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Volume XX, Issue 4 Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, Inc. February 2020
“A Community Newsletter” — LRCA, P.O. Box 60272, Washington, DC 20039
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
NOTICES & AGENDA
LRCA Meetings
General Body Meetings are scheduled the first Monday of each month from October through June, 7:00pm—8:45pm at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus, 501 Riggs Road NE
Greetings Neighbors,
We are excited about all the promise that 2020 brings and hope you’ll join us for LRCA’s first meeting of the New Year!
We’ll hear the latest from the Mayor’s Office, Councilmembers Todd and McDuffie, the Police, our ANCs and you’ll have some time, as always, to get answers to your questions.
Our agenda also includes Officer’s Reports, a conversation with our Host Principal Gray (LaSalle Backus Ed. Campus), votes on our draft newsletter sponsorship guidelines, updated draft budget (both presented in December) and support for the family on Madison St., who experienced a very bad house fire a few weeks ago ( see page 2).
Then there is Community Concerns and Announcements. Here’s where you share any news, suggestions for future LRCA projects, etc. Examples include help with applying for Free City Senior Services, after school programs for kids, personal finance assistance, help with how to stay in your home, traffic issues, replacing lead pipes on your property, employment/training referrals, etc.
Paid your membership yet? It covers cost of our newsletter, student scholarships, etc. You can pay before the meeting starts (see page 3) or mail your appl./payment to LRCA, PO Box 60272, Wash. DC 20039 or pay online at http://lrcadc.org/join-lrca. Please consider donating more for scholarships!
Lastly, over 10 years ago we held a visioning exercise where over 80 residents, churches, schools, city officials, MPD and others met to develop a shared consensus and vision for this Community! That vision provided LRCA with a very good road map of how residents wanted this Community to grow and develop. It’s time to do that again, so stay tuned!
Look forward to seeing you in the New Year! Rodney
AGENDA Welcome and Opening Prayer
• MPD and Elected Officials Updates: 20 Mins.
• Officer’s Reports: Minutes & Treasurer: 15 Mins.
• Discussion with Principal Gray: 15 Mins.
• Draft Newsletter Sponsor Ad Guidelines: 10 Mins.
• Draft Budget Presentation: 20 Mins.
• Support for family whose house burned; 5 Mins.
• Community Concerns & Announcements: 15 Mins.
Closing Prayer
Please bring this agenda with you to the meeting!
Our next meetings will be held on Monday: February 3rd, March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th and June 1st 2020 in the LaSalle-Backus EC Auditorium (enter from Riggs Rd. & Madison St. NE).
LRCA OFFICERS
President Rodney Foxworth 202-997-1875
1st Vice President Tischa Cockrell 202-247-0547
2nd Vice President ANC Commissioner LaRoya Huff
Treasurer Tanya Slade 571-235-7191
Financial Secretary Lisa Brannock-Wray 202-550-0417
Recording Secretary To Be Filled
Corresponding Secretary To Be Filled
Historian: Dr. Melvin Rhodes
Parliamentarian: To Be Filled
Trustees: ANC Comm. Frank Wilds Rev. Dr. Johnnie Mays Sharolyn Mack Rev. Paul Smith Marsha Pender Helen Thompson Michael Varela
Our ANC Commissioners
ANC 4B07 Geoff Bromaghim, 202-643-8778 [email protected]
ANC 4B08 Alison Brooks, 202-423-0826
ANC 4B09 LaRoya Huff, 202-704-2427
ANC 5A01 Frank Wilds, 202-635-6215
ANC 5A08 Gordon Fletcher, [email protected]
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Safety News
Sector 2 Captain Bryan Christian [email protected]; cell phone (202) 439-6326
There’s been a spike in thefts from autos. To stop thieves from opening your car, place your keys in a metal box at night, which will block your car’s remote access signal! Don’t leave any valuables in your car and make sure it’s locked!___
311 vs. 911: Continue to call 911 for all emergencies! Use 311 for non-emergency calls such as noise complaints, vandalism, and non-occupied vehicle-related incidents, e ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Culture Coffee Too Cares About Neighborhood Safety and continues its monthly “Sip and Safety For Seniors ”from 10am-12pm the 2nd Weds. of each month! Lisa Ellis Williams of Damsel In Defense helps seniors be more aware of their surroundings and create a personal safety plan for home and in the community (different theme each month).Safety products such as personal alarms for doors and a Road Trip flashlight (cuts seat belts and charges your cell in an emergency) are available. Attendees will receive 10% discount on a large regular coffee or cold brew. Call Ms. Williams at: 202-567-7186.
It’s Winter Now so please “check on” your neighbors, especially Seniors to make sure they’re OK, heat is working, need help shoveling snow, etc. Ensure all smoke alarms and surge protectors/ext. cords are in good working order!______
Trees blocking your street lights? Call 311 to trim. ______
ANC 4b08 meets the 3rd Sat. of the month, 12:00pm at Christian Reformed Church, 5911 New Hampshire Ave., Contact: Commissioner Alison Brooks,2-423-0826 or [email protected]._________________________ __
ANC 4b09 meets the 3rd Tues. of the month, 6:30pm at Riggs LaSalle Rec. Ctr.(Riggs Rd. and Nicholson St. NE). For info contact: Commissioner LaRoya Huff, 2-704-2427 or [email protected]._________________________________
ANC 4Bmeets the 4th Mon. of the month,7:00 p.m. in the community room at the Metropolitan Police Dept’s 4th District, 6001 Georgia Ave., NW__________ ___
LaSalle-Backus Free Food Pantry, 3rd Thursday monthly, 4:00 pm LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Rd. NE). Free bags of groceries for community residents.
LRCA extend condolences to Ms. Sabrina Thomas in the passing of her Mother and Mr. Michael Hart in the passing of his wife. We also regret the loss of Ms. Tracey Wooten, Mrs. Barbara Graves and Lisa Robinson. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ms. Brenda Logan was hit by a car and is in the hospital_
LRCA Newsletter Staff: Rev. Mays(Lead), Rodney Foxworth and Ashley Wilson.
NEWS YOU CAN USE!
Mayor’s Office Constituent Services Liaisons (MOCRS) KeShawn Harris (Ward 4) Phone: (202) 724-7672; Cell: (202) 436-2087 Email: [email protected]
Malik Miller (Ward 5) Phone: (202) 727-2822; Cell: ((202) 251-5049 Email: [email protected]
LRCA’s Development Task Force (DTF) meets Jan. 21st, 7pm at the Riggs LaSalle Rec, Ctr. DTF meets 3rd Tues. of the month and we are looking for someone to be the liaison with the Cafritz and EYA Projects! Please contact Rodney Foxworth, Chair (2-997-1875) or Dr. Melvin Rhodes, Co-Chair (2-731-1668) for info or https://lrcadc.org/development.
Volunteer to help your Community! LRCA is looking for Trustees, Scty., Delegates, a Recording Scty., etc. Please contact any Board member or go to https://lrcadc.org for responsibilities and list of Committees.
Support for Family of Madison St. Fire: On Jan. 5 a horrific fire gutted our neighbor’s home and we are very thankful no one perished! We thank ANC Comm. Huff along with others, who rallied this Community to donate hundreds of items and funds, to help the family at LaSalle Recs. Jan. 8th event! The next event is planned for Sat the 25th, loc. TBD for gift cards, appliances, etc. Call Comm. Huff at 2-704-2427 for info. or visit their Go Fund Me Page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ qkbsc-help-family-recover. There is no other Community like this one and you are the Best! .
Like What LRCA Does? If so, why not donate? Any amount helps and pays for the newsletter, scholarships, etc. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 with tax deductible donations!
Need To Register To Vote? You can do it at the Lamond-Riggs Library. Just bring a valid government picture ID!
Can You Say New Year’s Resolution! Need to work out? Lamond Rec. Ctr., 20 Tuckerman St. OR the Riggs LaSalle Rec. Ctr., 501 Riggs Rd. Both open Mon - Fri 10 am -9 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm (closed Sunday)____________ Comp Plan Review: Pres. Foxworth co-facilitated ANC 5As Community Mtg. on Sat 1/11 at Providence’s Urgent Care Ctr. Thanks to ANC 5A, 4B for hosting mtgs. in their areas!_
SPECIAL THANKS!! Newsletter printing brought to you by:
Tanya Slade, Realtor
Long and Foster Real Estate Inc. Office: 202-526-7141, Cell: 571-235-7191
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LRCA General Membership Meeting Minutes, LaSalle-Backus Education Campus, December 4, 2019
President Foxworth opened the meeting at 7 and welcomed residents with an opening Prayer by Rev. Smith.
MPD Lt. Schaut: Had to leave and wasn’t able to give a report.
ANC Commissioner Brooks: Provided an update regarding Chick-fil-A and noted they are considering making it a “sit down” restaurant. They will attend the January ANC meeting and will also have a traffic analysis.
ANC Commissioner Huff: Noted work removing abandoned cars; 12/21 Breakfast with Santa (Riggs-LaSalle Rec.); 300 block of Nicholson got enhanced street lights; passed out fliers re: the City’s Security Camera Program; noted that she now coordinates newsletter distribution and asked for volunteers.
Councilmember Brandon Todd: Swore in Lisa Brannock-Wray as Financial Secretary and Michael Verla as Trustee. He noted his office hosted over 600 seniors at the Ward 4 Sr. Summit (Riggs LaSalle Rec); invited all to his 12/7 Ward 4 Holiday Party/Clothing Drive (Lafayette Elem); noted the Sr. Dental Plan he introduced started with $350K and he increased it to $500K; it’s 100% free for Seniors; over 200 elders served in 2019 and there’s $250K in the draft budget to fund sr. hearing aids. The Councilmember also noted the Jan. oversight hearings for DC agencies; the budget season starts soon and he’ll target priorities for Lamond-Riggs; acknowledged Gary Johnson of his office (attends our mtgs.); his support of the EYA Development (incls. over 80 sr. units, $320K community benefits, etc.); the Parks Main Sts. Program and in response to questions, indicated his support to expand the Main Sts. Program; for green space by Food and Friends; beautifying the CSX Overpass with LRCA signage, etc. in working with the Ofc. of Humanities; substance abuse recovery programs and help trimming tree limbs that block lightening/cause electrical problems.
President Foxworth Presented the November Minutes: There was discussions re: a few typos and items to be added to the minutes. Pres. Foxworth repeated his request from the Nov. mtg. that David Kosub and Uchenna Evans send him any edits (David says the Nov. request never made). A motion was made to accept the Nov. minutes as presented by Pres. Foxworth (pending receipt of revisions). The motion to accept the minutes passed 23 to 5 (37 residents did not vote). * **
Tanya Slade, LRCA Treasurer: Had a last-minute Family Emergency, was not able to attend and will make a report in the February 2020 meeting.
Barbara Mitchel, Councilmember McDuffie’s Deputy Chief of Staff: Noted an increase in crime and the Mayor’s Crime Camera Prog.; the Clean Team in WD 5 (incl. the South Dakota Team); 12/12 Wd. 5 Holiday Party at Docks (Union Mkt. and bring a gift for kids of incarcerated parents).
Commissioner Huff, ANC 4b09: Noted that she holds her SMD meetings on the 3rd Tues. of the month at 6:30pm at Riggs LaSalle Rec. Ctr.
Walmart Beer and Wine Appl. Discussion: Pres. Foxworth stated that the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) was considering Walmart’s appl. to sell beer and wine. He noted that LRCA recently learned that the deadline for comments by the Assn. had to be submitted by ABRA’s Dec. 12 deadline and that LRCA had to make a decision. He also noted given the Board’s mtg. with ABRA, there was no valid Community Service Agreement between Walmart and ANC 4B. ANC Commissioner Brooks and Walmart’s Managers (who attended) thought there was. ANC Commissioners Brooks and Huff supported Walmart’s application. Walmart’s Managers noted their commitment to supporting the Community, answered questions in a “passionate” discussion re: where sold in store (answer: in a separate aisle), if youth under 18 could work there if appl. approved (yes), shopping carts outside the store (no longer allow carts outside the store unless the car is in front), etc. A motion was made for LRCA to “not take a position” on Walmart’s appl. The measure passed 23 to 18, with 5 abstentions (19 residents did not vote).
Closing Prayer, Fellowship: Rev. Smith closed with a prayer and Pres. Foxworth ended the mtg. at 8:40, inviting all to stay and continue to eat, drink & fellowship!
*The Oct. minutes are revised to note that former Pres. Evans presented/passed a “Budget Forecast” in 2018 with 3 figures representing Revenue, Costs & Balance. **The Nov. minutes are revised to reflect revisions as approved by Pres. Foxworth from David Kosub’s notes & noted in the next newsletter given space constraints. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Membership Form - January 2020 through September 2020 LAMOND-RIGGS CITIZENS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 60272 - WASHINGTON, DC 20039
Your membership donation may be tax-deductible. LRCA is a 501(c)3 public charity. Please consult with your tax professional.
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Email: Address: Washington, DC 20011
I/We volunteer for the following committee(s): Use code:1=Self, 2=Spouse/Partner, 3=Both, 4=Other
Senior Scholarship Membership City Svcs. - Public Safety
Budget/Audit Environmental Communications Development Task Force
Education Newsletter Distribution Youth Development/Rec.
Tax-deductible Membership & Donation: Individual $10
Household $15 (2 adult members) Corporate $50 Additional Donation $
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Wondering about LRCA’s Service Area? Here’s a map of Riggs Park and Lamond, the two communities that comprise LRCA. LRCA began in 1948 as the Chillum Castle Manor Citizen’s Assn., over 72 years ago!