The Week Ahead…

The Week Ahead…

by Larry Janezich

Monday, June 15, 2015

1. ANC 6A Transportation & Public Space Committee Meets at 7:00pm at Capitol Hill Towers, 900 G Street, NE.

Among items on the agenda:

Update from DC Streetcar Team;

Presentation from WMATA/DDOT on proposed changes to 96 bus route;

Application from Ben’s Chili Bowl, 1001 H Street NE, for placement of statue on public space;

Application from Mia’s Coffeehouse, 1500 A Street, for placement of sidewalk café on public space;

Application from Tony’s Breakfast, 1387 H Street NE, for placement of enclosed garbage containment area on public space

Consideration of and community input on opportunities for using H Street Performance Parking Funds in ANC 6A

2. ANC 6A Community Outreach Committee meets at 7:00pm at Maury Elementary School, 1250 Constitution Avenue, NE.

Among items on the agenda:

Presentation – Dual Language (Mandarin) Proposal for Miner Elementary School

Grant Application Revision

3. The Foo Fighters will be performing at RFK on July 4th. 50,000 people are expected to attend the event.  Events DC, WMATA, and other DC agency officials will be meeting with neighbors on June 15th to discuss the transportation plan for the event.  The meeting will be held at RFK and it starts at 6:30.

4. CHRS will presents Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, who will talk about “What’s happening with the Capitol Dome?” 7 pm, National Community Church, 535 Eighth Street, SE.  Ayers will talk about the Dome, and plans to restore the Ulysses Grant memorial at the base of the Capitol’s west lawn.

Tuesday, June 16

1. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6B will hold a special call meeting to consider whether the commission should accept the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s modification to ANC 6B’s June 10, 2015 Settlement Agreement with Elaine’s One, 715 8th Street SE. The meeting will be from 6:30pm to 6:45 pm at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, and will immediately precede the previously scheduled ANC 6B Planning & Zoning PUD Subcommittee meeting at 7 pm. The meeting agenda is as follows:

Consideration of ABC Board modification to ANC 6B’s Settlement Agreement with Elaine’s One, (Phase 1),  715 8th Street, SE.

At its meeting of June 10, 2015, the ABC Board reviewed the Settlement Agreement between ANC 6B and Elaine’s One, LLC (Phase 1) at 715 8th Street, SE. The Agreement was approved with modification to modify the following provision:

Clause 2, the second sentence shall be amended to read: “The Applicant currently seeks a total seating of 65 patrons, inclusive of the sidewalk café seating.” Rationale: The Board cannot enforce a provision granting the ANC approval or agreement privileges for substantial changes sought by the Licensee.

2. ANC 6B’s Planning and Zoning Planned Unit Development (PUD) Subcommittee meets at 7:00pm at Hill Center. The PUD Subcommittee will work through the PUD process for multiple proposed projects located in ANC6B, making recommendations on benefits and amenities packages to the ANC Planning and Zoning Committee.

Among items on the agenda:

Purpose of the ANC6B subcommittee & 6B PUD projects

Office of Planning – Joel Lawson

Community benefits: discussion and brainstorming

Future meetings and PUD process

3. ANC 6A Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee meeting meets at 7:00pm at Sherwood Recreation Center, 10th and G Streets, NE.

Discussion of patio expansion plans of Copycat Co at 1110 H Street NE

4. CHRS Board of Directors meets at 6:30pm in Capitol Hill Townhomes, 750 6^th Street, SE.

Wednesday, June 17

1. ANC6A Economic Development and Zoning Committee meets at 7:00pm, at Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10^th Street, NE.

Among items on the agenda:

702 15th Street, NE, Applicant seeks a special exception from the off-street parking space reduction requirements to allow a medical office in the HS-A/C-2-A District.

Thursday, June 18

1. PSA 108 meets at 7:00pm at Liberty Baptist Church, 527 Kentucky Avenue, SE.