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Votes at a glance

- Motion to amend the agenda (move audience for visitors): carried 7–0.

- Election of Vice Mayor: Councilwoman Debbie Bunting elected vice mayor; motion carried 7–0.

- Appointment of City Manager: Randy Wheeler appointed as city manager; motion carried 7–0.

- Appointment of City Attorney: Wayne Moore appointed city attorney; motion carried 7–0.

- Appointment of City Clerk: Christine Snapp appointed city clerk; motion carried 7–0.

- Proclamation: January 2025 declared Human Trafficking Prevention Month; proclamation signed by all seven council members (unanimous).

- Approval of minutes: multiple minutes packages approved (work session and regular session 09/2024, and strategic planning retreat); most approvals carried 7–0; the strategic planning retreat item recorded a 6–0–1 vote (one abstention, member not specified in the roll call announcement).

- Appointment to Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC): Mayor David Hux appointed as council representative; motion carried 7–0.

- Resolution approving employment agreement with the city manager: carried 7–0.

- Closed session certification: motion to certify closed session: carried by roll call (unanimous as announced).

For each listed vote the council’s official minutes record the motion and the announced tally. No ordinance readings or land-use decisions with separate roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript for this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Poquoson - City Council Work Session & Meeting - 2025-01-13","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved multiple routine items during the meeting, including elections and appointments, a human trafficking prevention proclamation, and approval of minutes and a strategic planning retreat date; most votes were unanimous.","taxTitle","Poquoson City, Virginia","taxId",60259,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281967,"Poquoson Council directs right-of-way surveys for targeted sidewalk connections",1203,2410000,3613000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2600067-d3e0ddf84fe8349f42541021a63124a2&start=2410&end=3613","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2600067-d3e0ddf84fe8349f42541021a63124a2/thumbnail_2410000.jpg","/articles/6281967/Poquoson-City/Virginia/Poquoson-Council-directs-right-of-way-surveys-for-targeted-sidewalk-connections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281967-621ab284a7ea38f94e5288570eb5e3b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771071842&Signature=Q3sbobxj4cKiSR2oxwKOp~xtszi4xT1TAKP-i8TTgnPt0OMK5LEl82T69URCJWG5VEtZVKiZ0OOb1Fd7X~qRFV2L-KsZu7RrRRboOAA8Pss7-FiqvDStnTQKNMAULupSXOuWnZ2CPpHIcIbc4l1zK6772B4y7gzUbA9lrHaybg8h0p5GeZux5~jbMjm6aHpDrM5bA7Z~d5nx0~p-3q-6SIbtzPcn5yWQLenc9V6zOwWBnj3-WmjH23efS36ydNf6mT-lS1kXV7yJJxGEQR1qFN0eya10pTHGC69~TVCbUq6MIUQRlcjAstSxoXhhiPyYOBXiAkmtWSAuVGbZqoKrUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Poquoson City Council directed staff to begin right-of-way surveys and to solicit consultant proposals to begin preliminary engineering for targeted sidewalk projects, using $350,000 previously appropriated as seed funding.

The council emphasized connectivity to existing sidewalks and pedestrian safety as priorities when selecting projects for design and construction.

City Manager Randy Wheeler reviewed the city’s sidewalk planning context and budget background. Wheeler told council the city had previously appropriated $350,000 as seed money for sidewalk development and said the next steps require detailed right-of-way surveys and topographic work. He said many Poquoson roadways were built before the city incorporated, that rights-of-way and roadway locations sometimes do not line up, and that coastal ditches and stormwater considerations increase project complexity and cost.

Wheeler told council that small, uncomplicated projects (fewer utility or ditch conflicts) could be taken through preliminary engineering more quickly, while larger projects will require consultant-led right-of-way surveys. He also said there are economies of scale: surveying multiple properties together would reduce per-property costs versus individual surveys. Wheeler noted the 2011/VHB study informed past recommendations but did not include detailed right-of-way surveys; the city will need new surveys before construction.

Council asked for specific starter locations and agreed on a narrowed set. By council consensus, staff was directed to obtain detailed right-of-way survey cost estimates and project scopes for: (1) Little Florida Road between the CVS and Galen Drive; and (2) Pecosin Avenue, both sides, from Cedar Road to the intersection of Pecosin Avenue and Wythe Creek Road. The direction authorizes staff to solicit proposals from consulting engineers and to return with anticipated costs and timelines before proceeding further.

Councilmembers highlighted local priorities for connectivity to Wythe Creek Road, schools and commercial corridors, and noted that construction approaches (curb-and-gutter with ditch piping versus behind-ditch alignment) will affect property impacts, stormwater design and cost. Wheeler said survey time can vary with property count and complexity; as a general rule, an individual property survey can take about four weeks, though group surveys have economies of scale.

Next steps: staff will solicit proposals for right-of-way surveys and preliminary engineering for the two named corridors, return cost and time estimates, and provide periodic updates to council during regular meetings as the procurement and design process advances.","Council asked staff to solicit proposals and return cost estimates to begin right-of-way surveys and preliminary engineering, starting with a small set of prioritized segments including Little Florida and parts of Pecosin Avenue, using $350,000 seed funding previously appropriated.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281972,"Poquoson Council directs staff to pursue traffic data service, add speed signs and start studies",2209,177000,2386000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2600067-d3e0ddf84fe8349f42541021a63124a2&start=177&end=2386","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2600067-d3e0ddf84fe8349f42541021a63124a2/thumbnail_177000.jpg","/articles/6281972/Poquoson-City/Virginia/Poquoson-Council-directs-staff-to-pursue-traffic-data-service-add-speed-signs-and-start-studies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281972-c1786390780d9a4c34bf856d022ae4f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771071842&Signature=RUE~ZZ8Cbld7g3tmfNYT0vNXa8cbLLFA5zhUVAUmtUcKQd9jJEfRbGMmSP5hum3Tooqbfzo-xRcMjWYIYPabY6gFZaY9mfkFTGaFJzzGERYp83nGQ6EpmbhQdJHqD0hgwMBG4JQSb~awsjnUZEGeMFo2MrDrmTVzn2Wi5nvAPWqY8V4GODSle1ZW1CrxDQgdYcmqZawKJftcbRi8IQ2b~caTqS9AE-Tc-aZJofTBMtjOs8NBBsJFJTbh8n1fs8PpgEs1aW7oYiw-3v4X5Httw2VvMaaZCgtfOq~wUbJkdH-aVK2fRANOdBjcM~RdhNThpc3DCt~w4UU6dWG0cXDGOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Poquoson City Council at a work session directed city staff to bring back a proposal in February to subscribe to a commercial traffic-data service and to acquire two permanent solar speed-display signs, and to begin speed studies on three residential roads identified by council.

Council members said the measures are intended to back up enforcement with data and to target speed-deterrent signs where they will be most effective.

City Manager Randy Wheeler and Police Chief Cates presented the council with steps the city has taken so far and new tools under consideration. Chief Cates said the police department has increased patrol presence and enforcement in response to citizen complaints and has seen the most notable increase in citations on Hudgins Road and Wythe Creek Road. Cates said the department has purchased an unmarked patrol vehicle intended primarily for traffic enforcement; the vehicle is awaiting installation of emergency equipment and will be operational in roughly two to three weeks once the equipment is installed.

Wheeler described a commercial product called Urban SDK that draws anonymized GPS and traffic data to provide average speeds, 85th-percentile speeds, and vehicle volumes by road segment and time of day. Wheeler told council the vendor quoted about $45,000 for a three-year agreement. He said the city would get access to the previous 90 days of data on day one and that data would accumulate going forward. Wheeler said a pair of permanent solar speed-display signs would cost roughly $7,000.

Council members asked staff to verify how the Urban SDK speed assumptions match the city’s posted limits and whether the school transportation office could use the data. Wheeler said the vendor’s sample had used some default speed-limit assumptions that would need to be adjusted to the city’s values. He said staff would return in February with a demonstration and a client list of other Virginia users.

Council reached consensus to direct the manager to: (1) return in February with a demonstration and cost estimate for Urban SDK and for two permanent solar speed-display signs; and (2) begin traffic studies on Ridge Road, Pasture Road and Rens Road as the initial three segments for timed speed deployments once the city’s mobile signs are operating. Wheeler said the city can perform the state-required traffic surveys in-house using its portable equipment; when the portable signs are functional staff can deploy up to two sign units concurrently and typically run a one-week data collection for each deployment.

Public commenters urged broader use of enforcement and signs beyond the main corridors. Resident Bonnie Wilgus said, “Pasture Road is a disaster… I walk my dog every day, and every day is people speeding past us.” Resident Debbie Dryden said Rens Road recorded about 17,589 vehicles in a seven-day period with 8,685 exceeding the posted limit (not all exceeding by 10 mph) and asked that enforcement be extended beyond Wythe Creek and Hudgins. Resident Charles Southall, who lives on Pecosin Avenue, asked council to identify measures of success and timelines for evaluating the changes.

Wheeler and Cates said the portable signs also collect data for follow-up analysis and that the permanent signs are primarily informational and intended for deterrence and validation against the Urban SDK data. Wheeler noted the city has already acquired an unmarked enforcement vehicle and that the total investment under consideration — the unmarked car and equipment, Urban SDK, and two solar signs — would be on the order of six figures when added together; he later cited the unmarked vehicle and related equipment at about $75,000 during the regular meeting portion.

Next steps: staff will schedule a February demonstration of Urban SDK, provide a client list and parity checks versus the city’s sign data, return cost estimates for the three-year subscription and the two solar signs, and proceed with the agreed initial traffic studies once the city’s portable units are operational.","At a council work session, Poquoson City Council gave staff consensus direction to return in February with a demonstration and cost estimate for a commercial traffic-data product (Urban SDK), to acquire two permanent solar speed display signs, and to run traffic studies on Ridge, Pasture and Rens roads after mobile sign equipment is restored.","actionData","errors"]

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