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Final Agenda | Meeting Recording
I. CALL TO ORDER
- Appointment of Acting Secretary, vice Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis resigned
II. ROLL CALL & DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
III. VERIFICATION NOTICE
This meeting was noticed to the community via listserv, commission newsletter, social media, website, and e-calendar.
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V. READING AND APPROVAL OF THE PRIOR MINUTES
- MIN24-0009, Minutes of September 11, 2024 Regular Meeting
VI. ELECTION OF COMMISSION SECRETARY
VII. REPORTS OF OFFICERS
- Secretary’s Report
- Communications received from the Executive
- 60-day status report from the District Department of Transportation regarding the Commission’s Resolution Concerning an Assessment of the Alleyway At 11th Street and Irving Street NW by DDOT (July 10, 2024)
- Communications due from the Executive
- Outstanding status reports from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Parks and Recreation regarding measures passed at the July 10, 2024 Regular Public Meeting
- Reports Placed on File
- REP24-0006 Dissenting Opinion of Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis concerning the final action of the Commission on CR18-2024
- Communications received from the Executive
- Treasurer’s Report
VIII. GENERAL SPEECHES & PUBLIC COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS (1 minute per
speaker)
IX. 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-Chairs
- 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
- Permanent Special Committee on Public Life & Neighborhood Planning, Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis, Chair
X. COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
- Columbia Heights | Mt. Pleasant Vending Zone Manager at District Bridges, regarding Vending Zone and draft vending sites/lots and management guidelines
XI. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL & THE EXECUTIVE
- Estelle McKinney, Constituent Services Specialist, Office of Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
- Kendall Gibson, Ward 1 Liaison, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MORCS)
XII. CONSENT AGENDA
No measures are pending on the Consent Calendar.
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
- PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
a. R24-0017, A Recognition Resolution Concerning the Neighbors of 10th Street NW
Summary: As introduced, R24-0017 would recognize and commend the efforts of residents of 10th St. NW in reviving the 10th Street Block Party and contributing to neighborhood empowerment.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Mukta Ghorpadey
Final Passage – Enrolled Original/Signed
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| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
Record of Action
b. R24-0018, A Resolution Concerning the Harmonious Living Amendment Act of 2024 before the Council of the District of Columbia
Summary: As introduced, R24-0018 would state the Commission’s position on opposing sections 4 and 6 of B25-750, the “Harmonious Living Amendment Act of 2024,” which is pending before the Council of the District of Columbia.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis
Final Passage – Enrolled Original/Signed
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| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
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c. R24-0019, A Resolution Concerning Designation of Civic Plaza Partners as the Department of Parks and Recreation Park Partners for the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza
Summary: As introduced, R24-0019, would designate Civic Plaza Partners as the DPR Park Partner of the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis
Final Passage – Enrolled Original/Signed
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| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
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d. R24-0020, A Resolution Concerning A Resolution Concerning the Root
Causes of and Response to the Gas Explosion at 1433 Columbia Rd NW
Summary: As introduced, R24-0020, would express the sense of the Commission condemning the Department of Buildings for its lack of enforcement of building standards and inspection that would have likely prevented the gas explosion at 1433 Columbia Rd NW.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Carlo Perri, and Chairperson Dieter Lehmann Morales, and Commissioners Billy Easley, Anthony Thomas-Davis, and Jaspal Bhatia
Final Passage – Enrolled Original/Signed
2. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE
3. PROPOSED AGREEMENTS
a. A24-0007, A Settlement Agreement Concerning Green Tree Incorporated d/b/a Greenway’s at 3617 14th St NW (SMD 1A04), for a Medical Cannabis Retailer License
Summary: As introduced, A24-0007 would approve the Medical Cannabis Retailer License application for Greenway and adopt a Settlement Agreement entered into with the establishment.
Committee Referral: September 6, 2024 Medical Cannabis Retailer License Application to the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration referred to the Committee on Small Business and Economic Development, which reports favorably thereon.
Sponsor(s): Commissioner Jeremy Sherman, Chair, Committee on Small Business and Economic Development
Final Passage – Enrolled Original/Signed
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| EASLEY | SHERMAN | ||
| GHORPADEY | THOMAS-DAVIS | ||
| KENNY | TURNER | ||
| LEHMANN MORALES |
Record of Action
XIV. OTHER BUSINESS
a. A Motion to Adopt REP24-0008, the Hearing Record of the Special Committee on Public Life, concerning its September 5, 2024 Public Hearing on “Management of the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza” and direct its transmittal to the Council of the District of Columbia
XV. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COMMISSION: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 7:00 pm, Latin American Youth Center, 1419 Columbia Rd NW