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MAY ANC 1A REPORT The May ANC 1A meeting was attended by Commissioners Vickey A. Wright-Smith (1A02), Zach Rybarczyk (1A03), Christine Miller (1A05), Richard DuBeshter (1A06), Sharon Farmer (1A07), Kent Boese (1A08), Dotti Love Wade (1A11), and Rashida Brown (1A10). Commissioners Valerie Baron (1A01), Sadaf Mortezavi (1A04), Bobby Holmes (1A09) and Margaret Hundley (1A12) were absent. The meeting included a presentation by Wayne Savage of the D.C. Street Light Task Force, who discussed the city’s plan to replace incandescent
streetlights with new LED lights. The task force is advocating that the new LED lights be 3,000-Kelvin or less. The Commission’s consent agenda was approved, and included the April minutes, a Letter of Support for closing Otis Place between the Park View School and Recreation Center on June 2nd for an end of school event, and a settlement agreement for Jenkins BBQ at 3365 14th Street, NW. During official business, the Commission considered six items. The first was a resolution in support of the Landmark Nomination for PEPCO Substation No. 13 located at 1011 Harvard Street, NW, introduced by Commissioner Boese. The item was approved by a vote of 7-0-1. The second agenda item, introduced by Commissioners Boese and DuBeshter, was a resolution requesting funding for full repair and long-term maintenance of the fountain at the Columbia Heights Community Plaza. The resolution passed unanimously. The third item on the agenda, introduced by Commissioners Boese and Rybarczyk, was a resolution urgin DDOT to use 2,700-Kelvin LED lights for
June 2017. Vol. 7, No. 6 District streets and alleys, and a request that all 4,000 and 5,000-Kelvin LED lights be removed and replaced. The resolution passed unanimously. The fourth item was a resolution requesting installation of a HAWK pedestrian light at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Newton Place, NW, introduced by Commissioner Boese. The resolution passed unanimously. The fifth item considered was an Amendment to the settlement agreement for The Heights restaurant expanding their hours of operation introduced by Commissioner DuBeshter. The item was supported unanimously. The last item on the agenda was a motion by Commissioner DuBeshter for ANC1A to participate in Columbia Heights Day and spend $200 for a table. The motion passed unanimously. The next ANC 1A meeting is scheduled for June 14 starting at 7 p.m., Harriet Tubman Elementary School.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PLANNED FOR PARK VIEW RECREATION CENTER The Department of Parks and Recreation has decided to relaunch the Ty Hop basketball tournament this year at the Park View Recreation Center in response to questions raised by Councilmember Nadeau and MPD as to why no tournament was held in 2016. The schedule shared by DPR is for an 8 week tournament to begin on June 26th and end on August 18th with games played on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Three games are to be scheduled for each night beginning at 6:30 pm and ending at 11 pm. Games will be held at Raymond Recreation Center on rainy evenings.
Councilmember Brandon Todd. ANCs 1A, 1B, and 1C, as well as the Kalorama Citizens Association, oppose this legislation which proposes to extend RPP parking privileges to businesses with 10 employees or fewer that are located where they abut a block designated for residential permit parking. Qualifying businesses would be allowed to receive a parking pass for each employee to park on residential streets. Anyone wishing to testify before the committee should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, Staff Assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at (202) 7248062 or via e-mail at
[email protected].
SMALL BUSINESS PARKING BILL SCHEDLED FOR HEARING The Small Business Parking Permit Act of 2017 has been scheduled for a hearing before the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment. The hearing will take place at the Wilson Building on June 21, 2017, in Room 500 beginning at 1 p.m. The bill was introduced on February 21, 2017, by at-large councilmember Robert White, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, and Ward 4
PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP HEBREW HOME PRESENTED TO COMMUNITY On Thursday, May 25th, DMPED hosted a meeting at Raymond Recreation Center so that seven development teams could present their ideas to the community on their ideas to renovate the old Hebrew Home property located at 1125 Spring Road. All teams presented ideas to convert the historic structure into housing and construct new housing to the east. There was a wide range of proposals with no two being exactly alike. Key differences -2-
included number of units proposed (ranging from 109 units to 224 apartments), the amount of affordability of those units and at what levels, and the density of the buildings. Building types for the eastern half of the property ranged from rowhouses to apartment buildings. A chief concern voiced by many residents was the impact that the development would have on area parking. There were also differing opinions on how much housing should be affordable, and how much density or height the new construction should be for the right balance. The Powerpoint presentations from the meeting are available online at
https://goo.gl/rRtEjZ Members of the public are invited to review them and provide any comments through an online forum available here: https://goo.gl/frtYFa The forum will close on June 9th.
DISTRICT GRASS AND WEED REGULATION SEASON BEGINS District Regulations prohibit property owners – both commercial and residential – from allowing grass and weeds on their premises to grow more than 8 inches in height. Failing to adhere to (Continued on Page 3)
(Continued from Page 2) the Law could lead to fines of $500 or more. All exterior property and premises must be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. Residents can report properties with grass and/or weeds exceeding 8 inches to
[email protected].
What does DCRA have to do with grass and weed maintenance?
detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the public; Creates a harbor (including hiding places for persons) or provides a place to conceal refuge or trash, regardless of height; Develops into deposits, or accumulation of, refuge or trash;
Harbors rodents and vermin
or provides a refuge for snakes, rats or other rodents; Creates an unpleasant or noxious odor; Constitutes a fire hazard; or Contains grass or weeds that are dead.
COMMISSIONER BOESE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK
DCRA regulates and enforces the grass height of 8 inches for the District and several types of excessive vegetative growth including weeds, grasses, kudzu, poison ivy, oak, sumac, plants with obnoxious odors, and any other causing hay fever. Regulations require that these weeds be cut after no more than seven days of growth.
Why is maintaining grass height so important? Excessive vegetative growth can cause serious public health implications. Tall grass can trigger respiratory problems like asthma and allergies in District residents and visitors. Weeds create a breeding place for mosquitoes, rats, mice, snakes and other vermin which are drawn to grass and weed overgrowth. Vegetation may be defined as any grasses, weeds, or plants at any state of maturity that: Exceeds more than 8 inches in height, is untended, or creates a dense area of shrubbery that is a
(On May 23, 2017, Commissioner Boese was one of six residents, including Luray-Warder President Audra Grant, recognized for service to the community with the Emergence Community Arts Collective’s 2017 In Honor Of Award (top). Boese was also presented with the HPRB Chair Award for Excellence in Historic Presentation (bottom) for his work on the Park View Playground Field House.) -3-
CRIME REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 4/15/17-5/15/17
within 1,500 feet of the intersection of 6th Street and Newton Place, NW, compared to 33 incidents this year. Of the 33 incidents, 30 were property crimes and 3 were violent in nature. The reported crimes were:
In comparing crime for the past month with the same period last year, total crime was down. A year ago there were 45 reported crimes
Robbery with Gun ................ 1 Assault Dangerous Weapon Excluding Gun ............... 1 Assault Dangerous Weapon with Gun ........................ 1 Theft..................................... 13 Theft from Auto ................... 14 Stolen Auto .......................... 3
AREA REAL ESTATE SALES REPORTING PERIOD: March 2017 430 Irving # 204 .... $166,500 519 Kenyon ............ $756,000 523 Lamont ........... $475,000 612 Newton (bldg) $1,219,000 3123 Warder .......... $620,000 3542 Warder #303 . $765,900 3601 Warder .......... $550,000
Information from http://crimemap.dc.gov/
ANC 1A Single Member Districts and Commissioners effective January 2017 -4-
