This is Michelle Boyette’s recap of the June 27th Department Leadership Meeting. This monthly meeting is the City Manager’s opportunity to address City Leadership. If you have questions about these notes, please contact Michelle Boyette at MBoyette@visitvirginiabeach.com or 757-385-2169
Attachments:
- Agenda
- Hurricane Preparedness PPT
- Housing Resource PPT
- FOIA/GovQA PPT
- Housing Center layout & info tri-fold
- EMS PulsePoint APP
- HR Training Flyer
Notes:
City Manager’s Perspective –
- 2018 will be a politically charged year
- 8 of 11 seats open
- City Employees
- Remember to keep political opinions and/or political predictions to yourself while in your City Role or while acting in official capacity of your position
- Please provide information through the appropriate channels as requested by political candidates
iii. City Manager will directly address any concerns regarding the overall performance of City Employees should topic arise in the during campaigns.
- City Manager stated that City Staff are intelligent, diligent and as effective as any Fortune 500 Company.
- Mid-Year Report
- Report will be distributed to Council
- No planned presentations for Mid-Year Report
Hurricane Preparedness Highlights
- FEMA Mission
- Build a Culture of Preparedness
- Ready the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters
- Reduce the Complexity of FEMA – What this means for CoVB?
- Delegation of responsibilities back to localities
- In dollars, that means potentially $45M expense for localities nationwide, i.e., reserve funding, etc.
- EOC
- New Technology (example – PW can remain at their HQ during an event and still have a seat at the EOC)
- EOC Training Compliance
- Alpha I/II Video Training Forthcoming
Housing Resource Center
- Details
- Location: North Witchduck Road
- Opening: August/Sept 2018
- Size: 60,000 sq. ft. (3 stories)
- Designer: Waller, Todd & Sadler
- Construction Contractor: S.B. Ballard
- What’s there?
- Singles Shelter (49 beds)
- Short-Term Family Housing (10 motel-style units)
- Permanenet Housing (30 1 bdr efficiency apts)
- Day Services
- Health Clinic
- Dept of Human Services Offices
- Cafeteria
- Learning Facillitiy
FOIA – GovQA
- What is GovQA?
- Online Portal for FOIA Requests
- Cloud based
- Active since January 1, 2018
- Pros
- Requests can submit online requests
- Create an account in the FOIA Request Center
- https://virginiabeachva.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(rk55wq5wvteqa5inf1y3xfxa))/SupportHome.aspx
- Requests can be tracked (audit trail)
iii. Requests are posted on the portal, requestors receives a link to download
- Saves time money and is green
- Pubic can see previous requests
- Only certain requests will be made public, i.e., FOIA’s released to the media outlets
- Goal is to cut down duplicate requests
DCM Cover
- Police Commendations
- Excellent work reference Bayside Prom thwarting criminal activity
- Solved 14 year old double homicide case
- EMS Pulse Point App
- What is the PulsePoint APP?
- The PulsePoint app is a virtual window into 911 communication centers and provides real-time access to emergency activity as it is occurring.
- Users can view incidents – including the current response status of dispatched units
iii. Instantly pinpoint the location on an interactive map to people in need nearby
- SCA Victim (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)- 911 contacted
- 911 system sends PulsePoint Alert
- Signal received by PulsePoint APP users
- PP users can respond to help victims before professionals get there, increasing the victim’s chances of survival
Announcements
- Don Barnett’s last day is this Friday – he is retiring after 29 years with the City
- Various new staff and summer intern introductions
- YNot Wednesdays – every Wednesday, June 6-August 29
- Tenured Supervisor’s Boot Camp – See attached Flyer
DLM – 6-27-18 GovQA Presentation FOIA -final
DLM – 6-27-18 Housing Resource Center Update
DLM – 6-27-18 HurricanePreparednessUpdate2018
DLM Housing Resource Info & Layout
DLM Tenured Supervisor Bootcamp