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Final Agenda | Meeting Recording
I. CALL TO ORDER
1) Moment of Silence in Recognition of the 23rd Anniversary of the September 11
Terrorist Attacks on the United States
II. ROLL CALL & DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
Attendance Record – Quorum established
III. VERIFICATION NOTICE
This public meeting was noticed to the community via listserv, commission newsletter, social media, website, and e-calendar.
V. READING AND APPROVAL OF THE PRIOR MINUTES
1) MIN24-0007 – Minutes of July 10, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Commission
2) MIN24-0008 – Minutes of August 22, 2024 Special Meeting of the Commission
VI. REPORTS OF OFFICERS
1) Secretary’s Report
- Communications to the Executive
- Special Committee on Public Life issuances of letters for the appearance
and testimony to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Public Works, Department of General Services, and the Office of
Planning for Public Hearing on Management of the Columbia Heights
Civic Plaza
- Special Committee on Public Life issuances of letters for the appearance
- Communications received from the Executive
- Department of Parks & Recreation August 1, 2024 Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution of Support for DC DPR Acquisition of Reservations 309G and 565 (October 11, 2023)
- Communications due from the Executive
- Department of General Services Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution Concerning Office Space (July 10, 2024) – 15-day statutory
acknowledgment was received on August 2, 2024 (the deadline was July
30) – 45-day statutory deadline for the office space availability report is Friday, September 13, 2024 - Department of Parks & Recreation Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution Concerning the Urgent Need for the Prevention of Bird Feeding and Other Maintenance Efforts at the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza (July 10, 2024); 10-day statutory acknowledgment received on July 15; 60-day status report due Monday, September 9, 2024
- District Department of Transportation Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution Concerning an Assessment of the Alleyway At 11th Street and Irving Street NW by DDOT (July 10, 2024) – 10-day statutory acknowledgment received on July 18, 2024; 60-day status report due Friday, September 13, 2024
- Department of Public Works Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution Concerning the Removal of a Trashcan at 2734 Sherman Avenue NW (July 10, 2024) – 10-day statutory acknowledgment NOT received; 60-day status report due Friday, September 13, 2024
- Department of General Services Response Letter to the Commission’s Resolution Concerning Office Space (July 10, 2024) – 15-day statutory
- Reports placed on file
- REP24-0004, Concurring opinion of Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis, concurring in part and dissenting in part, regarding the Commission’s final action on R24-0017, A Resolution Concerning Approval of the Grant Application for a 10th Street Block Party
2) Treasurer’s Report
- Review of Commission account balances
- Presentation of the FY24 Third Quarterly Financial Report
- Presentation of the ANC1A FY24 Supplemental Budget
- Presentation of the ANC 1A FY25 Budget
VII. GENERAL SPEECHES & PUBLIC COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Standing Committees
- Committee on Education, Youth, and Family, ANC 1A Resident Christine Miller, Chair
- Committee on Housing Justice and Zoning, ANC 1A Resident Max Ewart, Chair
- Committee on Public Safety, Commissioners Carlo Perri and Billy Easley, Co-Chair
- Committee on Small Business and Economic Development, Commissioner Jeremy Sherman, Chair
- Committee on Transportation, Parks, and Public Spaces, Commissioner Stephen Coleman Kenny, Chair
Special Committee
- Special Committee on Public Life, Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis, Chair
IX. SPECIAL ORDERS
Joint Presentation of the Committees on Transportation, Parks, and Public Spaces and Small Business & Economic Development regarding proposed vending zone management guidelines from the Columbia Heights | Mt. Pleasant Vending Zone Manager
XI. CONSENT AGENDA
No measures are pending on the Consent Calendar.
XII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
1) PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
CR18-2024, A Resolution Concerning the Establishment of a Task Force on Budget Process & Advocacy for FY2026
CR13-2024, A Resolution Concerning the Formation of a Special Committee on Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 – withdrawn
Summary: As introduced, CR18-2024 would establish a task force on budget within the Commission to facilitate the Commission’s role in the District of Columbia budget process.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Jeremy Sherman
Amendments
Thomas-Davis Amendment # 1 – Amendment in the Nature of A Substitute
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Action Type Amendment – Thomas-Davis #1
Vote Type Roll Call Vote Result FAILED
| BHATIA | Nay | PERRI | Nay |
| EASLEY | Nay | SHERMAN | Nay |
| GHORPADEY | Nay | THOMAS-DAVIS | Yea |
| KENNY | Nay | TURNER | Nay |
| LEHMANN MORALES | Nay |
Final Passage/Enrolled Original (signed)
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Action Type Final Passage
Vote Type Roll Call Vote Result APPROVED
| BHATIA | Yea | PERRI | Yea |
| EASLEY | Yea | SHERMAN | Yea |
| GHORPADEY | Yea | THOMAS-DAVIS | Nay |
| KENNY | Yea | TURNER | Yea |
| LEHMANN MORALES | Yea |
Record of Action
CR14-2024, A Resolution Concerning Amendments to the Establishment of the Special Committee on Public Life in Columbia Heights
Summary: As introduced, CR14-2024 would amend the enabling resolution of the Special Committee on Public Life to make it a permanent special committee in ANC 1A, to clarify its purpose and jurisdiction, and to make technical and conforming changes.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis
Amendments
Thomas-Davis Amendment # 1
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Action Type Amendment – Thomas-Davis #1
Vote Type Roll Call Vote Result APPROVED
| BHATIA | Yea | PERRI | Yea |
| EASLEY | Yea | SHERMAN | Yea |
| GHORPADEY | Yea | THOMAS-DAVIS | Yea |
| KENNY | Yea | TURNER | Yea |
| LEHMANN MORALES | Yea |
Record of Action
Final Passage/Enrolled Original (signed)
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Action Type Final Passage
Vote Type Roll Call Vote Result APPROVED
| BHATIA | Nay | PERRI | Yea |
| EASLEY | Yea | SHERMAN | Nay |
| GHORPADEY | Present | THOMAS-DAVIS | Yea |
| KENNY | Nay | TURNER | Yea |
| LEHMANN MORALES | Present |
CR15-2024, A Resolution Concerning Amendments to the Rules of the Commission to Include Guidelines On Community Grants
Summary: As introduced, CR15-2024 would amend the Rules of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A to insert guidelines regarding community grants.
Proposed Official Guidance on Grants
Sponsor(s): Commissioners Jeremy Sherman, Mukta Ghorpadey
Final Passage/Enrolled Original (signed)
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Action Type Final Passage
Vote Type Viva Voce Vote Result APPROVED
| BHATIA | PERRI | ||
| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
Record of Action
CR16-2024, A Resolution Concerning Passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A
Summary: As introduced, CR17-2024 would approve the Commission’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.
Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Billy Easley, Chairperson Dieter Lehmann Morales
Final Passage/Enrolled Original (signed)
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Action Type Final Passage
Vote Type Viva Voce Vote Result APPROVED
| BHATIA | PERRI | ||
| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
Record of Action
NEXT REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COMMISSION: Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 7:00 pm, Latin American Youth Center, 1419 Columbia Rd NW