My neighbor Keith and I have been working with some of the large private property owners along the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road NE corridor to tidy up their properties and to help keep surrounding public properties clean as well. Neighbors know that the public spaces owned by the District government, Metro, and National Park Service (NPS) in the neighborhood need a little attention.
The reception has been generally positive. Keith reached out to Alan Thompson, the owner of the Chick-fil-A located at 220 Riggs Road NE, to ask if his team could help with cleaning up the area along the north side of Riggs Road between the bridge & 1st Place NE. That area, the responsibility of partly NPS & Metro, tends to get debris that ends up accumulating, making it a bit unpleasant to walk down the street.
Alan answered the call. Oh the transformation. I have not seen that area look so clean in many, many years.
Huge thanks to the property owners who recognize they are part of a neighborhood & want to help us keep it clean!
Riggs Road NE North Side After Chick-fil-A Cleanup
Riggs Road NE North Side Before Chick-fil-A Cleanup
UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) invites neighbors to a Community Open House.
October 27, 2023 1:00 pm-4:00 pm UDC Lamond-Riggs Campus/Urban Food Hub 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE
Community-based organizations, local agencies, and residents are invited to explore CAUSES urban research projects, academic degrees and certifications, and land-grant opportunities.
Take a tour of the Lamond-Riggs Urban Farm & learn about volunteer opportunities.
Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker invites North Michigan Park residents to a public safety walk with new MPD 4th District Commander Nikki Lavenhouse.
October 12, 2023 5:30 pm
Meet at corner of South Dakota Avenue & Delafield Street NE (McDonald’s side).
For questions, contact Carlos McKnight at cmcknight@dccouncil.gov or at (771) 333-9914.
Phone call should remain on mute unless asked to unmute.
Respect others when speaking
Respect our guest.
Raise your hand if you have a question and wait to be acknowledged.
President’s Update
Scholarship Night
NMP Community Yard Sale
Bulk Trash and Electronic Roll-Off
Community Day
Meeting of the 200 footers regarding McDonalds
Faith United Church
Special Thanks:
MOCR ‘s
Deja Pierre – Clean City
Inspector Darlette Salley Cromer DPW,
Community Day Volunteers
Joint Effort with Michigan Park 4 Life
NMP Recreation Staff
Council members Office Staff
Resident of NMP
Community Development Task Force
Meeting will be scheduled in November regarding the request for a gas station at the 4Mart. Hearing canceled until Jan. owner must meet with Community and the ANC
Providence Hospital update by ANC
Guest Speakers:
4D Commander Lavenhouse or designee
Officer Hamrick 4D Community Relations
DPW – Inspector Darlette Salley Cromer
McDonalds’s – Leila Batties , Raoul Alvarez
Community Leader Reports
Mayor’s Office – MOCR – Christian Starghill / Christopher Ingram
From the Office of Ward Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
Join Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George for the second annual Ward 4 Senior Jubilee on Friday, October 6 from 12:30pm-3:30pm at Lamond Recreation Center!
This will be an opportunity to gather together, celebrate community, and enjoy music, dancing, food, games, prizes, and important resources from District agencies.
RSVP online at https://janeeseward4.com/jubilee or by calling or leaving a voicemail with the council office at 202-724-8052 to save your spot.
For questions or requests for accommodations, please reach out to Barbara Rogers at brogers@dccouncil.gov.
Become a member of LRCA. LRCA membership dues support scholarships for neighborhood youth. Last program year, LRCA awarded two scholarships to youth who started college this fall.
Art All Night hosted by The Parks Main Street (TPMS) returns to the Riggs Park and Manor Park neighborhoods on September 30, 2023.
Visit small businesses, shop, dine, see local art, and experience live performances by artists from Riggs Park, Manor Park, and surrounding communities in Wards 4 and 5. Should be a fun time.
Register to automatically be entered in drawing for gift certificates from local small businesses in Riggs Park and Manor Park. Registrants must check-in at a TPMS Welcome Center to confirm eligibility.
Presented by The Parks Main Streets with financial support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Small and Local Business Development. Additional support by Chick-fil-A Riggs Park, Riggs Park Place (EYA), Riggs Crossings Senior Residences (APAH).
The chair of the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment postponed the hearing on a proposed gas station at 4975 South Dakota Avenue NE to January 17, 2024 (BZA case no. 17963A). This is the proposal to put a gas station in front of the DC SuperMart/Z-Burger, which is next to a Sunoco gas station and across the street from the McDonald’s. The property is located in ANC 5A08.
The hearing was previously scheduled for today. This is the second time the hearing has been postponed. The applicant requested a postponement in order to have time to meet with ANC 5A and the North Michigan Park Civic Association.
This is the area west of the red line tracks at Fort Totten Metro station. It includes the area along 1st Place NE (including Metro’s large parking lot that is slated for future development), the Met Branch Trail at Fort Totten, a big chunk of National Park Service parkland, and the residential area west of Fort Totten Park in the Fort Totten neighborhood.
Nominating petitions will be available starting October 10.
From the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
DDOT is giving away 170 bikes at Open Streets Georgia Avenue on Saturday, October 7th! 50% of the bikes will go to low-income families, and the rest will be raffled off to lucky DC residents! Enter the raffle here: https://forms.office.com/g/fUn2rFgwUq
[Ed. Note: The volunteer coordinator for UDC CAUSES passed along the following note regarding volunteer opportunities at the university’s food hub located on the Lamond-Riggs campus at South Dakota Avenue and Galloway Street NE]
From UDC CAUSES
My name is Michele Bassler and I am the Volunteer Coordinator at the University of DC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES). I would love to help connect you in a meaningful way with the Lamond-Riggs Urban Food Hub (formerly Bertie Backus) at 5171 South Dakota Avenue.
There are regular volunteer opportunities at Lamond-Riggs where you can support urban and sustainable agriculture projects that address food insecurity, healthy nutrition and quality of life in DC. Please click here to learn more and sign up in our volunteer platform, Golden Volunteer.
Also, I want to announce that next week we are holding a Volunteer Program Information Session for any community members who are new to volunteering with CAUSES or are interested in learning more. There are two options to attend:
Tuesday, September 26th, 5:00pm-6:00pm (in person at UDC Van Ness Campus)
Thursday, September 28th, 6:30pm-7:30pm (via Zoom)
The agenda includes an overview of all of our volunteer opportunities in areas such as food security, healthy nutrition, youth mentoring and urban agriculture that actively contribute to the DC community. You’ll learn how to search and sign-up for opportunities, as well as next steps and the support that you can expect from us. Snacks and giveaways will be provided at the in-person event. Feel free to forward this announcement.
Pre-registration is required. Please RSVP by Friday, September 22nd by clicking here.
If you have any questions or concerns about our volunteer platform, the Volunteer Program Information Session, or the CAUSES Volunteer Program in general, feel free to reach out to me. I am here to help and am happy to chat by phone or via Zoom. I also love visitors to my office on the Van Ness Campus of UDC. I hope to connect with you soon!
For voice-only participation on a telephone, dial (301) 715-8592.
Meeting ID: 832 8769 6066. Passcode: 262224
Call to Order & Roll Call
Administrative Items
Instructions for Participation in Virtual Meeting
Consideration and Approval of Agenda
Approval of August 2023 Regular Public Meeting Minutes
Treasurer’s Report: Approval of Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
ANC 4B Annual Report Art Submission Competition
Commissioner Updates
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.
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)
Representative, Metropolitan Police Department, Fourth District (3 min)
Presentation: Amanda Holloway, Energy Program Specialist, DC Department of Energy and Environment, Clean Energy DC 2.0 Plan (10-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
Presentation: Oana Leahu-Aluas, Department of Energy and Environment, & Representative, Office of Planning, Sustainable DC 3.0 Plan (10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion)
Presentation: Mel Negussie, Managing Member, Developer RE1 LLC re: Application for Zoning Modification at 5501 1st Street NW (BZA Case #19897-B) and 71 Kennedy Street NW Update (10-minute presentation; 10-minute discussion)
Presentation: Planned Unit Development at Elm Gardens (7050 Eastern Avenue, NW) (ZC Case #23-19) (10-minute presentation; 10-minute discussion)
Resolution 4B-23-0901: Supporting Planned Unit Development at Elm Gardens (7050 Eastern Avenue, NW) (ZC Case #23-19) (Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Brooks)
11. Consent Calendar
Resolution 4B-23-0902: Calling for Extended Outdoor Public Pool Season & Hours (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Brooks)
Resolution 4B-23-0904: Requesting District Department of Public Works Supervision of Trash Routes (Commissioner Johnson)
Resolution 4B-23-0905: Supporting B25-0258, “Access to Home Amendment Act of 2023” (Commissioner Johnson)
Resolution 4B-23-0906: Calling for Reform to Vacant & Blighted Property Laws and Regulations for Residential and Commercial Properties (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Yeats)
Resolution 4B-23-0907: Recommendations for Improvements and Oversight at the Office of Unified Communications (Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Palmer)
Adjournment
The next ANC 4B Planning Meeting is scheduled for October 10 at 6:30pm.
The next Regular Public Meeting is scheduled for October 23 at 7:00pm.
Join DC Fray and the Cafritz Foundation for the Children’s Festival Event Series at the Modern at Art Place for some free, community-centered fun every fourth Saturday, 1pm-3pm, from June to September!
September 23rd – Harry Potter: Movie at The Modern
Calling all young witches and wizards! Show off your house pride by dressing up in your best robes and enjoy themed snacks, trivia, face painting, themed prizes + more. Join DC Fray + The Cafritz Foundation for free, all as part of the community-centered Children’s Festival Event Series.
On Wednesday, September 20 from 4pm-7pm, Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George will be hosting Ward 4 CARE Community Day for the Lamond community — starting from Lamond Rec Center (20 Tuckerman St NE). This will be a day of sharing resources, bringing DC agencies to the neighborhood, providing constituent services, talking about resident needs, and bringing the community closer together. RSVP if you are able to join and look out for the team as they do outreach block-by-block
Next Stop...Riggs Park 
