Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 4C
General
Meeting
Minutes
– February 15, 2011
Call
to Order
A general
meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C was held on Tuesday,
February 15, 2011. Vice Chairman,
Commissioner, Janet Myers called the meeting to order at 6:46 pm in the
Roosevelt Senior High School Library at 4301 13th Street, N.W.
Roll
Call of Commissioners
Commissioners
present included: Janet Myers (4C02), Michael Yates (4C01), Steve Leraris
(4C04), David Tumblin (4C06), Shanel Anthony (4C07), Timothy
Jones
(4C08), Joseph Martin (4C09), Jean Badalamenti
(4C03), Robert H. Mandle (4C10). Commissioner
Joseph M. Vaughan (4C05) was absent. A quorum was established.
Commissioner
Shanel Anthony resigned from the position of Secretary. Commissioners Janet Myers and Jean
Badalamenti nominated Commissioner Joseph Martin, Jr., as Secretary, seconded
by Commissioner Tumblin and passed unanimously by the Commission.
Approval of Agenda
Items to be revisited in March
1.
Grant
Guidelines
2. The ANC 4C By-Laws
3. Metro closure schedule proposal
4. Hitching Post renewal of ABRA’s License.
A motion by Commissioner Anthony to adopt the
amended agenda to was seconded and approved unanimously by the
Commission.
Reading and approval of February Minutes
A motion by
Commissioner Mandle to adopt the amended minutes was seconded and passed
unanimously by the Commission.
Treasurer’s Reports
Checking Account balance: $ 40,000.00
Savings Account balance: $48,000.00
ANC 4C received allotments totaling $24,000.00.
Expenditure for
Newsletter and grant totaled $19,000.00.
Motion by Commissioner Yates to increase the limit on
office supplies to $2000.00 and audio to $2,000.00, was seconded and passed
unanimously by the Commission.
Motion by
Commissioner Myers to approve the monthly Treasurers report was seconded and
passed with Commissioner Jones opposing.
Motion by
Commissioner Yates to approve the ANC Quarterly Report was seconded and passed
with Commissioner Jones opposing.
Motion by
Commissioner Myers to return Department of Public Works to agenda, was seconded
and passed unanimously by the Commission.
Grants:
Quarterly report is missing receipts from Tivoli and
Sharp Health grants.
Correspondence & Announcements
·
14th
Street Revitalization meeting, March 2, 2011 @ 6:30pm, West Education Campus.
·
Mary
Center, 3910 Georgia Avenue NW, scheduled to open March 1, 2011.
·
Petworth
Library grand opening March 12, 2011 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Recruiting volunteers to share oral history
of Petworth memoires to be shared with the public during the opening. For more
information contact Jamalia Felton on 202-243-1108.
·
Farmers
Market 9th and Taylor Street NW, scheduled for May 20, 2011- September
30, 2011. New hours are 4pm-8pm.
·
Public
Meeting Environment Rock Creek Trail, Wednesday, February 23, at
·
6:30pm
at the National Zoological Center, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW.
·
Roosevelt
Senior High School ranked in Basketball Tournament. Girls playoffs, February 15, 2011 at 6 :00pm and boys
playoffs February 15, 2011 at 8:00pm.
·
Community
Traffic meeting with Councilmember Bowser and Commissioner Myers, February 17, 2011 @6:30pm at the
Christ Lutheran Church, 1501 16th St,
NW.
·
Council
Legislation meeting on the renovations of five 5 DC public schools TBA.
·
DC
Council is requesting the Mayor’s office to hold and record all ANC
Resolutions.
·
DC
Council is mandating Pepco to reimburse owners who must leave their homes if
the power goes off.
·
Councilmember
Muriel Bowser, will support Walmart if the concerns of the community are addressed;
competitive wages, health care packages for
employees and
investments into the surrounding small businesses.
·
Council
approved spending plan of 262 million dollars for renovations of 15 schools.
MPD Department
Officer
Amdawidowicz answered questions concerning recent shootings.
Fire Department/EMS
No
representative from the Fire Department/EMS attended the meeting.
Community Comments
·
Presentation
by An Almquist, candidate for Ward 4 State Board of
Education.
·
Presentation
by D. Kamili Anderson for Ward 4 State Board of Education.
·
West
Elementary Open House, Andria Caruthers, Principal, February 24, 5:30pm – 6:30
pm. Spaces available in Pre k- 8th
grades. For more information contact Ms. Caruthers via email Andria.caruthers@dc.gov.
·
S.A.T.
Tutoring at Upshur Recreation Center on Wednesday evenings.
New Business
Presentation by
Cynthia Simms, Community Research Development for ABRA. Question and answering on
the procedures and process of filing a protest against a neighboring
establishment. License for
Renewal /Applications are posted in the DC Register. To request ABRA to
investigate a complaint about an establishment call 311. For more information contact Ms Simms via
email Cynthia.simms@dc.gov.
Presentation by
Department of Public Works on the new policy of allowing the community 45 days
to remove abandoned vehicles in yard. Contact Kevin Twine for DPW recycle pick up on
202-673-6833.
Presentation by Mark
Dovick, Developers for the new Safeway on Randolph
and Georgia Avenue NW. There will
be 5 levels of 220 units of housing which will include 8% affordable units with
135 parking for residents and 86 parking spaces for customers. Safeway will provide 70 – 100 jobs.
Presentation by
Jonathan Meyer, Urban Investment to
rezone 3728 New Hampshire Avenue NW., from R4-C3a, 3800 New Hampshire and 811
Quincy to include an additional 5 units in building.
Presentation by
Commissioner Myers on the Walmart survey results. There were 27 surveys returned with seventeen
(17) 4C residents in favor of Walmart coming into Ward 4 and nine (9) in
opposition of Walmart.
Motion by Commissioner Yates to
support Walmart was seconded by Commissioner Anthony, the motion fails with Commissioners Jones,
Leraris, Martin,Badalamenti, Tumblin and Mandle opposing. Commissioners Yates and Myers in favor and
Commissioner Anthony abstained.
Motion by
Commission to adjourn the meeting the motion was seconded, the motion was passed
and the meeting was adjourned at 10:13pm.