Joashua F. “Joash” Schulman

Virginia Beach City Council Member

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Official Biography

Councilmember Joash Schulman was elected on November 8, 2022, to serve as the District 9 representative. He has been appointed to the Audit Committee, Bayfront Advisory Commission and Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, and will serve as a City Council liaison to the Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, Historic Preservation Commission, Process Improvement Steering Committee, Stormwater Appeals Board, Central Business District and the Atlantic Park Project.

Joash was born and raised in the metro-Detroit area and he and his wife relocated to Virginia Beach in 2007. He is a 2002 graduate of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, earning his undergraduate degree in International Relations with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Affairs. He continued his studies at Michigan State University College of Law and earned his degree as a juris doctor in 2005.

Prior to being elected to serve on City Council, Joash served as chair of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board and vice chair of the Envision Virginia Beach 2040 Vision to Action Community Coalition. He has also served on numerous community boards, including Virginia Beach Vision, the Central Business District Association (CBDA), the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Lynnhaven River Now and the Neptune Festival Foundation. He is a past-president of the CBDX, the 40-and-under young professionals’ division of the CBDA, a 2022 graduate of the Civic Leadership Institute, and was among the recipients of the Inside Business Top-40-Under-40 award in 2015. Joash is passionate about our local economy and strategic growth initiatives, our public school system, coastal resiliency and environmental issues.

Professionally, Joash practices as a solo real estate and business attorney and serves as the managing partner of Town Center Office Suites, an executive office space serving over 160 small businesses in the heart of the Virginia Beach Town Center.

Joash and his wife, Elaine, reside in the city’s Thoroughgood neighborhood with their three daughters.

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K.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the Dedication of a 2,679 square feet (0.06150 acre) Utility Easement to Dominion Energy Virginia over City-owned property at 1525 Salem Road re serve HRSD facilities

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AUTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Navy at Navy Bases located in Virginia Beach re coordination of law enforcement

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AMEND the Cost Allocation Agreement between the Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ESTABLISH Capital Project #100664 "5/31 Memorial"; TRANSFER $1.2-Million from the General Fund Vacancy Savings to Capital Project #100664; AUTHORIZE the City Manager to negotiate a design contract with Dills Architects, PC and APPROVE the 5/31 Memorial site

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $4,660,479 from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to the FY 2022-23 Public Works Operating Budget and TRANSFER 4,660,479 to the FY2022-23 Capital Improvement Program as pay-as-you-go funding re Capital Project #100401 "Street Reconstruction II"

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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Absent:

K.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $784,142 reimbursement from Mancon, LLC; APPROPRIATE $1-Million from the City Garage Internal Service Fund Balance and TRANSFER $1-Million from capital outlay accounts to the FY2022-23 City Garage Internal Service Fund Operating Budget re increase cost of parts

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

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Absent:

L.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

DAVID C. & MERIL B. GERSTENMAIER for a Street Closure re fifteen (15)-foot portion of an unimproved, unnamed alley adjacent to 650 South Atlantic Avenue & Lot 22, Block 20, Croatan Beach DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

BORN PRIMITIVE, LLC/MODERN SAVAGE INVESTMENTS, LLC for a Modification of Proffers to a Conditional Change of Zoning re office warehouse at Southeastern corner of the intersection of Virginia Beach & North Oceana Boulevards DISTRICT 6 (formerly District 6—Beach) Approved February 24, 2004 RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Modified/Proffered, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

B AND B ASSOCIATES OF VIRGINIA, INC/INDIAN RIVER APARTMENTS, LLC for a Change in Nonconformity re expansion of apartment complex at 1008 Mineola Drive DISTRICT 1 (formerly District 2—Kempsville) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

JOE WHITE/PEMBROKE SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC for a Special Exception for Alternative Compliance re allow for wall signage larger than what is permitted by the Central Business Core (CBC) Form Based Code at 4564 Virginia Beach Boulevard DISTRICT 9 (formerly District 4—Bayside) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

OCEAN CHILLIN, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 303 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 300 DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RE

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

MICHAEL BIONDOLILLO/ HELEN A. LEWIS for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 2113 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 2C DISTRICT 6 ( formerly District 6— Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

Joashua F. “Joash” Schulman

Virginia Beach City Council Member

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Official Biography

Councilmember Joash Schulman was elected on November 8, 2022, to serve as the District 9 representative. He has been appointed to the Audit Committee, Bayfront Advisory Commission and Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, and will serve as a City Council liaison to the Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, Historic Preservation Commission, Process Improvement Steering Committee, Stormwater Appeals Board, Central Business District and the Atlantic Park Project.

Joash was born and raised in the metro-Detroit area and he and his wife relocated to Virginia Beach in 2007. He is a 2002 graduate of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, earning his undergraduate degree in International Relations with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Affairs. He continued his studies at Michigan State University College of Law and earned his degree as a juris doctor in 2005.

Prior to being elected to serve on City Council, Joash served as chair of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board and vice chair of the Envision Virginia Beach 2040 Vision to Action Community Coalition. He has also served on numerous community boards, including Virginia Beach Vision, the Central Business District Association (CBDA), the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Lynnhaven River Now and the Neptune Festival Foundation. He is a past-president of the CBDX, the 40-and-under young professionals’ division of the CBDA, a 2022 graduate of the Civic Leadership Institute, and was among the recipients of the Inside Business Top-40-Under-40 award in 2015. Joash is passionate about our local economy and strategic growth initiatives, our public school system, coastal resiliency and environmental issues.

Professionally, Joash practices as a solo real estate and business attorney and serves as the managing partner of Town Center Office Suites, an executive office space serving over 160 small businesses in the heart of the Virginia Beach Town Center.

Joash and his wife, Elaine, reside in the city’s Thoroughgood neighborhood with their three daughters.

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Abstain

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Voting Record by Agenda Item

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Not On Council (446)

Yes (123)

No (3)

K.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Ordinance to AUTHORIZE the Dedication of a 2,679 square feet (0.06150 acre) Utility Easement to Dominion Energy Virginia over City-owned property at 1525 Salem Road re serve HRSD facilities

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Resolution to AUTHORIZE the City Manager to EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Navy at Navy Bases located in Virginia Beach re coordination of law enforcement

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

K.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.1. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

Action:

Adopted, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.2. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Approved/Modified/Proffered, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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L.3. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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L.4. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

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Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

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No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.5. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

OCEAN CHILLIN, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 303 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 300 DISTRICT 5 (formerly District 6—Beach) RE

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

L.6. – Virginia Beach City Council Meeting – 4/18/2023

Item Description:

MICHAEL BIONDOLILLO/ HELEN A. LEWIS for a Conditional Use Permit re short term rental at 2113 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 2C DISTRICT 6 ( formerly District 6— Beach) RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL

Action:

Approved/Conditioned, By Consent

Vote:

11-0

Yes:

No:

Abstain:

Absent: