November DNA Meeting

From DNA President Miles Groves:

The final meeting for 2009 is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 at Calvary Baptist Church at 733 8th Street NW. The lead discussion leader will be Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans who will brief attendees on neighborhood issues and take audience questions. He will be followed by Hadiah Jordan, and Associate with Justice & Sustainability Associates. Her firm is working with the Infrastructure Project Management Administration, a division of the District Department of Transportation, to manage the Downtown BID Streetscape and Streetlight project that received stimulus funding. As usual, we will start with an update from our PSA101W officer, Lt. Craig Royal.

Mayor Adrian Fenty is scheduled to be our primary discussion leader at our January Meeting - one not to miss!

Miles note didn't include the meeting time - generally it's 6:30PM.

October ANC 6C Draft Agenda

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 7 pm
Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue N.E.

DRAFT AGENDA
Call to order
Quorum
Approval of agenda
Approval of September minutes
Treasurer's report
Approval of amended first quarterly report

Brief community and commissioner announcements

• State Superintendent of Education – Dr. Kerri L. Briggs
  
• Completion of H Street Survey – November 10, Atlas Theater, 6:30 pm
  
• Ludlow Taylor Health and Fitness Fair – Lauren Garsen
  
• GFC Half Marathon November 7 – Lisa Czop

OLD BUSINESS

Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee (Rob Amos, early departure)

1. 300 block of H Street, modified PUD - Zoning Commission order 06-01 - Less density, less height, plus other modifications - Chip Glasgow. Hearing date ?
   
2. Text amendment to permit retail and service uses by special exception in special purpose (SP-2) districts - BZA Case # 09-11. Hearing Oct. 29.
   
3. BZA consent calendar - Case # 09-13, text amendment to allow for a BZA consent calendar, limited to certain cases that are routinely before BZA and have high probability of no opposition. The text proposes only one-family dwelling or flats R 1 and new or enlarged accessory structures and community centers. The purpose is to reduce backlog and lower applicant costs. Hearing Oct. 26
   
4. Downtown zoning - Zoning Commission Case # 08-06-10, Seven components: replace overlay structure, replace current mechanisms for incentivizing housing with a single system of housing credits, continue retail requirements and standardize them, remove historic preservation goals (only 2 projects in 20 years), maintain existing arts area, establish parking maximums for residential uses, provide a special exception for time limitations for surface parking lots. Hearing Nov. 2.
   
5. 2009 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. Hearing Nov. 2

Transportation Committee (Joe McCann, John Kelly)

1. Hillsdale College, 227 Massachusetts Avenue NE - Public Space changes to front yard, landscaping, etc., application # 50566 - Anne Adams
   
2. Cafe Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Avenue NE - sidewalk cafe, Public Space application #50704 - Irene Khashan. Response deadline Nov. 6
   
3. Mt. Vernon Square District Project - pedestrian, bike, transit improvements - Emily Yates
   
4. Traffic to be made all stop at selected intersections, conversion from two-way stop to four-way stops, DDOT Notice 09-53-TS, 4th and A NE, 10th and K NE, 8th and I NE. Comments deadline Oct. 20
   
5. Madrigal Lofts, 811 Fourth St. NW – Application to place a sculpture in public space – Paula Conley. Response deadline Oct. 22
   
6. Proposal to pass a resolution supporting Fresh Farm Market (Thursdays), Eighth St NW between D and E Streets - Comm. Docter
   
7. Proposal to request a DDOT traffic study of downtown area, Pennsylvania Avenue to north side of New York Avenue NW and Massachusetts Avenue, 395, to 15th Street N.W. - Comm. Docter
   
8. Eleven new applications for valet parking in 6C09, one in 6C04 - Many of these already have valet parking, and a new DC law requires them to file for an application. Hearing Oct. 27

Liquor License Committee report (Comm. Phelps)

• Oasis Liquor, brief update – Comm. Phelps
  
• Bistro Cacao, brief update – Comm. Wirt
  
• Level Tavern, brief update – Comm. Docter

Grants Committee (Comm. Brown)

• MPD Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) proposed grant – Nancy Rosen, CAC chair

Youth and Education Committee (Comm. Hamilton)
NEW BUSINESS

• Communications proposal (if time) – Comm. Velasco

Meeting Adjournment

October DNA Meeting at the District Chophouse

From DNA President Miles Groves:

Our October meeting will be held at the District Chophouse instead of Calvary Baptist Church. The Lansburgh offered to sponsor at the District Chophouse so it will be a special meeting. Our two discussion leaders will be Attorney General Peter Nickels and At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson. Refreshments will be available so try to arrive before our normal starting time. The meeting will be on Tuesday October 13 with a start time of 6:30pm. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Meeting Tonight: MVS District Study

DC Office of Planning
Invitation to the Mount Vernon Square District Study
Kick-Off Meeting

Thursday, October 1, 6:00 - 8:00pm

The meeting will take place at the
Historical Society of Washington DC
801 K Street, NW

The Office of Planning will inform the community about the study and seek feedback from those attending on existing transportation, economic, and public space conditions

Questions
Emily Yates
202.442.7704
Emily.Yates@dc.gov

September Calendar

Wednesday, September 2nd
ANC 6C Planning, Zoning and the Environment Committee
7PM at the NPR Building (635 Mass Ave NW)
Several ANC wide items on agenda including 705-707 6th Street NW seeking several zoning variances [BZA #17983] to allow construction of a two story commercial building with office and ground floor retail uses.

Tuesday, September 8th
Downtown Neighborhood Association
6:30PM at the Calvary Baptist Church (733 8th St NW)
PSA101W update plus MPD Chief Cathy Lanier and discussion on the Family Amenity Project

Wednesday, September 9th
ANC6C Full Commission
7PM at the Heritage Foundation (214 Mass Ave NE)

Thursday September 10th
Arts Market for Arts on Foot
The Arts Market runs for 3 days
Spans four blocks on F Street with epicenter at 7th & F Street NW

Saturday September 12th
Arts Festival for Arts on Foot.
Spans four blocks on F Street with epicenter at 7th & F Street NW

September 12th is also the last date for the Shakespeare Free for All

Saturday, September 19th
Community Picnic at Mount Vernon Square; 11am-6pm

WalkingtownDC: Mount Vernon Triangle Development Tour
Meet at noon on Carnegie Library steps (8th & K Streets NW)
MVT CID executive director Bill McLeod leads the tour and outlines history and development plans for the Triangle

September 19th also marks the one-year anniversary of the 5th & Eye RFP award to Donohoe/Holland.

Tuesday, September 22th
Car Free Day DC
Submit your pledge

Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association
7:30PM at Yale Steam Laundry (437 New York Ave NW)