Four stations on the green line north of Fort Totten will reopen on September 2, 2023.

https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Green-Line-reopening-ahead-of-schedule.cfm

ANC 4B Regular Public Meeting Agenda
Monday, August 28, 2023, 7:00pm

Virtual Meeting Details:

For video participation via Zoom on a computer or mobile device, click this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83287696066?pwd=RWpZaEkvK01hQXY1N3NHeVJpWkVBdz09  

For voice-only participation on a telephone, dial (301) 715-8592.

Meeting ID: 832 8769 6066. Passcode: 262224

1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Administrative Items
   • Instructions for Participation in Virtual Meeting
   • Consideration and Approval of Agenda
   • Approval of June 2023 Regular Public Meeting Minutes
   • Treasurer’s Report & Approval of Quarterly Financial Report for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023
3. Commissioner Updates
4. Community Concerns
   • Please use the “Raise Hand” button via Zoom or *9 via telephone to speak during community concerns. The Commission will provide additional details regarding how to present community concerns via the virtual meeting at the start of the meeting. This is the time for questions or statements from members of the public about issues on the agenda or other areas of concern. Please limit your statement or question to one minute. You may also contact members of the Commission before and after Commission meetings.
5. Reports
   • Sophia Tekola, Mayor’s Office on Community Relations and Services (3 min)
   • Barbara Rogers, Office of Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George (3 min)
   • Frazier O’Leary, Ward 4 State Board of Education (3 min)
   • Housing Justice Committee (2 min)
   • Vision Zero Committee (2 min)
6. Presentation: Colin Thomas, Principal, Thomas Development, 6634 & 6640 Georgia Ave, NW, Proposed Map Amendment to Rezone Property from RA-2 to RA-3 (Case No. 22-37) (10-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
7. Presentation: Rodd Monts, Director of State Policy, SchoolHouse Connection, Student Homelessness and Opportunities for Support (10-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
8. Presentation: Julio Valdez, JVS Project Space, “Takoma Taking Flight” Mural Proposal at Takoma Elementary School (10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion)

• Letter: Supporting “Takoma Taking Flight” Proposal for the Public Art Building Communities Grant Program (Commissioner Palmer)

9. Consent Calendar

• Resolution 4B-23-0801: Calling for Additional Hardening of Protected Bike Lane on Piney Branch Road, NW, Due to Repeated Damage (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Yeats & Commissioner Brooks)
• Resolution 4B-23-0802: Calling for the District Department of Public Works to Conduct More Regular Collection of Public Trash and Recycling Cans and for Greater Transparency Regarding Location of Cans and Frequency of Collection (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Gilligan)
• Resolution 4B-23-0803: Requesting Applicant Engagement with Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B and Highlighting Stormwater Mitigation Needs for 6817 5^th Street, NW (HPA 23-364) and 6819 5^th Street, NW (HPA-23-365) (Commissioner Palmer & Commissioner Yeats)

10. Adjournment

The next ANC 4B Planning Meeting is scheduled for September 12 at 6:30pm. 

The next Regular Public Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 26 at 7:00pm.

Contact your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner:

• ANC 4B01 T. Michelle Colson (4B01@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B02 Erin Palmer (4B02@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B03 Zurick T. Smith (4B03@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B04 Evan Yeats (4B04@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B05 Kevin Gilligan (4B05@anc.dc.gov);
• ANC 4B06 Tiffani Nichole Johnson (4B06@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B07 Michael Cohen (4B07@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B08 Alison Brooks (4B08@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B09 Derrick Thompson (4B09@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B10 LaRoya Huff (4B10@anc.dc.gov)

ANC 4B Regular Public Meeting Agenda_August 2023Download

From Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker’s Office:

Please mark your calendar for August 26 at Turkey Thicket for Ward 5 Day, and spread the word! It’ll be a day full of food, music, games, activities, a backpack giveaway, and traditions old and new including the first-ever Ward 5 Awards celebrating remarkable members of our community. There will also be pop-up events across the Ward during the week of August 20 – 25.

There will be a vacancy on ANC 4B in single member district 4B09 representing part of Riggs Park, effective June 30, 2023. Nominating petitions will be available starting July 3, 2023.

ANC 4B09 Boundaries

ANC 4B09 includes Fort Totten Square, LaSalle-Backus Elementary School, Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center, and Riggs Park Place. It will also include the forthcoming mixed-use retail/senior apartment building that will be on the southeast corner of South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE. Groundbreaking on that building is likely to occur in the coming weeks.

If you are interested in running for this seat, instructions are in the vacancy notice and at https://dcboe.org/Candidates/ANC-Commissioners.

From ANC Commissioner Karlus Cozart (5A02)

ANC Single Member District 5A02 Meeting
Monday, June 26, 2023
6:15 pm
Virtual

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                                          AGENDA 
i. Call to order @ 6:15pm
ii. Welcome 
iii. SMD Updates 
iv. Councilmember Parker updates
v. Presentation by Community Mediation DC
vi. Community Comments
vii. Adjourn

Karlus Cozart
Commissioner ANC 5A02
5A02@anc.dc.gov
202-577-7583
www.ANC5A02.com
https://anc5a.org/

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton National Park Service Town Hall
June 14, 2023
6:00 pm-7:30 pm

Join Congresswoman Norton to discuss NPS summer programming and events.

Register at http://bit.ly/3MeC5tZ. The registration form has a place to submit questions in advance.

Zoom Link: https://ushr.zoomgov.com/j/1600680732

For questions about the town hall, email Nortonevents@mail.house.gov or call (202) 408-9041.

Ward 5 Open Streets was a lot of fun last year. This year looks to be a fun time too.

From DDOT

DC’s next Open Streets event is scheduled for Sunday, June 4th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 12th Street NE from Michigan Avenue to Franklin Street.

Open Streets 12th Street NE

Location: Franklin Street NE to Michigan Avenue NE

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 9 am to 3 pm

Road Closure: 12th Street NE from 7 am to 5 pm

Open Streets is coming for the second time to 12th Street NE in the spring of 2023! The route was expanded from the 2022 event to allow for ONE mile of 12th Street NE to be closed to vehicles and allow people to safely walk, run, bike, and play. The route will feature hourly programmed classes and demonstrations, including yoga, dancing, and more! The event is free and suitable for all ages and abilities.

No cars, just people!

Check out the event page to learn more about the event details including programming and detours: https://open-streets-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/12th-street-ne-2023.

Last week, Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker sent his FY2024 budget request letter to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. The mayor will send her budget proposal to the DC Council on March 22.

In his message about his budget requests, CM Parker stated that the requests are reflective of his vision of healthy communities for Ward 5. He identified five components of a healthy community:

• Opportunity-rich and inclusive neighborhoods
• High quality education
• Rewarding work
• Healthy environment and access to good healthcare
• Responsive and just government

The letter addresses housing, education, facilities, violence prevention, transit and traffic safety, support for LGBTQIA+ residents, support for seniors, and more. Read CM Parker’s full letter.

Items of note to the Riggs Park neighborhood copied from the letter below.

Transfer District-owned Parcels in Riggs Park and Carver-Langston to DPR for New Recreational Facilities. Residents of Riggs Park and Carver-Langston have long-sought to use District-owned parcels for community-facing recreational purposes In Riggs Park, the Office of Planning proposed activating the southwest corner of the intersection of Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue NE with a park facility in the 2009 Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue Small Area Plan. In Carver Langston, residents have advocated for the city to use an empty corner lot at 19th and L streets NE for a community playground. On behalf of both communities, I ask that these properties be transferred to DPR and that planning processes begin to serve the recreational needs of residents.

Increase Frequent and Reliable Bus Service in Ward 5. One of the best investments the District can make in transportation equity is improving the frequency and reliability of bus service. Bus riders in the District are disproportionately likely to be low-income or persons of color. In addition to the service improvements that will accompany the Metro for D.C. Amendment Act of 2022 on the 80 and 92 routes, I request more frequent service on the G8, D8, and E4 routes to better connect our Brookland, Trinidad, Edgewood, Fort Totten, and Woodridge communities. Each of these routes already serves a substantial existing ridership, and connects Ward 5 residents to neighboring communities, local amenities, schools, and jobs. I also look forward to assisting the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in implementing its Bus Priority plan in Ward 5—particularly on North Capitol Street, Florida Avenue, Michigan Avenue, and Rhode Island Avenue.

Re-envision New York Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, and Other Dangerous Ward 5 Corridors. During your third term as mayor, I hope you will look to the New York Avenue corridor in Ward 5 as the venue for a similarly ambitious project as the Frederick Douglass Bridge. The Office of Planning is already exploring how to embrace tens of thousands of new housing units on New York Avenue, and I believe that the time is ripe to pair that vision with a $70 million investment in FY24-FY25 to construct an off-street trail, dedicated transit lanes, and safer streetscape between Truxton Circle and Fort Lincoln. (I intend to engage with Ward 5 communities in WMATA’s bus network redesign to ensure that bus service is established on the New York Avenue corridor.) I also request that you designate $50 million in FY26-27 for the overhaul of Rhode Island Avenue between Bloomingdale and Woodridge to improve bus reliability and improve pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist safety on this dangerous corridor. Furthermore, I am eager to partner with DDOT to improve many other dangerous arterial corridors in Ward 5, including South Dakota and Michigan Avenues and the other Ward 5 high-injury corridors identified the 2022 update to the Vision Zero Plan. I request that you direct DDOT to leverage existing operational funds to improve safety on these corridors as expeditiously and aggressively as possible.

Invest in Ward 5’s Trail and Micromobility Network. According to the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition, bicycle trips in Ward 5 increased by 36 percent between 2019 and 2022. To serve this growing need, I request that you continue to invest in Ward 5’s trail network by including in the Capital Improvement Plan for FY24:
• $4 million for a design/build contract for an on or off-street trail connection between the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) at Fort Totten and the Anacostia NW Branch trail via Fort Circle Park and/or Gallatin Street.
• $4 million for improvements to the Eckington and NoMa segments of the MBT to increase safety and connectivity on this high-use segment of the trail.
• $4 million for the design and build of the Arboretum trail connector to ensure that Carver-Langston and other Ward 5 residents will have access to the future Arboretum trail bridge and Anacostia trail network at times when the Arboretum is closed.

In addition, I request that DDOT use existing operational funds to deliver protected bike facilities on routes identified as bicycle priority in DDOT’s MoveDC mobility priority network.

<FN3>I am grateful that DDOT has committed to closing the 8th Street NE gap in the MBT and is moving forward with protected bike lanes on Mt. Olivet and 17th Streets NE and other Ward 5 projects. During our engagement process, Ward 5 residents emphasized the need for protected facilities on east-west routes that connect to the MBT as well as gaps in the protected network on Montana Avenue NE, Taylor and Harewood Streets NE, Florida Avenue NE/NW, and Lincoln Road NE.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser will be holding a series of FY2024 budget engagement forums this week. You can also share your budget ideas and priorities by completing the form at budget.dc.gov. This is the time to ask for what you want.

Mayor Bowser’s 2023 Budget Engagement Forums

Join fellow DC residents to share your values, priorities, and ideas with the Bowser Administration as the FY24 Budget is developed.

Senior Budget Engagement TeleTownhall

When: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 12:00pm

Call-In Number: 844-881-1314

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/FY24SeniorBEF

Budget Engagement Forum #1

When: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6pm

Where: Jackson-Reed High School, 3950 Chesapeake Street NW

RSVP:https://tinyurl.com/FY24JacksonReed

Budget Engagement Forum #2

When: Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 11am

Where: Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street NE

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/FY24Eastern

Other Ways to Participate

Leave a Voicemail

Call 202-442-4755 to share your ideas and priorities.

Following her successful re-election for a third term, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has set up a transition website at https://together.dc.gov. There you can find members of her transition team and instructions on how to apply for jobs with Mayor Bowser’s administration and District government.

Mayor Bowser’s team is also seeking “transformational” and “big” ideas for the mayor’s third term, with a focus on:

• Expanding democracy
• Fighting for the middle class
• Ending gun violence
• Reimagining our downtown
• Getting all students on pathways to success and
• Positioning DC as a strong, sustainable, and resilient city

Early last year, I shared a news article on social media about the completion of the city’s homeless shelter in Ward 1, which capped a multiyear effort to replace DC General with smaller shelters throughout the city. I wrote then that the the mayor’s first-term plan to open homeless shelters in each ward was truly masterful and that if she had that kind of vision and commitment in addressing so many issues in the District, the city would be well served. The urgency of the plan was of course heightened by the disappearance of eight-year old Relisha Rudd from DC General, which is still disturbing to me to this day.

All that to say, it can be easy to be deeply cynical about politicians and government, but we also have the ability to be courageous and create better functioning, humane communities. And sometimes even “small” things can have great impact.

If you have thoughts, big or small, about how government should better function over the next four years, it is worth sharing them at https://together.dc.gov.

There will also be an in-person engagement forum on December 3, 2022, at 10:00 am.

From Zachary Ammerman, candidate for ANC 5A09