SIMPLY TO TRY TO GIVE A VISION THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT A VISION HOW SEVERELY IMPACTED THE AREA MIGHT BE SO THEY CAN BEGIN LOOKING
AT WHAT THEIR RESPONSE MAY NEED TO BE. IT'S SURELY FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> BUT FEMA WILL HELP INDIVIDUALS. >> THEY WILL IF IT'S DETERMINED TO BE A DISASTER
AREA, THEN THE INDIVIDUAL WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CLAIM.
>> I JUST FELT LIKE OUR IMPACT WOULD BE ENHANCED IF YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
YOU LOOKED THROUGH THAT OTHERWISE LOOKED OKAY, YOU REALIZED THE MAJORITY OF THOSE HOMES LOST
ALL OF THEIR DUCT WORK, SO IF YOU ARE SAYING YOU WANT FEMA TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE
STORM IS YOU OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING MORE THAN 10,000, NOT SHINGLES.
>> THE PROBLEM IS FEMA DOESN'T SAY DUCT WORK IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT.
SIDING IS MISSING, AS WE LOOK THROUGH GOING, TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ON THE HOUSE AND DAMAGED
THE ROOF, SHINGLES BLOWN OFF WHICH IS AN INDICATION THEY HAVE WATER LINES IN THE HOUSE, ARE YOU
SEEING WATER LINES ON THE HOUSE WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF INTERIOR FLOODING, THOSE ARE
THE THING WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE ARE NOT SAYING THIS HOUSE EXPERIENCED THIS
MUCH DAMAGE, IT THE NATURE OF THE DAMAGE AND BASED ON THAT IT IS GOING TO FALL INTO ONE
OF THESE CLASSIFICATIONS. A HOUSE WE SAY IS DESTROYED SAYS A TREE FELL
INTO A HOUSE, PIERCED AN EXTERIOR WALL, IS IT FIXABLE IN MAYBE.
BUT FEMA WILL SAY IT'S DESTROYED BY THE STORM. SURELY THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE, PRELIMINARY,
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GO IN AND SAY THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, IT'S JUST BASED
ON CRITERIA WE'VE BEEN GIVEN. >> DOES THAT INCLUDE THE HOUSE --
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I KNOW ONE WAS IN THAT GENERAL AREA, THAT
MIGHT BE -- ONE OF THEM IS AT THE NORTH SIDE AND THE OTHER IN THE INGLESIDE AREA, THOSE
ARE THE TWO HOUSES WE SAW A TREE HAD FALLEN ON THE HOUSE AND DONE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE PIERCING
THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THAT HOUSE UNDER THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES IS
DESTROYED. >> BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO JOHN THERE ARE
A COUPLE THINGS AS WE START TO GET TO THE POST EVENTS THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
I SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND INDIVIDUALS AT THE SHELTERS, THEY INCLUDED
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING, MAKE SURE I THANK
EVERY ONE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE ARE DEFINITELY A
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OUT IN THE SHELTERS. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS REWARDING TO ME WAS
THAT SUNDAY MORNING AT 7:00 A.M. AS WE START HAD TO LOOK AT RECOVERY, I WENT OVER TO SEE
SOME OF THE FOLKS AT PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES AND I WILL TELL YOU THEY WERE GEARED UP, READY
TO GO, ENERGETIC AND BASICALLY SAYING THIS IS THEIR TIME TO SHINE, WE
ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU
WHAT WE
ARE MADE OF AND THEY JUST DID INCREDIBLE. I WANTED TO SAY THAT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER
TO JOHN. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE RECOVERY OPERATIONS
-- OOPS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER A HURRICANE OR NATURAL DISASTER
CITY FORCES ARE CHARGED WITH INITIATING RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY ARE TRAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY YEAR
AFTER YEAR, EVERY TIME THERE IS AN EVENT OR NEAR MISS WE GO THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED AND TO DO THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
BETTER PREPARED NEXT TIME. UTILITIES, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, POLICE,
FIRE, EOC HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING ON OUR PREPARATIONS AND TRAINING CONTINUOUSLY, HOPEFULLY IT SHOWS
EACH TIME WE GO THROUGH IT. COMPONENTS OF THE RECOVERY AND RESPONSE TO
CITIZENS EMERGENCIES, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT
POWER OR HAD DAMAGE TO HOMES, POLICE AND FIRE ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE.
CLEARING ROADS IS WHAT I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE WITH PUBLIC WORKS, FRANK HAS TALKED
ABOUT THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DONE BY A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS CITY WIDE.
WE HAVE A MAJOR EFFORT COMING ON DEBRIS CLEAN UP.
RESTORATION OF WATER, SEWER, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, SERVICES DURING THE POWER OUTAGES IS PART
OF IT. WE STILL HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS OUT, THAT'S
IN EACH CASE BECAUSE POWER HASN'T BEEN PUT BACK ON BY VIRGINIA POWER, WE ARE WORKING
AND WE ARE DOWN TO LESS THAN 10 OF THEM HAD TO BE RESTORED THIS MORNING.
DRAINING OF FLOODED AREAS, WE DID PUMPING OUT OF AREAS NEAR MASON CREEK, WILLOUGHBY,
WE HAVE HELPED IN YARDS TO PUMP WATER OUT. WE LIAISONNED WITH OTHER AGENCIES, REPAIRED
DAMAGED FACILITIES WILL BE SOMETHING COMING UP AND WE TRACK FOR POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT.
MARCUS MENTION THE CITY CREWS BEGAN CLEARING THE ROADS AT 7:00 A.M. SUNDAY, THE STORM WENT
THROUGH AT NIGHT. WE HAD OVER 400 WORKERS OUT FROM PUBLIC WORKS,
STREETS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, STORM WATER, TRANSPORTATION, PARKS AND FORESTRY AND CREWS FROM THE SHERIFF,
POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC UTILITIES HAD PEOPLE OUT TO MAKE SURE THEIR FACILITIES WERE IN
GOOD OPERATING ORDER AS WELL. FIRST THING WE FOCUS ON IS STREET ACCESS,
THAT IS VITAL FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO GET AROUND, POLICE, FIRE, CITY SERVICES SO CITIZENS CAN
GET OUT AND ACCESS THE HOSPITAL SERVICES, BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH, SO THAT WAS THE FIRST
THING WE DID ON THE FIRST DAY WAS CLEAR THE ROADS.
WE HAVE SEEN ABOUT 100 CITY TREES DOWN, 450 CASES OF DAMAGED TREES AND DEBRIS BLOCKING
STREETS DOWN, THIS COMPARES TO 2000 TREES DOWN FOR IS ABELL.
WE DID NOT HAVE THE DAMAGES WE DID. WE HAD ALL COLLECTOR STREETS OPEN BY THE END
OF THE DAY, EVERYBODY CAN GET TO THEIR HOUSE, THERE ARE A FEW CASES, ABOUT A DOZEN WE HAVE
TO CLEAR TREES OFF THE ROAD AND SEVEN CASES WHERE WE STILL HAVE TREASON HOUSES AND WE
WILL HAVE -- TREES ON HOUSES AND WE WILL HAVE IT DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
OUR CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR ANY BLOCK DRAINAGE, KEEPING THE UNDER PASSES OPEN, WE HAD TWO
UNDER PASSES THAT FLOODED, VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD AND MONTICELLO AVENUE.
WE ALSO CLOSED THE TIDE GATE DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS MASON CREEK AND DID SOME PUMPING OF LOW
LYING AREAS WE MENTIONED. >> JOHN?
>> YES, SIR. >> THE 200, DO YOU STILL HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS?
>> WE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AT MONTICELLO. >> YOU HAD PUMP STATIONS.
>> YES, THE PUMP STATIONS UNDER THERE, WE HAD A FAILURE OF THE PUMPS AT MONTICELLO BECAUSE
OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROBLEMS, WE GOT IT FIXED, WE HAVE TEMPORARY PUMPS BUT BEFORE
WE GOT TO IT, IT FLOODED, VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD WAS OVERWHELMED WITH WATER FOR A WHILE, THE
SYSTEM WORKED BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO PUMP IT OUT.
WE HAVE ADDED EMERGENCY POWER TO THE PUMP STATIONS OVER THE YEARS WITH THE CAPABILITY
TO HOOK IN EMERGENCY POWER, WE STILL HAVE A FEW TO GO BUT MOST OF THEM WORKED WELL.
>> YOU SAID IT WAS OVERWHELMED MY WATER, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THAT?
>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE PUMPING CAPACITY AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT.
WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THE WATER GETS TO BE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THE WHOLE AREA OF SOUTH
BRAMBLETON BECOMES ONE DRAINAGE BASE AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE WHOLE 10 BLOCK AREA IN ADDITION
TO THE UNDER PASS WHEN THE WATER GETS HIGH. >> I KNOW THE TIDE WATER IN VIRGINIA BEACH,
YOU ARE SAYING THE WATER MADE A BASIN? >> YOU KNOW WHERE THE STORM WATER RETENTION
BOND IN SOUTH BRAMBLETON, THAT COMES UP SO HIGH EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE AREA BECOMES ONE,
THE PUMPS AREN'T ABLE TO PUMP THAT MUCH WATER OUT, IT OVERWHELMS IT FOR A TIME SO UNTIL
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DRAIN IT OFF AND PUMP IT OFF IT OVERWHELMS IT.
NO EASY SOLUTION. WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE PUMP STATIONS
CONTINUE TO WORK. >> WOULD ANOTHER BASIN HELP?
>> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT COULD, YES, SIR.
SOME STATISTICS OF WHAT WE SAW, MARCUS LIKES THIS BUT WE DIDN'T MAKE IT HERE, THE DOWNTOWN
WE HAD FLOOD LEVEL OF 8.47 FEET YOU SEE COMPARED TO THE TOP OF THE FLOOD WALL, WE WEREN'T CLOSE
TO THAT. FLOOD LEVEL AT SEWELL'S POINT WAS 7.63 WHICH
WAS LESS THAN ISABEL AND THE NOREASTER. RAIN FALL WAS 8.39 INCHES, THE ONLY ONE IN
THE LAST 20 YEARS THAT HAS TOPPED IT WAS ERNESTO THAT TOPPED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006.
THE WIND SPEED WAS COMPARABLE TO ISABEL, WE HAD MORE DAMAGE WITH ISABEL, WE HAD MORE MINOR
TORNADOES BUT WE DIDN'T SEE DAMAGE LIKE WE DID UNDER ISABEL.
>> ISABEL TORE ALL THE TREES OUT FOR US, PRUNED THE AREA.
>> RECREATION IS GROWING BETTER TREES IS WHAT I LIKE TO SAY.
>> JOHN, LET ME ASK YOU A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT QUESTION, HAS THE BOULEVARD HAD FLOODING BEFORE?
>> YES, SIR. >> I MEAN, IS THIS AN ONGOING ISSUE NOW?
>> IT'S A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WHENEVER WE HAVE VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH A STORM LIKE THIS, WHAT
HAPPENS IS THE WHOLE THING DOES -- HAS FLOODED BEFORE.
>> IT'S NOT THE CAPACITY? >> THE NEEDED CAPACITY OF THE PUMPS WOULD
BE SO SIGNIFICANT THAT -- THE PUMPS ARE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TO PUMP THE UNDER PASS, BUT
THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO PUMP THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> SO WE NEED ANOTHER BASIN?
>> THAT WOULD BE ONE POSSIBLE THING, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION
ON THAT. THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, THE TEAM INSPECTION,
MIKE HAS MENTIONED SOME OF THAT, WE PREPARED A CONSOLIDATED REPORT, REPORTS WERE COMPILED
FOR POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT AND THEN THE SIT FACILITIES WOULD CONTRACT FOR SIGNIFICANT
REPAIRS, BUDGET IMPACT IS STILL TO BE DETERMINE. THE DEBRIS CLEAN UP IS THE MAJOR CHALLENGE,
WE HAVE ACTIVATED A DEBRIS CONTRACTOR, PHILLIPS-JORDAN. ALL THE CITIES IN THE REGION HAVE GONE TOGETHER
WITH A COMMON CONTRACT AND THERE ARE FIVE OF THESE MAJOR DEBRIS CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE,
EACH CITY PICKS ONE OR TWO BUT UNDER THE CONTRACT THE PRICES AND CONDITIONS ARE ALL THE SAME
SO YOU DON'T HAVE CITIES COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER FOR THE SERVICES, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS.
WE ACTIVATED PHILLIPS-JORDAN AND HAVE OUR CITY CREWS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, PRIORITY OF
THEIRS IS TO CONTINUE WITH REGULAR GARBAGE COLLECTION, WITH POWER OUTAGES, WE DON'T WANT
SPOILED FOOD TO BE OUT THERE ANY LONGER THAN POSSIBLE, WE WILL BE MAKING REGULAR GARBAGE
COLLECTION, DEBRIS CLEAN UP WILL BE DONE ON OVERTIME.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM PARKS AND FORESTRY, PUBLIC WORKS CLEANING THE STREETS, THEY HAVE GONE
THROUGH THE STREET, PILING IT UP AND BRINGING IT TO THE CURB AT VARIOUS PLACES.
WE ARE GIVING PRIORITY CLEANING AROUND SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WHO WILL BE STARTING COOL,
MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH ALL THOSE AREAS THIS WEEK.
WE ALSO AS A PATH THAT CREATED DEBRIS, CITIZEN DROP OFF CENTERS, WE HAVE THREE THAT WE OPENED
SUNDAY, IN THE ZOO PARKING LOT, TARRATLTON PARK AND OCEAN VIEW.
WE WILL OPEN TWO THIS WEEK, AT BERKELEY AND VOTECH, THEY WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO
7:00 P.M. EVERY DAY. WE ARE USING DEBRIS REDUCTION SIGHTS, ONCE
WE COLLECT IT WE NEED TO BRING IT IN, GRIND IT DOWN TO WOOD CHIPS, TURNED INTO MULCH,
WHAT HAVE YOU. WE ARE USING THE HANSEN AND GOFF STREET, THEY
WILL BRING THE FORCES IN TOMORROW. ARMISTEAD AVENUE FORMER CITY STREETS, WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT DOING IT AT 22ND BAY AND PLEASANT AVENUE, THAT'S A POTENTIAL SITE, DOESN'T APPEAR
WE WILL NEED IT BUT IT IS THERE IF WE DO AND WE WILL CLOSE THESE SITES WHENEVER, AS SOON
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND RESTORE THEM TO THE CONDITION THEY WERE PRIOR TO THE STORM.
WE HAVE LIAISON WITH OTHER AGENT CIRCUMSTANCES ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES, IT'S NOT A DIFFICULTY,
BUT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH VIRGINIA POWER, A LOT OF THE TREES CAME DOWN TANGLED IN ELECTRICAL
LINES, IT'S A MATTER TO MAKE SURE THE POWER IS TURNED OFF AND THE CITY CAN CUT AWAY THE
TREES AND TURN THE POWER BACK ON, IT USUALLY TAKES A FEW DAYS TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THOSE,
WE COORDINATE WITH VIRGINIA POWER, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR STAFF IN EOC COORDINATING PRIOR
ORTY OF RESTORATION. RESTORING TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
HRT, WE LIAISONNED WITH THEM, VERY LITTLE DAMAGE, THEY HAD THE TIDE BACK IN OPERATION
BY SUNDAY AND ALL THE OPERATIONS GOING MONDAY. WE LIAISONNED WITH V-DOT, THEY HAD A NUMBER
OF TUNNELS CLOSED AND THEY WERE OPENED MONDAY AND WE WORKED CLEARING TREES.
WATER AND SEWER, THE WATER PLANT WERE NEVER OUT OF POWER, THEY HAVE EMERGENCY POWER, I'M
SURE THAT IS SOMETHING UTILITY DEPARTMENTS WORKED ON, THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, IF YOU LOSE THE WATER SYSTEM YOU REALLY HAVE A DISASTER,
THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SEWAGE PUMP STATIONS
AROUND THE SIT, AND THEY HAVE EMERGENCY POWER AND PORTABLE GENERATORS TO KEEP THE PUMPS
GOING, THEY DO GET OVERWHELMED WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER COMING IN.
NO DAMAGE TO WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES. LOST TRAFFIC SIGNALS, WE ARE CLOSE TO HAVING
THOSE RESTORED. WHAT CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW, THERE ARE THREE
THINGS WE HANDED OUT HERE, ONE IS A PRESS RELEASE, SECOND ONE IS A FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS AND ANOTHER IS -- THE OTHER IS A FLYER WE ARE GIVING TO OUR STAFF TO HANDOUT
TO CITIZENS AS THEY GO AROUND THE CITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT POWER, ONLY CONTACT
THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IS ONE OF OUR CITY STAFF WHO ARE COMING THROUGH
THE AREA. WE DO EXPECT TO CONTINUE THE OPERATION AT
LEAST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12TH, ASKING PEOPLE TO PLACE THEIR WASTE AT THE CURB SEPARATED,
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING WILL BE DONE ON REGULAR SCHEDULE AND RECYCLE GO THROUGH THE CITY.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT THE EXACT SCHEDULE, WE ARE WORKING BY PLANNING DISTRICTS BEING
DONE BY CONTRACTORS, SOME BEING DONE BY CITY FORCES BUT WE WILL FORK THROUGH AND GO ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY, BE WORKING ALL AREAS OF THE CITY AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL WE GET
IT DONE. >> PLACED AT THE CURB, NOT IN THE GUTTER.
>> RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE TELL THE CITIZENS,
WE HAVE THE DROP OFF SITES, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE GET GOOD PUBLIC INFORMATION OUT THERE,
THE BASIC NUMBERS IS OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT NUMBER, 441-5813.
WE HAVE CREATED A NORFOLK HURRICANE RECOVERY TEAM HELP LINE, IF THEY ARE NOT GETTING THROUGH,
NOT GETTING AN ANSWER, THEY DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS LISTENING TO THEM, WE HAVE A CELL PHONE
WITH SOME OF OUR SENIOR STAFF ON IT STARTING OFF WITH PAUL AND FRIEDA, THEY WILL BE ANSWERING
QUESTIONS AND WILL SEND SOMEBODY OUT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO GET THE ANSWERS.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND E-MAIL WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TO US FOR THINGS LIKE THAT AND IN
SUMMARY TO REITERATE WHAT MARCUS SAID, AUGUST OF OUR CITY STAFF REPORT AFTER THIS, EVERY
ONE COMES IN, WE HAD ONE INDIVIDUAL A TREE FELON HIS HOUSE, HIS WIFE WAS INJURED AND
HE STILL CAME TO WORK, WE SENT HIM BACK HOME. PEOPLE WORK WITH PRIDE, WERE RESOURCEFUL AND
USED TEAMWORK. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ALL THIS CLEANED
UP AND BACK TO NORMAL. >> JOHN, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT REPORT.
YOUR DEPARTMENT IS A GREAT CREDIT TO THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THESE GUYS ARE OUT THERE IN HORRIBLE RAIN AND WIND AND THEY ARE TRYING
TO [INAUDIBLE] >> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, WERE
THERE, MARK? >> NO, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, BUT
YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, VARIOUS AVENUES WAS A FIRST FOR US, I THINK.
MOSTLY IF YOU CAN CALM THEIR FEARS, IF THEY CAN GET INFORMATION, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT
CAN HAPPEN. JUST KNOWING.
YOUR FOLKS DID A GREAT JOB. >> I HAVE A COMPLIMENT FOR THE CITY.
THE CREWS, I THINK THERE ARE TWO OR THREE OF THESE, CITIZENS WENT 180 DEGREES.
AND THE PEOPLE, THE GUYS ON THE STREETS WERE VERY, VERY COURTEOUS AND HELPFUL.
>> I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND JAMES TOO FOR MAKING THE DECISION TO DO THE MANDATORY
EVACUATION IN LOW LYING AREAS, I BELIEVE WE WERE THE FIRST IN HAMPTON ROADS TO MAKE THE
DECISION. WE WERE RIGHT IN LINE AND YOU KNOW I THINK
THAT'S ALWAYS A TOUGH CALL BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AS AN INCONVENIENCE BUT WE SAW
FROM ISABEL, WHAT THE POTENTIAL COULD BE AND THE GUYS THAT WATCHED WITH TREES FALLING DOWN,
PEOPLE WON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, BUT I THINK MORE PEOPLE RESPONDED BETTER TO IT AND I THINK
THEY HEEDED YOUR CALL WITH THAT, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS FROM ANYBODY ABOUT HAVING
TO BE EVACUATED AND MAKING THE DECISION, SO PARTICULARLY IN EAST OCEAN VIEW WHICH WERE
AND THEN YOU START SEATING OTHER LOCALITIES STARTED FOLLOWING AFTER WE DID.
GOOD CALL, I JUST KNOW WE WENT TO RICHMOND AND AND WE GOT THROUGH THE TUNNEL VERY QUICKLY,
WE WERE SHOCKED WHEN WE STARTED GOING UP PAST NEWPORT NEWS WE GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC, IT TOOK
A HOUR AND A HALF MORE TO GET UP TO RICHMOND THAN I CAN IMAGINE IF WE HAD A BIGGER EVACUATION
WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET OUT OF HERE. I KNOW THE GOVERNOR EVER CALLED FOR OPENING
UP BOTH SIDES, BUT EVEN SO, I MEAN WE FELT FORTUNATE TO GET THROUGH BUT CAN I ONLY IMAGINE
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND I THINK 460 ENDED UP GETTING CLOSED, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ROUTES
FOR OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> WE DID RECEIVE A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS. >> MARCUS, DID WE EVER HAVE ANYBODY THAT DID
CITIZEN OUT REACH? >> YES, IT WAS LIMITED BUT WE DID.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY FLOODING IN -- >> ONE PERSON.
>> YES, I'M SURE IT WAS FLOODED BUT WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON.
>> WE SAW NO EVIDENCE IN -- >> DIDN'T GET INTO THE HOUSES.
>> THEY HAD FLOODING BUT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT -- UNLIKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY,
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> MAYBE AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE COULD COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE WATER DAMAGE ISSUES,
BUT WHICH PART OF THE COMMUNITY -- I THINK WE KNOW ALREADY, BUT WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> EVACUATION CENTER.
>> THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. >> I DROVE AROUND THERE SUNDAY AND I WAS SHOCKED.
>> IT WAS ALL GONE BY SUNDAY. >> IT WAS SHOCKING, I MEAN, SURPRISING I GUESS
YOU WOULD SAY, BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH BEFORE BUT NOT A LOT OF COMPLAINT.
>> THE THING YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL IF THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPEN, THEY WERE AIRING OUT THEIR
GARAGE. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, IS THERE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO REDUCE THE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS, THAT
PEOPLE WHO COME BY AND CHARGE EXORBITANT FEES. >> I THINK THE STATE HAS LAWS ABOUT GOUGING.
>> I'VE ALREADY HEARD COMPLAINT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH DO THIS DRYING OUT, VERY
UNPROFESSIONAL. >> ONE OF THE CALLS THEY MENTION, THERE IS
A PRICE GOUGING HOT LINE THAT PEOPLE CAN CALL THE STATE AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
I MEAN -- WHATEVER. >> ATTORNEY GENERAL.
>> ATTORNEY GENERAL. >> IT THE STATE LEVEL.
>> I WILL STATE TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY JURISDICTION, WE WILL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE.
>> IT'S A FREE MARKET. >> WE NEED TO FIND THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO
BE RESCUED. >> IF THEY SAY THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY SAID
THEY WILL DO. >>
>> PLEASE DON'T USE ANY NAMES, WE DON'T WANT TO BE SUED.
>> OVER ON FORSYTHE, THE DEPARTMENT THAT ISSUES THE LICENSES FOR CONTRACTORS, SO IF PEOPLE
WANT TO CHECK ON LINE TO SEE IF SOMEBODY HAS A STATE LICENSE, THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE
AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A STATE LICENSE. AND FIND OUT IF THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE,
HAS THE ABILITY, IF THEY DON'T KNOW TO CHECK THERE AS WELL AS THEIR OWN RECORD TO SEE IF
SOMEBODY HAS A LICENSE. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS INFORM PEOPLE,
JUST DRIVE UP TO YOUR HOUSE AND SAY I WILL DO WORK FOR MONEY.
>> THAT'S PART OF WHAT I WAS SAYING BE, WE COULD HAVE A LINK TO BOTH THE STATE AND CITY
PLANNING, WHATEVER IT IS, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GO THERE.
IT FINE TO SAY DON'T WAY IT IF IT IS NOT A GOOD PRICE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT
IS A GOOD PRICE, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CHECK AND SEE IF SOMEBODY IS CREDIBLE RATES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> WE HAD TO PAY CHEAP WISE GUYS WHO HAD TO
RESCUE PEOPLE DOWN ON WILOUGHBY WHO THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY, THEY WERE FROM PORTS LAKE.
>> THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. >> OKAY.
>> SINCE WE WON'T HAVE A FORMAL MEETING REPORT, RON WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE 9/11 ANNIVERSARY.
>> THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT IS A NATIONAL WEBSITE, MOST OF THE MAJOR CITIES IN THE COUNTRY ARE
DOING A COMMEMORATE CEREMONY, ALL OF THE CITIES ARE DOING SOME FASHION OF THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MANAGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KAREN SEND HER REGARD, SHE'S IN D.C. TODAY
FOR A MEETING SO THEY ASKED ME TO DO THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THE PRESIDENT ISSUED LIKE AN OUTLINE
TODAY OF WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS USING AS SOME OF THEIR GUIDELINES OR SUGGESTIONS
FOR 9/11 EVENT ALSO. IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN KAREN AND I BRIEFED YOU
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I GUESS OUR GUIDELINES AND OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE THIS EVENT DIGNIFIED,
RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE RECEIVED GREAT SUPPORT
AND PARTICIPATION FROM THE MILITARY, FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE. THE PARK WILL OPEN AT 8:00 A.M. AND AS PEOPLE
ARE ENTERING THE PARK WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING AROUND 3,000 FLAGS TO REPRESENT THE 3,000
INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON 9/11. AT 8:30 WE WILL PROCESS TO WHERE THE CEREMONY
WILL BE TAKING PLACE, BAG PIPES WILL BE JOINING US, THE CITY SENT OUT INVITATION TO LOCAL
CHURCH CHOIRS AND SCHOOL CHOIRS, WE ARE DOING A MASS CHOIR HOPING TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY
250 PEOPLE, WE HAVE GOTTEN GOOD RESPONSE FROM THAT.
CEREMONY WILL START AT 8:30, FIREFIGHTER GARY COGGIN WILL BE LEADING US.
DURING THAT THERE WILL BE TALKING AND MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WE WILL START THE READING OF THE LIST OF 3,000 VICTIMS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
ON THE ATTACKS ON THE COLE AND THEN PROCEED WITH THE NAMES WITH SILENCE THROUGH THE EVENT
WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AT WHICH POINT THE PARK WILL REMAIN OPEN THE
REST OF THE DAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PAY RESPECT, AND THEN AT 7:20 THERE
WILL BE THE PLAYING OF TAPS AND AT 7:30 THERE WILL BE A CONVERT WITH VIRGINIA SYMPHONY AND
I BELIEVE WE ARE HAVING A MEETING THURSDAY WITH THE MILITARY COAST GUARD AND FIRST RESPONDERS
TO SOLIDIFY THEIR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT.
SO, I PROMISED MARCUS I WOULD KEEP THE PRESENTATION VERY BRIEF TODAY IN LIGHT OF HOW MUCH WAS
ON THE AGENDA TODAY, I HOPE IT GIVES YOU A GOOD OVERVIEW OF OUR PLANS AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING. >> DO YOU WANT TO SHARE THE DIAGRAM?
>> YES. >> YOU CAN SEE THE RIVER PROBABLY WITH AN
EASY MARKER AND WATERSIDEWALK, THAT PROCESSION OF HONOR WILL BE THE PARADE THAT WILL COME
THROUGH, WE WILL KEEP EVERYTHING CROWD LEVEL AND VERY SIMPLE, IT MEANT TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL,
HONORABLE. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PHYSICAL LARGE ASSETS
ON SITE, NORFOLK FIRE AND MARITIME SHIPS, BUT EVERYTHING WILL BE HUMBLE AND GROUND LEVEL.
THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AS WHAT WE CALL MERCURY LANDING, WE SAW BOTH IN 2000 AND AT
THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, WHAT OCCURRED ONE YEAR AFTER, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE
PARK. >> IN CASE OF RAIN, WHAT IS YOU ALL'S --
>> WE HAVE THE RACE WAY FOR THE CEREMONY IN THE MORNING, I BELIEVE THE SYMPHONY IS USING
THE CHRYSLER HALL FOR THE CONCERT. >> THE SPEAKING WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM,
I THINK, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT NOT A POLITICAL EVENT, IT NOT -- I THINK EVEN IN NEW YORK
THEY ARE PROHIBITING SPEECHES. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TO SPEAK,
POLITICAL TYPES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND WE ARE REALLY JUST GOING TO HAVE IT LOW KEY,
HAVE SOMEBODY SAY A FEW WORD ON BEHALF OF THE MILITARY BUT BEYOND THAT IT WILL BE SORT
OF A SOLEMN EVENT, FOR A MOMENT LIKE THIS. THE CHOIRS ARE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY, PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN HERE AND I THINK IT WILL BE A VERY MOVING EVENT, I KNOW THE WAY KAREN
AND TED STAGED THIS, THE BACK DROP WILL BE VERY INSPIRING TO HAVE THE SHIPS ALONG THE
WATER TOGETHER WITH OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES, HOW MANY CITIES
IN THE COUNTRY CAN DO IT LIKE WE DO IT AND TO HAVE ALL THE FLAGS, DID YOU MENTION THAT?
AND THEN THAT EVENING THE SYMPHONY, WE HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM.
>> THE WAR MEMORIAL SUFFERED A LITTLE DAMAGE FROM THE HURRICANE BUT IT SHOULD BE OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT. >> THERE'S ONE MORE ORDINANCE WE'D LIKE TO
BRING NEXT WEEK, LAST TIME WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT, FRANK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE?
IT. >> YES, AFTER HURRICANE ISABEL THE CITY COUNCIL
WAVED BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR THINGS AS WAITED THE STORM, WE'D LIKE TO DO THE SAME THING
WITH YOUR CONSENT, IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT WE WILL WORK TO BRING AN ORDINANCE FOR IT
ON SEPTEMBER 13TH AUTHORIZING FEES TO BE WAVED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 TO 60 DAYS.
WE THINK IT NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 30 DAYS, WE ARE NOT CONVINCED IT NEEDS TO BE LONGER
THAN 30 DAYS BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO GO LONGER THAN 30, WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND LONGER
THAN 60 DAYS. WE ESTIMATE THE FEES THAT WOULD BE LOST AS
A RESULT OF THIS WOULD NOT EXCEED $20,000 BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, WE THINK THAT WOULD
BE A GOOD GESTURE FOR THOSE HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS AND IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT
AS PART OF THE PUBLICITY FOR THAT, WE WILL HAVE MR. BACHELOR PEOPLE WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS ARE ADVISED WORK WITH LICENSED CONTRACTORS AND DO WHAT YOU SUGGESTED CHECK IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS WHETHER A CONTRACTOR IS LICENSED. >> THAT'S IT.
>> WE ARE NOT BEATING UP ON NONLICENSED CONTRACTORS, WE GET IN TROUBLE WHENEVER WE DO THAT.
>> WHAT WE ARE DOING IS A BUYER BEWARE STATE, MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE --
>> I DON'T CARE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU SUGGEST AND IT DOESN'T WORK.
>> YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL NOT CALLING FOR [INAUDIBLE] ESTABLISHMENTS, NO WAY IN A SIT
IT LIKE OURS. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.
WET ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND DO A FEW APPOINTMENTS HERE.