Bartholdi Fountain, circa 4:00pm, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, who created the Statue of Liberty, originally made for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Corner of Independence Avenue and First Street, SW.
The Week Ahead….Tuesday: Ugly Mug Again (ANC6B) and Peter May, National Park Service (ANC6C)
by Larry Janezich
Monday, April 6
ANC6C Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee meets at 7:00pm at Kaiser Permanente, 700 2nd Street, NE.
Among items on the agenda:
New class C tavern license for Wonder Garten, 150 M Street, NE.
Renewal for Schneider’s of Capitol Hill, 300 Massachusetts Ave, NE.
Entertainment endorsement for Po Boy Jim’s, 709 H Street NE.
Monday, April 6
Capitol Hill Restoration Society Historic Preservation Committee meets at 6:30pm, at Kirby House, 420 10th Street, SE.
Tuesday, April 7
ANC6B Planning & Zoning Committee meets at 7:00pm at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1901 Independence Avenue SE.
Among items on the agenda:
1015 E Street SE, for variances from side yard requirements & nonconforming structure requirements to allow renovation & expansion of existing building to create five-unit apartment building. BZA hearing – Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
254 15th Street SE, variance from the off-street parking requirements to allow conversion of existing one-family dwelling into five-unit apartment building. BZA hearing – Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
148 11th Street SE, special exception for not meeting lot occupancy requirements & rear yard requirements to allow construction of two-story rear addition with accessory apartment connected to dwelling by covered walkway. BZA hearing – Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
The Ugly Mug Dining Saloon, 723 8th Street SE, add fixture (trash receptacles), Public Space Committee hearing – Thursday, April 23, 2015. More Barracks Row trash and booze drama.
Letter regarding 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon
Resolution regarding Pet Waste Removal Sign
Tuesday, April 7
ANC 6E Meets at 6:30pm at the Shaw Library, 7th and Rhode Island Avenue
Among items on the agenda:
Request for support for ABRA license, Bacaro
Request for Public Space Support 425 I Street, outdoor café
Request for Public Space Support 450 K Street, outdoor café
Request for Public Space Support 601 Massachusetts Avenue, valet parking
Request for Zoning Relief Warren Group, O and 9th Streets
Presentation for HPRB in support of 479 Ridge Street
Art Project -MVTCID , fence along 5th Street
Tuesday, April 7
ANC 6C Parks and Events Committee meets at 7:00pm, Kaiser-Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center (700 2nd St. NE)
Among items on the agenda:
First Street “Front Porch” park – Update on the NoMa BID project to place park amenities in the public space on the east side of 1st Street NE between L and M Streets NE and a dog park in the public space on the west side of 1st Street NE between Patterson and N Streets NE.
National Park Service informational session – Discussion with Peter May, Chairman, National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, National Park Service, about the National Park Service and the process under which memorials are reviewed and approved in Washington, D.C. Representative: Peter May. (From Wikipedia: “In November 2014, the National Park Service recommended that the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approve [a triangular site bounded by Louisiana Avenue NW, 1st Street NW, and C Street NW. This site is adjacent to Upper Senate Park] for the memorial. The site was opposed by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C, which cited the loss of green space.”)
H Street Festival – Presentation concerning the H Street Festival scheduled for September 19, 2015, by Anwar Saleem, Executive Director, H Street Main Street, Inc.
Wednesday, April 8
ANC6C meets at 7:00pm at Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.
Among items on the agenda:
First Street “Front Porch” park (see previous paragraph)
Wonder Garten, 150 M Street, NE, new license
Schneider’s of Capitol Hill, 300 Massachusetts Ave NE #000252, renewal
H Street Festival
Po Boy Jim, 709 H Street, NE, entertainment endorsement
Bike lanes at Stanton Park, 4th and 6th Streets
Alibi, 237 2nd St NW, sidewalk cafe
Michio’s, 500 H Street NE, sidewalk cafe
Wednesday, April 8
ANC6B Transportation Committee meets at 7:00pm, Hill Center
Among items on the agenda:
Letter to District Department of Transportation regarding lack of funding for ANC 6B’s 2014 Performance Parking Zone project awards
Presentation on parking policies by Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Thursday, April 9
ANC 6A meets at 7:00 pm, Miner Elementary, 601 15th Street, NE.
Among items on the agenda:
Kramer Street Proposal from Comstock Holding Companies, Inc.
License renewal of Touche , 1123 H Street NE. ANC will insist on establishment agreeing to the rooftop deck will close at 11:00 pm on weeknights and 12:00 am on weekends; the rooftop capacity will be no more than 50 individuals, seated; the ANC’s standard language regarding noise mitigation; no music of any kind allowed on the rooftop deck; the establishment will not turn over its operations to third party promoters.
Letter to DDOT asking them to review the intersection of 15th Street NE and A Street NE for resolution of safety issues, including possible conversion of the current two-way stop to a four-way stop, restriping of lanes, realigning of bike lanes, a sign saying that cross-traffic does not stop, and any other methods that DDOT deems appropriate.
Letter of support for residents of the 1200 block of Florida Avenue NE (south side) to receive Residential Parking Protection.
Letter to DCRA to request guidance that can be provided to the community regarding DCRA’s policies with respect to Air BnB rentals.
Letter to DHCD expressing support for Manna, Inc.’s proposal for the redevelopment of the 1600 block of Kramer Street NE.
Letter to DHCD expressing support for Mi Casa, Inc.’s proposal for the redevelopment of the 1600 block of Kramer Street NE.
Letter to DCRA regarding necessity for zoning relief in connection with the establishment of a boarding charter school at the former Gibbs Elementary School
Thursday, April 9
(ANC6B’s Alcohol Beverage Control Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2015, is cancelled.)
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Thanks for all you do, day in and day out, to keep us informed, Larry.