COMMISSION ACTIONS October 27, 2026

** APPROVAL OF AGENDA. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE AGENDA AS MODIFIED, WITH ITEM 8 BEING REMOVED, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

1. MINUTES of previous meeting. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE SEPTEMBER 2026 MEETING MINUTES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

2. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. NONE.

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

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS MR. DAVID PORTLOCK REQUESTED THE COMMISSION ALLOW HIM TO TRANSFER HIS COMMERCIAL SHRIMP TRAWL LICENSE. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT MR. PORTLOCK WORK WITH STAFF AND DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING THIS ITEM IN FRONT OF THE FINFISH ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEFORE THE DECEMBER 8, 2026, COMMISSION MEETING. MR. MYLES COCKRELL REQUESTED THE COMMISSION ALLOW FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR THE HANDLING OF OYSTER SEED IN THE LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER WHICH IS CURRENTLY CLOSED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (VDH) FOR A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK. THE COMMISSION TOOK NO ACTION. DR. RUSSELL BURKE REQUESTED CLARIFICATION REGARDING OYSTER SEED HUSBANDRY ACTIVITIES PERMITTED DURING A VDH OUTBREAK CLOSURE.

5. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION. THE COMMISSION VOTED 6:1 TO RECONSIDER THIS ITEM AT A PUBLIC HEARING DURING THE DECEMBER 8, 2026.

6. PERMITS (Projects exceeding $1,000,000.00 in cost with no objections and tidal wetlands/beach projects in localities without Wetlands Boards with no objections, with staff recommendation for approval). THE COMMISSION APPROVED ITEMS 2A AND 2B BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

7. JSC FAMILY, LLC, VMRC #2026-1534, requests authorization to install a 12-foot wide by 60-foot long concrete boat ramp adjacent to Peake Road (Tax Map 27-56A), situated along Taylor Creek in Lancaster County. This project is protested by nearby property owners. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT UNANIMOUSLY.

8. FRANCISCO TLAPA-GALINDO, VMRC #2026-1158, requests authorization to install a non-riparian mooring buoy for a 22-foot private vessel, at N37-23.5833 and W76-27.5666, along the Ware River near Hockley Wharf in Gloucester County. The project is protested. THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT.

9. VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LLC, VMRC #2026-0860, requests authorization to construct an industrial pier including an enclosed workers shelter, install two (2) steel piles for a retractable conveyor system, and set eight (8) timber dolphin clusters or steel piles to provide access for the loading of sand and gravel barges at the proposed Black Marsh Sand and Gravel Facility at property situated at the terminus of Black Marsh Road along the Rappahannock River in Caroline County. The project is protested and also requires a VMRC Wetlands permit. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT UNANIMOUSLY.

10. MATTHEW HAND, VMRC #2026-0679, requests authorization to modify an existing 28-foot by 12-foot open-sided boathouse by raising a 19-foot section 3 feet in height, situated along Chisman Creek at 421 Crockett Road in York County. The project is protested by an adjacent property owner. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT UNANIMOUSLY.

11. LICENSE STATUS REQUEST. THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REINSTATE MR. MARIANO'S 2026 COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED GEAR LICENSES.

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A. METRO MACHINE CORPORATION, VMRC #2025-2338, requests authorization to mechanically or hydraulically dredge up to 213,775 cubic yards of state-owned submerged lands to depths of minus 38 feet mean low water around Pier 1 and Pier 2, including necessary maintenance dredging on an as-needed basis, to maintain depths at the NASSCO Harper facility located along the Western Brach of the Elizabeth River at 2 Harper Avenue in the City of Portsmouth. The dredge material will be transported by barge to Shirley Plantation for disposal. Staff recommends approval, including a royalty of $91,060.00 for the new dredging of 113,825 cubic yards of state-owned submerged bottom material at a rate of $0.80 per cubic yard. This project requires a VMRC Subaqueous permit. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT UNANIMOUSLY.

B. CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VMRC #2025-2226, requests authorization to construct a tide gate and riprap scour protection across London Bridge Creek, mechanically dredge approximately 3,600 cubic yards of state-owned submerged lands to maintain a maximum depth of minus four (-4) feet mean low water, and to install a temporary steel trestle, cofferdam, and turbidity curtain for construction access to support an associated stormwater pump station constructed in adjacent city upland property landward of mean low water at the North London Bridge Creek site, as part of the larger Princess Anne Plaza & The Lakes Drainage Improvements project adjacent to South Lynnhaven Road and Sabre Street in Virginia Beach. Dredged material will be offloaded and dewatered on-site and then truck-hauled to either the Whitehurst or Oceana Dredge Material Management Areas in Virginia Beach. This project requires a VMRC Subaqueous permit. Staff recommends approval of the project with the standard dredge conditions. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVED THE PROJECT UNANIMOUSLY.