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Meetings

Day/Time:
1st Thursday of the Month (No Meeting in July) at 6:30 p.m.

2020 Upcoming Dates:
June 4
July - No meeting
August 6
September 3
October 1
November 6
December 3

Location:
Meetings will be held electronically and in accordance with Amended Ordinance adopted by Chesapeake City Council on April 28, 2020, to effectuate temporary changes in certain deadlines and to modify public meeting and public hearing practices and procedures to address continuity of operations associated with pandemic disaster. Extension of these temporary changes is in accordance with the Amended Ordinance adopted by Chesapeake City Council on September 8, 2020. If you would like to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact Cori Fuqua at CFuqua@CityofChesapeake.net.

Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board

Contact: Cori Fuqua	Phone: 757-382-1321
Email: CFuqua@cityofchesapeake.net
Address: 1224 Progressive Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23320

The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the director of parks, recreation and tourism in all matters relating to parks, recreational and tourism activities and operations in the city to include matters pertaining to advertising, marketing, and long range plans for visitor services, conventions and related hospitality activities. Additionally, the board shall serve on other matters brought before the board by the director of the department. The advisory board shall perform other such duties as may be assigned to the board by city council. The board may form one or more subcommittees to deal with short-term measurement tools and indicators that will help successfully gauge the state of parks, recreation and/or tourism activities and operations in the city and/or to study any related topic of interest within the department to include the areas associated with the arts, environmental, historical, hospitality and/or leisure industry. (City Code § 2-398)

The City of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board consists of 17 voting members and 5 ex officio non-voting members appointed by City Council. The ex officio non-voting positions shall be filled as follows: one youth representative selected from the various high schools throughout the city on a yearly rotating basis, and one representative each from the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Chesapeake Public Schools and the Chesapeake Conference Center. The meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings are open to the public. For more information please contact Cori Fuqua at cfuqua@cityofchesapeake.net.

PIC-Advisory-Board Members

2019 Advisory Board Photo:

Pictured Left to Right: Phil Johnson, Troy Thorn, Jennifer Hoover (2020 Vice Chairman), Rick Bruner, Chelsea Hall, Derek Bennett, Susan Dixon, Berkley Gibbs, Dr. Jean Holt (2020 Chairman), Chuck Anderson, Amanda Shepps, Dani Feret, Geral Stukes, Phyllis Lewter, Christine Arrasate, Kevin Cole

Not pictured: Lindy Huber, Mike Kos, Chris Lowie, Melissa Randall

Dr. Jean Holt, 2020 Chairman
757-513-9933 | jholt@odu.edu

Jennifer Hoover, 2020 Vice Chairman
757-598-2538 | jennifurjayne@gmail.com

Anti-Discrimination Statement

As a recipient of federal financial assistance, the Department of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism programs and activities are open to all persons regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age or disability.

If anyone believes he or she has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap, he or she may file a complaint alleging discrimination with either Eugene Rosier, Equal Opportunity Officer, Department of Personnel, PO Box 15225, Chesapeake, VA 23328 (telephone 757-382-6494) or with the Director at the Office of Equal opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC 20240.