Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A (ANC 1A) proudly serves the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Ward 1 of the District of Columbia. The powers and duties of ANC 1A are exercised by the Chairperson (or, in their absence or disability, the Vice-Chairperson), the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the entire 10-member Commission.
ANC 1A meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (except August and December). Currently, all meetings are held remotely via Zoom. Please consult our Next Meeting page for details.
If you wish to make an announcement at the monthly meeting, you are welcome to do so during the “community announcements” portion of the meeting, which immediately precedes Community Comments and Concerns at the beginning of the agenda. Announcements are limited to two minutes.
If you have a business item (such as a liquor license application) you’d like to bring before the ANC (as distinguished from a concern or complaint), you should contact your Commissioner, who can request that a measure or proposal be placed on the Commission’s calendar/docket for further action.
Before you come to the public meeting, you should also meet with any relevant committees of jurisdiction and be sure to meet with the community member(s) and/or organizations(s) affected by your action item.
You should allow at least one to two months for discussion and review with the Commissioner and Committees of jurisdiction before bringing your issue to the full Commission. Public notice of the agenda is given one week before the monthly meeting; therefore, agenda items cannot be added less than one week before a meeting. Generally, at least three to four weeks’ notice is required to add items to the agenda.
If you have a business item that requires urgent attention or is of an emergency nature, you should immediately contact the commissioner of jurisdiction and ask her/him to work with you and the Chairperson of the commission to schedule consideration by the appropriate committee and the full commission.