Join the Office of Planning and DC Public Library for an Urban Design Walking Tour on Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library (5401 South Dakota Ave NE). Urban Designers from the Office of Planning will help demystify urban planning through the exploration of design terminology with practical examples and visuals. Following the session, take a short walk around the neighborhood to apply this newfound knowledge on our city’s streets. Learn how planners and designers think about public space and how we can all work together to improve it. RSVPs are requested for planning purposes but not required. Learn more about the walking tour and register.

Art Place Construction Notice 2/19/2024

There are a few upcoming opportunities to share budget priorities with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. If you want something for your neighborhood, now is the time to ask for it. Complete the form at budget.dc.gov or leave a voicemail at 202-442-4755. Attend an upcoming budget engagement forum.

Budget Engagement Forum Schedule

Budget Engagement Forum at Deanwood Community Center

When: Saturday, February 24 @ 11:00 a.m.

Where: Deanwood Community Center (1350 49th Street NE)

RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/fy-25-budget-engagement-forum-deanwood-tickets-840160983117

Senior Budget Engagement TeleTownhall

When: Wednesday, February 28 @ 11:00 a.m.

Call In: (844) 881-1314. Watch parties will also take place at all Senior Centers.

RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/fy-25-senior-budget-engagement-town-hall-tickets-840168646037

Budget Engagement Forum at Brookland Middle School

When: Wednesday, February 28 @ 5:30 p.m.

Where: Brookland Middle School (1150 Michigan Ave NE)

RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/fy-25-budget-engagement-forum-brookland-tickets-840167081357

Gen-Z Online Budget Engagement Forum

When: Thursday, February 29 @ 5:30 p.m.

Where: Watch online at mayor.dc.gov/live or on Mayor Bowser’s Facebook or X.

RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/fy-25-gen-z-budget-engagement-online-forum-tickets-840170030177

DC Water is repairing a broken water main in the 5300 block of Chillum Place NE. See alert at https://www.dcwater.com/content/emergency-water-outage-1304.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker invites residents to join his next Monthly Public Safety Call on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Guests will be Councilmember Brooke Pinto, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety; representatives from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA); Brian J. Hanlon, Director of the Department of Buildings (DOB); and Sylvan Altieri, MPD Fifth District Commander. Please join to share your observations, concerns, and questions. 

Register to receive the meeting link at ward5.us/monthlycall. The meeting will be livestreamed on CM Parker’s YouTube channel. It will be recorded, and slides will be shared afterwards.

Reach out to CM Parker’s office to share questions or specific concerns you would like to be addressed at the public safety meetings by emailing ward5contact@dccouncil.gov or calling 202-724-8028.

From Metro

Metro will spread holiday cheer this week with events throughout the region. Community members can step into the sweetest ride in the D.C. area this holiday season when they board a specially decorated “gingerbread wonderland” Metrobus. 

Participants will be welcomed by Metro executives, Transit Police officers, Metrobus and Metrorail personnel and receive bags filled with goodies and other giveaways at the following locations in the coming days:

• Wednesday, December 13: Pentagon City Station, 4-6 p.m. 
• Thursday, December 14: Columbia Heights Station, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 
• Friday, December 15: Fort Totten Station, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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.