65 I
Street SW
Washington,
DC 20024
January
10, 2005
The
meeting was convened at 7:02p.m.
Present:
Commissioners Assalaam, Litsky, Moffatt, Siegel, Skolnik, Sobelsohn, Williams
1.
Agenda
The agenda was approved with amendments.
Commissioner Siegel added two issues: a zoning appeal Eastern Trans Waste of
Maryland for renovations to a trash transfer station in Southeast; and the
proposed closing of five alleys on 1st Street between L and M Streets
SE.
Motion: Commissioner
Sobelsohn moved that the meeting end by 9:30 pm. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Williams and passed
without objection.
2.
Community Concerns
Gene Solon expressed his concerns about the baseball
stadium, Waterfront Mall, and the functioning of ANC 6D and the Southwest
Neighborhood Assembly.
3.
Commissioners Concerns
Commissioner Williams reported on her activities in
relation to the job search for the Administrative Assistant.
Commissioner Litsky announced a luncheon cruise this
Saturday on the Odyssey for military patients at Walter Reed Army Hospital and
urged local residents to attend.
Commissioner Skolnik talked about the City’s new
text alert system and urged everyone to become informed about it. He also said that he hoped to invigorate the
ANC’s community granting process.
Commissioner Williams expressed her concern about
people stapling or otherwise marring trees by posting flyers and advertisements,
and stated that stapling anything to trees is against the law.
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4.
Police Report
Officer Garner delivered a summary of recent crime
statistics.
5.
King/Greenleaf Recreation Center
Marcus Ellis the director of the new King/Greenleaf
Recreation Center presented information on when it will open, what facilities
will be available, and what kind of programs the facility will feature. He said while it was primarily an athletic
facility, there would be classes, the Greenleaf Garden senior center, and meeting
space. He also said that while there
would be no membership fee for the Center, there would be charges for various
programs. He spoke about staffing levels, hours, and said the center would be
open within two to three weeks. He
assured the Commission that the Center was working with the schools in the
community, and said he would look into doing outreach to the HIV/Aids
community.
6.
L’Enfant Plaza Redevelopment – JPG Construction
Bob Elliot and David
Jacobs of JPG Construction presented their plan for the redevelopment of
L’Enfant Plaza, including a new home for the Children’s Museum, a new office
building and 230 units of rental housing, as well as retail on the Plaza level,
to be designed by Cesar Pelli, with an expected completion date of Summer 2008
for the museum. They are seeking
approval for their concept scheme for the Commission on Fine Arts, before which
they are appearing at the end of March.
They said they had not yet developed a plan for programs to meet
community needs. They were requested to
provide the Commission with written documentation, including information on
traffic flow and parking, including school buses so that the Commission could
take action at its next meeting.
7.
Liquor License Renewals: H2O and Zanzibar
Commissioner Litsky
reported on his attendance at an ABC hearing on Zanzibar, and he is supposed to
meet with the owner and his attorney within the next two weeks. There is a status hearing on February 16th. He reported that H2O is still a concern and
that the ABC already has a large number of complaints about traffic, noise,
streets being closed, etc.
8.
National Association of Realtors – Tom Heinemann
Tom Heinemann presented a
new National Association of Realtors brochure on home ownership that was
publicly available.
9.
Alley Closing in Southeast
Commissioner Siegel
reported that a developer had applied to the Office of the Surveyor to have
five alleys closed in a single block between 1st Street and New
Jersey Avenue, and M and L Streets SE, without a hearing, even though five
different people own the properties. It
was agreed to table a discussion of possible ANC action until there was more
information available at the next ANC meeting.
10.
Trash Transfer Station Zoning Appeal
Commissioner Siegel
reported that Eastern Trans Waste of Maryland had filed an appeal to the Board
of Zoning Appeals for erroneously denying them a license to renovate the
transfer station by installing a new scale and making other repairs to the
weigh station for damage caused by Hurricane Isabel. It was agreed to table the discussion to the February meeting to
see if more information is available.
11.
Election of Officers
Chair: Commissioner Siegel nominated Commissioner
Litsky
Commissioner Assalaam nominated Commissioner Williams
Commissioner Litsky was
elected.
Vice-Chair: Commissioner
Siegel nominated Commissioner Moffatt
Commissioner Moffatt was
elected by acclimation
Secretary: Commissioner
Williams nominated Commissioner Sobelsohn
Commissioner Sobelsohn was elected by acclimation
Treasurer: Commissioner
Williams nominated Commissioner Skolnik
Commissioner
Siegel nominated Commissioner Siegel
Commissioner Skolnik was elected.
Commissioner Assalaam
thanked the community for its support during his tenure and urged the community
to stand united for its interests.
There was a discussion of
a transfer of the Treasurer’s files, changing the signature cards at the bank
and other small administrative issues.
12.
Waterfront Consultant
There was a discussion of
Commissioner William’s proposal to hire a consultant to guide the Commission on
developing a package of community amenities for the Waterfront development
proposal. The discussion focused
primarily on cost, including an hourly rate vs. a lump sum, the question of how
many hours would be needed, what kind of budget would be needed, and whether
other ANCs used consultants. The discussion was tabled until more information
was available.
13.
Minutes
The minutes for October,
November and December were moved by Commissioner Moffatt, seconded by
Commissioner Litsky, and approved, with Commissioner Sobelsohn abstaining, and
Commissioner Williams voting against all three months.
14.
Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer reported
that the checking account had an opening balance of $27,880.94, and the savings account has a balance of
$5,077.54. Petty cash has a balance of
72.21, for a total of $33,030.69. The
closing balances were $27,169.71 in the checking account, $5,078.62 in the
savings account, and $62.74 in the petty cash account, for a total of
$32,311.07. Motion: Commissioner Siegel moved to approve a petty
cash expenditure of $9,74 for office supplies. It was seconded by Commissioner
Litsky, and passed with one abstention by Commissioner Williams. Motion:
Commissioner Siegel moved the approval of a $25 expenditure for the DC
Security Fund. It was seconded by
Commissioner Sobelsohn, and passed with Commissioner Williams abstaining.
15.
Audience Comment
Audience comment focused
on the projected cost and functions of a consultant; mobilizing to work on
community development and amenities in relation to the stadium; the Southwest
Neighborhood Assembly elections; and the functioning of the ANC. Ms. Coles raised a question about a disabled
ramp at 1st and M Street, and was told it would be looked into.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 pm.
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