COMMISSION ACTIONS March 22, 2022

** APPROVAL OF AGENDA. THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

1. MINUTES of previous meeting. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

2. PERMITS (Projects over $500,000.00 with no objections and with staff recommendation for approval). ITEMS 2A, 2B, AND 2C WERE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

4. CLOSED MEETING FOR CONSULTATION WITH, OR BRIEFING BY, COUNSEL. NONE

5. LICENSE STATUS REVIEW: THE COMMISSION HEARD 1 CASES OF LICENSE STATUS REVIEWS.

6. CHESAPEAKE LANDING HOMES ASSSOCIATION #21-2318 Requests authorization to construct a 20-foot wide by 220 linear foot stone groin directly adjacent to an existing deteriorated timber groin at property (17 Thimble Shoals Court / Parcel #12006617) adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay in the City of Hampton. This project requires both a dune/beaches and a subaqueous permit. THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

7. CARL F. WESTPHAL JR. and MARY SWIFT, #22-0082 Commission review on appeal by the applicants of the City of Hampton Wetlands Board's February 22, 2022, decision to deny an after-the-fact request to retain 112 linear feet of riprap revetment and a 216.5 square foot proposed living shoreline located at 12 Curle Road situated along a cove of the Hampton River. THE COMMISSION VOTED 5 TO 1 TO 1 TO UPHOLD THE THE CITY OF HAMPTON WETLANDS BOARD'S FEBRUARY 22, 2022, DECISION TO DENY THE AFTER-THE-FACT REQUEST. ACTING COMMISSION WORRELL VOTED NO AND ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER MINOR ABSTAINED.

8. MIKE and LEA FRYE, #21-1689 Request authorization to construct a 36-foot long by 19-foot wide open-sided single-slip boathouse over an existing wet slip, adjacent to property situated along Monroe Creek at 543 Lafayette Street in Westmoreland County. The project is protested by an adjacent property owner. THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments.

10. PUBLIC HEARING Proposal to amend Chapter 4 VAC 20-490-10 et seq., "Pertaining to Sharks", to update the commercial smooth dogfish annual quota. THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AMEND CHAPTER 4 VAC 20-490-10 ET SEQ., "PERTAINING TO SHARKS," TO UPDATE THE COMMERCIAL SMOOTH DOGFISH ANNUAL QUOTA.

11. DISCUSSION Inter-State Fisheries Management. VMRC Fisheries Management Division routinely interacts with numerous inter-state fisheries agencies such as the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This presentation is a primer for future presentations on how the Commission works with these agencies in decision making regarding management of many of the Commonwealth's fisheries.

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A. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, #21-2393 Requests authorization to install shoreline stabilization structures and clean sand fill channelward of mean low water adjacent to Riverview Park Farms, 105 City Farm Road, along the Warwick River in the City of Newport News. Components include: two (2) 170-foot offshore stone breakwaters, one (1) 150-foot riprap spur, and 10,000 cubic yards of clean sand fill sprigged with wetland, beach and backshore plantings to create 950 linear feet of living shoreline. THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS PROPOSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

B. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, #21-2589 Requests authorization to anchor up to three (3) barges, from mid-March through mid-September annually, to create up to 65,000 square feet of temporary bird nesting habitat in Hampton Roads adjacent to Fort Wool in the City of Hampton. Anchors and chains are to be left in place year round until the project is complete. When not in use, chains will be placed on the anchor footprint. THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS PROPOSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

C. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, #21-1707 Requests authorization to construct a concrete wharf and approximately 1,483 linear feet of replacement steel bulkheading adjacent to Pier 3 and the Elizabeth River in the City of Norfolk. The new wall will be aligned a maximum of 8.5 feet channelward of the deteriorated bulkhead's western facing reach, and 4 feet channelward of its north facing reach. Existing scour holes under the proposed concrete platform will be filled with VDOT #1 stone. THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS PROPOSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.