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ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6B

REGULAR MEETING

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

7:00 PM

March 8, 2016

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Adoption of Agenda

2. Election of Outreach & Constituent Services Task Force Chair

3. Community Speakout

4. Community & Commission Announcements

5. Consent Agenda

Minutes of Regular Meeting of February 9, 2016.

Planning & Zoning Committee

o HPA #16-248, 411 New Jersey Avenue SE, new construction (National Democratic Club):

Aimee Occhetti & Neal Hodgson (architect)

o ZC #15-12, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, letter to ZC on applicant’s supplemental filings

of February 11 and February 25, 2016

6. Presentations

New Initiatives at CHAW: Jill Strachan, Executive Director

EventsDC’s Planned Release of and Review Process for “RFK Study”: Pete Kirschner,

Communications & Marketing Director & Caroline Jhingory, Community Engagement Coordinator

7. Appointment of Resident Members

ABC Committee: Raman Santra 6B08 and Brynn Barnett 6B10

Planning & Zoning Committee: Amanda Thomas 6B08

Transportation Committee: Carol Grissom 6B08

8. Alcohol Beverage Control Committee

ABRA-079276, Matchbox, 521 8th

Street SE, Substantial change due expansion of 1,600 square

feet resulting in an additional 45 interior dining seats, 14 bar/counter seats, and six exterior patio

seats. Petition date: March 14, 2016

9. Planning & Zoning Committee

Support for Watkins Elementary School Modernization Project

HPA #16-246, 328 D Street SE, rear addition/concept: Andrew Devine & Nicholas Barron (owners);

Frederick Taylor (architect)

BZA 19206, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue SE: Todd Ragimov. BZA Hearing March 15, 2016

BZA 19221, 160 North Carolina Avenue SE: Aaron Presnall (owner). BZA Hearing April 19, 2016

ZC #16-03, Hill East Design Review: Larry Clark, Donatelli Development. ZC Hearing April 4,

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Note: The following case will most likely be removed from the March 8 agenda so that it can be

considered in full at a Special Call Meeting on March 22, 2016:

ZC #15-13, Watkins Alley, 1309-1323 E Street SE and 516 13th Street SE. Sean Ruppert, Opal. ZC

Hearing April 4, 2016

10. Transportation Committee

Letter to DDOT on Curbs Needing Repairs After the Blizzard of 2013

11. Financial

Treasurer’s Report

12. Approval of ANC 6B Budget Hearings Testimony

13. Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee Report (February 2016)

14. Hine Community Advisory Committee Report

15. Adjournment

PLEASE NOTE: At regular Commission meetings, any item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda at the request of a single

Commissioner. Late-breaking ABC, BZA, Zoning, or Historic Preservation cases may be added to this agenda. For additional information, email 6B@anc.dc.gov,

or visit ANC 6B’s website: www.ancb6.org. Next regular meeting: Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

SUBSCRIBE TO OFFICIAL ANC 6B NOTIFICATIONS AT THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE: www.anc6b.org

Other ANC 6B Meetings in March

Special Call Meeting (tentative)

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Location TBA

Agenda: ZC #15-13, Watkins Alley PUD

Executive Committee Meeting

Thursday, March 29, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Frager’s Hardware Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The Executive Committee will set the ANC’s April 2016 agenda

Hill East Task Force

Date/Location: TBD

Agenda: TBD

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ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6B REGULAR MEETING

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE February 9, 2016, 7:00 p.m

Chair Oldenburg calls meeting to order at 7pm. Oldenburg, Burger, Chao, Krepp, Jayaraman, Samolyk, Hagedorn present, quorum acknowledged. Per Chair Oldenburg, all commissioners introduced themselves to audience.

1. Adoption of Agenda Oldenburg: First item is to adopt agenda. Asking colleagues to see if there are any changes to be made to agenda. Note that I did circulate last minute afternoon changes to the 11th street bridge park letter; I am looking for consent from commissioners to leave the letter on consent. If anyone is concerned with last minute changes I will take it off the agenda. We will leave that on consent with amended letter. Jayaraman - I wish to request to remove BZA case 19220 Payne Elem off consent agenda please. Oldenburg - Will add to planning and zoning under item 10. Burger - For ABC John Neal for 6b06 - can I add his name? Corey Holman for Transportation Committee for 6b06 as well. Oldenburg - Any other changes to resident member list? Any other changes to agenda? Chao - Move we adopt the agenda, 2nd Krepp 7-0 approved.

2. Election of Committee Chairs

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Oldenburg - I’d like to first ask nominations for Chair of ABC Committee. Krepp - I’d like to nominate Chander Jayaraman. Oldenburg - Declare nominations closed. All in favor? 7-0 approved. Congratulations I think? He’s heading into a storm. Bravo! Oldenburg - Planning and Zoning Committee? I’d like to nominate commissioner Burger. Are there any other nominations? All in favor of commissioner Burger? 7-0, approved. Oldenburg - For Transportation any nominations? Burger - I nominate Commissioner Oldenburg. Oldenburg - Thank you any other nominations? No? All those in favor? 7-0, approved.

3. Establishment of Task Forces and Election of Chairs Oldenburg - Each year we have to establish and re-establish task forces and elect chairs. The first one I have is one we have had for a number of years. For Outreach and Constituent Services. Jayaraman - I’ll make a motion that we establish the Outreach Constituent Service (OCS) Task Force, 2nd Burger. All those in favor? 7-0 approved. Oldenburg - Now for Chair of OCS - As people know we have two commissioners who have expressed desire to co chair. However our bylaws do not have provision for co chairing. Krepp - May I make a proposal that we amend the bylaws? We can vote on by law changes beginning of March and we can elect our co chairs at our March meeting. Oldenburg - Any changes to bylaws have to be noticed 2 weeks before we vote. There are clear stipulations about what to do. The other option is to go

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ahead and look for a chair. One of the commissioner expressing interest is present tonight. Krepp - I move we formally amend the bylaws,,, Oldenburg - What we need is to defer Krepp - I make a motion that we defer to March. Oldenburg - I have a motion. Do I have a 2nd? 2nd Samolyk 7-0 approved. Oldenburg - Now we come to Hill East Task Force. Anyone wish to make a motion? Krepp - I move that we let the HETF continue. 2nd Jayaraman. Oldenburg - Those in favor? 7-0 approved. Oldenburg - Now nominations are open for chair of HETF. Jayaraman I’d like to nominate Commissioner Denise Krepp. Oldenburg - Any other nominations? No. Ok let’s vote. Burger - I’m going to be abstaining. I’m disappointed to see Brynn Barnett not re-nominated to HETF or the Planning and Zoning Committee, which I chair. She has been one of the most outstanding residents in Hill East and ANC 6B. I thought that the process of not including her in the coming year was frankly disappointing and wasn’t handled well. Krepp - I’d like to remind Commissioner Burger it is my duty to nominate a constituent in my SMD, I am nominating someone who is extremely qualified. Chao – I think it is up to us the commissioners who know our district best to make that judgment call. I do not know exactly the background of my colleague’s decision, but if we are supposed to have a role in our colleague’s decision making process to assign resident members, then the by laws would

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make clear that we need to secure our colleague’s permission. I believe it is up to the individual commissioner to have to answer to his or her residents on how they decided to appoint their resident members. Oldenburg - Ok let’s vote we have Commissioner Krepp as Hill East Task Fore Chair. In favor: Jayaraman, Samolyk, Chao, Hagedorn, Loots. Abstain: Oldenburg, Burger. 5-0-2, approved.

4. Community Speakout Seth Shapiro - I am the ward 6 liaison for Mayor Bowser. We have a big week with homeward DC and commitment to end homelessness over the next 5 years. This week we are talking about the piece of Homeward DC and a big piece of that is closing DC General. We appreciate your support of the resolution written a few months ago. This week we unveiled in all 8 wards where the short term family shelters. We have a meeting on Thursday at 630p and everyone is welcome for sure. It is at friendship Baptist church, 900 Delaware SW, that’s where we will speak to Ward 6 spot for short term housing. All wards will have these type of community meetings. Questions? Jayaraman - My understanding is that 600 family spots at DC general. A: No 250-270 families, it translates to upward 1100 people. It is not done and people don’t move out until 2018. As we get through the years, the number will shrink in terms of the families by that time they will all fit and be assigned a place and close DC General. Krepp - A lot of Children at DC Gen got into Payne, Hine, etc. Will they have to relocate schools? A: No. Shapiro - I want to introduce our new Ward 6 Liaison for Mayor. Ed Doxen Doxen - Good evening I am the new Ward 6 liaison. (Doxen continues self introduction) Some of my main concern is public safety, have personally lost

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my best friend at age 16. Seth has given me a lot of information and a lot of tips and I am looking forward to working with you all. My email Edward.Doxen@dc.gov 202-341-3659 Molly - Creative Minds Charter School opening. We are going to have 17 new seats open for 6th graders and next year 17 more, etc. It’s a really great opportunity for capitol hill kids to come and join us. We have an international curriculum, yoga, mindfulness, a holistic curriculum. We hope to have some kids join us and fill up our class. Naomi Mitchell - CM Allen - Two reminders. We are in midst of oversight hearings among all DC agencies. If you have an issue with an agency you have a lot of issues with, that’s an opportunity to come and sign up and testify and talk to us, tell us what you are concerned with. The other thing I want to remind is the great launch of our book program. Every child who qualify, can go to the nearest library and sign up and receive a free book, please take advantage of the program. Samolyk - Is it just at libraries one can register? Mitchell - Online and at library. Really important to get the word out to people. There have been studies that have shown that it is critical for children before 3rd grade to read and has a direct tie to development. Mary Glover - Community Outreach for Aging Ward 6, I am a 20 year resident of Ward 6. We are looking to get any information from anyone regarding seniors in ward 6. We are also interested in finding members for senior advisory council. Samolyk - I did some work with Cap Hill Village last spring. Some where facing legal issues. Mary Glover - We have at least 1 lawyer on staff in there once a week. Contact us and I’ll give you a card and we will see what we can do. Clint Starboe - 6b09 resident - Wondering what the status is on Andromeda clinic.

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Jayaraman - The status is that the process is they would get facility ready before they apply. We had hearings on Jan 8 and I submitted questions to Dept of Behavioral Health. The specifics of how they actually determine such an entity should be placed in close proximity to another has yet to be answered. I remain concerned. You have multiple service providers serving same clients in such close proximity and need in that area has not been established. One bus line is not adequate for transportation. I tend to post regularly on HE Listserv and Cap Hill Listserv. My next steps is to try to get letter to AG to ask for opinion and get opinion from office of zoning to determine whether that type of use is allowed under the overarching comprehensive plan. Starboe - Was it supposed to open in January? Jayaraman - They are not open. They have not yet applied for certification. Am told at least 6 months from time apply to get ruling. Hersh Fernandez - For the past year I’ve been working on mobile app for phones that allow families to look across community and look for service providers. And to rate interaction with service provider. My community center app is live on Android. Apple is reviewing. I encourage you to check it out and provide feedback. Kathleen Riley - C Street - Wish to talk on Payne Elem. Jayaraman - We did pull if off consent.

5. Community & Commission Announcements Oldenburg - I want to bring people up to date that we may have a new Commissioner, Daniel Ridge - he has circulated nominating petition for 6b09. If no one else comes forward then Mr. Ridge will be appointed to the commission by CM Allen and we won’t need to go through an election process and he may be sitting at the table with us next month. Krepp - There’s going to be a community meeting on the new 7/11 store; Feb 18, 7p, St. Coletta, 1901 Independence Ave SE. We should have several representatives from 7/11, even maybe some from NY corporate. To respond

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to concerns that commissioner Jayaraman and I sent about a month ago dealing with crime, traffic, etc. Again hope you can come attend. Samolyk - Am going to give a shout out to our neighbor Bayou Bakery giving a party from 6-9. Kids are free tickets for adults are up to 15 dollars. Check out our neighbor on way out.

6. Consent Agenda Minutes: Regular Meeting of January 12, 2016 and Special Call Meeting of January 19, 2016 Planning & Zoning Committee

Support for 11th Street Bridge Park: Scott Kratz, Director of the Bridge Park Project.

HPA #16-005, 125 D Street SE, rear addition/concept. Ari Gejdenson (owner) and Olivia Akisan, D + O Inc. (architect)

HPA #16-203, 647 South Carolina Ave SE, two-story rear addition replacing existing two-story pavilion/concept. Greg Selfridge (owner).

HPA #16-209, 231 10th Street SE, concept/garage addition. Erick Goetz (owner) and Stephanie Erwin (agent)

HPA #16-207, 229 10th Street SE, concept/rear addition, garage addition. Utku Aslanturk (owner) and Jennifer Fowler (architect)

BZA #18701-B, 1247 E Street SE: ESE, LLC. Alexandra Garcia, counsel. BZA Hearing February 23, 2016

BZA #19196, 1247 E Street SE: ESE, LLC. Alexandra Garcia, counsel. BZA Hearing February 23, 2016

BZA #19193, 1620 & 1622 E Street SE: C&S Development LLC, J.D. Schmidt and Jesse Connell. BZA Hearing March 1, 2016

BZA #19194, 229 10th Street SE: Utku Aslanturk (owner) and Jennifer Fowler (architect). BZA Hearing: March 8, 2016

Capitol Hill Classic 10K (May 15, 2016): Roberta Stewart, Outreach Chair, and Jason Levine, Race Director.

Burger - I move we approve consent agenda, 2nd Hagedorn. 7-0 approved.

7. Presentation

Sarah Fashbaugh, Community Resource Advisor, Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration

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Sarah Fashbaugh Re: Renewal Season - Hello I am the community resource officer for DC ABC Administration. I have some information and flyer for everyone. It is a list of all license up for renewal in ANC 6B. Every 3 years licenses are up for renewal and allows community to give us feedback before we grant licenses. Currently 71 applicants are up for renewal which means that commissioner Jayaraman is up for quite the battle. 58 up for renewal in March and rest in September. Please take a look at the list if you have any issues with any of the establishments you can reach out to me and ask for a history of investigative documents. Community has an opportunity to protest as long as you have 5 or more people join you on the protest petition. There are specific requirements that are needed in a protest letter. Our website is a great tool and can provide you with a lot of information. My business card is in back and I recommend you give me a call as well. The ANC now has the power to knock out your protest so if you have any issues, please also contact the ANC and your commissioner. Sometimes the ANC doesn’t know you are protesting so the case gets tossed out. We are sending out renewal licenses at end of February so those up in March has until the end of that month to renew. They can also file to toss out any SA 4 years old. If one asks to terminate SA, we placard them. Two big red and two big green placards, the green at establishment means that they are asking for new SA. On back of my business card is 202-329-6347, that is the enforcement hotline, answered 7 days a week until 3am. You can also call general hotline normal hours 202-442-4423. Oldenburg - In reality are they spread out between march and through later months? Fashbaugh: We have 1500 licenses up for renewal and we process each as soon as possible. We start placarding as soon as we receive paperwork. You may see them up in a few weeks or later. It is not random but based on when we receive their paperwork. We are also open on Saturdays in March to help for processing due to so many renewals. Oldenburg - Between 3/8 and April meeting… Fashbaugh: If I were ANC I ‘d take a look at list, figure out which ones I want to do something and not and start working from there. It is not necessary for one to wait to placard to start discussion.

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Jayaraman - Been a couple of instances, one we are facing now. Remaining issues between applicant and community pending despite weeks of talks. Time has run out. It is my understanding that if both parties agree to extend petition deadline ABRA does have the authority to defer if ABRA agrees to that. Fashbaugh: Only ANC and licensee can do this by filing a joint motion to request. It does not opens it up to any other protesting. Say if deadline ends on Monday, only ANC can submit for 2 week extension. Samolyk - In 6b01 there are 3 clubs with no SA. Is that normal? Fashbaugh: I dunno it is really up to you. The thing on that list is that it is not 100 percent accurate. If you noticed a SA is not on that list, please shoot me an email. That list is, depending on date/time, not fully inclusive. Samolyk - Is it our goal to have SA for every establishment? Oldenburg - Good question Jayaraman - We have talked about it to try to have that goal. We were able to get all but 2-3 establishments. Fashbaugh: SA can be still over 4 years old . You can write a SA that writes in first paragraph that it supercedes previous SAs. To avoid concurrent SAs. Jayaraman - I think last time we had to go back to all applicants to sign an amendment to attach to SA. Oldenburg - So it is in board order and you have to pull up more than SA. Samolyk - I envision some protests. Fashbaugh: We’re really nervous about the wave that is about to hit us. Oldenburg - If you go back to old system, once you get license, 3 years from that date is the renewal.

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Burger - Question about wholesale licenses. We don’t do SA options with wholesalers is that true? Fashbaugh: I never seen one. Wholesalers go through renewal but not placarded. Burger- A wholesaler in my area, essentially operating like a liquor store, selling all same products, and across from another liquor store. Fashbaugh: I’ve never seen anything that says you cannot. You cannot protest because they are not placarded. Burger - why not? Fashbaugh: Can talk off line Hagedorn - corner stores? Fashbaugh: 2017 and 2018. We just went through them last year so it is every 3 years. If you are having a problem with particular establishment, please let us know.

8. Appointment of Resident Members Oldenburg - Each year in February we have to appoint or reappoint resident members. Resident members are selected and nominated by SMD Commissioner and serve on various committees and task forces. You’ll see a list on the agenda. We will try to vote for this as list. Note that John Neal who is nominated tonight has already served before and have a biography on file. Corey Holman is a new resident member and if the commissioner wishes to give us a little Burger - Corey lives 926 14th SE very actively engaged recently on number of issues including the big PUD that went through last month. I didn’t mention Ryan Danks. He is in the packet but I want to make sure he is on the list. We have a bio and he has been on the PZ Committee Oldenburg - Anyone have any comments on this?

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Burger - Move we approve nominated RMs for 2016, 2nd Hagedorn. 6-0 approved. (Jayaraman did not vote) ABC Committee Vince Iannacchione 6B05 Planning & Zoning Committee Ivan Frishberg 6B02 Laura Jeffords 6B03 Ken Jarboe 6B05 Sharon Ryan 6B07 Hillary Glaser Johnson 6B10 Transportation Committee Jerry Sroufe 6B02 Laura Jeffords 6B03 Andrew Cadmus 6B04 Neil King 6B05 Kelly Waud 6B07 Hill East Task Force David Kamens 6B05 Outreach & Constituent Services Task Force Steve Merrill 6B04 Beth Schulman 6B05

9. Alcohol Beverage Control Committee ABRA-079276, Matchbox, 521 8th Street SE, Substantial change due

expansion of 1,600 square feet resulting in an additional 45 interior dining seats, 14 bar/counter seats, and six exterior patio seats. Petition date: March 14, 2016

Oldenburg - This is a substantial change because they are extending to the former Las Placitas restaurant area. Jayaraman - There was much debate of what they were offering. Commissioner Loots and I both met with the applicant separately. I suggested best practices and Loots asked that anyone who is asking for license for

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expansion we have asked for inside trash storage. Applicant says cut trash can in half. No scrubber, no indoor storage, we will wash more. It was apparent to applicant that it was not acceptable at the ABC Cmte meeting. There was a lot of discussion. The representative couldn’t make a decision as he had to return to the investment group. Oldenburg - Anyone here tonight? Jayaraman - No. So they came back to us via email two days ago. They agree to build trash room and weren’t sure about size. The motion was to protest absent settlement agreement. That showed they had verifiable proof that they. That is our starting point. We have no SA. They have no details provided and have made other stipulations to have our full support. Chao - Astounded by applicant’s tone and unwillingness to engage with us last week. I hadn’t seen anything quite like it. The representative came and basically told everyone that he wasn’t willing or was not authorized to budge. The reason why I voted to abstain last week was because I felt that the motion offered was too lenient. It was the group of neighbors who offered to suggest to incorporate possible alternatives in the motion out of their desire to do outreach and truly engage with the applicant. The neighbors despite the applicant indicating basically “no I won’t and can’t engage” continued to make effort to engage even as we finalized our motion. The neighbors deserved to be treated better. Samolyk - I think there’s history there that we don’t know about. I too am alarmed by his demeanor. I am heartened to hear that they have offered to build out public space. I look forward to hearing neighbor. Jayraman - They are emboldened because they succeeded on patio. They have the longest hour on the block. Once it is in, it is impossible to get a liquor license withdrawn. Oldenburg - As I understand it we have two options. The petition date got changed so it is not until March 14. We have to advise by then if we are to protest so we do have time and can defer this. We don’t have a SA so we can’t

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vote to support them but we could vote to protest tonight. Or we could vote to defer this until March and handle it that time. Jayaraman - We can vote to protest but are not to send it. We can vote to protest pending SA. Krepp - I am just curious if they are here. Jayaraman - Fred Harman not here he was not feeling well. Catherine Shafferin - 704 E SE - Just so you know Commissioner Oldenburg it was neighbors’ understanding we didn’t need to be here. The group sent me because there was a defer. Matchbox has been one of the worst actors. This is not just Matchbox. Entire group of restaurants, hires contractors at 2am with gas generators to do cleaning under resident windows. We tried to reach out to them individually. No one ever gets back. Also commercial non-food neighbors who are having concerns in addition to residential. We very much want to work with them over the next month to have success like we have with other vendors - 3 others, who have truly dealt with trash, noise and smell and we hope we can build on that. Oldenburg- Thank you. Any other residents? Jayaraman - Identifies investors via online listing - Owner of restaurants like Carraba’s, GrillFish, Etc. Their vision is to go big across country. If it were Las Placitas, I’d understand as a mom and pop. We have a case where the applicants have the means. Oldenburg - Motion from committee was to protest. We have a motion to protest from Cmte. No more discussion on that I’d ask for… Burger - Quick question - We’ve recently deferred a case where we needed more time. Oldenburg - We don’t have that problem here. Burger - What is different between pushing a case off, deferring it versus an active protest.

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Jayaraman - Last time what happened there was a split vote and they refused to negotiate with ANC and Commissioner Peisch and that is what happened. It is important I think to send a strong signal. The same thing happened with Bullfrog Bagels. When this ANC split, it was seen as they can’t make up their mind. Oldenburg - We settled that case. Abutting neighbors are still protesting. Burger - Helpful to have nuance signals. If every time we have a case and we are protesting all the time, what is the nuance here; what signal are we sending? I think I support this protest. With bullfrog there was clear progress. With this case, if this protest sends appropriate signal I’m ok with it. Oldenburg - I will support the protest here with knowledge that Jayaraman and Loots will continue to talk this month. I am going to add a second motion, by doing it separately. Technical detail, about me having the authority to designate who on commission leading the protest, it has to go into the protest letter. That is a second issue. Let’s vote on protest itself. Show of hands of support protesting. 7-0 approved. I’d like to move now that the Commission give the Chair authority to designate commissioner leader on protest process. Krepp - Friendly amendment. Designate with presumption that the first person asked is the relevant SMD. 2nd Jayaraman. Jayaraman - Yes, generally would be Commissioner Loots. Oldenburg - All in favor with amendment? 7-0 approved.

10. Planning & Zoning Committee

BZA #19153, Rear 1524 Independence Avenue SE: David Crowley, President, Capital Properties Group. BZA Hearing: February 23, 2106 pursuant to 11 DCMR § 3103.2, for a variance from the off-street parking requirements under § 2101.1, to commit parking spaces to a car-sharing

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service in the R-4 District at premises (rear) 1524 Independence Avenue S.E. (Square 1072, Lots 2025-2032)

During our PZ committee meeting, upon discussion committee took no position.

Krepp - I got a little confused, and I haven’t seen this from Laura. What is given out right now. It is my understanding that an agreement has not been reached.

David Crowley - He wouldn’t allow a meeting.

Krepp - First of all residents should have a copy. (disseminates handout to residents) Crowley – It’s important to start on page twelve, I can give background. January 23, 2008 which lays out the case. The case is about 2100.1. As pointed out in memo, building built in 1956, regulation on parking is 1958. You can’t reduce what is already built here. Zoning Administrator has taken position that he isn’t going to pay attention to 1956 v 1958. He interprets the code and says you have to go to BZA to get relief for 8 spaces. My original application pointed out requesting 75% relief. Oldenburg - Can we get to the case? Basically it is about how many one is required to have and like to have - space wise. Crowley - Am asking for 4 spaces, 50 percent reduction. From 8-4. 28 unit project on H Street just got approved for zero parking. The trend is less parking and not more parking. Oldenburg - I’m on page 2a. Crowley - (describes relief being sought) By right each lot is allowed two car shares. But if BZA upholds and does not give relief, I can’t have any car share because it does not count towards 8. In speaking with condo association we are going to take it from 3 cars to 2. Instead of having 3 we will have 2. But this is all predicated on if I get compact car approved and 50%. 4 can only be used for condo period. No requirements for the other 4.

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Odlenburg - Reads from document summarizing request from applicants. 8 to 4 but split to different lots on variance requests. Krepp - Two already purchased right? Crowley - points out P3 and P4. Burger - Currently condo is being used two rental cars, 3 car shares, with dumpster. You actually plan to use for 4 cars? It sounds to me like that you are proposing 2 car shares. So there would or would not be the car in question, the one that is being questioned about possibly be blocked in. Samolyk - Do you have car shares currently? Crowley: 3. Correct as shown on page 4. My lease is up on Feb 22nd. BZA on 23rd. I’m either down to two, or completely out. Oldenburg - Two questions. Variance request is straightforward. Nothing to do with car sharing but sorting through these lots for parking. That’s all the BZA request is currently. We know that the condo representatives who have expressed concern about using those spaces for car share. That’s not part of this BZA case. Jayaraman - It is though. It is just like what we did on 15th street. They can’t do it if we don’t grant it! Oldenburg - What I’m trying to say is the BZA application as revised and resubmitted says nothing about car share. We can opine but it does not have to do with what we tell BZA. Krepp - Before we go any further we need to hear from residents. Oldenburg - Residents please raise your hand to be recognized. Alice Murray - 1520 Independence SE - I am on condo board. Our biggest concern is relating to car share and also placement of dumpster and trash. It was designated by developer 7 years ago for location when building up for sale. It was not developer’s responsibility to provide for site or trash. You have a 27 units lots of trash and recycling. Some of our neighbors have said

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they have tried to buy parking spaces to buy in past but weren’t given option to buy. I don’t know this first hand; never attempted. Sue Talingater 1520 - My bedroom face car share spaces. Question that perhaps requires further investigation. I believe size of last space is a lot narrower than other spaces and that is why the dumpster is there- it isn’t big enough to fit a car in there. It may be worth investigation and double checking. I’ve also driven those car shares. It is tricky maneuvering out those spaces. The pictures don’t do justice. The two cars parked on 2a, those cars are a lot closer, perpendicular wise. There is a bit finessing. As someone who has driven that car and tried to get it out of that space. My bedroom faces that area. At 1a, 2a, slamming doors, laughing on weekend, that noise travels. I didn’t buy condo expecting to have a commercial enterprise out of my window. When I bought condo I didn’t know it was to become commercial area. I am a little befuddled by current situation. Crowley - The dumpster has been sitting there for 9 years. The condo should have built space to house. Burger - I think the car on the corner next to the man in white shirt is problematic on page 9. It is ill advised. Again on page 5, if you put a car between the black car and motorcycle there would be issues. Oldenburg - If we say we support the BZA application, we can say in the letter expressing the condo owners’ concerns. Or we can indicate that only 3 cars can function in the space for 4 spaces. Jayaraman - So if BZA says you can use it for service, in case of car share, or can be food trucks. Crowley - So there is another layer of requirements. There are two steps. Oldenburg - It is only about parking spaces and not who is parking there. Burger - If BZA approves relief. The building is only required to have 4 spaces instead of 8. No longer restricted to use for that building so he could use it for car share. He could still only have 2 car share cars. If he wants to have 3 he has to get a variance.

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Krepp - So your first request to reduce…okay do you think you have a buyer? Crowley - I need it to be either counted or not be counted as real space to figure out where I am. Burger - The issue is he is required to have 8 spaces. Currently one is not legal. The first variance, if he is building today, with same lot configuration he would still have to get variance to get 8 space requirement. Just to allow building to be compliance with current zoning rule. Then once he gets 8 he can reduce the spaces. Krepp - I understand the first part, then reduce from 4-2, what are you reducing on the picture, on page 9. I understand 8 feet that mini. But the second request. Burger - Go to 7, and not 9. That will give you what he is proposing. Krepp - I still don’t understand this. If I can’t understand. Maybe BZA can’t. How do we get from 4-2? Burger - There are two lots here. 4 spaces tied to one lot. In practice they are 8 all tied to building. 4-2 in one half and 4-2 in the other. So going from 8-4 combined. Krepp - I have an applicant. We are going and committing not more than 2 car share. As Commissioner Jayaraman said this is where we could be headed. The neighbors should know how many cars. Oldenburg - I am certainly willing to inform BZA that there are concerns from us. Burger - I’m tempted, the challenges like all these cases, they are intertwined and I would be willing to support a motion that weighed in on BZA cases. From my perspective narrowing to compact space is fine. And from variances. It would take it from 8-4, I’ve been on record in supporting parking reductions. There’s a whole set of argument for. There’s a lot tied up and it would behoove us to supplement comments to BZA. Like we explicitly don’t endorse variance on car sharing. We would support ensuring maximum 2 car share space. We might also want to lay out that the 4 space that Krepp

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identified is unsuitable space and be taken out of the running for eligible parking space. That doesn’t resolve the challenge of how car share is operating. I’m not sure if there’s anything we can fundamentally do other than work with commissioner and owner to manage it better. There’s also option to purchase spaces. Oldenburg - Trying to understand this so I can write the letter….1. Support but…does not endorse car sharing. 2. For car sharing, up to 2 spaces. 3. Do not feel support for 4th space as a functional parking space. 3 spaces rather than 4. Krepp - I would support that kind of motion. I move to send a letter to BZA supporting variances with 3 stipulations. 2nd Burger. 7-0 approved.

BZA #19220, 1445 C Street SE (Payne Elementary School): District Department of General Services, Kevin Picken, DGS Project Manager for Payne. BZA Hearing March 8, 2016

Oldenburg - This is the case 1445 C Street SE. Burger - At committee we recommend ANC support the application. They have HVAC equipment, historically they have been big. Now they are smaller and can be built and spread in different parts. Kathleen Riley 1410 C Street - Asks if person is contractor. Kevin Picken : No I’m with DC DGS. Riley - Decrease or increase footprint. Oldenburg - Zoning regulation says you have to add a visual noise reduction shield. Picken - Representative from DC DGS describes for Ms. Riley what would be built. All on roof, high up, around separate units. Samolyk - Is it nicer looking?

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Picken - Different look, will separate sides. 8 feet going up. Covering mechanical equipment. They are quiet units and protects a little sound. But zoning has it is to have there for aesthetic reasons. Riley - We are here representing 20 neighbors right now. The project has been going on and on 630am on Saturdays. There has been 6a 630a Saturdays. Oldenburg - I live across from Watkins in my SMD. Tyler for years after they renovated, put a humongous device on the roof. They called it a chiller which rattled and made a lot of noise. It took me years to get DGS to go there and change it out to do a smaller, newer, quieter unit. Once done have no issues. I’m very cognizant of the type of noise from old systems. New systems cause less problems due to different design. Jayaraman - Why wouldn’t we ask DGS to enclose the mechanicals. It does echo to residential. My 2nd concern is lack of communication and meetings with neighborhood on what it looks like. There hasn’t been one meeting. Payne has been nothing. They’ve not had one community meeting. Yet they are going ahead and building. In Watkins case, there have been rounds and rounds of consultation with neighbors. Burger - I will say in case of Watkins, they do involve members in community, by in large they are parents who may not live there. Asks DGS - did Payne go through regular process. DGS - I assume they followed protocol. Jayaraman - No they did not. Burger - Watkins was well established mechanism. Process could have happened but not have been broadcast. Oldenburg - This has been a split process. They did initially with renovation of Payne, two phases, first phase was done and weren’t able to complete due to funds being shifted away. This has been a long process over many years. I don’t remember and would have to previous commissioners.

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Burger - Payne is in my SMD and you are Jayaraman’s constituents. We are happy to work together to move forward. The process is getting close to being done. Picken - We are looking at end of April at latest for completion. Oldenburg - motion is to support the BZA case. No need for 2nd. All in favor 6 -0-1, approved. (Jayaraman abstained)

11. Transportation Committee Letter to DDOT on Southeast Boulevard Feasibility Draft Report

Oldenburg - this comes to commission with a support recommendation commission send this letter to DDOT. I will open floor for comments. Chao – I’m very concerned regarding bus terminal and the overall study deeming “feasible” the SE Blvd grid connection project with the large underground bus terminal. Many questions remain, including the cost, and how the project will be built, given it is grade separation project, will the bus terminal be built first if that is the case? The current feasibility study has drawings indicating that 100s of buses that will enter and exit the .6 mile underground bus storage adjacent to a children’s playground at the public housing complex. How does that meet federal environmental justice regulations if DDOT expects to receive federal matching funds? How can that be feasible? The feasibility report does not say where the buses would travel to and from. Would a special lane off 695 be built or would buses have to travel on local streets? Oldenburg - Until we get back to NEPA studies. DDOT has to grasp them and come to solutions. We get to see what their proposals are in more details. I think personally this is going to fall by its own weight. The feasibility of it all is too difficult. But I’m not a highway engineer. Burger - You mean the bus terminal will fall? Oldenburg - Right. How do you get in and out, air pollution, scrubbers. Would the bus companies want to go there? Is the market there?

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Krepp - Yes I’m the one who is married to the tour guide. I know that they would. Part of it comes from when students come they spend 6 hours at museums. They see reps from congress. Buses have to park somewhere. Do they circle the city, try to go to RFK. They do and park at RFK. I don’t know how much RFK is charging. But I can tell you for inauguration, they get dumped at RFK. And yes it does happen. Oldenburg - Well when I spoke on bus terminal with CM Allen, the city would not have other alternatives. What would be other alternatives. Chao – I think the conversation we are having now points to the need for a separate comprehensive bus storage study, one independent of the SE Blvd grid connection feasibility study. This bus storage component is so costly and so large, it should be its own project and not attached to grid connection / extension to the waterfront. The bus storage component impacts the entire capital region. A separate bus storage study should be done. There should be a request to Office of Planning actually do a regional / city wide study. There are so many unanswered components like who gets to park in it, the demand, impact on RFK, overall design for SE Capitol Hill, traffic flow, taxpayers’ cost, pollution, etc. Naomi - I’m not sure if they‘ve (DC) done it a couple of times and maybe couldn’t make it happen. Burger - I would very much support getting a clear answer from OP or DDOT on what has been studied and why and what has been feasible. Back to nature of our letter and motion as I said in the meeting last week I’m fully on board with asking these questions. The list is great to work on. There’s a multi-step process. The feasibility study says there are major red flags from moving forward, something that stands in the way. I don’t think any DDOT or OP rep would argue that study was complete. The point was they didn’t find cost to process. Let’s keep process of moving forward. I do think there’s momentum real advantage to keep process from moving forward. We signal to DDOT like and expect to have meeting on front end, dealing with transportation traffic and finance issues. We can interject at early stage some of our more specific concerns. Next step at NEPA process. Chao – I’m hoping that we would consider asking DDOT as well to keep in mind the list of questions that Resident Member Kelly Waud and I drafted

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which helped us begin the discussion of this study at the Transportation Committee meeting last week. If there is not agreement, I will send it to DDOT as the SMD commissioner because I do think it is critical that we let DDOT know these are questions on our mind and not have DDOT say to us later, “well, you never told us this or that” re: your concerns on this project. Oldenburg - Realizing questions have been converted. Can take your 4 page question and add as appendix. And generated the letter itself. Chao - I would be fine with that. Get input in on record. It would be greatly appreciated. Oldenburg - I would think it helps DDOT think about things. Burger - Ask specifically we say in letter that we would like engagement, personal engagement with DDOT early in the process. Oldeubrg - I don’t agree because traffic analysis is so complex and off in a world by itself. It is helpful to have analysis then go in with questions. Burger - That initial discussion is not to discuss result of traffic analysis for feasibility. We would ask them to help us understand what type of analysis you are doing. I do think it is important to include Daniel’s questions but don’t want DDOT to think that is the entirety of questions. I think there’s value of engagement early in the process. As opposed to having NEPA conclude and they say we wished we could have mentioned this or that. Oldenburg - I am not quite on board with this but will engage and discuss. Krepp - I support Burger’s statement, one tweak is to request in person meetings. Not phone calls. But meetings. Oldenburg - So we have from committee recommendation to send to DDOT we now have amended it here. The motion is to support committee recommendation as amended here tonight. Is everyone in agreement in offering as friendly our agreement? Yes. Ok, committee motion that is amended before us. All in favor ? 7-0 approved.

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Letter to the Mayor: Reflections on Snow Team Operations during Blizzard 2016

Oldenburg - all in support 7-0, approved.

12. Financial Treasurer’s Report

Oldenburg - anyone have any comments of the report? It is in the packet? Motion? Burger - move to approve 1st Quarter report. Jayaraman 2nd. 7-0 approved.

FY2016 First Quarterly Financial Report

13. Approval of Community Impact Statement on Theft from Auto Cases (Commissioner Krepp)

Krepp - The individual in question is Jamal Slaughter. His hearing was last week. I did this just as SMD commissioner and was very clear to US Attorney it was not full ANC’s behalf. He is going to trial. It is my hope that the statement I submitted will help judge to give individual extra time. He has targeted individuals from my SMD to Jennifer’s SMD and kept on getting probation. Oldenburg - I appreciate you did that. I would appreciate a copy because I promised Lt. Avery at 106 that we would do this. Jayaraman - Was there any follow up at Mayor’s town hall? Krepp - I want to thank CM Allen for signing my petition; he is supporting the change.org petition and am very appreciative. Had a second conversation with Kevin Dunley, Dep Mayor for Public Safety. I posed wouldn’t it be wonderful for Mayor Bowser to say why are my police arresting and you a aren’t prosecuting? Or sign the petition. That’s my goal for the next steps. With all the emails of arrests by MPD we’re not seeing the prosecution. Oldenburg - No item to take on action 13.

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14. Approval of ANC 6B Testimony for DC Council Oversight

Hearings Oldenburg - I submitted draft for DDOT testimony. Individual commissioners can testify on own behalf however reminder if you do that copy of your testimony need to be submitted to the ANC. The only one before us that I know is DDOT testimony I put together. Burger - Question re: end of the testimony. Oldenburg - I will strike. No longer applies. Burger - Move to support the Chair’s testimony to DDOT submitted. 2nd Chao, 7-0 approved. Krepp - I’m going to be testifying Thursday on my own. Supposed to be about DC sentencing. But I’m going to be using the opportunity to push for prosecuting. We talk about sentencing reform but we should focus too on prosecution which is the step before sentencing. The other hearing if everyone can testify, WMATA has a meeting on February 22nd. For their own budget hearing. I encourage folks to go to WMATA as well. Naomi Mitchell - A note to Charles would be helpful on things he should pay attention to if those of you don’t plan to testify. Finally, budget process, at this point he is planning a budget town hall to tell you what is in the budget and what is important in there. I believe scheduled for April 22nd. On H Street at the service center, renovated upstairs.

15. Hine Community Advisory Committee Report Hagedorn - Complaints have dropped, there was one issue today with trucks using D Street. They have some windows on 8th Street. North building is probably going to be completed in October. They not only cleared sidewalk but took away remaining snow piles.

16. Consideration of ANC 6B Policy on Holding Meetings on days DC Government is closed

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Oldenburg - I spoke with Gottlieb and think we ought to give ourselves a little liberty for committee meeting and task force meetings to not be included to apply for DC closure dates. This relates to snow days. Burger - Move to issue statement that we follow DC Gov’t Closure only for official regular monthly meeting, 2nd Oldenburg. 7-0 approved.

17. Adjournment Jayaraman - Move ANC 6B adjourns until March 8, 2016.

Resident Member’s Bio ABC Committee: Raman Santra (6B08) rsantra@gmail.com 734-717-6252 A West Virginia native, Raman Santra resides in the house he owns with his wife Jo on C St. SE. Mr. Santra, a graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in history and American studies and the University of Michigan Law School, first lived in the DC metropolitan area in 2005 and has been a permanent DC resident since 2007, living in the DuPont Circle neighborhood until his move to Hill East last June. He spent his first two years in DC as an associate in the law firm WilmerHale in the international trade group, and has served as an attorney-advisor with the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General since May 2010 (including as the OIG's Freedom of Information Act Officer since May 2014); he has also volunteered his legal services to the Neighborhood Legal Services Program and the D.C Bar's Landlord-Tenant Resource Center at the D.C. Superior Court. Mr. Santra previously served as his condominium association's president and treasurer (located on the nightlife/restaurant heavy 17th Street corridor) and operates in his free time the blog Barred in DC, which includes original reporting on liquor licensing issues and news related to bars in DC. Planning & Zoning Committee Amanda Thomas (6B08 switch from Hill East Task Force) amandadc6b08@gmail.com 202-930-2021 Amanda Thomas is a project manager at Cushman & Wakefield working on Cushman & Wakefield's corporate real estate projects as well as tenant development projects. She has been serving on the Hill East Task Force since May 2015. Previously, she worked as a project manager and project architect for 8 ½ years in Gensler’s Houston and Washington, DC offices. She is a licensed architect, LEED accredited professional (LEED AP BD+C) and construction document technologist (CDT). As a resident of the ANC 6B neighborhood, she looks forward to addressing development issues facing Hill East and learning about the application of Zoning regulations and addressing Historic Preservation cases in ANC 6B. Transportation Committee Carol Grissom (6B08 returning) grissomc@si.edu 202-544-1021 Carol Grissom has been serving as a Resident Member on ANC 6B’s Transportation Committee (TC) since June 2013. She has been a vocal advocate and active participant on the many issues that have come before the TC. Currently, she is a Senior Objects Conservator at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (or one of its antecedents) and has been working in that capacity since 1984, specializing in treatment of metals, plaster, stone, and other architectural materials. She has a B.A. in art history from Wellesley College and an M.A. in art conservation from Oberlin College. Among other professional publications is the 706-page book Zinc Sculpture in America: 1850 to 1950 (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2009). She has resided at 1338 A Street S.E. since 1987, when she purchased the house, on which she did most of the restoration herself. She lives there with Robert Mark, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Princeton University.

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Alcohol Beverage Control Committee Meeting

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Lincoln Room, Room 211

March 3, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

REPORT Attendance: ABC Chair-Jayaraman, Commissioners Loots, Hoskins & Chao. No resident members were present but at least one future resident member was in the audience.

I. Approval of the Agenda (Loots motion; Hoskins second) Motion Passes 4-0

II. Discussion on License Renewal Process. Comm. Jayaraman described the ABRA process and answered community questions about the process as well as how the community could access previous Settlement Agreement (SA) with establishments on the ABRA website. Comm. Loots suggested a meeting and invite all applicants and community to discuss jointly common or reoccurring issues on a particular block (such as the alley on the 500 block between 7th and 8th Streets). This meeting would also serve as an opportunity for the ANC to share with applicants what our best practices are, what we expect and what we demand There was also a discussion about whether there would be a cutoff date for ANC to review ABRA renewals. Comm. Hoskins asked if it would be possible to set a date after which the ANC would need to delay review until the following month (perhaps before EC meeting. Chander will check with Sarah Fashbaugh). What can we do to on the ANC website to inform the community about the upcoming renewals. Comm. Hoskins asked that we post on the ANC6B website, information about the establishments that are up for renewal and the appropriate ANC Commissioner within whose area the establishment is located. Chander offered to create a table identifying which commissioner is overseeing a particular liquor license and post on ANC website. Comm. Hoskins suggested that she could set up a Google Forum to facilitate discussion and receive comments Motion (Hoskins motion, Chao second): Place a public notice on website about liquor license renewals, list of restaurant, point of contact and general process that will be followed and periodic updates on hearing and protest dates. Motion Passes 4-0

III. Discussion of Substantial Change application by Matchbox Capitol Hill LLC Fred Herrmann: No additional HVAC but existing HVAC systems will be replaces. The current bar will be extended into the new space to form a U shaped bar, gain much needed storage space. Initially declined to do an interior trash room but have since accepted that this is the right thing to do and have agreed to incorporate an interior trash room into their plans. Loots: Applicant has come a long ways on several key items that the community has requested and a few specific items remain to be ironed out.

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Applicant: One concern is the requirement that access to the trash room be available directly from the interior because the level of the kitchen and restaurant space is 4 steps higher than the level of the alley. Applicant requested that the interior access be eliminated stating that it was their preference to have interior access but according to their engineers, it is functionally not possible to so. This started a discussion on issues with taking trash outside to place in the trash receptacles, leaking bags, and the exterior doors being left open after depositing non-recyclable trash into the receptacles in the trash room. The applicant noted that the trash room will be refrigerated and offered to install an automatic door closing mechanism so that the lift door to the trash room would not be left open inadvertently. In addition, Applicant will pursue the option of extending onto public space a structure to enclose the containers that will hold the recyclables, kegs, and linen but getting such approval does not impact the construction of the interior trash room. Community comment: A major concern and request from the neighbors is that delivery trucks not park in the alley or on the 700 block of E Street, SE. Specifically, refrigerated trucks parking in the alley with their compressor units running for over an hour. Other request was no deliveries to start at 9 am. Applicant: Issue is that the vendors set the delivery schedule not the restaurant. In addition, deliveries starting after 9 am is problematic because Matchbox staff start cooking much earlier than that time. In fact, this is an issue along the block. Proposed Solution was for vendors to park on 8th and bring deliveries in through the front. Loots suggested language: If and when a loading zone is established on 8th street, the applicant will utilize such zone for delivery of supplies. Applicant has no objections to accepting deliveries from the front of the establishment. Loots will add language about parking in the front for deliveries and noted that he would include that language for all SA in the 500 block of 8th Street. This may be an issue for residents on 9th street and such language should be included for establishments on the east side of 8th Street as well. Power-washing using gas-powered generators: The issue is that contractors who clean the exhaust vents monthly are using a gas-powered generator to power wash the vents. According to the applicant, this has to be done during non-business hours because the process takes 3+ hours. The issue for the community is that the gas-powered generator is placed in the alley and left running for the entire duration of the cleaning process which sometimes starts during the middle of the night. One of the neighbors noted that when the contractor uses an electric power washer, the noise is significantly reduced. However, the applicant cannot guarantee that the vendor can use an electric power washer each time. Suggested language for SA: Applicant will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that vendor uses an electric generator for the power washer or if there is a need to use a gas powered generator they will access the roof from 8th Street and set up the generator on 8th Street. Motion (Loots motion, Chao second): Move that we recommend that the full ANC support the substantial change application with the understanding that the agreements reached at the committee level will be incorporated into the SA. Motion Passes: 3-0-1

Letter on Watkins Modernization

Dear ______, (DCPS, DGS, DPR, Councilmember Allen, Councilmember Grosso)

[preamble]… voted x-x-x its broad-based support for the Watkins Elementary School

modernization process and to request that a full-sized gym be incorporated into the plans.

The Watkins Elementary modernization process will improve a valued and important educational

facility in Capitol Hill. We recognize and appreciate the public engagement process conducted

through the School Improvement Team (SIT), in which ANC 6B has participated. We also

recognize the active engagement by DGS and DCPS, and in particular the strong and supportive

engagement of Watkins parents, teachers, and administrators.

The current plans for the Watkins modernization do not include a full-size gymnasium. Although

the ed spec does not require a full-size gym, the area covered by ANC 6B has less public

recreational space than most parts of Washington, DC, and a full size gym would be an assets to

the community. Because the full size gym would conflict with the existing, small outdoor pool

managed by DPR and consideration of a full size gym at Watkins would need to involve

community consultation. However, to date a full-size gym has not been formally considered or

discussed as part of the modernization process.

ANC 6B requests that all parties involved in overseeing and implementing the Watkins

modernization reexamine the feasibility and desirability of a full-size gym option at Watkins

Elementary as part of the planned modernization. In addition, ANC supports this option.

[closing]

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Report of the ANC6B Transportation Committee Meeting

March 2, 2016

Commissioners present: Nick Burger, Daniel Chao, Kirsten Oldenburg (chairing), and Dan Ridge

Resident Members present: Jerry Sroufe (6B02), Laura Jeffords (6B03), Corey Holman (6B06), and

Kelly Waud (6B07)

Others present: John Manley, Sharon Ryan, and Chris Plano

Announcements:

Welcome to new Resident Member Corey Holman and new 6B09 Commissioner Dan Ridge

Status of new Pedestrian Crossing of 11th Street SE—DDOT says they are “working on refining the

signal timing and controller programming package for the intersection” and should be able to activate

this pedestrian crossing by end of March.

Implementation of DDOT’s 17th

& 19th

Streets SE Pedestrian Safety Study

By unanimous consent, the Committee decided to remove this item from the March agenda and move it to

April. Commissioner Oldenburg will ask the DDOT project manager to attend and provide an update.

DDOT Traffic Calming Study Results: 12th

& G Streets SE

Connie Wheeler, of the Transportation Operations Administration of DDOT, presented the results of the

above study that were detailed in a letter of March 1, 2016:

The data analysis does not support the installation of the requested All-way Stop signs at the

intersection; however,

DDOT will install “highly visible” crosswalks on all approaches and add “DC Law Stop for

Pedestrian” signs in the middle of these crosswalks.

Sharon Ryan asked several questions to clarify the data collection and study results including traffic

volumes and lines of sight. The Committee discussed a large van that parks once a week near the

intersection and affects drivers’ ability to see approaching 12th Street traffic. Commissioner Chao will

check this out with Potomac Gardens to see if it can park on the property, instead. RM Waud noted that

traffic tends to “block the box” creating other line of sight problems. Ms Wheeler said DDOT could add

Do Not Block the Box signage. Another suggestion: additions to G Street Stop signs to alert drivers that

12th Street vehicles do not stop.

The session ended with general consensus that the DDOT report was thorough and the results acceptable.

The intersection can be studied again in 3 years; however, the committee asked that DDOT continue

oversight of it and suggested that an upcoming traffic study in connection with the redevelopment of the

Frager’s site along the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE might be helpful in providing prospective

information.

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Background: The petition for the study had been submitted to DDOT by Sharon Ryan, resident of the

1200 block of G Street SE. ANC 6B supported the petition in its letter to DDOT of July 15, 2015. (An

earlier Ryan petition had resulted in the installation of pedestrian crossing alert signs on 12th Street.)

Letter to DDOT on Curbs Needing Repairs After the Blizzard of 2013

Commissioner Burger read a draft letter to DDOT on this matter, focusing on 3 such problems in his

SMD. After some discussion, Commissioner Burger moved (seconded by Commissioner Ridge) that the

Committee recommend the Commission send the letter to DDOT. The Committee voted 7-0 in favor of

the motion.

Appendix: Draft Letter to DDOT

Mr. Rodney Foxworth

Community Engagement Supervisor

Office of the Director

Department of Transportation

55 M Street SE

Washington DC 20003

VIA Email: Rodney.foxworth@dc.gov

RE: Curb Damage from January Blizzard

Dear Mr. Foxworth;

[preamble on vote etc.]

Following the big snowstorm in January, multiple curbs in ANC 6B were upturned or otherwise

damaged, presumably inadvertently during snow removal operations. Many of damaged curbs

have sharp stones sticking up and dislodged bricks.

There are three examples on E St SE, on the 1200 block and two on the 1400 block. Many of

these have been reported to the 311 system, and at least in one case (the 1223 E St) the 311

system reports a “due date” of June 2016. In two other cases (at the corner of 14th

and E St SE),

311 has a due date of July 2016.

We would a appreciate DDOT providing information on the planned repair process and timeline

for repairing curbs that have sustained major damage in ANC 6B. In addition, if the dates listed

in 311 are the planned work completion dates for these damaged curbs, ANC 6B requests that

DDOT speed up these repairs. Many of these damaged curbs are trip or fall hazards, and we

would like to see them addressed as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Kirsten Oldenburg

Chair

cc: CM Allen

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Council of the District of Columbia

Committee of the Whole

Budget Oversight Hearings on

Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Department of Transportation

Friday, April 8, 2016

Testimony by

Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg, Chair ANC 6B

On behalf of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6B

Chair Mendelson and members of the Committee, my name is Kirsten Oldenburg. I am the

Commissioner for ANC 6B04 and Chair of 6B. I am here today to speak on behalf of ANC6B

about funding and support for the Southeast Boulevard and a redesigned Barney Circle. This

testimony was approved by the Commission at its properly noticed meeting on March 8, 2016,

with a quorum present, by a vote of x-x.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

The ANC has been working with DDOT since early 2013 to redesign Barney Circle (on

Pennsylvania Avenue SE just west of the Sousa Bridge) and to plan a new SE Boulevard

between 11th

Street SE and Barney Circle.

More recently, in cooperation with DDOT and the ANC, the DC Office of Planning has

completed a neighborhood planning study that envisions not just a boulevard but also housing

and/or parks plus direct access to the Anacostia River waterfront for residents of Capitol Hill.

And, DDOT has conducted a study on several aspects of the OP study’s concepts and concluded

that the project is largely feasible. DDOT now plans to resume its NEPA Barney Circle and

Southeast Boulevard Transportation Planning Study, which was halted during the OP and

DDOT study phases. ANC 6B has voted to support resuming the NEPA study.

The ANC understands that funds are available to complete the NEPA EIS study and is here to

make sure that those funds continue to be available so that the work can go forward in 2016 and

2017. However, we also understand that the EIS cannot be fully completed until funding sources

are identified. The cost of implementing this unique transportation and urban development

project will, of course, depend on the final option chosen. Yet, we know from the DDOT

feasibility study that the road portion of the project will be expensive (estimate in 2015 dollars of

more than $100 million). The cost suggests, as does the overall vision of this project, that its

successful implementation will take a partnership of DDOT, OP, Deputy Mayor for Planning and

Economic Development and others with support from the DC Council to secure funding in future

fiscal year budgets.

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The ANC urges the Council to ensure this project secures a place on the Deputy Mayor’s radar,

and to ask whether he needs any additional staffing or resources to shepherd this important

project forward. This project goes beyond transportation infrastructure alone, as it will impact

housing, greenspace, and other economic development. Such a transformative project should

warrant dedicated attention from DMPED.

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February 24, 2016 - Eastern Market Report *The EMCAC committee convened at 7pm at the Eastern Market North Hall on 2/24/16.

Previous meeting was 11/18/15.

* 2016 meeting dates: 3/30; 4/27; 5/18; 6/22; 7/27; 9/28; 10/26; and 11/30

*The Market Manager presented the monthly report:

Blizzard Update: Of the 10 largest snowfalls of the past 50 years (1967-2016), 4 of

them fell in the years that DGS has managed the market. This particular blizzard closed

the market on Saturday and Sunday, Jan 23 and 24. Two of the merchants were ready

and interested in being open but we simply couldn’t do it. For the District to clear the

streets properly, it was critical that cars were off of the street those days. This Mayoral

imperative was the basis of our decision.

The back alley was a source of consternation for everyone. We bought a new snow

blower that Kevin Thomas, our janitor, used non-stop to clear the sidewalks, the back

alley customer parking and the back alley merchant parking after the storm. By the

morning of Saturday the 30th, all but one of the parking spaces north of the dumpsters

was clear. The spaces south of the dumpsters remained covered for longer: There was so

much snow from the north and south alleys converging at the intersection of C Street that

there simply wasn’t space to move all the snow until the huge piles were cleared away

on Sunday, the 31st, when all of the parking spaces were finally free.

In order to ensure that the alley and the plazas of the market are cleaned to our

satisfaction, we are developing a map showing the critical spaces that must be cleared for

the market to be open on the weekdays: Doors, sidewalks and the entire back alley. And

the spaces that must be cleaned for the market to be open on the weekends: All plazas

and sidewalks and the entire back alley. We will discuss this with our Facilities division

so that they are aware of our priorities. We will also make recommendations for various

levels of snowfall. After a certain point, more a nd larger equipment are required in order

to complete the job and this is what we will work with them most closely on.

Leases: The General Counsel is making updates to the last leases we provided the

merchants. I don’t believe that the edits will be substantial. Following this, the Associate

Director, the General Counsel and I will review the updates together. I will be talking

with the General Counsel tomorrow about when we will receive the edits.

Finances: On a monthly basis, DGS’ finance team is now reallocating expenses paid out

through other DGS divisions for Eastern Market services. They are also creating a

monthly year-to-date financial report in a format that will be similar to the annual

financial reports that I have provided to the EMCAC in the past. Susan Oursler and I met

in January and she had a number of suggestions regarding the organization of the

financial report that I have passed along to our finance team . The first of the reports

from the finance team will be available for YTD through January 31, FY16. Expenses

were just submitted. They will also provide a report for FY15.

Marketing: The “Deck the North Hall Holiday Celebration” began on Nov 29 and ran

for four weekends until Dec 19. It was a huge success thanks to the volunteer work by

the Marketing Subcommittee that came up with the name, design concept, sponsors,

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social networking expertise, and musicians! They, and other members of the Eastern

Market community, helped in distribution of marketing materials as well. The Marketing

Subcommittee is made up of vendors, merchants, and community members.

Our two interns, Garima Jain and Amantur Tynybekov, returned to India and Kazakhstan

respectively in early December. They were among our best interns and it was a delight to

work with them both. Among their most notable achievements were the dot survey and

the permitting process for Hilloween.

We have the final brochures for Eastern Market and the North Hall printed. They look

fantastic and I have brought a copy for everyone. We will be updating the brochures

annually.

Dominiqua Eldridge just met with Jonathan Page again yesterday to discuss the website.

The website that she first created a while back was with an online website development

software called WIX. While WIX allows you to quickly develop a website that is

functional and sound to a layperson, there are some deficiencies that are recognized in

the web development community. Jonathan is familiar with these deficiencies and has

been providing Dominiqua with guidance on what software to use and has given her a

number of other tips on how to make our new website solid.

The EMCAC meeting minutes from 3/25/15 to 9/30/15 are now online.

Fresh Tuesdays: We are continuing through the winter. Farm-to-Family, the CSA has

are only about 40 subscribers who continue through the winter but that's still a solid

number. Among the farmers, our meat producer, especially, does very good business and

relies on the revenue. Our one produce farmer has stopped coming, as he no longer has

product. Peachy Family Dairy comes every two weeks.

Merchants and Vendors: LED lights: The Request for Proposals was put out for bid.

We are currently waiting on the decision of our contracting department.

I am waiting for a response regarding access to the market. I’ve asked the General

Counsel to give me a time estimate on when we might get a response on this matter and

we will discuss it tomorrow.

Based on a Tenant’s Council recommendation, we are implementing a new tracking

program for operational issues that arise. Merchants and vendors will be able to send

facilities requests to us and we will enter them into our internal system. We will then

work with the Facilities Department to determine next steps when the response is not

provided in a timely manner.

*Notes from Tennant’s Council Report

RESOLUTION 02-11-16-01 Maintenance Tracking (passed 5 to 0)

The Tenants Council requests Management develop a process for reporting, tracking and

escalating facilities maintenance issues identified by Tenants.

RESOLUTION 02-11-16-02 Snow Removal (passed 5 to 0)

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The Tenants Council request that management obtain and review Statement of Work for

snow removal contractor assigned to Eastern Market and report the findings to the

Tenant’s Council for the purpose of developing a definitive snow removal plan.

RESOLUTION 02-11-16-03 Enterprise Fund (passed 5 to 0)

The Tenants Council request that management research present law and implementation

of Eastern Market’s Enterprise fund, with objective to make the Fund more secure from

budgetary lapsing and reprogramming requests (sweeps).

*EMCAC next scheduled meeting will be at 7pm at the Eastern Market North Hall on 3/30/16.

Hine Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting #27 February 26, 2016

The four week look-ahead schedule is as follows:

*excavation should be completed within the next 2 weeks, weather permitting

*cement pouring will continue on lower (dirt) level and upper level

*North building framing and masonry work on the interior

The projected milestones (subject to adjustment):

*Excavation Complete – March 2016

*Building Structure to Grade – April 2016

*Structure Above Grade Complete – June 2016

*Façade Installation – May to December 2016

*Unit Deliveries & Retail/Office Openings – Q2 2017

Stanton Eastbanc will continue posting vibration monitoring reports from ECS & Schnabel to the

website. Spikes have been noted by Radicci during non-construction hours.

PEPCO & Clark to begin installation of Permanent Power vaults in C Street during the first week

of March with work hours from 11:00am to 7:00pm over the course of 8 weeks. PEPCO will

install vaults on 7th

Street approximately 8 weeks later and will close the sidewalk between C

Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. There will be no vaults on 8th

Street.

McCullough has asked for a 19 day delay on the north building with delivery on November 8,

2016. C Street will not open but the sidewalk on the north side will be open. Trusses for the

North Building to be delivered the first week of March with staging on 8th

Street from 7am –

5pm.

Clark has requested a 26 day delay due to weather. Clark is relocating street lights in the north

alley per DC request. At present there are approximately 150 workers on site with the projected

peak to be 350. The temporary closing of D Street during non-rush hours will be extended to the

end of March.

Clark Construction is looking to partner with Little Lights Ministry to renovate the playground at

Hopkins Elementary School and to take part in the afternoon readings with students. Miller &

Long intends to hire one of the lawn maintenance workers.

Rodent control, dust control and site cleanliness continue to be monitored.

New renderings will be posted to the website.