January 9, 2022 · 9:55 pm

Week Ahead …Some Photos from the Past Week & ANC Highlights

Last Tuesday night, the ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee unanimously approved a request for a letter of support for an application for Historic Landmark Designation from the.  The Seafarers Yacht Club at 1950 M Street, SE.  The nomination is co-sponsored by DC’s Historic Preservation Office who says that what’s important here is not the architecture of the facility, but the history of the club.  Founded in 1949, it is the oldest African American Boating Club in the country.  The application now goes to the full ANC at their January meeting next Tuesday, where it is expected to pass without objection.  Here’s a link to the Club’s website:  https://www.seafarersyachtclub.com/   
Last Wednesday, US Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told the Senate Rules Committee – which oversees the department – the steps taken to prevent another attack on the Capitol like the insurrection on January 6, 2021.  Among the measures are expanded intelligence operations, expansion and more intensive training of its civil disturbance unit, and tightening its relationships with other area police and security agencies.  The current authorized police force of 2000 is running a deficit of several hundred officers, and Manger wants to hire 280 officers per year for the next three years to make up the current understaffing and address future attrition.  He did not ask for authorization to increase the force beyond current limits – but that request could be made when the next legislative appropriations bill comes up in 2022.  Photo: C-SPAN.

On the eve of the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, members of the broadcast media are set up at the Senate “Swamp Site” (so named for its perpetually muddy conditions before installation of flagstones) in connection with massive broadcast coverage of commemoration of the event the next day.

The Senate Russell Office Building is shrouded for on-going restoration work. The flag flies at half staff in honor of former Senator Harry Reid, D-NV.

Additional security measures prior to the anniversary of January 6 were not so obvious, but a closer look revealed a (presumably temporary) security fence at the top of the stairs on the West Front of the Capitol. (A reader points out the fence has been up for a couple of months.)

A view to the West about 5:30pm on January 5:  Mackerel sky and crepuscular light.   

Week Ahead …Some Photos from the Past Week & ANC Highlights

by Larry Janezich

ANC Highlights

  • CM Charles Allen appears at all four ANC meetings to update on the ANC redistricting process.

Monday, January 10

ANC6D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm

To join the meeting, go here:  https://www.anc6d.org/virtualmeeting/

Among items on the agenda: (6D is coy about posting its proceedings and the expanded draft agenda was not available a press time.)

  • Councilmember Charles Allen will update on ANC redistricting process.
  • Pepco Capital Grid Program Update.
  • DDOT Update on I Street Se/SW Safety Program

Alcohol Beverage Control Committee

  • 100 M Street, SE. Pink Taco.  Application for a new Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant liquor license
  • & Pizza 1210 Half St SE. Application for a new Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant liquor license.

Election of Officers

Tuesday, January 11

ANC6B holds a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

To join the meeting, go here:  https://bit.ly/3JVtrP5

Among items on the draft agenda:

Presentations:

  • Councilmember Charles Allen – Update on the ANC redistricting process.
  • Department of Parks and Recreation – Briefing about upcoming activities, programs, and services.

Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee

  • 319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, ZOCA & Crush. Application for new Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant liquor license. 
  • 721 8th Street, SE. Rose’s at Home Catering.  Application for a new Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant liquor license.
  • POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY 25 SPECIAL MEETING. 500 8th Street, SE.  As You Are.  Application for new Retailer’s Class “C” Tavern liquor license. 

Planning and Zoning Committee

  • 1247 E Street, SE. Zoning Adjustment Application.  Modification of Significance to include general retail, service, and office uses in addition to the restaurant use within an existing, semi-detached, two-story with cellar, apartment house. 
  • 1950 M Street, SE. Historic Landmark Nomination for The Seafarers Yacht Club.  Nominated by the owner – Seafarers Yacht Club – and DC Historic Preservation Office. 
  • 133 Kentucky Avenue, SE. Historic Preservation and Zoning Adjustment Applications.  Special Exception to construct a rear addition to an existing, attached, two-story principal dwelling unit.
  • 751 10th Street, SE. Historic Preservation and Zoning Adjustment Applications. Special Exception to construct a two-story rear addition and a two-story accessory garage, to an existing, semi-detached, two-story, principal dwelling unit.   
  • 310 9th Street, SE. Historic Preservation Application.  Concept review to build a rear addition to row house not visible from street, and no alley rear of property

ANC6B 2022 Bylaw Changes

Election of Officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Parliamentarian

  • Gottlieb Simon, Former Executive Director for the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission to Facilitate.

ANC6B Community Service Award

Wednesday, January 12

ANC6C will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm

To join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/

Among the items on the draft agenda:

Election of Officers

  • Gottlieb Simon, Former Executive Director for the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission to Facilitate.

 Election of Committees and committee members

Presentation:

  • Councilmember Charles Allen will update on ANC redistricting process.

Transportation and Public Space Committee

  • 518 E Street, NE – Revised public space application.
  • 1st Street and New York Avenue, NE – Capitol Point North project, new public space application.

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee

  • 327 Constitution Avenue, NE. Historic Preservation Application. Concept approval, 2nd story and attic addition to rear.
  • 638 East Capitol Street NE, Zoning Application Adjustment. Three story rear addition to existing four-story dwelling. 
  • Proposed rulemaking. ZC 21-10, parking and loading—Proposed amendments.

Thursday, January 13

ANC6A will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

To join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/ 

Among items on the draft agenda:

Presentation: 

  • Councilmember Charles Allen will update on ANC redistricting process.
  • DC Water Lead Free DC Initiative – Emanuel D. Briggs, Manager, Community Outreach, Office of Marketing and Communications

Election of Officers.

Election of members and leaders of the permanent Committees for 2022.

  • Economic Development and Zoning Committee – Brad Greenfield (Chair), Jake Joyce, Tim Drake, Michael Cushman, Sam DeLuca, Daniel McPhetters, Roberta Shapiro.
  • Transportation and Public Safety Committee – Maura Dundon (Chair), Jeff Fletcher, Caitlin Rogger, Hassan Christian, Andrew Burnett, Shaun Lynch.
  • Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee – Mona Hatoum (Co-Chair), Ian Stanford (CoChair), Erin Sullivan, Joe Krisch, Kara Hughley.
  • Community Outreach Committee – Roni Hollmon (Chair), Gladys Mack, StephanyThangavelu, Marc Friend, Jason Gresh, Sarah Bell.

Consent Agenda

  • Resolution to increase the funding of Cure the Streets, the DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and violence interrupters at large.
  • 647 16th Street, NE. ANC6A a letter of opposition to BZA for special exception zoning relief to allow construction of a third story and rear addition, and convert to a flat, an existing, attached, two-story with cellar at principal dwelling unit.
  • 909 Kent Place, NE. ANC6A send a letter of support to BZA for special exception zoning relief to construct a one-story, rear addition to an existing, attached, two-story with basement, principal dwelling unit on condition that the applicant make best efforts to get letters of support from the neighbor to the west and a neighbor to the rear of the property.

Community Outreach Committee

  • Resolution in support of the Restore Act.

Economic Development and Zoning

  • 308 11th Street, NE. Letter of support to HPRB for the construction of an existing one-story garage to be rebuilt and expanded into a two-story carriage house, and the third-floor addition and roof deck at the principle dwelling unit. 

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2 responses to “Week Ahead …Some Photos from the Past Week & ANC Highlights”

  1. Rick
    January 10, 2022 at 1:27 am

    The fence on the west front of the Capitol has been there for at least two months and was installed when repair work was completed on the House wing (where the same type of fence was employed) and moved to the west front as the next phase.

  2. Andrea
    January 10, 2022 at 11:10 am

    Ha ha, Larry. I bet you had fun using mackerel sky and crepuscular in the same sentence. You may have missed the chance to also use “mare’s tail” as well. It is in another weather saying: Mackel scales and mare’s tails make tall ships carry low sails. The long horizontal streaky thin clouds in the photo may well be what are called mare’s tails.